Andrew Neal

Research Fellow, Department of Neuroscience

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9251-5471

EmailAndrew.Neal@monash.edu

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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, Melbourne University

FRACP, Royal Australasian College of Physicians

MBBS, Melbourne University

BMedSci, Melbourne University

External positions

Epilepsy Research Fellow, Lyon Neuroscience Research Centre

1 Feb 2018 → 15 Jan 2019

Honorary Research Fellow, Melbourne Medical School

1 Jan 2017 → …

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., Bulluss, K. J. & Cher, L.

1/09/18 → 1/09/20

Project: Research

Research Output 2010 2019

10 Article
1 Editorial
1 Letter
1 Short Survey

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.