By Scientia Professor Matthew Colm Kiernan

Journal articles

Huynh W; Kiernan MC, 2015, 'Peripheral nerve axonal excitability studies: Expanding the neurophysiologist's armamentarium', Cerebellum and Ataxias, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40673-015-0022-2

Park SB; Sung JY; Tani J; Kiernan MC; Lin CSY, 2015, 'Reply: Biomarkers of 'acute-onset' chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy', Brain, 138, pp. e336, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/brain/awu254

Ahmed RM; Newcombe REA; Piper AJ; Lewis SJ; Yee BJ; Kiernan MC; Grunstein RR, 2015, 'Sleep disorders and respiratory function in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis', Sleep Medicine Reviews, 26, pp. 33 - 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2015.05.007

Kwai N; Arnold R; Poynten AM; Lin CSY; Kiernan MC; Krishnan AV, 2015, 'Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion preserves axonal function in type 1 diabetes mellitus', Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews, 31, pp. 175 - 182, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/dmrr.2583

Kiernan MC, 2015, 'A fine neuroscience vintage', Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 86, pp. 1 - 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2014-309899

Geevasinga N; Menon P; Howells J; Nicholson GA; Kiernan MC; Vucic S, 2015, 'Axonal ion channel dysfunction in C9orf72 familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis', JAMA Neurology, 72, pp. 49 - 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2014.2940

Carswell C; Northey LC; Davies L; Yuki N; Kiernan MC, 2015, 'Progressive bilateral facial weakness', Practical Neurology, 15, pp. 76 - 79, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/practneurol-2014-000989

Tan RH; Devenney E; Kiernan MC; Halliday GM; Hodges JR; Hornberger M, 2015, 'Terra incognita-cerebellar contributions to neuropsychiatric and cognitive dysfunction in behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia', Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2015.00121

Hsieh S; Leyton CE; Caga J; Flanagan E; Kaizik C; OConnor CM; Kiernan MC; Hodges JR; Piguet O; Mioshi E; Leyton Moscoso C; O'Connor C, 2015, 'The evolution of caregiver burden in frontotemporal dementia with and without amyotrophic lateral sclerosis', Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 49, pp. 875 - 885, http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/JAD-150475

Kiernan MC, 2015, 'Tragic choices', Journal of Medical Ethics, 41, pp. 950 - 951, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2013-101652

, 2015, '2015 Annual Meetings.', Ann Neurol, 78 Suppl 19, pp. S1 - S242, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ana.24498

Kiernan MC, 2015, 'Demyelinating neuropathies', Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 357, pp. e511 - e511, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2015.09.341

Simon NG; Ralph JW; Lomen-Hoerth C; Poncelet AN; Vucic S; Kiernan MC; Kliot M, 2015, 'Quantitative ultrasound of denervated hand muscles', Muscle and Nerve, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mus.24519

Ahmed RM; Iodice V; Daveson N; Kiernan MC; Piguet O; Hodges JR, 2014, 'Autonomic dysregulation in frontotemporal dementia', Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2014-309424

Park SB; Kwok JB; Loy CT; Friedlander ML; Lin CSY; Krishnan AV; Lewis CR; Kiernan MC; Goldstein D, 2014, 'Paclitaxel-induced neuropathy: Potential association of MAPT and GSK3B genotypes', BMC Cancer, 14, pp. 993, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-14-993

Geevasinga N; Menon P; Yiannikas C; Kiernan MC; Vucic S, 2014, 'Diagnostic utility of cortical excitability studies in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis', European Journal of Neurology, 21, pp. 1451 - 1457, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ene.12422

Simon NG; Lomen-Hoerth C; Kiernan MC, 2014, 'Patterns of clinical and electrodiagnostic abnormalities in early amyotrophic lateral sclerosis', Muscle and Nerve, 50, pp. 894 - 899, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mus.24244

Devine MS; Kiernan MC; Heggie S; McCombe PA; Henderson RD, 2014, 'Study of motor asymmetry in ALS indicates an effect of limb dominance on onset and spread of weakness, and an important role for upper motor neurons', Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 15, pp. 481 - 487, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/21678421.2014.906617

