emma macdonald-laurs
@_emma_m_l
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neurologist &phd @RCHMelbourne @MCRI_for_kids @UniMelb, owner of a perfect anxious spoodle.
Joined July 2022
The clinical, imaging, pathological and genetic landscape of bottom-of-sulcus dysplasia - my PhD cohort published in @Brain1878!!🧡.@MCRI_for_kids.@UniMelb.@RCHMelbourne.#epilepsy .
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Macdonald-Laurs et al. describe the clinical, imaging, histopathological and genetic features of 85 patients with focal epilepsy and bottom-of-sulcus dyspl
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RT @DocNavarrow: 🕵️‍♀️A child with recurrent headaches and seizures. 🧠An intraventricular lesion raises a seemingly straightforward diffe….
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RT @BaulacS: Great to participate in a mega study analyzing 1386 epileptogenic brain lesions, confirming major role of somatic mutations in….
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New article for the ILAE Genetic literacy series on the genetics of focal cortical dysplasia! .@IlaeWeb @EpiDisorders #Genetics #epilepsy.
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Focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) is a common cause of drug-resistant focal epilepsy in children and young adults and is often surgically remediable. The genetics of FCD are increasingly understood due...
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RT @EpilepsySocAus: The last meeting of the current Australian @yesILAE committee - an incredible bunch of up and coming epilepsy clinician….
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Commentary on our @EpilepsiaJourn article "Why did my seizures start now?" article in @AESCurrents ! @aaewarren.
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Why Did My Seizures Start Now? Influences of Lesion Connectivity and Genetic Etiology on Age at Seizure Onset in Focal Epilepsy Macdonald-Laurs E, Warren AEL, L...
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RT @drkbhowell: Focal structural causes of infantile spasms are common, and epilepsy surgery can improve outcomes. We (first author @_emma_….
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Infantile epileptic spasms syndrome (IESS) is a common developmental and epileptic encephalopathy with poor long-term outcomes. A substantial proportion of patients with IESS have a potentially sur...
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RT @EpiDisorders: @EpiDisorders #TestYourself.What are the surgical outcomes in bottom of sulcus dysplasia/BOSD?.A. Good outcomes with seiz….
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RT @EpilepsiaJourn: Key point: Lesion overlap and functional connectivity with the DMN are associated with younger seizure onset. https://t….
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Why did my seizures start now? maybe it's default mode network connectivity, maybe it's your genes!! another fun paper with superstar @aaewarren ✨✨✨ @EpilepsiaJourn
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Objective Patients with focal, lesional epilepsy present with seizures at variable ages. Larger lesion size and overlap with sensorimotor or default mode network (DMN) have been associated with...
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RT @TheJNS: #OnlineFirst: Localized focal cortical dysplasia type II: seizure freedom with lesionectomy guided by MRI and FDG-PET. https:….
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RT @SBeniczky: Overinterpretation of sharply contoured #EEG transients as interictal epileptiform abnormalities is the most common cause of….
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Ooh look it’s us @aaewarren finding all those BOSD!.
Macdonald-Laurs et al. describe the clinical, imaging, histopathological, and genetic features of 85 patients with focal epilepsy and bottom-of-sulcus dysplasia.
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RT @NathanTCohen: Q: Is focal cortical dysplasia-related epilepsy a disorder of brain networks?. A: We scoped the evidence from resting sta….
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Focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) is the most frequent etiology of operable pharmacoresistant epilepsy in children. There is burgeoning evidence that FCD-related epilepsy is a disorder that involves...
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RT @EpiDisorders: (1/2) Fearn et al. describe the electroclinical features of self-limited infantile epilepsy/SeLIE related to PRRT2 varian….
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RT @drkbhowell: The EEG IN #PRRT2-SeLIE is normal… except in the peri-ictal period. New paper from Nikky Fearn, @_emma_m_l, Laura Moylan an….
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