ILAE COVID-19 and Epilepsy Research Award 2020 Europe

Ali Akbar Asadi-Pooya

Ali Asaadi-Pooya is affiliated with Epilepsy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; and Jefferson Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA. He received the award for his overall work during the pandemic, submitting seven papers for consideration:

Central nervous system manifestations of COVID-19: A systematic review
Ali A Asadi-Pooya and L. Simani.
J Neurol Sci. 2020 Jun 15;413:116832. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2020.116832. Epub 2020 Apr 11. 

Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Iranian patients with epilepsy
Ali A Asadi-Pooya, Mohsen Farazdaghi, Mehdi Bazrafshan.
Acta Neurol Scand. 2020 Oct;142(4):392-395. doi:10.1111/ane.13310. Epub 2020 Jul 22.

Is wearing a face mask safe for people with epilepsy?
Ali A Asadi-Pooya, J Helen Cross.
Acta Neurol Scand. 2020 Oct;142(4):314-316. doi: 10.1111/ane.13316. Epub 2020 Jul 26

Management of COVID-19 in people with epilepsy: drug considerations
Asadi-Pooya, A. A., Attar, A., Moghadami, M. & Karimzadeh, I.
Neurol Sci. 2020 Aug;41(8):2005-2011. doi: 10.1007/s10072-020-04549-5

Seizure in patients with COVID-19
Emami, A., Fadakar, N., Akbari, A., Lotfi, M., Farazdaghi, M., Javanmardi, F., Rezaei, T. & Asadi-Pooya, A. A.
Neurol Sci. 2020 Nov;41(11):3057-3061. doi: 10.1007/s10072-020-04731-9.

Seizures associated with coronavirus infections
Asadi-Pooya, A. A.
Seizure. 2020 Jul;79:49-52. doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2020.05.005

COVID-19, de novo seizures, and epilepsy: a systematic review.
Asadi-Pooya AA, Simani L, Shahisavandi M, Barzegar Z.
Neurol Sci. 2021 Feb;42(2):415-431. doi: 10.1007/s10072-020-04932-2. Epub 2020 Nov 25