Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Tumour associated epilepsy
Stereo-electroencephalography
Biography
Andrew Neal, MBBS, BMedSci, FRACP, PhD is a consultant neurologist, epileptologist and clinical research fellow. Andrew has current clinical appointments at Alfred Hospital, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) and Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH). He is a research fellow of Monash University and honorary research fellow of Melbourne University. Andrew completed neurology training and an epilepsy fellowship at RMH/SVHM.
He completed a PhD (RMH/Melbourne University) in 2018 examining clinical and molecular factors associated with tumour associated epilepsy. During his PhD, Andrew designed and commenced two multi-centre, international phase II RCTs which examine targeted treatment for glioma associated epilepsy (PEGASUS). He is the chief investigator of these ongoing trials.
In 2018 Andrew completed a 12 month stereo-EEG fellowship in Lyon, France where he gained expertise in SEEG and quantitative techniques for SEEG signal analysis. He is now helping coordinate the development of a multi-site Melbourne Clinical-Research SEEG program and is on the organising committee of the 2019 Australian SEEG Training Course.
His major research interests are brain tumour associated epilepsy, stereo electro-encephalography and epilepsy surgery.
Education/Academic qualification
Stereo-electroencephalography, Post-doctoral fellowship, Lyon Neuroscience Research Centre
PhD, The University of Melbourne
FRACP, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
MBBS, The University of Melbourne
BMedSci, The University of Melbourne
External positions
Epilepsy Research Fellow, Lyon Neuroscience Research Centre
1 Feb 2018 → 15 Jan 2019Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
1 Jan 2017 → …Research area keywords
- Epilepsy
- Tumour associated epilepsy
- Glutamate
- 7T MRI
- Clinical Trials
- epilepsy, seizure, EEG, semiology
- glioma
- Stereo-EEG
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Projects 2018 2022
- 2 Active
Prevention of post-stroke epilepsy in patients with acute ischaemic stroke at high risk of developing seizures.
Kwan, P., O'Brien, T., Yan, B., Nicolo, J., Cloud, G., Moffat, B. A., Wright, D. & Neal, A.
25/01/19 → 1/12/22
Project: Research
Perampanel in glioma associated seizures - efficacy and safety: a pilot phase II randomsied controlled trial.(PEGASUS)
O'Brien, T., Neal, A., Kwan, P., Drummond, K., Morokoff, A., Desmond, P. M., Moffat, B. M., Perucca, P., Gonen, O., Yuen, T. I., Murphy, M. A., Bulluss, K. J. & Cher, L.
1/09/18 → 1/09/20
Project: Research
Research Output 2010 2019
Glutamate weighted imaging contrast in gliomas with 7 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging
Neal, A., Moffat, B. A., Stein, J. M., Nanga, R. P. R., Desmond, P., Shinohara, R. T., Hariharan, H., Glarin, R., Drummond, K., Morokoff, A., Kwan, P., Reddy, R., O'Brien, T. J. & Davis, K. A., 1 Jan 2019, In : NeuroImage: Clinical. 22, 11 p., 101694.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access
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Resective surgery in tuberous Sclerosis complex, from Penfield to 2018: A critical review
Ostrowsky-Coste, K., Neal, A., Guenot, M., Ryvlin, P., Bouvard, S., Bourdillon, P., Jung, J., Catenoix, H., Montavont, A., Isnard, J., Arzimanoglou, A. & Rheims, S., 1 Mar 2019, In : Revue Neurologique. 175, 3, p. 163-182 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Characteristics of motor vehicle crashes associated with seizure: Car crash semiology
Neal, A., Carne, R., Odell, M., Ballek, D., D'Souza, W. J. & Cook, M. J., 2018, In : Neurology. 91, 12, p. e1102-e1111 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Efficacy and tolerability of adjuvant lacosamide: The role of clinical characteristics and mechanisms of action of concomitant AEDs
Neal, A., D'Souza, W., Hepworth, G., Lawn, N., Cook, M. & Nikpour, A., 1 Mar 2018, In : Epilepsy & Behavior. 80, p. 25-32 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access
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IDH1 and IDH2 mutations in postoperative diffuse glioma-associated epilepsy
Neal, A., Kwan, P., O'Brien, T. J., Buckland, M. E., Gonzales, M. & Morokoff, A., 1 Jan 2018, In : Epilepsy & Behavior. 78, p. 30-36 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review