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Conjoint Senior Lecturer

Dr John Lawson

Medicine & Health
School of Clinical Medicine

Dr John Lawson is a Conjoint Senior Lecturer with the School of Women’s & Children’s, UNSW Medicine.

Dr Lawson specialises in child neurology at Sydney Children’s Hospital.

Dr Lawson’s research focuses on enhancing the diagnosis and management of children with epilepsy and tuberous sclerosis.  Most recent publications have been concerned with imaging techniques in childhood epilepsy, the effect of epilepsy on quality of life and cognition, and targeted therapies in tuberous sclerosis complex.

Broad Research Areas:
Neurology, Paediatrics / Child Health

Qualifications:
BMed, Diploma of Paediatrics, FRACP, PhD

Society Memberships & Professional Activities:

  • Fellow of Royal Australasian College of Physicians
  • Member of the Australian Association of Neurologists
  • Epilepsy Society of Australia
  • ANZ Child Neurology Study Group
  • Medical advisor to the Australian Tuberous Sclerosis Society

Specific Research Keywords:
Epidemiology, Epilepsy, Quality of Life Measurement, Tuberous Sclerosis, Child Health, Neuroimaging
Phone
9382 1658
E-mail
john.lawson@health.nsw.gov.au
  • Journal articles | 2023
    2023, 'Exome sequencing for patients with developmental and epileptic encephalopathies in clinical practice', Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 65, pp. 50 - 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.15308
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Accelerated long-term forgetting in children with temporal lobe epilepsy: A timescale investigation of material specificity and executive skills', Epilepsy and Behavior, 129, pp. 108623, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2022.108623
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Efficacy and safety of cannabidivarin treatment of epilepsy in girls with Rett syndrome: A phase 1 clinical trial', Epilepsia, 63, pp. 1736 - 1747, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/epi.17247
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Expert advice for prescribing cannabis medicines for patients with epilepsy—drawn from the Australian clinical experience', British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 88, pp. 3101 - 3113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bcp.15262
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Methotrexate-related central neurotoxicity: clinical characteristics, risk factors and genome-wide association study in children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia', Haematologica, 107, pp. 635 - 643, http://dx.doi.org/10.3324/haematol.2020.268565
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'The need for improved management of status epilepticus in children in Australia: Time from seizure onset to treatment is consistently delayed', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 58, pp. 261 - 266, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.15697
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Add-on Cannabidiol Treatment for Drug-Resistant Seizures in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: A Placebo-Controlled Randomized Clinical Trial', JAMA Neurology, 78, pp. 285 - 292, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2020.4607
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Adjunctive everolimus therapy for tuberous sclerosis complex-associated refractory seizures: Results from the postextension phase of EXIST-3', Epilepsia, 62, pp. 3029 - 3041, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/epi.17099
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Clustered mutations in the GRIK2 kainate receptor subunit gene underlie diverse neurodevelopmental disorders', American Journal of Human Genetics, 108, pp. 1692 - 1709, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2021.07.007
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Congenital subpendymal giant cell astrocytoma in children with tuberous sclerosis complex: growth patterns and neurological outcome', Pediatric Research, 89, pp. 1447 - 1451, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41390-020-1002-7
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Diagnostic Yield of Whole Genome Sequencing After Nondiagnostic Exome Sequencing or Gene Panel in Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies', Neurology, 96, pp. E1770 - E1782, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000011655
