Publications by authors named "M. Shepherd"

Nematodes are the most abundant and diverse animals on the planet but lack representation in biodiversity research. This presents a problem for studying nematode diversity, particularly when molecular tools (i.e.

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Malformations of cortical development are associated with epilepsy and cognitive dysfunction, and can occur in patients with ion channel mutations. We report a novel and subtle bandlike subcortical heterotopia on integrated positron emission tomography-magnetic resonance imaging ( PET-MRI) in a patient with treatment-resistant epilepsy due to a de novo frameshift mutation. Our case highlights the potential for other channel mutations to cause both epilepsy and cortical malformations.

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