Neurology Research Publications
Research papers
Boyd-Clark LC, Briggs CA, Galea MP (2004) Segmental degeneration in the cervical spine and associated changes in dorsal root ganglia. Clinical Anatomy (In Press).
Fock J, Galea MP, Stillman BC, Rawicki B, Clark M (2004) Functional outcome following Botulinum Toxin injection to reduce spastic equinus in adults with acquired brain injury. Brain Injury. 18(1):57-63.
Mastaglia FL, Garlepp MJ, Phillips BA, Zilko PJ. (2003) Inflammatory myopathies: clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects. Muscle and Nerve, 27: 407-425.
Boyd-Clark LC, Briggs CA & Galea MP. (2002) Muscle spindle distribution, morphology, and density in longus colli and multifidus muscles of the cervical spine. Spine. 27 (7): 694-701.
Byers CT, Fan R, Messina A, Morrison WAJ & Galea MP. (2002) Comparing the efficacy of two fluorescent retrograde tracers in labeling the motor and sensory neuron populations of the rat sciatic nerve. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 114: 159-164.
Fisher RJ, Galea MP, Brown P & Lemon R. (2002) Digital nerve anaesthesia decreases EMG-EMG coherence in a human precision grip task. Experimental Brain Research. 145: 207-214.
Mastaglia FL, Phillips BA, Cala LA, Meredith C, Akkari PA, Laing NG. (2002) Early onset chromosome 14-linked distal myopathy (Laing). Neuromuscular Disorders, 12: 350-357.
PhillipsBA, Zilko PJ, Garlepp MJ, Mastaglia FL. (2002) Seasonal occurrence of relapses in inflammatory myopathies: a preliminary study. Journal of Neurology , 249(4): 441-444.
Boyd-Clark L, Briggs CA & Galea MP. 2001. Comparative histochemical composition of muscle fibres in a pre- and a postvertebral muscle of the cervical spine. Journal of Anatomy, 199 (6): 709-716.
Byrnes ML, Thickbroom GW, Phillips BA, Mastaglia FL. (2001) Long-term changes in motor cortical organisation after recovery from subcortical stroke. Brain Research, 889(1-2): 278-28.
Clements T & Galea MP. (2001) Post-stroke depression: prevalence and management. Physical Therapy Reviews, 6: 53-61.
Coonan JR, Greferath U, Messenger JRM, Hartley L, Murphy M, Boyd AW, Dottori M, Galea MP & Bartlett P. (2001) Development and reorganization of corticospinal projections in EphA4 deficient mice. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 436: 248-262.
Galea MP, Castiello U & Dalwood NJ. (2001) Thumb invariance during prehension movement: effects of object orientation. NeuroReport, 12(10): 2185-2187.
Phillips BA, Cala LA, Thickbroom GW, Melsom A, Zilko PJ, Mastaglia FL. (2001) Patterns of muscle involvement in inclusion body myositis: clinical and magnetic resonance imaging study. Muscle and Nerve, 24:1526-1534.
Williams B, Galea MP & Winter A. (2001) What is the functional outcome for the upper limb after stroke? Australian Journal of Physiotherapy, 47(1): 19-27.
Boyd-Clark L, Galea M, Briggs C and Opeskin K. (2000) Monitoring age-related changes of collagen content and vascularity in ganglia using unbiasedstereological methods. Journal of Microscopy, 200(3): 284-290.
Messina A, Sangster C, Morrison W and Galea M. (2000) Requirements for obtaining unbiased estimates of neuronal numbers in frozen sections. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 97: 133-137.
Phillips BA, Mastaglia FL. (2000) Exercise therapy in patients with myopathy. Current Opinion in Neurology, 13:547-552.
Phillips BA, Zilko PJ, Mastaglia FL. (2000) Prevalence of sporadic inclusion body myositis in Western Australia. Muscle and Nerve, 23:970-972.
Phillips BA, Lo SK, Mastaglia FL. (2000) Isokinetic and isometric torque values using a Kin-Com dynamometer in normal subjects aged 20 to 60 years. Isokinetics and Exercise Science, 8:147-159.
Phillips BA, Lo SK, Mastaglia FL. (2000) Muscle force measured using ‘break’ testing with a hand-held myometer in normal subjects aged 20 to 69 years. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 81:653-661.
Book chapters
Galea MP (2004) Neural plasticity and learning. In Scrutton D, Damiano D, Mayston M (eds) The Management of the Motor Disorders of Cerebral Palsy. MacKeith Press.
Galea MP (2002) Neuroanatomy of the nociceptive system, in Strong J, Unruh AM, Wright A & Baxter GD (eds). Pain: a textbook for therapists, 13-41. Edinburgh:Harcourt Brace.
Mastaglia FL, Phillips BA. (2002) Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: epidemiology, classification and diagnostic criteria. Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America 28(4):723-741.
Mastaglia FL, Phillips BA, Zilko PJ. Inflammatory myopathies. In: Noseworthy J (ed) Neurological Therapeutics: Principles and Practice, in press.
Conference proceedings
Martin C, Phillips B, Galea M, Kilpatrick T, Butzkueven H, Tubridy N Gait abnormalities in people recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. In: Lord SR, Menz HB (eds) The International Society for Postural and Gait Research: Posture and gait throughout the lifespan. Proceedings of the XVIth Conference of the International Society for Postural and Gait Research pp. 88-89, 2003.
Miller K, Galea M, Kilbreath S, Phillips B Early intensive task-specific sensory and motor training of the upper limb following acute stroke: a pilot study. Proceedings of the 3rd World Congress of Neurological Rehabilitation pp. 247-251, 2002.