NigelPaulPedersenMD

Neurology • Atlanta, GA

Epilepsy, Neurophysiology

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Office
12 Executive Park Dr NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
Phone+1 404-778-3444
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Education & Training

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Neurology, 2010 - 2013
University of Sydney Faculty of MedicineClass of 2008

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2022 - 2024
GA State Medical License 2016 - 2023
NC State Medical License 2020 - 2022
MA State Medical License 2013 - 2016
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Clinical Neurophysiology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Interfering with sleep apnea.
Nigel Paul Pedersen, Raul Castillo Astorga> ;Bioelectronic Medicine. 2024 Jan 24
Impact of white matter networks on risk for memory decline following resection versus ablation in temporal lobe epilepsy.
Erik Kaestner, Alena Stasenko, Adam Schadler, Rebecca Roth, Kelsey Hewitt, Anny Reyes, Deqiang Qiu, Leonardo Bonilha, Natalie Voets, Ranliang Hu, Jon Willie, Nigel Ped...> ;Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry. 2024 Jan 11
A virtual reality paradigm with dynamic scene stimuli for use in memory research.
Noah S Okada, Katherine L McNeely-White, Anne M Cleary, Brooke N Carlaw, Daniel L Drane, Thomas D Parsons, Timothy McMahan, Joseph Neisser, Nigel P Pedersen> ;Behavior Research Methods. 2023 Oct 16
Classifier for the Rapid Simultaneous Determination of Sleep-Wake States and Seizures in Mice.
Brandon J Harvey, Viktor J Olah, Lauren M Aiani, Lucie I Rosenberg, Nigel P Pedersen> ;Biorxiv. 2023 Apr 8
Intracranial investigation of piriform cortex epilepsy during odor presentation.
Donald J Bearden, Robyn Selawski, Joshua J Chern, Eva Del Valle Martinez, Sonam Bhalla, Ruba Al-Ramadhani, Kim E Ono, Nigel P Pedersen, Guojun Zhang, Daniel L Drane, A...> ;Neurocase. 2023 Apr 6
6 citations
Ultrafast simulation of large-scale neocortical microcircuitry with biophysically realistic neurons.
Viktor J Oláh, Nigel P Pedersen, Matthew J M Rowan> ;Elife. 2022 Nov 7
2 citations
Ordinal regression increases statistical power to predict epilepsy surgical outcomes.
Adam S Dickey, Robert T Krafty, Nigel P Pedersen> ;Epilepsia Open. 2022 Jun 1
1 citations
Electrical Wada for pre-surgical memory testing: a case report.
Erik Kaestner, Nigel P Pedersen, Ranling Hu, Armin Vosoughi, Abdulrahman Alwaki, Andres Rodriguez Ruiz, Ekaterina Staikova, Kelsey C Hewitt, Charles Epstein, Carrie R ...> ;Epileptic Disorders. 2022 Apr 1
3 citations
Loss of efferent projections of the hippocampal formation in the mouse intrahippocampal kainic acid model.
Alejandra M Fernandez, Claire-Anne Gutekunst, Dayton P Grogan, Nigel P Pedersen, Robert E Gross> ;Epilepsy Research. 2022 Feb 1
1 citations
Scoring sleep using respiration and movement-based features.
H Kloefkorn, L M Aiani, S Hochman, N P Pedersen> ;Methodsx. 2022 Jan 1
5 citations
Radiological identification of temporal lobe epilepsy using artificial intelligence: a feasibility study.
Ezequiel Gleichgerrcht, Brent Munsell, Simon S Keller, Daniel L Drane, Jens H Jensen, M Vittoria Spampinato, Nigel P Pedersen, Bernd Weber, Ruben Kuzniecky, Carrie McD...> ;Brain Communications. 2022 Jan 1
5 citations
Subjective distinguishability of seizure and non-seizure Déjà Vu: A case report, brief literature review, and research prospects.
Anne M. Cleary, Joseph Neisser, Timothy McMahan, Thomas D. Parsons, Abdulrhaman Alwaki, Noah Okada, Armin Vosoughi, Ammar Kheder, Daniel L. Drane, Nigel P. Pedersen> ;Epilepsy & Behavior. 2021 Nov 1
