Overview
Background
Dr Andrew Swayne is neurologist, Queensland Health Junior Doctor Research Fellow and Betty McGrath Research Fellow working out of the Mater Centre for Neurosciences. Prior to coming to the Mater, Andrew completed his postgraduate medical degree with first class honours at The University of Queensland where he was co-dux of his year. Also holding an honours degree in law and a science degree with majors in neurobiology and genetics, Andrew maintains an interest in media, literature and communication having, during his undergraduate years, edited The University of Queensland student newspaper – Semper Floreat.
Availability
- Dr Andrew Swayne is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Research interests
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Neuroimmunology
Research impacts
Andrew's research interests centre on utilising novel techniques such as advanced imaging and multimodal approaches to better characterise autoimmunity affecting the nervous system.
He maintains clinical and research interests in neuroimmunology including multiple sclerosis and autoimmune encephalitis. Andrew's clinical practice also incoporates general neurology neurology including stroke and other disroders.
Works
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2020
Journal Article
Screening for anti-NMDAR encephalitis in psychiatry
Warren, Nicola, Flavell, Joshua, O'Gorman, Cullen, Swayne, Andrew, Blum, Stefan, Kisely, Steve and Siskind, Dan (2020). Screening for anti-NMDAR encephalitis in psychiatry. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 125, 28-32. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.03.007
2020
Journal Article
Evaluation of the proposed anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate receptor encephalitis clinical diagnostic criteria in psychiatric patients
Warren, Nicola, O’Gorman, Cullen, Blum, Stefan, Kisely, Steve, Swayne, Andrew, Flavell, Joshua and Siskind, Dan (2020). Evaluation of the proposed anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate receptor encephalitis clinical diagnostic criteria in psychiatric patients. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 142 (1), 52-57. doi: 10.1111/acps.13197
2020
Conference Publication
Specific Psychiatric Features Identify Anti-NMDAR Encephalitis Before Neurological Deterioration (4888)
Warren, Nicola, O’Gorman, Cullen, Swayne, Andrew, Siskind, Dan and Blum, Stefan (2020). Specific Psychiatric Features Identify Anti-NMDAR Encephalitis Before Neurological Deterioration (4888). 2020 AAN Science Highlights, Online, 14 April 2020. Philadelphia, PA United States: Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1212/wnl.94.15_supplement.4888
2020
Conference Publication
Low dose Rituximab in the treatment of myasthenia gravis
Chan, Fiona, Swayne, Andrew, Gillis, David, Wong, Richard, Walsh, Michael, Henderson, Robert, McCombe, Pamela and Blum, Stefan (2020). Low dose Rituximab in the treatment of myasthenia gravis. 18th Biennial Clinical Neurophysiology Workshop of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Neurologists, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 29 September–2 October 2019. E Park, Shannon, Ireland: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2019.11.034
2019
Journal Article
Psychiatric management of anti-NMDAR encephalitis: a cohort analysis
Warren, Nicola, O'Gorman, Cullen, McKeon, Gemma, Swayne, Andrew, Blum, Stefan and Siskind, Dan (2019). Psychiatric management of anti-NMDAR encephalitis: a cohort analysis. Psychological Medicine, 51 (3) PII S0033291719003283, 1-6. doi: 10.1017/s0033291719003283
2019
Journal Article
Serum and CSF anti-NMDAR antibody testing in psychiatry
Warren, Nicola, Swayne, Andrew, Siskind, Dan, O'Gorman, Cullen, Prain, Kerri, Gillis, David and Blum, Stefan (2019). Serum and CSF anti-NMDAR antibody testing in psychiatry. The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences, 32 (2), appineuropsych19030079-160. doi: 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.19030079
2019
Journal Article
Long-term follow-up of patients with myasthenia gravis treated with low-dose rituximab
Chan, Fiona, Swayne, Andrew, Gillis, David, Walsh, Michael, Henderson, Robert D., McCombe, Pamela A., Wong, Richard C. and Blum, Stefan (2019). Long-term follow-up of patients with myasthenia gravis treated with low-dose rituximab. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 90 (8), 1-2. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2018-319410
2019
Conference Publication
A presentation resembling transient global amnesia with underlying tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy and multifocal ischaemic stroke (with restricted diffusion in the left mesiotemporal lobe)
Lefever, Kristen, Tyson, Chloe, Shelley, Lisa, Schweitzer, Daniel and Swayne, Andrew (2019). A presentation resembling transient global amnesia with underlying tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy and multifocal ischaemic stroke (with restricted diffusion in the left mesiotemporal lobe). ANZAN Annual Scientific Meeting 2019, Sydney, Australia, 21-24 May 2019. London, United Kingdom: BMJ Group. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2019-anzan.93
2019
Conference Publication
A case of delayed post-hypoxic leukoencephalopathy complicating drug overdose
Fong, Min, Rigby, Nicholas, Pun, Paul, Mitchell, Roger, Schweitzer, Daniel and Swayne, Andrew (2019). A case of delayed post-hypoxic leukoencephalopathy complicating drug overdose. ANZAN Annual Scientific Meeting 2019, Sydney, Australia, 21-24 May 2019. London, United Kingdom: BMJ Group. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2019-anzan.86
2019
Journal Article
084 Treating yourself: a glucocorticoid secreting tumour suppressing myasthenia gravis (vol 89, pg a34, 2018)
