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Johan Zelano
Professor/ Chief Physician
Department of Clinical Neuroscience-
Diagnostic value of EEG after a first unprovoked seizure in adults - A population-based
study
Sara Joelsson, Klara Andersson, Petra Brannefors, Samuel Klemetz, Lovisa Gardesmed, Elisabet Wennberg, Anders Hedstrom, Fredrik Asztely, Johan Zelano, Joakim Strandberg
EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR - 2025 -
Short-term sick leave due to epilepsy in the Swedish Prospective Regional Epilepsy Database and Biobank for Individualized Clinical Treatment
(PREDICT)
Kerstin Andrén, David Larsson, Fredrik Asztely, Johan Zelano
EPILEPSIA OPEN - 2025 -
Higher plasma neurofilament-light chain concentration in drug-resistant
epilepsy
Sarah Akel, Markus Axelsson, Fredrik Asztely, Henrik Zetterberg, Johan Zelano
BRAIN COMMUNICATIONS - 2025 -
Higher plasma total tau concentrations among patients reporting CNS-related side effects from antiseizure
medication
Klara Andersson, Sarah Akel, Fredrik Asztely, David Larsson, Henrik Zetterberg, Johan Zelano
SEIZURE-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPILEPSY - 2025 -
Antiseizure Medications in Poststroke
Seizures
Shubham Misra, Selena Wang, Terence J. Quinn, Jesse Dawson, Johan Zelano, Tomotaka Tanaka, James C. Grotta, Erum Khan, Nitya Beriwal, Melissa C. Funaro, Sravan Perla, Priya Dev, David Larsson, Taimoor Hussain, David S. Liebeskind, Clarissa Lin Yasuda, Hamada Hamid Altalib, Hitten P. Zaveri, Amr Elshahat, Gazala Hitawala, Ethan Y. Wang, Rachel Kitagawa, Abhishek Pathak, Fabien Scalzo, Masafumi Ihara, Katharina Stibrant Sunnerhagen, Matthew R. Walters, Yize Zhao, Nathalie Jette, Scott E. Kasner, Patrick Kwan, Nishant K. Mishra
NEUROLOGY - 2025 -
[Online quizzes for practice and assessment of pharmacotherapeutic knowledge during clinical courses in medical school - a pilot study in the psychiatry and neurology
courses].
Susanna Maria Wallerstedt, Katarina Jood, Silke Kern, Catrin Rönnbäck, Steinn Steingrimsson, Elisabet Wentz, Johan Zelano, Filip Bergquist
Lakartidningen - 2024 -
A global survey of telemedicine use in epilepsy care - practices before, during and after the COVID-19
pandemic
Hsiang-Yu Yu, Mamta Bhushan Singh, Josephine Chan, Pauline Samia, Amza Ali, Ji Yeoun Yoo, Yanin Rivera, Jitendra Kumar Sahu, Patricia Osborne Shafer, Bosanka Jocic-Jakubi, Johan Zelano, Ana Carolina Coan, Roberto Horacio Caraballo, Pablo Sebastian Fortini, Najib Kissani, J. Helen Cross
SEIZURE-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPILEPSY - 2024 -
Revascularization Therapies for Ischemic Stroke and Association With Risk of Epilepsy: A Danish Nationwide Register-Based
Study
Mads Qvist Buur Ebbesen, Julie Werenberg Dreier, Kasper Lolk, Grethe Andersen, Soren Paaske Johnsen, Johan Zelano, Jakob Christensen
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION - 2024 -
Cardiovascular risk factor assessment in late-onset seizures: A study protocol to assess the value of structured
intervention
David Larsson, Signild Asberg, Johan Sundstrom, Petrea Frid, Johan Zelano
EPILEPSIA OPEN - 2024 -
Risk factors for status epilepticus after brain disorders in adults: A multi-cohort national register
study
Johan Bjellvi, André Idegård, Johan Zelano
EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR - 2024 -
Second antiseizure medication monotherapy in patients with adult-onset epilepsy: A register-based
analysis
Konstantinos Polychronidis, Samuel Håkansson, Saman Hosseini Ashtiani, André Idegård, David Larsson, Johan Zelano
EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR - 2024 -
Survey of an online system for information to women with epilepsy of childbearing age and management during pregnancy: A 3-year
evaluation
Christofer Smith Malm, Judith Klecki, Kristina Lisovska, Johan Zelano
EPILEPSIA OPEN - 2024 -
Polygenic Risk of Epilepsy and Post-Stroke
Epilepsy.
