NMD4C

The neuromuscular network for Canada

Maryam Oskoui

Biography

Dr Maryam Oskoui is a pediatric neurologist and epidemiologist. She is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology and Neurosurgery and an Associate Member of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at McGill University. She is a recipient of a Clinical Research Scholar Junior 2 award from the FRQ-S. Dr Oskoui serves as an evidence-based methodologist for the American Academy of Neurology and is a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee for Muscular Dystrophy Canada. She chairs the Canadian Neuromuscular Disease Registry’s Spinal Muscular Atrophy Working Group and is an investigator in clinical trials in spinal muscular atrophy.

Recent publications

Williams Buckley, A, Hirtz, D, Oskoui, M, Armstrong, MJ, Batra, A, Bridgemohan, C et al.. Practice guideline: Treatment for insomnia and disrupted sleep behavior in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: Report of the Guideline Development, Dissemination, and Implementation Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. Neurology. 2020. PMID:32051244

Amankwah, N, Oskoui, M, Garner, R, Bancej, C, Manuel, DG, Wall, R et al.. Cerebral palsy in Canada, 2011-2031: results of a microsimulation modelling study of epidemiological and cost impacts. Health Promot Chronic Dis Prev Can. 2020.40 (2)25-37 PMID:32049464

Myers, KA, Oskoui, M. Seizures in Epilepsy With Eyelid Myoclonia May Be Provoked by Eye Closure, Not Fixation Removal. Pediatr. Neurol. 2019. PMID:31932118

Boychuck, Z, Andersen, J, Fehlings, D, Kirton, A, Oskoui, M, Shevell, M et al.. Current Referral Practices for Diagnosis and Intervention for Children with Cerebral Palsy: A National Environmental Scan. J. Pediatr. 2020.216 173-180.e1 PMID:31843111

Horwood, L, Li, P, Mok, E, Oskoui, M, Shevell, M, Constantin, E et al.. Behavioral difficulties, sleep problems, and nighttime pain in children with cerebral palsy. Res Dev Disabil. 2019.95 103500 PMID:31630025

Oskoui, M, Pringsheim, T, Holler-Managan, Y, Potrebic, S, Billinghurst, L, Gloss, D et al.. Practice guideline update summary: Acute treatment of migraine in children and adolescents: Report of the Guideline Development, Dissemination, and Implementation Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Headache Society. Headache. 2019.59 (8)1158-1173 PMID:31529481

Hershey, AD, Oskoui, M, Pringsheim, T, Holler-Managan, Y, Potrebic, S, Billinghurst, L et al.. New Guidelines: Interpretation, Application and the Future. Headache. 2019.59 (8)1133-1143 PMID:31529478

Oskoui, M, Pringsheim, T, Billinghurst, L, Potrebic, S, Gersz, EM, Gloss, D et al.. Practice guideline update summary: Pharmacologic treatment for pediatric migraine prevention: Report of the Guideline Development, Dissemination, and Implementation Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Headache Society. Headache. 2019.59 (8)1144-1157 PMID:31529477