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1. Smits, F., Houdmont, J., Hill, B., & Pickles, K. (2023). Mental wellbeing and psychosocial working conditions of autistic veterinary surgeons in the UK. Vet Record https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.3311
2. Pickles, K. (2022). Trigeminal-mediated headshaking: A diagnostic challenge. Equine Veterinary Education, 00, 1–2. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/eve.13723
3. Gill-Parsons, R., Shipman, E., and Pickles, K. (2022). In horses with secondary sinusitis caused by dental disease, is computed tomography more accurate than radiography for the identification of apical dental pathology? Vet Evidence 7(2).
4. Marlin, D.J., Pickles, K., Ferro de Godoy, R., Williams, J.M. (2021). Opening forces or failure of commercially available equine headcollars and other safety devices. Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology. https://doi:10.1177/17543371211039610
5. Marlin, D.J., Williams, J.M., and Pickles, K.J. (2021). An online survey of equestrian headcollar use and safety. Equine Vet Educ. https://doi.org/10.1111/eve.13480
6. Scarin, G., Guerzoni, K., Pickles, K., Chance, T., Eu, W. (2021). Brunner’s gland hyperplasia and recurrent gastric impaction in a horse. Vet Rec Case Rep.; 9:e56. https://doi.org/10.1002/vrc2.56
7. Roberts, V.L.H., Bailey, M., The EquiPENS group, and Patel, N.K. (2020). The safety and efficacy of neuromodulation using percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for the management of trigeminal‐mediated headshaking in 168 horses. Equine Vet J, 52: 238-243.
8. Pickles, K.J. (2019). Is electrical nerve stimulation the answer for management of equine headshaking? In: Vet Clinics of North America, Controversies in Equine Medicine and Surgery Chapter 3; edited by R. McKay.
9. Marlin, D.J., Williams, J., Pickles, K.J., Sykes, B. (2019). Horse owner understanding of equine gastric ulcer syndrome (EGUS). J Equine Vet Sci 76, p. 55.
10. Pickles, K.J. (2019). Trigeminal mediated headshaking: Part 2. Treatment and prognosis. NZ Equine Practitioner 44(1): 42–46.
11. Pickles, K.J. (2018). Trigeminal mediated headshaking: Part 1. Clinical aspects and diagnosis. NZ Equine Practitioner 43(4): 56–59.
12. Pickles, K.J. (2017). Electrical nerve stimulation for the management of equine trigeminal mediated headshaking. Equine Vet Educ. https://doi:10.1111/eve.12800
13. Aleman, M.R., and Pickles, K.J. (2015). ‘Idiopathic Headshaking’ in Equine Neurology, Second Edition edited by Furr and Reed, Wiley Blackwell, New Jersey; Chapter 11, 130–138.
14. Pickles, K.J., Madigan, J.E., and Aleman, M.R. (2014). Idiopathic headshaking: is it still idiopathic? (Review article). The Veterinary Journal 201, 21–30.
15. Pickles, K.J., Madigan, J.E., and Aleman, M.R. (2014). Owner reported response to treatment in 130 headshaking horses. Proceedings of the American Association of Equine Practitioners 2014.
16. Stratford, C., Lester, H., Pickles, K., McGorum, B., and Matthews, J. (2014). An investigation of anthelmintic efficacy against strongyles on equine yards in Scotland. Equine Vet J 46(1):17–24.
17. Stratford, C., Lester, H., Morgan, E., Pickles, K., Relf, V., McGorum, B., and Matthews, J. (2014). A questionnaire study of equine gastrointestinal parasite control in Scotland. Equine Vet J 46, 25–31.
18. Aleman, M., Williams, D., Brosnan, R., Nieto, J., Pickles, K., Berger, J., LeCouteur, R., Holliday, T., and Madigan, J. (2013). Sensory nerve conduction and somatosensory evoked potentials of the trigeminal nerve in horses with idiopathic headshaking. J Vet Int Med 27, 1571–1580.
19. Pickles, K.J., Rhind, S.M., Townsend, J., Anderson, J., Pearson, G., and Mellanby, R.J. (2013). Supporting veterinary students: where are we now? Vet Record 173: 96.
20. Aleman, M., Haggett, E.F., Pickles, K.J., Conley, A., Stanley, S., Moeller, B., Palmero, J., Toth, B., and Madigan, J.E. (2013). Abnormal plasma neurosteroid concentrations in ill, neonatal foals presented to the neonatal intensive care unit. Equine Vet J 45(6): 661–665.
21. Madigan, J.E., Haggett, E.F., Pickles, K.J., Conley, A., Stanley, S., Moeller, B., Palmero, J., Toth, B., and Aleman, M. (2012). Allopregnanolone infusion induced neurobehavioral alterations in a neonatal foal: Is this a clue to the pathogenesis of neonatal maladjustment syndrome? Equine Vet J 44 S41: 109–112.
22. Aleman, M.R., Pickles, K.J., Simonek, G., and Madigan, J.E. (2012). Equine herpesvirus-1 in trigeminal ganglia of horses with idiopathic headshaking. J Vet Int Med 26: 92–194.
23. Clements, R.J.M., McNeilly, T.M., Pickles, K.J., Keen, J.A., Matthews, J.B. (2012). Evaluation of rectal mast cell responses as a novel method to estimate equine cyathostomin burdens. J Equine Vet Sci. 32:S32.
24. Pickles, K.J., Miller, R., Jackson, S., Allister, R., Philp, J., Waterhouse, L. (2012). Potential barriers to veterinary student access to counselling and other support systems: perceptions of staff and students at a UK veterinary school. Vet Record 170: 124–130.
25. Pickles K, Ivey H and Totemeyer S. Support for Neurodivergent Students in Veterinary Education, Part 2: Scoping Review of Neurodivergent Students’ Experience in Clinical Learning Environments.J Vet Med Educ. 2025 http://doi:10.3138/jvme-2024-0152
26. Abbondati A, Pickles K, Denk D, Rasotto R, Małek E, Palmieri C Neurodiversity in Veterinary Medicine, Does Lack of Data Mean Lack of Awareness, Understanding and Support? Vet Ophthalmology 2025; 0:1–5 http://doi.org/10.1111/vop.70070
27. Pickles, KJand Hollis, A. Support for Neurodivergent Students in Veterinary Education Part 1: Current Practice and Roundtable Discussion of Recommendations. J Vet Med Educ. 2025 Jun;52(3):311-316. https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme-2024-0013
28. Pickles K, Houdmont J, Smits F, Hill B. ‘Part of the team as opposed to watching from the outside’: Critical incident study of autistic veterinary surgeons’ workdays. Vet Rec. 2024;e4957. https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.4957
29. Pickles KJ, Marlin DJ, Williams JM, Roberts VLH. Use of a poll-mounted accelerometer for quantification and characterisation of equine trigeminal-mediated headshaking. Equine Vet J. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.14132
30. Kloock, T., Pickles, K. J., Roberts, V., Uhlendorf, F., Twele, L., Wilkens, H. L., Stehle, E., Feige, K., & Niebuhr, T. (2024). History, Rest and Exercise Score (HRE-S) for assessment of disease severity in horses with trigeminal-mediated headshaking. Equine Vet J doi.org/10.1111/evj.13986
31. Zamith Cunha R, Semprini A, Salamanca G, Gobbo F, Morini M, Pickles KJ, Roberts V, Chiocchetti R. (2023) Expression of Cannabinoid Receptors in the Trigeminal Ganglion of the Horse. Int J Mol Sci. 3;24(21):15949. doi: 10.3390/ijms242115949.