GeorgeBRichersonMD

Epilepsy

Professor of Neurology, University Iowa College of Medicine

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Office
200 Hawkins Dr
Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone+1 319-356-1616

Fax+1 319-384-7199

Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Neurology, 1988 - 1991
Yale-New Haven Medical Center (Waterbury)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1987 - 1988
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineClass of 1987

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Chemosensitivity and SUDEP Start of enrollment: 2019 Dec 12
Recruiting
Not Applicable

PubMed

415 citations
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: epidemiology, mechanisms, and prevention.
Orrin Devinsky, Dale C. Hesdorffer, David J. Thurman, Samden D. Lhatoo, George B. Richerson
The Lancet. Neurology. 2016-09-01
61 citations
Incidence, Recurrence, and Risk Factors for Peri-ictal Central Apnea and Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy.
Laura Vilella, Nuria Lacuey, Johnson P. Hampson, M. R. Sandhya Rani, Kenneth A. Loparo
Frontiers in Neurology. 2019-03-01
14 citations
Association of peri-ictal brainstem posturing with seizure severity and breathing compromise in patients with generalized convulsive seizures
Laura Vilella, Nuria Lacuey, Johnson P. Hampson, Liang Zhu, Shirin Jamal Omidi
Neurology. 2021-01-19

Journal Articles

Low-Frequency Vibrations Enhance Thrombolytic Therapy and Improve Stroke Outcomes
George Richerson, Stroke
Coronavirus Disease 2019 Case Fatality and Parkinson's Disease
George Richerson, Movement Disorders

Researchers Stimulate Human Amygdala to Gain Key Insight into Sudden Unexpected Death in EpilepsyJuly 15th, 2015

Cellular Mechanisms Of Respiratory And Temperature Control By The Medullary 5-HTEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2008–2012
Developmental Defects In Serotonin Neurons And The Response To O2 And CO2Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2011
Non-Vesicular GABA Release VIA GABA Transporter ReversalNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2010–2011
Developmental Defects In Serotonin Neurons And The Response To O2 And CO2Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2007–2011
Non-Vesicular GABA Release VIA GABA Transporter ReversalNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2008–2010
Cellular Mechanisms Of Medullary Serotonergic Neurons During DevelopmentEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2007
Nonvesicular GABA Release VIA GABA Transporter ReversalNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2002–2005
Mechanisms And Localization Of CO2 Sensitive CNS NeuronsNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1995–2005
Nonvesicular GABA Release And Inhibition In EpilepsyNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1997–2001