Huynh W; Lin CSY; Krishnan AV; Vucic S; Kiernan MC, 2014, 'Transynaptic Changes Evident in Peripheral Axonal Function After Acute Cerebellar Infarct', Cerebellum, 13, pp. 669 - 676, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12311-014-0577-0

Rowin EJ; Maron BJ; Kiernan MS; Casey SA; Feldman DS; Hryniewicz KM; Chan RH; Harris KM; Udelson JE; DeNofrio D; Roberts WC; Maron MS, 2014, 'Advanced Heart Failure With Preserved Systolic Function in Nonobstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Under-Recognized Subset of Candidates for Heart Transplant', CIRCULATION-HEART FAILURE, 7, pp. 967 - U148, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.114.001435

Eisen A; Kiernan M; Mitsumoto H; Swash M, 2014, 'Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A long preclinical period?', Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 85, pp. 1232 - 1238, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2013-307135

Simon NG; Turner MR; Vucic S; Al-Chalabi A; Shefner J; Lomen-Hoerth C; Kiernan MC, 2014, 'Quantifying disease progression in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis', Annals of Neurology, 76, pp. 643 - 657, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ana.24273

Ahmed RM; MacMillan M; Bartley L; Halliday GM; Kiernan MC; Hodges JR; Piguet O, 2014, 'Systemic metabolism in frontotemporal dementia', Neurology, 83, pp. 1812 - 1818, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000000993

Ahmed RM; Mioshi E; Caga J; Shibata M; Zoing M; Bartley L; Piguet O; Hodges JR; Kiernan MC, 2014, 'Body mass index delineates ALS from FTD: implications for metabolic health', Journal of Neurology, 261, pp. 1774 - 1780, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00415-014-7416-6

Tan RH; Devenney E; Dobson-Stone C; Kwok JB; Hodges JR; Kiernan MC; Halliday GM; Hornberger M, 2014, 'Cerebellar integrity in the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - Frontotemporal dementia continuum', PLoS ONE, 9, pp. e105632, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0105632

Rihan HZ; Al-Issawi M; Al Shamari M; Woldie WA; Kiernan M; Fuller MP, 2014, 'The effect of molybdenum on the molecular control of cold tolerance in cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) artificial seeds', PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE, 118, pp. 215 - 228, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11240-014-0475-7

Ahmed RM; Mioshi E; Caga J; Shibata M; Zoing M; Bartley L; Piguet O; Hodges JR; Kiernan MC, 2014, 'Body mass index delineates ALS from FTD: implications for metabolic health', Journal of Neurology, 261, pp. 1774 - 1780, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00415-014-7416-6

Rossignol P; Dobre D; Gregory D; Massaro J; Kiernan M; Konstam MA; Zannad F, 2014, 'Incident hyperkalemia may be an independent therapeutic target in low ejection fraction heart failure patients: Insights from the HEAAL study', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, 173, pp. 380 - 387, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.02.034

Menon P; Kiernan MC; Vucic S, 2014, 'Cortical hyperexcitability of the thenar group of intrinsic hand muscles may contribute to the split-hand sign in ALS', Clinical Neurophysiology, 125, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2013.10.023

Menon P; Kiernan MC; Vucic S, 2014, 'Cortical dysfunction underlies the development of the split-hand in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis', PLoS ONE, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0087124

Mioshi E; Caga J; Lillo P; Hsieh S; Ramsey E; Devenney E; Hornberger M; Hodges JR; Kiernan MC, 2014, 'Neuropsychiatric changes precede classic motor symptoms in ALS and do not affect survival', Neurology, 82, pp. 149 - 154, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000000023

Mioshi E; Hsieh S; Caga J; Ramsey E; Chen K; Lillo P; Simon N; Vucic S; Hornberger M; Hodges JR; Kiernan MC, 2014, 'A novel tool to detect behavioural symptoms in ALS', Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 15, pp. 298 - 304, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/21678421.2014.896927

