By Professor Roy Gary Beran

Journal articles

Beran RG, 2006, 'The ethics of excluding women who become pregnant while participating in clinical trials of anti-epileptic medications', Seizure, 15, pp. 563 - 570, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seizure.2006.08.008

Page-Sharp M; Kristensen JH; Hacket LP; Beran RG; Rampono J; Hale TW; Kohan R; Ilett KF, 2006, 'Transfer of lamotrigine into breast milk [1]', Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 40, pp. 1470 - 1471, http://dx.doi.org/10.1345/aph.1G667

Beran RG, 2006, 'SUDEP-to discuss or not discuss: that is the question', Lancet Neurology, 5, pp. 464 - 465, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(06)70449-5

Tomson T; Battino D; Bonizzoni E; Craig J; Lindhout D; Perucca E; Sabers A; Vajda F; Brodie MJ; Schmidt B; Faravelli F; Finnell R; Messina S; Moche B; Ratti S; Erba A; Giavoni D; Prato L; Kochen S; Luef G; Ten Berg K; De Marinis A; Vitezic D; Zarubova J; Kuba R; Dahl M; Kälviäinen R; Beaussart M; Sturua L; Toidze O; Schmitz B; Kwan P; Barcs G; Thomas SV; Neufeld M; Mamoli D; Tanaka M; Mameniskiene R; Kiteva-Trencevska G; Nakken KO; Liao W; Jedrzejczak J; Guekht A; Lokshina O; Russell A; Sokic D; Safcak V; Cebular B; Ferri MM; Baier H; Tettenborn B; Lai CW; Özkara ; Escaray G; Baumgartner C; Feichtinger M; Graf M; Hamberger M; Nagler M; Hitchcock A; Graham J; Beran R; Berkovic S; Black A; Cook M; Dunne J; Lawn N; Silbert P; Kilpatrick C; O’brien T; Lander C; McLaughlin D; Somerville E; Boon P; Vonck K; Asmad C; Sepic-Grahovac D; Brázdil M; Novotná I; Tyrlíková I; Krijtova H; Nemcova I; Tislerova D; Vacovska H; Alving J; Stubbings V; Arentsen J; Tørring J; A’ Rogvi Hansen B; Gulliksen G; Pedersen B; Sidenius P; Sørensen T; Worm M; Rainesalo S; Roivanen R; Salmivaara A; Kasradze S; Coban I; Gaus V, 2006, 'Seizure control and treatment in pregnancy: Observations from the EURAP epilepsy pregnancy registry', Neurology, 66, pp. 354 - 360, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000195888.51845.80

Beran RG; Beran ME, 2006, 'Ethics in clinical drug trial research in private practice', Medicine and Law, 25, pp. 503 - 512

Beran RG; Ainley LAE; Beran ME, 2005, 'Clinical trials and the independence of investigators: A novel method for the conduct of pharmaceutical company-funded clinical drug trials which ensures investigator independence', International Journal of Pharmaceutical Medicine, 19, pp. 309 - 316, http://dx.doi.org/10.2165/00124363-200519050-00008

Beran RG, 2005, 'Analysis and overview of the guidelines for assessing fitness to drive for commercial and private vehicle drivers', Internal Medicine Journal, 35, pp. 364 - 368, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-5994.2005.00813.x

Beran RG, 2005, 'Ethical considerations within clinical research with special focus upon clinical drug trials', Medicine and Law, 24, pp. 411 - 436

Beran RG; Berkovic S; Black A; Danta G; Hiersemenzel R; Schapel G; Vajda FJ, 2005, 'Efficacy and safety of levetiracetam 1000-3000 mg/day in patients with refractory partial-onset seizures: a multicenter, open-label single-arm study', Epilepsy Research, 63, pp. 1 - 9, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6T34-4F662JP-1/2/f0b022ddf632b7adb5723510dd7dad75

Weber S; Beran RG, 2004, 'A pilot study of compassionate use of Levetiracetam in patients with generalised epilepsy', Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 11, pp. 728 - 731, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2004.01.002

Ashton D; Kim P; Griffiths N; Beran R, 2004, 'Cognitive decline with chronic meningitis secondary to a COX-2 inhibitor', Age and Ageing, 33, pp. 408 - 410, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afh112

