David O’Brien

633 total citations
28 papers, 381 citations indexed

About

David O’Brien is a scholar working on Surgery, Neurology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, David O’Brien has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 381 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Surgery, 8 papers in Neurology and 6 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in David O’Brien's work include Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (7 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (6 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (3 papers). David O’Brien is often cited by papers focused on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (7 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (6 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (3 papers). David O’Brien collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Ireland. David O’Brien's co-authors include Geoffrey O Storey, Michael D. Best, Serge Zhuiykov, Martin Wj, Robert O. Harrison, Shirley J. Gee, Bruce D. Hammock, Michael W. O’Dell, Pamela Stitzlein Davies and Christopher McDermott and has published in prestigious journals such as Brain, European Respiratory Journal and Nutrients.

In The Last Decade

David O’Brien

28 papers receiving 345 citations

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Rolf Lauber Switzerland

Alberto Uribe United States

Flávio Augusto Cardoso de Faria Brazil

John B. Das United States

Stephen M. Koch United States

Mohammad Haghighi Iran

Mehmet Ali Erdoğan Türkiye

Annie Woodhouse Australia

Sara Esmaeili Iran

Carol L. Lake United States

Rolf Lauber Switzerland

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20 of 20 papers shown

O’Brien, David, Kriti Gupta, Thomas Julian, et al.. (2025). Extreme exercise in males is linked to mTOR signalling and onset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Brain. 148(10). 3652–3664. 2 indexed citations

O’Brien, David, et al.. (2024). Current neuroprotective therapies and future prospects for motor neuron disease. International review of neurobiology. 176. 327–384. 2 indexed citations

O’Brien, David & Pamela J. Shaw. (2024). New developments in the diagnosis and management of motor neuron disease. British Medical Bulletin. 152(1). 4–15. 2 indexed citations

Baxter, Susan, Paul Norman, David O’Brien, et al.. (2022). Delivery of noninvasive ventilation to people living with motor neuron disease in the UK. ERJ Open Research. 9(2). 388–2022. 4 indexed citations

Reitman, Charles A., Charles H. Cho, Christopher M. Bono, et al.. (2021). Management of degenerative spondylolisthesis: development of appropriate use criteria. The Spine Journal. 21(8). 1256–1267. 8 indexed citations

O’Brien, David, Theocharis Stavroulakis, Susan Baxter, et al.. (2019). The optimisation of noninvasive ventilation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a systematic review. European Respiratory Journal. 54(3). 1900261–1900261. 22 indexed citations

Croall, Iain D., Nick Trott, Anupam Rej, et al.. (2019). A Population Survey of Dietary Attitudes towards Gluten. Nutrients. 11(6). 1276–1276. 29 indexed citations

Baxter, Susan, Maxine Johnson, Mark Clowes, et al.. (2019). Optimizing the noninvasive ventilation pathway for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/motor neuron disease: a systematic review. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. 20(7-8). 461–472. 15 indexed citations

O’Brien, David, et al.. (2019). Cost Oriented robotic arm optimised to aid independence.. IFAC-PapersOnLine. 52(25). 125–130. 2 indexed citations

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O’Brien, David, et al.. (2018). The Benefits of Implementing an Early Mobility Protocol in Postoperative Neurosurgical Spine Patients. AJN American Journal of Nursing. 118(6). 46–53. 23 indexed citations

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Smith, Clark, et al.. (2018). Masks, Gowns, and Caps for Interventional Spine Pain Procedures. Pain Medicine. 19(6). 1293–1294. 4 indexed citations

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Schneider, Byron J., Zachary L. McCormick, David O’Brien, Michael B. Bunch, & Clark C Smith. (2018). Patient Safety: Conscious Sedation. Pain Medicine. 19(9). 1872–1873. 3 indexed citations

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O’Brien, David, et al.. (2017). Anesthetic Test Dose and Seizure Risk with Cervical Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection. Pain Medicine. 19(1). 202–203. 2 indexed citations

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O’Brien, David, Simon White, Dirk G. Wilson, Kevin J. Haworth, & Andrew Williams. (2015). Thoracic aortopathies in the military patient. Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps. 161(3). 230–236. 2 indexed citations

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Chen, Amanda LC, Thomas J.H. Chen, Roger L. Waite, et al.. (2008). Hypothesizing that brain reward circuitry genes are genetic antecedents of pain sensitivity and critical diagnostic and pharmacogenomic treatment targets for chronic pain conditions. Medical Hypotheses. 72(1). 14–22. 36 indexed citations

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O’Brien, David, et al.. (2007). Efficacy and durability of fluoroscopically guided cervical nerve root block. British Journal of Neurosurgery. 21(4). 365–369. 26 indexed citations

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O’Brien, David, et al.. (2001). Health care, epilepsy and learning disabilities. Nursing Standard. 15(22). 33–34. 3 indexed citations

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O’Brien, David, et al.. (1997). Delayed traumatic cerebral aneurysm after brain injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 78(8). 883–885. 19 indexed citations

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O’Brien, David & Martin Wj. (1985). A retrospective analysis of heel pain. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 75(8). 416–418. 21 indexed citations

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O’Brien, David & Helen Roberts. (1952). Endotracheal Insufflation with Oxygen in the Treatment of Asphyxia Neonatorum. BMJ. 2(4791). 963–964. 4 indexed citations

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