Swayne, Andrew, Lane, Michael, Brown, Helen, Prain, Kerri, Wong, Richard, Gillis, David and Blum, Stefan (2019). 084 Treating yourself: a glucocorticoid secreting tumour suppressing myasthenia gravis (vol 89, pg a34, 2018). Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 90 (4), E3-E3. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2018-ANZAN.83corr1
2018
Journal Article
Epstein-Barr virus–specific T cell therapy for progressive multiple sclerosis
Pender, Michael P., Csurhes, Peter A., Smith, Corey, Douglas, Nanette L., Neller, Michelle A., Matthews, Katherine K., Beagley, Leone, Rehan, Sweera, Crooks, Pauline, Hopkins, Tracey J., Blum, Stefan, Green, Kerryn A., Ioannides, Zara A., Swayne, Andrew, Aftab, Blake T., Hooper, Kaye D., Burrows, Scott R., Thompson, Kate M., Coulthard, Alan and Khanna, Rajiv (2018). Epstein-Barr virus–specific T cell therapy for progressive multiple sclerosis. JCI Insight, 3 (22) e124714. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.124714
2018
Journal Article
A case of immune-mediated encephalitis related to daclizumab therapy
Devlin, Michael, Swayne, Andrew, Newman, Martin, O'Gorman, Cullen, Brown, Helen, Ong, Benjamin, Robertson, Thomas, Airey, Caroline and Blum, Stefan (2018). A case of immune-mediated encephalitis related to daclizumab therapy. Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 25 (5), 750-753. doi: 10.1177/1352458518792403
2018
Journal Article
Testing for antibodies to N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor and other neuronal cell surface antigens in patients with early psychosis
Scott, James G., Gillis, David, Swayne, Andrew and Blum, Stefan (2018). Testing for antibodies to N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor and other neuronal cell surface antigens in patients with early psychosis. The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 52 (8), 727-729. doi: 10.1177/0004867418782421
2018
Journal Article
Anti-glycine receptor antibody related disease: a case series and literature review
Swayne, Andrew, Tjoa, Linda, Broadley, Simon, Dionisio, Sasha, Gillis, David, Jacobson, Leslie, Woodhall, Mark R, McNabb, Andrew, Schweitzer, Daniel, Tsang, Ben, Vincent, Angela, Irani, Sarosh R, Wong, Richard, Waters, Patrick and Blum, Stefan (2018). Anti-glycine receptor antibody related disease: a case series and literature review. European Journal of Neurology, 25 (10), 1290-1298. doi: 10.1111/ene.13721
2018
Conference Publication
A case of immune-mediated encephalitis related to daclizumab therapy
Devlin, M., Swayne, A., O'Gorman, C., Newman, M., Brown, H., Robertson, T., Airey, C. and Blum, S. (2018). A case of immune-mediated encephalitis related to daclizumab therapy. 34th Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS), Berlin, Germany, 10-12 October 2018. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications.
2018
Conference Publication
Psychiatric presentations of autoimmune encephalitis
Warren, N., Swayne, A. and Blum, S. (2018). Psychiatric presentations of autoimmune encephalitis. RANZCP 2018 Congress, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 – 17 May 2018. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications.
2017
Conference Publication
Treatment of autoimmune encephalitis with immune based therapies
Dowland, Francesca, Swayne, Andrew, Bhuta, Sandeep, Sabet, Arman and Broadley, Simon (2017). Treatment of autoimmune encephalitis with immune based therapies. ANZAN 2017, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 9 - 12 May 2017. London, United Kingdom: BMJ. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2017-316074.87
2017
Conference Publication
Anti-nmda receptor encephalitis complicating hsv encephalitis with demonstrated seroconversion
Swayne, Andrew, Brown, Helen, Singh, Gaurav and Blum, Stefan (2017). Anti-nmda receptor encephalitis complicating hsv encephalitis with demonstrated seroconversion. ANZAN 2017, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 9 - 12 May 2017. London, United Kingdom: BMJ. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2017-316074.82
2017
Conference Publication
A case of severe optic neuropathy caused by biopsy proven cll without peripheral transformation with excellent treatment response to rituximab, obinutuzumab (second generation anti-cd20 monoclonal antibody) and chlorambucil
Jhaveri, Divita, Swayne, Andrew, Brown, Helen and Airey, Caroline (2017). A case of severe optic neuropathy caused by biopsy proven cll without peripheral transformation with excellent treatment response to rituximab, obinutuzumab (second generation anti-cd20 monoclonal antibody) and chlorambucil. ANZAN 2017, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 9 - 12 May 2017. London, United Kingdom: BMJ. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2017-316074.84
2017
Conference Publication
The many faces of anti-glycine receptor related disease: a case series and literature review
Swayne, Andrew, Tjoa, Linda, Wong, Richard, Gillis, David, Schweitzer, Daniel, Tsang, Benjamin, McNabb, Andrew, Broadley, Simon and Blum, Stefan (2017). The many faces of anti-glycine receptor related disease: a case series and literature review. Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian-and-New-Zealand-Association-of-Neurologists (ANZAN), Gold Coast Australia, May 09-12, 2017. London, United Kingdom: BMJ Group. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2017-316074.15
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Media
Enquiries
Contact Dr Andrew Swayne directly for media enquiries about:
- Autoimmune Encephalitis
- General Neurology
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Neuroimmunology
- Stroke
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