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Geoffrey Herkes

University of Sydney, Royal North Shore Hospital
Verified email at health.nsw.gov.au
Cited by 2711

Evidence for cannabis and cannabinoids for epilepsy: a systematic review of controlled and observational evidence

E Stockings, D Zagic, G Campbell, M Weier… - Journal of Neurology …, 2018 - jnnp.bmj.com
Review evidence for cannabinoids as adjunctive treatments for treatment-resistant epilepsy.
Systematic search of Medline, Embase and PsycINFO was conducted in October 2017 …

[HTML][HTML] Neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental diseases and the gut-brain axis: The potential of therapeutic targeting of the microbiome

B Bicknell, A Liebert, T Borody, G Herkes… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The human gut microbiome contains the largest number of bacteria in the body and has the
potential to greatly influence metabolism, not only locally but also systemically. There is an …

The neurologic manifestations of the acute porphyrias

NG Simon, GK Herkes - Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 2011 - Elsevier
The porphyrias are diseases characterised by accumulation of porphyrins and porphyrin
precursors owing to enzymatic deficiencies of the haem synthetic pathway. In the acute …

De novo mutations in ATP1A3 cause alternating hemiplegia of childhood

EL Heinzen, KJ Swoboda, Y Hitomi, F Gurrieri… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
Alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC) is a rare, severe neurodevelopmental syndrome
characterized by recurrent hemiplegic episodes and distinct neurological manifestations …

Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and early clinical outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke

S Yu, H Arima, C Bertmar, S Clarke, G Herkes… - Journal of the …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background The neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is closely linked to mortality in patients
with cardiovascular disease. We investigated whether NLR is associated with early clinical …

Patient recognition of and response to symptoms of TIA or stroke

J Barr, S McKinley, E O'Brien, G Herkes - Neuroepidemiology, 2006 - karger.com
Abstract Background and Purpose: Campaigns within Australia and internationally have
sought to increase awareness of the emergent nature of stroke. For these initiatives to be …

Brain histopathology in three cases of Susac's syndrome: implications for lesion pathogenesis and treatment

TA Hardy, B O'Brien, N Gerbis, MH Barnett… - Journal of Neurology …, 2015 - jnnp.bmj.com
Susac's syndrome (SS) is the triad of encephalopathy, branch retinal artery occlusions and
sensorineural hearing loss. While rare, it has become increasingly recognised since …

Risk‐adjusted hospital mortality rates for stroke: evidence from the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry (AuSCR)

DA Cadilhac, MF Kilkenny, CR Levi… - Medical Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: Hospital data used to assess regional variability in disease management and
outcomes, including mortality, lack information on disease severity. We describe variance …

[HTML][HTML] Protocol for randomized controlled trial to evaluate the safety and feasibility of a novel helmet to deliver transcranial light emitting diodes photobiomodulation …

C McGee, A Liebert, G Herkes, B Bicknell… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common, progressive, and
debilitating neurodegenerative disease associated with aging and the most common …

Examining health service utilization, hospital treatment cost, and mortality of individuals with epilepsy and status epilepticus in New South Wales, Australia 2012–2016

RJ Mitchell, G Herkes, A Nikpour, A Bleasel, P Shih… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2018 - Elsevier
This study examined the health service utilization and hospital treatment cost of individuals
with epilepsy by age group, mortality within 30 days, and surgical outcomes for individuals …