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José Berciano is affiliated with the University of Cantabria in Spain and has contributed extensively to medical research, focusing primarily on neurology and neuroscience. Their scholarly output spans several interrelated disciplines, including cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, physiology, and surgery. The body of work prominently addresses peripheral neuropathies, hereditary neurological disorders, nerve injury and regeneration, genetic neurodegenerative diseases, long-term effects of COVID-19, mitochondrial function and pathology, as well as pain mechanisms and treatments.

Berciano's recent publications include:

  • Serum neurofilament light chain predicts long-term prognosis in Guillain-Barré syndrome patients, 2020, Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
  • Autoantibody screening in Guillain-Barré syndrome, 2021, Journal of Neuroinflammation
  • Axonal degeneration in Guillain-Barré syndrome: a reappraisal, 2020, Journal of Neurology
  • Serum neurofilament light chain predicts long-term prognosis in Guillain-Barré syndrome patients, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Contributions to the study of spinocerebellar ataxia type 38 (SCA38), 2020, Journal of Neurology

The frequent publication venues for Berciano include the Journal of Neurology, Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Acta Neurologica Belgica, and The Cerebellum. Their most common coauthors are José Gazulla, Carlos Casasnovas, Gerardo Gutiérrez-Gutiérrez, Jon Infante, and L. Aguilar.

Berciano has made significant contributions to the fields of medicine and neuroscience, with particular prominence in neurology. Their research topics emphasize peripheral neuropathies and disorders, hereditary neurological disorders, as well as insights into nerve injury, regeneration, and genetic neurodegenerative diseases.

Within their research, they have addressed mechanisms underlying neurological conditions and their long-term prognostic factors, including work related to Guillain-Barré syndrome. They have explored molecular and cellular aspects of neurological disorders, mitochondrial pathology, and pain mechanisms, which intersect with their broader focus on neural degeneration and regeneration.

Their scientific profile represents a multidisciplinary approach that integrates clinical and molecular perspectives, contributing to a better understanding of complex neurodegenerative and neuropathic conditions through rigorous analysis and collaborative research.

Best Publications

  • Scale for the assessment and rating of ataxia: development of a new clinical scale.

    T Schmitz-Hübsch;S Tezenas du Montcel;L Baliko;J Berciano

  • Phenotype, genotype, and worldwide genetic penetrance of LRRK2-associated Parkinson's disease: a case-control study

    Daniel G Healy;Mario Falchi;Sean S O'Sullivan;Vincenzo Bonifati

  • Neurofascin IgG4 antibodies in CIDP associate with disabling tremor and poor response to IVIg

    Luis Querol;Gisela Nogales-Gadea;Ricardo Rojas-Garcia;Jordi Diaz-Manera

  • Cough, Exertional, and Sexual Headaches: An Analysis of 72 Benign and Symptomatic Cases

    J. Pascual;F. Iglesias;A. Oterino;A. Vazquez-Barquero

  • Presentation, diagnosis, and management of multiple system atrophy in Europe: Final analysis of the European multiple system atrophy registry

    Martin Köllensperger;Felix Geser;Jean Pierre Ndayisaba;Sylvia Boesch

  • Long-term disease progression in spinocerebellar ataxia types 1, 2, 3, and 6: a longitudinal cohort study

    Heike Jacobi;Sophie Tezenas du Montcel;Peter Bauer;Paola Giunti

  • Hereditary ataxias and paraplegias in Cantabria, Spain. An epidemiological and clinical study.

    J. M. Polo;J. Calleja;O. Combarros;J. Berciano

  • Olivopontocerebellar atrophy: A review of 117 cases

    José Berciano

  • The natural history of spinocerebellar ataxia type 1, 2, 3, and 6: a 2-year follow-up study

    H. Jacobi;P. Bauer;P. Giunti;R. Labrum

  • Basichondrocranium anomalies in adult Chiari type I malformation: a morphometric study.

    Alfonso Vega;Fernando Quintana;José Berciano

  • Modulation of the age at onset in spinocerebellar ataxia by CAG tracts in various genes

    Sophie Tezenas Du Montcel;Sophie Tezenas Du Montcel;Alexandra Durr;Peter Bauer;Karla P. Figueroa

  • Livedo reticularis and cerebrovascular lesions (Sneddon's syndrome). Clinical, radiological and pathological features in eight cases.

    M. Rebollo;J. F. Val;F. Garijo;F. Quintana

  • Spinocerebellar ataxias in Spanish patients: genetic analysis of familial and sporadic cases. The Ataxia Study Group.

    Miguel Angel Pujana;Jordi Corral;Mònica Gratacòs;Onofre Combarros

  • Headache in type I Chiari malformation

    Julio Pascual;Agustín Oterino;José Berciano

  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A with 17p duplication in infancy and early childhood: A longitudinal clinical and electrophysiologic study

    Antonio García;Onofre Combarros;Jesús Calleja;José Berciano

  • A prospective study of stroke in young adults in Cantabria, Spain.

    C Leno;J Berciano;O Combarros;J M Polo

  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A duplication: spectrum of clinical and magnetic resonance imaging features in leg and foot muscles.

    Elena Gallardo;Antonio García;Onofre Combarros;José Berciano

  • Neurodegeneration Is Associated to Changes in Serum Insulin-like Growth Factors

    Svetlana Busiguina;Ana M. Fernandez;Vicente Barrios;Ruth Clark

  • Low serum VEGF levels are associated with Alzheimer's disease.

    I. Mateo;J. Llorca;J. Infante;E. Rodríguez-Rodríguez

  • Dominant mutations in the cation channel gene transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 cause an unusual spectrum of neuropathies

    Magdalena Zimoń;Jonathan Baets;Michaela Auer-Grumbach;José Berciano

  • Motor neuron disease in Cantabria.

    J.M. López‐Vega;J. Calleja;O. Combarros;J.M. Polo

Frequent Co-Authors

Julio Pascual
Julio Pascual University of Cantabria
Thomas Klockgether
Thomas Klockgether German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Alexandra Durr
Alexandra Durr Sorbonne University
Ludger Schöls
Ludger Schöls University of Tübingen
Alexis Brice
Alexis Brice Institut du Cerveau
Massimo Pandolfo
Massimo Pandolfo McGill University
Dagmar Timmann
Dagmar Timmann University of Duisburg-Essen
Vincent Timmerman
Vincent Timmerman University of Antwerp
Peter De Jonghe
Peter De Jonghe University of Antwerp

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