Peer reviewed publications by our team
Cook, R., Chennell Dutton, N., Silburn, P. A., Meagher, L. J., Fracchia, G., Anderson, N., Cooper, G., Dinh, H. M., Cook, S. J., & Silberstein, P. (2024). Minimising the rate of vascular complications in Deep Brain Stimulation surgery for the management of Parkinson's disease: a single-centre 600-patient case series. BMJ neurology open, 6(2), e000793.
Full text link: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjno-2024-000793
Dinh, H. M., Imbriotis, V., Williams, S., Dutton, N. C., Lubomski, M., & Silberstein, P. (2025). Parkinson's Disease Hospital Stay Insights: A Retrospective Analysis of Length of Stay and Contributing Factors at an Australian Tertiary Hospital. Journal of evaluation in clinical practice, 31(5), e70221.
Full text link: https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.70221
Balance control systems in Parkinson's disease and the impact of pedunculopontine area stimulation
Perera, T., Tan, J. L., Cole, M. H., Yohanandan, S. A. C., Silberstein, P., Cook, R., Peppard, R., Aziz, T., Coyne, T., Brown, P., Silburn, P. A., & Thevathasan, W. (2018). Balance control systems in Parkinson's disease and the impact of pedunculopontine area stimulation. Brain : a journal of neurology, 141(10), 3009–3022.
Full text link: https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awy216
Giorni, A., Windels, F., Stratton, P. G., Cook, R., Silberstein, P., Coyne, T., Silburn, P. A., & Sah, P. (2017). Single-unit activity of the anterior Globus pallidus internus in Tourette patients and posterior Globus pallidus internus in dystonic patients. Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology, 128(12), 2510–2518.
Full text link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2017.10.003
Cook, R. J., Jones, L., Fracchia, G., Anderson, N., Miu, J., Meagher, L. J., Silburn, P. A., & Silberstein, P. (2015). Globus pallidus internus deep brain stimulation as rescue therapy for refractory dyskinesias following effective subthalamic nucleus stimulation. Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery, 93(1), 25–29.
Full text link: https://doi.org/10.1159/000365223
Restricted disease propagation in multiple system atrophy with prolonged survival
McCann, H., McGeachie, A. B., Silberstein, P., Lewis, S. J., & Halliday, G. M. (2015). Restricted disease propagation in multiple system atrophy with prolonged survival. Neuropathology and applied neurobiology, 41(5), 681–685.
Full text link: https://doi.org/10.1111/nan.12195
Deep brain stimulation of the antero-medial globus pallidus interna for Tourette syndrome
Sachdev, P. S., Mohan, A., Cannon, E., Crawford, J. D., Silberstein, P., Cook, R., Coyne, T., & Silburn, P. A. (2014). Deep brain stimulation of the antero-medial globus pallidus interna for Tourette syndrome. PloS one, 9(8), e104926.
Full text link: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0104926
Imagined gait modulates neuronal network dynamics in the human pedunculopontine nucleus
Tattersall, T. L., Stratton, P. G., Coyne, T. J., Cook, R., Silberstein, P., Silburn, P. A., Windels, F., & Sah, P. (2014). Imagined gait modulates neuronal network dynamics in the human pedunculopontine nucleus. Nature neuroscience, 17(3), 449–454.
Full text link: https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.3642
Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease: Australian referral guidelines
Silberstein, P., Bittar, R. G., Boyle, R., Cook, R., Coyne, T., O'Sullivan, D., Pell, M., Peppard, R., Rodrigues, J., Silburn, P., Stell, R., Watson, P., & Australian DBS Referral Guidelines Working Group (2009). Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease: Australian referral guidelines. Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia, 16(8), 1001–1008.
Full text link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2008.11.026
Lim, S. Y., O'Sullivan, S. S., Kotschet, K., Gallagher, D. A., Lacey, C., Lawrence, A. D., Lees, A. J., O'Sullivan, D. J., Peppard, R. F., Rodrigues, J. P., Schrag, A., Silberstein, P., Tisch, S., & Evans, A. H. (2009). Dopamine dysregulation syndrome, impulse control disorders and punding after deep brain stimulation surgery for Parkinson's disease. Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia, 16(9), 1148–1152.
