Debopam Samanta

High Impact

Professor

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

faculty

Peds Pediatrics, College of Medicine

23 h-index 182 pubs 1,966 cited

Research Areas

Epilepsy research and treatment Neurological disorders and treatments Child and Adolescent Health Diet and metabolism studies Meta-analysis and systematic reviews Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

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Debopam Samanta, a Professor in the Department of Peds Pediatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine, leads a research group focused on epilepsy and related neurological conditions. His work involves comprehensive reviews of various aspects of epilepsy treatment, including surgical interventions, pharmacological therapies, and dietary approaches. Recent publications address the underutilization of epilepsy surgery, exploring barriers and strategies for improvement, as well as providing in-depth reviews on DEPDC5-related epilepsy and the use of fenfluramine in epilepsy management.

Samanta's research also examines the multi-systemic complications associated with the ketogenic diet in pediatric epilepsy patients and investigates neuromodulation strategies for developmental and epileptic encephalopathies. He has a significant publication record, with 182 total publications and an h-index of 23, accumulating 1,966 citations. His research network includes collaborators such as Vimala Elumalai, Gregory W. Albert, Murat Gökden, and Aravindhan Veerapandiyan, all from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, with whom he has co-authored multiple publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 23
  • Publications: 182
  • Citations: 1,966

Selected Publications

  • Factors Associated With More Medication Trials Before Surgical Evaluation and Postsurgical Outcomes in Pediatric Drug-Resistant Epilepsy (2025) DOI
  • Perampanel, Brivaracetam, Cenobamate, Stiripentol, and Ganaxolone in Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome: A Comprehensive Narrative Review (2025) DOI
  • Comparative efficacy of neuromodulation therapies in Lennox–Gastaut syndrome: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of vagus nerve stimulation, deep brain stimulation, and responsive neurostimulation (2025) DOI
  • Current and emerging pharmacotherapies in Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (2025) DOI
  • Precision Therapeutics in Lennox–Gastaut Syndrome: Targeting Molecular Pathophysiology in a Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy (2025) DOI
  • Neuromodulation Strategies in Lennox‐Gastaut Syndrome: Practical Clinical Guidance from the Pediatric Epilepsy Research Consortium (2025) DOI
  • Complex Febrile Seizures: Usual and the Unusual (2024) DOI
  • Clinical trials for Lennox–Gastaut syndrome: Challenges and priorities (2024) DOI
  • Efficacy and Safety of Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Lennox–Gastaut Syndrome: A Scoping Review (2024) DOI
  • A Multicenter Training and Interrater Reliability Study of the BASED Score for Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome (2024) DOI
  • Advancing thalamic neuromodulation in epilepsy: Bridging adult data to pediatric care (2024) DOI
  • Pediatric Palliative Epilepsy Surgery: A Report From the Pediatric Epilepsy Research Consortium (PERC) Surgery Database (2024) DOI
  • Pediatric neuromodulation for drug‐resistant epilepsy: Survey of current practices, techniques, and outcomes across US epilepsy centers (2024) DOI
  • Initial combination versus early sequential standard therapies for Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome—Feedback from stakeholders (2024) DOI
  • Epilepsy surgery in children with genetic etiologies: A prospective evaluation of current practices and outcomes (2023) DOI

Grants & Funding

  • GR039174-Samanta-TRI Masters Award UAMS ACHRI Flow Through Principal Investigator
  • Magnetoencephalography based tracking of fetal neurodevelopment in diabetic pregnancies NIH/Nat. Inst. of Child Health & Human Development Co-Investigator

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Vimala Elumalai University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 3 shared publications Gregory W. Albert University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 3 shared publications Murat Gökden University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication Aravindhan Veerapandiyan University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication T. Burrow University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication Geoffrey Curran University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication Sara J. Landes University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication Gitanjali Bajaj University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication

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