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James Riviello, MD

Senior Scientific Advisor

Neurology, Texas Children's Hospital

Houston, TX, USA

About

Senior Scientific Advisor to PedQuEST.

Research Interests

Pediatric NeurologyStatus EpilepticusClinical Neurophysiology

Publications(38)

Multimodal neuromonitoring in the pediatric intensive care unit

Appavu B, Riviello JJ

Semin Pediatr Neurol (2024) · DOI → · PubMed

NeuromonitoringICUReview

The onset of pediatric refractory status epilepticus is not distributed uniformly during the day

Sanchez Fernandez I, Gainza-Lein M, Abend NS, Amengual-Gual M, Anderson A, Arya R, Brenton JN, Carpenter JL, Chapman KE, Clark J, Farias-Moeller R, Davis Gaillard W, Glauser TA, Goldstein J, Goodkin HP, Guerriero RM, Hecox K, Jackson M, Kapur K, Kelley SA, Kossoff EHW, Lai YC, McDonough TL, Mikati MA, Morgan LA, Novotny EJ, Ostendorf AP, Payne ET, Peariso K, Piantino J, Riviello JJ, Sannagowdara K, Stafstrom CE, Tasker RC, Tchapyjnikov D, Topjian AA, Vasquez A, Wainwright MS, Wilfong A, Williams K, Loddenkemper T

Seizure (2019) · DOI → · PubMed

Status Epilepticus

First-line medication dosing in pediatric refractory status epilepticus

Vasquez A, Gaínza-Lein M, Abend NS, Amengual-Gual M, Anderson A, Arya R, Brenton JN, Carpenter JL, Chapman K, Clark J, Farias-Moeller R, Gaillard WD, Glauser T, Goldstein JL, Goodkin HP, Guerriero RM, Kapur K, Lai YC, McDonough TL, Mikati MA, Morgan LA, Novotny EJ, Ostendorf AP, Payne ET, Peariso K, Piantino J, Riviello JJ, Sannagowdara K, Tasker RC, Tchapyjnikov D, Topjian A, Wainwright MS, Wilfong A, Williams K, Loddenkemper T

Neurology (2020) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusPharmacologyBiomarkers

Super-Refractory Status Epilepticus in Children: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Vasquez A, Farias-Moeller R, Sánchez-Fernández I, Abend NS, Amengual-Gual M, Anderson A, Arya R, Brenton JN, Carpenter JL, Chapman K, Clark J, Gaillard WD, Glauser T, Goldstein JL, Goodkin HP, Guerriero RM, Lai YC, McDonough TL, Mikati MA, Morgan LA, Novotny EJ, Ostendorf AP, Payne ET, Peariso K, Piantino J, Riviello JJ, Sands TT, Sannagowdara K, Tasker RC, Tchapyjnikov D, Topjian A, Wainwright MS, Wilfong A, Williams K, Loddenkemper T

Pediatr Crit Care Med (2021) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusPharmacologyOutcomes

Benzodiazepine administration patterns before escalation to second-line medications in pediatric refractory convulsive status epilepticus

Sheehan T, Amengual-Gual M, Vasquez A, Abend NS, Anderson A, Appavu B, Arya R, Barcia Aguilar C, Brenton JN, Carpenter JL, Chapman KE, Clark J, Farias-Moeller R, Gaillard WD, Gaínza-Lein M, Glauser TA, Goldstein JL, Goodkin HP, Guerriero RM, Huh L, Jackson M, Kapur K, Kahoud R, Lai YC, McDonough TL, Mikati MA, Morgan LA, Novotny EJ, Ostendorf AP, Payne ET, Peariso K, Piantino J, Reece L, Riviello JJ, Sands TT, Sannagowdara K, Shellhaas R, Smith G, Tasker RC, Tchapyjnikov D, Topjian AA, Wainwright MS, Wilfong A, Williams K, Zhang B, Loddenkemper T

Epilepsia (2021) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusPharmacologyOutcomes

Antiepileptic drug management in pediatric patients with brain tumor-related epilepsy

Malbari F, Zhu H, Riviello JJ, Clarke D

Epilepsy Behav (2021) · DOI → · PubMed

EEGSeizuresSurveyEducationPharmacologyEpilepsy

The role of stereo-electroencephalography to localize the epileptogenic zone in children with nonlesional brain magnetic resonance imaging

Kim W, Shen MY, Provenzano FA, Lowenstein DB, McBrian DK, Mandel AM, Sands TT, Riviello JJ, McKhann GM, Feldstein NA, Akman CI

