By Scientia Professor Matthew Colm Kiernan

Journal articles

Hannaford A; Vucic S; Kiernan MC; Simon NG, 2021, 'Review article “spotlight on ultrasonography in the diagnosis of peripheral nerve disease: The evidence to date”', International Journal of General Medicine, 14, pp. 4579 - 4604, http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S295851

Ahmed RM; Bocchetta M; Todd EG; Tse NY; Devenney EM; Tu S; Caga J; Hodges JR; Halliday GM; Irish M; Kiernan MC; Piguet O; Rohrer JD, 2021, 'Tackling clinical heterogeneity across the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-frontotemporal dementia spectrum using a transdiagnostic approach', Brain Communications, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/braincomms/fcab257

De Boer EMJ; Orie VK; Williams T; Baker MR; De Oliveira HM; Polvikoski T; Silsby M; Menon P; Van Den Bos M; Halliday GM; Van Den Berg LH; Van Den Bosch L; Van Damme P; Kiernan M; Van Es MA; Vucic S, 2021, 'TDP-43 proteinopathies: A new wave of neurodegenerative diseases', Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 92, pp. 86 - 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2020-322983

Huml JV; Ellis JS; Lloyd K; Benefer CM; Kiernan M; Brown MJF; Knight ME, 2021, 'Bucking the trend of pollinator decline: the population genetics of a range expanding bumblebee', Evolutionary Ecology, 35, pp. 413 - 442, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10682-021-10111-2

Kiernan M; Fabian ID; Smith V; Sagoo MS; Reddy MA, 2021, 'Strabismus as a Presenting Sign in Retinoblastoma.', J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus, 58, pp. 324 - 330, http://dx.doi.org/10.3928/01913913-20210614-03

Katzeff JS; Bright F; Lo K; Kril JJ; Connolly A; Crossett B; Ittner LM; Kassiou M; Loy CT; Hodges JR; Piguet O; Kiernan MC; Halliday GM; Kim WS, 2020, 'Altered serum protein levels in frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis indicate calcium and immunity dysregulation', Scientific Reports, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-70687-7

Kiernan MC, 2020, 'Fasciculation anxiety syndrome in clinicians: FASICS', Practical Neurology, 20, pp. 433 - 434, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/practneurol-2020-002786

Henden L; Twine NA; Szul P; McCann EP; Nicholson GA; Rowe DB; Kiernan MC; Bauer DC; Blair IP; Williams KL, 2020, 'Identity by descent analysis identifies founder events and links SOD1 familial and sporadic ALS cases', npj Genomic Medicine, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41525-020-00139-8

Park SB; Thurbon R; Kiernan MC, 2020, 'Isaacs syndrome: The frontier of neurology, psychiatry, immunology and cancer', Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 91, pp. 1243 - 1244, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2020-324675

Kiernan MC, 2020, 'Metabolomic insights into neurodegene­ rative disease', Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 91, pp. 1250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2020-324856

Cooper-Knock J; Zhang S; Kenna KP; Moll T; Franklin JP; Allen S; Nezhad HG; Iacoangeli A; Yacovzada NY; Eitan C; Hornstein E; Ehilak E; Celadova P; Bose D; Farhan S; Fishilevich S; Lancet D; Morrison KE; Shaw CE; Al-Chalabi A; Blair I; Wray N; Kiernan M; Neto MM; Chio A; Cauchi R; Robberecht W; van Damme P; Corcia P; Couratier P; Hardiman O; McLaughlin R; Gotkine M; Drory V; Ticozzi N; Silani V; Veldink J; van den Berg L; de Carvalho M; Pardina JM; Povedano M; Andersen P; Wber M; Başak N; Morrison K; Landers J; Glass J; Veldink JH; Kirby J; Snyder MP; Shaw PJ, 2020, 'Rare Variant Burden Analysis within Enhancers Identifies CAV1 as an ALS Risk Gene', Cell Reports, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108456

Tatkiewicz W; Dickie J; Bedford F; Jones A; Atkin M; Kiernan M; Maze EA; Agit B; Farnham G; Kanapin A; Belshaw R, 2020, 'Correction to: Characterising a human endogenous retrovirus(HERV)-derived tumour-associated antigen: enriched RNA-Seq analysis of HERV-K(HML-2) in mantle cell lymphoma cell lines.', Mob DNA, 11, pp. 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13100-020-00226-8

Farrar MA; Kiernan MC, 2020, 'Spinal muscular atrophy — the dawning of a new era', Nature Reviews Neurology, 16, pp. 593 - 594, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41582-020-00410-7

Farrar MA; Kiernan MC, 2020, 'Treating adults with spinal muscular atrophy with nusinersen', Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 91, pp. 1139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2020-324036

Tammi SM; Tounsi WA; Sainio S; Kiernan M; Avent ND; Madgett TE; Haimila K, 2020, 'Next-generation sequencing of 35 RHD variants in 16 253 serologically D- pregnant women in the Finnish population', BLOOD ADVANCES, 4, pp. 4994 - 5001, http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/bloodadvances.2020001569

