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Occupational Therapy
Dr Leeanne Carey

BAppSc (OccTher) Lincoln, PhD

Research interests:

Neurological rehabilitation; stroke recovery; imaging recovery after stroke; measurement and retraining of somatosensations following stroke; single-case experimental design; randomised controlled design.

Publications:

Selected journal/Book Publications:

Blennerhassett, J.M., Carey, L.M., Matyas, T.A. (2006). Grip Force Regulation During Pinch Grip Lifts Under Somatosensory Guidance: Comparison Between People With Stroke and Healthy Controls. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 87(3)418-429

Carey, L.M. (2006). Somatosensory Loss. In  Selzer, M.., Clarke, S., Cohen, L., Duncan, P., Gage, F.H. (eds). Textbook of Neural Repair and Rehabilitation. Vol II. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (Chapter II.16, pages 231-247).

Carey, L.M., Abbott, D.F., Egan, G.F., Bernhardt, J., Donnan, G.A. (2005). Motor impairment and recovery in the upper limb after stroke: behavioral and neuroanatomical correlates. Stroke 36:625-629.

Carey, L.M., Matyas, T.A. (2005). Training of somatosensory discrimination after stroke: Facilitation of stimulus generalization. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 84(6):428-442.

Carey, L.M., Abbott, D.F., Egan, G.F., O’Keefe, G.J., Jackson, G.D., Bernhardt, J., Donnan, G.A. (2006) Evolution of brain activation with good and poor motor recovery after stroke. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair. 20:1-18.

Brodtman, A, Darby, D. & Carey, L. (2003). Functional MRI and stroke. In Davis, S., Fisher, M & Warach, S (eds). Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Stroke. Cambridge University Press, UK. pp 251-262.

Carey, L.M., Abbott, D.F., Puce, A., Jackson, G.D., Syngeniotis, A., Donnan, G.A. (2002). Re-emergence of activation with post-stroke somatosensory recovery: a serial fMRI case study. Neurology 59:749-752.

Carey, L.M., Matyas, T.A. & Oke, L.E. (2002). Evaluation of impaired fingertip texture discrimination and wrist position sense in patients affected by stroke: Comparison of clinical and new quantitative measures. Journal of Hand Therapy 15: 71-82.

Carey, L.M. (2002). Occupational Therapy and Stroke: Book review. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal 49: 55.

Matyas, T.A., Carey, L.M., Mudie, H, Collins, M (2001). Training effects in post-ischemic recovery: Task-specificity and generalization phenomena in re-education of somatosensation and in bilateral isokinematic practice of upper limb movements. In Elsner, N & Kreutzberg, G.W. editors. The neurosciences at the turn of the century: Proceedings of the 4th meeting of the German Neuroscience Society: 28th Gottingen Neurobiology Conference. Thieme, New York.

Carey, L.M., Abbott, D.F., Egan, G.F., Tochon-Danguy, H.J. & Donnan, G.A.  (2000). The functional neuroanatomy and long term reproducibility of brain activations associated with a simple finger tapping task in older healthy volunteers: a serial PET study. NeuroImage 11: 124-144. (cover edition)

Carey, L., & Matyas, T. A. (2000). Somatosensory discrimination after stroke: Stimulus specific versus generalisation training. In Bennett, K. M. B. and Gregory, S. J. Perception and Cognition for Action: Proceedings from the III Perception for Action Conference. Melbourne, Australia. Cleveland Digital pp. 61-74.

Macdonell, R., Jackson, G., Curatolo, J., Abbott, D., Berkovic, S., Carey, L., Syngeniotis, A., Fabinyi, G., & Scheffer, I. (1999)  Motor cortex localisation using fMRI and transcranial magnetic stimulation. Neurology, 53: 1462-1467.

Donnan, G.A., Carey, L.M. & Saling, M.M. (1999). More (or less) on Broca. Lancet, 353, 1031-1032.

Carey, L. M., Oke, L. & Matyas, T. A.  (1997).  Impaired touch discrimination after stroke: A quantitative test. Journal of Neurologic Rehabilitation, 11,219-232.

Carey, L. M., Oke, L. & Matyas, T. A.  (1996).  Impaired limb position sense after  stroke: A quantitative test for clinical use. Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 77, 1271-8.

Carey, L. M.  (1995).  Somatosensory loss after stroke. Critical Reviews in Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine, 7, 51-91.

Carey, L. M.  (1993). Tactile and proprioceptive discrimination loss after stroke: Training effects and quantitative measurement.  PhD thesis, La Trobe University, Melbourne.

Carey, L. M., Matyas, T. A., & Oke, L. E.  (1993).  Sensory loss in stroke patients: Effective tactile and proprioceptive discrimination training.  Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 74, 602-611.

