Dhamidhu Eratne

From CoNFLict to Confidence: Solving a Diagnostic Dilemma Using Neurofilament Light – A Case Report

PM Loveland, D Eratne, S Holper, N Yassi, R Watson

Journal article  |  2023  |  European Medical Journal

Distinguishing neurodegenerative from primary psychiatric conditions is often challenging for clinicians, particularly when assess..

Carer burden and behavioral disturbance is similar between younger-onset Alzheimer's disease and behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia

Matthew JY Kang, Sarah Farrand, Andrew Evans, Wei-Hsuan Chiu, Dhamidhu Eratne, Wendy Kelso, Mark Walterfang, Dennis Velakoulis, Samantha M Loi

Journal article  |  2023  |  INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS

OBJECTIVES: Carer burden is common in younger-onset dementia (YOD), often due to the difficulty of navigating services often desig..

Insomnia Symptoms and Biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease in the Community.

Jessica Nicolazzo, Marina Cavuoto, Ella Rowsthorn, Lachlan Cribb, Lisa Bransby, Madeline Gibson, Prudence Wall, Dennis Velakoulis, Dhamidhu Eratne, Rachel Buckley, Nawaf Yassi, Stephanie Yiallourou, Amy Brodtmann, Garun S Hamilton, Matthew T Naughton, Yen Ying Lim, Matthew P Pase

Journal article  |  2023  |  J Alzheimers Dis

BACKGROUND: Insomnia is one of the most common sleep disorders yet its relationship to the biology of Alzheimer's disease remains ..

Short sleep duration is associated with lower cerebrospinal fluid amyloid beta 42 levels in midlife: a preliminary report

Madeline Gibson, Jessica Nicolazzo, Marina Cavuoto, Ella Rowsthorn, Lachlan Cribb, Lisa Bransby, Rachel Buckley, Nawaf Yassi, Stephanie Yiallourou, Amy Brodtmann, Dennis Velakoulis, Dhamidhu Eratne, Garun S Hamilton, Matthew T Naughton, Yen Ying Lim, Matthew P Pase

Journal article  |  2022  |  SLEEP

Cerebrospinal fluid neurofilament light chain differentiates behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia progressors from ‘phenocopy’ non‐progressors

Michael H Keem, Dhamidhu Eratne, Courtney Lewis, Matthew Kang, Mark Walterfang, Samantha M Loi, Wendy Kelso, Claire Cadwallader, Samuel F Berkovic, Qiao‐Xin Li, Colin L Masters, Steven Collins, Alexander Santillo, Dennis Velakoulis

Journal article  |  2022  |  Alzheimer's & Dementia

Huntington's disease: Mortality and risk factors in an Australian cohort.

Emily Sun, Matthew Kang, Pierre Wibawa, Vivian Tsoukra, Zhibin Chen, Sarah Farrand, Dhamidhu Eratne, Wendy Kelso, Andrew Evans, Mark Walterfang, Dennis Velakoulis, Samantha M Loi

Journal article  |  2022  |  J Neurol Sci

INTRODUCTION: There has not been any examination of the risk factors associated with mortality in Huntington's Disease (HD) in an ..

Cerebrospinal fluid neurofilament light and cerebral atrophy in younger-onset dementia and primary psychiatric disorders

Nirbaanjot Walia, Dhamidhu Eratne, Samantha M Loi, Sarah Farrand, Qiao-Xin Li, Charles B Malpas, Shiji Varghese, Mark Walterfang, Andrew H Evans, Shaun Parker, Steven J Collins, Colin L Masters, Dennis Velakoulis

Journal article  |  2022  |  INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Neurodegeneration underpins the pathological processes of younger-onset dementia (YOD) and has been implicate..

Cerebrospinal fluid neurofilament light chain differentiates behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia progressors from non-progressors

Dhamidhu Eratne, Michael Keem, Courtney Lewis, Matthew Kang, Mark Walterfang, Sarah Farrand, Samantha Loi, Wendy Kelso, Claire Cadwallader, Samuel F Berkovic, Qiao-Xin Li, Colin L Masters, Steven Collins, Alexander Santillo, Dennis Velakoulis

Journal article  |  2022  |  JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES

BACKGROUND: Distinguishing behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) from non-neurodegenerative 'non-progressor' mimics ..

Clinical impact of whole-genome sequencing in patients with early-onset dementia

Aamira J Huq, Bryony Thompson, Mark F Bennett, Adam Bournazos, Shobhana Bommireddipalli, Alexandra Gorelik, Joshua Schultz, Adrienne Sexton, Rebecca Purvis, Kirsty West, Megan Cotter, Giulia Valente, Andrew Hughes, Moeen Riaz, Maie Walsh, Sarah Farrand, Samantha M Loi, Trevor Kilpatrick, Amy Brodtmann, David Darby, et al.

Journal article  |  2022  |  JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY

BACKGROUND: In the clinical setting, identification of the genetic cause in patients with early-onset dementia (EOD) is challengin..

How many Early Career Psychiatrists participate in research and what are the motivating factors?

Paul Frederick, Dhamidhu Eratne, Dennis Velakoulis, Samantha M Loi

Journal article  |  2022  |  AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY