Research

Neurology Program

• Canadian Pediatric Ischemic Stroke Registry. Bruce Bjornson
• Practical tools for neuromagnetic assessment of brain function. Bruce Bjornson
• International paediatric stroke study. Bruce Bjornson
• The Cognitive Effects of Anti-Epileptic Drugs (AEDs) in Children with Focal Epilepsy. Mary Connolly
• Outcome Evaluation of Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery-BCCH's 10 Year Experience. Mary Connolly
• N01009: A double-blind, randomized, multicenter, placebo-controlled in-patient, maximum 34 day study of levetiracetam oral solution (20-50mg/kg/day) as adjunctive treatment of refractory partial onset seizures in pediatric epileptic subjects ranging in ag. Mary Connolly
• N01148: A multi-center, open-label, long-term, follow-up study of the safety and efficacy of levetiracetam in children with partial onset seizures. Mary Connolly
• Randomized double-blind study of add-on flunarizine to improve the poor developmental outcome associated with infantile spasms. Kevin Farrell
• Health Related Quality of Life in Children With Epilepsy: The First Two Years After Diagnosis Through Parents' Eyes. Kevin Farrell
• A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placeo-controlled, parallel study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of brivaracetam used as adjunctive treatment for 12 weeks in adolescent and adult patients(>16 years)with genetically ascertained Unverrich-Lund. Kevin Farrell
• Patterns of Brain Injury in Term Neonatal Encephalopathy. Alan Hill
• HeadStartII:Dose intensive chemotherapy for children<10 years of age newly diagnosed with malignant brain tumors followed by autologous stem cell rescue. Juliette Hukin
• Ependymoma, longitudinal population based study evaluating the incidence of recurrence: Supported by, clinical, pathological and molecular factors that determine prognosis. Juliette Hukin
• Magnetic resonance imaging in the assessment of brain injury in newborns with congenital heart disease. Steven Miller
• Abnormal Brain Development In Premature Newborns: Risk Factors and Neurodevelopmental Outcome. Steven Miller
• The progression of brain injury in term newborns with encephalopathy. Steven Miller
• The Experience of Medical Decision-Making for Adolescents with a Progressive Neuromuscular Disease. Kathryn Selby
• A Retrospective Review of the Diagnostic Outcome of Skeletal Muscle Biopsy for Suspected Mitochondrial Disease at BCCH. Kathryn Selby

• The long-term health outcome of children with hydrocephalus: How are these children doing? Doug Cochrane
• Apolipoprotein E and Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: A Prospective Observational Study. Ash Singhal
• Identification of MRI characteristics that are predictive of surgical outcome in pediatric cervicomedullary and focal medullary brainstem gliomas. Paul Steinbok
• Cervical spine instability after cervical laminectomies for Chiari II decompression in infants. Paul Steinbok
• Epilepsy surgery in the first 3 years of life. Paul Steinbok
• Treatment of persistent urinary incontinence in children. Paul Steinbok
• Comparison of section of filum terminale and non- neurosurgical management for urinary incontinence in patients with normal conus position. Paul Steinbok
• A Registry for Comparing Catheter-Related Infection Rates Among Various Shunt Systems in the Treatment of Hydrocephalus. Paul Steinbok
• Safety of Intravenous Morphine for Pain Control After Craniotomies in the Pediatric Population. Paul Steinbok