Dr Owen Pickrell

Research Highlights

1. Epilepsies), ., Stevelink, R., Campbell, C., Chen, S., Abou-Khalil, B., Adesoji, O., Afawi, Z., Amadori, E., Anderson, A., Anderson, J., Andrade, D., Annesi, G., Auce, P., Avbersek, A., Bahlo, M., Baker, M., Balagura, G., Balestrini, S., Barba, C...., & Pickrell, O. (2023). GWAS meta-analysis of over 29,000 people with epilepsy identifies 26 risk loci and subtype-specific genetic architecture. Nature Genetics, 55(9), 1471-1482.

   https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-023-01485-w, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67652
2. Bailey, G., Rawlings, A., Torabi, F., Pickrell, O., & Peall, K. (2024). Prevalence and temporal relationship of clinical co-morbidities in idiopathic dystonia: a UK linkage-based study. Journal of Neurology, 271(6), 3398-3408.

   https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-024-12284-6, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67651
3. Bush, K., Cullen, E., Mills, S., Chin, R., Thomas, R., Kingston, A., Pickrell, O., & Ramsay, S. (2024). Assessing the extent and determinants of socioeconomic inequalities in epilepsy in the UK: a systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence. The Lancet Public Health, 9(8), e614-e628.

   https://doi.org/10.1016/s2468-2667(24)00132-4, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67280
4. Ali, S., Dobbs, T., Jovic, M., Strafford, H., Fonferko-Shadrach, B., Lacey, A., Williams, N., Pickrell, O., Hutchings, H., & Whitaker, I. (2023). Validating a novel natural language processing pathway for automated quality assurance in surgical oncology: incomplete excision rates of 34 955 basal cell carcinomas. British Journal of Surgery, 110(9), 1072-1075.

   https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znad055, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63002

   http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znad055
5. Strafford, H., Lacey, A., Hollinghurst, J., Akbari, A., Watkins, A., Paterson, J., Jennings, D., Lyons, R., Powell, R., Kerr, M., Chin, R., & Pickrell, O. (2023). COVID-19 vaccination uptake in people with epilepsy in wales. Seizure, 108, 49-52.

   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seizure.2023.04.006, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63099

   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seizure.2023.04.006
6. Fonferko-Shadrach, B., Lacey, A., Strafford, H., Jones, C., Baker, M., Powell, R., Akbari, A., Lyons, R., Ford, D., Ellwood-Thompson, S., Jones, K., Chung, S., Pickrell, O., & Rees, M. (2023). Genetic influences on epilepsy outcomes: a whole‐exome sequencing and healthcare records data linkage study. Epilepsia

   https://doi.org/10.1111/epi.17766, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64175

   http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/epi.17766
7. Ali, S., Dobbs, T., Jovic, M., Strafford, H., Lacey, A., Williams, N., Pickrell, O., Hutchings, H., & Whitaker, I. (2024). Revisiting basal cell carcinoma clinical margins: Leveraging natural language processing and multivariate analysis with updated Royal College of Pathologists histological reporting standards. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, 88, 443-451.

   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2023.10.106, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64779
8. Knowles, S., Middleton, R., Cooze, B., Farkas, I., Leung, Y., Allen, K., WINSLADE, M., Owen, D., Magliozzi, R., Reynolds, R., Neal, J., Pearson, O., Nicholas, R., Pickrell, O., Howell, O., & Group), . (2024). Comparing the Pathology, Clinical, and Demographic Characteristics of Younger and Older‐Onset Multiple Sclerosis. Annals of Neurology, 95(3), 471-486.

   https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.26843, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65353
9. Ali, S., Dobbs, T., Tarafdar, A., Strafford, H., Fonferko-Shadrach, B., Lacey, A., Pickrell, O., Hutchings, H., & Whitaker, I. (2024). Natural language processing to automate a web-based model of care and modernize skin cancer multidisciplinary team meetings. British Journal of Surgery, 111(1)

   https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znad347, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65543
10. Strafford, H., Hollinghurst, J., Lacey, A., Akbari, A., Watkins, A., Paterson, J., Jennings, D., Lyons, R., Powell, R., Kerr, M., Chin, R., & Pickrell, O. (2024). Epilepsy and the risk of COVID-19-related hospitalization and death: A population study. Epilepsia, 65(5), 1383-1393.

