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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.

YEAR

2026

01

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.

02

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.

03

Sleep neurology: pearls and pitfalls

Adenan MH, Perez Carbonell L, Leschziner G. Pract Neurol. 2026 Jan 12.

YEAR

2025

01

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.

02

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.

03

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.

04

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.

05

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.

06

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.

07

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.

YEAR

2024

01

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.

02

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.

03

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.

04

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.

05

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.

YEAR

2023

01

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.

02

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.

03

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.

04

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.

YEAR

2022

01

Understanding and approaching excessive daytime sleepiness

Pérez-Carbonell L, Mignot E, Leschziner G, Dauvilliers Y. Lancet. 2022 Sep 24;400(10357):1033-1046.

02

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.

03

What respiratory physicians should know about parasomnias

Meurling IJ, Leschziner G, Drakatos P. Breathe (Sheff). 2022 Sep.

YEAR

2021

01

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.

02

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.

03

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.

04

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.

YEAR

2020

01

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.

02

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.

03

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.

04

Vagus nerve stimulation for drug-resistant epilepsy

Pérez-Carbonell L, Faulkner H, Higgins S, Koutroumanidis M, Leschziner G. Pract Neurol. 2020 May.

YEAR

2015 - 2019

01

Glycine receptor autoantibodies disrupt inhibitory neurotransmission

Crisp SJ, Dixon CL, Jacobson L, et al. Brain. 2019 Nov 1.

02

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.

03

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.

04

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.

05

Narcolepsy: a clinical review

Leschziner G. Pract Neurol. 2014 Oct

YEAR

Pre - 2014

01

Insular seizures causing sleep-related breathlessness

Nesbitt AD, Kosky CA, Leschziner GD. Lancet. 2013 Nov 23;382(9906):1756.

02

Restless legs syndrome

Leschziner G, Gringras P. BMJ. 2012 May 23;344:e3056.

03

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.

04

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.

05

Patterns of temporal lobe atrophy in semantic dementia and Alzheimer's disease

Chan D, Fox NC, Scahill RI, et al. Ann Neurol. 2001 Apr.

Editorial

Book chapters

01

Neurology Section Editor, Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, 7th Edition. Eds Kryger, Roth, Goldstein, Dement. Elsevier, 2021.

02

Postural Tachycardia Syndrome and Sleep. G Leschziner. In Postural Tachycardia Syndrome, pp. 103–107. Springer, 2020.

03

Neuropsychiatry and sleep disorders. G Leschziner, I Rosenzweig, B Kent. Oxford Textbook of Neuropsychiatry. OUP, 2020.

04

Restless Legs Syndrome. G Leschziner. Sleep Disorders in Psychiatric Patients. Ed: H Selsick. Springer, 2018.

05

Neurology. G Christofi, G Leschziner, RS Howard. Oxford Pocketbook for PACES. Oxford University Press, 2012.

06

Sleep and the EEG. G Leschziner. e-Brain Project, 2012.

07

Narcolepsy. G Leschziner. e-Brain Project, 2012.

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