By Dr David Burke

Journal articles

Woolf C; Kaplan L; Norrie LM; Burke D; Cunich M; Mowszowski L; Naismith SL, 2024, 'A feasibility, randomised controlled trial of Club Connect: a group-based healthy brain ageing cognitive training program for older adults with major depression within an older people's mental health service.', BMC Psychiatry, 24, pp. 208, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-05391-7

Shin-Yi Lin C; Howells J; Rutkove S; Nandedkar S; Neuwirth C; Noto Y-I; Shahrizaila N; Whittaker RG; Bostock H; Burke D; Tankisi H, 2024, 'Neurophysiological and Imaging Biomarkers of lower motor neuron Dysfunction in Motor neuron diseases/Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: IFCN Handbook Chapter', Clinical Neurophysiology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2024.03.015

Kiernan MC; Burke D; Tan RH, 2023, 'The lower motor neuron homunculus: function matters', Brain, 146, pp. E34 - E35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/brain/awad021

Burke D, 2023, 'Has the importance of GABAA presynaptic inhibition been overestimated in human motor control?', J Physiol, 601, pp. 1699 - 1700, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/JP284687

Woolf C; Lampit A; Shahnawaz Z; Sabates J; Norrie LM; Burke D; Naismith SL; Mowszowski L, 2022, 'A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cognitive Training in Adults with Major Depressive Disorder.', Neuropsychol Rev, 32, pp. 419 - 437, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11065-021-09487-3

Burke D, 2022, 'Conduction studies on the sural nerve.', Clin Neurophysiol Pract, 7, pp. 23 - 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cnp.2021.09.004

Burke D, 2021, 'James Waldo Lance 1926–2019', Historical Records of Australian Science, 32, pp. 190 - 198, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/hr21001

Makker PGS; Keating BA; Lees JG; Burke D; Howells J; Moalem-Taylor G, 2021, 'Electrophysiological investigation of motor axonal excitability in a mouse model of nerve constriction injury', Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System, 26, pp. 99 - 112, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jns.12430

Burke D, 2021, 'Crosstalk opposing view: Independent fusimotor control of muscle spindles in humans: there is little to gain.', J Physiol, 599, pp. 2505 - 2508, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/JP281337

Burke D, 2021, 'PL4. The clinical application of ALS electrodiagnostic criteria', Clinical Neurophysiology, 132, pp. e38 - e38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2021.02.017

Burke D, 2021, 'Rebuttal from David Burke.', J Physiol, 599, pp. 2511 - 2512, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/JP281594

Burke D, 2021, 'WS3.3. The Values of H-Reflex and Other Late Responses in Disease', Clinical Neurophysiology, 132, pp. e55 - e56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2021.02.083

Kiernan MC; Shefner JM; Kaji R; Burke D, 2020, 'Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A new diagnostic paradigm', Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 91, pp. 903 - 904, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2020-324006

Shefner JM; Al-Chalabi A; Baker MR; Cui LY; de Carvalho M; Eisen A; Grosskreutz J; Hardiman O; Henderson R; Matamala JM; Mitsumoto H; Paulus W; Simon N; Swash M; Talbot K; Turner MR; Ugawa Y; van den Berg LH; Verdugo R; Vucic S; Kaji R; Burke D; Kiernan MC, 2020, 'A proposal for new diagnostic criteria for ALS', Clinical Neurophysiology, 131, pp. 1975 - 1978, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2020.04.005

Howells J; Sangari S; Matamala JM; Kiernan MC; Marchand-Pauvert V; Burke D, 2020, 'Interrogating interneurone function using threshold tracking of the H reflex in healthy subjects and patients with motor neurone disease', Clinical Neurophysiology, 131, pp. 1986 - 1996, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2020.03.028

Swash M; Burke D; Turner MR; Grosskreutz J; Leigh PN; Decarvalho M; Kiernan MC, 2020, 'Occasional essay: Upper motor neuron syndrome in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis', Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 91, pp. 227 - 234, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2019-321938

Cheung E; Parratt J; Frith J; Burke D; Ng K, 2020, 'Altered peripheral nerve excitability depends on severity of multiple sclerosis', Clinical Neurophysiology, 131, pp. 589 - 591, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2019.11.012