Epilepsy Res (2021) · DOI → · PubMed

EEGSeizuresBiomarkersOutcomes

Extent of EEG monitoring for detecting epileptic spasms

Katyayan A, Takacs DS, Vanderslice K, Riviello JJ

Seizure (2022) · DOI → · PubMed

EEGSeizures

A Virtual Community of Practice: An International Educational Series in Pediatric Neurocritical Care

Erklauer JC, Thomas AX, Hong SJ, Appavu BL, Carpenter JL, Chiriboga-Salazar NR, Ferrazzano PA, Goldstein Z, Griffith JL, Guilliams KP, Kirschen MP, Lidsky K, Lovett ME, McLaughlin B, Munoz Pareja JC, Murphy S, O'Donnell W, Riviello JJ, Schober ME, Topjian AA, Wainwright MS, Simon DW

Children (Basel) (2022) · DOI → · PubMed

Neurocritical CareEducation

Implementation of a Pediatric Neurocritical Care Program for Children With Status Epilepticus: Adherence to Continuous Electroencephalogram Monitoring

Herman I, Nguyen T, Chan SW, Erklauer J, Riviello JJ, Lai YC

Pediatr Crit Care Med (2022) · DOI → · PubMed

Neurocritical CareStatus EpilepticusEEG

Systemic inflammatory markers and EEG features of children with FIRES receiving anakinra

Lai YC, Abou-El-Kheir G, Nguyen T, Hanerhoff M, Riviello JJ, Muscal E

Ann Clin Transl Neurol (2023) · DOI → · PubMed

EEGPharmacologyBiomarkersNORSE/FIRES

KCNA1 gain-of-function epileptic encephalopathy treated with 4-aminopyridine

Muller P, Takacs DS, Hedrich UBS, Coorg R, Masters L, Glinton KE, Dai H, Cokley JA, Riviello JJ, Lerche H, Cooper EC

Ann Clin Transl Neurol (2023) · DOI → · PubMed

SeizuresPharmacologyNeurocritical Care

An Initial Experience of Completion Hemispherotomy via Magnetic Resonance-Guided Laser Interstitial Therapy

Ravindra VM, Ruggieri L, Gadgil N, Addison AP, Patino I, Gonda DD, Chu J, Whitehead L, Anderson A, Diaz-Medina G, Houck K, Katyayan A, Masters L, Nath A, Quach M, Riviello JJ, Seto E, Sully KE, Agurs L, Sen S, Handoko M, Coorg R, Ali I, Ikeda D, Weiner H, Curry DJ

Stereotact Funct Neurosurg (2023) · DOI → · PubMed

Cardiac ArrestEEGSeizuresPharmacology

Responsive Neurostimulation for the Treatment of Children With Drug-Resistant Epilepsy in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex

Karakas C, Houck K, Handoko M, Trandafir C, Coorg R, Haneef Z, Riviello JJ, Weiner HL, Curry D, Ali I

Pediatr Neurol (2023) · DOI → · PubMed

SeizuresPharmacologyOutcomesEpilepsy

Inaccuracies in Parental Reporting of Treated Epileptic Spasms: Both Under- and Over-Reporting

Takacs DS, Katyayan A, Vanderslice K, Riviello JJ

Pediatr Neurol (2023) · DOI → · PubMed

EEGSeizuresPharmacology

Pediatric status epilepticus management by Emergency Medical Services (the pSERG cohort)

Amengual-Gual M, Sánchez Fernández I, Vasquez A, Abend NS, Anderson A, Arya R, Barcia Aguilar C, Brenton JN, Carpenter JL, Chapman KE, Clark J, Farias-Moeller R, Gaillard WD, Glauser TA, Goldstein JL, Goodkin HP, Lai YC, Mikati MA, Morgan LA, Novotny EJ, Ostendorf AP, Payne ET, Peariso K, Piantino J, Reece L, Riviello JJ, Sannagowdara K, Sheehan T, Tasker RC, Tchapyjnikov D, Topjian AA, Wainwright MS, Wilfong A, Williams K, Loddenkemper T

Seizure (2023) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusPharmacologyOutcomes

Fulminant Anti-Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein-Associated Cerebral Cortical Encephalitis: Case Series of a Severe Pediatric Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease Phenotype

Kannan V, Sandweiss AJ, Erickson TA, Yarimi JM, Ankar A, Hardwick VA, Shukla NM, Lotze TE, Risen SR, Riviello JJ, Lai YC, Moeller KK, Fisher K