    https://doi.org/10.1111/epi.17910, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65804
11. Strafford, H., Hollinghurst, J., Lacey, A., Akbari, A., Watkins, A., Paterson, J., Jennings, D., Lyons, R., Powell, R., Kerr, M., Chin, R., & Pickrell, O. (2024). Health care utilization and mortality for people with epilepsy during COVID‐19: A population study. Epilepsia, 65(5), 1394-1405.

    https://doi.org/10.1111/epi.17920, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65805
12. Pickrell, O. & Fry, A. (2023). Epilepsy genetics: a practical guide for adult neurologists. Practical Neurology, 23(2), 111-119.

    https://doi.org/10.1136/pn-2022-003623, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62418
13. Torabi, F., Bailey, G., Bailey, G., Rawlings, A., Torabi, F., Pickrell, O., & Peall, K. (2022). Longitudinal analysis of the relationship between motor and psychiatric symptoms in idiopathic dystonia. European Journal of Neurology, 29(12), 3513-3527.

    https://doi.org/10.1111/ene.15530, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62203
14. Lacey, A., Lyons, J., Akbari, A., Turner, S., Walters, A., Fonferko-Shadrach, B., Pickrell, O., Rees, M., Lyons, R., Ford, D., & Middleton, R. (2017). Codifying unstructured data: A Natural Language Processing approach to extract rich data from clinical letters. International Journal for Population Data Science, 1(1)

    https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v1i1.354, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39437
15. Fonferko-Shadrach, B., Lacey, A., Akbari, A., Ellwood-Thompson, S., Ford, D., Lyons, R., Rees, M., & Pickrell, O. (2018). Using natural language processing to extract structured epilepsy data from unstructured clinic letters. International Journal of Population Data Science, 3(4)

    https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v3i4.699, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa44398

    http://dx.doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v3i4.699
16. Grinton, B., Robertson, E., Fearnley, L., Scheffer, I., Marson, A., O’Brien, T., Pickrell, O., Rees, M., Sisodiya, S., Balding, D., Bennett, M., Bahlo, M., Berkovic, S., & Oliver, K. (2022). A founder event causing a dominant childhood epilepsy survives 800 years through weak selective pressure. The American Journal of Human Genetics, 109(11), 2080-2087.

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2022.10.004, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61445
17. Bailey, G., Rawlings, A., Torabi, F., Pickrell, O., & Peall, K. (2022). Adult‐onset idiopathic dystonia: A national data‐linkage study to determine epidemiological, social deprivation, and mortality characteristics. European Journal of Neurology, 29(1), 91-104.

    https://doi.org/10.1111/ene.15114, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa58972
18. Daniels, H., Lacey, A., Akbari, A., Fonferko-Shadrach, B., Hollinghurst, J., Rees, M., Sawhney, I., Powell, H., Kerr, M., & Pickrell, O. (2022). 146  Epilepsy, deprivation and mortality in Wales 2005–2017

    https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2022-abn.177, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa60130
19. Hollinghurst, J., North, L., Szakmany, T., Pugh, R., Davies, G., Sivakumaran, S., Jarvis, R., Rolles, M., Pickrell, O., Akbari, A., Davies, G., Griffiths, R., Lyons, J., Torabi, F., Fry, R., Gravenor, M., & Lyons, R. (2022). SARS-CoV-2 infection risk among 77,587 healthcare workers: a national observational longitudinal cohort study in Wales, United Kingdom, April to November 2020. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 115(12), 014107682211071

    https://doi.org/10.1177/01410768221107119, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa60146
20. Pickrell, O., Guelfucci, F., Martin, M., Holland, R., & Chin, R. (2022). Prevalence and healthcare resource utilization of patients with Dravet syndrome: Retrospective linkage cohort study. Seizure, 99, 159-163.

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seizure.2022.05.018, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa60166
21. Ali, S., Strafford, H., Dobbs, T., Fonferko-Shadrach, B., Lacey, A., Pickrell, O., Hutchings, H., & Whitaker, I. (2022). Development and validation of an automated basal cell carcinoma histopathology information extraction system using natural language processing. Frontiers in Surgery, 9

    https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2022.870494, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa60444
22. Daniels, H., Lacey, A., Mikadze, D., Akbari, A., Fonferko-Shadrach, B., Hollinghurst, J., Lyons, R., Rees, M., Sawhney, I., Powell, R., Kerr, M., & Pickrell, O. (2022). Epilepsy mortality in Wales during COVID-19. Seizure - European Journal of Epilepsy, 94, 39-42.

