Dennis Velakoulis

Odor Identification Testing Can Assist in the Clinical Distinction Between Psychiatric Disorders and Neurological/Neurodegenerative Disorders.

Ioanna Pachi, Andrew H Evans, Samantha M Loi, Dhamidhu Eratne, Charles B Malpas, Mark Walterfang, Sarah Farrand, Wendy Kelso, Leonidas Stefanis, Dennis Velakoulis

Journal article  |  2021  |  Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The aim was to identify whether performance on olfactory identification can distinguish neurological/neurod..

Genetic testing in dementia-A medical genetics perspective.

Aamira J Huq, Adrienne Sexton, Paul Lacaze, Colin L Masters, Elsdon Storey, Dennis Velakoulis, Paul A James, Ingrid M Winship

Journal article  |  2021  |  International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

OBJECTIVE: When a genetic cause is suspected in a person with dementia, it creates unique diagnostic and management challenges to ..

Psychiatric symptoms are the strongest predictors of quality of life in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy or psychogenic nonepileptic seizures.

Benjamin Johnstone, Charles B Malpas, Dennis Velakoulis, Patrick Kwan, Terence J O'Brien

Journal article  |  2021  |  Epilepsy & Behavior

OBJECTIVE: This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the effect of psychiatric comorbidity and neurocognitive deficits on the ..

A description of the components of a specialist younger-onset dementia service: a potential model for a dementia-specific service for younger people.

Samantha M Loi, Mark Walterfang, Wendy Kelso, JoAnne Bevilacqua, Ramon Mocellin, Dennis Velakoulis

Journal article  |  2021  |  Australasian Psychiatry

OBJECTIVES: This narrative paper describes the influences behind the development of, and key components of a specialist younger-on..

Systematic Review: Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping (QSM) of Brain Iron Profile in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Parsa Ravanfar, Samantha M Loi, Warda T Syeda, Tamsyn E Van Rheenen, Ashley I Bush, Patricia Desmond, Vanessa L Cropley, Darius JR Lane, Carlos M Opazo, Bradford A Moffat, Dennis Velakoulis, Christos Pantelis

Journal article  |  2021  |  Frontiers in Neuroscience

Iron has been increasingly implicated in the pathology of neurodegenerative diseases. In the past decade, development of the new m..

Assessment of the DTI-ALPS Parameter Along the Perivascular Space in Older Adults at Risk of Dementia

Christopher E Steward, Vijay K Venkatraman, Elaine Lui, Charles B Malpas, Kathryn A Ellis, Elizabeth V Cyarto, Lucy Vivash, Terence J O'Brien, Dennis Velakoulis, David Ames, Colin L Masters, Nicola T Lautenschlager, Roland Bammer, Patricia M Desmond

Journal article  |  2021  |  Journal of Neuroimaging

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Recently, there has been growing interest in the glymphatic system (the functional waste clearance pathway..

Cognitive profiles in patients with epileptic and nonepileptic seizures evaluated using a brief cognitive assessment tool

Roxane Dilcher, Charles B Malpas, Mark Walterfang, Patrick Kwan, Terence J O'Brien, Dennis Velakoulis, Lucy Vivash

Journal article  |  2021  |  Epilepsy & Behavior

BACKGROUND: There is a need for the development of brief tools to screen for cognitive impairments in epilepsy patients in order t..

Adverse events related to antiepileptic drugs

Yew Li Dang, Emma Foster, Michael Lloyd, Genevieve Rayner, Maria Rychkova, Rashida Ali, Patrick W Carney, Dennis Velakoulis, Toby T Winton-Brown, Tomas Kalincik, Piero Perucca, Terence J O'Brien, Patrick Kwan, Charles B Malpas

Journal article  |  2021  |  Epilepsy & Behavior

OBJECTIVE: Adverse events (AEs) related to antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) may interfere with adequate dosing and patient adherence, le..

The effect of improved dietary control on cognitive and psychiatric functioning in adults with phenylketonuria: the ReDAPT study

Nicholas M Burgess, Wendy Kelso, Charles B Malpas, Toby Winton-Brown, Timothy Fazio, Julie Panetta, Gerard De Jong, Joanna Neath, Sonny Atherton, Dennis Velakoulis, Mark Walterfang

Journal article  |  2021  |  Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases

BACKGROUND: Phenylketonuria (PKU) is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder characterised by a deficiency in phenylalanine hydr..

The clinical utility of exome sequencing and extended bioinformatic analyses in adolescents and adults with a broad range of neurological phenotypes: an Australian perspective

Dhamidhu Eratne, Amy Schneider, Ella Lynch, Melissa Martyn, Dennis Velakoulis, Michael Fahey, Patrick Kwan, Richard Leventer, Haloom Rafehi, Belinda Chong, Zornitza Stark, Sebastian Lunke, Dean G Phelan, Melanie O'Keefe, Kirby Siemering, Kirsty West, Adrienne Sexton, Anna Jarmolowicz, Jessica A Taylor, Joshua Schultz, et al.

Journal article  |  2021  |  Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Currently there is no secured ongoing funding in Australia for next generation sequencing (NGS) such as exome sequencing (ES) for ..