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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2021
Journal Article
Why do sleep disorders belong to mental disorder classifications? A network analysis of the "Sleep-Wake Disorders" section of the DSM-5
Gauld, Christophe, Lopez, Regis, Morin, Charles M., Maquet, Julien, Mcgonigal, Aileen, Geoffroy, Pierre-Alexis, Fakra, Eric, Philip, Pierre, Dumas, Guillaume and Micoulaud-Franchi, Jean-Arthur (2021). Why do sleep disorders belong to mental disorder classifications? A network analysis of the "Sleep-Wake Disorders" section of the DSM-5. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 142, 153-159. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.07.050
2021
Journal Article
Intellectual outcome from 1 to 5 years after epilepsy surgery in 81 children and adolescents: a longitudinal study
Laguitton, Virginie, Desnous, Béatrice, Lépine, Anne, McGonigal, Aileen, Mancini, Julien, Daquin, Géraldine, Girard, Nadine, Scavarda, Didier, Trébuchon, Agnès, Milh, Mathieu, Bartolomei, Fabrice and Villeneuve, Nathalie (2021). Intellectual outcome from 1 to 5 years after epilepsy surgery in 81 children and adolescents: a longitudinal study. Seizure, 91, 384-392. doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2021.07.010
2021
Journal Article
On seizure semiology
McGonigal, Aileen, Bartolomei, Fabrice and Chauvel, Patrick (2021). On seizure semiology. Epilepsia, 62 (9), 2019-2035. doi: 10.1111/epi.16994
2021
Journal Article
Use of suggestive seizure manipulation methods in the investigation of patients with possible psychogenic nonepileptic seizures—An international ILAE survey
Gras, Adrien, Wardrope, Alistair, Hirsch, Edouard, Asadi Pooya, Ali A, Duncan, Rod, Gigineishvili, David, Hingray, Coraline, Kanemoto, Kousuke, Ladino, Lady, LaFrance, William Curt, McGonigal, Aileen, Pretorius, Chrisma, Valenti Hirsch, Paola, Vidailhet, Pierre, Zhou, Dong and Reuber, Markus (2021). Use of suggestive seizure manipulation methods in the investigation of patients with possible psychogenic nonepileptic seizures—An international ILAE survey. Epilepsia Open, 6 (3), 472-482. doi: 10.1002/epi4.12521
2021
Journal Article
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in patients with epilepsy
Soncin, Lisa-Dounia, McGonigal, Aileen, Kotwas, Iliana, Belquaid, Sara, Giusiano, Bernard, Faure, Sylvane and Bartolomei, Fabrice (2021). Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in patients with epilepsy. Epilepsy and Behavior, 121 108083, 108083. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108083
2021
Journal Article
Epileptic hypothalamic hamartomas impact of topography on clinical presentation and radiosurgical outcome
Hamdi, Hussein, Ferrante, Patrizia, Spatola, Giorgio, Clawson, Wesley, McGonigal, Aileen, Daquin, Geraldine, Villeneuve, Nathalie, Laguitton, Virginie, Bartolomei, Fabrice and Regis, Jean (2021). Epileptic hypothalamic hamartomas impact of topography on clinical presentation and radiosurgical outcome. Epilepsy Research, 173 106624. doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2021.106624
2021
Journal Article
Gamma-band activities in the context of pain: A signal from brain or muscle?
Mussigmann, Thibaut, Lefaucheur, Jean-Pascal and McGonigal, Aileen (2021). Gamma-band activities in the context of pain: A signal from brain or muscle?. Neurophysiologie Clinique, 51 (3), 287-289. doi: 10.1016/j.neucli.2021.03.007
2021
Journal Article
Interictal 18F-FDG brain PET metabolism in patients with postictal EEG suppression
McGonigal, Aileen, El Youssef, Nada, Bartolomei, Fabrice, Giusiano, Bernard and Guedj, Eric (2021). Interictal 18F-FDG brain PET metabolism in patients with postictal EEG suppression. Epilepsy and Behavior, 116 107742. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107742
2021
Conference Publication
A multi-stream approach for seizure classification with knowledge distillation
Hou, Jen-Cheng, McGonigal, Aileen, Bartolomei, Fabrice and Thonnat, Monique (2021). A multi-stream approach for seizure classification with knowledge distillation. International Conference on Advanced Video and Signal Based Surveillance (AVSS), Washington, DC, United States, 16-19 November 2021. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/AVSS52988.2021.9663770
2020
Journal Article
Anatomical electroclinical correlations during an SEEG-recorded seizure with autoscopic hallucination
Fonti, Davide, Lagarde, Stanislas, Scholly, Julia, Lepine, Anne, Scavarada, Didier, Puligheddu, Monica, McGonigal, Aileen and Bartolomei, Fabrice (2020). Anatomical electroclinical correlations during an SEEG-recorded seizure with autoscopic hallucination. Epileptic Disorders, 22 (6), 817-822. doi: 10.1684/epd.2020.1228
