Professor Neil Robertson

Clinical Professor of Neurology, Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences

: robertsonnp@cardiff.ac.uk
: +44 (0)29 2074 5403
: 4th Floor, B-C Link Corridor, Main Hospital Building, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XN

Multiple Sclerosis: Over the last 8 years we have built a comprehensive clinical service for MS across south east Wales, integrating academic research projects and working closely with NHS staff. This has allowed us to develop a large epidemiological resource for cross sectional and longitudinal studies of Multiple Sclerosis as well as developing a parallel biobank for DNA, serum and CSF samples. Our long term aim is to identify reliable clinical and biochemical markers of prognosis in order to direct therapeutic interventions in a disease which has a notoriously variable outcome. We have developed collaborations with Cambridge University and the IMSGC for studies into genetic susceptibility in MS and also have a programme of clinical trials.

Ataxia: we have recently completed a series of genetic and epidemiological studies into late onset ataxia in south Wales identifying and documenting prevalence, aetiology and providing an explanation for disease frequency of certain subsets within this population.

Education and qualifications

MBBS London 1986
MRCP London 1992
MD London 1996
FRCP 2002

Career profile

Senior Lecturer in Neurology, Cardiff University 1999 to current
Honorary Consultant Neurologist, University Hospital of Wales 1999 to current
Senior Lecturer in Neurology, University of Cambridge, 1997-1999
Lecturer in Neurology, University of Cambridge, 1995-1997
Clinical Research Registrar, University of Cambridge, 1992-1995

Peer Esteem

Medical Advisor to the MS Society
Medical advisor Ataxia UK

2005

Pearson, O. R.et al. 2005. Can actual real-life mobility be measured? (Abstract). Journal of the Neurological Sciences 238(S1), pp. S347-S348.

2004

Muzaimi, M. B.et al. 2004. Population based study of late onset cerebellar ataxia in south east Wales. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 75(8), pp. 1129-1134. (10.1136/jnnp.2003.014662)

2003

Zajicek, J.et al. 2003. Cannabinoids for treatment of spasticity and other symptoms related to multiple sclerosis (CAMS study): multicentre randomised placebo-controlled trial. The Lancet 362(9395), pp. 1517-1526. (10.1016/S0140-6736(03)14738-1)
Muzaimi, M. B.et al. 2003. Task specific focal dystonia: a presentation of spinocerebellar ataxia type 6. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 74(10), pp. 1444-1445. (10.1136/jnnp.74.10.1444)
Vincent, A.et al. 2003. Evidence of underdiagnosis of myasthenia gravis in older people. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 74(8), pp. 1105-1108. (10.1136/jnnp.74.8.1105)

2001

Chataway, J.et al. 2001. Multiple sclerosis in sibling pairs: an analysis of 250 families. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 71(6), pp. 757-761. (10.1136/jnnp.71.6.757)
Hillier, C. and Robertson, N. 2001. Practical management of headache in primary care medicine. British Journal of Hospital Medicine 62(11), pp. 634-641.
Hupperts, R.et al. 2001. Patterns of disease in concordant parent-child pairs with multiple sclerosis. Neurology 57(2), pp. 290-295.

2000

Robertson, N. 2000. Enumerating neurology. Brain 123(4), pp. 663-664. (10.1093/brain/123.4.663)

1999

Hennessey, A.et al. 1999. Urinary, faecal and sexual dysfunction in patients with multiple sclerosis. Journal of Neurology 246(11), pp. 1027-1032. (10.1007/s004150050508)
McNamara, B.et al. 1999. Paraneoplastic sensory neuropathy and Purkinje cell antibodies [Letter]. Muscle & Nerve 22(10), pp. 1466-1467. (10.1002/(SICI)1097-4598(199910)22:10<1466::AID-MUS20>3.0.CO;2-D)
Robertson, N. 1999. An Atlas of Multiple Sclerosis [Book Review]. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 67(1), pp. 132-132. (10.1136/jnnp.67.1.132a)
Robertson, N., Compston, D. A. and Kirkpatrick, P. 1999. Moyamoya disease presenting as Valsalva related partial seizures. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 66(1), pp. 111. (10.1136/jnnp.66.1.111)

