Overview
Availability
- Dr Alex Lehn is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Research interests
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Functional Neurological Disorders
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Movement Disorders
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Deep Brain Stimulation
Works
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2025
Conference Publication
The PDCogniCare Toolkit: Developing a harmonised neuropsychological toolkit specific to Parkinson’s Disease
McCann, Emily, Pourzinal, Dana, Sriram, Deepa, Mitchell, Leander K., Liddle, Jacki, Lehn, Alexander and Dissanayaka, Nadeeka (2025). The PDCogniCare Toolkit: Developing a harmonised neuropsychological toolkit specific to Parkinson’s Disease. Movement Disorders International Congress, Honolulu, HI United States, 5-9 October 2025.
2025
Conference Publication
Improving diagnosis of dementia in Parkinson’s disease: PDCogniCare Australian Program
Dissanayaka, Nadeeka, Pourzinal, Dana, McCann, Emily, Lobo, Elton Henry Savio, Brooks, Deborah, Sriram, Deepa, Au, Tiffany, Mitchell, Leander K., Pachana, Nancy, Naismith, Sharon, Broome, Annette, Lehn, Alexander, Kelder, Anna, Liddle, Jacki, King, James, Marsh, Rodney, Robertson, Stuart, Shrubsole, Kirstine, Tinson, Helen, Verreynne, Martie-Louise, Wood, Brian, Worthy, Peter, Yang, Julia, Nestor, Peter J., Chatfield, Mark, Keramat, Syed Afroz, Tan, Edwin, Piccinini, Tomas, Beattie, Elizabeth ... O'Sullivan, John (2025). Improving diagnosis of dementia in Parkinson’s disease: PDCogniCare Australian Program. Movement Disorders International Congress, Honolulu, HI United States, 5-9 October 2025.
2025
Conference Publication
Critical steps to enhance identification of mild cognitive impairment and dementia in Parkinson’s disease: PDCogniCare Australian Program.
Dissanayaka, Nadeeka, Pourzinal, Dana, McCann, Emily, Lobo, Elton Henry Savio, Brooks, Deborah, Sriram, Deepa, Au, Tiffany, Mitchell, Leander K., O'Sullivan, John, Naismith, Sharon, Broome, Annette, Lehn, Alexander, Kelder, Anna, Liddle, Jacki, King, James, Robertson, Stuart, Shrubsole, Kirstine, Tinson, Helen, Verreynne, Martie-Louise, Wood, Brian, Worthy, Peter, Yang, Jihuyn, Nestor, Peter, Chatfield, Mark, Keramat, Syed Afroz, Tan, Edwin, Piccinini, Tomas, Beattie, Elizabeth, Marsh, Rodney ... Pachana, Nancy (2025). Critical steps to enhance identification of mild cognitive impairment and dementia in Parkinson’s disease: PDCogniCare Australian Program.. International Psychogeriatric Association Congress, Kanazawa, Japan, 25-27 September 2025. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER.
2025
Conference Publication
Enhancing utility of neuropsychological evaluation for earlier and effective diagnosis of dementia in Parkinson’s disease: PDCogniCare Project
Dissanayaka, Nadeeka, Au, Tiffany, Beattie, Elizabeth, Brooks, Deborah, Broome, Annette, Byrne, Gerard, Chatfield, Mark, Lehn, Alexander, Kelderm, Anna, Liddle, Jacki, Keramat, Syed Afroz, King, James, Lobo, Elton Henry Savio, Marsh, Rodney, McCann, Emily, Naismith, Sharon, Nestor, Peter, O'Sullivan, John, Pachana, Nancy, Piccinini, Tomas, Pourzinal, Dana, Robertson, Stuart, Shrubsole, Kirstine, Spooner, Donna, Sriram, Deepa, Tan, Edwin, Tinson, Helen, Verreynne, Martie-Louise, Wood, Brian ... Mitchell, Leander K. (2025). Enhancing utility of neuropsychological evaluation for earlier and effective diagnosis of dementia in Parkinson’s disease: PDCogniCare Project. 7th Pacific Rim Conference, Brisbane, Qld Australia, 2-5 July 2025.
