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Antoinette O Connor

@AntoinetteOCon

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Consultant Neurologist, interested in young onset, atypical and genetic forms of dementia.

Joined March 2017
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@drnire
Dementia Research Network Ireland
3 months
✨DRNI & TIMC were thrilled to host our symposium 'Less Common & Young Onset Dementias' on Wednesday in @TUH_Tallaght. 🤝Sincere thanks to our fantastic audience for attending, and for their great engagement and interest! Special thanks also to our marvellous speakers.
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@Kellye47Emmet
emmet kelly
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@SPKennelly
Sean Kennelly
9 months
👏👏More excellent work led by @adamhdyer from @TUH_Tallaght memory service with @tcddublin and @stjamesdublin colleagues: Clinical performance of the fully automated Lumipulse plasma p‐tau217 assay in mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia
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Introduction Plasma phosphorylated tau (p-tau)217 is a leading blood-biomarker for the detection of amyloid beta (Aβ) pathology. We assessed the performance of a fully automated plasma p-tau217...
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@PracticalNeurol
Practical Neurology
9 months
Involved in dementia diagnosis and unsure about genetic testing– an outline of how to approach to diagnostic testing in commonly diagnosed dementias @drcionucl @IonSynapse @NeurologyTUH @AntoinetteOCon @chris_belder @DrNatalieRyan @jonrohrer @NayanaLahiri
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@SPKennelly
Sean Kennelly
11 months
🚨Fresh off the press: The Use of Biomarkers in Diagnosing Alzheimer’s Disease: Recommendations of the Irish Working Group on Biological Approaches to the Diagnosis of Dementia – Irish Medical Journal. 🔗 Link here: https://t.co/xpNqjekWS5
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@wearetuhf
Tallaght University Hospital Foundation
1 year
TUHF is delighted to announce permission has been granted for a €60m Centre of Excellence for Brain Health & Dementia. TUHF has always been committed to driving the future of healthcare through innovation & this development is at the forefront of that! #WeAreTUHF #Healthcare
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@TomClonan
Dr Tom Clonan
1 year
Very Moving Commemoration Trinity College Chapel ⁦@tcddublin⁩ For Deceased Participants Of Trinity ⁦@IdsTilda⁩ ⁦@tilda_tcd⁩ -Research Improving Lives Elderly & #Disabled Citizens in Ireland -With Professor @mcarrmMary & Our Wonderful Provost ⁦@LindaDoyle
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@SPKennelly
Sean Kennelly
1 year
Great to see progress with this ambitious project for a centre of excellence in brain health and dementia. We’re at a very exciting time for improved care and new treatments for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. https://t.co/GkrQ08xDa5 @TUH_Tallaght @wearetuhf
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dublinlive.ie
The building will be located adjacent to Tallaght University Hospital on a site previously approved for parking
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@AntoinetteOCon
Antoinette O Connor
1 year
Very grateful to @hrbireland for funding, and to @TUH_Tallaght @ageingwithID @NidmsIrl @DownSyndromeIRL @drnire @alzheimersocirl @TCDGerontology for supporting, research using blood tests to advance the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease in Down syndrome.
@hrbireland
HealthResearchBoard
1 year
Find out more about the @hrbireland €12.5 million investment that underpins our strategic commitment to build research leadership across academic and clinical environments in Ireland. https://t.co/cq7hmC7rAO
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@alzheimersocirl
The Alzheimer Society of Ireland
1 year
The Alzheimer Society of Ireland welcomes the decision by the European Medicines Agency to recommend Leqembi for licensing approval. This follows a re-examination of an earlier decision to not recommend the therapy for approval.  We are another step closer to seeing Disease
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@EvKimmage
Evelyn Kimmage
1 year
Very grateful to have the opportunity to present on the specialist physiotherapy service we have developed in the RSMC @TallaghtUn5530 at #IGS2024 There is a huge appetite for further research in this area, hugely grateful for the support of my team and for the award today.
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@AntoinetteOCon
Antoinette O Connor
1 year
Very grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the @LancetLongevity and @eBioMedicine series on biomarkers of neurodegeneration.
@LancetLongevity
The Lancet Healthy Longevity
1 year
Paper 1: Clinical and research application of fluid biomarkers in autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease and Down syndrome by @tiemposinti and colleagues: https://t.co/RsrSC0jnlE
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@AoifeMcfeely
aoife.mcfeely
1 year
Very excited to be part of the @LancetLongevity and @eBioMedicine series on biomarkers of neurodegeneration. Discussing the importance of representation of adults with intellectual disability in future biomarker research @SPKennelly @AntoinetteOCon @NidmsIrl
@LancetLongevity
The Lancet Healthy Longevity
1 year
Paper 6: Use of biomarkers in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease in adults with intellectual disability by @AoifeMcfeely and colleagues @NidmsIrl @SPKennelly @AntoinetteOCon https://t.co/czAnxRIfC9
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@SPKennelly
Sean Kennelly
1 year
👏👏 Massive congratulations to ⁦@adamhdyer⁩ from ⁦@TUH_Tallaght⁩ for winning the Stefania Maggi award for best Early career researcher at ⁦@EuGMSSociety⁩ conference yesterday. ⁦@NollaigBourke⁩ ⁦@ClionaOfarrelly⁩ ⁦@TCDGerontology
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@AntoinetteOCon
Antoinette O Connor
1 year
Very proud of this work discussing how to approach genetic testing in dementia. Thanks to all wonderful contributors! @PracticalNeurol
@NeurologyTUH
TUH Neurology
1 year
HOT off the Press!! From two of our own, Dr Sean O' Dowd and @AntoinetteOCon along with significant expert input from our UK colleagues. https://t.co/MtPviz26eC
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@jpmkane
Joe Kane
2 years
Really enjoyed this format - hope it is the first of many. Great to share our clinical experiences and develop our understanding of #LBD phenotype. Masterfully chaired by @fedrodriguezp and great presentations from Dr @AntoinetteOCon & Drs O'Dowd, Leverenz and Patel. 🇦🇷🇺🇸🇮🇪
@jpmkane
Joe Kane
2 years
On behalf of @LBDPIA I'm very excited to share an invite to our upcoming "Clinical Case Reports" webinar on May 13th. Hosted by our own @fedrodriguezp, it will discuss how our evolving understanding of LBD can influence both your clinical practice & research.
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@demrescommunity
Dementia Researcher
2 years
Dr Charlie Arber @celarber in the Wray Lab @WrayLabUCL at University College London is seeking a Research Technician to support work with Stem cells: organoids and microglia. Closing date: 16th May. https://t.co/HPViYFb58Z
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@tautangles
Ross Paterson
2 years
An enjoyable collaboration between @UCLIoN @ucl with the Bateman lab @WUSTL to develop a mass spectrometry assay to measure NfL across a range of neurological diseases. Sets us up nicely to track the synthesis and clearance of NfL in vivo. @braincomms https://t.co/D7vxTaQD7Q
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Leckey et al. report a new mass spectrometry-based method to capture and quantify neurofilament light (NfL) from CSF. The assay targets a specific tryptic
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@jpmkane
Joe Kane
2 years
On behalf of @LBDPIA I'm very excited to share an invite to our upcoming "Clinical Case Reports" webinar on May 13th. Hosted by our own @fedrodriguezp, it will discuss how our evolving understanding of LBD can influence both your clinical practice & research.
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