Pediatr Neurol (2023) · DOI → · PubMed

SeizuresOutcomesNeurocritical Care

Brain tumor-related epilepsy management: A Society for Neuro-oncology (SNO) consensus review on current management

Avila EK, Tobochnik S, Inati SK, Koekkoek JAF, McKhann GM, Riviello JJ, Rudà R, Schiff D, Tatum WO, Templer JW, Weller M, Wen PY

Neuro Oncol (2024) · DOI → · PubMed

SeizuresReviewPharmacologyOutcomesEpilepsy

Characteristics of non-sleep related apneas in children with alternating hemiplegia of childhood

Thamby J, Prange L, Boggs A, Subei MO, Myers C, Uchitel J, ElMallah M, Bartlett-Lee B, Riviello JJ, Mikati MA

Eur J Paediatr Neurol (2023) · DOI → · PubMed

Cardiac ArrestSeizuresSleep

Responsive neurostimulation of thalamic nuclei for regional and multifocal drug-resistant epilepsy in children and young adults

Mohanty D, Houck KM, Trandafir C, Haneef Z, Karakas C, Lee S, Curry DJ, Riviello JJ, Ali I

J Neurosurg Pediatr (2024) · DOI → · PubMed

SeizuresPharmacologyOutcomesEpilepsy

Neurological injury in pediatric heart disease: A review of developmental and acquired risk factors and management considerations

McGetrick ME, Riviello JJ

Semin Pediatr Neurol (2024) · DOI → · PubMed

NeuromonitoringSeizuresStrokeReview

Introduction to Pediatric Neurocritical Care, 2024

Riviello JJ, Lai YC, Erklauer JC

Semin Pediatr Neurol (2024) · DOI → · PubMed

Neurocritical Care

Cochlear Implant Artifacts in Continuous Electroencephalogram Recording

Nayak A, Traboulsi H, Anderson AE, Runco A, Riviello JJ

J Clin Neurophysiol (2024) · DOI → · PubMed

EEG

The American Clinical Neurophysiology Society Guideline on Indications for Continuous Electroencephalography Monitoring in Neonates

Wusthoff CJ, Numis AL, Pressler RM, Chu CJ, Massey S, Clancy RR, Nguyen S, Hahn CD, Scher MS, Pilon B, King DT, Wong HN, Tsuchida TN, Riviello JJ, Shellhaas RA

J Clin Neurophysiol (2024) · DOI → · PubMed

EEGNeonatalSeizuresOutcomes

Combined Systemic Immunotherapy and Intrathecal Dexamethasone in Febrile Infection Related Epilepsy Syndrome

Fisher KS, Ankar A, Cokley J, Muscal E, Riviello JJ, Lai YC

Ann Clin Transl Neurol (2025) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusPharmacologyNORSE/FIRES

Time to treatment in pediatric patients with repeated episodes of status epilepticus

Gettings JV, Fernández IS, Anderson A, Brenton JN, Can A, Clark J, Moeller RF, Goodkin HP, Lai YC, Mikati MA, Morgan LA, Novotny E, Ostendorf AP, Piantino J, Riviello JJ, Sannagowdara K, Tasker RC, Tchapyjnikov D, Wainwright MS, Wilfong A, Williams K, Zhang B, Loddenkemper T, Gaínza-Lein M

BMC Neurol (2025) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusEducationPharmacologyBiomarkers

Predictive power of phase 1 studies for the identification of seizure onset zone in phase 2 in a pediatric epilepsy cohort

Katlowitz K, Allam A, Laxpati N, Lee S, McGinnis JP, Katyayan A, Ali I, Houck KM, Nayak A, Sen S, Diaz-Medina G, Mohanty D, Clarke D, Coorg R, Seto ES, Riviello JJ, Anderson AE, Weiner HL, Curry DJ

Epilepsia (2025) · DOI → · PubMed

EEGSeizuresPharmacologyBiomarkersEpilepsy

Gastrointestinal symptoms are common in patients with new-onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE)

Shrestha A, Silveira LJ, Thomas D, Leech J, Lai YC, Riviello JJ, Muscal E, Soden J, Eschbach K

Neurol Sci (2025) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusPharmacologyNORSE/FIRES

De novo pathogenic CSF1R variant implicates microglial dysfunction in pathogenesis of febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome

Fisher KS, Levine JM, Ankar A, Duan R, Lai YC, Muscal E, Risen SR, Riviello JJ, Tsai PC, Calame DG