Beran RG, 2004, 'Epilepsy: A question of ethics - Why undertake such a project and the methodology adopted', Medicine and Law, 23, pp. 127 - 132

Beran RG, 2004, 'Legal and ethical obligations to conduct a clinical drug trial in Australia as an investigator initiated and sponsored study for an overseas pharmaceutical company', Medicine and Law, 23, pp. 913 - 924

Beran RG; Weber S; Sungaran R; Venn N; Hung A, 2004, 'Review of the legal obligations of the doctor to discuss Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)--a cohort controlled comparative cross-matched study in an outpatient epilepsy clinic', Seizure-The Journal Of The British Epilepsy Association, 13, pp. 523 - 528, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WVB-4D5NPHF-46J/2/4382f5f86fb31b20e98a755ccacb6392

Beran RG, 2003, 'Application of amendments to the Privacy Act (Cth) 1988 as they affect private clinical practice', Medicine and Law, 22, pp. 599 - 612

Beran RG, 2003, 'Informed consent, a legal requirement in the management of patients with epilepsy', Medicine and Law, 22, pp. 155 - 184

Beran RG; Sachinwalla T; Azar DA, 2003, 'Cervical ependimoma presenting with brainstem and eerebellar signs', Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 10, pp. 389 - 391

Spira PJ; Beran RG, 2003, 'Gabapentin in the prophylaxis of chronic daily headhache', Neurology, 61, pp. 1753 - 1759

Berry DJ; Beran RG; Plunkfeft MJ; Clarke L; Hung WT, 2003, 'The absorption of Gabapentin following high dose escalation', Seizure - European Journal of Epilepsy, 12, pp. 28 - 36

Begley CE; Beghi E; Beran RG; Heaney D; Langfitt JT; Pachlatko C; Silfvenius H; Sperling MR; Wiebe S, 2002, 'ILAE Commission on the Burden of Epilepsy, subcommission on the economic burden of epilepsy: Final report 1998-2001', Epilepsia, 43, pp. 668 - 673, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1528-1157.2002.d01-3.x

Beran RG, 2002, 'Automatism: comparison of common law and civil law approaches--a search for the optimal.', Journal of law and medicine, 10, pp. 61 - 68

Heaney DC; Beran RG; Halpern MT, 2002, 'Economics in epilepsy treatment choices: Our certain fate?', Epilepsia, 43, pp. 32 - 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1528-1157.43.s.4.6.x

Beran RG, 2002, 'Legal aspects of epilepsy', Seizure, 11, pp. 211 - 216, http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/seiz.2001.0580

Beran RG, 2002, 'The doctor/patient relationship, confidentiality and public responsibility', Medicine and Law, 21, pp. 617 - 637

Beran R; Berkovic S; Black A; Danta G; Dunne J; Frasca J; Grainger K; Kilpatrick C; McKenzie R; McLaughlin D; Schapel G; Somerville E; Evaluators SH, 2001, 'AUStralian study of titration to effect profile of safety (AUS-STEPS): High-dose gabapentin (neurontin) in partial seizures', Epilepsia, 42, pp. 1335 - 1339, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1528-1157.2001.23000.x

McEwan MT; Rebbeck T; Beran RG, 2001, 'Serious complications with neck manipulation and informed consent (multiple letters)', Medical Journal of Australia, 174, pp. 426 - 428, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2001.tb143360.x

Beran RG, 2001, 'Adverse events in medical management - Vigabatrin as a paradigm of forensic responsibility with novel therapy', Medicine and Law, 20, pp. 329 - 335

Beran RG, 2001, 'Ethical dilemmas of potential adverse events', Medicine and Law, 20, pp. 385 - 391

Beran RG, 2001, 'The classification of epileptic seizures and syndromes', Medicine and Law, 20, pp. 543 - 546

Beran RG, 2001, 'The ethics of post-marketing surveillance of therapeutic agents', Medicine and Law, 20, pp. 587 - 594

Chan DK; Dunne MC; Wong A; Hu E; Hung WT; Beran RG, 2001, 'Pilot study of prevalence of Parkinson`s disease in Australia', Neuroepidemiology, 20, pp. 112 - 117

Beran RG, 2001, 'Serious complications with neck manipulation and informed consent', Medical Journal of Australia, 174, pp. 427 - 428, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2001.tb143362.x

