NEUROLOGY RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Bradley D, Whelan R, Kimmich O, O’Riordan S, Mulrooney N, Brady P, Walsh R, Reilly RB, Hutchinson S, Molloy F, Hutchinson M. Temporal discrimination thresholds in adult-onset primary torsion dystonia: an analysis by task type and by dystonia phenotype. J. Neurol 2011 Jun 8. PMID 21656045

Chaila E, Ali E, Rawluk D, Hutchinson M. “Switching off” SUNCT by sudden head movement: a new symptom. J. Neurol 2011 Apr;258(4):694-5. PMID 21072534

Hutchinson M. Epidemiology of multiple sclerosis has had its day: there are no more unanswered questions. Mult Scler 2011 Dec 19.

Hutchinson M. Truly benign multiple sclerosis is rare: let’s stop fooling ourselves. Mult. Scler 2011 Dec 6.

Hutchinson M. Relapses do not matter in relation to longterm disability. Mult. Scler 2011 Dec 6.

Hutchinson M. The major cause of multiple sclerosis is environmental: genetics has a minor role. Mult Scler 2011 Oct;17(10):1176. PMID 21980152

Hutchinson M.  Controversies in multiple sclerosis: a series of debates. Mult. Scler 2011 Oct;17(10):1170.

Kiiski H, Whelan R. Lonergan R, Nolan H, Kinsella K, Hutchinson M, Tubridy Reilly RB. Preliminary evidence for correlation between PASAT performance and P3a and P3b amplitudes in progressive multiple sclerosis. Eur J Neurol 2011 May;18(5):792-5. PMID 20666835.

Hutchinson M. Safety first, efficacy second in disease modifying therapies. Mult Scler 2011 Apr;17(4)380-381. PMID 21486901

Kelly S, Chaila E, Kinsella K, Duggan M, McGuigan C, Tubridy N, Hutchinson M. Multiple Sclerosis, from referral to confirmed diagnosis: an audit of clinical practice. Mult. Scler. 2011 Apr 5. PMID 21467186

Kelly SB, Chaila E, Kinsella K, Duggan M, Walsh C, Tubridy N, Hutchinson M. Using atypical symptoms and red flags to identify non-demyelinating disease. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2011 Aug 17. PMID 21849338

Kimmich O, Bradley D, Whelan R, Mulrooney N, Reilly RB, Hutchinson S, O’Riorday S, Hutchinson M. Sporadic adult onset primary torsion dystonia is a genetic disorder by the temporal discrimination test. Brain 2011 Aug 11. PMID 21840890

Kiiski H, Reilly RB, Lonergan R, Kelly S, O’Brien M, Kinsella K, Bramham J, Burke T, O’Donnchadha S, Nolan H, Hutchinson M, Tubridy N, Whelan R. Change in PASAT performance correlates with change in P3 ERP amplitude over a 12-month period in multiple sclerosis patients. J. Neurol Sciences 2011 45-52. PMID 21457995

Lonergan R, Kinsella K, Fitzpatrick P, Brady J, Murray B, Dunne C, Hagan R, Duggan M, Jordan S, McKenna M, Hutchinson M, Tubridy N. Multiple sclerosis prevalence in Ireland: relationship to vitamin D status and HLA genotype. J. Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2011 PMID 21248317

O’Brien M, O’Keeffe D, Hutchinston M, Tubridy N. Spontaneous intracranial hypotension: case reports and literature review. Ir. J. Med Sci 2011 Oct 5. PMID 21971699

Pallin M, O’Sullivan C, Dodd JD, McCreery K, Brett F, Farrell M, O’Brien D, Hall WW, Tubridy NJ, Keane MP. A case of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a patient with sarcoidosis. QJMed 2011 Sep 5. PMID 21893584

Roberts K, Callanan I, Tubridy N. Failure to attend out-patient clinics: is it in our DNA? Int. J. Health Care Qual Assur 2011;24(5):406-12.

Sweeney CM, Lonergan R, Basdeo S, Kinsella K, Dungan L, Higgins S, Kelly PJ, Costelloe L, Tubridy N, Mills K, Fletcher J. IL-27 mediates the response to IFN-β therapy in multiple sclerosis patients by inhibiting Th17 cells. Brain, Behav & Immun 2011 PMID 21420486