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Ala Birca

ResearcherNeurosciencesUniversité de Montréal

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Ala Birca

Researcher

Neurosciences

Health Sciences

Université de Montréal

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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4 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2019.

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Research

Neurodevelopment Brain Alterations Brain Connectivity Cognitive Functioning Electroencephalography (Eeg)Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri)Neonatal Hypoglycemia Premature Birth

Latest papers

Electroencephalography and optical neuromonitoring predict short-term outcomes in neonates undergoing therapeutic hypothermia for hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
Scientific reports · 2025
Relationship between EEG spectral power and dysglycemia with neurodevelopmental outcomes after neonatal encephalopathy.
Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2024
Prenatal markers of atypical neurodevelopment in children with congenital heart defects.
The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians · 2022

All 14 publications

Latest funding

Visual and cognitive development in preemies: the role of neonatal hypoglycemia
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator
$531,676
Combining bedside neuroimaging monitoring and clinical markers to enhance developmental screening in preterm infants born 29-36 weeks of gestational age
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
$371,025
Impact of rewarming on the brain health of cooled neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
CIHR · 2016 · Nominated PI
$382,251

All 3 grants and awards

14 publications.

Electroencephalography and optical neuromonitoring predict short-term outcomes in neonates undergoing therapeutic hypothermia for hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.

Chowdhury RA, Mahdi Z, Desnous B, Marandyuk B, Birca A, El-Jalbout R, Nuyt AM, Pinchefsky EF, Dehaes M

Scientific reports2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-04271-2 PMID: 40481051

Relationship between EEG spectral power and dysglycemia with neurodevelopmental outcomes after neonatal encephalopathy.

Damien J, Vannasing P, Tremblay J, Petitpas L, Marandyuk B, Balasingam T, El Jalbout R, Paquette N, Donofrio G, Birca A, Gallagher A, Pinchefsky EF

Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2024.03.029 PMID: 38754181

Prenatal markers of atypical neurodevelopment in children with congenital heart defects.

Carmant LS, Boucoiran I, Mathe M, Boutin C, Birca A, Morin L

The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians2022

DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2021.1910668 PMID: 33847213

Opioid analgesia and temperature regulation are associated with EEG background activity and MRI outcomes in neonates with mild-to-moderate hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy undergoing therapeutic hypothermia.

Mahdi Z, Marandyuk B, Desnous B, Liet AS, Chowdhury RA, Birca V, Décarie JC, Tremblay S, Lodygensky GA, Birca A, Pinchefsky EF, Dehaes M

European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2022.04.001 PMID: 35598572

Gross Motor Development of Children with Congenital Heart Disease Receiving Early Systematic Surveillance and Individualized Intervention: Brief Report.

Fourdain S, Simard MN, Dagenais L, Materassi M, Doussau A, Goulet J, Gagnon K, Prud'Homme J, Vinay MC, Dehaes M, Birca A, Poirier NC, Carmant L, Gallagher A

Developmental neurorehabilitation2021

DOI: 10.1080/17518423.2020.1711541 PMID: 31928274

What is the optimal duration for vigabatrin monotherapy in patients with infantile spasms: 6 months or longer?

Desnous B, Lenoir M, Bitton JY, Arbour M, Villeneuve N, Whiting S, Mohammed I, Wirrell EC, Bello-Espinosa L, Ronen GM

Seizure20214 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2021.07.032

Epilepsy and seizures in children with congenital heart disease: A prospective study.

Desnous B, Lenoir M, Doussau A, Marandyuk B, Beaulieu-Genest L, Poirier N, Carmant L, Birca A, CINC multidisciplinary team

Seizure2019Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2018.11.011 PMID: 30557820

Language development in children with congenital heart disease aged 12-24 months.

Fourdain S, St-Denis A, Harvey J, Birca A, Carmant L, Gallagher A, Trudeau N, CINC team

European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society2019

DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2019.03.002 PMID: 30954376

Periictal activity in cooled asphyxiated neonates with seizures.

Major P, Lortie A, Dehaes M, Lodygensky GA, Gallagher A, Carmant L, Birca A

Seizure2017Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2017.03.002 PMID: 28282552

Interplay of brain structure and function in neonatal congenital heart disease.

Birca A, Vakorin VA, Porayette P, Madathil S, Chau V, Seed M, Doesburg SM, Blaser S, Nita DA, Sharma R, Duerden EG, Hickey EJ, Miller SP, Hahn CD

Annals of clinical and translational neurology2016First author

DOI: 10.1002/acn3.336 PMID: 27648460

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Ala Birca

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Electroencephalography and optical neuromonitoring predict short-term outcomes in neonates undergoing therapeutic hypothermia for hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.

Relationship between EEG spectral power and dysglycemia with neurodevelopmental outcomes after neonatal encephalopathy.

Prenatal markers of atypical neurodevelopment in children with congenital heart defects.

Opioid analgesia and temperature regulation are associated with EEG background activity and MRI outcomes in neonates with mild-to-moderate hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy undergoing therapeutic hypothermia.

Gross Motor Development of Children with Congenital Heart Disease Receiving Early Systematic Surveillance and Individualized Intervention: Brief Report.

What is the optimal duration for vigabatrin monotherapy in patients with infantile spasms: 6 months or longer?

Epilepsy and seizures in children with congenital heart disease: A prospective study.

Language development in children with congenital heart disease aged 12-24 months.

Periictal activity in cooled asphyxiated neonates with seizures.

Interplay of brain structure and function in neonatal congenital heart disease.

Visual and cognitive development in preemies: the role of neonatal hypoglycemia

Combining bedside neuroimaging monitoring and clinical markers to enhance developmental screening in preterm infants born 29-36 weeks of gestational age

Impact of rewarming on the brain health of cooled neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy

Frequent collaborators

Lionel Carmant

Mathieu Dehaes

Anne Gallagher

Sebastien Perreault

Philippe Major

Sophie Tremblay

Sharon Whiting

Gabriel Ronen

Isabelle Boucoiran

Elsa Rossignol