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seizure.2021.11.017, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa58860
23. Bailey, G., Rawlings, A., Torabi, F., & Pickrell, O. (2021). Adult‐onset idiopathic dystonia: a national data‐linkage study to determine epidemiological, social deprivation and mortality characteristics. European Journal of Neurology, 29(1), 91-104.

    https://doi.org/10.1111/ene.15114, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa58005
24. Dobbie, S., Strafford, H., Pickrell, O., Fonferko-Shadrach, B., Jones, C., Akbari, A., Ellwood-Thompson, S., & Lacey, A. (2021). Markup: A Web-Based Annotation Tool Powered by Active Learning. Frontiers in Digital Health, 3

    https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2021.598916, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57479
25. Chin, R., Pickrell, O., Guelfucci, F., Martin, M., & Holland, R. (2021). Prevalence, healthcare resource utilization and mortality of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome: retrospective linkage cohort study. Seizure, 91, 159-166.

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seizure.2021.05.025, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57199
26. Wang, Q., Laramee, B., Lacey, A., & Pickrell, O. (2021). LetterVis: a letter-space view of clinic letters. The Visual Computer, 37(9-11), 2643-2656.

    https://doi.org/10.1007/s00371-021-02171-w, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57136
27. Orayj, K., Akbari, A., Lacey, A., Smith, M., Pickrell, O., & Lane, E. (2021). Factors affecting the choice of first-line therapy in Parkinson’s disease patients in Wales: A population-based study. Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 29(2), 206-212.

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsps.2021.01.004, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56151
28. Gorton, H., Webb, R., Parisi, R., Carr, M., del Pozo Banos, M., Moriarty, K., Pickrell, O., John, A., & Ashcroft, D. (2021). Alcohol-Specific Mortality in People With Epilepsy: Cohort Studies in Two Independent Population-Based Datasets. Frontiers in Neurology, 11

    https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2020.623139, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56750
29. Lee‐Lane, E., Torabi, F., Lacey, A., Fonferko-Shadrach, B., Harris, D., Akbari, A., Lyons, R., Rees, M., Sawhney, I., Halcox, J., Powell, R., & Pickrell, O. (2021). Epilepsy, antiepileptic drugs, and the risk of major cardiovascular events. Epilepsia, 62(7), 1604-1616.

    https://doi.org/10.1111/epi.16930, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56988
30. Miah, L., Strafford, H., Fonferko-Shadrach, B., Hollinghurst, J., Sawhney, I., Hadjikoutis, S., Rees, M., Powell, R., Lacey, A., & Pickrell, O. (2021). Incidence, Prevalence, and Health Care Outcomes in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension. Neurology, 96(8), e1251-e1261.

    https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.0000000000011463, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56133
31. Fry, A., Marra, C., Powell, A., Pickrell, O., Higgins, A., Naude, J., McClatchey, M., Davies, S., Metcalfe, K., Tan, H., Mohanraj, R., Avula, S., Williams, D., Brady, L., Mesterman, R., Tarnopolsky, M., Zhang, Y., Yang, Y., Wang, X...., & Chung, S. (2021). Missense variants in the N-terminal domain of the A isoform of FHF2/FGF13 cause an X-linked developmental and epileptic encephalopathy. The American Journal of Human Genetics, 108(1), 176-185.

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2020.10.017, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55790
32. Torabi, F., Lee-Lane, E., Lacey, A., Fonferko-Shadrach, B., Harris, D., Akbari, A., Lyons, R., Rees, M., Sawhney, I., Halcox, J., Powell, R., & Pickrell, O. (2020). A National Level Case-Control Study for Determining Risk of Major Cardiovascular Events in People with Epilepsy. In International Journal of Population Data ScienceSwansea University.

    https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v5i5.1539, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55870
33. Dobbie, S., Strafford, H., Pickrell, O., Fonferko-Shadrach, B., Akbari, A., Ellwood-Thompson, S., & Lacey, A. (2020). Markup: A Web-Based Clinical Annotation Tool with Enhanced Ontology Mapping. In International Journal of Population Data ScienceSwansea University.

