By Scientia Professor Matthew Colm Kiernan

Journal articles

Kiernan MC; Farrar MA, 2023, 'Emerging role for sphingolipids in the genetics of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis', Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 95, pp. 101 - 102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2023-332719

Li T; Kandula T; Cohn RJ; Kiernan MC; Park SB; Farrar MA, 2023, 'Prospective assessment of vincristine-induced peripheral neuropathy in paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia', Clinical Neurophysiology, 154, pp. 157 - 168, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2023.08.002

Silsby M; Yiannikas C; Fois AF; Ng K; Kiernan MC; Fung VSC; Vucic S, 2023, 'Imbalance and lower limb tremor in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy', Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System, 28, pp. 415 - 424, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jns.12574

Farrar MA; Kiernan MC; Kariyawasam DS, 2023, 'Presymptomatic spinal muscular atrophy: a cautionary approach to the proposed new terminology', Brain, 146, pp. E65 - E66, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/brain/awad061

Pinkerton M; Lourenco G; Pacheco MT; Halliday GM; Kiernan MC; Tan RH, 2023, 'Survival in sporadic ALS is associated with lower p62 burden in the spinal cord', Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology, 82, pp. 769 - 773, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jnen/nlad051

Timmins HC; Vucic S; Kiernan MC, 2023, 'Cortical hyperexcitability in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: from pathogenesis to diagnosis', Current Opinion in Neurology, 36, pp. 353 - 359, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/WCO.0000000000001162

Kiernan MC; Park SB, 2023, 'Hyperexcitability, neurodegeneration, and disease progression in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis', Muscle and Nerve, 68, pp. 103 - 105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mus.27843

Yang Y; Rowe D; McCann H; Shepherd CE; Kril JJ; Kiernan MC; Halliday GM; Tan RH, 2023, 'Treatment with the copper compound CuATSM has no significant effect on motor neuronal pathology in patients with ALS', Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology, 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nan.12919

Willemse SW; Harley P; Van Eijk RPA; Demaegd KC; Zelina P; Pasterkamp RJ; Van Damme P; Ingre C; Van Rheenen W; Veldink JH; Kiernan MC; Al-Chalabi A; Van Den Berg LH; Fratta P; Van Es MA, 2023, 'UNC13A in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: From genetic association to therapeutic target', Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 94, pp. 649 - 656, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2022-330504

Vucic S; Stanley Chen KH; Kiernan MC; Hallett M; Benninger DH; Di Lazzaro V; Rossini PM; Benussi A; Berardelli A; Currà A; Krieg SM; Lefaucheur JP; Long Lo Y; Macdonell RA; Massimini M; Rosanova M; Picht T; Stinear CM; Paulus W; Ugawa Y; Ziemann U; Chen R, 2023, 'Clinical diagnostic utility of transcranial magnetic stimulation in neurological disorders. Updated report of an IFCN committee', Clinical Neurophysiology, 150, pp. 131 - 175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2023.03.010

Menon P; Pavey N; Aberra AS; van den Bos MAJ; Wang R; Kiernan MC; Peterchev AV; Vucic S, 2023, 'Dependence of cortical neuronal strength-duration properties on TMS pulse shape', Clinical Neurophysiology, 150, pp. 106 - 118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2023.03.012

Vucic S; Menon P; Huynh W; Mahoney C; Ho KS; Hartford A; Rynders A; Evan J; Evan J; Ligozio S; Glanzman R; Hotchkin MT; Kiernan MC, 2023, 'Efficacy and safety of CNM-Au8 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (RESCUE-ALS study): a phase 2, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial and open label extension', eClinicalMedicine, 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102036

Shimatani Y; Lin CSY; Matamala JM; Kiernan MC, 2023, 'Strength-duration properties and excitability of motor and sensory axons across different target thresholds', Journal of Neurophysiology, 129, pp. 1434 - 1446, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/jn.00456.2022

