
Selected
Publications
A selection of peer-reviewed papers, reviews, and case reports across neurology and sleep medicine — published in journals including The Lancet, PNAS, Brain, and Sleep Medicine Reviews.
2026
Handwriting patterns in isolated rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder
Torricelli R, Kenny JE, Bache E, Pérez-Carbonell L, Huxford BF, Chohan H, Leschziner G, et al. J Parkinsons Dis. 2026 Feb 18.
Real-World Evaluation of a Remote Patient Monitoring Service for Early Detection of Clinical Deterioration in Skilled Nursing Facilities
Lauteslager T, Oganesyan M, Liu YG, Cann J, Savarese J, Leschziner GD, Kerbel R. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2026 Feb 21.
Sleep neurology: pearls and pitfalls
Adenan MH, Perez Carbonell L, Leschziner G. Pract Neurol. 2026 Jan 12.
2025
Plasma Neurofilament Light Chain and TNF-α Correlate with Motor Features in Isolated REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
Huxford B, Simonet C, Pérez-Carbonell L, Leschziner G, Schrag A, Dobson R, Noyce AJ. Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2025 Jul 14.
Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis precipitated by lamotrigine
Holloway A, Weinberg I, Coakley G, Leandro M, Fisher C, Ciurtin C, Stern W, Leschziner G, Manson J, Carr AS. Pract Neurol. 2025 Aug 12.
Self-reported cognitive dysfunction and memory impairment in systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs): a mixed methods analysis of the INSPIRE cohort
Varshney A, Pollak TA, Arunasalam A, et al. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2025 Aug 7.
Pandemic-disordered sleep: longer illness and more fatigue but little SARS-CoV-2 effect
Proctor S, Cheetham NJ, Brown JRB, et al. ERJ Open Res. 2025 Jul 14.
Sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy in a patient with myelin-oligodendrocyte-glycoprotein antibody disease
Holm-Mercer L, Camera V, Leite MI, Adcock J, Leschziner G, et al. BMJ Case Rep. 2025 Apr 15.
Hallucinations and related perceptual phenomena in systemic lupus erythematosus and inflammatory arthritis
Arunasalam A, Pollak TA, Varshney A, et al. J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry. 2025 May 19.
Assessing sleep disturbance and daytime sleepiness in people with epilepsy: a UK survey of four categories of healthcare professional
Leschziner G, Bruno E, Arlandis MT. Epilepsy Behav. 2025 May 19.
2024
Trends and variation in issuance of high-cost narcolepsy drugs by NHS England organisations and regions from 2019 to 2022
van Someren F, Wiedemann M, Warren-Gash C, et al. J Sleep Res. 2024 Dec 8.
Neuropsychiatric prodromes and symptom timings in relation to disease onset and/or flares in SLE: results from the international INSPIRE study
Sloan M, Bourgeois JA, Leschziner G, et al. EClinicalMedicine. 2024 May 20.
Attribution of neuropsychiatric symptoms and prioritization of evidence in the diagnosis of neuropsychiatric lupus
Sloan M, Andreoli L, Zandi MS, et al. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2024 Dec 1.
Detecting early signs of deterioration and preventing hospitalizations in skilled nursing facilities using remote respiratory monitoring
Lauteslager T, Dishakjian V, Watson L, et al. Respir Med Case Rep. 2024 May 24.
The Motor Dysfunction Seen in Isolated REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
Simonet C, Pérez-Carbonell L, Galmés-Ordinas MA, et al. Mov Disord. 2024 Mar 12.
2023
Prevalence and identification of neuropsychiatric symptoms in systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases: an international mixed methods study
Sloan M, Wincup C, Harwood R, et al. Rheumatology. 2023 Jul 26.
Views of Patients with Isolated Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder on Risk Disclosure
Pérez-Carbonell L, Simonet C, Chohan H, et al. Mov Disord. 2023 Apr 12.
Impairment in REM-sleep behaviour disorder and individuals at risk of Parkinson's disease
Nagy AV, Leschziner G, Eriksson SH, Lees A, Noyce AJ, Schrag A. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2023.
