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Modelling white matter in gyral blades as a continuous vector field (2020)
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Cottaar, M., Bastiani, M., Boddu, N., Glasser, M. F., Haber, S., van Essen, D. C., …Jbabdi, S. (2021). Modelling white matter in gyral blades as a continuous vector field. NeuroImage, 227, Article 117693. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117693

© 2020 Many brain imaging studies aim to measure structural connectivity with diffusion tractography. However, biases in tractography data, particularly near the boundary between white matter and cortical grey matter can limit the accuracy of such st... Read More about Modelling white matter in gyral blades as a continuous vector field.

MicroRNA: An Emerging Predictive, Diagnostic, Prognostic and Therapeutic Strategy in Ischaemic Stroke (2020)
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Kadir, R. R. A., Alwjwaj, M., & Bayraktutan, U. (2020). MicroRNA: An Emerging Predictive, Diagnostic, Prognostic and Therapeutic Strategy in Ischaemic Stroke. Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10571-020-01028-5

Stroke continues to be the third-leading cause of death and disability worldwide. The limited availability of diagnostic tools approved therapeutics and biomarkers that help monitor disease progression or predict future events remain as the major cha... Read More about MicroRNA: An Emerging Predictive, Diagnostic, Prognostic and Therapeutic Strategy in Ischaemic Stroke.

Prognostication and contemporary management of clinically isolated syndrome (2020)
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Allen, C. M., Mowry, E., Tintore, M., & Evangelou, N. (2021). Prognostication and contemporary management of clinically isolated syndrome. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 92(4), 391-397. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2020-323087

Clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) patients present with a single attack of inflammatory demyelination of the central nervous system. Recent advances in multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnostic criteria have expanded the number of CIS patients eligible for... Read More about Prognostication and contemporary management of clinically isolated syndrome.

Qualitative and quantitative assessment of magnetic vestibular stimulation in humans (2020)
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Dewey, R. S., Gomez, R., Degg, C., Baguley, D. M., & Glover, P. (2020). Qualitative and quantitative assessment of magnetic vestibular stimulation in humans. Journal of Vestibular Research, 30(6), 353-361. https://doi.org/10.3233/VES-201538

The sensation of phantom motion or exhibition of bodily sway is often reported in the proximity of an MR scanner. It is proposed that the magnetic field stimulates the vestibular system. There are a number of possible mechanisms responsible, and the... Read More about Qualitative and quantitative assessment of magnetic vestibular stimulation in humans.

Electronic Health Records As a Platform for Audiological Research: Data Validity, Patient Characteristics, and Hearing-Aid Use Persistence Among 731,213 U.S. Veterans (2020)
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Saunders, G. H., Dillard, L. K., Zobay, O., Cannon, J. B., & Naylor, G. (2021). Electronic Health Records As a Platform for Audiological Research: Data Validity, Patient Characteristics, and Hearing-Aid Use Persistence Among 731,213 U.S. Veterans. Ear and Hearing, 42(4), 927-940. https://doi.org/10.1097/AUD.0000000000000980

Objectives: This article presents a summary of audiological, general health, and hearing aid (HA) outcome data in a large sample of U.S. Veterans receiving HAs. The current article also provides the foundation for a series of papers that will exp... Read More about Electronic Health Records As a Platform for Audiological Research: Data Validity, Patient Characteristics, and Hearing-Aid Use Persistence Among 731,213 U.S. Veterans.

Evaluating cortical responses to speech in children: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) study (2020)
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Lawrence, R. J., Wiggins, I. M., Hodgson, J. C., & Hartley, D. E. (2021). Evaluating cortical responses to speech in children: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) study. Hearing Research, 401, Article 108155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heares.2020.108155

Functional neuroimaging of speech processing has both research and clinical potential. This work is facilitating an ever-increasing understanding of the complex neural mechanisms involved in the processing of speech. Neural correlates of speech under... Read More about Evaluating cortical responses to speech in children: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) study.

Blood markers in remote ischaemic conditioning for acute ischaemic stroke: data from the REmote ischaemic Conditioning After Stroke Trial (2020)
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Appleton, J. P., O'Sullivan, S. E., Hedstrom, A., May, J. A., Donnelly, R., Sprigg, N., …England, T. J. (2021). Blood markers in remote ischaemic conditioning for acute ischaemic stroke: data from the REmote ischaemic Conditioning After Stroke Trial. European Journal of Neurology, 28(4), 1225-1233. https://doi.org/10.1111/ene.14650

Background and purpose: Remote ischaemic per-conditioning (RIC) is neuroprotective in experimental ischaemic stroke. Several neurohumoral, vascular and inflammatory mediators are implicated. The effect of RIC on plasma biomarkers was assessed using c... Read More about Blood markers in remote ischaemic conditioning for acute ischaemic stroke: data from the REmote ischaemic Conditioning After Stroke Trial.

