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Professor Patrick Kwan
Department of Neuroscience research groups - Kwan Lab
Patrick is a Professor in the Van Cleef Centre for Nervous Diseases, Department of Neuroscience, within the Central Clinical School, and Consultant Neurologist and Head of the Epilepsy Clinic at Alfred Health.
He is a medical specialist in neurology and an international authority in epileptology and antiepileptic drug development.
Professor Kwan’s research portfolio encompasses both applied basic science and clinical aspects to improve the treatment outcomes of epilepsy. His research is focused on understanding the effects of long term treatment, identifying factors that affect outcomes, mechanisms of drug resistance, identifying novel molecular targets for the treatment and prevention of epilepsy and translating research findings into the practice of personalized medicine for epilepsy.
Keywords
- Neurology
- Epilepsy
- Drug Development
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Projects 2017 2022
Cardiorespiratory function as a non-invasive biomarker for detecting seizures with artificial intelligence: Utilising data from long-term patient recordings from an epilepsy monitoring unit
O'Brien, T., Kwan, P., Sivathamboo, S., Perucca, P., Ge, Z., Le, T., Phung, D., Bonnington, P. & Piccenna, L.
8/04/19 → 8/04/20
Project: Research
Designing a Point of Care diagnostic device for clinical management of patients with epilepsy - a single test and single visit approach
Kwan, P., Armstrong, M., Flynn, D., Chan, J., John, K. & Piccenna, L.
3/04/19 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
Brain glutamate imaging by ultra-high-field MRI for prediction of post-stroke epilepsy
Kwan, P., O'Brien, T., Cloud, G., Hand, P., Yan, B., Nicolo, J. & Wright, D.
11/03/19 → 8/03/21
Project: Research
A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Inpatient, Dose-Ranging Efficacy Study of Staccato Alprazolam (STAP-001) in Subjects with Epilepsy with a Predictable Seizure Pattern. ENGAGE study.
O'Brien, T., Kwan, P. & Mullen, S. A.
20/02/19 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
Phase 2, Open-label Study of PRAX-944 to Assess the Safety, and Efficacy of Escalating Multiple Doses in Adults with Refractory Absence Seizures
O'Brien, T., Kwan, P., Germaine, J., Smith, R., Casillas-Espinosa, P., Reddy, K. & Piccenna, L.
18/02/19 → 18/02/20
Project: Research
Research Output 2001 2019
Bilateral volume reduction in posterior hippocampus in psychosis of epilepsy
Allebone, J., Kanaan, R., Maller, J., O'Brien, T., Mullen, S. A., Cook, M., Adams, S. J., Vogrin, S., Vaughan, D. N., Connelly, A., Kwan, P., Berkovic, S. F., D'Souza, W. J., Jackson, G., Velakoulis, D. & Wilson, S. J., 16 May 2019, In : Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. 90, 6, p. 688-694 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Commentary on “Do neurologists agree in diagnosing drug resistance in adults with focal epilepsy?”
Kwan, P., 1 Jun 2019, In : Epilepsia. 60, 6, p. 1124-1125 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment / Debate › Other › peer-review
Comparing two classification schemes for seizures and epilepsy in rural China
Wang, F., Chen, Z., Davagnanam, I., Hoskote, C., Ding, D., Wang, W., Yang, B., Wang, Y., Wang, T., Li, W., Sander, J. W. & Kwan, P., 1 Mar 2019, In : European Journal of Neurology. 26, 3, p. 422-427 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Cross-ethnicity tagging SNPs for HLA alleles associated with adverse drug reaction
Erlichster, M., Goudey, B., Skafidas, E. & Kwan, P., 1 Jun 2019, In : The Pharmacogenomics Journal. 19, 3, p. 230-239 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Determining the cost of first-ever seizures: A narrative review and future directions
Foster, E., Ademi, Z., Lawn, N., Chen, Z., Carney, P., Liew, D., O'Brien, T. J. & Kwan, P., 1 Jan 2019, In : Epilepsy and Behavior. 90, p. 291-294 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Other › peer-review