Cyprien A Rivier, Santiago Clocchiatti-Tuozzo, Shubham Misra, Johan Zelano, Rajarshi Mazumder, Lauren H Sansing, Adam de Havenon, Lawrence J Hirsch, David S Liebeskind, Emily J Gilmore, Kevin N Sheth, Jennifer A Kim, Bradford B Worrall, Guido Falcone, Nishant K Mishra
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences - 2023 -
Report of the ILAE SUDEP Task Force on national recommendations and practices around the world regarding the use of wearable seizure detection devices: A global
survey
Johan Zelano, S. Beniczky, P. Ryvlin, R. Surges, T. Tomson, Ilae Sudep Task Force Ilae Sudep Task Force
Epilepsia Open - 2023 -
Antiseizure medication selection and retention for adult onset focal epilepsy in a Swedish health service region: A population-based cohort
study
David Larsson, D. Mroue, K. Andren, Johan Zelano
Epilepsia - 2023 -
Neurofilament light, glial fibrillary acidic protein, and tau in a regional epilepsy cohort: High plasma levels are rare but related to
seizures
Sarah Akel, Fredrik Asztely, Rakesh Kumar Banote, Markus Axelsson, Henrik Zetterberg, Johan Zelano
Epilepsia - 2023 -
Antiepileptogenesis after stroke-trials and tribulations: Methodological challenges and recruitment results of a Phase II study with eslicarbazepine
acetate
M. J. Koepp, E. Trinka, Y. H. Mah, C. Bentes, S. Knake, G. L. Gigli, J. M. Serratosa, Johan Zelano, L. M. Magalhaes, A. Pereira, J. Moreira, P. Soares-da-Silva
Epilepsia Open - 2023 -
Prevalence and nature of patient-reported antiseizure medication side effects in a Swedish regional multi-center
study.
Johan Zelano, Olha Nika, Fredrik Asztely, David Larsson, Klara Andersson, Kerstin Andrén
Seizure - 2023 -
The pharmacological treatment of epilepsy in
adults
T. Tomson, Johan Zelano, Y. L. Dang, P. Perucca
Epileptic Disorders - 2023 -
Proceedings of the "International Congress on Structural Epilepsy & Symptomatic Seizures" (STESS, Gothenburg, Sweden, 29-31 March
2023).
Francesco Brigo, Johan Zelano, Laura Abraira, Carla Bentes, Christine T Ekdahl, Simona Lattanzi, Morten Ingvar Lossius, Petra Redfors, Rob P W Rouhl, Emilio Russo, Josemir W Sander, Alberto Vogrig, Ronny Wickström
Epilepsy & behavior : E&B - 2023 -
Selection and continuation of antiseizure medication in children with epilepsy in Sweden
2007-2020
Samuel Håkansson, Ronny Wickström, Johan Zelano
Pediatric Neurology - 2023 -
Adherence to anti-seizure medications in the Swedish Prospective Regional Epilepsy Database and Biobank for Individualized Clinical Treatment
(PREDICT)
Kerstin Andrén, David Larsson, Fredrik Asztely, Johan Zelano
Epilepsy and Behavior Reports - 2023 -
Presence of neural surface and onconeural autoantibodies in cerebrospinal fluid and serum in neurological diseases presents a potential risk for
misdiagnosis
Oskar Stevens-Jones, Clas Malmeström, Clara Constantinescu, Keti Dalla, Bengt Nellgård, Johan Zelano, Radu Constantinescu, Markus Axelsson
European Journal of Neurology - 2023 -
Telemedicine for Individuals with epilepsy: Recommendations from the International League Against Epilepsy Telemedicine Task
Force.
Pauline Samia, Jitendra Kumar Sahu, Amza Ali, Roberto Horacio Caraballo, Josephine Chan, Ana Carolina Coan, Pablo Sebastián Fortini, Samson Gwer, Bosanka Jocic-Jakubi, Najib Kissani, Yanin Rivera, Fred Stephen Sarfo, Mamta Bhushan Singh, Eugen Trinka, Ji Yeoun Yoo, Hsiang-Yu Yu, Johan Zelano, J Helen Cross
Seizure - 2023 -
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with post-stroke epilepsy: protocol for an individual patient data meta-analysis from the International Post-stroke Epilepsy Research Repository
(IPSERR).