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Erratum: Clustered mutations in the GRIK2 kainate receptor subunit gene underlie diverse neurodevelopmental disorders (The American Journal of Human Genetics (2021) 108(9) (1692–1709), (S0002929721002755), (10.1016/j.ajhg.2021.07.007))', American Journal of Human Genetics, 108, pp. 2206, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2021.09.018
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Historical Patterns of Diagnosis, Treatments, and Outcome of Epilepsy Associated With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: Results From TOSCA Registry', Frontiers in Neurology, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2021.697467
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Rare manifestations and malignancies in tuberous sclerosis complex: findings from the TuberOus SClerosis registry to increAse disease awareness (TOSCA)', Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 16, pp. 301, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13023-021-01917-y
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'TuberOus SClerosis registry to increAse disease awareness (TOSCA) Post-Authorisation Safety Study of Everolimus in Patients With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex', Frontiers in Neurology, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2021.630378
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Accelerated long-term forgetting in children with genetic generalized epilepsy: The temporal trajectory and contribution of executive skills', Epilepsy and Behavior, 113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107471
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Burden of Illness and Quality of Life in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: Findings From the TOSCA Study', Frontiers in Neurology, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2020.00904
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Natural clusters of tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC)-associated neuropsychiatric disorders (TAND): New findings from the TOSCA TAND research project', Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s11689-020-09327-0
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Renal Manifestations of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: Key Findings From the Final Analysis of the TOSCA Study Focussing Mainly on Renal Angiomyolipomas', Frontiers in Neurology, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2020.00972
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Successful epilepsy surgery for tuberous sclerosis complex evaluated by stereoelectroencephalography', Epileptic Disorders, 22, pp. 633 - 641, http://dx.doi.org/10.1684/epd.2020.1211
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Tuberous Sclerosis Complex-Associated Neuropsychiatric Disorders (TAND): New Findings on Age, Sex, and Genotype in Relation to Intellectual Phenotype', Frontiers in Neurology, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2020.00603
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Clinical characteristics of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma in tuberous sclerosis complex', Frontiers in Neurology, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2019.00705
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Epilepsy in tuberous sclerosis complex: Findings from the TOSCA Study', Epilepsia Open, 4, pp. 73 - 84, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/epi4.12286
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Facial emotion perception and social competence in children (8 to 16 years old) with genetic generalized epilepsy and temporal lobe epilepsy', Epilepsy and Behavior, 100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.04.054
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Management of status epilepticus in children prior to medical retrieval: Deviations from the guidelines', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 55, pp. 1458 - 1462, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.14448
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Newly diagnosed and growing subependymal giant cell astrocytoma in adults with tuberous sclerosis complex: Results from the International TOSCA Study', Frontiers in Neurology, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2019.00821
