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Sean S. O'Sullivan

Sean S. O'Sullivan

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Neuroscience

D-Index
47
Citations
13755
World Ranking
6307
National Ranking
27

Overview

Sean S. O'Sullivan is affiliated with Cork University Hospital in Ireland and has a research focus predominantly within the field of Medicine, with a specialization in Neurology. Their work spans multiple subfields including Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, General Health Professions, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

Their research topics cover a range of neurological and psychological conditions and treatments, involving:

  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
  • Epilepsy research and treatment

Sean S. O'Sullivan has contributed to several publications in peer-reviewed venues, including:

  • "The "round the houses" sign and "zig-zag" sign in progressive supranuclear palsy and other conditions," 2020, Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
  • "Neuropsychiatric Features of Punding and Hobbyism in Parkinson's Disease," 2021, Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
  • "Neurology patient engagement with online health-related resources," 2020, Journal of the Neurological Sciences
  • "Very low amplitude muscle activity increases probability of motor evoked potentials in healthy individuals and in ALS," 2025, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The researcher frequently collaborates with co-authors such as Olwen C. Murphy, Daniel R. Gold, Conor Fearon, Robert H. Field, and Eoghan Donlon, contributing jointly to investigations in their shared fields of interest.

Sean S. O'Sullivan's research findings have been published in journals with a focus on neurology and clinical practice including Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, Journal of the Neurological Sciences, and bioRxiv from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.

Best Publications

  • Phenotype, genotype, and worldwide genetic penetrance of LRRK2-associated Parkinson's disease: a case-control study

    Daniel G Healy;Mario Falchi;Sean S O'Sullivan;Vincenzo Bonifati

  • Glucocerebrosidase mutations in clinical and pathologically proven Parkinson's disease

    Juliane Neumann;Jose Bras;Jose Bras;Emma Deas;Sean S. O'Sullivan

  • Identification of common variants influencing risk of the tauopathy progressive supranuclear palsy

    Günter U. Höglinger;Nadine M. Melhem;Dennis W. Dickson;Patrick M A Sleiman

  • Lewy- and Alzheimer-type pathologies in Parkinson's disease dementia: which is more important?

    Yaroslau Compta;Laura Parkkinen;Sean S O'Sullivan;Jana Vandrovcova

  • Relationships between age and late progression of Parkinson’s disease: a clinico-pathological study

    Peter A Kempster;Sean S O'Sullivan;Janice L Holton;Tamas Revesz

  • Clinical outcomes of progressive supranuclear palsy and multiple system atrophy

    Sean S O'Sullivan;Luke A Massey;David R Williams;Laura Silveira-Moriyama

  • Excessive burden of lysosomal storage disorder gene variants in Parkinson's disease

    L.A. Robak;L.A. Robak;I.E. Jansen;I.E. Jansen;J van Rooij;A.G. Uitterlinden

  • Loss of VPS13C Function in Autosomal-Recessive Parkinsonism Causes Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Increases PINK1/Parkin-Dependent Mitophagy.

    Suzanne Lesage;Valérie Drouet;Elisa Majounie;Vincent Deramecourt

  • Does corticobasal degeneration exist? A clinicopathological re-evaluation

    Helen Ling;Sean S O'Sullivan;Janice L Holton;Tamas Revesz

  • Nonmotor symptoms as presenting complaints in Parkinson's disease: a clinicopathological study.

    Sean S O'Sullivan;David R Williams;David R Williams;David A Gallagher;Luke A Massey

  • Unbiased screen for interactors of leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 supports a common pathway for sporadic and familial Parkinson disease

    A. Beilina;I. N. Rudenko;A. Kaganovich;L. Civiero

  • A Two-Stage Meta-Analysis Identifies Several New Loci for Parkinson's Disease

    V. Plagnol;M.A. Nalls;J.M. Bras;D.G. Hernandez;D.G. Hernandez

  • Dopamine dysregulation syndrome: an overview of its epidemiology, mechanisms and management.

    Sean S. O’Sullivan;Andrew H. Evans;Andrew J. Lees

  • Maladaptive plasticity of serotonin axon terminals in levodopa-induced dyskinesia.

    Daniella Rylander;Martin Parent;Sean S. O'Sullivan;Sandra Dovero

  • Cue-induced striatal dopamine release in Parkinson's disease-associated impulsive-compulsive behaviours

    Sean S. O'Sullivan;Sean S. O'Sullivan;Kit Wu;Marios Politis;Andrew David Lawrence

  • Dopamine dysregulation syndrome, impulse control disorders and punding after deep brain stimulation surgery for Parkinson's disease

    Shen-Yang Lim;Sean S. O'Sullivan;Katya Kotschet;David A. Gallagher

  • Degeneration in Different Parkinsonian Syndromes Relates to Astrocyte Type and Astrocyte Protein Expression

    Yun Ju C Song;Glenda M Halliday;Janice L Holton;Tammaryn Lashley

  • Conventional magnetic resonance imaging in confirmed progressive supranuclear palsy and multiple system atrophy

    Luke A. Massey;Caroline Micallef;Dominic C. Paviour;Sean S. O'Sullivan

  • The midbrain to pons ratio A simple and specific MRI sign of progressive supranuclear palsy

    Luke A. Massey;Hans R. Jäger;Dominic C. Paviour;Sean S. O’Sullivan

  • Trial of CBT for impulse control behaviors affecting Parkinson patients and their caregivers

    David Okai;Sally Askey-Jones;Michael Samuel;Sean S. O’Sullivan

  • Intact Reward Learning but Elevated Delay Discounting in Parkinson's Disease Patients With Impulsive-Compulsive Spectrum Behaviors

    Charlotte R Housden;Sean S O'Sullivan;Eileen M Joyce;Andrew J Lees

  • Cortical alpha-synuclein load is associated with amyloid-beta plaque burden in a subset of Parkinson's disease patients.

    Tammaryn Lashley;Janice L. Holton;Emma Gray;Konrad Kirkham

  • Neural response to visual sexual cues in dopamine treatment-linked hypersexuality in Parkinson’s disease

    Marios Politis;Clare Loane;Kit Wu;Sean S. O'Sullivan

  • Vascular endothelial growth factor is upregulated by L-dopa in the parkinsonian brain: implications for the development of dyskinesia.

    K. Elisabet Ohlin;Veronica Francardo;Hanna S. Lindgren;Stephanie E. Sillivan

  • Testing an aetiological model of visual hallucinations in Parkinson's disease

    David A. Gallagher;Laura Parkkinen;Sean S. O'Sullivan;Alexander Spratt

  • CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF PROGRESSIVE SUPRANUCLEAR PALSY AND MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY

    SS O'Sullivan;LA Massey;Williams;L Silveira-Moriyama

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruno B. Averbeck
Bruno B. Averbeck National Institutes of Health
Andrew D. Lawrence
Andrew D. Lawrence Cardiff University
Marios Politis
Marios Politis King's College London
Thomas Foltynie
Thomas Foltynie University College London
Patricia Limousin
Patricia Limousin University College London
Nicholas W. Wood
Nicholas W. Wood University College London
Paola Piccini
Paola Piccini Imperial College London
Dena G. Hernandez
Dena G. Hernandez National Institutes of Health
Jose Bras
Jose Bras Van Andel Institute
Alexandra Durr
Alexandra Durr Sorbonne University

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