    https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v5i5.1634, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55875
34. Chung, S., Bode, A., Cushion, T., Thomas, R., Hunt, C., Wood, S., Pickrell, W., Drew, C., Yamashita, S., Shiang, R., Leiz, S., Longhardt, A., Raile, V., Weschke, B., Puri, R., Verma, I., Harvey, R., Ratnasinghe, D., Parker, M...., & Pickrell, O. (2013). GLRB is the third major gene of effect in hyperekplexia. Human Molecular Genetics, 22(5), 927-940.

    https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/dds498, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa13840
35. Pickrell, W., Rees, M., Chung, S., & Pickrell, O. (2012). Next Generation Sequencing Methodologies - An Overview. Challenges and Opportunities of Next-Generation Sequencing for Biomedical Research (pp. 1-26).

    https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-394287-6.00001-X, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa13842
36. Pickrell, W., Lacey, A., Thomas, R., Smith, P., Rees, M., Rees, M., Lacey, A., & Pickrell, O. (2012). Weight change associated with antiepileptic drugs. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 84(7), 796-799.

    https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2012-303688, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa13956
37. Johnston, A., Kang, J., Shen, W., Pickrell, W., Cushion, T., Davies, J., Baer, K., Mullins, J., Hammond, C., Chung, S., Thomas, R., White, C., Smith, P., Macdonald, R., Rees, M., & Pickrell, O. (2014). A Novel GABRG2 mutation, p.R136*, in a family with GEFS+ and extended phenotypes. Neurobiology of Disease

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nbd.2013.12.013, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa17001
38. Pickrell, W., Lacey, A., Bodger, O., Demmler, J., Thomas, R., Lyons, R., Smith, P., Rees, M., Kerr, M., Lacey, A., Bodger, O., Demmler, J., Lyons, R., Rees, M., & Pickrell, O. (2015). Epilepsy and deprivation, a data linkage study. Epilepsia, 56(4), 585-591.

    https://doi.org/10.1111/epi.12942, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa20293
39. Allen, A., Bellows, S., Berkovic, S., Bridgers, J., Burgess, R., Cavalleri, G., Chung, S., Cossette, P., Delanty, N., Dlugos, D., Epstein, M., Freyer, C., Goldstein, D., Heinzen, E., Hildebrand, M., Johnson, M., Kuzniecky, R., Lowenstein, D., Marson, A...., & Winawer, M. (2017). Ultra-rare genetic variation in common epilepsies: a case-control sequencing study. The Lancet Neurology, 16(2), 135-143.

    https://doi.org/10.1016/s1474-4422(16)30359-3, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa31625
40. Consortium), ., Rees, M., & Pickrell, O. (2017). Phenotypic analysis of 303 multiplex families with common epilepsies. Brain, 140(8), 2144-2156.

    https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awx129, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34711
41. Lacey, A., Fonferko-Shadrach, B., Lyons, R., Kerr, M., Ford, D., Rees, M., & Pickrell, O. (2017). Obtaining structured clinical data from unstructured data using natural language processing software. International Journal of Population Data Science, 1(1)

    https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v1i1.381, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa37094
42. Fonferko-Shadrach, B., Lacey, A., White, C., Powell, H., Sawhney, I., Lyons, R., Smith, P., Kerr, M., Rees, M., Pickrell, W., Pickrell, O., & Powell, R. (2017). Validating epilepsy diagnoses in routinely collected data. Seizure, 52, 195-198.

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seizure.2017.10.008, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa38279
43. Lacey, A., Pickrell, W., Thomas, R., Kerr, M., White, C., Rees, M., & Pickrell, O. (2018). Educational attainment of children born to mothers with epilepsy. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 89(7), 736-740.

    https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2017-317515, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa38888
44. Sen, A., Dugan, P., Perucca, P., Costello, D., Choi, H., Bazil, C., Radtke, R., Andrade, D., Depondt, C., Heavin, S., Adcock, J., Pickrell, W., McGinty, R., Nascimento, F., Smith, P., Rees, M., Kwan, P., O'Brien, T., Goldstein, D...., & Pickrell, O. (2018). The phenotype of bilateral hippocampal sclerosis and its management in “real life” clinical settings. Epilepsia, 59(7), 1410-1420.

    https://doi.org/10.1111/epi.14436, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa40411
45. Leu, C., Balestrini, S., Maher, B., Hernández-Hernández, L., Gormley, P., Hämäläinen, E., Heggeli, K., Schoeler, N., Novy, J., Willis, J., Plagnol, V., Ellis, R., Reavey, E., O'Regan, M., Pickrell, W., Thomas, R., Chung, S., Delanty, N., McMahon, J...., & Pickrell, O. (2015). Genome-wide Polygenic Burden of Rare Deleterious Variants in Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy. EBioMedicine