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Renal angiomyolipoma in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex: Findings from the TuberOus SClerosis registry to increase disease Awareness', Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 34, pp. 502 - 508, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfy063
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'The TOSCA Registry for Tuberous Sclerosis—Lessons Learnt for Future Registry Development in Rare and Complex Diseases', Frontiers in Neurology, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2019.01182
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Theory of mind and social competence in children and adolescents with temporal lobe epilepsy', Neuropsychology, 33, pp. 986 - 995, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/neu0000543
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Treatment patterns and use of resources in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex: Insights from the TOSCA registry', Frontiers in Neurology, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2019.01144
    Journal articles | 2018
    Chen KA; Farrar M; Cardamone M; Gill D; Smith R; Cowell CT; Truong L; Lawson JA, 2018, 'Cannabidiol for treating drug-resistant epilepsy in children: The New South Wales experience', Medical Journal of Australia, 209, pp. 217 - 221, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja18.00023
    Journal articles | 2018
    Curatolo P; Franz DN; Lawson JA; Yapici Z; Ikeda H; Polster T; Nabbout R; de Vries PJ; Dlugos DJ; Fan J; Ridolfi A; Pelov D; Voi M; French JA, 2018, 'Adjunctive everolimus for children and adolescents with treatment-refractory seizures associated with tuberous sclerosis complex: post-hoc analysis of the phase 3 EXIST-3 trial', The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, 2, pp. 495 - 504, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(18)30099-3
    Journal articles | 2018
    Franz DN; Lawson JA; Yapici Z; Brandt C; Kohrman MH; Wong M; Milh M; Wiemer-Kruel A; Voi M; Coello N; Cheung W; Grosch K; French JA, 2018, 'Everolimus dosing recommendations for tuberous sclerosis complex–associated refractory seizures', Epilepsia, 59, pp. 1188 - 1197, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/epi.14085
    Journal articles | 2018
    Krueger DA; Capal JK; Curatolo P; Devinsky O; Ess K; Tzadok M; Koenig MK; Narayanan V; Ramos F; Jozwiak S; de Vries P; Jansen AC; Wong M; Mowat D; Lawson J; Bruns S; Franz DN, 2018, 'Short-term safety of mTOR inhibitors in infants and very young children with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC): Multicentre clinical experience', European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, 22, pp. 1066 - 1073, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpn.2018.06.007
    Journal articles | 2018
    Lawson JA; Scheffer IE, 2018, 'Therapeutic use of medicinal cannabis in difficult to manage epilepsy', British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 84, pp. 2488 - 2490, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bcp.13711
    Journal articles | 2018
    Palmer EE; Schofield D; Shrestha R; Kandula T; Macintosh R; Lawson JA; Andrews I; Sampaio H; Johnson AM; Farrar MA; Cardamone M; Mowat D; Elakis G; Lo W; Zhu Y; Ying K; Morris P; Tao J; Dias KR; Buckley M; Dinger ME; Cowley MJ; Roscioli T; Kirk EP; Bye A; Sachdev RK, 2018, 'Integrating exome sequencing into a diagnostic pathway for epileptic encephalopathy: Evidence of clinical utility and cost effectiveness', Molecular Genetics and Genomic Medicine, 6, pp. 186 - 199, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mgg3.355
    Journal articles | 2018
    Stewart E; Catroppa C; Gill D; Webster R; Lawson J; Mandalis A; Sabaz M; Barton B; Lah S, 2018, 'Theory of Mind and social competence in children and adolescents with genetic generalised epilepsy (GGE): Relationships to epilepsy severity and anti-epileptic drugs', Seizure, 60, pp. 96 - 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seizure.2018.06.015
    Journal articles | 2018
    Uppal P; Cardamone M; Lawson JA, 2018, 'Outcomes of deviation from treatment guidelines in status epilepticus: A systematic review', Seizure, 58, pp. 147 - 153, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seizure.2018.04.005
    Journal articles | 2018
    de Vries PJ; Franz DN; Curatolo P; Nabbout R; Neary M; Herbst F; Sully K; Brohan E; Bennett B; Lawson JA, 2018, 'Measuring health-related quality of life in Tuberous sclerosis complex - psychometric evaluation of three instruments in individuals with refractory epilepsy', Frontiers in Pharmacology, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2018.00964
