Simona Balestrini

4.6k total citations
77 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Simona Balestrini is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Simona Balestrini has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 27 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 25 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Simona Balestrini's work include Epilepsy research and treatment (41 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (20 papers) and Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (17 papers). Simona Balestrini is often cited by papers focused on Epilepsy research and treatment (41 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (20 papers) and Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (17 papers). Simona Balestrini collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and United States. Simona Balestrini's co-authors include Sanjay M. Sisodiya, Renzo Guerrini, Leandro Provinciali, Antonietta Coppola, Mauro Silvestrini, Fabrizio Vernieri, Matthew C. Walker, Claudia Altamura, Simona Luzzi and Lia Santulli and has published in prestigious journals such as Physiological Reviews, PLoS ONE and Brain.

In The Last Decade

Simona Balestrini

66 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Cenobamate as add‐on treatment for SCN8A developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 2025 ·Epilepsia ·(unknown), Madeleine J. Oudin, Francesca Furia, (unknown), Cecilie Johannessen Landmark, Marina Trivisano, Simona Balestrini, Renzo Guerrini, Ángel Aledo‐Serrano, (unknown), (unknown), Pierangelo Veggiotti, (unknown), Guido Rubboli, Elena Gardella, Rikke S. Møller	7
2	The epilepsy–autism phenotype associated with developmental and epileptic encephalopathies: New mechanism‐based therapeutic options 2025 ·Epilepsia ·Nicola Specchio, (unknown), Eleonora Aronica, Stéphane Auvin, Simona Balestrini, Andreas Brunklaus, Elena Gardella, (unknown), Maurizio Taglialatela, Marina Trivisano, Paolo Curatolo	4
3	Is there really evidence for neurodegeneration in Dravet syndrome? Commentary on the publication by Selvarajah et al. 2025 ·Epilepsia ·Sanjay M. Sisodiya, Simona Balestrini, Samuel F. Berkovic, Kailash P. Bhatia, Lisa M. Clayton, J. Helen Cross, (unknown), Antonio Gambardella, Renzo Guerrini, Rima Nabbout, Adam Strzelczyk, (unknown), Ingrid E. Scheffer	0
4	The role of electroencephalography in epilepsy research—From seizures to interictal activity and comorbidities 2025 ·Epilepsia ·(unknown), Liset Menéndez de la Prida, Edward H. Bertram, Mark O. Cunningham, David C. Henshall, Anli Liu, Vadym Gnatkovsky, Simona Balestrini, Marco de Curtis, Aristea S. Galanopoulou, Julia Jacobs, John G. R. Jefferys, Massimo Mantegazza, Cristina R. Reschke, Přemysl Jiruška	4
5	Monogenic Epilepsies in Adult Epilepsy Clinics and Gene-Driven Approaches to Treatment 2025 ·Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports ·Lisa M. Clayton, (unknown), Simona Balestrini, Sanjay M. Sisodiya	0
6	The impact of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic on educational and professional growth of young Italian epileptologists: a survey of the Young Epilepsy Section-Italian chapter 2024 ·Neurological Sciences ·Silvia Masnada, Carlotta Spagnoli, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Simona Balestrini, Luca De Palma, (unknown), Lorenzo Ferri, Fedele Dono	0
7	Morphometric network-based abnormalities correlate with psychiatric comorbidities and gene expression in PCDH19-related developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 2024 ·Translational Psychiatry ·Matteo Lenge, Simona Balestrini, Antonio Napolitano, Davide Mei, Valerio Conti, (unknown), Marina Trivisano, Simona Pellacani, (unknown), Daniela Longo, Maria Camilla Rossi‐Espagnet, Simona Cappelletti, Anna Rita Ferrari, Tiziana Pisano, Federico Sicca, Pasquale Striano, Ludovico D’Incerti, Carmen Barba, Nicola Specchio, Renzo Guerrini	2
8	Adult phenotypes of genetic developmental and epileptic encephalopathies 2024 ·Brain Communications ·(unknown), (unknown), James D. Mills, Lisa M. Clayton, Simona Balestrini, Sanjay M. Sisodiya	2