2020
Journal Article
Relationship between PET metabolism and SEEG epileptogenicity in focal lesional epilepsy
Lagarde, Stanislas, Boucekine, Mohamed, McGonigal, Aileen, Carron, Romain, Scavarda, Didier, Trebuchon, Agnès, Milh, Mathieu, Boyer, Laurent, Bartolomei, Fabrice and Guedj, Eric (2020). Relationship between PET metabolism and SEEG epileptogenicity in focal lesional epilepsy. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, 47 (13), 3130-3142. doi: 10.1007/s00259-020-04791-1
2020
Journal Article
Prefrontal seizure classification based on stereo-EEG quantification and automatic clustering
Machado, Stéphanie, Bonini, Francesca, McGonigal, Aileen, Singh, Rinki, Carron, Romain, Scavarda, Didier, Lagarde, Stanislas, Trébuchon, Agnes, Giusiano, Bernard and Bartolomei, Fabrice (2020). Prefrontal seizure classification based on stereo-EEG quantification and automatic clustering. Epilepsy and Behavior, 112 107436. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107436
2020
Journal Article
Stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) and epilepsy surgery in posttraumatic epilepsy: A multicenter retrospective study
Fierain, Alexane, McGonigal, Aileen, Lagarde, Stanislas, Catenoix, Hélène, Valton, Luc, Rheims, Sylvain, Nica, Anca, Trebuchon, Agnes, Carron, Romain and Bartolomei, Fabrice (2020). Stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) and epilepsy surgery in posttraumatic epilepsy: A multicenter retrospective study. Epilepsy and Behavior, 112 107378. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107378
2020
Journal Article
Electrical stimulation for seizure induction during SEEG exploration: a useful predictor of postoperative seizure recurrence?
Trebuchon, Agnes, Racila, Renata, Cardinale, Francesco, Lagarde, Stanislas, McGonigal, Aileen, Lo Russo, Giorgio, Scavarda, Didier, Carron, Romain, Mai, Roberto, Chauvel, Patrick, Bartolomei, Fabrice and Francione, Stefano (2020). Electrical stimulation for seizure induction during SEEG exploration: a useful predictor of postoperative seizure recurrence?. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 92 (1), 22-26. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2019-322469
2020
Journal Article
The Ictal signature of thalamus and basal ganglia in focal epilepsy: a SEEG study
Pizzo, Francesca, Roehri, Nicolas, Giusiano, Bernard, Lagarde, Stanislas, Carron, Romain, Scavarda, Didier, McGonigal, Aileen, Filipescu, Cristina, Lambert, Isabelle, Bonini, Francesca, Trebuchon, Agnes, Bénar, Christian-George and Bartolomei, Fabrice (2020). The Ictal signature of thalamus and basal ganglia in focal epilepsy: a SEEG study. Neurology, 96 (2), e280-e293. doi: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000011003
2020
Journal Article
Neural correlates of rhythmic rocking in prefrontal seizures
Zalta, Arnaud, Hou, Jen-Cheng, Thonnat, Monique, Bartolomei, Fabrice, Morillon, Benjamin and McGonigal, Aileen (2020). Neural correlates of rhythmic rocking in prefrontal seizures. Neurophysiologie Clinique, 50 (5), 331-338. doi: 10.1016/j.neucli.2020.07.003
2020
Journal Article
Ictal blinking in focal seizures: Insights from SEEG recordings
Lagarde, Stanislas, Dirani, Maya, Trebuchon, Agnès, Lepine, Anne, Villeneuve, Nathalie, Scavarda, Didier, Carron, Romain, McGonigal, Aileen and Bartolomei, Fabrice (2020). Ictal blinking in focal seizures: Insights from SEEG recordings. Seizure, 81, 21-28. doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2020.07.010
2020
Journal Article
Transient cortico‐cortical disconnection during psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES)
Madec, Tanguy, Lagarde, Stanislas, McGonigal, Aileen, Arthuis, Marie, Benar, Christian‐Georges and Bartolomei, Fabrice (2020). Transient cortico‐cortical disconnection during psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES). Epilepsia, 61 (8), e101-e106. doi: 10.1111/epi.16623
2020
Journal Article
Semiology and epileptic networks
McGonigal, Aileen (2020). Semiology and epileptic networks. Neurosurgery Clinics of North America, 31 (3), 373-385. doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2020.03.003
2020
Journal Article
Use of polyvinyl alcohol sponge cubes for vagal nerve stimulation: A suggestion for the wrapping step. technical note and step-by-step operative technique
Hamdi, Hussein, Spatola, Giorgio, Lagarde, Stanislas, McGonigal, Aileen, Paz-Paredes, Armando, Bizeau, Alain, Bartolomei, Fabrice and Carron, Romain (2020). Use of polyvinyl alcohol sponge cubes for vagal nerve stimulation: A suggestion for the wrapping step. technical note and step-by-step operative technique. Operative Neurosurgery, 18 (5), 487-495. doi: 10.1093/ons/opz227
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