    Journal articles | 2018
    2018, 'Cannabis for paediatric epilepsy: challenges and conundrums', The Medical journal of Australia, 208, pp. 138 - 142, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja17.00699
    Journal articles | 2018
    2018, 'Everolimus for treatment-refractory seizures in TSC: Extension of a randomized controlled trial', Neurology: Clinical Practice, 8, pp. 412 - 420, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/CPJ.0000000000000514
    Journal articles | 2018
    2018, 'TSC-associated neuropsychiatric disorders (TAND): findings from the TOSCA natural history study', Orphanet journal of rare diseases, 13, pp. 157, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13023-018-0901-8
    Journal articles | 2017
    Chung CW T; Lawson JA; Sarkozy V; Riney K; Wargon O; Shand AW; Cooper S; King H; Kennedy SE; Mowat D, 2017, 'Early Detection of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: An Opportunity for Improved Neurodevelopmental Outcome', Pediatric Neurology, 76, pp. 20 - 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2017.05.014
    Journal articles | 2017
    Kingswood JC; D'Augères GB; Belousova E; Ferreira JC; Carter T; Castellana R; Cottin V; Curatolo P; Dahlin M; De Vries PJ; Feucht M; Fladrowski C; Gislimberti G; Hertzberg C; Jozwiak S; Lawson JA; Macaya A; Nabbout R; O'Callaghan F; Benedik MP; Qin J; Marques R; Sander V; Sauter M; Takahashi Y; Touraine R; Youroukos S; Zonnenberg B; Jansen AC, 2017, 'TuberOus SClerosis registry to increase disease Awareness (TOSCA) - Baseline data on 2093 patients', Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13023-016-0553-5
    Journal articles | 2017
    Platzer K; Yuan H; Schütz H; Winschel A; Chen W; Hu C; Kusumoto H; Heyne HO; Helbig KL; Tang S; Willing MC; Tinkle BT; Adams DJ; Depienne C; Keren B; Mignot C; Frengen E; Strømme P; Biskup S; Döcker D; Strom TM; Mefford HC; Myers CT; Muir AM; LaCroix A; Sadleir L; Scheffer IE; Brilstra E; van Haelst MM; van der Smagt JJ; Bok LA; Møller RS; Jensen UB; Millichap JJ; Berg AT; Goldberg EM; De Bie I; Fox S; Major P; Jones JR; Zackai EH; Abou Jamra R; Rolfs A; Leventer RJ; Lawson JA; Roscioli T; Jansen FE; Ranza E; Korff CM; Lehesjoki AE; Courage C; Linnankivi T; Smith DR; Stanley C; Mintz M; McKnight D; Decker A; Tan WH; Tarnopolsky MA; Brady LI; Wolff M; Dondit L; Pedro HF; Parisotto SE; Jones KL; Patel AD; Franz DN; Vanzo R; Marco E; Ranells JD; Di Donato N; Dobyns WB; Laube B; Traynelis SF; Lemke JR, 2017, 'GRIN2B encephalopathy: Novel findings on phenotype, variant clustering, functional consequences and treatment aspects', Journal of Medical Genetics, 54, pp. 460 - 470, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jmedgenet-2016-104509
    Journal articles | 2017
    Von Spiczak S; Helbig KL; Shinde DN; Huether R; Pendziwiat M; Lourenço C; Nunes ME; Sarco DP; Kaplan RA; Dlugos DJ; Kirsch H; Slavotinek A; Cilio MR; Cervenka MC; Cohen JS; McClellan R; Fatemi A; Yuen A; Sagawa Y; Littlejohn R; McLean SD; Hernandez-Hernandez L; Maher B; Møller RS; Palmer E; Lawson JA; Campbell CA; Joshi CN; Kolbe DL; Hollingsworth G; Neubauer BA; Muhle H; Stephani U; Scheffer IE; Pena SD J; Sisodiya SM; Helbig I, 2017, 'DNM1 encephalopathy', Neurology, 89, pp. 385 - 394, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000004152
    Journal articles | 2017
    Williams RE; Adams HR; Blohm M; Cohen-Pfeffer JL; de los Reyes E; Denecke J; Drago K; Fairhurst C; Frazier M; Guelbert N; Kiss S; Kofler A; Lawson JA; Lehwald L; Leung MA; Mikhaylova S; Mink JW; Nickel M; Shediac R; Sims K; Specchio N; Topcu M; von Löbbecke I; West A; Zernikow B; Schulz A, 2017, 'Management Strategies for CLN2 Disease', Pediatric Neurology, 69, pp. 102 - 112, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2017.01.034
    Journal articles | 2017
    Xu Y; Hackett ML; Glozier N; Nikpour A; Bleasel A; Somerville E; Lawson J; Jan S; Hyde L; Todd L; Martiniuk A; Ireland C; Anderson CS, 2017, 'Frequency and predictors of psychological distress after a diagnosis of epilepsy: A community-based study', Epilepsy and Behavior, 75, pp. 190 - 195, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2017.07.044
    Journal articles | 2017