Selected conference presentations/publications

International

Invited

Carey, L.M. (2005). Imaging recovery from stroke: treatment facilitated recovery. Imaging Recovery from Stroke: Second International Workshop. Hamburg, Germany. (May 23-24)

Walters, N.B., Egan, G.F., Carey, L., Kean, M., Davies, R., Eickhoff, S., Kularatne, D., Watson, J.D.G. (2004). Structure-function studies of the human sensorimotor system: in vivo identification of structural correlates for primary motor, premotor and somatosensory areas using high-resolution structural MR imaging. 10th annual meeting of the organization for Human Brain Mapping, Budapest, Hungary. (invited oral presentation). Abstract available on CD-ROM in NeuroImage 22(Suppl.1);WE71

Carey, L.M., Abbott, D.F., Egan, G.F., O’Keefe, G.J., Jackson, G.D., Donnan, GA. (2001). Post-stroke motor recovery and neural plasticity. 7th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping, Brighton, UK.
Abstract: Neuroimage, 13 (6) pt 2: S774.

Matyas, T.A., Carey, L.M., Mudie, H, Collins, M (2001). Training effects in post-ischemic recovery: Task-specificity and generalization phenomena in re-education of somatosensation and in bilateral isokinematic practice of upper limb movements. In Elsner, N & Kreutzberg, G.W. editors. The neurosciences at the turn of the century: Proceedings of the 4th meeting of the German Neuroscience Society: 28th Gottingen Neurobiology Conference. Thieme, New York.

Carey, L. & Mudie, H. 1994. Stroke Rehabilitation: New Ideas Researched for Clinical Practice. London Association of Occupational Therapists.  (2 day workshop, London).

Proffered

Carey, LM, Abbott, DF, Puce A, Seitz, R, Harvey, M, Donnan, GA. (2006). IN_Touch: Imaging Neuroplasticity of Touch post-stroke with moderate and severe touch impairment. Human Brain Mapping. Florence, Italy, June 11-15.

Carey, L.M., Abbott, D.F., Egan, G.F., Donnan, G.A. (2006). Long-term reproducibility of brain activation associated with touch discrimination in older healthy volunteers: a serial PET study. Human Brain Mapping. Florence, Italy, June 11-15.

Carey, LM, Abbott, DF, Puce A, Seitz, R. (2006). Brain adaptation associated with spontaneous and treatment-facilitated recovery of touch sensation after stroke. 14th International Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists. Sydney, Australia 23-28 July.

Carey, L.M., Matyas, T.A. (2006). SENSe: Study of the Effectiveness of Neurorehabilitation on Sensation after stroke. 14th International Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists. Sydney, Australia 23-28 July.

Carey, L, Nankervis, J, LeBlanc, S, Harvey, L. (2006). A new functional Tactual Object Recognition Test (fTORT) for stroke clients: Normative standards and discriminative validity. 14th International Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists. Sydney, Australia 23-28 July.

Hoare, B, Imms, C, Carey, L, Rawicki, B (2006). Effects of botulinum toxin and constraint induced movement therapy in young children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy: A randomized controlled trial. 14th International Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists. Sydney, Australia 23-28 July.

Randall, M, Imms, C, Carey, L (2006). Further development of the ‘Melbourne Assessment’ of unilateral upper limb function’ to include children aged 2 –4 years. 14th International Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists. Sydney, Australia 23-28 July.

Carey, L.M., Abbott, D.F., Egan, G.F., Bernhardt, J. Donnan, G.A. (2005). Motor impairment and recovery after stroke correlate with activity in different motor areas over time. World Congress of Neurology 2005. 5-11 November, Sydney, Australia.
Abstract: The Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 238 (Suppl. 1)

Carey, LM, Abbott, DA, Chapman, H, Harvey, M. (2005). Recovery of touch sensation after stroke: Clinical and neuroanatomical outcomes associated with spontaneous and training-facilitated recovery: A case study. 14th European stroke conference. Bologna, Italy. 25-28 May. Abstract: Cerebrovascular Diseases, 19 (Suppl 2).

Carey, L.M., Abbott, D.F., Egan, G.F., O’Keefe, G.J, Bernhardt, J. Donnan, G.A. (2004). Motor impairment and recovery in the upper limb after stroke: behavioural and neuroanatomical correlates. 5th World Stroke Congress, Vancouver.

Carey, L.M., Abbott, D.F., Egan, G.F., O’Keefe, G.J, Bernhardt, J. Donnan, G.A. (2004). Motor impairment and recovery in the upper limb after stroke: behavioural and neuroanatomical correlates. Human Brain Mapping, Budapest, Hungary. Abstract available on CD-ROM in NeuroImage 22(Suppl.1);WE85

Randall, M., Imms, C., Carey, L. (2004). Further development of ‘The Melbourne Assessment of Unilateral Upper Limb Function’ to include children aged 2 to 4 years. Australian Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine. Melbourne.