A Delphi survey to determine a definition and description of hyperacusis by clinician consensus (2020)
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Adams, B., Sereda, M., Casey, A., Byrom, P., Stockdale, D., & Hoare, D. J. (2021). A Delphi survey to determine a definition and description of hyperacusis by clinician consensus. International Journal of Audiology, 60(8), 607-613. https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2020.1855370

Objective: There is currently no singularly accepted definition of hyperacusis. The aim of this study was to determine a definition and description of hyperacusis by clinician consensus. Design: A three-round Delphi survey involving hearing healthcar... Read More about A Delphi survey to determine a definition and description of hyperacusis by clinician consensus.

Evaluating cortical responses to speech in children: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) study (2020)
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Lawrence, R., Wiggins, I., Hodgson, J., & Hartley, D. (2021). Evaluating cortical responses to speech in children: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) study. Hearing Research, 401, Article 108155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heares.2020.108155

Functional neuroimaging of speech processing has both research and clinical potential. This work is facilitating an ever-increasing understanding of the complex neural mechanisms involved in the processing of speech. Neural correlates of speech under... Read More about Evaluating cortical responses to speech in children: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) study.

Natural history of tinnitus in adults: A cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis (2020)
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Dawes, P., Newall, J., Stockdale, D., Baguley, D. M., & Dawes, P. (2020). Natural history of tinnitus in adults: A cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis. BMJ Open, 10(12), Article e041290. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041290

Objective To assess incidence and changes in tinnitus and bothersome tinnitus as well as associated risk factors in a large sample of UK adults. Design Prospective cohort study. Setting UK. Participants For cross-sectional analysis, a group of 168 34... Read More about Natural history of tinnitus in adults: A cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis.

PAF-R on activated T cells: Role in the IL-23/Th17 pathway and relevance to multiple sclerosis (2020)
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Midgley, A., Barakat, D., Braitch, M., Nichols, C., Nebozhyn, M., Edwards, L. J., …Constantinescu, C. S. (2021). PAF-R on activated T cells: Role in the IL-23/Th17 pathway and relevance to multiple sclerosis. Immunobiology, 226(1), Article 152023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imbio.2020.152023

© 2020 Elsevier GmbH IL-23 is a potent stimulus for Th17 cells. These cells have a distinct developmental pathway from Th1 cells induced by IL-12 and are implicated in autoimmune and inflammatory disorders including multiple sclerosis (MS). TGF-β, IL... Read More about PAF-R on activated T cells: Role in the IL-23/Th17 pathway and relevance to multiple sclerosis.

Effects of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy on insomnia in adults with tinnitus: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (2020)
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Curtis, F., Laparidou, D., Bridle, C., Law, G., Durrant, S., Rodriguez, A., …Siriwardena, A. N. (2021). Effects of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy on insomnia in adults with tinnitus: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 56, Article 101405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2020.101405

Insomnia is common in patients with tinnitus and negatively affects tinnitus symptoms and quality of life. This systematic review aimed to synthesise evidence of the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) based interventions on insomnia... Read More about Effects of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy on insomnia in adults with tinnitus: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

Using Gap-Induced Inhibition of the Post-Auricular Muscle Response as an Objective Measure of Tinnitus in Humans (2020)
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Wilson, C. A., Berger, J. I., De Boer, J., Sereda, M., Hall, D. A., & Wallace, M. N. (2020). Using Gap-Induced Inhibition of the Post-Auricular Muscle Response as an Objective Measure of Tinnitus in Humans. Acta Scientific Otolaryngology, 2(12), 40-52

A widely used method for detecting tinnitus in rodents is the gap pre-pulse inhibition of the acoustic startle (GPIAS). One variant uses the Preyer reflex to assess the startle response and a component of this can be measured as a small muscle pote... Read More about Using Gap-Induced Inhibition of the Post-Auricular Muscle Response as an Objective Measure of Tinnitus in Humans.

Corrigendum: Intracranial Bleeding After Reperfusion Therapy in Acute Ischaemic Stroke Patients Randomized to Glyceryl Trinitrate vs. Control: An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis (2020)
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Appleton, J. P., Woodhouse, L. J., Sprigg, N., Wardlaw, J. M., & Bath, P. M. (2020). Corrigendum: Intracranial Bleeding After Reperfusion Therapy in Acute Ischaemic Stroke Patients Randomized to Glyceryl Trinitrate vs. Control: An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis. Frontiers in Neurology, 11, Article 625572. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2020.625572

Joanna M. Wardlaw was not included as an author in the published article. The corrected Author Contributions and Funding statements appear below. AUTHOR CONTRIBUTIONS JA performed the literature search, pooled analyses, statistical analysis and inter... Read More about Corrigendum: Intracranial Bleeding After Reperfusion Therapy in Acute Ischaemic Stroke Patients Randomized to Glyceryl Trinitrate vs. Control: An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis.