Chan DK; Hung WT; Wong A; Hu E; Beran RG, 2001, 'Validating a screening questionnaire for parkinsonism in Australia', Focus on Parkinson's disease, 13, pp. 15 - 17

Beran RG; Schaefer A; Sachinwalla T, 2000, 'Serious complications with neck manipulation and informed consent', Medical Journal of Australia, 173, pp. 213 - 214, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2000.tb125606.x

Beran RG; Beran ME, 2000, 'Conduct of trials in private clinical practice', Epilepsia, 41, pp. 875 - 879, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1528-1157.2000.tb00256.x

Ghougassian DF; Beran RG, 2000, 'Facial pain as a presenting feature of intracebral haemorrhage', Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 7, pp. 343 - 345, http://dx.doi.org/10.1054/jocn.1999.0236

Beran RG, 2000, 'The classification of epileptic seizures and syndromes', Medicine and Law, 19, pp. 753 - 756

Beran RG, 2000, 'The ethics of clinical research and the conduct of clinical drug trials: International comparisons and codes of conduct', Medicine and Law, 19, pp. 501 - 521

Chan DK; Hung WT; Wong AM; Beran RG, 2000, 'Validating a screening questionnaire for parkinsonism in Australia', Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, pp. 117 - 120

Beran RG, 1999, 'Economic analysis of epilepsy care', Epilepsia, 40, pp. 19 - 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1528-1157.1999.tb00943.x

Beran RG, 1999, 'The burden of epilepsy for the patient: The intangible costs', Epilepsia, 40, pp. 40 - 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1528-1157.1999.tb00946.x

Beran R; Pachlatko C, 1999, 'Vision for the future', Epilepsia, 40, pp. 55 - 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1528-1157.1999.tb00949.x

Chadwick D; Baldy-Moulinier J; Ben-Manachem E; Beran R; Bes A; Biermann LD; Bird JM; Boon L; Byrne E; Calandre EP; de Seijas EV; Tejerina JA; Canger R; Saltarelli A; Cartlidge NEF; Corston RN; Cosi V; Dellaportas C; Duncan J; Van Paesschen W; Dam M; Danta G; Gadot H; Gale AN; Gisselbrecht D; Gross M; Guldenpfennig WM; Haan J; Howell SJL; Venables GS; Jankovic J; Kälviäinen R; Riekkinen P; Kennedy K; Kramer G; Kritzinger PH; Manelis J; Michelucci R; Tassinari CA; Neufeld M; Pederson B; Pisani F; Reches A; Ried B; Saunders EACM; Somerville E; Spechio L; Neve LA; Tramacere L; Stefan H; Tartara A; Van As AD; Van Donsellar CA; Weber M; Wieser HG; Zaccara G; Gomez GT, 1999, 'Safety and efficacy of vigabatrin and carbamazepine in newly diagnosed epilepsy: A multicentre randomised double-blind study', Lancet, 354, pp. 13 - 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(98)10531-7

Panayiotopoulos CP; Beran RG, 1999, 'Letter to the editor [3] (multiple letters)', Epilepsia, 40, pp. 1171, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1528-1157.1999.tb00840.x

Beran RG; Plunkett M; Holland GJ, 1999, 'Interface of epilepsy and sleep disorders', Seizure - European Journal of Epilepsy, pp. 97 - 102

Beran RG, 1999, 'Lamotrigine and valprate, pharmacodynamic inter-action.', Epilepsia, pp. 1172 - 1172

Beran RG, 1999, 'REPLY', Epilepsia, 40, pp. 1172 - 1172, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1528-1157.1999.tb00841.x

Beran RG; Berkovic SF; Dunagan FM; Vajda FJE; Danta G; Black AB; Mackenzie R, 1998, 'Double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study of lamotrigine in treatment-resistant generalised epilepsy', Epilepsia, 39, pp. 1329 - 1333, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1528-1157.1998.tb01332.x

Beran RG, 1998, 'Confidentiality and the management of patients with epilepsy who fail to comply with doctor's advice not to drive: A survey of medical/legal opinions in Australia', Seizure, 7, pp. 459 - 468, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1059-1311(98)80003-4

Boba A; Beran RG, 1998, 'Letter to the editor [2] (multiple letters)', Epilepsia, 39, pp. 1018 - 1019

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