Carey, L.M., Abbott, D.F., Egan, G.F., O’Keefe, G.J., Jackson, G.D., Donnan, GA. (2002). Evolution of neural plastic changes associated with motor recovery post-stroke. 27th International Stroke Conference. San Antonio, Texas. 7-9th February.
Abstract: Stroke, 33: 417-418.

Carey LM, Abbott DF, Puce A, Jackson GD, Syngeniotis A, Donnan GA. (2002). Imaging post-stroke somatosensory recovery: Two serial fMRI case studies. 8th Annual Meeting of the Organisation for Human Brain Mapping, Sendai, Japan.
Abstract: NeuroImage, 16: S711.

Carey, L.M., Matyas, T.A. (2002). Training of somatosensory discrimination after stroke: Facilitation of stimulus generalization. 13th World Congress of Occupational Therapists. June 23-28, Stockholm, Sweden.

Carey, L.M., Matyas, T.A. & Morales, G. (2002). Influence of touch sensation and its retraining on finger grip after stroke. 13th World Congress of Occupational Therapists. June 23-28, Stockholm, Sweden.

Carey, L.M., Matyas, T. & Oke, L. (2002). Quantitative measurement of tactile and proprioceptive discrimination in the upper limb after stroke. 13th World Congress of Occupational Therapists. June 23-28, Stockholm, Sweden.

Carey, L.M., Abbott, D., Donnan, G. Egan, G., O’Keefe, G. & Jackson, G. (2002). Evolution of neural plastic changes associated with motor recovery post-stroke. 13th World Congress of Occupational Therapists. June 23-28, Stockholm, Sweden.

Blennerhassett, J., Carey, L. & Matyas, T. (2002). An investigation of adaptive pinch grip ability following stroke. VIIth International Physiotherapy Conference. May 25-28, Sydney, Australia.

Carey, L.M., Abbott, D.F., Egan, G.F., O’Keefe, G.J., Jackson, G.D., Donnan, GA. (2000). Brain adaptation and post-stroke motor recovery: A serial Positron Emission Tomography study. 4th World Stroke Congress, Melbourne, Australia 26-29th November. Abstract: Stroke 31, 2832.

Carey, L.M., Matyas, T.A. & Oke, L.E. (2000) Quantitative measurement of tactile and proprioceptive discrimination in the upper limb after stroke. 4th World Stroke Congress, Melbourne, Australia 26-29th November. Abstract: Stroke 31, 2816-2187.

Abbott, D.F., Carey, L.M., Egan, G.F., Donnan, G.A. & Jackson, G.D. (1997). Functional MRI and PET measures of motor activation: a longitudinal study. Third International Conference on Functional Mapping of the Human Brain. Copenhagen.
Abstract: NeuroImage, 5 (4), Part 2, S530.

Carey, L. M., Matyas, T. A. & Oke, L. E.  (1994). Somatosensory discrimination training after stroke: Generalisation of intervention effects across stimuli. Proceedings of the 11th International Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists, London. Vol 2: 730-732 (full paper).

National

Invited

Carey, L.M. & Corben, L. (2005). Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Conference: The evidence and how to implement it. National Stroke Foundation. Melbourne. 4-5 August.

Carey, L.M. (2004). Neural plasticity after stroke: Evidence and implications for rehabilitation. Stroke Society of Australasia Annual Scientific Meeting. Hobart, Tasmania.13-15 October.

Carey, L. (1999). An evidence-based Approach to Sensory Assessment and Retraining following Stroke. Australian Physiotherapy Association (2 day workshop, Melbourne).

Proffered

Ben-Shabat E, Carey L M, Matyas T A , Brotchie P R. (2005) A Brain activation study of limb position sense in stroke affected individuals with and without sensory training, and in healthy aged. Stroke Society of Australasia Annual Scientific Meeting. 6-9 September, Melbourne. Australia.  Abstract: Internal Journal of Medicine, 36(2).

Blennerhassett JM, Carey LM and Matyas TA (2005). Characteristics of pinch grip impairment after stroke.  Joint conference of National Neurology and Gerontology Groups of Australian Physiotherapy Association.  17 to 19 November, Melbourne. Abstract: Australian Journal of Physiotherapy.

Blennerhassett JM, Carey LM and Matyas TA (2005). Relationship between sensory and motor impairment and altered pinch grip after stroke. Stroke Society of Australasia Annual Scientific Meeting. 6-9 September, Melbourne. Australia. Abstract: Internal Journal of Medicine, 36(2).

Carey, L.M., Abbott, D.F., Harvey, M., Puce, A., Seitz, R., Donnan, G. (2005). IN_Touch: Imaging Neuroplasticity of Touch after stroke: preliminary findings of brain activation with moderate and severe touch impairment. Stroke Society of Australasia Annual Scientific Meeting. 6-9 September, Melbourne. Australia. Abstract: Internal Journal of Medicine, 36(2).




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