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Effect of continuing versus stopping pre-stroke antihypertensive agents within 12h on outcome after stroke: A subgroup analysis of the efficacy of nitric oxide in stroke (ENOS) trial (2022)
Journal Article
Woodhouse, L. J., Appleton, J. P., Scutt, P., Everton, L., Wilkinson, G., Caso, V., …Bath, P. M. (2022). Effect of continuing versus stopping pre-stroke antihypertensive agents within 12h on outcome after stroke: A subgroup analysis of the efficacy of nitric oxide in stroke (ENOS) trial. eClinicalMedicine, 44, Article 101274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101274

Background: It is not known whether to continue or temporarily stop existing antihypertensive drugs in patients with acute stroke. Methods: We performed a prospective subgroup analysis of patients enrolled into the Efficacy of Nitric Oxide in Stroke... Read More about Effect of continuing versus stopping pre-stroke antihypertensive agents within 12h on outcome after stroke: A subgroup analysis of the efficacy of nitric oxide in stroke (ENOS) trial.

Automated Detection of Candidate Subjects With Cerebral Microbleeds Using Machine Learning (2022)
Journal Article
Sundaresan, V., Arthofer, C., Zamboni, G., Dineen, R. A., Rothwell, P. M., Sotiropoulos, S. N., …Griffanti, L. (2022). Automated Detection of Candidate Subjects With Cerebral Microbleeds Using Machine Learning. Frontiers in Neuroinformatics, 15, Article 777828. https://doi.org/10.3389/fninf.2021.777828

Cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) appear as small, circular, well defined hypointense lesions of a few mm in size on T2*-weighted gradient recalled echo (T2*-GRE) images and appear enhanced on susceptibility weighted images (SWI). Due to their small size,... Read More about Automated Detection of Candidate Subjects With Cerebral Microbleeds Using Machine Learning.

Achieving Quality and Effectiveness in Dementia Using Crisis Teams (AQUEDUCT): a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a Resource Kit (2022)
Journal Article
Coleston-Shields, D. M., Challis, D., Worden, A., Broome, E., Dening, T., Guo, B., …Orrell, M. (2022). Achieving Quality and Effectiveness in Dementia Using Crisis Teams (AQUEDUCT): a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a Resource Kit. Trials, 23, Article 54. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05995-y

Background: Improving care at home for people with dementia is a core policy goal in the dementia strategies of many European countries. A challenge to effective home support is the occurrence of crises in the care of people with dementia which arise... Read More about Achieving Quality and Effectiveness in Dementia Using Crisis Teams (AQUEDUCT): a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a Resource Kit.

A review of theories and methods in the science of face-to-face social interaction (2022)
Journal Article
Hadley, L. V., Naylor, G., & Hamilton, A. F. C. (2022). A review of theories and methods in the science of face-to-face social interaction. Nature Reviews Psychology, 1, 42-54. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44159-021-00008-w

For most of human history, face-to-face interactions have been the primary and most fundamental way to build social relationships, and even in the digital era they remain the basis of our closest bonds. These interactions are built on the dynamic int... Read More about A review of theories and methods in the science of face-to-face social interaction.

Pre-hospital transdermal glyceryl trinitrate in patients with stroke mimics: data from the RIGHT-2 randomised-controlled ambulance trial (2022)
Journal Article
Tunnage, B., Woodhouse, L. J., Dixon, M., Anderson, C. S., Ankolekar, S., Appleton, J. P., …Bath, P. M. (2022). Pre-hospital transdermal glyceryl trinitrate in patients with stroke mimics: data from the RIGHT-2 randomised-controlled ambulance trial. BMC Emergency Medicine, 22(1), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-021-00560-x

Background: Prehospital stroke trials will inevitably recruit patients with non-stroke conditions, so called stroke mimics. We undertook a pre-specified analysis to determine outcomes in patients with mimics in the second Rapid Intervention with Glyc... Read More about Pre-hospital transdermal glyceryl trinitrate in patients with stroke mimics: data from the RIGHT-2 randomised-controlled ambulance trial.

SIOP Ependymoma I: Final results, long term follow-up and molecular analysis of the trial cohort: A BIOMECA Consortium Study (2022)
Journal Article
Ritzmann, T. A., Chapman, R. J., Kilday, J., Thorp, N., Modena, P., Dineen, R. A., …Grundy, R. G. (2022). SIOP Ependymoma I: Final results, long term follow-up and molecular analysis of the trial cohort: A BIOMECA Consortium Study. Neuro-Oncology, 24(6), 936–948. https://doi.org/10.1093/neuonc/noac012

Background SIOP Ependymoma I was a non-randomised trial assessing event free and overall survival (EFS/OS) of non-metastatic intracranial ependymoma in children aged 3 to 21 years treated with a staged management strategy. A further aim was to asses... Read More about SIOP Ependymoma I: Final results, long term follow-up and molecular analysis of the trial cohort: A BIOMECA Consortium Study.