9	Rare dysfunctional SCN2A variants are associated with malformation of cortical development 2024 ·Epilepsia ·Jérôme Clatot, Christopher H. Thompson, Susan Sotardi, (unknown), Marina Trivisano, Simona Balestrini, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ingo Helbig, (unknown), Sanjay M. Sisodiya, Roy Ben‐Shalom, Renzo Guerrini, Nicola Specchio, Alfred L. George, Ethan M. Goldberg	0
10	Steps to Improve Precision Medicine in Epilepsy 2023 ·Molecular Diagnosis & Therapy ·Simona Balestrini, Davide Mei, Sanjay M. Sisodiya, Renzo Guerrini	10
11	Risk-conferringHLAvariants in an epilepsy cohort: benefits of multifaceted use of whole genome sequencing in clinical practice 2023 ·Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry ·(unknown), (unknown), Medine I. Gulcebi, (unknown), Simona Balestrini, Sanjay M. Sisodiya	3
12	Bilateral temporal lobe dysplasia and seizure onset associated with biallelic CNTNAP2 variants 2023 ·Epilepsia Open ·N. Panza, Claudia Bianchini, Valentina Cetica, Simona Balestrini, Carmen Barba, Anna Rita Ferrari, Davide Mei, Lucio Parmeggiani, Elena Parrini, Renzo Guerrini	2
13	Methodology of a Natural History Study of a Rare Neurodevelopmental Disorder: Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood as a Prototype Disease 2023 ·Journal of Child Neurology ·(unknown), Eleni Panagiotakaki, Maria Papadopoulou, Carmen Fons, Elisa De Grandis, Aikaterini Vezyroglou, Simona Balestrini, Hwanhee Hong, Beiyu Liu, Lyndsey Prange, Alexis Arzimanoglou, Rosaria Vavassori, Mohamad A. Mikati	2
14	Efficacy and Safety of Long-Term Treatment with Stiripentol in Children and Adults with Drug-Resistant Epilepsies: A Retrospective Cohort Study of 196 Patients 2022 ·Drugs - Real World Outcomes ·Simona Balestrini, Viola Doccini, (unknown), Matteo Lenge, Salvatore De Masi, Renzo Guerrini	13
15	Short‐ and long‐interval intracortical inhibition in EPM1 is related to genotype 2022 ·Epilepsia ·Katri Silvennoinen, Laura Säïsänen, Jelena Hyppönen, Saara M. Rissanen, Pasi A. Karjalainen, Sasha D’Ambrosio, Diego Jiménez‐Jiménez, Sara Zagaglia, John C. Rothwell, Simona Balestrini, Sanjay M. Sisodiya, Petro Julkunen, Esa Mervaala, Reetta Kälviäinen	8
16	Intracerebral electrical stimulations of the temporal lobe: A stereoelectroencephalography study 2021 ·European Journal of Neuroscience ·Valeria Mariani, Simona Balestrini, Francesca Gozzo, Veronica Pelliccia, Roberto Mai, Stefano Francione, Ivana Sartori, Francesco Cardinale, Laura Tassi	10
17	The impact of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in Dravet syndrome: A UK survey 2021 ·Epilepsy & Behavior ·Lisa M. Clayton, Simona Balestrini, J. Helen Cross, (unknown), (unknown), Helen Evans, Matthias J. Koepp, Sanjay M. Sisodiya	19
18	Expanding the genetic and phenotypic spectrum of CHD2‐related disease: From early neurodevelopmental disorders to adult‐onset epilepsy 2021 ·American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A ·Beatrice De Maria, Simona Balestrini, Davide Mei, Federico Melani, Simona Pellacani, Tiziana Pisano, Anna Rosati, (unknown), Lucio Giordano, Gaetano Cantalupo, Elena Fontana, (unknown), Edith Said, Vincenzo Leuzzi, Mario Mastrangelo, Serena Galosi, Elena Parrini, Renzo Guerrini	15
19	Postictal Psychosis in Epilepsy: A Clinicogenetic Study 2021 ·Annals of Neurology ·Vera Braatz, (unknown), Costin Leu, (unknown), Baihan Wang, Stella Calafato, Genevieve Rayner, (unknown), Christian Hengsbach, Francesca Bisulli, Yvonne Weber, Antonio Gambardella, Norman Delanty, Gianpiero L. Cavalleri, Jacqueline Foong, Ingrid E. Scheffer, Samuel F. Berkovic, Elvira Bramon, Simona Balestrini, Sanjay M. Sisodiya	14
20	Cerebellar, limbic, and midbrain volume alterations in sudden unexpected death in epilepsy 2019 ·Epilepsia ·Luke A. Allen, Sjoerd B. Vos, Rajesh Kumar, Jennifer A. Ogren, Rebecca K. Harper, Gavin P. Winston, Simona Balestrini, Britta Wandschneider, Catherine Scott, Sébastien Ourselin, John S. Duncan, Samden D. Lhatoo, Ronald M. Harper, Beate Diehl	57

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