Ambikairajah A; Devenney E; Flanagan E; Yew B; Mioshi E; Kiernan MC; Hodges JR; Hornberger M, 2014, 'A visual MRI atrophy rating scale for the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-frontotemporal dementia continuum', Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 15, pp. 226 - 234, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/21678421.2014.880180

Vucic S; Rothstein JD; Kiernan MC, 2014, 'Advances in treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Insights from pathophysiological studies', Trends in Neurosciences, 37, pp. 433 - 442, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2014.05.006

Kiernan MC, 2014, 'ALS and neuromuscular disease: In search of the Holy Grail', The Lancet Neurology, 13, pp. 13 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(13)70226-6

Menon P; Kiernan MC; Vucic S, 2014, 'ALS pathophysiology: Insights from the split-hand phenomenon', Clinical Neurophysiology, 125, pp. 186 - 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2013.07.022

Park SB; Lin CSY; Krishnan AV; Simon NG; Bostock H; Vincent A; Kiernan MC, 2014, 'Axonal dysfunction with voltage gated potassium channel complex antibodies', Experimental Neurology, 261, pp. 337 - 342, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.expneurol.2014.06.002

Farrar MA; Park SB; Krishnan AV; Kiernan MC; Lin CSY, 2014, 'Axonal dysfunction, dysmyelination, and conduction failure in hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies', Muscle and Nerve, 49, pp. 858 - 865, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mus.24085

Menon P; Kiernan MC; Vucic S, 2014, 'Biomarkers and future targets for development in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis', Current Medicinal Chemistry, 21, pp. 3535 - 3550, http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929867321666140601161148

Kiernan MC; Maxwell I, 2014, 'Corrigendum to "Proceedings of the 15th Biennial Clinical Neurophysiology Workshop of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Neurologists, Sheraton Mirage Resort, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, 29th September-2nd October, 2013" [Clin. Neurophysiol. 125 (2014) e1-e7]', Clinical Neurophysiology, 125, pp. 2454, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2014.09.005

Simon NG; Vucic S; Joffe R; Kiernan MC, 2014, 'Cortical dysfunction in cerebellar ataxia with antibodies to glutamic acid decarboxylase', Journal of Neurology, 261, pp. 238 - 239, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00415-013-7197-3

Menon P; Kiernan MC; Vucic S, 2014, 'Cortical excitability differences in hand muscles follow a split-hand pattern in healthy controls', Muscle and Nerve, 49, pp. 836 - 844, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mus.24072

Bae JS; Menon P; Mioshi E; Kiernan MC; Vucic S, 2014, 'Cortical hyperexcitability and the split-hand plus phenomenon: Pathophysiological insights in ALS', Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 15, pp. 250 - 256, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/21678421.2013.872150

Sung JY; Tani J; Park SB; Kiernan MC; Lin CSY, 2014, 'Early identification of 'acute-onset' chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy', Brain, 137, pp. 2155 - 2163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/brain/awu158

Savage SA; Lillo P; Kumfor F; Kiernan MC; Piguet O; Hodges JR, 2014, 'Emotion processing deficits distinguish pure amyotrophic lateral sclerosis from frontotemporal dementia', Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 15, pp. 39 - 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/21678421.2013.809763

Arnold R; Pussell BA; Howells J; Grinius V; Kiernan MC; Lin CSY; Krishnan AV, 2014, 'Evidence for a causal relationship between hyperkalaemia and axonal dysfunction in end-stage kidney disease', Clinical Neurophysiology, 125, pp. 179 - 185, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2013.06.022

Bae JS; Yuki N; Kuwabara S; Kim JK; Vucic S; Lin CS; Kiernan MC, 2014, 'Guillain-Barré syndrome in Asia', Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 85, pp. 905 - 911, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2013-306212

Geevasinga N; Menon P; Kiernan MC; Vucic S, 2014, 'Motor cortical function and the precision grip', Physiological Reports, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.14814/phy2.12120

Kiernan MC, 2014, 'Remembrance of things future', Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 85, pp. 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2013-307129

Huynh W; Kiernan MC, 2014, 'Reply: Botulinum toxin injection for post-stroke spasticity', Muscle and Nerve, 49, pp. 932 - 933, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mus.24221

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