Seasonal patterns of incidence, demographic factors and microbiological profiles of infectious keratitis: the Nottingham Infectious Keratitis Study (2020)
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Ting, D. S. J., Ho, C. S., Cairns, J., Gopal, B. P., Elsahn, A., Al-Aqaba, M., …Dua, H. S. (2021). Seasonal patterns of incidence, demographic factors and microbiological profiles of infectious keratitis: the Nottingham Infectious Keratitis Study. Eye, 35(9), 2543-2549. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-020-01272-5

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the seasonal patterns of incidence, demographic factors and microbiological profiles of infectious keratitis (IK) in Nottingham, UK. Methods: A retrospective study of all patients who were diagnosed wi... Read More about Seasonal patterns of incidence, demographic factors and microbiological profiles of infectious keratitis: the Nottingham Infectious Keratitis Study.

The perceptual limitations of troubleshooting hearing-aids based on patients’ descriptions (2020)
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Caswell-Midwinter, B., & Whitmer, W. M. (2021). The perceptual limitations of troubleshooting hearing-aids based on patients’ descriptions. International Journal of Audiology, 60(6), 427-437. https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2020.1839679

Objectives: Hearing-aid frequency-gain responses are routinely adjusted by clinicians to patient preferences and descriptions. This study measured the minimum gain adjustments required to elicit preferences, and the assignment of descriptors to gain... Read More about The perceptual limitations of troubleshooting hearing-aids based on patients’ descriptions.

Desmopressin for reversal of Antiplatelet drugs in Stroke due to Haemorrhage (DASH): protocol for a phase II double blind randomised controlled feasibility trial (2020)
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Desborough, M. J., Al-Shahi Salman, R., Stanworth, S. J., Havard, D., Brennan, P. M., Dineen, R. A., …DASH trial investigators. (2020). Desmopressin for reversal of Antiplatelet drugs in Stroke due to Haemorrhage (DASH): protocol for a phase II double blind randomised controlled feasibility trial. BMJ Open, 10(11), Article e037555. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037555

Introduction Intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) can be devastating and is a common cause of death and disability worldwide. Pre-ICH antiplatelet drug use is associated with a 27% relative increase in 1 month case fatality compared with patients not usin... Read More about Desmopressin for reversal of Antiplatelet drugs in Stroke due to Haemorrhage (DASH): protocol for a phase II double blind randomised controlled feasibility trial.

Relationship between nitrate headache and outcome in patients with acute stroke: results from the efficacy of nitric oxide in stroke (ENOS) trial (2020)
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Beishon, L., Woodhouse, L. J., Bereczki, D., Christensen, H. K., Collins, R., Gommans, J., …Bath, P. M. (2021). Relationship between nitrate headache and outcome in patients with acute stroke: results from the efficacy of nitric oxide in stroke (ENOS) trial. Stroke and Vascular Neurology, 6(2), 180-186. https://doi.org/10.1136/svn-2020-000498

Introduction Nitrate-induced headache is common and may signify responsive cerebral vasculature. We assessed the relationship between nitrate headache and outcome in patients with acute stroke. Materials and methods Patients were those randomised to... Read More about Relationship between nitrate headache and outcome in patients with acute stroke: results from the efficacy of nitric oxide in stroke (ENOS) trial.

The feasibility of an m-health educational programme (m2Hear) to improve outcomes in first-time hearing aid users (2020)
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Ferguson, M. A., Maidment, D. W., Gomez, R., Coulson, N., & Wharrad, H. (2020). The feasibility of an m-health educational programme (m2Hear) to improve outcomes in first-time hearing aid users. International Journal of Audiology, 60(Supplement 1), S30-S41. https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2020.1825839

© 2020 Crown Copyright. Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group on behalf of British Society of Audiology, International Society of Audiology, and Nordic Audiological Society. Objective: To (i) assess the delivery, access... Read More about The feasibility of an m-health educational programme (m2Hear) to improve outcomes in first-time hearing aid users.

Pharyngeal electrical stimulation for neurogenic dysphagia following stroke, traumatic brain injury or other causes: Main results from the PHADER cohort study (2020)
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Bath, P. M., Woodhouse, L. J., Suntrup-Krueger, S., Likar, R., Koestenberger, M., Warusevitane, A., …Dziewas, R. (2020). Pharyngeal electrical stimulation for neurogenic dysphagia following stroke, traumatic brain injury or other causes: Main results from the PHADER cohort study. EClinicalMedicine, 28, Article 100608. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2020.100608

Background: Neurogenic dysphagia is common and has no definitive treatment. We assessed whether pharyngeal electrical stimulation (PES) is associated with reduced dysphagia. Methods: The PHAryngeal electrical stimulation for treatment of neurogenic D... Read More about Pharyngeal electrical stimulation for neurogenic dysphagia following stroke, traumatic brain injury or other causes: Main results from the PHADER cohort study.