Nishant K Mishra, Patrick Kwan, Tomotaka Tanaka, Katharina Stibrant Sunnerhagen, Jesse Dawson, Yize Zhao, Shubham Misra, Selena Wang, Vijay K Sharma, Rajarshi Mazumder, Melissa C Funaro, Masafumi Ihara, John-Paul Nicolo, David S Liebeskind, Clarissa L Yasuda, Fernando Cendes, Terence J Quinn, Zongyuan Ge, Fabien Scalzo, Johan Zelano, Scott E Kasner
BMJ open - 2023 -
Protein profiling in plasma for biomarkers of
seizure
Sarah Akel, Rakesh Kumar Banote, Fredrik Asztely, Johan Zelano
Epilepsy Research - 2023 -
Risk of poststroke epilepsy after reperfusion therapies: A national cohort
study
Hanna Eriksson, Annika Nordanstig, Alexandros Rentzos, Johan Zelano, Petra Redfors
European Journal of Neurology - 2023 -
Hur kan fler patienter få tillgång till
epilepsikirurgi?
Johan Zelano
Läkartidningen - 2022 -
Risk and cause of death in post-traumatic epilepsy: a register-based retrospective cohort
study
Markus Karlander, Johan Ljungqvist, Ann Sörbo, Johan Zelano
Journal of Neurology - 2022 -
[Seizure detection devices - need for national
guidelines].
Torbjörn Tomson, Nadia Jarkas, Johan Zelano
Lakartidningen - 2022 -
Big data analysis of ASM retention rates and expert ASM algorithm: A comparative
study
Samuel Håkansson, Johan Zelano
Epilepsia - 2022 -
Special issue on blood biomarkers in neurology: Editorial for Special issue Blood biomarkers in
Neurology.
Johan Zelano, Henrik Zetterberg
Acta neurologica Scandinavica - 2022 -
Valproate Restrictions in Sweden and Norway: Online survey suggests implementation
deficit
Johan Zelano, L. Sveberg, E. Tauboll, T. Tomson
ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA - 2022 -
CSF biomarkers in patients with epilepsy in Alzheimer's disease: a nation-wide
study.
Rakesh Kumar Banote, Samuel Håkansson, Henrik Zetterberg, Johan Zelano
Brain communications - 2022 -
Ambulansuppdrag för epilepsianfall är vanligare i
låginkomstområden
Johan Zelano, C. Magnusson
Läkartidningen - 2022 -
Perceived stigma in adults with epilepsy in Sweden and associations with country of birth, socioeconomic status, and mental
health
Klara Andersson, Anneli Ozanne, Johan Zelano, Kristina Malmgren, John Chaplin
Epilepsy & Behavior - 2022 -
Temporal trends of epilepsy in multiple
sclerosis
Zamzam Mahamud, J. Burman, Johan Zelano
Acta Neurologica Scandinavica - 2022 -
Epilepsy diagnosis after Covid-19: A population-wide
study
G. Westman, Johan Zelano
Seizure-European Journal of Epilepsy - 2022 -
The aetiologies of
epilepsy
Simona Balestrini, Alexis Arzimanoglou, Ingmar Blümcke, Ingrid E. Scheffer, Samuel Wiebe, Johan Zelano, Matthew C. Walker
Epileptic Disorders - 2021 -
Pediatric Ischemic Stroke and Epilepsy A Nationwide Cohort
Study
H. E. K. Sundelin, T. Tomson, Johan Zelano, J. Soderling, P. Bang, J. F. Ludvigsson
Stroke - 2021 -
Retention of antiseizure medications for epilepsy in multiple sclerosis: A retrospective observational
study
Zamzam Mahamud, Samuel Håkansson, J. Burman, Johan Zelano
Epilepsy & Behavior - 2021 -
Quantitative proteomic analysis to identify differentially expressed proteins in patients with
epilepsy
Rakesh Kumar Banote, David Larsson, Evelin Berger, E. Kumlien, Johan Zelano
Epilepsy Research - 2021 -
Multiple stigma among first-generation immigrants with epilepsy in
Sweden
Klara Andersson, Susann Strang, Johan Zelano, John Chaplin, Kristina Malmgren, Anneli Ozanne
Epilepsy and Behavior - 2021 -
Seizures and Epilepsy After Stroke: Epidemiology, Biomarkers and
Management.
Marian Galovic, Carolina Ferreira-Atuesta, Laura Abraira, Nico Döhler, Lucia Sinka, Francesco Brigo, Carla Bentes, Johan Zelano, Matthias J Koepp
Drugs & aging - 2021 -
Prehospital lactate levels in blood as a seizure biomarker: A multi-center observational
study.
Carl Magnusson, Johan Herlitz, Robert Höglind, Pär Wennberg, Anna Edelvik Tranberg, Christer Axelsson, Johan Zelano
Epilepsia - 2021 -
Recurrence risk after a first remote symptomatic seizure in adults: Epilepsy or
not?
