
Overview
Background
Neurologist with extensive specialist experience in epileptology and electroencephalography (EEG). Following UK neurology training, Prof McGonigal spent many years as a senior clinician in Marseille, France, one of the world’s leading centres of epileptology. Her research aims at better understanding of epilepsy, through studying seizures recorded using video and brain electrical activity (EEG and stereo-EEG) and investigating how behavioural expression relates to brain rhythms. She is also interested in neuropsychiatric aspects of epilepsy, including anxiety and depression. She is current Chair of the American Epilepsy Society’s Special Interest Group on Stereo-EEG, and member of the Epilepsy Surgery Commission of the International League Against Epilepsy, helping to shape standards for epilepsy care. Aileen McGonigal has published 150+ articles and lectures and teaches internationally.
Profile on Mater Research Institute (Faculty of Medicine): https://www.materresearch.org.au/Researchers/Our-researchers/Researcher?r=Prof-Aileen-McGonigal
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Works
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2025
Book Chapter
Method of Direct Cortical Stimulation for Triggering Seizures
Chauvel, Patrick, Trébuchon, Agnès and McGonigal, Aileen (2025). Method of Direct Cortical Stimulation for Triggering Seizures. Stereoelectroencephalography. (pp. 121-127) Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-443-10877-8.00013-9
2025
Book Chapter
Anatomo-electro-clinical Correlations
McGonigal, Aileen, Shaker, Hussam, Kheder, Ammar and Chauvel, Patrick (2025). Anatomo-electro-clinical Correlations. Stereoelectroencephalography. (pp. 95-120) Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-443-10877-8.00008-5
2024
Journal Article
Multimodal and quantitative analysis of the epileptogenic zone network in the pre-surgical evaluation of drug-resistant focal epilepsy
Karimi-Rouzbahani, Hamid, Vogrin, Simon, Cao, Miao, Plummer, Chris and McGonigal, Aileen (2024). Multimodal and quantitative analysis of the epileptogenic zone network in the pre-surgical evaluation of drug-resistant focal epilepsy. Neurophysiologie Clinique, 54 (6) 103021, 103021. doi: 10.1016/j.neucli.2024.103021
2024
Journal Article
Face swapping in seizure videos for patient deidentification
Li, Chin-Jou, Hou, Jen-Cheng, Chou, Chien-Chen, Shih, Yen-Cheng, Dufau, Stephane, Lin, Po-Tso, McGonigal, Aileen and Yu, Hsiang-Yu (2024). Face swapping in seizure videos for patient deidentification. Epilepsy Research, 207 107453, 107453. doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2024.107453
2024
Journal Article
Accepting multiple conditions in psychiatry: From comorbidity to multimorbidity
Gauld, Christophe, D’Incau, Emmanuel, Espi, Pauline, Fourneret, Pierre, McGonigal, Aileen and Micoulaud-Franchi, Jean-Arthur (2024). Accepting multiple conditions in psychiatry: From comorbidity to multimorbidity. L'Encéphale, 51 (2), 212-215. doi: 10.1016/j.encep.2024.05.004
2024
Journal Article
Prognostic value of the 5-SENSE Score to predict focality of the seizure-onset zone as assessed by stereoelectroencephalography: a prospective international multicentre validation study
Astner-Rohracher, Alexandra, Ho, Alyssa, Archer, John, Bartolomei, Fabrice, Brazdil, Milan, Cacic Hribljan, Melita, Castellano, James, Dolezalova, Irena, Fabricius, Martin Ejler, Garcés-Sanchez, Mercedes, Hammam, Kahina, Ikeda, Akio, Ikeda, Kristin, Kahane, Philippe, Kalamangalam, Giridhar, Kalss, Gudrun, Khweileh, Mays, Kobayashi, Katsuya, Kwan, Patrick, Laing, Joshua Andrew, Leitinger, Markus, Lhatoo, Samden, Makhalova, Julia, McGonigal, Aileen, Mindruta, Iona, Mizera, Mary Margaret, Neal, Andrew, Oane, Irina, Parikh, Prachi ... Frauscher, Birgit (2024). Prognostic value of the 5-SENSE Score to predict focality of the seizure-onset zone as assessed by stereoelectroencephalography: a prospective international multicentre validation study. BMJ Neurology Open, 6 (2) e000765, e000765-8. doi: 10.1136/bmjno-2024-000765
2024
Journal Article
Artificial Intelligence (AI): Why does it matter for clinical neurophysiology?