Kiernan MC; Bostock H; Park SB; Kaji R; Krarup C; Krishnan AV; Kuwabara S; Lin CSY; Misawa S; Moldovan M; Sung J; Vucic S; Wainger BJ; Waxman S; Burke D, 2020, 'Measurement of axonal excitability: Consensus guidelines', Clinical Neurophysiology, 131, pp. 308 - 323, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2019.07.023

Tankisi H; Burke D; Cui L; de Carvalho M; Kuwabara S; Nandedkar SD; Rutkove S; Stålberg E; van Putten MJAM; Fuglsang-Frederiksen A, 2020, 'Standards of instrumentation of EMG', Clinical Neurophysiology, 131, pp. 243 - 258, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2019.07.025

Woolf C; Kaplan L; Naismith SL; Burke D; Margaret Norrie L; Mowszowski L, 2020, '344 - Study protocol for a feasibility RCT of Club Connect, a healthy brain ageing cognitive training program for older adults with depression', International Psychogeriatrics, 32, pp. 104 - 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1041610220002446

Woolf C; Lampit A; Shahnawaz Z; Sabates J; Norrie L; Burke D; Naismith S; Mowszowski L, 2020, '469 - A systematic review and meta-analysis of cognitive training in adults with Major Depressive Disorder', International Psychogeriatrics, 32, pp. 191 - 191, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s104161022000321x

Kiernan MC; Goadsby PJ; Burke D, 2019, 'Marco polo of australian neurology', Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 90, pp. 627 - 628, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2019-320989

Lehmann HC; Burke D; Kuwabara S, 2019, 'Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy: update on diagnosis, immunopathogenesis and treatment.', J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 90, pp. 981 - 987, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2019-320314

Burke D, 2019, 'Hyperreflexia as an upper motor neuron sign in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.', Clin Neurophysiol, 130, pp. 1405 - 1406, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2019.05.015

Czesnik D; Howells J; Bartl M; Veiz E; Ketzler R; Kemmet O; Walters AS; Trenkwalder C; Burke D; Paulus W, 2019, 'Ih contributes to increased motoneuron excitability in restless legs syndrome.', J Physiol, 597, pp. 599 - 609, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/JP275341

Howells J; Matamala JM; Park SB; Garg N; Vucic S; Bostock H; Burke D; Kiernan MC, 2018, 'In vivo evidence for reduced ion channel expression in motor axons of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis', Journal of Physiology, 596, pp. 5379 - 5396, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/JP276624

Makker PGS; Matamala JM; Park SB; Lees JG; Kiernan MC; Burke D; Moalem-Taylor G; Howells J, 2018, 'A unified model of the excitability of mouse sensory and motor axons', Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System, 23, pp. 159 - 173, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jns.12278

Matamala JM; Howells J; Dharmadasa T; Trinh T; Ma Y; Lera L; Vucic S; Burke D; Kiernan MC, 2018, 'Inter-session reliability of short-interval intracortical inhibition measured by threshold tracking TMS', Neuroscience Letters, 674, pp. 18 - 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2018.02.065

Burke D; Halmagyi GM, 2018, 'Normal tendon reflexes despite absent sensory nerve action potentials in CANVAS: a neurophysiological study.', J Neurol Sci, 387, pp. 75 - 79, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2018.01.023

Howells J; Bostock H; Park SB; Kiernan MC; Burke D, 2018, 'Tracking small sensory nerve action potentials in human axonal excitability studies', Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 298, pp. 45 - 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneumeth.2018.02.003

Burke D; Kiernan MC, 2018, 'Stimulus, response and excitability – What is new?', Clinical Neurophysiology, 129, pp. 333 - 334, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2017.10.011

Howells J; Makker PGS; Lees JG; Matamala JM; Park SB; Kiernan MC; Burke D; Moalem-Taylor G, 2018, '11. Studying human neurophysiology using the mouse tail!', Clinical Neurophysiology, 129, pp. e5 - e5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2017.12.024

Howells J; Trinh T; Burke D; Kiernan MC, 2018, '13. Threshold-tracking TMS without an MEP', Clinical Neurophysiology, 129, pp. e6 - e6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2017.12.026

Matamala JM; Howells J; Dharmadasa T; Trinh T; Ma Y; Vucic S; Burke D; Kiernan M, 2018, 'F147. Absolute and relative reliability of short-interval intracortical inhibition measured by threshold tracking transcranial magnetic stimulation', Clinical Neurophysiology, 129, pp. e122 - e123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2018.04.310

