Adam Kirton, McGill University

Research

Brain Disorders Brain-Based Developmental Disability Child Mental Health Family Well-Being High Risk Newborn Knowledge Translation Patient Engagement Patient-Oriented Training

Latest papers

Macrostructural Brain Abnormalities in Spinal Muscular Atrophy: A Case-Control Study.
Neurology. Genetics · 2024
Association of Gestational Age at Birth and Changes on MRI With Prevalence and Spectrum of Comorbidities in Children With Cerebral Palsy.
Neurology · 2024
Risk Factors for Perinatal Arterial Ischemic Stroke: A Machine Learning Approach.
Neurology · 2024 · senior author

All 7 publications

Latest funding

Genetic Insights to the Causes of Cerebral Palsy
CIHR · 2016 · Co-investigator
$600,524
CHILD-BRIGHT: Child Health Initiatives Limiting Disability- Brain Research Improving Growth and Health Trajectories
CIHR · 2015 · Principal investigator
$12,450,001
PROMPT Identification of Cerebral Palsy: Primary-care Referral Of Motor-impaired children: Physician Tools
CIHR · 2013 · Co-investigator
$330,574

All 3 grants and awards

7 publications.

01

Macrostructural Brain Abnormalities in Spinal Muscular Atrophy: A Case-Control Study.

Groulx-Boivin E, Oliveira-Carneiro A, Carlson H, Floer A, Kirton A, Mah J, Saint-Martin C, La Piana R, Oskoui M

Neurology. Genetics2024

DOI: 10.1212/nxg.0000000000200193 PMID: 39308455

02

Association of Gestational Age at Birth and Changes on MRI With Prevalence and Spectrum of Comorbidities in Children With Cerebral Palsy.

Pekeles H, Husein N, Kirton A, Oskoui M, Fehlings DL, Dunbar M, Shevell MI, Canadian Cerebral Palsy Registry (CCPR)

Neurology2024

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000209571 PMID: 38889390

03

Risk Factors for Perinatal Arterial Ischemic Stroke: A Machine Learning Approach.

Srivastava R, Cole L, Amador K, Forkert ND, Dunbar M, Shevell MI, Oskoui M, Basu AP, Rivkin MJ, Shany E, de Vries LS, Dewey D, Letourneau N, Mouches P, Hill MD, Kirton A

Neurology2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000209393 PMID: 38748936

04

Risk Factors for Term-Born Periventricular White Matter Injury in Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Case-Control Study.

Marefi A, Husein N, Dunbar M, Dewey D, Letourneau N, Oskoui M, Kirton A, Shevell MI, Canadian Cerebral Palsy Registry (CCPR)

Neurology2022

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000201274 PMID: 36041870

05

Ataxic-hypotonic cerebral palsy in a cerebral palsy registry: Insights into a distinct subtype.

Levy JP, Oskoui M, Ng P, Andersen J, Buckley D, Fehlings D, Kirton A, Koclas L, Pigeon N, van Rensburg E, Wood E, Shevell M

Neurology. Clinical practice2020

DOI: 10.1212/cpj.0000000000000713 PMID: 32309031

06

Profile of children with cerebral palsy spectrum disorder and a normal MRI study.

Springer A, Dyck Holzinger S, Andersen J, Buckley D, Fehlings D, Kirton A, Koclas L, Pigeon N, Van Rensburg E, Wood E, Oskoui M, Shevell M

Neurology2019

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000007726 PMID: 31127072

07

Proton spectroscopy study of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in youth with familial depression.

Yang XR, Langevin LM, Jaworska N, Kirton A, Lebel RM, Harris AD, Jasaui Y, Wilkes TC, Sembo M, Swansburg R, MacMaster FP

Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences2016

DOI: 10.1111/pcn.12392 PMID: 27059533

Genetic Insights to the Causes of Cerebral Palsy

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Oskoui, Maryam; Fehlings, Darcy L

Keywords: Cerebral Palsy; Developmental Disability; Family Empowerment; Genetics; Parental Stress; Whole Genome Sequencing

$600,524

CHILD-BRIGHT: Child Health Initiatives Limiting Disability- Brain Research Improving Growth and Health Trajectories

Principal investigatorCIHR2015SPOR Networks in Chronic Disease

Principal investigators: Majnemer, Annette; Cohen, Eyal; Goldowitz, Daniel; Gorter, Jan Willem; Kirton, Adam; Lach, Lucyna M; Marelli, Ariane; McGrath, Patrick J; Miller, Steven P

Keywords: Brain Disorders; Brain-Based Developmental Disability; Child Mental Health; Family Well-Being; High Risk Newborn; Knowledge Translation; Patient Engagement; Patient-Oriented Training; Randomized Clinical Trials

$12,450,001

PROMPT Identification of Cerebral Palsy: Primary-care Referral Of Motor-impaired children: Physician Tools

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Majnemer, Annette

Keywords: Cerebral Palsy; Consensus Approach; Early Identification; Family Physician; Integrated Knowledge Translation; Knowledge Translation Tools; Pediatrician; Primary Care Providers; Referral

$330,574

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Brain Disorders Dear Professor Kirton, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Macrostructural Brain Abnormalities in Spinal Muscular Atrophy: A Case-Control Study." (2024), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Macrostructural Brain Abnormalities in Spinal Muscular Atrophy: A Case-Control Study.

Association of Gestational Age at Birth and Changes on MRI With Prevalence and Spectrum of Comorbidities in Children With Cerebral Palsy.

Risk Factors for Perinatal Arterial Ischemic Stroke: A Machine Learning Approach.

Risk Factors for Term-Born Periventricular White Matter Injury in Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Case-Control Study.

Ataxic-hypotonic cerebral palsy in a cerebral palsy registry: Insights into a distinct subtype.

Profile of children with cerebral palsy spectrum disorder and a normal MRI study.

Proton spectroscopy study of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in youth with familial depression.

Genetic Insights to the Causes of Cerebral Palsy

CHILD-BRIGHT: Child Health Initiatives Limiting Disability- Brain Research Improving Growth and Health Trajectories

PROMPT Identification of Cerebral Palsy: Primary-care Referral Of Motor-impaired children: Physician Tools

Frequent collaborators

Maryam Oskoui

Adam Kirton

Mary Dunbar

Darcy Fehlings

David Buckley

Nicole Letourneau

Deborah Dewey

Darcy Fehlings

Michael Shevell

Roberta La Piana

Jean Mah