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

Henden L; Fearnley LG; Grima N; McCann EP; Dobson-Stone C; Fitzpatrick L; Friend K; Hobson L; Moi Fat SC; Rowe DB; D Silva S; Kwok JB; Halliday GM; Kiernan MC; Mazumder S; Timmins HC; Zoing M; Pamphlett R; Adams L; Bahlo M; Blair IP; Williams KL, 2023, 'Short tandem repeat expansions in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia', Science Advances, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.ade2044

Pavey N; Menon P; van den Bos MAJ; Kiernan MC; Vucic S, 2023, 'Cortical inhibition and facilitation are mediated by distinct physiological processes', Neuroscience Letters, 803, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2023.137191

Krishnan D; Kiernan MC, 2023, 'Neurotoxic risks from over-the-counter vitamin supplements', Medical Journal of Australia, 218, pp. 304 - 306, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51851

Silsby M; Fois AF; Yiannikas C; Ng K; Kiernan MC; Fung VSC; Vucic S, 2023, 'Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy-associated tremor: Phenotype and pathogenesis', European Journal of Neurology, 30, pp. 1059 - 1068, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ene.15693

Mazumder S; Mccann H; D'silva S; Furlong S; Shepherd CE; Kril JJ; Halliday GM; Rowe DB; Kiernan MC; Tan RH, 2023, 'Riluzole is associated with decreasing neuritic plaque severity in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis', Brain, 146, pp. E17 - E19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/brain/awac467

Martinez-Valdes E; Enoka RM; Holobar A; McGill K; Farina D; Besomi M; Hug F; Falla D; Carson RG; Clancy EA; Disselhorst-Klug C; van Dieën JH; Tucker K; Gandevia S; Lowery M; Søgaard K; Besier T; Merletti R; Kiernan MC; Rothwell JC; Perreault E; Hodges PW, 2023, 'Consensus for experimental design in electromyography (CEDE) project: Single motor unit matrix', Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 68, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2022.102726

Timmins HC; Mizrahi D; Li T; Kiernan MC; Goldstein D; Park SB, 2023, 'Metabolic and lifestyle risk factors for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in taxane and platinum-treated patients: a systematic review', Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 17, pp. 222 - 236, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11764-021-00988-x

Li T; Timmins HC; Trinh T; Mizrahi D; Harrison M; Horvath LG; Grimison P; Friedlander M; Kiernan MC; King MT; Rutherford C; Goldstein D; Park SB, 2023, 'Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neurotoxicity: Defining Minimal and Clinically Important Changes', JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, 21, pp. 125 - 132, http://dx.doi.org/10.6004/jnccn.2022.7074

Kutlubaev MA; Caga J; Xu Y; Areprintseva DK; Pervushina EV; Kiernan MC, 2023, 'Apathy in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: systematic review and meta-analysis of frequency, correlates, and outcomes', Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 24, pp. 14 - 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21678421.2022.2053721

Hannaford A; Byth K; Pavey N; Henderson RD; Mathers S; Needham M; Schultz D; Menon P; Kiernan MC; Vucic S, 2023, 'Clinical and neurophysiological biomarkers of disease progression in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis', Muscle and Nerve, 67, pp. 17 - 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mus.27736

Moreno-Roco J; Del Valle L; Jiménez D; Acosta I; Castillo JL; Dharmadasa T; Kiernan MC; Matamala JM, 2023, 'Diagnostic utility of transcranial magnetic stimulation for neurodegenerative disease: a critical review', Dementia e Neuropsychologia, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1980-5764-DN-2023-0048

Tse NY; Bocchetta M; Todd EG; Devenney EM; Tu S; Caga J; Hodges JR; Halliday GM; Irish M; Kiernan MC; Piguet O; Rohrer JD; Ahmed RM, 2023, 'Distinct hypothalamic involvement in the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-frontotemporal dementia spectrum', NeuroImage: Clinical, 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nicl.2022.103281