1998

Robertson, N. P.et al. 1998. Adult polyglucosan body disease associated with an extrapyramidal syndrome. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 65(5), pp. 788-790. (10.1136/jnnp.65.5.788)
Robertson, N., Deans, J. and Compston, D. A. 1998. Myasthenia gravis: a population based epidemiological study in Cambridgeshire, England. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 65(4), pp. 492-496. (10.1136/jnnp.65.4.492)
Chataway, J.et al. 1998. The genetics of multiple sclerosis: principles, background and updated results of the United Kingdom systematic genome screen. Brain 121(10), pp. 1869-1887. (10.1093/brain/121.10.1869)
Robertson, N., Shaunak, S. and Compston, D. A. 1998. Urgent neurology out-patient referrals from primary health care physicians. QJM: An International Journal of Medicine 91(4), pp. 309-313. (10.1093/qjmed/91.4.309)

1997

Robertson, N.et al. 1997. Offspring recurrence rates and clinical characteristics of conjugal multiple sclerosis. The Lancet 349(9065), pp. 1587-1590. (10.1016/S0140-6736(96)07317-5)

1996

Chalmers, R. M.et al. 1996. Sequence of mitochondrial DNA in patients with multiple sclerosis. Annals of Neurology 40(2), pp. 239-243. (10.1002/ana.410400216)
Robertson, N.et al. 1996. Clinical concordance in sibling pairs with multiple sclerosis. Neurology 47(2), pp. 347-352. (10.1212/WNL.47.2.347)
Sawcer, S.et al. 1996. A genome screen in multiple sclerosis reveals susceptibility loci on chromosome 6p21 and 17q22. Nature Genetics 13(4), pp. 464-468. (10.1038/ng0896-464)
Robertson, N.et al. 1996. Multiple sclerosis in south Cambridgeshire: incidence and prevalence based on a district register. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health 50(3), pp. 274-279. (10.1136/jech.50.3.274)
Robertson, N.et al. 1996. Age-adjusted recurrence risks for relatives of patients with multiple sclerosis. Brain 119(2), pp. 449-455. (10.1093/brain/119.2.449)

1995

Wood, N. W.et al. 1995. The T-cell receptor beta locus and susceptibility to multiple sclerosis. Neurology 45(10), pp. 1859-1863. (10.1212/WNL.45.10.1859)
Wood, N. W.et al. 1995. Susceptibility to multiple sclerosis and the immunoglobulin heavy chain variable region. Journal of Neurology 242(10), pp. 677-682. (10.1007/BF00866919)
Robertson, N. P.et al. 1995. Multiple sclerosis in the north Cambridgeshire districts of East Anglia. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 59(1), pp. 71-76. (10.1136/jnnp.59.1.71)
Chalmers, R. M.et al. 1995. Sequence of the human homologue of a mitochondrially encoded murine transplantation antigen in patients with multiple sclerosis. Journal of Neurology 242(5), pp. 332-334. (10.1007/BF00878877)
Kellar-Wood, H. F.et al. 1995. Multiple sclerosis and the HLA-D region: linkage and association studies. Journal of Neuroimmunology 58(2), pp. 183-190. (10.1016/0165-5728(95)00015-T)
Robertson, N. and Compston, A. 1995. Surveying multiple sclerosis in the United Kingdom [Editorial]. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 58(1), pp. 2-6.
Compston, D. A.et al. 1995. Genes and susceptibility to multiple sclerosis [Editorial]. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica Supplementum 161, pp. 43-51. (10.1111/j.1600-0404.1995.tb05855.x)
Robertson, N.et al. 1995. Strategies for the identification of susceptibility genes in multiple sclerosis [Editorial]. The International Ms Journal 2, pp. 19-28.

1994

Wood, N. W.et al. 1994. No linkage or association between multiple sclerosis and the myelin basic protein gene in affected sibling pairs. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 57(10), pp. 1191-1194. (10.1136/jnnp.57.10.1191)
Kellar-Wood, H.et al. 1994. Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy mitochondrial DNA mutations in multiple sclerosis. Annals of Neurology 36(1), pp. 109-112. (10.1002/ana.410360121)

Member of the neuroscience panel, co-ordinator for year three neuroscience and neuroscience exam officer for intermediate MB

Research interests:

Multiple sclerosis
Neuromyelitis optica
Genetics
Epidemiology
Ataxia

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