Prognostic, diagnostic and therapeutic potential of endothelial progenitor cells for patients with ischaemic stroke: Hype or Hope (2022)
Journal Article
Bayraktutan, U. (2022). Prognostic, diagnostic and therapeutic potential of endothelial progenitor cells for patients with ischaemic stroke: Hype or Hope. Biocell, 46(7), 1593-1598. https://doi.org/10.32604/biocell.2022.018679

Ischaemic stroke is a debilitating disease with immense personal, societal and economic impact. Thrombolysis with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator remains the only approved pharmacotherapy for this disease. As each year less than 1% of eligib... Read More about Prognostic, diagnostic and therapeutic potential of endothelial progenitor cells for patients with ischaemic stroke: Hype or Hope.

Connectivity-Guided Theta Burst Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Versus Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Moderate to Severe Depression: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Protocol and SARS-CoV-2–Induced Changes for a Randomized Double-blind Controlled Trial (2022)
Journal Article
Pszczolkowski, S., Cottam, W. J., Briley, P. M., Iwabuchi, S. J., Kaylor-Hughes, C., Shalabi, A., …Morriss, R. (2022). Connectivity-Guided Theta Burst Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Versus Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Moderate to Severe Depression: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Protocol and SARS-CoV-2–Induced Changes for a Randomized Double-blind Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 11(1), Article e31925. https://doi.org/10.2196/31925

Background: Depression is a substantial health and economic burden. In approximately one-third of patients, depression is resistant to first-line treatment; therefore, it is essential to find alternative treatments. Transcranial magnetic stimulation... Read More about Connectivity-Guided Theta Burst Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Versus Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Moderate to Severe Depression: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Protocol and SARS-CoV-2–Induced Changes for a Randomized Double-blind Controlled Trial.

The Pain at Work Toolkit for Employees with Chronic or Persistent Pain: A Collaborative-Participatory Study (2021)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Somerset, S., & Greaves, S. (2022). The Pain at Work Toolkit for Employees with Chronic or Persistent Pain: A Collaborative-Participatory Study. Healthcare, 10(1), Article 56. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10010056

Self-management tools for people with chronic or persistent pain tend to focus on symptom reporting, treatment programmes or exercise and do not address barriers to work, facilitators of work ability, or workplace pain self-management strategies. We... Read More about The Pain at Work Toolkit for Employees with Chronic or Persistent Pain: A Collaborative-Participatory Study.

Carbohydrates from Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms interact with immune C-type lectins and interfere with their receptor function (2021)
Journal Article
Singh, S., Almuhanna, Y., Alshahrani, M. Y., Lowman, D. W., Rice, P. J., Gell, C., …Martinez-Pomares, L. (2021). Carbohydrates from Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms interact with immune C-type lectins and interfere with their receptor function. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, 7(1), Article 87. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-021-00257-w

Bacterial biofilms represent a challenge to the healthcare system because of their resilience against antimicrobials and immune attack. Biofilms consist of bacterial aggregates embedded in an extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) composed of polysa... Read More about Carbohydrates from Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms interact with immune C-type lectins and interfere with their receptor function.

Impact of mass vaccination on SARS-CoV-2 infections among multiple sclerosis patients taking immunomodulatory disease-modifying therapies in England (2021)
Journal Article
Garjani, A., Patel, S., Bharkhada, D., Rashid, W., Coles, A., Law, G. R., & Evangelou, N. (2022). Impact of mass vaccination on SARS-CoV-2 infections among multiple sclerosis patients taking immunomodulatory disease-modifying therapies in England. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 57, Article 103458. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2021.103458

Background: Contradicting assumptions have been made about the effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) receiving immunomodulatory disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) based on the quantification of humoral and cell... Read More about Impact of mass vaccination on SARS-CoV-2 infections among multiple sclerosis patients taking immunomodulatory disease-modifying therapies in England.

Intra-tracheal multiplexed sensing of contact pressure and perfusion (2021)
Journal Article
Correia, R., Gadsby, B., Korposh, S., Norris, A. M., Hayes-Gill, B. R., Sinha, R., …Morgan, S. P. (2022). Intra-tracheal multiplexed sensing of contact pressure and perfusion. Biomedical Optics Express, 13(1), 48-64. https://doi.org/10.1364/BOE.442165

Incorrect endotracheal tube (ETT) cuff inflation pressure causes significant problems for intubated patients. The technical development and first in vivo use of a smart ETT for measurements at the cuff-trachea interface during mechanical ventilation... Read More about Intra-tracheal multiplexed sensing of contact pressure and perfusion.