Tomlinson SE; Howells J; Burke D, 2018, 'In vivo assessment of neurological channelopathies: Application of peripheral nerve excitability studies.', Neuropharmacology, 132, pp. 98 - 107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropharm.2017.04.045

Van Den Bos MAJ; Geevasinga N; Menon P; Burke D; Kiernan MC; Vucic S, 2017, 'Physiological processes influencing motor-evoked potential duration with voluntary contraction', Journal of Neurophysiology, 117, pp. 1156 - 1162, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/jn.00832.2016

Burke D, 2017, 'Clinical practice highlights in Clinical Neurophysiology in 2015 (July–December)', Clinical Neurophysiology Practice, 2, pp. 44 - 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cnp.2016.12.001

Burke D; Howells J; Kiernan MC, 2017, 'Sensory and motor axons are different: implications for neurological disease', Annals of Clinical Neurophysiology, 19, pp. 3 - 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.14253/acn.2017.19.1.3

Nash L; Karageorge A; Llewellyn A; Sandhu H; Edwards J; Kelly B; Burke D; Maddocks C; Reynolds K, 2016, 'Accentuate the positives, but don’t necessarily eliminate the negatives: A cross-sectional survey of junior doctor psychiatry terms', MedEdPublish, 5, pp. 110 - 110, http://dx.doi.org/10.15694/mep.2016.000110

Howells J; Bostock H; Burke D, 2016, 'Accommodation to hyperpolarization of human axons assessed in the frequency domain.', J Neurophysiol, 116, pp. 322 - 335, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/jn.00019.2016

Tomlinson SE; Tan SV; Burke D; Labrum RW; Haworth A; Gibbons VS; Sweeney MG; Griggs RC; Kullmann DM; Bostock H; Hanna MG, 2016, 'In vivo impact of presynaptic calcium channel dysfunction on motor axons in episodic ataxia type 2', Brain, 139, pp. 380 - 391, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/brain/awv380

Howells J; Park SB; Burke D; Kiernan MC, 2016, '18. Dysfunctional properties of single motor units in ALS', Clinical Neurophysiology, 127, pp. e16 - e16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2015.11.038

Burke D, 2016, 'Clinical practice highlights in Clinical Neurophysiology in 2015 (April–June)', Clinical Neurophysiology Practice, 1, pp. 50 - 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cnp.2016.07.002

Burke D, 2016, 'Clinical practice highlights in Clinical Neurophysiology in 2015 (January–March)', Clinical Neurophysiology Practice, 1, pp. 46 - 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cnp.2016.03.001

Burke D, 2016, 'Clinical uses of H reflexes of upper and lower limb muscles.', Clin Neurophysiol Pract, 1, pp. 9 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cnp.2016.02.003

Rogoz A; Burke D, 2016, 'Older people experiencing homelessness show marked impairment on tests of frontal lobe function.', Int J Geriatr Psychiatry, 31, pp. 240 - 246, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gps.4316

Burke D, 2016, 'Recent insights into axonal physiology and its measurement', Clinical Neurophysiology, 127, pp. e27 - e27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2015.11.078

Simon NG; Lee M; Bae JS; Mioshi E; Lin CSY; Pfluger CM; Henderson RD; Vucic S; Swash M; Burke D; Kiernan MC, 2015, 'Dissociated lower limb muscle involvement in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis', Journal of Neurology, 262, pp. 1424 - 1432, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00415-015-7721-8

Rossini PM; Burke D; Chen R; Cohen LG; Daskalakis Z; Di Iorio R; Di Lazzaro V; Ferreri F; Fitzgerald PB; George MS; Hallett M; Lefaucheur JP; Langguth B; Matsumoto H; Miniussi C; Nitsche MA; Pascual-Leone A; Paulus W; Rossi S; Rothwell JC; Siebner HR; Ugawa Y; Walsh V; Ziemann U, 2015, 'Non-invasive electrical and magnetic stimulation of the brain, spinal cord, roots and peripheral nerves: Basic principles and procedures for routine clinical and research application: An updated report from an I.F.C.N. Committee', Clinical Neurophysiology, 126, pp. 1071 - 1107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2015.02.001

Simon NG; Lin CSY; Lee M; Howells J; Vucic S; Burke D; Kiernan MC, 2015, 'Segmental motoneuronal dysfunction is a feature of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis', Clinical Neurophysiology, 126, pp. 828 - 836, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2014.07.029

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