2025
Journal Article
Diagnosis, evaluation, and management of cognitive disorders in Parkinson's disease: consensus recommendations from a modified Delphi process
Pourzinal, Dana, Brooks, Deborah, Sriram, Deepa, Mitchell, Leander K., Pachana, Nancy A., Shrubsole, Kirstine, Wood, Brian, O'Sullivan, John D., Marsh, Rodney, Lehn, Alexander, Liddle, Jacki, Tan, Edwin C. K., Halford, W. Kim, Page, Neil and Dissanayaka, Nadeeka N. (2025). Diagnosis, evaluation, and management of cognitive disorders in Parkinson's disease: consensus recommendations from a modified Delphi process. Alzheimer's and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Disease Monitoring, 17 (3) e70152, 1-13. doi: 10.1002/dad2.70152
2025
Journal Article
Evaluating evidence for a neuropsychological toolkit to predict cognitive decline in PD: a systematic review
Pourzinal, Dana, King, James, Sivakumaran, Kumareshan, Yang, Jihyun, McCann, Emily, Mitchell, Leander K., Brooks, Deborah, Lehn, Alexander, Liddle, Jacki, Pachana, Nancy A., Tinson, Helen, Shrubsole, Kirstine, Bailey, Daniel X. and Dissanayaka, Nadeeka N. (2025). Evaluating evidence for a neuropsychological toolkit to predict cognitive decline in PD: a systematic review. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 1-28. doi: 10.1080/13854046.2025.2511966
2025
Journal Article
Clinical utility of 18F-fluorodopa positron emission tomography in the movement disorder clinic: an Australian experience
Yeow, Dennis, Fielder, Matthew, Hynard, Shane, Adam, Robert, Katz, Matthew, Lehn, Alexander, Thomas, Paul and O'Sullivan, John D. (2025). Clinical utility of 18F-fluorodopa positron emission tomography in the movement disorder clinic: an Australian experience. Internal Medicine Journal, 55 (2), 207-215. doi: 10.1111/imj.16615
2025
Journal Article
Managing functional neurological disorder: treatment recommendations for health professionals in Australia
Lehn, Alexander, Petrie, Dharsha, Palmer, David, Bradbury, Cindy, Guest, Rianna, Schuurs, Alana, Lewis, Jacinta, Madden, Rebecca, McLeod, Julia, Marsh, Rodney, Slade, Christine, Davis, Jessica, Cheah, Vince, Broughton, Megan and Lagrand, Tjerk J. (2025). Managing functional neurological disorder: treatment recommendations for health professionals in Australia. BMJ Neurology Open, 7 (1) e000970, 1-9. doi: 10.1136/bmjno-2024-000970
2024
Conference Publication
Enhancing utility of neuropsychological evaluation for earlier and effective diagnosis of dementia in Parkinson’s disease: PDCogniCare project
Au, T., Bailey, D., Beattie, E., Brooks, D., Broome, A., Byrne, G., Chatfield, M., Dissanayaka, N., Keramat, S.A., Lehn, A., Liddle, J., Marsh, R., Mitchell, L., Naismith, S., Nestor, S., O’Sullivan, J., Pachana, N., Pourzinal, D., Robertson, S., Shrubsole, K., Sivakumaran, K., Spooner, D., Tinson, H., Verreynne, M.L., Worthy, P. and Yang, J. (2024). Enhancing utility of neuropsychological evaluation for earlier and effective diagnosis of dementia in Parkinson’s disease: PDCogniCare project. Australian Dementia Research Forum 2024, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 3-5 June 2024.
2024
Conference Publication
Technology assisted and remotely delivered anxiety psychotherapy intervention for people living with dementia and their care partners: Tech-CBT project
Au, T., Beattie, E., Bennett, S., Brooks, D., Broome, A., Byrne, G., Chatfield, M., Comans, T., Dissanayaka, N., Guy, R., Keramat, S.A., King, T., Lehn, A., Liddle, J., Mitchell, L., Oram, J., O’Sullivan, J., Pacas Fronza, G., Pachana, N., Pietsch, A., Tan, J., Welsh, K. and Worthy, P. (2024). Technology assisted and remotely delivered anxiety psychotherapy intervention for people living with dementia and their care partners: Tech-CBT project. Australian Dementia Research Forum 2024, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 3-5 June 2024.
