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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
2020
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Quantitative analysis of hyperkinetic seizures and correlation with seizure onset zone
Fayerstein, Julie, McGonigal, Aileen, Pizzo, Francesca, Bonini, Francesca, Lagarde, Stanislas, Braquet, Aurore, Trébuchon, Agnès, Carron, Romain, Scavarda, Didier, Julia, Scholly, Lambert, Isabelle, Giusiano, Bernard and Bartolomei, Fabrice (2020). Quantitative analysis of hyperkinetic seizures and correlation with seizure onset zone. Epilepsia, 61 (5), 1019-1026. doi: 10.1111/epi.16510
2020
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Semiologic subgroups of insulo‐opercular seizures based on connectional architecture atlas
Wang, Haixiang, McGonigal, Aileen, Zhang, Kai, Guo, Qiang, Zhang, Bingqing, Wang, Xiu, Wang, Xiao, Lin, Jiuluan, Song, Xiancheng, Feng, Qian, Wang, Siyu, Wang, Mengyang, Shao, Xiaoqiu, Liu, Xiaoyan, Wang, Liang and Zhou, Wenjing (2020). Semiologic subgroups of insulo‐opercular seizures based on connectional architecture atlas. Epilepsia, 61 (5), 984-994. doi: 10.1111/epi.16501
2020
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Rhythmic rocking stereotypies in frontal lobe seizures: A quantified video study
Hou, Jen-Cheng, Thonnat, Monique, Huys, Raoul, Bartolomei, Fabrice and McGonigal, Aileen (2020). Rhythmic rocking stereotypies in frontal lobe seizures: A quantified video study. Neurophysiologie Clinique, 50 (2), 75-80. doi: 10.1016/j.neucli.2020.02.003
2020
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"Stop playing ping-pong! Epi-Psy, an effective discipline to promote" Comment on "Psychiatric comorbidities go unrecognized in patients with epilepsy: 'You see what you know'"
Hingray, C., Maillard, Louis, McGonigal, Aileen, Schwan, Raymund, El-Hage, Wissam and De Toffol, Bertrand (2020). "Stop playing ping-pong! Epi-Psy, an effective discipline to promote" Comment on "Psychiatric comorbidities go unrecognized in patients with epilepsy: 'You see what you know'". Epilepsy & Behavior, 104 106937. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.106937
2019
Journal Article
Superior frontal sulcus focal cortical dysplasia type II: An MRI, PET, and quantified SEEG study
Zhang, Chao, Zhao, Bao-Tian, McGonigal, Aileen, Hu, Wen-Han, Wang, Xiu, Shao, Xiao-Qiu, Ma, Yan-Shan, Zhang, Jian-Guo and Zhang, Kai (2019). Superior frontal sulcus focal cortical dysplasia type II: An MRI, PET, and quantified SEEG study. Frontiers in Neurology, 10 1253. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2019.01253
2019
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Association of Valproic Acid With Central Sleep Apnea Syndrome Two Case Reports
Guichard, Kelly, Micoulaud-Franchi, Jean-Arthur, McGonigal, Aileen, Coulon, Paul, Sureau, Christophe, Ghorayeb, Imad, Salvo, Francesco and Philip, Pierre (2019). Association of Valproic Acid With Central Sleep Apnea Syndrome Two Case Reports. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 39 (6), 681-684. doi: 10.1097/JCP.0000000000001106
2019
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In Reply: Predictive factors of surgical outcome in frontal lobe epilepsy explored with stereoelectroencephalography
Bonini, Francesca, McGonigal, Aileen, Scavarda, Didier, Carron, Romain, Régis, Jean, Dufour, Henry, Péragut, Jean-Claude, Laguitton, Virginie, Villeneuve, Nathalie, Chauvel, Patrick, Giusiano, Bernard, Trebuchon, Agnes and Bartolomei, Fabrice (2019). In Reply: Predictive factors of surgical outcome in frontal lobe epilepsy explored with stereoelectroencephalography. Clinical Neurosurgery, 85 (4), E790-E790. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyz234
2019
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Hiding in plain sight: functional neurological disorders in the news
Popkirov, Stoyan, Nicholson, Timothy R., Bloem, Bastiaan R., Cock, Hannah R., Derry, Christopher P., Duncan, Roderick, Dworetzky, Barbara A., Edwards, Mark J., Espay, Alberto J., Hallett, Mark, Lang, Anthony E., Leach, John Paul, Lehn, Alexander, McGonigal, Aileen, Morgante, Francesca, Perez, David L., Reuber, Markus, Richardson, Mark P., Smith, Philip, Stamelou, Maria, Tijssen, Marina A. J., Tinazzi, Michele, Carson, Alan J. and Stone, Jon (2019). Hiding in plain sight: functional neurological disorders in the news. The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 31 (4), 361-367. doi: 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.19010025
2019
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Epileptogenicity and surgical outcome in post stroke drug resistant epilepsy in children and adults
Marchi, Angela, Pennaroli, Daniela, Lagarde, Stanislas, McGonigal, Aileen, Bonini, Francesca, Carron, Romain, Lépine, Anne, Villeneuve, Nathalie, Trebuchon, Agnes, Pizzo, Francesca, Scavarda, Didier and Bartolomei, Fabrice (2019). Epileptogenicity and surgical outcome in post stroke drug resistant epilepsy in children and adults. Epilepsy Research, 155 106155, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2019.106155
2019
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Screening for depression in youth with epilepsy: psychometric analysis of NDDI-E-Y and NDDI-E in a French population
Viellard, Marine, Villeneuve, Nathalie, Milh, Mathieu, Lepine, Anne, Micoulaud-Franchi, Jean-Arthur and McGonigal, Aileen (2019). Screening for depression in youth with epilepsy: psychometric analysis of NDDI-E-Y and NDDI-E in a French population. Epilepsy & Behavior, 98 (Part A), 19-26. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.06.012
2019
Journal Article
Brain connectivity changes during ictal coughing
Roux, Alexandra, Lagarde, Stanislas, McGonigal, Aileen and Bartolomei, Fabrice (2019). Brain connectivity changes during ictal coughing. Epileptic Disorders, 21 (4), 353-357.
2019
Journal Article
Postictal stereo-EEG changes following bilateral tonic-clonic seizures
McGonigal, Aileen, Marquis, Patrick, Medina, Samuel, Bartolomei, Fabrice, Rheims, Sylvain, Bernard, Christophe and Bénar, Christian (2019). Postictal stereo-EEG changes following bilateral tonic-clonic seizures. Epilepsia, 60 (8), 1743-1745. doi: 10.1111/epi.16252
2019
Journal Article
Electroclinical features of insulo‐opercular epilepsy: an SEEG and PET study
Wang, Xiu, Hu, Wenhan, McGonigal, Aileen, Zhang, Chao, Sang, Lin, Zhao, Baotian, Sun, Tao, Wang, Feng, Zhang, Jian‐guo, Shao, Xiaoqiu and Zhang, Kai (2019). Electroclinical features of insulo‐opercular epilepsy: an SEEG and PET study. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, 6 (7), 1165-1177. doi: 10.1002/acn3.789
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