Phan K; He Y; Bhatia S; Pickford R; Mcdonald G; Mazumder S; Timmins HC; Hodges JR; Piguet O; Dzamko N; Halliday GM; Kiernan MC; Kim WS, 2023, 'Multiple pathways of lipid dysregulation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis', Brain Communications, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/braincomms/fcac340

Vucic S; Kiernan MC, 2023, 'Nanocrystalline gold (CNM-Au8): a novel bioenergetic treatment for ALS', Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs, 32, pp. 783 - 785, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13543784.2023.2263368

Silsby M; Fois A; Ng K; Yiannikas C; Kiernan M; Fung V; Vucic S, 2023, 'N°51 – Phenotype and pathogenesis of upper limb tremor in CIDP', Clinical Neurophysiology, 150, pp. e88 - e88, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2023.03.060

Restuadi R; Steyn FJ; Kabashi E; Ngo ST; Cheng FF; Nabais MF; Thompson MJ; Qi T; Wu Y; Henders AK; Wallace L; Bye CR; Turner BJ; Ziser L; Mathers S; McCombe PA; Needham M; Schultz D; Kiernan MC; van Rheenen W; van den Berg LH; Veldink JH; Ophoff R; Gusev A; Zaitlen N; McRae AF; Henderson RD; Wray NR; Giacomotto J; Garton FC, 2022, 'Functional characterisation of the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis risk locus GPX3/TNIP1', Genome Medicine, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13073-021-01006-6

Willemse SW; Roes KCB; Van Damme P; Hardiman O; Ingre C; Povedano M; Wray NR; Gijzen M; de Pagter MS; Demaegd KC; Janse AFC; Vink RG; Sleutjes BTHM; Chiò A; Corcia P; Reviers E; Al-Chalabi A; Kiernan MC; van den Berg LH; van Es MA; van Eijk RPA, 2022, 'Lithium carbonate in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients homozygous for the C-allele at SNP rs12608932 in UNC13A: protocol for a confirmatory, randomized, group-sequential, event-driven, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial', Trials, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06906-5

Mazumder S; Kiernan MC; Halliday GM; Timmins HC; Mahoney CJ, 2022, 'The contribution of brain banks to knowledge discovery in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A systematic review', Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology, 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nan.12845

Caga J; Kiernan MC; Piguet O, 2022, 'A Systematic Review of Caregiver Coping Strategies in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia', Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, 35, pp. 763 - 777, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08919887211060016

Li T; Park SB; Battaglini E; King MT; Kiernan MC; Goldstein D; Rutherford C, 2022, 'Assessing chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy with patient reported outcome measures: a systematic review of measurement properties and considerations for future use', Quality of Life Research, 31, pp. 3091 - 3107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11136-022-03154-7

Park SB; Li T; Kiernan MC; Garg N; Wilson I; White R; Boggild M; McNabb A; Lee-Archer M; Taylor BV, 2022, 'Prevalence of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy and multifocal motor neuropathy in two regions of Australia', Muscle and Nerve, 66, pp. 576 - 582, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mus.27698

Noto YI; Kiernan MC, 2022, 'Hyperexcitability and ALS', Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 93, pp. 1027, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2021-328756

Kiernan MC, 2022, 'Brainspotting: Adventures in Neurology', Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry, 93, pp. 800 - 801, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2022-329455

De Oliveira HM; Silsby M; Jaiser SR; Lai HM; Pavey N; Kiernan MC; Williams TL; Vucic S; Baker MR, 2022, 'Electrodiagnostic findings in facial onset sensory motor neuronopathy (FOSMN)', Clinical Neurophysiology, 140, pp. 228 - 238, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2022.04.020

Grima N; Henden L; Fearnley LG; Rowe DB; D'Silva S; Pamphlett R; Adams L; Kiernan MC; Mazumder S; Timmins HC; Zoing M; Bahlo M; Blair IP; Williams KL, 2022, 'NEK1 and STMN2 short tandem repeat lengths are not associated with Australian amyotrophic lateral sclerosis risk', Neurobiology of Aging, 116, pp. 92 - 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2022.04.012