Su L; Hironaka CE; Chen FY; Couper GS; Kiernan MS; Kawabori M, 2020, 'Untwist the twist: instant hemodynamic improvement in known HeartMate 3 complication', JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL ORGANS, 24, pp. 365 - 367, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10047-020-01220-w

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

Tracy JA; Taylor BV; Kiernan M; Dyck PJ; Crum BA; Mauermann ML; Amrami KK; Spinner RJ; Dyck PJB, 2020, 'Nerve Pathology Distinguishes Focal Motor Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy from Multifocal Motor Neuropathy', Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease, 22, pp. 1 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CND.0000000000000279

Timmins HC; Li T; Kiernan MC; Baron-Hay S; Marx G; Boyle F; Goldstein D; Park SB, 2020, 'Taxane-induced peripheral neuropathy: differences in patient report and objective assessment', Supportive Care in Cancer, 28, pp. 4459 - 4466, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-020-05299-y

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

Li T; Timmins HC; King T; Kiernan MC; Goldstein D; Park SB, 2020, 'Characteristics and risk factors of bortezomib induced peripheral neuropathy: A systematic review of phase III trials', Hematological Oncology, 38, pp. 229 - 243, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hon.2706

Besomi M; Hodges PW; Clancy EA; Van Dieën J; Hug F; Lowery M; Merletti R; Søgaard K; Wrigley T; Besier T; Carson RG; Disselhorst-Klug C; Enoka RM; Falla D; Farina D; Gandevia S; Holobar A; Kiernan MC; McGill K; Perreault E; Rothwell JC; Tucker K, 2020, 'Consensus for experimental design in electromyography (CEDE) project: Amplitude normalization matrix', Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 53, pp. 102438, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2020.102438

Timmins HC; Li T; Huynh W; Kiernan MC; Baron-Hay S; Boyle F; Goldstein D; Park SB, 2020, 'Electrophysiological and phenotypic profiles of taxane-induced neuropathy', Clinical Neurophysiology, 131, pp. 1979 - 1985, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2020.02.028

Edwards LS; Halmagyi GM; Mallawaarachchi A; Thompson EO; Kiernan MC, 2020, 'Fatal cerebellar oedema in adult Leigh syndrome', Practical Neurology, 20, pp. 338 - 339, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/practneurol-2019-002409

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

Upadhyay V; Katz M; Kiernan M; Henderson R, 2020, 'Review of the revised amyotrophic lateral sclerosis diagnostic criteria', Clinical Neurophysiology, 131, pp. 1767 - 1768, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2020.05.008

Kiernan MC; Cornblath DR, 2020, 'Subacute sensory neuronopathy and cancer: The identification of paraneoplastic syndromes', Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 91, pp. 793 - 794, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2020-323171

Tu S; Wang C; Menke RAL; Talbot K; Barnett M; Kiernan MC; Turner MR, 2020, 'Regional callosal integrity and bilaterality of limb weakness in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis', Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 21, pp. 396 - 402, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21678421.2020.1733020

Mahoney CJ; Dharmadasa T; Huynh W; Halpern JP; Vucic S; Mowat D; Kiernan MC, 2020, 'A novel phenotype of hereditary spastic paraplegia type 7 associated with a compound heterozygous mutation in paraplegin', Muscle and Nerve, 62, pp. E44 - E45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mus.26882

Kiernan MC, 2020, 'The Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry centenary milestone award 2020', Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry, 91, pp. 677, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2020-322976

Abate W; Alrammah H; Kiernan M; Tonks AJ; Jackson SK, 2020, 'Lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase 2 (LPCAT2) co-localises with TLR4 and regulates macrophage inflammatory gene expression in response to LPS', SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-67000-x

Ahmed RM; Devenney EM; Strikwerda-Brown C; Hodges JR; Piguet O; Kiernan MC, 2020, 'Phenotypic variability in ALS-FTD and effect on survival', Neurology, 94, pp. E2005 - E2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000009398

Menon P; Higashihara M; van den Bos M; Geevasinga N; Kiernan MC; Vucic S, 2020, 'Cortical hyperexcitability evolves with disease progression in ALS', Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, 7, pp. 733 - 741, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acn3.51039

Higashihara M; Van den Bos MAJ; Menon P; Kiernan MC; Vucic S, 2020, 'Interneuronal networks mediate cortical inhibition and facilitation', Clinical Neurophysiology, 131, pp. 1000 - 1010, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2020.02.012

Kiernan MC, 2020, 'Queen Square: a history of the National Hospital and its Institute of Neurology', JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY, 91, pp. 560 - 561, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2020-322776

Vucic S; Higashihara M; Sobue G; Atsuta N; Doi Y; Kuwabara S; Kim SH; Kim I; Oh KW; Park J; Kim EM; Talman P; Menon P; Kiernan MC, 2020, 'ALS is a multistep process in South Korean, Japanese, and Australian patients', Neurology, 94, pp. E1657 - E1663, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000009015