    2017, 'Outcomes in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex-associated treatment-refractory seizures, transitioning from placebo in core phase to everolimus during extension phase of the EXIST-3 trial', Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 381, pp. 87 - 87, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.293
    Journal articles | 2017
    2017, 'The natural history of subependymal giant cell astrocytomas in tuberous sclerosis complex: a review.', Reviews in the Neurosciences, 29, pp. 295 - 301, http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/revneuro-2017-0027
    Journal articles | 2016
    Chang FC F; Westenberger A; Dale RC; Smith M; Pall HS; Perez-Dueñas B; Grattan-Smith P; Ouvrier RA; Mahant N; Hanna BC; Hunter M; Lawson JA; Max C; Sachdev R; Meyer E; Crimmins D; Pryor D; Morris JG L; Münchau A; Grozeva D; Carss KJ; Raymond L; Kurian MA; Klein C; Fung VS C, 2016, 'Phenotypic insights into ADCY5-associated disease', Movement Disorders, 31, pp. 1033 - 1040, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mds.26598
    Journal articles | 2016
    French JA; Lawson JA; Yapici Z; Ikeda H; Polster T; Nabbout R; Curatolo P; de Vries PJ; Dlugos DJ; Berkowitz N; Voi M; Peyrard S; Pelov D; Franz DN, 2016, 'Adjunctive everolimus therapy for treatment-resistant focal-onset seizures associated with tuberous sclerosis (EXIST-3): a phase 3, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study', The Lancet, 388, pp. 2153 - 2163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31419-2
    Journal articles | 2016
    Johnson AM; Sugo E; Barreto D; Hiew CC; Lawson JA; Connolly AM; Somerville E; Hasic E; Bye AM; Cunningham AM, 2016, 'The Severity of Gliosis in Hippocampal Sclerosis Correlates with Pre-Operative Seizure Burden and Outcome After Temporal Lobectomy', Molecular Neurobiology, 53, pp. 5446 - 5456, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12035-015-9465-y
    Journal articles | 2016
    Tantsis EM; Gill D; Griffiths L; Gupta S; Lawson J; Maksemous N; Ouvrier R; Riant F; Smith R; Troedson C; Webster R; Menezes MP, 2016, 'Eye movement disorders are an early manifestation of CACNA1A mutations in children', Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 58, pp. 639 - 644, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.13033
    Journal articles | 2016
    2016, 'Expert opinion on the management of CLN2 disease', Molecular Genetics and Metabolism, 117, pp. S103 - S104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ymgme.2015.12.432
    Journal articles | 2016
    2016, 'Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Associated with Vascular Anomalies or Overgrowth', Pediatric Dermatology, 33, pp. 536 - 542, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pde.12946
    Journal articles | 2015
    Bowes E; Levy F; Lawson J; Mandalis A; Mohan A; Weickert CS, 2015, 'Anti-N-methyl-D-Aspartate encephalitis - a case study of symptomatic progression', Australasian Psychiatry, 23, pp. 422 - 425, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856215588229
    Journal articles | 2015
    Wibisono C; Rowe N; Beavis E; Kepreotes H; Mackie FE; Lawson JA; Cardamone M, 2015, 'Ten-year single-center experience of the ketogenic diet: Factors influencing efficacy, tolerability, and compliance', Journal of Pediatrics, 166, pp. 1030 - 1036.e1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.12.018
    Journal articles | 2015
    2015, 'Exploring carer perceptions of training in out-of-hospital use of buccal midazolam for emergency management of seizures (2008-2012)', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 51, pp. 704 - 707, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.12811
    Journal articles | 2014
    Johnson AM; Sugo E; Barreto D; Cunningham AM; Hiew CC; Lawson JA; Somerville ER; Connolly AM; Bye AM E, 2014, 'Clinicopathological associations in temporal lobe epilepsy patients utilising the current ILAE focal cortical dysplasia classification', Epilepsy Research, 108, pp. 1345 - 1351, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2014.06.013
    Journal articles | 2014
    Johnson AM; Sugo E; Barreto D; Cunningham AM; Hiew CC; Lawson JA; Somerville ER; Connolly AM; Bye AM E, 2014, 'Response to "About Focal Cortical Dysplasia (FCD) type IIIa"', Epilepsy Research, 108, pp. 1958 - 1959, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2014.09.027
    Journal articles | 2014
    2014, 'Mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors for intractable epilepsy and subependymal giant cell astrocytomas in tuberous sclerosis complex', Journal of Pediatrics, 164, pp. 1195 - 1200, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.12.053
