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Honorary Professor Aileen McGonigal
Honorary Professor

Aileen McGonigal

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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

Availability

Honorary Professor Aileen McGonigal is:
Available for supervision

Works

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203 works between 1997 and 2025

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2022

Journal Article

De novo psychosis after left temporal lobectomy: a case of forced normalization?

Arthuis, Marie, Lagarde, Stanislas, Mcgonigal, Aileen and Bartolomei, Fabrice (2022). De novo psychosis after left temporal lobectomy: a case of forced normalization?. Epileptic Disorders, 24 (1), 191-196. doi: 10.1684/epd.2021.1380

De novo psychosis after left temporal lobectomy: a case of forced normalization?

2022

Journal Article

Frontal lobe seizures: overview and update

McGonigal, Aileen (2022). Frontal lobe seizures: overview and update. Journal of Neurology, 269 (6), 3363-3371. doi: 10.1007/s00415-021-10949-0

Frontal lobe seizures: overview and update

2022

Conference Publication

A self-supervised pre-training framework for vision-based seizure classification

Hou, Jen-Cheng, McGonigal, Aileen, Bartolomei, Fabrice and Thonnat, Monique (2022). A self-supervised pre-training framework for vision-based seizure classification. International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Singapore, Singapore, 23-27 May 2022. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/ICASSP43922.2022.9746325

A self-supervised pre-training framework for vision-based seizure classification

2022

Journal Article

Epileptogenic networks in drug-resistant epilepsy with amygdala enlargement: assessment with stereo-EEG and 7 T MRI

Makhalova, Julia, Le Troter, Arnaud, Aubert-Conil, Sandrine, Giusiano, Bernard, McGonigal, Aileen, Trebuchon, Agnes, Carron, Romain, Villalon, Samuel Medina, Benar, Christian G., Ranjeva, Jean-Philippe, Guye, Maxime and Bartolomei, Fabrice (2022). Epileptogenic networks in drug-resistant epilepsy with amygdala enlargement: assessment with stereo-EEG and 7 T MRI. Clinical Neurophysiology, 133, 94-103. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2021.10.012

Epileptogenic networks in drug-resistant epilepsy with amygdala enlargement: assessment with stereo-EEG and 7 T MRI

2021

Journal Article

How to do things with words: two seminars on the naming of functional (psychogenic, non-epileptic, dissociative, conversion, ... ) seizures

Wardrope, Alistair, Dworetzky, Barbara A., Barkley, Gregory L., Baslet, Gaston, Buchhalter, Jeffrey, Doss, Julia, Goldstein, Laura H., Hallett, Mark, Kozlowska, Kasia, LaFrance, W. Curt, McGonigal, Aileen, Mildon, Bridget, Oto, Maria, Perez, David L., Riker, Ellen, Roberts, Nicole A., Stone, Jon, Tolchin, Benjamin and Reuber, Markus (2021). How to do things with words: two seminars on the naming of functional (psychogenic, non-epileptic, dissociative, conversion, ... ) seizures. Seizure-European Journal of Epilepsy, 93, 102-110. doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2021.10.016

How to do things with words: two seminars on the naming of functional (psychogenic, non-epileptic, dissociative, conversion, ... ) seizures

2021

Journal Article

Author Correction: Deep brain activities can be detected with magnetoencephalography (Nature Communications, (2019), 10, 1, (971), 10.1038/s41467-019-08665-5)

Pizzo, Francesca, Roehri, N., Villalon, S. Medina, Trébuchon, A., Chen, S., Lagarde, S., Carron, R., Gavaret, M., Giusiano, B., McGonigal, A., Bartolomei, F., Badier, J. M. and Bénar, C. G. (2021). Author Correction: Deep brain activities can be detected with magnetoencephalography (Nature Communications, (2019), 10, 1, (971), 10.1038/s41467-019-08665-5). Nature Communications, 12 (1) 2566. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-23215-8

Author Correction: Deep brain activities can be detected with magnetoencephalography (Nature Communications, (2019), 10, 1, (971), 10.1038/s41467-019-08665-5)

2021

Journal Article

Symptom network analysis of anxiety and depression in epilepsy

Gauld, Christophe, Bartolomei, Fabrice, Micoulaud-Franchi, Jean-Arthur and McGonigal, Aileen (2021). Symptom network analysis of anxiety and depression in epilepsy. Seizure-European Journal of Epilepsy, 92, 211-215. doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2021.09.013

Symptom network analysis of anxiety and depression in epilepsy

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

Intellectual outcome from 1 to 5 years after epilepsy surgery in 81 children and adolescents: a longitudinal study

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

Why do sleep disorders belong to mental disorder classifications? A network analysis of the "Sleep-Wake Disorders" section of the DSM-5

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

Use of suggestive seizure manipulation methods in the investigation of patients with possible psychogenic nonepileptic seizures—An international ILAE survey

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

On seizure semiology

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

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in patients with epilepsy

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

Epileptic hypothalamic hamartomas impact of topography on clinical presentation and radiosurgical outcome

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

Gamma-band activities in the context of pain: A signal from brain or muscle?

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

Interictal 18F-FDG brain PET metabolism in patients with postictal EEG suppression

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

A multi-stream approach for seizure classification with knowledge distillation

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

Relationship between PET metabolism and SEEG epileptogenicity in focal lesional epilepsy

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

Anatomical electroclinical correlations during an SEEG-recorded seizure with autoscopic hallucination

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

Stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) and epilepsy surgery in posttraumatic epilepsy: A multicenter retrospective study

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

Prefrontal seizure classification based on stereo-EEG quantification and automatic clustering

Funding

Past funding

  • 2023 - 2024
    Investigating neurobiological and physiological changes of stress in epilepsy: towards personalised detection and management (Mater Hospital administered Bionics Queensland grant)
    Mater Misericordiae Ltd
    Open grant

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