Weiss M; Macklin E; McIlduff C; Vucic OS; Wainger B; Kiernan M; Goutman S; Goyal N; Rutkove S; Ladha S; Chen A; Harms M; Brannagan T; Lacomis D; Zivkovic S; Ma M; Wang L; Simmons Z; Rivner M; Shefner J; Cudkowicz M; Atassi N, 2020, 'Effects of Mexiletine on Cortical and Peripheral Nerve Hyperexcitability in Sporadic ALS (2531)', Neurology, 94, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/wnl.94.15_supplement.2531

Kandula T; Farrar MA; Cohn RJ; Carey KA; Johnston K; Kiernan MC; Krishnan AV; Park SB, 2020, 'Changes in long term peripheral nerve biophysical properties in childhood cancer survivors following neurotoxic chemotherapy', Clinical Neurophysiology, 131, pp. 783 - 790, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2019.12.411

Dharmadasa T; Matamala JM; Howells J; Vucic S; Kiernan MC, 2020, 'Early focality and spread of cortical dysfunction in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A regional study across the motor cortices', Clinical Neurophysiology, 131, pp. 958 - 966, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2019.11.057

Turner MR; Barohn RJ; Corcia P; Fink JK; Harms MB; Kiernan MC; Ravits J; Silani V; Simmons Z; Statland J; Van Den Berg LH; Mitsumoto H, 2020, 'Primary lateral sclerosis: Consensus diagnostic criteria', Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 91, pp. 373 - 377, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2019-322541

Huynh W; Sharplin LE; Caga J; Highton-Williamson E; Kiernan MC, 2020, 'Respiratory function and cognitive profile in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis', European Journal of Neurology, 27, pp. 685 - 691, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ene.14130

Wan HWY; Carey KA; D'Silva A; Vucic S; Kiernan MC; Kasparian NA; Farrar MA, 2020, 'Health, wellbeing and lived experiences of adults with SMA: A scoping systematic review', Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 15, pp. 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13023-020-1339-3

Huynh W; Ahmed R; Mahoney CJ; Nguyen C; Tu S; Caga J; Loh P; Lin CSY; Kiernan MC, 2020, 'The impact of cognitive and behavioral impairment in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis', Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 20, pp. 281 - 293, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14737175.2020.1727740

Mahoney CJ; Kiernan MC, 2020, 'Expanding the availability of medications for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Australia', Medical Journal of Australia, 212, pp. 189 - 189.e1, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50482

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

Tatkiewicz W; Dickie J; Bedford F; Jones A; Atkin M; Kiernan M; Maze EA; Agit B; Farnham G; Kanapin A; Belshaw R, 2020, 'Characterising a human endogenous retrovirus(HERV)-derived tumour-associated antigen: enriched RNA-Seq analysis of HERV-K(HML-2) in mantle cell lymphoma cell lines', MOBILE DNA, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13100-020-0204-1

Yeh WZ; Dyck PJ; Van Den Berg LH; Kiernan MC; Taylor BV, 2020, 'Multifocal motor neuropathy: controversies and priorities', Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 91, pp. 140 - 148, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2019-321532

Vucic S; Ryder J; Mekhael L; Henderson RD; Mathers S; Needham M; Schultz DW; Kiernan MC, 2020, 'Phase 2 randomized placebo controlled double blind study to assess the efficacy and safety of tecfidera in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (TEALS Study) Study protocol clinical trial (SPIRIT Compliant)', MEDICINE, 99, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000018904

Borire AA; Issar T; Kwai NC; Visser LH; Simon NG; Poynten AM; Kiernan MC; Krishnan AV, 2020, 'Sonographic assessment of nerve blood flow in diabetic neuropathy', Diabetic Medicine, 37, pp. 343 - 349, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dme.14085

Carter A; Richards LJ; Apthorp D; Azghadi MR; Badcock DR; Balleine B; Bekkers JM; Berk M; Bourne JA; Bradley AP; Breakspear M; Brichta A; Carter O; Castles A; Chakli K; Cohen-Woods S; Conn SJ; Cornish J; Cornish K; de Zubicaray G; Egan GF; Enticott PG; Fitzgibbon BM; Forlini C; Fornito A; Griffiths L; Gullifer J; Hall W; Halliday G; Hannan AJ; Harrer S; Harvey A; Hatherly C; Hickie IB; Kennett J; Kiernan M; Kilpatrick T; Kiral-Kornek I; Korgaonkar MS; Lawrence AJ; Leventer R; Levy N; Licinio J; Lovell N; Mackellar G; Malcolm L; Mason A; Mattingley JB; Medland SE; Michie PT; Nithianantharajah J; Parker J; Payne JM; Poole-Warren L; Sah P; Sarnyai Z; Schofield PR; Shimoni O; Shum DHK; Silk T; Slee M; Smith AE; Soulis T; Sriram S; Stuart GJ; Tapson J; Thompson MB; van Schaik A; Vincent NA; Vissel B; Waters A, 2020, 'Erratum: A Neuroethics Framework for the Australian Brain Initiative (Neuron (2019) 101(3) (365–369), (S0896627319300054), (10.1016/j.neuron.2019.01.004))', Neuron, 105, pp. 201, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2019.12.019

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