Lucy E. Vivash is a neurologist based in Melbourne, VIC, Australia. She works in a field that can feel a bit confusing at first, because neurological conditions affect the brain, nerves, and how the body moves.
In her clinics, Lucy looks after people with seizure conditions, including epilepsy and absence seizures. She also helps manage different seizure types like generalised tonic-clonic seizures, and she can support families when someone has status epilepticus, which is a serious seizure emergency. At times, she also reviews post-traumatic epilepsy after a head injury.
Lucy also spends time on memory and thinking issues. That includes looking after people with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, and frontotemporal dementia. When symptoms change over months or years, it can be hard to know what’s going on, so having regular follow-up matters.
Another big part of her work is movement disorders and conditions that affect how someone walks, stands, or uses their arms and hands. This can include Parkinson’s disease, corticobasal degeneration, and several related brain conditions. She also works with people who have ataxia, including hereditary ataxia and Friedreich ataxia, where balance and coordination can be affected.
She also deals with progressive disorders that can affect movement and eye movement. For example, progressive supranuclear palsy (including atypical forms) and supranuclear ophthalmoplegia, where eye movements may become limited. These conditions often come with a mix of symptoms, so Lucy focuses on sorting out what’s happening and making a plan that fits the person and their life.
Headaches are another common reason people seek help. Lucy looks at ongoing headache patterns and works through possible causes, especially when the story is complex or there are other symptoms as well.
Her clinical approach is practical. She understands that families and carers often need clear next steps and reassurance, not just a diagnosis. Over time, she aims to make treatment feel more manageable, whether it’s about seizure control, movement and mobility, or changes in memory.
Lucy is also familiar with rarer neurological conditions, such as cortical dysplasia and Brown syndrome, and she helps people when symptoms don’t neatly fit into one simple box.