7 citations
Association Between Anatomical Location of Surgically Induced Lesions and Postoperative Seizure Outcome in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.
Ezequiel Gleichgerrcht, Daniel L. Drane, Simon S. Keller, Kathryn A. Davis, Robert E. Gross, Jon T. Willie, Nigel P. Pedersen, Christophe de Bezenac, Jens H. Jensen, R...> ;Neurology. 2021 Oct 29
1 citations
Low statistical power in a study predicting seizure outcome.
Adam S. Dickey, Nigel P. Pedersen> ;Epilepsia. 2021 Aug 5
10 citations
Cognitive and Emotional Mapping With SEEG
Daniel L. Drane, Nigel P. Pedersen, David S. Sabsevitz, Cady Block, Adam S. Dickey, Abdulrahman Alwaki, Ammar Kheder> ;Frontiers in Neurology. 2021 Apr 12
7 citations
The precuneal cortex: anatomy and seizure semiology
Ruba R. Al-Ramadhani, Veeresh Kumar N. Shivamurthy, Kathryn Elkins, Satyanarayana Gedela, Nigel P. Pedersen, Ammar Kheder> ;Epileptic Disorders. 2021 Apr 1
12 citations
Superior Verbal Memory Outcome After Stereotactic Laser Amygdalohippocampotomy.
Daniel L Drane, Jon T Willie, Nigel P Pedersen, Deqiang Qiu, Natalie L Voets, Scott R Millis, Bruno P Soares, Amit M Saindane, Ranliang Hu, Michelle S Kim, Kelsey C He...> ;Frontiers in Neurology. 2021 Jan 1
2 citations
The Referential Montage Inadequately Localizes Corticocortical Evoked Potentials in Stereoelectroencephalography.
Adam S. Dickey, Abdulrahman Alwaki, Ammar Kheder, Jon T. Willie, Daniel L. Drane, Nigel P. Pedersen> ;Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology. 2020 Dec 15
11 citations
Noninvasive three-state sleep-wake staging in mice using electric field sensors.
Heidi E. Kloefkorn, Lauren M. Aiani, A Lakhani, Supriya Nagesh, A Moss, W. N. Goolsby, James M. Rehg, Nigel P. Pedersen, Shawn Hochman> ;Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 2020 Oct 1
4 citations
Reconfigurable 3D-Printed headplates for reproducible and rapid implantation of EEG, EMG and depth electrodes in mice
Katherine J. Zhu, Lauren M. Aiani, Nigel P. Pedersen> ;Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 2020 Mar 1
15 citations
Supervised and unsupervised machine learning for automated scoring of sleep-wake and cataplexy in a mouse model of narcolepsy.
Ioannis Exarchos, Anna A. Rogers, Lauren M. Aiani, Robert E. Gross, Gari D. Clifford, Nigel P. Pedersen, Jon T. Willie> ;Sleep. 2020 May 12
13 citations
Mechanisms and Risk Factors Contributing to Visual Field Deficits following Stereotactic Laser Amygdalohippocampotomy.
Natalie L. Voets, Ivan Alvarez, Deqiang Qiu, Christopher Leatherday, Jon T. Willie, Stamatios N. Sotiropoulos, Ezequiel Gleichgerrcht, Leonardo Bonilha, Nigel P. Peder...> ;Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 2019 Oct 16
4 citations
Finding the Sweet Spot: Fine-Tuning DBS Parameters to Cure Seizures While Avoiding Psychiatric Complications.
Daniel L. Drane, Nigel P. Pedersen> ;Epilepsy Currents. 2019 May 8
26 citations
Cingulum stimulation enhances positive affect and anxiolysis to facilitate awake craniotomy
Kelly R. Bijanki, Joseph R. Manns, Cory S. Inman, Ki Sueng Choi, Sahar Harati, Nigel P. Pedersen, Daniel L. Drane, Allison C. Waters, Rebecca E. Fasano, Helen S. Maybe...> ;The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2019 Mar 1
387 citations
The sleep-wake cycle regulates brain interstitial fluid tau in mice and CSF tau in humans
Jerrah K. Holth, Sarah K. Fritschi, Chanung Wang, Nigel P. Pedersen, John R. Cirrito, Thomas E. Mahan, Mary Beth Finn, Melissa Manis, Joel C. Geerling, Patrick M. Full...> ;Science. 2019 Feb 22
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