Acute Vertigo In Emergency Departments: Distinguishing Between Central And Peripheral Causes By Objective Measure Of Oculomotor Examination (HINTS)
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$181,065.00
Summary
The goal of this work is to provide a quantitative objective measure of HINTS for developing an automatic diagnostic decision tool to differentiate vestibular neuritis (peripheral) and stroke (central) in patients presenting in emergency department for acute vestibular syndrome. Video oculography makes interpretation of the results more reliable. Video oculography goggles will be used as part of a systematic training program to enhance frontline clinician skills in eye movement examination.
Understanding Autistic Spectrum Disorder Traits In Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$314,644.00
Summary
ADHD is the most common neurodevelopmental disorder, affecting around 5% of children. It is highly variable in how it presents, and often symptoms from other disorders, such as autism spectrum disorders, are present in ADHD. Improving diagnosis and treatment of ADHD, understanding its diversity and how it co-occurs with other disorders, requires that we re-think how we currently classify disorders, and instead move towards objective, data-driven identification of clusters of risk traits.
Controlling The Development And Function Of Hindbrain Commissures In Vertebrate Animals: The Role Of Robo3 Receptor
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$393,834.00
Summary
Commissural axons connect and coordinate activity between neurons of the left and right sides of the central nervous system. In the forebrain, formation of commissural axons is determined by guidance factors at the midline between the two hemispheres, and abnormalities in guidance can cause developmental malformations. The aims of this project are to elucidate function of the Robo/Slit family of molecules in regulating axon guidance of commissural neurons, particularly in the corpus callosum.