Margaret Gopaul, PhD, MSCP
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Do psychotropic drugs cause seizures?
Gopaul M, Altalib H. Do psychotropic drugs cause seizures? Epilepsy & Behavior Reports. 2024;27:100679. doi:10.1016/j.ebr.2024.100679Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComparative Psychopathology Connecting Comparative and Clinical Psychology (1st ed.)
Marston, D.C., Gopaul, M., & Maple, T. (2024). Comparative Psychopathology: Connecting Comparative and Clinical Psychology (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003408918BooksThe seasonality of new‐onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE)
Gopaul M, Hanin A, Cespedes J, Pulluru Y, Kazazian K, van Baalen A, Gofton T, Gaspard N, Hirsch L. The seasonality of new‐onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE). Epilepsia 2023, 64: e112-e117. PMID: 37013696, DOI: 10.1111/epi.17606.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReported Perception and Clinical Diagnosis of Autism Among White and Non-White Groups
Gopaul, Ph.D., MSCP, Margaret and Little, Ph.D., BCBA-D, Steven (2020) "Reported Perception and Clinical Diagnosis of Autism Among White and Non-White Groups," Journal on Race, Inequality, and Social Mobility in America: Vol. 3 , Article 1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCytokines in New‐Onset Refractory Status Epilepticus Predict Outcomes
Hanin A, Cespedes J, Dorgham K, Pulluru Y, Gopaul M, Gorochov G, Hafler D, Navarro V, Gaspard N, Hirsch L. Cytokines in New‐Onset Refractory Status Epilepticus Predict Outcomes. Annals Of Neurology 2023, 94: 75-90. PMID: 36871188, DOI: 10.1002/ana.26627.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew-onset refractory status epilepticusCytokines/chemokinesFebrile infection-related epilepsy syndromePro-inflammatory cytokines/chemokinesRefractory status epilepticusCerebrospinal fluidStatus epilepticusCryptogenic new-onset refractory status epilepticusSerum cytokines/chemokinesSpecific anti-inflammatory interventionsCytokine/chemokine levelsCytokine/chemokine profilesAnti-inflammatory interventionsCXCL8/ILLong-term outcomesPro-inflammatory cytokinesAnn NeurolChemokine levelsCytokine levelsChemokine profilesEpilepsy syndromesMIP-1αIL-6Predicts outcomeWorse outcomesNeuropathology of New-Onset Refractory Status Epilepticus (NORSE)
Hanin A, Cespedes J, Huttner A, Strelnikov D, Gopaul M, DiStasio M, Vezzani A, Hirsch L, Aronica E. Neuropathology of New-Onset Refractory Status Epilepticus (NORSE). Journal Of Neurology 2023, 270: 3688-3702. PMID: 37079033, DOI: 10.1007/s00415-023-11726-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew-onset refractory status epilepticusCryptogenic new-onset refractory status epilepticusRefractory status epilepticusNeuropathology findingsStatus epilepticusSecondary neuronal injuryCryptogenic casesFebrile illnessNeuronal injuryExtensive workupNeuropathological evaluationEpilepsy surgeryPathophysiological mechanismsUnknown causePatient managementLong-term consequencesSevere formSpecific treatmentEpilepticusTissue samplesBiopsyPatientsFindings of studiesAutopsiesFindingsReview and standard operating procedures for collection of biospecimens and analysis of biomarkers in new onset refractory status epilepticus
Hanin A, Cespedes J, Pulluru Y, Gopaul M, Aronica E, Decampo D, Helbig I, Howe C, Huttner A, Koh S, Navarro V, Taraschenko O, Vezzani A, Wilson M, Xian J, Gaspard N, Hirsch L. Review and standard operating procedures for collection of biospecimens and analysis of biomarkers in new onset refractory status epilepticus. Epilepsia 2023, 64: 1444-1457. PMID: 37039049, PMCID: PMC10756682, DOI: 10.1111/epi.17600.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew-onset refractory status epilepticusFebrile infection-related epilepsy syndromeRefractory status epilepticusStatus epilepticusCollection of biospecimensManagement of patientsStatus epilepticus patientsBetter clinical managementDisease-specific therapiesFebrile illnessStudy cohortEpilepsy syndromesOutcome endpointsStandard operating proceduresClinical managementRare conditionSevere formAnalysis of biomarkersPatientsMulticenter researchEpilepticusSpecific biomarkersExact causeSmall sample sizeBiospecimen collectionComparative analysis of patients with new onset refractory status epilepticus preceded by fever (febrile infection‐related epilepsy syndrome) versus without prior fever: An interim analysis
Jimenez A, Gopaul M, Asbell H, Aydemir S, Basha M, Batra A, Damien C, Day G, Eka O, Eschbach K, Fatima S, Fields M, Foreman B, Gerard E, Gofton T, Haider H, Hantus S, Hocker S, Jongeling A, Aparicio M, Kandula P, Kang P, Kazazian K, Kellogg M, Kim M, Lee J, Marcuse L, McGraw C, Mohamed W, Orozco J, Pimentel C, Punia V, Ramirez A, Steriade C, Struck A, Taraschenko O, Treister A, Yoo J, Zafar S, Zhou D, Zutshi D, Gaspard N, Hirsch L, Hanin A. Comparative analysis of patients with new onset refractory status epilepticus preceded by fever (febrile infection‐related epilepsy syndrome) versus without prior fever: An interim analysis. Epilepsia 2024, 65: e87-e96. PMID: 38625055, DOI: 10.1111/epi.17988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFebrile infection-related epilepsy syndromeRefractory status epilepticusMacrophage inflammatory protein-1 alphaOnset refractory status epilepticusStatus epilepticusCerebrospinal fluidFIRES patientsCerebrospinal fluid interleukin-6Magnetic resonance imaging findingsComparative analysis of patientsAnalysis of patientsChemokine ligand 2Presenting symptomsFebrile infectionsClinical featuresGastrointestinal prodromeImaging findingsInflammatory biomarkersAntiseizure medicationsInterleukin-6Epilepsy syndromesInterim analysisPatientsEpilepticusFeverTrends in management of patients with new-onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE) from 2016 to 2023: An interim analysis
Hanin A, Jimenez AD, Gopaul M, Asbell H, Aydemir S, Basha MM, et al. Trends in management of patients with new-onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE) from 2016 to 2023: An interim analysis. Epilepsia. Published online June 5, 2024. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/epi.18014Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNew onset refractory status epilepticus: Summary of the NORSE Institute roundtable during the 2023 American Epilepsy Society meeting, Orlando, Florida
Hanin A, Eschbach K, Gofton T, Gopaul M, Howe C, Lai Y, Koh S, Shen H, Hirsch L. New onset refractory status epilepticus: Summary of the NORSE Institute roundtable during the 2023 American Epilepsy Society meeting, Orlando, Florida. Epilepsia 2024, 65: 1145-1146. PMID: 38421053, DOI: 10.1111/epi.17934.Peer-Reviewed Original Research