Tse NY; Tu S; Chen Y; Caga J; Dobson-Stone C; Kwok JB; Halliday GM; Ahmed RM; Hodges JR; Piguet O; Kiernan MC; Devenney EM, 2022, 'Schizotypal traits across the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis–frontotemporal dementia spectrum: pathomechanistic insights', Journal of Neurology, 269, pp. 4241 - 4252, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00415-022-11049-3

Mizrahi D; Goldstein D; Kiernan MC; Robinson L; Pitiyarachchi O; McCullough S; Mendoza-Jones P; Grimison P; Boyle F; Park SB, 2022, 'Development and consensus process for a clinical pathway for the assessment and management of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy', Supportive Care in Cancer, 30, pp. 5965 - 5974, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-022-07024-3

Cornblath DR; Kiernan MC; Kimura J; Koltzenburg M; Lewis RA; Parry GJ; Pollard JD; Sumner AJ, 2022, 'Letter to the Editor re "Complete Foot Drop With Normal Electrodiagnostic Studies: Sunderland 'Zero' Ischemic Conduction Block of the Common Peroneal Nerve" by Peters and Colleagues.', Annals of Plastic Surgery, Publish Ahead of Print, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/sap.0000000000003245

Gallina A; Disselhorst-Klug C; Farina D; Merletti R; Besomi M; Holobar A; Enoka RM; Hug F; Falla D; Søgaard K; McGill K; Clancy EA; Carson RG; van Dieën JH; Gandevia S; Lowery M; Besier T; Kiernan MC; Rothwell JC; Tucker K; Hodges PW, 2022, 'Consensus for experimental design in electromyography (CEDE) project: High-density surface electromyography matrix', Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2022.102656

Katzeff JS; Bright F; Phan K; Kril JJ; Ittner LM; Kassiou M; Hodges JR; Piguet O; Kiernan MC; Halliday GM; Kim WS, 2022, 'Biomarker discovery and development for frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis', Brain, 145, pp. 1598 - 1609, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/brain/awac077

Goutman SA; Hardiman O; Al-Chalabi A; Chió A; Savelieff MG; Kiernan MC; Feldman EL, 2022, 'Emerging insights into the complex genetics and pathophysiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis', The Lancet Neurology, 21, pp. 465 - 479, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(21)00414-2

Goutman SA; Hardiman O; Al-Chalabi A; Chió A; Savelieff MG; Kiernan MC; Feldman EL, 2022, 'Recent advances in the diagnosis and prognosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis', The Lancet Neurology, 21, pp. 480 - 493, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(21)00465-8

Carroll AS; Howells J; Lin CSY; Park SB; Simon N; Reilly MM; Vucic S; Kiernan MC, 2022, 'Differences in nerve excitability properties across upper limb sensory and motor axons', Clinical Neurophysiology, 136, pp. 138 - 149, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2021.12.006

Shibuya K; Otani R; Suzuki YI; Kuwabara S; Kiernan MC, 2022, 'Neuronal Hyperexcitability and Free Radical Toxicity in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Established and Future Targets', Pharmaceuticals, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ph15040433

Timmins HC; Li T; Goldstein D; Trinh T; Mizrahi D; Harrison M; Horvath LG; Friedlander M; Kiernan MC; Park SB, 2022, 'The impact of obesity on neuropathy outcomes for paclitaxel- and oxaliplatin-treated cancer survivors', Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 16, pp. 223 - 232, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11764-021-01012-y

Salmon K; Kiernan MC; Kim SH; Andersen PM; Chio A; Van Den Berg LH; Van Damme P; Al-Chalabi A; Lillo P; Andrews JA; Genge A, 2022, 'The importance of offering early genetic testing in everyone with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis', Brain, 145, pp. 1207 - 1210, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/brain/awab472

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