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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2017
Journal Article
Hyperkinetic motor seizures: a common semiology generated by two different cortical seizure origins
Vaugier, Lisa, McGonigal, Aileen, Lagarde, Stanislas, Trebuchon, Agnes, Szurhaj, William, Derambure, Philippe and Bartolomei, Fabrice (2017). Hyperkinetic motor seizures: a common semiology generated by two different cortical seizure origins. Epileptic Disorders, 19 (3), 362-366. doi: 10.1684/epd.2017.0932
2017
Journal Article
Brain connectivity changes during ictal aggression (a strangulation attempt)
Bartolomei, Fabrice, Lagarde, Stanislas, Lambert, Isabelle, Trebuchon, Agnes, Villalon, Samuel Medina, McGonigal, Aileen and Benar, Christian G. (2017). Brain connectivity changes during ictal aggression (a strangulation attempt). Epileptic Disorders, 19 (3), 367-373. doi: 10.1684/epd.2017.0925
2017
Journal Article
Defining epileptogenic networks: Contribution of SEEG and signal analysis
Bartolomei, Fabrice, Lagarde, Stanislas, Wendling, Fabrice, McGonigal, Aileen, Jirsa, Viktor, Guye, Maxime and Benar, Christian (2017). Defining epileptogenic networks: Contribution of SEEG and signal analysis. Epilepsia, 58 (7), 1131-1147. doi: 10.1111/epi.13791
2017
Journal Article
Stress regulation in drug-resistant epilepsy
Kotwas, Iliana, McGonigal, Aileen, Bastien-Toniazzo, Mireille, Bartolomei, Fabrice and Micoulaud-Franchi, Jean-Arthur (2017). Stress regulation in drug-resistant epilepsy. Epilepsy and Behavior, 71, 39-50. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2017.01.025
2017
Journal Article
Safety and efficacy of Gamma Knife radiosurgery in hypothalamic hamartomas with severe epilepsies: A prospective trial in 48 patients and review of the literature
Regis, Jean, Lagmari, Medhi, Carron, Romain, Hayashi, Motohiro, McGonigal, Aileen, Daquin, Geraldine, Villeneuve, Nathalie, Laguitton, Virginie, Bartolomei, Fabrice and Chauvel, Patrick (2017). Safety and efficacy of Gamma Knife radiosurgery in hypothalamic hamartomas with severe epilepsies: A prospective trial in 48 patients and review of the literature. Epilepsia, 58 (S2), 60-71. doi: 10.1111/epi.13754
2017
Journal Article
The "Proust phenomenon": Odor-evoked autobiographical memories triggered by direct amygdala stimulation in human
Bartolomei, Fabrice, Lagarde, Stanislas, Villalon, Samuel Medina, McGonigal, Aileen and Benar, Christian G. (2017). The "Proust phenomenon": Odor-evoked autobiographical memories triggered by direct amygdala stimulation in human. Cortex, 90, 173-175. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2016.12.005
2017
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Ultra-short screening instruments for major depressive episode and generalized anxiety disorder in epilepsy: The NDDIE-2 and the GAD-SI
Micoulaud-Franchi, Jean-Arthur, Bartolomei, Fabrice and McGonigal, Aileen (2017). Ultra-short screening instruments for major depressive episode and generalized anxiety disorder in epilepsy: The NDDIE-2 and the GAD-SI. Journal of Affective Disorders, 210, 237-240. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.12.038
2016
Journal Article
Stereoelectroencephalography: Interpretation
Bulacio, Juan C., Chauvel, Patrick and McGonigal, Aileen (2016). Stereoelectroencephalography: Interpretation. Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology, 33 (6), 503-510. doi: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000000305
2016
Conference Publication
SEIZURE ONSET PATTERNS IN FOCAL CORTICAL DYSPLASIA AND NEURODEVELOPMENTAL TUMOURS: RELATIONSHIP WITH SURGICAL PROGNOSIS AND NEUROPATHOLOGICAL SUBTYPES
Lagarde, S., Bonini, F., McGonigal, A., Chauvel, P., Gavaret, M., Scavarda, D., Carron, R., Aubert, S., Villeneuve, N., Giusiano, B., Figarella-Branger, D., Trebuchon, A. and Bartolomei, F. (2016). SEIZURE ONSET PATTERNS IN FOCAL CORTICAL DYSPLASIA AND NEURODEVELOPMENTAL TUMOURS: RELATIONSHIP WITH SURGICAL PROGNOSIS AND NEUROPATHOLOGICAL SUBTYPES. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
2016
Journal Article
How does vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) change EEG brain functional connectivity?