    Journal articles | 2014
    2014, 'Managing tuberous sclerosis in the Asia-Pacific region: Refining practice and the role of targeted therapy', Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 21, pp. 1180 - 1187, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2013.06.029
    Journal articles | 2013
    Johnson AM; Dale RC; Wienholt L; Hadjivassiliou M; Aeschlimann D; Lawson JA, 2013, 'Coeliac disease, epilepsy, and cerebral calcifications: Association with TG6 autoantibodies', Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 55, pp. 90 - 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8749.2012.04369.x
    Journal articles | 2012
    2012, 'A genetic diagnostic approach to infantile epileptic encephalopathies', Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 19, pp. 934 - 941, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2012.01.017
    Journal articles | 2012
    2012, 'Changes in Anticonvulsant Prescribing for Australian Children: Implications for Quality use of medicines', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health (Vol. 48, Suppl. 2, 2012, 1–13), 48, pp. 490 - 495, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2011.02223.x
    Journal articles | 2011
    2011, 'An Australian tuberous sclerosis cohort: Are surveillance guidelines being met?', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 47, pp. 711 - 716, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2011.02038.x
    Journal articles | 2010
    2010, 'Personalised epilepsy education intervention for adolescents and impact on knowledge acquisition and psychosocial function', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health (Vol. 48, Suppl. 2, 2012, 1–13), 47, pp. 271 - 275, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01952.x
    Journal articles | 2009
    2009, 'Resolution of hydrocephalus-associated sensorineural hearing loss after insertion of ventriculoperitoneal shunt: Case report', Journal of Neurosurgery-Pediatrics, 4, pp. 394 - 396, http://dx.doi.org/10.3171/2009.4.PEDS09103
    Journal articles | 2009
    2009, 'Teaching paediatric epilepsy to medical students: A randomised crossover trial', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health (Vol. 48, Suppl. 2, 2012, 1–13), 45, pp. 727 - 730, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2009.01602.x
    Journal articles | 2009
    2009, 'Voxel-based morphometry in the detection of dysplasia and neoplasia in childhood epilepsy: Limitations of grey matter analysis', Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 16, pp. 780 - 785, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2008.08.025
    Journal articles | 2008
    2008, 'A teenager with mononeuritis multiplex: A case report and review of the literature', Clinical Neurophysiology, 119, pp. e22 - e23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2007.10.046
    Journal articles | 2008
    2008, 'Teaching doctors how to diagnose paroxysmal events: a comparison of two educational methods', Medical Education, 42, pp. 909 - 914, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2923.2008.03146.x
    Journal articles | 2007
    2007, 'Memory and phonological awareness in children with Benign Rolandic Epilepsy compared to a matched control group', Epilepsy Research, 75, pp. 57 - 62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2007.04.004
    Journal articles | 2007
    2007, 'Voxel-based morphometry in the detection of dysplasia and neoplasia in childhood epilepsy: Combined grey/white matter analysis augments detection', Epilepsy Research, 77, pp. 93 - 101, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2007.09.004
    Journal articles | 2006
    2006, 'Longitudinal assessment of neuropsychologic and language function in children with benign Rolandic epilepsy', Journal of Child Neurology, 21, pp. 518 - 522, http://dx.doi.org/10.2310/7010.2006.00138
    Journal articles | 2006
    2006, 'Quality of life of children with benign rolandic epilepsy', Pediatric Neurology, 35, pp. 240 - 245, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2006.03.012
    Journal articles | 2006
    2006, 'The impact of epilepsy surgery on quality of life in children', Neurology, 66, pp. 557 - 561, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000197788.38783.09
    Journal articles | 2005
    2005, 'Distinct Clinicopathological subtypes of cortical dysplasia of Taylor', Neurology, 64, pp. 55 - 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/01.WNL.0000148647.55705.A3
