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Afsaneh Talai, M.D.

Afsaneh Talai, M.D.

Titles and Appointments

Assistant Professor

School
Medical School
Department
Pediatrics | Neurology

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  • Education
    Medical School
    University of Oklahoma College of Medicine (2014)
    Residency
    University of Chicago/Comer Children's Hospital (2016), Pediatrics
    Residency
    University of Chicago Medicine (2019), Child Neurology
    Fellowship
    University of Colorado School of Medicine/Children's Hospital of Colorado (2020), Epilepsy
  • Publications
    Beamforming of ictal MEG aiding subtle focal cortical dysplasia localization
    Fonseca NC, Talai A, Veltkamp D, Feltrin FS, Armstrong D, Price A, A. Maldjian J, Davenport EM Epilepsy and Behavior Reports 2025 Jun 30
    Results of a National Delphi consensus on the outpatient management of pediatric psychogenic nonepileptic seizures in the United States
    Author Collaboration Ob, Talai A, Freedman DA, Trott K, Steenari MR, Plioplys S, Kimbley H, Maden Cohen J, Tatachar P, Albert DV Epilepsy and Behavior 2024 Nov 160
    Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis Presenting Atypically as a Mimic of Rapidly Progressive Neurodegenerative Disorder in a Toddler: A Case Report
    Nguyen L, Varnet M, Talai A, Williams K, Wang C Pediatric Neurology 2023 Aug 145 132-134
    Comparison of subdural grid and stereoelectroencephalography in a cohort of pediatric patients
    Talai A, Eschbach K, Stence NV, Palmer C, Bird W, Alexander A, O'Neill BR, Chapman KE, Joshi C Epilepsy Research 2021 Nov 177
    Perioperative Management of Children on Ketogenic Dietary Therapies
    Conover ZR, Talai A, Klockau KS, Ing RJ, Chatterjee D Anesthesia and analgesia 2020 Dec 131 1872-1882
    Ondansetron for Acute Migraine in the Pediatric Emergency Department
    Talai A, Heilbrunn B Pediatric Neurology 2020 Feb 103 52-56
    Redefining the "hyperphotoconvulsive" response of late-infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis
    Talai A, Ng YT Pediatric Neurology 2014 Feb 50 195-196
    Mechanism of CREB recognition and coactivation by the CREB-regulated transcriptional coactivator CRTC2
    Luo Q, Viste K, Urday-Zaa JC, Kumar GS, Tsai WW, Talai A, Mayo KE, Montminy M, Radhakrishnan I Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2012 Dec 109 20865-20870
  • Honors & Awards
    • Best Resident Research Project
      Arnason Lectureship and Research Symposium, University of Chicago (2017) (2019)
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • American Academy of Neurology (2016)
    • American Epilepsy Society (2018)
    • American Epilepsy Society, Fellows/Jr. Investigators Committee (2020-2022)
    • Child Neurology Society (2017)