Bartolomei, Fabrice, Bonini, Francesca, Vidal, Elsa, Trebuchon, Agnes, Lagarde, Stanislas, Lambert, Isabelle, McGonigal, Aileen, Scavarda, Didier, Carron, Romain and Benar, Christian G. (2016). How does vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) change EEG brain functional connectivity?. Epilepsy Research, 126, 141-146. doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2016.06.008
2016
Journal Article
Seizure-onset patterns in focal cortical dysplasia and neurodevelopmental tumors: relationship with surgical prognosis and neuropathologic subtypes
Lagarde, Stanislas, Bonini, Francesca, McGonigal, Aileen, Chauvel, Patrick, Gavaret, Martine, Scavarda, Didier, Carron, Romain, Regis, Jean, Aubert, Sandrine, Villeneuve, Nathalie, Giusiano, Bernard, Figarella-Branger, Dominique, Trebuchon, Agnes and Bartolomei, Fabrice (2016). Seizure-onset patterns in focal cortical dysplasia and neurodevelopmental tumors: relationship with surgical prognosis and neuropathologic subtypes. Epilepsia, 57 (9), 1426-1435. doi: 10.1111/epi.13464
2016
Journal Article
The role of sub-hippocampal versus hippocampal regions in bitemporal lobe epilepsies
Aubert, Sandrine, Bonini, Francesca, Curot, Jonathan, Valton, Luc, Szurhaj, William, Derambure, Philippe, Rheims, Sylvain, Ryvlin, Philippe, Wendling, Fabrice, McGonigal, Aileen, Trébuchon, Agnes and Bartolomei, Fabrice (2016). The role of sub-hippocampal versus hippocampal regions in bitemporal lobe epilepsies. Clinical Neurophysiology, 127 (9), 2992-2999. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2016.06.021
2016
Journal Article
Occipital and occipital "plus" epilepsies: A study of involved epileptogenic networks through SEEG quantification
Marchi, Angela, Bonini, Francesca, Lagarde, Stanislas, McGonigal, Aileen, Gavaret, Martine, Scavarda, Didier, Carron, Romain, Aubert, Sandrine, Villeneuve, Nathalie, Villalon, Samuel Medina, Benar, Christian, Trebuchon, Agnes and Bartolomei, Fabrice (2016). Occipital and occipital "plus" epilepsies: A study of involved epileptogenic networks through SEEG quantification. Epilepsy and Behavior, 62, 104-114. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2016.06.014
2016
Journal Article
A cross-sectional survey on French psychiatrists' knowledge and perceptions of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures
Aatti, Younes, Schwan, Raymund, Maillard, Louis, McGonigal, Aileen, Micoulaud-Franchi, Jean-Arthur, de Toffol, Bertrand, El-Hage, Wissam and Hingray, Coraline (2016). A cross-sectional survey on French psychiatrists' knowledge and perceptions of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures. Epilepsy and Behavior, 60, 21-26. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2016.04.023
2016
Journal Article
Anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha therapy (adalimumab) in Rasmussen's encephalitis: An open pilot study
Lagarde, Stanislas, Villeneuve, Nathalie, Trebuchon, Agnes, Kaphan, Elsa, Lepine, Anne, McGonigal, Aileen, Roubertie, Agathe, Barthez, Marie-Anne J., Trommsdorff, Valerie, Lefranc, Jeremie, Wehbi, Samer, des Portes, Vincent, Laguitton, Virginie, Quartier, Pierre, Scavarda, Didier, Giusiano, Bernard, Milh, Mathieu, Bulteau, Christine and Bartolomei, Fabrice (2016). Anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha therapy (adalimumab) in Rasmussen's encephalitis: An open pilot study. Epilepsia, 57 (6), 956-966. doi: 10.1111/epi.13387
2016
Journal Article
Validation of rapid suicidality screening in epilepsy using the NDDIE
Mula, Marco, McGonigal, Aileen, Micoulaud-Franchi, Jean-Arthur, May, Theodor W., Labudda, Kirsten and Brandt, Christian (2016). Validation of rapid suicidality screening in epilepsy using the NDDIE. Epilepsia, 57 (6), 949-955. doi: 10.1111/epi.13373
2016
Conference Publication
Biofeedback, cognition et épilepsie
McGonigal, Aileen, Kotwas, Iliana, Micoulaud, Jean-Arthur, Bastien-Toniazzo, Mireille and Bartolomei, Fabrice (2016). Biofeedback, cognition et épilepsie. Congrès annuel de la Société de neurophysiologie clinique de langue franc¸aise (SNCLF), Macon, France, 29 June - 1 July 2016. Issy les Moulineaux Cedex, France: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.neucli.2016.06.026
2016
Journal Article
Positron emission tomography in patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures
McGonigal, Aileen, Arthuis, Marie, Micoulaud-Franchi, Jean-Arthur, Bartolomei, Fabrice and Guedj, Eric (2016). Positron emission tomography in patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 12. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S106130
2016
Journal Article
Rapid detection of generalized anxiety disorder and major depression in epilepsy: Validation of the GAD-7 as a complementary tool to the NDDI-E in a French sample
Micoulaud-Franchi, Jean-Arthur, Lagarde, Stanislas, Barkate, Gerald, Dufournet, Boris, Besancon, Cyril, Trebuchon-Da Fonseca, Agnses, Gavaret, Martine, Bartolomei, Fabrice, Bonini, Francesca and McGonigal, Aileen (2016). Rapid detection of generalized anxiety disorder and major depression in epilepsy: Validation of the GAD-7 as a complementary tool to the NDDI-E in a French sample. Epilepsy and Behavior, 57, 211-216. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2016.02.015
2016
Journal Article
Validation of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) among Chinese people with epilepsy
Tong, Xin, An, Dongmei, McGonigal, Aileen, Park, Sung-Pa and Zhou, Dong (2016). Validation of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) among Chinese people with epilepsy. Epilepsy Research, 120, 31-36. doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2015.11.019
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