Elena Lezcano

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Elena Lezcano is a scholar working on Neurology, Neurology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Elena Lezcano has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Neurology, 6 papers in Neurology and 5 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Elena Lezcano's work include Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (22 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (14 papers) and Neurological diseases and metabolism (5 papers). Elena Lezcano is often cited by papers focused on Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (22 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (14 papers) and Neurological diseases and metabolism (5 papers). Elena Lezcano collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and United Kingdom. Elena Lezcano's co-authors include J.J. Zarranz, Juan Carlos Gómez‐Esteban, Verónica Llorens, Begoña Atarés, Israel Ampuero, Janet Hoenicka, Javier Alegre‐Abarrategui, Justo Garcı́a de Yébenes, Olga Rodriguez and Teodoro del Ser and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Movement Disorders.

In The Last Decade

Elena Lezcano

23 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The new mutation, E46K, of α‐synuclein causes parkinson and Lewy body dementia

2003 2.1k citations J.J. Zarranz, Javier Alegre‐Abarrategui et al. Annals of Neurology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Elena Lezcano Spain	18	2.6k	1.1k	852	493	446	23	2.9k
Israel Ampuero Spain	13	2.1k 0.8×	1.2k 1.1×	853 1.0×	423 0.9×	485 1.1×	19	2.6k
Mathias Toft Norway	31	2.1k 0.8×	871 0.8×	633 0.7×	778 1.6×	701 1.6×	82	2.7k
Ebba Lohmann Türkiye	26	2.1k 0.8×	1.2k 1.1×	801 0.9×	1.0k 2.1×	826 1.9×	73	3.3k
Raquel Ros Spain	9	2.1k 0.8×	1.0k 0.9×	887 1.0×	451 0.9×	470 1.1×	15	2.4k
Verónica Llorens Spain	9	2.1k 0.8×	1.0k 0.9×	791 0.9×	439 0.9×	420 0.9×	11	2.4k
Victoria Kehm United States	7	2.4k 0.9×	1.0k 0.9×	1.2k 1.4×	735 1.5×	823 1.8×	7	3.0k
Akiko Kawashima Japan	13	1.6k 0.6×	763 0.7×	812 1.0×	430 0.9×	553 1.2×	24	2.5k
Alex Rajput Canada	31	2.8k 1.1×	1.5k 1.3×	554 0.7×	488 1.0×	499 1.1×	82	3.5k
James B. Koprich Canada	33	1.9k 0.7×	1.6k 1.4×	537 0.6×	545 1.1×	820 1.8×	63	3.2k
Jennifer A. Steiner United States	21	2.0k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	895 1.1×	746 1.5×	881 2.0×	34	3.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Elena Lezcano

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Somme, Johanne, Beatriz Tijero, Koldo Berganzo, et al.. (2015). Cognitive and behavioral symptoms in Parkinson's disease patients with the G2019S and R1441G mutations of the LRRK2 gene. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 21(5). 494–499. 33 indexed citations

Tijero, Beatriz, Juan Carlos Gómez‐Esteban, Johanne Somme, et al.. (2013). Autonomic dysfunction in parkinsonian LRRK2 mutation carriers. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 19(10). 906–909. 24 indexed citations

Berganzo, Koldo, Beatriz Tijero, Johanne Somme, et al.. (2013). Nocturnal hypertension and dysautonomia in patients with Parkinson’s disease: are they related?. Journal of Neurology. 260(7). 1752–1756. 59 indexed citations

Tijero, Beatriz, Juan Carlos Gómez‐Esteban, Elena Lezcano, et al.. (2012). Cardiac sympathetic denervation in symptomatic and asymptomatic carriers of the E46K mutation in the α synuclein gene. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 19(1). 95–100. 32 indexed citations

Somme, Johanne, Juan Carlos Gómez‐Esteban, Beatriz Tijero, et al.. (2012). The applause sign and neuropsychological profile in progressive supranuclear palsy and Parkinson's disease. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 115(8). 1230–1233. 11 indexed citations