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2015.07.005, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa22555
46. Myers, C., McMahon, J., Schneider, A., Petrovski, S., Allen, A., Carvill, G., Zemel, M., Saykally, J., LaCroix, A., Heinzen, E., Hollingsworth, G., Nikanorova, M., Corbett, M., Gecz, J., Coman, D., Freeman, J., Calvert, S., Gill, D., Carney, P...., & Mefford, H. (2016). De Novo Mutations in SLC1A2 and CACNA1A Are Important Causes of Epileptic Encephalopathies. The American Journal of Human Genetics, 99(2), 287-298.

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2016.06.003, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa29412
47. Ellis, C., Berkovic, S., Epstein, M., Ottman, R., Consortium), ., & Pickrell, O. (2020). The “maternal effect” on epilepsy risk: Analysis of familial epilepsies and reassessment of prior evidence. Annals of Neurology, 87(1), 132-138.

    https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.25625, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa52556
48. Saad, T., Pickrell, O., Payne, G., & Hamandi, K. (2019). Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy: a rare cause of falls. BMJ Case Reports, 12(12), e231676

    https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2019-231676, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53049
49. Daniels, H., Lacey, A., Akbari, A., Powell, R., & Pickrell, O. (2019). Epilepsy Mortality in Wales: 2005-2017. In International Journal of Population Data ScienceSwansea University.

    https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v4i3.1277, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53657
50. Orayj, K., Lacey, A., Akbari, A., Smith, M., Pickrell, O., & Lane, E. (2019). Association between levodopa and ischemic heart disease. In International Journal of Population Data ScienceSwansea University.

    https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v4i3.1172, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53661
51. Kansu, B., Pickrell, O., Lacey, A., Edwards, F., Samolia, G., Rees, M., Elwes, R., Hatfield, R., Gray, W., & Hamandi, K. (2020). Long-term outcomes after epilepsy surgery, a retrospective cohort study linking patient-reported outcomes and routine healthcare data. Epilepsy & Behavior, 111, 107196

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107196, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa54431
52. Pickrell, W., Kerr, M., & Pickrell, O. (2019). SUDEP and mortality in epilepsy: The role of routinely collected healthcare data, registries, and health inequalities. Epilepsy & Behavior, 106453

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.106453, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51504
53. Powell, R., Feng, Y., Howrigan, D., Abbott, L., Tashman, K., Cerrato, F., Singh, T., Heyne, H., Byrnes, A., Churchhouse, C., Watts, N., Solomonson, M., Lal, D., Heinzen, E., Dhindsa, R., Stanley, K., Cavalleri, G., Hakonarson, H., Helbig, I...., & Pickrell, O. (2019). Ultra-Rare Genetic Variation in the Epilepsies: A Whole-Exome Sequencing Study of 17,606 Individuals. The American Journal of Human Genetics, 105(2), 267-282.

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2019.05.020, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51398
54. Gorton, H., Webb, R., Pickrell, W., Carr, M., Ashcroft, D., & Pickrell, O. (2018). Risk factors for self-harm in people with epilepsy. Journal of Neurology

    https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-018-9094-2, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa44846
55. Pickrell, W., Robertson, N., & Pickrell, O. (2018). New treatments in Alzheimer’s disease. Journal of Neurology, 265(9), 2162-2163.

    https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-018-9018-1, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa44261
56. Pickrell, W., Robertson, N., & Pickrell, O. (2017). Cannabidiol as a treatment for epilepsy. Journal of Neurology, 264(12), 2506-2508.

    https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-017-8663-0, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa37368

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5688214/
57. Owen Pickrell, W., Robertson, N., & Pickrell, O. (2016). Stem cell treatment for multiple sclerosis. Journal of Neurology, 263(10), 2145-2147.

    https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-016-8284-z, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa31332
58. Pickrell, W., Elwyn, G., Smith, P., & Pickrell, O. (2015). Shared decision-making in epilepsy management. Epilepsy & Behavior

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.01.033, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa21369
59. Steer, S., Pickrell, W., Kerr, M., Thomas, R., & Pickrell, O. (2014). Epilepsy prevalence and socioeconomic deprivation in England. Epilepsia, 55(10), 1634-1641.

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