Publications

A full publication list for the Calgary Pediatric Stroke Program can be found online using PubMed by clicking here. This exhaustive lists also includes publications by collaborators.

Below is a list of selected recent publications. To view a full list of publications, please click on the PubMed link above. For more information about each paper, to view the abstract, or to access a full paper, please click on the document link or the image on the right.

Stroke in Children: Key Advances in the Field and the Next 20 Years

Kirton A & Jordan LC. Stroke in Children: Key Advances in the Field and the Next 20 Years (2024). doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.123.044250.

Alterations in cortical morphometry of the contralesional hemisphere in children, adolescents, and young adults with perinatal stroke

Shinde K, Craig BT, Hassett J, Dlamini N, Brooks BL, Kirton A, Carlson HL. Alterations in cortical morphometry of the contralesional hemisphere in children, adolescents, and young adults with perinatal stroke (2023). doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-38185-8.

Structural connectivity of the sensorimotor network within the non-lesioned hemisphere of children with perinatal stroke

Craig BT, Kinney-Lang E, Hilderley AJ, Carlson HL, Kirton A. Structural connectivity of the sensorimotor network within the non-lesioned hemisphere of children with perinatal stroke. (2022). doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-07863-4.

Perinatal Stroke: A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Management

Srivastava R & Kirton A. Perinatal Stroke: A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Management (2021). doi: 10.1542/neo.22-3-e163.

Bilateral transcranial magnetic stimulation of the supplementary motor area in children with Tourette syndrome

Kahl CK, Kirton A, Pringsheim T, Croarkin PE, Zewdie E, Swansburg R, Wrightson J, Langevin LM, Macmaster FP. Dev Med Child Neurol. (2021). doi: 10.1111/dmcn.14828

Protocol for a cost-utility analysis of neurostimulation and intensive camp-based therapy for children with perinatal stroke and hemiparesis based on a multicentre clinical trial.

Berrigan P, Hodge J, Kirton A, Moretti ME, Ungar WJ, Zwicker JD.BMJ Open. (2021) doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041444

Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Motor Function in Children 8-12 Years With Developmental Coordination Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Grohs MN, Craig BT, Kirton A, Dewey D.Front Hum Neurosci. (2020). doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2020.608131

Canadian Platform for Trials in Noninvasive Brain Stimulation (CanStim) Consensus Recommendations for Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Upper Extremity Motor Stroke Rehabilitation Trials

Edwards JD, Black SE, Boe S, Boyd L, Chaves A, Chen R, Dukelow S, Fung J, Kirton A, Meltzer J, Moussavi Z, Neva J, Paquette C, Ploughman M, Pooyania S, Rajji TK, Roig M, Tremblay F, Thiel A.Neurorehabil Neural Repair. (2021) doi: 10.1177/1545968320981960

Structural and functional connectivity of motor circuits after perinatal stroke: A machine learning study

Carlson HL, Craig BT, Hilderley AJ, Hodge J, Rajashekar D, Mouches P, Forkert ND, Kirton A.Neuroimage Clin. (2020) doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2020.102508

Advancing Brain-Computer Interface Applications for Severely Disabled Children Through a Multidisciplinary National Network: Summary of the Inaugural Pediatric BCI Canada Meeting.

Kinney-Lang E, Kelly D, Floreani ED, Jadavji Z, Rowley D, Zewdie ET, Anaraki JR, Bahari H, Beckers K, Castelane K, Crawford L, House S, Rauh CA, Michaud A, Mussi M, Silver J, Tuck C, Adams K, Andersen J, Chau T, Kirton A.Front Hum Neurosci. (2020) doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2020.593883

Goals of children with unilateral cerebral palsy in a brain stimulation arm rehabilitation trial.

Metzler MJ, Haspels E, Brunton L, Andersen J, Pritchard L, Herrero M, Hodge J, Kirton A.Dev Med Child Neurol. (2020) doi: 10.1111/dmcn.14763

Perinatal Stroke

Dunbar M & Kirton A (2019). Perinatal Stroke. Semin Pediatr Neurol. 2019 Dec; 32:100767. doi: 10.1016/j.spen.2019.08.003.