    Journal articles | 2005
    2005, 'Neuropsychological and language profile in benign rolandic epilepsy over time', Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 238, pp. S83 - S83, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000235088000317&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a
    Journal articles | 2005
    2005, 'Quality of life in childhood epilepsy: Validating the QOLCE', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health (Vol. 48, Suppl. 2, 2012, 1–13), 41, pp. 157 - 158, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2005.570_2.x
    Journal articles | 2005
    2005, 'Spike morphology, location, and frequency in benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes', Journal of Child Neurology, 20, pp. 188 - 194, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08830738050200030401
    Journal articles | 2005
    2005, 'The impact of epilepsy surgery on quality of life in children: A prospective study', Epilepsia, 46, pp. 249 - 250, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000232540101117&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a
    Journal articles | 2005
    2005, 'The neuropsychological and language profile of children with benign rolandic epilepsy', Epilepsia, 46, pp. 924 - 930, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1528-1167.2005.62304.x
    Journal articles | 2005
    2005, 'Voxel based morphometry detects subtle dysplasia and neoplasia in childhood epilepsy', Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 238, pp. S259 - S260, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000235088002249&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a
    Journal articles | 2004
    MacLennan SC; Fahey MC; Lawson JA, 2004, 'Pharyngeal-cervical-brachial variant Guillain-Barré syndrome in a child', Journal of Child Neurology, 19, pp. 626 - 627, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/088307380401900812
    Journal articles | 2004
    2004, 'Application of statistical parametric mapping to SPET in the assessment of intractable childhood epilepsy', European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, 31, pp. 369 - 377, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00259-003-1366-z
    Journal articles | 2004
    2004, 'Identification of focal cortical dysplasia and neoplasms in the MRI ofchildren with epilepsy rising voxel based morphometry', Epilepsia, 45, pp. 83 - 83, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000222019500282&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a
    Journal articles | 2004
    2004, 'Memory function in childhood epilepsy syndromes', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health (Vol. 48, Suppl. 2, 2012, 1–13), 40, pp. 20 - 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2004.00284.x
    Journal articles | 2004
    2004, 'Speech and language deterioration in benign rolandic', Journal of Child Neurology, 19, pp. 53 - 58, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08830738040190010706
    Journal articles | 2003
    Sabaz M; Lawson JA; Cairns DR; Duchowny MS; Resnick TJ; Dean PM; Bye AM, 2003, 'Validation of the Qulaity of Life in Childhood Epilepsy Questionnaire im American epilepsy patients', Epilepsy and Behavior
    Journal articles | 2003
    2003, 'Intelligence in childhood epilepsy syndromes', Epilepsy Research, 53, pp. 139 - 150, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0920-1211(02)00261-9
    Journal articles | 2003
    2003, 'The health-related quality of life of childhood epilepsy syndromes', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health (Vol. 48, Suppl. 2, 2012, 1–13), 39, pp. 690 - 696, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1754.2003.00270.x
    Journal articles | 2003
    2003, 'Validation of the quality of life in childhood epilepsy questionnairein American epilepsy patients', Epilepsy and Behavior, 4, pp. 680 - 691, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2003.08.012
    Journal articles | 2002
    2002, 'Clinical, EEG, and quantitative MRI differences in pediatric frontal and temporal lobe epilepsy', Construction Management and Economics, 58, pp. 723 - 729, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/WNL.58.5.723
    Journal articles | 2001