Johan Zelano
Epilepsia Open - 2021 -
Randomized controlled trial of moderate cardiovascular exercise for patients with drug-resistant
epilepsy
Sara Åkerlund, Emma Varkey, Judith Klecki, Johan Zelano, Elinor Ben-Menachem
Epilepsy & Behavior - 2021 -
Brain injury markers in new-onset seizures in adults: A pilot
study
Hanna Eriksson, Rakesh Kumar Banote, David Larsson, Kaj Blennow, Henrik Zetterberg, Johan Zelano
Seizure-European Journal of Epilepsy - 2021 -
Potential for improved retention rate by personalized antiseizure medication selection: A register-based
analysis
Samuel Håkansson, Markus Karlander, David Larsson, Zamzam Mahamud, S. Garcia-Ptacek, A. Zelezniak, Johan Zelano
Epilepsia - 2021 -
Post-traumatic epilepsy in adults: a nationwide register-based
study
Markus Karlander, Johan Ljungqvist, Johan Zelano
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry - 2021 -
An online tool for information to women with epilepsy and therapeutic drug monitoring in pregnancy: Design and pilot
study
K. Lisovska, E. Gustafsson, J. Klecki, Anna Edelvik Tranberg, Johan Zelano
Epilepsia Open - 2021 -
Valproic acid and socioeconomic associations in Swedish women with epilepsy
2010-2015
Klara Andersson, Anneli Ozanne, Kristian Bolin, T. Tomson, Johan Zelano
Acta Neurologica Scandinavica - 2021 -
Long-term seizure and psychosocial outcome in childhood epilepsy of unknown
cause
G. Braathen, Johan Zelano
Acta Neurologica Scandinavica - 2021 -
Socioeconomic outcome and access to care in adults with epilepsy in Sweden: A nationwide cohort
study.
Klara Andersson, Anneli Ozanne, Anna Edelvik Tranberg, John Chaplin, Kristian Bolin, Kristina Malmgren, Johan Zelano
Seizure - 2020 -
Acute symptomatic seizures in cerebral venous
thrombosis
Erik Lindgren, S. M. Silvis, S. Hiltunen, M. R. Heldner, F. Serrano, M. de Scisco, Johan Zelano, S. M. Zuurbier, M. S. van Kammen, M. Mansour, D. A. de Sousa, S. Penas, S. Al-Asady, E. Ekizoglu, Petra Redfors, Awet Ahmed, N. Yesilot, M. Ghiasian, M. A. Barboza, V. Arnao, P. Aridon, M. N. M. Punter, J. M. Ferro, T. Kleinig, A. Arauz, Turgut Tatlisumak, M. Arnold, J. Putaala, J. M. Coutinho, Katarina Jood
Neurology - 2020 -
Late seizures in cerebral venous
thrombosis
M. S. van Kammen, Erik Lindgren, S. M. Silvis, S. Hiltunen, M. R. Heldner, F. Serrano, Johan Zelano, S. M. Zuurbier, M. Mansour, D. A. de Sousa, P. Canhao, S. Al-Asady, E. Ekizoglu, Petra Redfors, N. Yesilot, M. Ghiasian, M. A. Barboza, V. Arnao, P. Aridon, M. N. M. Punter, J. M. Ferro, A. Arauz, Turgut Tatlisumak, M. Arnold, J. Putaala, Katarina Jood, J. M. Coutinho
Neurology - 2020 -
Epilepsy after brain infection in adults: A register-based population-wide
study.
Johan Zelano, Gabriel Westman
Neurology - 2020 -
Prognostic impact of epilepsy in multiple
sclerosis
Zamzam Mahamud, J. Burman, Johan Zelano
Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders - 2020 -
Prognosis of poststroke
epilepsy
Johan Zelano
Epilepsy and Behavior - 2020 -
Reperfusion therapies and poststroke
seizures
C. Bentes, F. Brigo, Johan Zelano, J. M. Ferro
Epilepsy and Behavior - 2020 -
Risk of stroke after new-onset
seizures
David Larsson, B. Farahmand, S. Asberg, Johan Zelano
Seizure-European Journal of Epilepsy - 2020 -
Risk of epilepsy diagnosis after a first unprovoked seizure in
dementia
Zamzam Mahamud, Carl-Peter Mononen, F. Brigo, S. Garcia-Ptacek, Johan Zelano
Seizure-European Journal of Epilepsy - 2020 -
How to diagnose and treat post-stroke seizures and
epilepsy
Johan Zelano, M. Holtkamp, N. Agarwal, S. Lattanzi, E. Trinka, F. Brigo
Epileptic Disorders - 2020 -
Increased risk of epilepsy in patients registered in the Swedish Dementia
Registry
Johan Zelano, F. Brigo, S. Garcia-Patek
European Journal of Neurology - 2020 -
Acute symptomatic seizures and epilepsy after mechanical
thrombectomy
Hanna Eriksson, Pia Löwhagen Hendén, Alexandros Rentzos, Fani Pujol-Calderón, Jan-Erik Karlsson, Kina Höglund, Kaj Blennow, Henrik Zetterberg, Lars Rosengren, Johan Zelano
Epilepsy and Behavior - 2020 -
Neuronal antibodies in adult patients with new-onset seizures: A prospective
study
Johan Zelano, Markus Axelsson, Radu Constantinescu, Clas Malmeström, E. Kumlien
Brain and Behavior - 2019 -
Family history increases the risk of late seizures after
stroke
Hanna Eriksson, K. Wirdefeldt, S. Åsberg, Johan Zelano
Neurology - 2019 -
The provision of epilepsy care across Europe 2017: A 17-year follow-up
survey.