Full text link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2008.12.010
Nielssen, O. B., Cook, R. J., Joffe, R., Meagher, L. J., & Silberstein, P. (2009). Paraphilia and other disturbed behavior associated with dopamimetic treatment for Parkinson's disease. Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society, 24(7), 1091–1092.
Full text link: https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.22388
Meagher LJ, Ilchef R, Silberstein P, Cook RJ, Wasson D, Malhi GS. Psychiatric morbidity in patients with Parkinson’s disease following bilateral subthalamic deep brain stimulation: literature review. Acta Neuropsychiatrica. 2008;20(4):182-192.
Full text link: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1601-5215.2008.00287.x
Acute severe depression induced by intraoperative stimulation of the substantia nigra: a case report
Blomstedt, P., Hariz, M. I., Lees, A., Silberstein, P., Limousin, P., Yelnik, J., & Agid, Y. (2008). Acute severe depression induced by intraoperative stimulation of the substantia nigra: a case report. Parkinsonism & related disorders, 14(3), 253–256.
Full text link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parkreldis.2007.04.005
Coyne, T., Silburn, P., Cook, R., Silberstein, P., Mellick, G., Sinclair, F., Fracchia, G., Wasson, D., & Stanwell, P. (2006). Rapid subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation lead placement utilising CT/MRI fusion, microelectrode recording and test stimulation. Acta neurochirurgica. Supplement, 99, 49–50.
Full text link: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-35205-2_9
Activation of the subthalamic region during emotional processing in Parkinson disease
Kühn, A. A., Hariz, M. I., Silberstein, P., Tisch, S., Kupsch, A., Schneider, G. H., Limousin-Dowsey, P., Yarrow, K., & Brown, P. (2005). Activation of the subthalamic region during emotional processing in Parkinson disease. Neurology, 65(5), 707–713.
Full text link: https://doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000174438.78399.bc
Silberstein, P., Oliviero, A., Di Lazzaro, V., Insola, A., Mazzone, P., & Brown, P. (2005). Oscillatory pallidal local field potential activity inversely correlates with limb dyskinesias in Parkinson's disease. Experimental neurology, 194(2), 523–529.
Full text link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expneurol.2005.03.014
Frequency dependent effects of subthalamic nucleus stimulation in Parkinson's disease
Fogelson, N., Kühn, A. A., Silberstein, P., Limousin, P. D., Hariz, M., Trottenberg, T., Kupsch, A., & Brown, P. (2005). Frequency dependent effects of subthalamic nucleus stimulation in Parkinson's disease. Neuroscience letters, 382(1-2), 5–9.
Full text link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2005.02.050
MacKinnon, C. D., Webb, R. M., Silberstein, P., Tisch, S., Asselman, P., Limousin, P., & Rothwell, J. C. (2005). Stimulation through electrodes implanted near the subthalamic nucleus activates projections to motor areas of cerebral cortex in patients with Parkinson's disease. The European journal of neuroscience, 21(5), 1394–1402.
Full text link: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-9568.2005.03952.x
Cortico-cortical coupling in Parkinson's disease and its modulation by therapy
Silberstein, P., Pogosyan, A., Kühn, A. A., Hotton, G., Tisch, S., Kupsch, A., Dowsey-Limousin, P., Hariz, M. I., & Brown, P. (2005). Cortico-cortical coupling in Parkinson's disease and its modulation by therapy. Brain : a journal of neurology, 128(Pt 6), 1277–1291.
Full text link: https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awh480
The basal ganglia: anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology
Tisch, S., Silberstein, P., Limousin-Dowsey, P., & Jahanshahi, M. (2004). The basal ganglia: anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology. The Psychiatric clinics of North America, 27(4), 757–799. Full text link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psc.2004.06.004
Silberstein, P., Kühn, A. A., Kupsch, A., Trottenberg, T., Krauss, J. K., Wöhrle, J. C., Mazzone, P., Insola, A., Di Lazzaro, V., Oliviero, A., Aziz, T., & Brown, P. (2003). Patterning of globus pallidus local field potentials differs between Parkinson's disease and dystonia. Brain : a journal of neurology, 126(Pt 12), 2597–2608.
Full text link: https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awg267