Personal profile
Research interests
seizure semiology, seizure and epilepsy diagnosis, EEG, psychogenic nonepileptic seizures
Biography
Professor Udaya Seneviratne, MBBS, MD, MRCP (UK), FRACP, PhD
Udaya Seneviratne is a clinician-researcher in epilepsy. He is an Adjunct Clinical Professor at the Department of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. As a clinician, he works as a Consultant Neurologist and Epileptologist at Monash Health. He is the director of the Epilepsy Service and the deputy director of Neurology at Monash Health. He also leads clinical trials in epilepsy at Monash Health. Professor Seneviratne has published extensively in the field of epilepsy and electroencephalography including a textbook on EEG. He mentors medical students and honors students as well as supervises Ph.D. students at Monash University.
Research area keywords
- epilepsy, seizure, EEG, semiology
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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RENAISSANCE 2: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter, Parallel-Group Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of SPN-817 in Adults with Focal Onset Seizures
Seneviratne, U. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
18/12/25 → 17/12/30
Project: Research
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RENAISSANCE 2: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter, Parallel-Group Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of SPN-817 in Adults with Focal Onset Seizures
O'Brien, T. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Nicolo, J.-P. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Reutens, D. C. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Seneviratne, U. (Partner Investigator (PI)), D'Souza, W. J. (Partner Investigator (PI)) & Cheong, E. (Partner Investigator (PI))
25/09/25 → 24/09/27
Project: Research
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Australian Autoimmune Encephalitis Consortium Study - improving diagnosis, outcomes, and quality of care for patients with this devastating neurological illness.
Monif, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Wesselingh, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Butzkueven, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Reddel, S. W. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Malpas, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Haartsen, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hardy, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gillis, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Seneviratne, U. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Blum, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nesbitt, C. S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Heiss, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), MacDonell, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mykytowycz, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Sanfilippo, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), D'Souza, W. J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Kulkarni, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Buzzard, K. (Associate Investigator (AI)), O'Brien, T. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Broadley, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Taylor, B. V. (Associate Investigator (AI)), MacIntyre, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Barton, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Swayne, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Alpitsis, R. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Harding, I. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Butler, E. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Ramanathan, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Giles, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Gadi, M. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/03/24 → 29/02/28
Project: Research
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PERSONAL: Personalised Selection of Medication for Newly Diagnosed Adult Epilepsy – the PERSONAL Trial
Kwan, P. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Chen, Z. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lannin, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ademi Delaney, Z. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ge, Z. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Reutens, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), O'Brien, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), D'Souza, W. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Perucca, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Reeder, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nikpour, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Wong, C. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Kiley, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Saw, J.-L. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Nicolo, J.-P. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Seneviratne, U. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Carney, P. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Jones, D. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Somerville, E. R. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Stapleton, C. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/02/23 → 31/01/27
Project: Research
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Monash Health Status Epilepticus Registry
Muthusamy, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Foong, Y. C. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Seneviratne, U. (Chief Investigator (CI))
13/03/23 → 31/03/24
Project: Research
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Acute and Long-Term Immune-Treatment Strategies in Anti-LGI1 Antibody-Mediated Encephalitis: A Multicenter Cohort Study
Seery, N., Wesselingh, R., Beech, P., McLaughlin, L. M., Rushen, T., Halliday, A. J., Horst, L. T., Griffith, S. P., Forcadela, M., Tan, T. H., Kazzi, C., Nesbitt, C., Broadley, J., Buzzard, K., Duncan, A. J., D'Souza, W. J., Tran, Y. D., Van Der Walt, A., Skinner, G. & Taylor, B. V. & 17 others, , 19 Jun 2025, In: Neurology: Neuroimmunology and NeuroInflammation. 12, 4, 12 p., e200412.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Multimodal prognostication of autoimmune encephalitis: an Australian autoimmune encephalitis consortium study
Seery, N., Wesselingh, R., Beech, P., Broadley, J., Griffith, S., Rushen, T., Beharry, J., Tan, C., Chiniforoush, N., McLaughlin, L., Ter Horst, L., Forcadela, M., Tan, T., Kazzi, C., Nesbitt, C., Buzzard, K., Duncan, A., Halliday, A., D'Souza, W. & Tran, Y. & 20 others, , 25 Apr 2025, In: Journal of Neurology. 272, 5, 13 p., 361.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Personalised selection of medication for newly diagnosed adult epilepsy: Study protocol of a first-in-class, double-blind, randomised controlled trial
Thom, D., Chang, R. S. K., Lannin, N. A., Ademi, Z., Ge, Z., Reutens, D., O'Brien, T., D'Souza, W., Perucca, P., Reeder, S., Nikpour, A., Wong, C., Kiley, M., Saw, J. L., Nicolo, J. P., Seneviratne, U., Carney, P., Jones, D., Somerville, E. & Stapleton, C. & 9 others, , Apr 2025, In: BMJ Open. 15, 4, 8 p., e086607.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
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Predictors of frame-based SEEG electrode implantation accuracy
Wittayacharoenpong, T. (Leading Author), Gutman, M., Hunn, M., Bunyamin, J., Chen, Z., Vogrin, S., D'Souza, W., Halliday, A., Bulluss, K., Seneviratne, U., Harb, C., Beech, P., Hudson, M., Hakeem, H., O'Brien, T. J., Kwan, P., Laing, J. & Neal, A. (Leading Author), Sept 2025, In: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 139, 10 p., 111430.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Rituximab Use for Relapse Prevention in Anti-NMDAR Antibody-Mediated Encephalitis: A Multicenter Cohort Study
Seery, N., Wesselingh, R., Beech, P., McLaughlin, L., Rushen, T., Halliday, A. J., Ter Horst, L., Griffith, S. P., Forcadela, M., Tan, T. H., Kazzi, C., Nesbitt, C., Broadley, J., Buzzard, K., Duncan, A., D'Souza, W. J., Tran, Y., Van Der Walt, A., Skinner, G. & Taylor, B. V. & 17 others, , 1 Jul 2025, In: Neurology: Neuroimmunology and NeuroInflammation. 12, 4, 13 p., e200395.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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