    2001, 'The Health Related Quality of Life of Children of Children with Refractory Epilepsy : A Comparison of those with & without Intellectual Disability', Epilepsia, 42, pp. 621 - 628, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1528-1157.2001.25200.x
    Journal articles | 2000
    2000, 'Cerebral and cerebellar volume reduction in children with intractable epilepsy', Epilepsia, 41, pp. 1456 - 1462, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1528-1157.2000.tb00122.x
    Journal articles | 2000
    2000, 'Evaluation of SPECT in the assessment and treatment of intractable childhood epilepsy', Neurology, 55, pp. 1391 - 1393, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/WNL.55.9.1391
    Journal articles | 2000
    2000, 'Predictors of hippocampal, cerebral, and cerebellar volume reduction in childhood epilepsy', Epilepsia, 41, pp. 1540 - 1545, http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1008939132685
    Journal articles | 2000
    2000, 'Validation of a new quality of life measure for children with epilepsy', Epilepsia, 41, pp. 765 - 774, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1528-1157.2000.tb00240.x
    Journal articles | 1998
    1998, 'Ilae-defined Epilepsy syndromes in children: correlation with quantitative MRI', Epilepsia, 39, pp. 1345 - 1349, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1528-1157.1998.tb01335.x
    Journal articles | 1997
    Bye AM; Cook M; Moore KJ; Bleasel AF; Nayanar V, 1997, 'QUANTITATIVE MRI STUDIES IN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY', INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE AGAINST EPILEPSY, pp. 1289 - 1293
    Journal articles | 1997
    Lawson JA; Cook MJ; Bleasel AF; Nayanar V; Morris KF; Bye AM E, 1997, 'Quantitative MRI in outpatient childhood epilepsy', Epilepsia, 38, pp. 1289 - 1293, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1528-1157.1997.tb00066.x
  • Preprints | 2021
    2021, EPILEPSY INTERIM EXPERT ADVICE FOR PRESCRIBING CANNABIS MEDICINES, , http://dx.doi.org/10.22541/au.163254707.72233941/v1
    Conference Papers | 2019
    2019, 'Axonal excitability properties in dravet’s syndrome reflect effect of loss of sodium channels', Sydney, presented at Australia and New Zealand Association of Neurologists, Sydney
    Conference Papers | 2016
    Chang FC F; Westenberger A; Dale RC; Smith M; Pall HS; Perez-Duenas B; Grattan-Smith P; Ouvrier RA; Mahant N; Hanna BC; Hunter M; Lawson JA; Max C; Sachdev R; Meyer E; Crimmins D; Pryor D; Morris JG L; Munchau A; Grozeva D; Carss KJ; Raymond L; Kurian MA; Klein C; Fung VS C, 2016, 'Phenotypic insights into ADCY5-associated disease', in MOVEMENT DISORDERS, WILEY-BLACKWELL, GERMANY, Berlin, pp. S351 - S351, presented at 20th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, GERMANY, Berlin, 19 June 2016 - 23 June 2016, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000382559801484&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Posters | 2013
    Johnson AM; Sugo E; Barreto D; Hiew C; Lawson J; Connolly A; Somerville E; Hasic E; Cunningham AM; Bye AM E, 2013, 'Does the severity of gliosis in hippocampal sclerosis correlate with epilepsy burden and predict outcome after temporal lobectomy?', Sydney, Australia, presented at Epilepsy Society of Australia, Sydney, Australia, 01 November 2013 - 04 November 2013
    Conference Abstracts | 2012
    Johnson AM; Boyle R; Connolly A; Lloyd O; Lawson J; Bye AM E, 2012, 'Change in cognitive functioning after paediatric temporal lobectomy', in Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, Wiley, Brisbane, Australia, presented at International Child Neurology Congress, Brisbane, Australia
    Conference Abstracts | 2012
    Johnson AM; Hiew C; Lawson J, 2012, 'Frontal convexity lipoma with associated polymicrogyria - imaging and EEG features', in Abstracts of the 12th International Child Neurology Congress and the 11th Asian and Oceanian Congress of Child Neurology, Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, Brisbane, Australia, Vol. 54, pp. 93 - 93, presented at 12th International Child Neurology Congress and the 11th Asian and Oceanian Congress of Child Neurolog, Brisbane, Australia, 27 May 2012 - 01 June 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8749.2012.04283.x
    Conference Abstracts | 2011
    Johnson AM; Connolly A; Lawson J; Malone S; Boyle R, 2011, 'Predictors and outcomes following surgery in childhood temporal lobe epilepsy', in Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, Wiley, Darwin, Australia, presented at Paediatrics and Child health annual meeting, Darwin, Australia