Johan Zelano, Judith Klecki, Jakob Christensen, Torbjörn Tomson, Kristina Malmgren
Epilepsia open - 2019 -
Retention rate of first antiepileptic drug in poststroke epilepsy: A nationwide
study
David Larsson, S. Åsberg, E. Kumlien, Johan Zelano
Seizure - 2019 -
High-resolution mapping of epilepsy prevalence, ambulance use, and socioeconomic deprivation in an urban area of
Sweden
Carl Magnusson, Johan Zelano
Epilepsia - 2019 -
[Classification of seizures and
epilepsies].
Johan Zelano, Tommy Stödberg, Torbjörn Tomson
Lakartidningen - 2018 -
Randomized controlled trials of antiepileptic drugs for the treatment of post-stroke seizures: A systematic review with network
meta-analysis.
F Brigo, S Lattanzi, Johan Zelano, N L Bragazzi, V Belcastro, R Nardone, E Trinka
Seizure - 2018 -
Treatment of epilepsy in multiple
sclerosis
Ioanna Dagiasi, V. Vall, E. Kumlien, J. Burman, Johan Zelano
Seizure-European Journal of Epilepsy - 2018 -
Risk of epilepsy after a single seizure in multiple
sclerosis.
Zamzam Mahamud, J Burman, Johan Zelano
European journal of neurology - 2018 -
Reader response: Poststroke epilepsy in long-term survivors of primary intracerebral
hemorrhage.
Johan Zelano
Neurology - 2018 -
Epilepsy in multiple sclerosis: A nationwide population-based register
study.
Joachim Burman, Johan Zelano
Neurology - 2017 -
Pre-stroke seizures: A nationwide register-based
investigation
Johan Zelano, David Larsson, E. Kumlien, S. Asberg
Seizure-European Journal of Epilepsy - 2017 -
Cause of death in patients with poststroke epilepsy: Results from a nationwide cohort
study.
Julia Hansen, Signild Åsberg, Eva Kumlien, Johan Zelano
PloS one - 2017 -
Comment on Epilepsy in cerebrovascular diseases: Review of experimental and clinical data with meta-analysis of risk
factors.
Johan Zelano
Epilepsia - 2017 -
Epilepsi och stroke – nya rön om diagnos, behandling och
prognos.
Johan Zelano
Läkartidningen - 2017 -
Treating epileptic emergencies - pharmacological
advances
Johan Zelano, Elinor Ben-Menachem
Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy - 2016 -
Association between poststroke epilepsy and death: A nationwide cohort
study
Johan Zelano, Petra Redfors, S. Asberg, E. Kumlien
European Stroke Journal - 2016 -
Poststroke epilepsy: Update and future
directions
Johan Zelano
Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders - 2016 -
Eslicarbazepine acetate for the treatment of partial
epilepsy.
Johan Zelano, Elinor Ben-Menachem
Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy - 2016 -
Axonal Regeneration after Sciatic Nerve Lesion Is Delayed but Complete in GFAP- and Vimentin-Deficient
Mice.
Alexander Berg, Marcela Pekna, Johan Zelano, Ulrika Wilhelmsson, Milos Pekny, Staffan Cullheim
PloS one - 2013 -
Reduced removal of synaptic terminals from axotomized spinal motoneurons in the absence of complement
C3
A. Berg, Johan Zelano, A. Stephan, S. Thams, B. A. Barres, Milos Pekny, Marcela Pekna, S. Cullheim
Experimental Neurology - 2012 -
"Who´ll be the next director?" Project for better succession in clinical
management
Lena Ekselius, Johan Zelano, Thomas Lindén
J Swe Med Assoc - 2010