Man

Patricia Del Carmen Lillo Zurita

Assistant professor

Departamento de Neurología Sur. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


My current lines of research are: 1) Epidemiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in Chile. 2) Incidence of ALS in Latin America. 3) Social cognition in ALS and frontotemporal dementia. 4) Aging in chilean population.

Educación

  •  Bachelor in Medicine & Surgery, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 1997
  •  Medical Doctor, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 1999
  •  Neurologist, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2002
  •  PhD Neuroscience, UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES. Australia, 2012

Experiencia Académica

  •   instructor Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Medicine

    Santiago, Chile

    2003 - 2012

  •   Assistant professor/Deputy Director Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Medicine

    Santiago, Chile

    2012 - At present

  •   Assistant professor Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Medicina

    Santiago, Chile

    2016 - At present

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Senior neurologist Part Time

    Clinica Universidad Los Andes

    Santiago, Chile

    2013 - 2016

  •   Consultant neurologist Part Time

    Clínica Indisa

    Santiago, Chile

    2012 - 2014

  •   Consultant neurologist Part Time

    Hospital Barros Luco

    Santiago, Chile

    2003 - 2007

  •   Consultant neurologist Part Time

    Hospital Félix Bulnes

    Santiago, Chile

    2002 - 2005

  •   Neurólogo Part Time

    Hospital San José

    Santiago, Chile

    2016 - At present

Formación de Capital Humano


Currently I am deputy director of Departamento de Neurología Sur. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de Chile.

Graduate students
Fellowship in Neurology Program. Graduate School. Departamento de Neurología Sur. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de Chile.
I have been training 15 neurology residents per year from 2003-2007 and 2012-2017, in activities including seminars and tutorials.
At the same time, the I am the coordinator of the cognitive neurology rotation.

Aditionally, I participate in neurology lectures and seminars of Internal Medicine and Psychiatry residents, as well as Rehabilitation and Family Medicine residents.

Advisor board, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile.
I am part of the advisor board to Masters and PhD degree, and currently participate as a thesis and project reviewer,

Invited lecturer to Diploma in Neuropsychiatry (Universidad de Chile), Diploma in Neuropsychology (Universidad de Chile and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile), Graduate Course Clinical Neuroscience (Speech Therapist School, University of Chile), Dementia Course (Departamento de Neurología Norte, Universidad de Chile).

Undergraduate students
I participate in lectures and tutorials of the third, fourth and sixth year of medicine (including in total approximately 120 students).


Difusión y Transferencia


I


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Beca CONICYT internacional (Ex Presidente de la República)

    COMISION NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACION CIENTIFICA Y TECNOLOGICA

    Chile, 2007

    To help increase the number of researchers and professionals with high qualifications excellence in all areas of knowledge for the development of Chile and their active participation in the globalized world. Increasing the number of doctors of excellence running efficient processes and generate data about selected public, scholars and graduates. Becas Conicyt Internacional: Incluye concursos de Magíster en el extranjero, Magíster profesionales de la educación, Magíster Bicentenario, Doctorado en el extranjero, Doctorado Fulbright, Doctorado DAAD, Doctorado Bicentenario, Doctorado profesionales de la educación, Becas Gestión Propia, Becas Bicentenario.

  •   Fellowship in Neurology

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Chile, 1999

    Programas de Formación de Especialistas Neurología Duración : 3 años Plan de Estudios: Neurología clínica Diagnósticos por imágenes Neurocirugía Neurología infantil Psiquiatría Neurofisiología clínica Electivo

  •   Postgraduate Travel Grant

    UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES

    Australia, 2009

    The Postgraduate Research Student Support (PRSS) Scheme provides an opportunity for eligible postgraduate researchers to receive financial assistance to present their research at international conferences. The scheme is designed to encourage and support both a global focus and a global exposure for research candidates by enhancing opportunities for professional participation and practice in international research communities.

  •   Travel Grant Prince of Wales Medicla School

    UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES

    Chile, 2010

    Funding may be used to support conference expenses including registration, air-fares or travel expenses, accommodation and living expenses. Eligible candidates may apply for a maximum amount of $2,500 for international travel and $1,000 for domestic (outside Sydney) travel. Applicants will not automatically receive these maximum amounts. The amount awarded will depend on the number of eligible applications received, the destination and careful consideration of the budget submitted.

  •   travel grant workshop Universidad de Chile-University of Sydney

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Chile, 2014

    Travel grant for Research cooperation between Faculty of Medicine University of Sydney, Australia and Universidad de Chile.