Group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Non-Rapid Eye Movement Parasomnias: Long-Term Outcomes and Impact of Covid-19 Lockdown
Laroche M, Biabani N, Drakatos P, et al. Brain Sci. 2023;13(2):347.
2022
Understanding and approaching excessive daytime sleepiness
Pérez-Carbonell L, Mignot E, Leschziner G, Dauvilliers Y. Lancet. 2022 Sep 24;400(10357):1033-1046.
Nocturnal visual hallucinations in patients with disorders of arousal: a novel behavioral and EEG pattern
Gnoni V, Duncan I, Wasserman D, et al. Croat Med J. 2022 Oct 31.
What respiratory physicians should know about parasomnias
Meurling IJ, Leschziner G, Drakatos P. Breathe (Sheff). 2022 Sep.
2021
Kleine-Levin syndrome is associated with birth difficulties and genetic variants in the TRANK1 gene loci
Ambati A, Hillary R, Leu-Semenescu S, et al. PNAS. 2021 Mar 23;118(12):e2005753118.
A Novel Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Approach to Adult Non-rapid Eye Movement Parasomnias
O'Regan D, Nesbitt A, Biabani N, et al. Front Psychiatry. 2021 Jul 1.
Validation of a New Contactless and Continuous Respiratory Rate Monitoring Device Based on Ultra-Wideband Radar Technology
Lauteslager T, Maslik M, Siddiqui F, et al. Sensors (Basel). 2021 Jun 11.
Striatal Dopaminergic Deficit and Sleep in Idiopathic Rapid Eye Movement Behaviour Disorder
Wasserman D, Bindman D, Nesbitt AD, et al. Nat Sci Sleep. 2021 Jan 6.
2020
Cognitive behavioural therapy for adults with dissociative seizures (CODES): a pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial
Goldstein LH, Robinson EJ, Mellers JDC, et al. Lancet Psychiatry. 2020 Jun;7(6):491-505.
The innate immune toll-like-receptor-2 modulates the depressogenic and anorexiolytic neuroinflammatory response in obstructive sleep apnoea
Polsek D, Cash D, Veronese M, et al. Sci Rep. 2020 Jul 10.
The subcortical belly of sleep: New possibilities in neuromodulation of basal ganglia?
Hasegawa H, Selway R, Gnoni V, et al. Sleep Med Rev. 2020 Aug.
Vagus nerve stimulation for drug-resistant epilepsy
Pérez-Carbonell L, Faulkner H, Higgins S, Koutroumanidis M, Leschziner G. Pract Neurol. 2020 May.
2015 - 2019
Glycine receptor autoantibodies disrupt inhibitory neurotransmission
Crisp SJ, Dixon CL, Jacobson L, et al. Brain. 2019 Nov 1.
NREM parasomnias: a treatment approach based upon a retrospective case series of 512 patients
Drakatos P, Marples L, Muza R, et al. Sleep Med. 2019 Jan.
Obstructive sleep apnoea and Alzheimer's disease: In search of shared pathomechanisms
Polsek D, Gildeh N, Cash D, et al. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2018 Mar.
Sleep apnoea and the brain: a complex relationship
Rosenzweig I, Glasser M, Polsek D, Leschziner GD, Williams SC, Morrell MJ. Lancet Respir Med. 2015 May.
Narcolepsy: a clinical review
Leschziner G. Pract Neurol. 2014 Oct
Pre - 2014
Insular seizures causing sleep-related breathlessness
Nesbitt AD, Kosky CA, Leschziner GD. Lancet. 2013 Nov 23;382(9906):1756.
Restless legs syndrome
Leschziner G, Gringras P. BMJ. 2012 May 23;344:e3056.
Clinical factors and ABCB1 polymorphisms in prediction of antiepileptic drug response: a prospective cohort study
Leschziner G, Jorgensen AL, Andrew T, et al. Lancet Neurol. 2006 Aug;5(8):668-76.
ABCB1 genotype and PGP expression, function and therapeutic drug response: a critical review
Leschziner GD, Andrew T, Pirmohamed M, Johnson MR. Pharmacogenomics J. 2007 Jun.
Patterns of temporal lobe atrophy in semantic dementia and Alzheimer's disease
Chan D, Fox NC, Scahill RI, et al. Ann Neurol. 2001 Apr.