Sensorineural Hearing Loss (2021)
Book Chapter
Cheung, L., Baguley, D., & McCombe, A. (2021). Sensorineural Hearing Loss. In R. A. England, & E. Shamil (Eds.), Scott-Brown's Essential Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery. CRC Press

Pre-hospital continuous positive airway pressure after blast lung injury and hypovolaemic shock: a modelling study (2021)
Journal Article
Mistry, S., Das, A., Hardman, J. G., Bates, D. G., & Scott, T. E. (2022). Pre-hospital continuous positive airway pressure after blast lung injury and hypovolaemic shock: a modelling study. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 128(2), e151-e157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2021.10.012

Background In non-traumatic respiratory failure, pre-hospital application of CPAP reduces the need for intubation. Primary blast lung injury (PBLI) accompanied by haemorrhagic shock is common after mass casualty incidents. We hypothesised that pre-h... Read More about Pre-hospital continuous positive airway pressure after blast lung injury and hypovolaemic shock: a modelling study.

Brief Consent Methods Enable Rapid Enrollment in Acute Stroke Trial: Results From the TICH-2 Randomized Controlled Trial (2021)
Journal Article
the TICH-2 Investigators, Law, Z. K., Appleton, J. P., Scutt, P., Roberts, I., Al-Shahi Salman, R., …Sprigg, N. (2021). Brief Consent Methods Enable Rapid Enrollment in Acute Stroke Trial: Results From the TICH-2 Randomized Controlled Trial. Stroke, 53(4), 1141-1148. https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.035191

Background: Seeking consent rapidly in acute stroke trials is crucial as interventions are time sensitive. We explored the association between consent pathways and time to enrollment in the TICH-2 (Tranexamic Acid in Intracerebral Haemorrhage-2) rand... Read More about Brief Consent Methods Enable Rapid Enrollment in Acute Stroke Trial: Results From the TICH-2 Randomized Controlled Trial.

Recovery From COVID-19 in Multiple Sclerosis: A Prospective and Longitudinal Cohort Study of the United Kingdom Multiple Sclerosis Register (2021)
Journal Article
Garjani, A., Middleton, R. M., Nicholas, R., & Evangelou, N. (2022). Recovery From COVID-19 in Multiple Sclerosis: A Prospective and Longitudinal Cohort Study of the United Kingdom Multiple Sclerosis Register. Neurology, Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation, 9(1), Article e1118. https://doi.org/10.1212/nxi.0000000000001118

Background and Objectives: To understand the course of recovery from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and to determine its predictors, including patients' pre–COVID-19 physical and mental health status.... Read More about Recovery From COVID-19 in Multiple Sclerosis: A Prospective and Longitudinal Cohort Study of the United Kingdom Multiple Sclerosis Register.

Meta-Analysis of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient in Pediatric Medulloblastoma, Ependymoma, and Pilocytic Astrocytoma (2021)
Journal Article
Dury, R. J., Lourdusamy, A., Macarthur, D. C., Peet, A. C., Auer, D. P., Grundy, R. G., & Dineen, R. A. (2022). Meta-Analysis of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient in Pediatric Medulloblastoma, Ependymoma, and Pilocytic Astrocytoma. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 56(1), 147-157. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmri.28007

Background: Medulloblastoma, ependymoma, and pilocytic astrocytoma are common pediatric posterior fossa tumors. These tumors show overlapping characteristics on conventional MRI scans, making diagnosis difficult. Purpose: To investigate whether appar... Read More about Meta-Analysis of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient in Pediatric Medulloblastoma, Ependymoma, and Pilocytic Astrocytoma.

Midfrontal theta oscillations and conflict monitoring in children and adults (2021)
Journal Article
Chevalier, N., Hadley, L. V., & Balthrop, K. (2021). Midfrontal theta oscillations and conflict monitoring in children and adults. Developmental Psychobiology, 63(8), Article e22216. https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.22216

Conflict monitoring is central in cognitive control, as detection of conflict serves as a signal for the need to engage control. This study examined whether (1) midfrontal theta oscillations similarly support conflict monitoring in children and adult... Read More about Midfrontal theta oscillations and conflict monitoring in children and adults.

Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Fungal Keratitis in the United Kingdom 2011–2020: A 10-Year Study (2021)
Journal Article
Ting, D. S. J., Galal, M., Kulkarni, B., Elalfy, M. S., Lake, D., Hamada, S., …Dua, H. S. (2021). Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Fungal Keratitis in the United Kingdom 2011–2020: A 10-Year Study. Journal of Fungi, 7(11), Article 966. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7110966

Fungal keratitis (FK) is a serious ocular infection that often poses significant diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas. This study aimed to examine the causes, clinical characteristics, out-comes, and prognostic factors of FK in the UK. All culture-pos... Read More about Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Fungal Keratitis in the United Kingdom 2011–2020: A 10-Year Study.