 

Article (28)

Aging and health policies in Chile=> new agendas for research
Towards affordable biomarkers of frontotemporal dementia=> A classification study via network's information sharing.
Utility of the neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire ((NPI-Q) in the assessment of a sample of patients with Alzheimer´s Disease in Chile.
Cognitive and Behavioral Symptoms in ALSFTD: Detection, Differentiation, and Progression
DEMENCIA FRONTOTEMPORAL, CÓMO HA RESURGIDO SU DIAGNÓSTICO
Feeling, learning from and being aware of inner states=> interoceptive dimensions in neurodegeneration and stroke.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis mortality rates in Chile=> A population based study (1994-2010)
A novel tool to detect behavioural symptoms in ALS
Distribution of Pathology in Frontal Variant Alzheimer's Disease
Emotion processing deficits distinguish pure amyotrophic lateral sclerosis from frontotemporal dementia.
Manifestaciones neuropsiquiátricas y cognitivas en demencia frontotemporal y esclerosis lateral amiotrófica: dos polos de una entidad común
Neuropsychiatric changes precede classic motor symptoms in ALS and do not affect survival
Cortical atrophy in ALS is critically associated with neuropsychiatric and cognitive changes
Neurological and neuropsychological deterioration in artisanal gold miners from the town of Andacollo, Chile
When more is needed: the utility of the frontotemporal dementia scale in ALS.
Activities of daily living in motor neuron disease: role of behavioural and motor changes.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia: A behavioural and cognitive continuum
Caregiver burden in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is more dependent on patients' behavioral changes than physical disability: a comparative study
Grey and White Matter Changes across the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis-Frontotemporal Dementia Continuum
Grey and white matter changes across the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-frontotemporal dementia continuum.
How common are behavioural changes in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?
Sensitivity of revised diagnostic criteria for the behavioural variant of frontotemporal dementia
Cognition and behaviour in motor neurone disease.
Neurobehavioral Features in Frontotemporal Dementia With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Determinants of survival in behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia
Frontotemporal dementia and motor neurone disease: Overlapping clinic-pathological disorders
Inflammatory reconstitution immune syndrome associated to antiretroviral therapy and meningeal cryptococcosis
Medical care of epilepsy in Santiago, Chile

Abstract (1)

Medical care of epilepsy in Santiago, Chile

BookSection (2)

Demencia frontotemporal
Esclerosis múltiple

ConferencePaper (1)

Social Cognition is associated to selective cognitive impairment and brain atrophy in progressive multiple sclerosis.

Proyecto (6)

Estudio de prevalencia de enfermedades neurológicas y deterioro cognitivo en una población de trabajadores expuestos a mercurio en la comunidad de Andacollo. Coquimbo. Chile.
The Latin American Epidemiologic Network for ALS (LAENALS). ALS Risk in Latin Americans- A population based case control comparative study with the EuroMOTOR population based cohort
‘Social cognition in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia continuum’
Geroscience Center for Brain Health and Metabolism GERO
Temporal and spatial clusters of mortality rates by ALS in Chile (1990-2012).
A multi-disciplinary approach towards behavioural dysfunction in motor neurone disease

Review (2)

Manifestaciones neuropsiquiátricas y cognitivas en demencia frontotemporal y esclerosis lateral amiotrófica: dos polos de una entidad común
Overlapping features of frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
31
Patricia Lillo

Assistant professor

Neurología sur

Departamento de Neurología Sur. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

2
Agustin Ibanez

Profesor Titular

Psicologia

Universidad Adolfo Ibánez

Santiago, Chile

2
Andrea Slachevsky

Associate Professor

ICBM

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Chile, Chile

1
Domingo Lancellotti

Académico

Departamento de Salud Pública

Universidad Católica del Norte

Coquimbo, Chile

1
Agustin Ibañez

DIRECTOR

INCYT

CABA, Argentina

1
Jose Matamala

Assistant Professor of Neurology

Department of Neurological Science

University of Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Daniel Moraga

Profesor Asociado

Medicina

Universidad de Tarapacá

Arica, Chile

1
sebastian corral

Psicologo/investigador

Psiquiatría

Universidad de Chile

santiago, Chile

1
Liliana Zúñiga

Research director

Universidad Católica del Maule

Talca, Chile

1
Floria Pancetti

Director de Departamento

Ciencias Biomédicas

UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DEL NORTE

Coquimbo, Chile

1
Rodrigo Sandoval

Director de departamento

Ciencias Biomédicas

UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DEL NORTE

Coquimbo, Chile