Epilepsia (2025) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusPharmacologyBiomarkersNORSE/FIRES

Clinical outcomes following stereotactic MRI-guided laser ablation in children with tuberous sclerosis complex and intractable epilepsy

Ortman C, Coorg R, Ali I, Clarke D, Diaz-Medina G, Houck K, Katyayan A, Masters L, Mohanty D, Nayak A, Quach M, Ravindra VM, Riviello JJ, Sen S, Seto E, Takacs D, Trandafir C, Freiling JT, Evankovich K, Yuan Y, Katlowitz KA, Curry D, Weiner HL, Anderson A

Epilepsia (2025) · DOI → · PubMed

SeizuresPharmacologyOutcomesEpilepsy

Methodology for the Pediatric Dose Optimization for Seizures in Emergency Medical Services (PediDOSE) study

Shah MI, Adelgais KM, Chamberlain JM, Wang HE, Morgan LA, Riviello JJ, Said RR, Sullivan JE, Ghaffari KF, Kothari KM, Saidinejad M, Lowe RA, Fowler RL, Counts CR, Morris CR, Studnek JR, Glober NK, Ward CE, Clemency BM, Patrick N, Munn RD, Brant-Zawadzki GM, Martin-Gill C, Nishijima DK, Li K, Sepulveda N, VanBuren JM

Trials (2025) · DOI → · PubMed

SeizuresClinical TrialPharmacologyOutcomes

Responsive neurostimulation in children, adolescents, and young Adults-Longitudinal effectiveness and safety

Lee ST, Patel S, Karakas C, Houck K, Trandafir C, McGinley MJ, Mohanty D, Riviello JJ, Weiner HL, Curry D, Ali I

Neurotherapeutics (2026) · DOI → · PubMed

SeizuresPharmacology

Pharmacologic and Acute Management of Spinal Cord Injury in Adults and Children

Thomas AX, Riviello JJ, Davila-Williams D, Thomas SP, Erklauer JC, Bauer DF, Cokley JA

Current Treatment Options in Neurology (2022) · DOI → · PubMed

Neurocritical Care

A Virtual Community of Practice: An International Educational Series in Pediatric Neurocritical Care

Erklauer JC, Thomas AX, Hong SJ, Appavu BL, Carpenter JL, Chiriboga-Salazar NR, Ferrazzano PA, Goldstein Z, Griffith JL, Guilliams KP, Kirschen MP, Lidsky K, Lovett ME, McLaughlin B, Munoz Pareja JC, Murphy S, O'Donnell W, Riviello JJ, Schober ME, Topjian AA, Wainwright MS, Simon DW, Pediatric Neurocritical Care Research Group

Children (2022) · DOI → · PubMed

EducationNeurocritical Care

Creating a Robust Community of Practice as a Foundation for the Successful Development of a Pediatric Neurocritical Care Program.

Erklauer JC, Thammasitboon S, Shekerdemian LS, Riviello JJ, Lai YC

Pediatr Neurol (2022) · DOI → · PubMed

Neurocritical CareEducation

Survey of Pediatric ICU EEG Monitoring-Reassessment After a Decade.

Fung FW, Carpenter JL, Chapman KE, Gallentine W, Giza CC, Goldstein JL, Hahn CD, Loddenkemper T, Matsumoto JH, Press CA, Riviello JJ, Abend NS

J Clin Neurophysiol (2023) · DOI → · PubMed

EEGSeizuresEpilepsyStatus EpilepticusNeurocritical Care

Implementation of an Institutional Protocol for the Use of Intrathecal Dexamethasone for Treatment-Refractory Pediatric Neuroinflammatory Disease.

Fisher KS, Muscal E, Lai YC, Riviello JJ, Risen SR, Cokley J

Pediatr Neurol (2025) · DOI → · PubMed

OutcomesEducation

Acute Changes in Liver Function Tests During Initiation of Ketogenic Diet.

Katyayan A, Nayak A, Diaz-Medina G, Handoko M, Riviello JJ

J Child Neurol (2024) · DOI → · PubMed

Epilepsy

Conference Abstracts(1)

Myoclonic Status Epilepticus Post Cardiac Arrest: Rethinking Our Framework

Press CA, Sansevere A, Thomas AX, Riviello JJ

Pediatric Neurocritical Care Educational Series (2025) · invited

Cardiac ArrestEducationEpilepsyNeurocritical CareStatus Epilepticus