Dr Emma Macdonald-Laurs
Dr Emma Macdonald-Laurs
Dr Emma Macdonald-Laurs is a paediatric epileptologist & neurologist working at The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) and Clinician-Scientist Fellow at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI).
Her clinical and research interests include surgically-remediable epilepsies and neonatal seizures. Emma recently submitted PhD at the University of Melbourne investigated the diagnosis and treatment of bottom-of-sulcus dysplasia, tiny brain lesions that cause a whole lot of trouble (drug-resistant epilepsy) in healthy children.
Emma is a Clinical Scientist Fellow generously funded by the Good Friday Appeal.
Her clinical and research interests include surgically-remediable epilepsies and neonatal seizures. Emma recently submitted PhD at the University of Melbourne investigated the diagnosis and treatment of bottom-of-sulcus dysplasia, tiny brain lesions that cause a whole lot of trouble (drug-resistant epilepsy) in healthy children.
Emma is a Clinical Scientist Fellow generously funded by the Good Friday Appeal.
Dr Emma Macdonald-Laurs is a paediatric epileptologist & neurologist working at The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) and Clinician-Scientist Fellow at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI).
Her clinical and research interests include...
Her clinical and research interests include...
Dr Emma Macdonald-Laurs is a paediatric epileptologist & neurologist working at The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) and Clinician-Scientist Fellow at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI).
Her clinical and research interests include surgically-remediable epilepsies and neonatal seizures. Emma recently submitted PhD at the University of Melbourne investigated the diagnosis and treatment of bottom-of-sulcus dysplasia, tiny brain lesions that cause a whole lot of trouble (drug-resistant epilepsy) in healthy children.
Emma is a Clinical Scientist Fellow generously funded by the Good Friday Appeal.
Her clinical and research interests include surgically-remediable epilepsies and neonatal seizures. Emma recently submitted PhD at the University of Melbourne investigated the diagnosis and treatment of bottom-of-sulcus dysplasia, tiny brain lesions that cause a whole lot of trouble (drug-resistant epilepsy) in healthy children.
Emma is a Clinical Scientist Fellow generously funded by the Good Friday Appeal.
Top Publications
- Macdonald-Laurs, E, Warren, AEL, Mito, R, Genc, S, Alexander, B, Barton, S, Yang, JY-M, Francis, P, Pardoe, HR, Jackson, G, et al. Automated detection of bottom-of-sulcus dysplasia on MRI-PET in patients with drug-resistant focal epilepsy. 2026 view publication
- Wadhwa, A, Macdonald-Laurs, E, Kampman, S, Stamm, M, Chua, MMJ, Kulsomphob, A, Schaper, F, Peters, J, Rolston, J, Warren, A. 1002 Locations of Focal Cortical Dysplasia in Humans Reflect the Evolution of Primate Cortical Morphology. Neurosurgery 71(Supplement_1) : 128 -129 2025 view publication
- Macdonald-Laurs, E, Leventer, RJ, ILAE Genetics Commission* and the ILAE Genetics Literacy Taskforce**. ILAE genetic literacy series: Focal cortical dysplasia.. Epileptic Disord 27(1) : 1 -8 2025 view publication
- Cooper, MS, Macdonald-Laurs, E, Antolovich, GC. Cerebral palsy: A neurodevelopmental disorder with motor disability.. Dev Med Child Neurol 66(10) : 1390 -1391 2024 view publication
- Macdonald-Laurs, E, Dzau, W, Warren, AEL, Coleman, M, Mignone, C, Stephenson, SEM, Howell, KB. Identification and treatment of surgically-remediable causes of infantile epileptic spasms syndrome.. Expert Rev Neurother 24(7) : 661 -680 2024 view publication
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