2024
Journal Article
Evidence of heat sensitivity in people with Parkinson’s disease
Hunt, Andrew P., Pagnussat, Aline Souza, Lehn, Alexander, Moore, Daniel, Schweitzer, Daniel, Laakso, E-Liisa, Hennig, Ewald, Morris, Meg E., Kerr, Graham and Stewart, Ian (2024). Evidence of heat sensitivity in people with Parkinson’s disease. International Journal of Biometeorology, 68 (6), 1169-1178. doi: 10.1007/s00484-024-02658-w
2024
Journal Article
A critical appraisal of the whack-a-mole and swivel chair signs in the diagnosis of functional movement disorders
Lagrand, Tjerk J., Brusse-Keizer, Marjolein, Charmley, Andrew, Edwards, Mark J., Tijssen, Marina A. J. and Lehn, Alexander C. (2024). A critical appraisal of the whack-a-mole and swivel chair signs in the diagnosis of functional movement disorders. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, 11 (1), 63-68. doi: 10.1002/mdc3.13895
2023
Journal Article
Hazard perception skill and driver behavior in patients with functional neurologic disorders
Lagrand, Tjerk J., Vaezipour, Atiyeh, Hill, Andrew, Horswill, Mark S. and Lehn, Alexander C. (2023). Hazard perception skill and driver behavior in patients with functional neurologic disorders. Neurology, 100 (12), e1248-e1256. doi: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000206757
2023
Journal Article
Health care utilization in functional neurologic disorders: impact of explaining the diagnosis of functional seizures on health care costs
Lagrand, Tjerk J., Jones, Maryon, Bernard, Anne and Lehn, Alexander C. (2023). Health care utilization in functional neurologic disorders: impact of explaining the diagnosis of functional seizures on health care costs. Neurology: Clinical Practice, 13 (1) e200111, e200111. doi: 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000200111
2023
Journal Article
Case report: Migraine resolution post bilateral subthalamic deep brain stimulation
Almuwais, Ahmed, Lagrand, Tjerk J. and Lehn, Alexander C. (2023). Case report: Migraine resolution post bilateral subthalamic deep brain stimulation. Cephalalgia Reports, 6, 1-4. doi: 10.1177/25158163221150618
2023
Journal Article
Anomalies in the review process and interpretation of the evidence in the NICE guideline for chronic fatigue syndrome and myalgic encephalomyelitis
White, Peter, Abbey, Susan, Angus, Brian, Ball, Harriet A., Buchwald, Dedra S., Burness, Christine, Carson, Alan J., Chalder, Trudie, Clauw, Daniel J., Coebergh, Jan, David, Anthony S., Dworetzky, Barbara A., Edwards, Mark J., Espay, Alberto J., Etherington, John, Fink, Per, Flottorp, Signe, Garcin, Béatrice, Garner, Paul, Glasziou, Paul, Hamilton, Willie, Henningsen, Peter, Hoeritzauer, Ingrid, Husain, Mujtaba, Huys, Anne-Catherine M. L., Knoop, Hans, Kroenke, Kurt, Lehn, Alexander, Levenson, James L. ... Zeman, Adam (2023). Anomalies in the review process and interpretation of the evidence in the NICE guideline for chronic fatigue syndrome and myalgic encephalomyelitis. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 94 (12) jnnp-2022-330463, 1056-1063. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2022-330463
2022
Conference Publication
Update on TRIP: Therapy to reduce dementia risk in Parkinson’s disease proof of concept trial
Pourzinal, D., Bakker, A., Byrne, G.J., McMahon, K., O’Sullivan, J.D., Adam, R., Lehn, A., Copland, D., Yang, J.H., Au, T., Littleford, R., Chatfield, M., Pontone, G., Mari, Z. and Dissanayaka, N. (2022). Update on TRIP: Therapy to reduce dementia risk in Parkinson’s disease proof of concept trial. UQ Centre for Clinical Research HDR Symposium, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 24 November 2022.
2022
Journal Article
Functional Neurological Disorders in the medical education: An urgent need to fill the gaps
de Liège, A., Carle, G., Hingray, C., Lehn, A., Autier, L., Degos, B. and Garcin, B. (2022). Functional Neurological Disorders in the medical education: An urgent need to fill the gaps. Revue Neurologique, 178 (8), 788-795. doi: 10.1016/j.neurol.2022.03.018
2022
Journal Article
The antecedents and consequences of stereotype threat in Parkinson's disease
Coundouris, Sarah P., von Hippel, Courtney, Lehn, Alexander C. and Henry, Julie D. (2022). The antecedents and consequences of stereotype threat in Parkinson's disease. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 62 (1), 1-9. doi: 10.1111/bjc.12390
2022
Journal Article
Moving beyond basic emotions in Parkinson’s disease
Coundouris, Sarah P., Henry, Julie D. and Lehn, Alexander C. (2022). Moving beyond basic emotions in Parkinson’s disease. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 61 (3), 647-665. doi: 10.1111/bjc.12354
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