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Rebecca Matthews MD

  • Department of Neurology
    Associate Professor
  • rebecca.fasano@emory.edu
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Academic Appointment

  • Program Director, Neurology Residency Training Program, Emory University
  • Assistant Professor, Neurology, Emory University

Education

Degrees

  • MD from New York University
  • BA from University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Research

Publications

  • Withdrawal of antiepileptic drugs after stereotactic laser amygdalohippocampotomy for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy.
    Epilepsy Res Volume: 176 Page(s): 106721
    10/01/2021 Authors: Athreya A; Fasano RE; Drane DL; Millis SR; Willie JT; Gross RE; Karakis I
  • MRI-guided stereotactic laser corpus callosotomy for epilepsy: distinct methods and outcomes.
    J Neurosurg Volume: 135 Page(s): 770 - 782
    09/01/2021 Authors: Rich CW; Fasano RE; Isbaine F; Saindane AM; Qiu D; Curry DJ; Gross RE; Willie JT
  • Case Series: Unilateral Amygdala Ablation Ameliorates Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Biomarkers.
    Neurosurgery Volume: 87 Page(s): 796 - 802
    09/15/2020 Authors: Bijanki KR; van Rooij SJH; Ely TD; Stevens JS; Inman CS; Fasano RE; Carter SE; Winters SJ; Baman JR; Drane DL
  • Psychiatric complications after epilepsy surgery but where are the psychiatrists?
    Epilepsy Behav Volume: 98 Page(s): 318 - 321
    09/01/2019 Authors: Fasano RE; Kanner AM
  • Cingulum stimulation enhances positive affect and anxiolysis to facilitate awake craniotomy.
    J Clin Invest Volume: 129 Page(s): 1152 - 1166
    03/01/2019 Authors: Bijanki KR; Manns JR; Inman CS; Choi KS; Harati S; Pedersen NP; Drane DL; Waters AC; Fasano RE; Mayberg HS
  • Stereotactic laser amygdalohippocampotomy for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy.
    Ann Neurol Volume: 83 Page(s): 575 - 587
    03/01/2018 Authors: Gross RE; Stern MA; Willie JT; Fasano RE; Saindane AM; Soares BP; Pedersen NP; Drane DL
  • Direct electrical stimulation of the amygdala enhances declarative memory in humans.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A Volume: 115 Page(s): 98 - 103
    01/02/2018 Authors: Inman CS; Manns JR; Bijanki KR; Bass DI; Hamann S; Drane DL; Fasano RE; Kovach CK; Gross RE; Willie JT
  • Treatment responsive GABA(B)-receptor limbic encephalitis presenting as new-onset super-refractory status epilepticus (NORSE) in a deployed U.S. soldier.
    Epileptic Disord Volume: 16 Page(s): 486 - 493
    12/01/2014 Authors: Hainsworth JB; Shishido A; Theeler BJ; Carroll CG; Fasano RE
  • The effect of seizure focus on regional language processing areas.
    Epilepsia Volume: 53 Page(s): 1044 - 1050
    06/01/2012 Authors: Duke ES; Tesfaye M; Berl MM; Walker JE; Ritzl EK; Fasano RE; Conry JA; Pearl PL; Sato S; Theodore WH
  • Intractable epilepsy in patients treated for childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia.
    Seizure Volume: 18 Page(s): 298 - 302
    05/01/2009 Authors: Fasano RE; Bergen DC
  • Safety study of 50 Hz repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in patients with Parkinson's disease.
    Clin Neurophysiol Volume: 120 Page(s): 809 - 815
    04/01/2009 Authors: Benninger DH; Lomarev M; Wassermann EM; Lopez G; Houdayer E; Fasano RE; Dang N; Hallett M
  • LOCALIZATION OF EPILEPTIC FOCI IN PEDIATRIC EPILEPSY USING SAM AND DIPOLE FIT ANALYSIS
    Volume: 49 Page(s): 197 - 197
    01/01/2008 Authors: Fasano RE; Shamim S; Liew C; Theodore WH; Gaillard WD; Sato S
  • MEG AND FMRI LANGUAGE LATERALIZATION IN LOCALIZATION-RELATED EPILEPSY
    Volume: 49 Page(s): 200 - 200
    01/01/2008 Authors: Miranda SY; Goodman J; Rosenberger L; Mayo J; Berl MM; Sato S; Fasano RE; Holroyd T; Coppola R; Gaillard WD
  • EPILEPSY AND EEG ABNORMALITIES IN YOUNG CHILDREN WITH AUTISM
    Volume: 49 Page(s): 271 - 271
    01/01/2008 Authors: Spence SJ; Fasano RE; Sato S; Greenfield J; Duran M; Shumway S; Thurm A; Swedo S
  • Intractable epilepsy in patients treated for childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia
    Volume: 48 Page(s): 74 - 74
    10/01/2007 Authors: Fasano RE; Bergen D
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