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Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis

Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis

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Psychology

D-Index
51
Citations
8130
World Ranking
5296
National Ranking
306

Overview

Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis is affiliated with Monash University in Australia and has a significant body of research focusing on neurodegenerative diseases, neuroimaging, and neurological disorders. Their work integrates multiple disciplines within neuroscience and medicine, emphasizing cellular and molecular neuroscience as well as neurology.

The primary fields of study for Georgiou-Karistianis include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Medicine

Within these fields, key subfields covered are:

  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Neurology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

The main topics of research addressed in their publications involve:

  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications

Recent papers by Georgiou-Karistianis and collaborators include:

  • Brain Structure and Degeneration Staging in Friedreich Ataxia: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Volumetrics from the ENIGMA-Ataxia Working Group, 2021, Annals of Neurology
  • Volumetric MRI-Based Biomarkers in Huntington's Disease: An Evidentiary Review, 2021, Frontiers in Neurology
  • Multiple mechanisms underpin cerebral and cerebellar white matter deficits in Friedreich ataxia: The IMAGE-FRDA study, 2020, Human Brain Mapping
  • Robust Markers and Sample Sizes for Multicenter Trials of Huntington Disease, 2020, Annals of Neurology
  • The effects of multidisciplinary rehabilitation on neuroimaging, biological, cognitive and motor outcomes in individuals with premanifest Huntington's disease, 2020, Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Georgiou-Karistianis frequently publishes in several scientific venues, which include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Movement Disorders
  • Annals of Neurology
  • Journal of Neurology
  • Frontiers in Neurology

Their research collaborations include repeated partnerships with several co-authors such as:

  • Louise A. Corben
  • Martin B. Delatycki
  • Ian H. Harding
  • Govinda Poudel
  • Gary F. Egan

Best Publications

  • Gait freezing in Parkinson's disease and the stride length sequence effect interaction

    Rachel Chee;Anna T Murphy;Mary Danoudis;Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis

  • Meta-analytic evidence for decreased heart rate variability in chronic pain implicating parasympathetic nervous system dysregulation.

    Lincoln Tracy;Liane Ioannou;Katharine Susanne Baker;Stephen J Gibson

  • Central mechanisms in phantom limb perception: the past, present and future.

    Melita Joy Giummarra;Stephen J Gibson;Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis;John Lockyer Bradshaw

  • Mechanisms underlying embodiment, disembodiment and loss of embodiment.

    Melita Joy Giummarra;Stephen J Gibson;Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis;John Lockyer Bradshaw

  • Magnetic resonance imaging as an approach towards identifying neuropathological biomarkers for Huntington's disease.

    India Kate Bohanna;Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis;Anthony J Hannan;Gary Francis Egan

  • Negative symptoms: A review of schizophrenia, melancholic depression and Parkinson's disease.

    Caroline Winograd-Gurvich;Paul Bernard Fitzgerald;Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis;John Lockyer Bradshaw

  • Investigating the cortical origins of motor overflow

    Kate Elizabeth Hoy;Paul Bernard Fitzgerald;John L Bradshaw;Christine A Armatas

  • Shared pain: from empathy to synaesthesia.

    Bernadette Fitzgibbon;Melita Joy Giummarra;Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis;Peter Gregory Enticott

  • The effects of age and attention on motor overflow production--A review.

    Patricia K Addamo;Maree Farrow;Kate Elizabeth Hoy;Kate Elizabeth Hoy;John Lockyer Bradshaw

  • Oxytocin and the modulation of pain experience: Implications for chronic pain management.

    Lincoln M. Tracy;Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis;Stephen J. Gibson;Melita J. Giummarra

  • Functional connectivity of the prefrontal cortex in Huntington’s disease

    Dhananjay Raghavan Thiruvady;Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis;Gary Francis Egan;Siddheswar Ray

  • Structural MRI in Huntington's disease and recommendations for its potential use in clinical trials.

    Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis;Rachael I Scahill;Sarah J Tabrizi;Ferdinando Squitieri

  • Prefrontal activity in Huntington's disease reflects cognitive and neuropsychiatric disturbances: the IMAGE-HD study.

    Marcus Gray;Gary Francis Egan;Ayaka Ando;Ayaka Ando;Andrew J Churchyard

  • Longitudinal change in white matter microstructure in Huntington's disease: The IMAGE-HD study

    Govinda Poudel;Govinda Poudel;Julie C Stout;Juan F Dominguez;Andrew J Churchyard

  • Everyday Executive Functioning in Chronic Pain: Specific Deficits in Working Memory and Emotion Control, Predicted by Mood, Medications, and Pain Interference.

    Katharine S Baker;Stephen Gibson;Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis;Robert M Roth

  • White matter connectivity reflects clinical and cognitive status in Huntington's disease

    Govinda R. Poudel;Julie C. Stout;Juan F. Domínguez D;Louisa Salmon

  • Iron accumulation in the basal ganglia in Huntington's disease: cross-sectional data from the IMAGE-HD study

    Juan F Dominguez;Amanda Ching Lih Ng;Govinda Poudel;Julie C Stout

  • Connectivity-based segmentation of the striatum in Huntington's disease: Vulnerability of motor pathways

    India Bohanna;Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis;Gary F. Egan;Gary F. Egan

  • Automated differentiation of pre-diagnosis Huntington's disease from healthy control individuals based on quadratic discriminant analysis of the basal ganglia: the IMAGE-HD study

    N. Georgiou-Karistianis;M.A. Gray;A.R. Dymowski

  • Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Huntington’s disease reveals distinct patterns of white matter degeneration associated with motor and cognitive deficits

    India Bohanna;India Bohanna;Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis;Anusha Sritharan;Hamed Asadi;Hamed Asadi

  • Increased cortical recruitment in Huntington's disease using a Simon task.

    Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis;Anusha Sritharan;Maree Farrow;Ross Cunnington

Frequent Co-Authors

John L. Bradshaw
John L. Bradshaw Monash University
Julie C. Stout
Julie C. Stout Monash University
Paul B. Fitzgerald
Paul B. Fitzgerald Australian National University
Jennie Ponsford
Jennie Ponsford Monash University
Kim Cornish
Kim Cornish Monash University
Julian N. Trollor
Julian N. Trollor University of New South Wales
Peter G. Enticott
Peter G. Enticott Deakin University
Michael E. R. Nicholls
Michael E. R. Nicholls Flinders University
Ross Cunnington
Ross Cunnington University of Queensland
Valentina Lorenzetti
Valentina Lorenzetti Australian Catholic University

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