McGonigal, A and Tankisi, H (2024). Artificial Intelligence (AI): Why does it matter for clinical neurophysiology?. Neurophysiologie Clinique, 54 (4) 102993, 102993. doi: 10.1016/j.neucli.2024.102993
2024
Journal Article
Grading system for assessing the confidence in the epileptogenic zone reported in published studies: A Delphi consensus study
Ryvlin, Philippe, Barba, Carmen, Bartolomei, Fabrice, Baumgartner, Christoph, Brazdil, Milan, Fabo, Daniel, Fahoum, Firas, Frauscher, Birgit, Ikeda, Akio, Lhatoo, Samden, Mani, Jayanti, McGonigal, Aileen, Metsahonkala, Eeva‐Liisa, Mindruta, Ioana, Nguyen, Dang Khoa, Rheims, Sylvain, Rocamora, Rodrigo, Rydenhag, Bertil, Schuele, Stephan, Schulze‐Bonhage, Andreas, Surges, Rainer, Vulliemoz, Serge and Beniczky, Sandor (2024). Grading system for assessing the confidence in the epileptogenic zone reported in published studies: A Delphi consensus study. Epilepsia, 65 (5), 1346-1359. doi: 10.1111/epi.17928
2024
Journal Article
Deep learning approaches for seizure video analysis: a review
Ahmedt-Aristizabal, David, Armin, Mohammad Ali, Hayder, Zeeshan, Garcia-Cairasco, Norberto, Petersson, Lars, Fookes, Clinton, Denman, Simon and McGonigal, Aileen (2024). Deep learning approaches for seizure video analysis: a review. Epilepsy and Behavior, 154 109735, 1-21. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2024.109735
2024
Journal Article
Toward an electroclinical approach for neurophysiological hypersomnolence in sleep medicine
Micoulaud-Franchi, Jean-Arthur, Lopez, Régis, McGonigal, Aileen and Nobili, Lino (2024). Toward an electroclinical approach for neurophysiological hypersomnolence in sleep medicine. Neurophysiologie Clinique, 54 (2) 102958, 102958. doi: 10.1016/j.neucli.2024.102958
2024
Journal Article
Generalisability of epileptiform patterns across time and patients
Karimi-Rouzbahani, Hamid and McGonigal, Aileen (2024). Generalisability of epileptiform patterns across time and patients. Scientific Reports, 14 (1) 6293, 1-14. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-56990-7
2024
Journal Article
Reply to: Artificial Intelligence Face Swapping: Promise and Peril in Health Care
Hou, Jen-Cheng, McGonigal, Aileen and Yu, Hsiang-Yu (2024). Reply to: Artificial Intelligence Face Swapping: Promise and Peril in Health Care. Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health, 2 (1), 163-163. doi: 10.1016/j.mcpdig.2024.01.010
2024
Journal Article
Learn how to interpret and use intracranial EEG findings
Frauscher, B., Mansilla, D., Abdallah, C., Astner‐Rohracher, A., Beniczky, S., Brazdil, M., Gnatkovsky, V., Jacobs, J., Kalamangalam, G., Perucca, P., Ryvlin, P., Schuele, S., Tao, J., Wang, Y., Zijlmans, G. J. M. and McGonigal, A. (2024). Learn how to interpret and use intracranial EEG findings. Epileptic Disorders, 26 (1), 1-59. doi: 10.1002/epd2.20190
2024
Journal Article
Preface
Chauvel, Patrick, McGonigal, Aileen, McKhann, Guy M. and González-Martínez, Jorge álvaro (2024). Preface. The Fundamentals of Stereoelectroencephalography, vii-viii. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-443-10877-8.00009-7
2024
Book
The fundamentals of stereoelectroencephalography
Patrick Chauvel, Aileen McGonigal, Guy M. McKhann II and Jorge álvaro González-Martínez eds. (2024). The fundamentals of stereoelectroencephalography. St. Louis, MO United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/C2022-0-00308-1
2024
Conference Publication
Epileptic Seizure Classification with Patient-level and Video-level Contrastive Pretraining
Li, Chin-Jou, Chou, Chien-Chen, Shih, Yen-Cheng, Kuo, Li-Chuan, Wang, Yu-Te, McGonigal, Aileen, Yu, Hsiang-Yu, Hou, Jen-Cheng and Tsao, Yu (2024). Epileptic Seizure Classification with Patient-level and Video-level Contrastive Pretraining. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. doi: 10.1109/EMBC53108.2024.10781883
2023
Journal Article
Artificial Intelligence-Based Face Transformation in Patient Seizure Videos for Privacy Protection
Hou, Jen-Cheng, Li, Chin-Jou, Chou, Chien-Chen, Shih, Yen-Cheng, Fong, Si-Lei, Dufau, Stephane E., Lin, Po-Tso, Tsao, Yu, McGonigal, Aileen and Yu, Hsiang-Yu (2023). Artificial Intelligence-Based Face Transformation in Patient Seizure Videos for Privacy Protection. Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health, 1 (4), 619-628. doi: 10.1016/j.mcpdig.2023.10.004
2023
Journal Article
Stress and epilepsy: towards understanding of neurobiological mechanisms for better management
Jhaveri, Dhanisha J., McGonigal, Aileen, Becker, Christel, Benoliel, Jean-Jacques, Nandam, L. Sanjay, Soncin, Lisa, Kotwas, Iliana, Bernard, Christophe and Bartolomei, Fabrice (2023). Stress and epilepsy: towards understanding of neurobiological mechanisms for better management. eneuro, 10 (11) ENEURO.0200-23.2023, 1-9. doi: 10.1523/eneuro.0200-23.2023
2023
Journal Article
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), cognitive control, and perceived seizure control in patients with epilepsy: an exploratory study
Soncin, Lisa-Dounia, Belquaid, Sara, McGonigal, Aileen, Giusiano, Bernard, Bartolomei, Fabrice and Faure, Sylvane (2023). Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), cognitive control, and perceived seizure control in patients with epilepsy: an exploratory study. Epilepsy and Behavior, 147 109396, 109396. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2023.109396
2023
Journal Article
BDNF as potential biomarker of epilepsy severity and psychiatric comorbidity: pitfalls in the clinical population
McGonigal, Aileen, Becker, Christel, Fath, Julia, Hammam, Kahina, Baumstarck, Karine, Fernandes, Sara, Giusiano, Bernard, Dufau, Stéphane, Rheims, Sylvain, Maillard, Louis, Biraben, Arnaud, Benoliel, Jean-Jacques, Bernard, Christophe and Bartolomei, Fabrice (2023). BDNF as potential biomarker of epilepsy severity and psychiatric comorbidity: pitfalls in the clinical population. Epilepsy Research, 195 107200, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2023.107200
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