Somme, Johanne, Juan Carlos Gómez‐Esteban, Ana Molano, et al.. (2011). Initial neuropsychological impairments in patients with the E46K mutation of the α-synuclein gene (PARK 1). Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 310(1-2). 86–89. 45 indexed citations

Gómez‐Esteban, Juan Carlos, Beatriz Tijero, Roberto Ciordia, et al.. (2010). Factors influencing the symmetry of Parkinson's disease symptoms. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 112(4). 302–305. 15 indexed citations

Gómez‐Esteban, Juan Carlos, Beatriz Tijero, Johanne Somme, et al.. (2010). Impact of psychiatric symptoms and sleep disorders on the quality of life of patients with Parkinson’s disease. Journal of Neurology. 258(3). 494–499. 117 indexed citations

Mata, Ignácio F., Carolyn M. Hutter, Marian M. de Pancorbo, et al.. (2009). Lrrk2 R1441G-related Parkinson’s disease: evidence of a common founding event in the seventh century in Northern Spain. Neurogenetics. 10(4). 347–353. 27 indexed citations

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Gómez‐Esteban, Juan Carlos, Beatriz Tijero, Johanne Somme, et al.. (2009). Application of depression criteria (DSM-IV) in patients with Parkinson's disease. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 111(8). 665–669. 18 indexed citations

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Gómez‐Esteban, Juan Carlos, Elena Lezcano, J.J. Zarranz, et al.. (2008). OUTCOME OF BILATERAL DEEP BRAIN SUBTHALAMIC STIMULATION IN PATIENTS CARRYING THE R1441G MUTATION IN THE LRRK2 DARDARIN GENE. Neurosurgery. 62(4). 857–863. 21 indexed citations

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Gómez‐Esteban, Juan Carlos, J.J. Zarranz, Beatriz Tijero, et al.. (2007). Restless legs syndrome in Parkinson's disease. Movement Disorders. 22(13). 1912–1916. 94 indexed citations

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Lezcano, Elena, Owen A. Ross, Juan Carlos Gómez‐Esteban, et al.. (2007). Lrrk2-associated parkinsonism is a major cause of disease in Northern Spain. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 13(8). 509–515. 38 indexed citations

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Gómez‐Esteban, Juan Carlos, J.J. Zarranz, Elena Lezcano, et al.. (2006). Sleep complaints and their relation with drug treatment in patients suffering from Parkinson's disease. Movement Disorders. 21(7). 983–988. 40 indexed citations

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Zarranz, J.J., et al.. (2005). Tau‐predominant–associated pathology in a sporadic late‐onset Hallervorden–Spatz syndrome. Movement Disorders. 21(1). 107–111. 9 indexed citations

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Gómez‐Esteban, Juan Carlos, J.J. Zarranz, Fernando Velasco, et al.. (2005). Use of Ziprasidone in Parkinsonian Patients With Psychosis. Clinical Neuropharmacology. 28(3). 111–114. 46 indexed citations

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Zarranz, J.J., et al.. (2005). Abnormal sleep architecture is an early feature in the E46K familial synucleinopathy. Movement Disorders. 20(10). 1310–1315. 19 indexed citations

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Zarranz, J.J., Begoña Atarés, José M. Arteagoitia, et al.. (2004). Familial Prion Diseases in the Basque Country (Spain). Neuroepidemiology. 24(1-2). 103–109. 8 indexed citations

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Lezcano, Elena, Juan Carlos Gómez‐Esteban, J.J. Zarranz, et al.. (2004). Parkinson's disease‐like presentation of multiple system atrophy with poor response to STN stimulation: A clinicopathological case report. Movement Disorders. 19(8). 973–977. 32 indexed citations

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Zarranz, J.J., Javier Alegre‐Abarrategui, Juan Carlos Gómez‐Esteban, et al.. (2003). The new mutation, E46K, of α‐synuclein causes parkinson and Lewy body dementia. Annals of Neurology. 55(2). 164–173. 2133 indexed citations breakdown →

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