Taoufik Alsaadi

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
84 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Taoufik Alsaadi is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Taoufik Alsaadi has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 31 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 21 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Taoufik Alsaadi's work include Epilepsy research and treatment (41 papers), Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (28 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (17 papers). Taoufik Alsaadi is often cited by papers focused on Epilepsy research and treatment (41 papers), Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (28 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (17 papers). Taoufik Alsaadi collaborates with scholars based in United Arab Emirates, United States and Egypt. Taoufik Alsaadi's co-authors include Sarah Tomaszewski Farias, Sarah Farias, Michelle Apperson, Miklós Szólics, Sarah Pirio Richardson, Wade M. Mueller, Nicoline Schiess, George L. Morris, Paul A. Garcia and Wassim Nasreddine and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Neurology and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Taoufik Alsaadi

75 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

International League Against Epilepsy classification and ... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 40 80 120
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  1. International League Against Epilepsy classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with onset at a variable age: position statement by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions
    2022 132 citations Kate Riney, Alicia Bogacz et al. Epilepsia profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Taoufik Alsaadi United Arab Emirates 22 810 381 310 237 216 84 1.4k
Kenneth Perrine United States 12 1.1k 1.3× 621 1.6× 103 0.3× 200 0.8× 105 0.5× 12 1.4k
Benito Pereira Damasceno Brazil 25 821 1.0× 96 0.3× 252 0.8× 210 0.9× 304 1.4× 78 1.8k
Masumi Ito Japan 21 429 0.5× 231 0.6× 53 0.2× 206 0.9× 205 0.9× 77 1.3k
Nikolaos Triantafyllou Greece 21 544 0.7× 201 0.5× 362 1.2× 123 0.5× 236 1.1× 58 1.5k
Neelan Pillay Canada 21 867 1.1× 309 0.8× 40 0.1× 586 2.5× 487 2.3× 58 1.6k
Aglaia Vignoli Italy 27 781 1.0× 463 1.2× 40 0.1× 240 1.0× 142 0.7× 116 2.2k
Hans Lueders United States 23 565 0.7× 207 0.5× 88 0.3× 306 1.3× 268 1.2× 50 1.8k
Gabriella Di Rosa Italy 21 348 0.4× 212 0.6× 36 0.1× 121 0.5× 91 0.4× 82 1.1k
Miles E. Drake United States 22 646 0.8× 99 0.3× 91 0.3× 171 0.7× 177 0.8× 85 1.4k
C. L. Cazzullo Italy 22 662 0.8× 43 0.1× 163 0.5× 86 0.4× 93 0.4× 74 1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Taoufik Alsaadi

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Alsaadi, Taoufik, et al.. (2024). Effectiveness of Switching CGRP Monoclonal Antibodies in Non-Responder Patients in the UAE: A Retrospective Study. Neurology International. 16(1). 274–288. 6 indexed citations
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Alsaadi, Taoufik, et al.. (2023). Effectiveness and Safety of Eptinezumab in Episodic and Chronic Migraine Headache in the UAE: A Retrospective Study. Neurology and Therapy. 12(5). 1683–1693. 9 indexed citations
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Trinka, Eugen, Taoufik Alsaadi, Satoru Takahashi, et al.. (2023). Perampanel for the treatment of people with idiopathic generalized epilepsy in clinical practice. Epilepsia. 64(8). 2094–2107. 5 indexed citations
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Inshasi, Jihad, Ali Hassan, Miklós Szólics, et al.. (2023). Multicentre Observational Study of Treatment Satisfaction with Cladribine Tablets in the Management of Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis in the Arabian Gulf: The CLUE Study. Neurology and Therapy. 12(4). 1309–1318. 5 indexed citations
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Riney, Kate, Alicia Bogacz, Ernest Somerville, et al.. (2022). International League Against Epilepsy classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with onset at a variable age: position statement by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions. Epilepsia. 63(6). 1443–1474. 132 indexed citations breakdown →
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D’Souza, Wendyl, Taoufik Alsaadi, Javier Montoya, et al.. (2022). Perampanel for the treatment of patients with myoclonic seizures in clinical practice: Evidence from the PERMIT study. Seizure. 100. 56–66. 7 indexed citations
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Alroughani, Raed, Ahmed Ali Hassan, Naji Riachi, et al.. (2021). Real-world retrospective study of effectiveness and safety of FINgOlimod in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis in the Middle East and North Africa (FINOMENA). Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 203. 106576–106576. 3 indexed citations
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Nasreddine, Wassim, et al.. (2020). Treatment of generalized convulsive status epilepticus: An international survey in the East Mediterranean Countries. Seizure. 78. 96–101. 3 indexed citations
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Yamout, Bassem, Mohammad Ali Sahraian, Saeed Bohlega, et al.. (2019). Consensus recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of multiple sclerosis: 2019 revisions to the MENACTRIMS guidelines. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 37. 101459–101459. 75 indexed citations
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Alsaadi, Taoufik, et al.. (2019). Psychiatric Comorbidity in Neurological Disorders: Towards a Multidisciplinary Approach to Illness Management in the United Arab Emirates. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 10. 263–263. 9 indexed citations
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Alsaadi, Taoufik, et al.. (2018). Efficacy and tolerability of treatment with lacosamide: Postmarketing experience from the Middle East region. Epilepsy & Behavior. 84. 118–121. 9 indexed citations
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Alsaadi, Taoufik, et al.. (2015). VNS terminating refractory nonconvulsive SE secondary to anti-NMDA encephalitis: A case report. Epilepsy & Behavior Case Reports. 3. 39–42. 17 indexed citations
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Alsaadi, Taoufik, et al.. (2015). Does pyridoxine control behavioral symptoms in adult patients treated with levetiracetam? Case series from UAE. Epilepsy & Behavior Case Reports. 4. 94–95. 12 indexed citations
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Alsaadi, Taoufik, et al.. (2003). Video-EEG telemetry can be a crucial tool for neurologists experienced in epilepsy when diagnosing seizure disorders. Seizure. 13(1). 32–34. 84 indexed citations
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Alsaadi, Taoufik, et al.. (2003). Lithium Intoxication Mimicking Clinical and Electrographic Features of Status Epilepticus: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Clinical Electroencephalography. 34(1). 28–31. 7 indexed citations
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Alsaadi, Taoufik, George L. Morris, & Wade M. Mueller. (2002). Lateralising value of ictal features in partial seizures: effect on postsurgical outcome. Seizure. 12(5). 257–260. 2 indexed citations

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