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Amniotic membrane transplantation for infectious keratitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2021)
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Ting, D. S. J., Henein, C., Said, D. G., & Dua, H. S. (2021). Amniotic membrane transplantation for infectious keratitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Scientific Reports, 11, Article 13007. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-92366-x

Infectious keratitis (IK) is the 5th leading cause of blindness globally. Broad-spectrum topical antimicrobial treatment is the current mainstay of treatment for IK, though adjuvant treatment or surgeries are often required in refractory cases of IK.... Read More about Amniotic membrane transplantation for infectious keratitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Cognitive measures used in adults with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review (2021)
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Elwick, H., Topcu, G., Allen, C. M., Drummond, A., Evangelou, N., & Das Nair, R. (2022). Cognitive measures used in adults with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 32(9), 2464-2481. https://doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2021.1936080

Cognitive problems are common in people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and researchers and clinicians have used a vast array of measures to assess cognition. Our aim was to systematically identify cognitive measures routinely used in MS research, and... Read More about Cognitive measures used in adults with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review.

Effects of Pharyngeal Electrical Stimulation on Swallow Timings, Clearance and Safety in Post-Stroke Dysphagia: Analysis from the Swallowing Treatment Using Electrical Pharyngeal Stimulation (STEPS) Trial (2021)
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Everton, L. F., Benfield, J. K., Michou, E., Hamdy, S., & Bath, P. M. (2021). Effects of Pharyngeal Electrical Stimulation on Swallow Timings, Clearance and Safety in Post-Stroke Dysphagia: Analysis from the Swallowing Treatment Using Electrical Pharyngeal Stimulation (STEPS) Trial. Stroke Research and Treatment, 2021, Article 5520657. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/5520657

Swallowing impairment (dysphagia) post-stroke results in poorer outcomes. Pharyngeal electrical stimulation (PES) is a potential treatment for post-stroke dysphagia. In a post hoc analysis, we investigated PES using videofluoroscopy swallow studies (... Read More about Effects of Pharyngeal Electrical Stimulation on Swallow Timings, Clearance and Safety in Post-Stroke Dysphagia: Analysis from the Swallowing Treatment Using Electrical Pharyngeal Stimulation (STEPS) Trial.

Partial volume correction in arterial spin labeling perfusion MRI: A method to disentangle anatomy from physiology or an analysis step too far? (2021)
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Chappell, M. A., McConnell, F. A. K., Golay, X., Günther, M., Hernandez-Tamames, J. A., van Osch, M. J., & Asllani, I. (2021). Partial volume correction in arterial spin labeling perfusion MRI: A method to disentangle anatomy from physiology or an analysis step too far?. NeuroImage, 238, Article 118236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118236

The mismatch in the spatial resolution of Arterial Spin Labeling (ASL) MRI perfusion images and the anatomy of functionally distinct tissues in the brain leads to a partial volume effect (PVE), which in turn confounds the estimation of perfusion into... Read More about Partial volume correction in arterial spin labeling perfusion MRI: A method to disentangle anatomy from physiology or an analysis step too far?.

Associations Between Hearing Health and Well-Being in Unilateral Hearing Impairment (2021)
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Pierzycki, R. H., Edmondson-Jones, M., Dawes, P., Munro, K. J., Moore, D. R., & Kitterick, P. T. (2021). Associations Between Hearing Health and Well-Being in Unilateral Hearing Impairment. Ear and Hearing, 42(3), 520-530. https://doi.org/10.1097/AUD.0000000000000969

Objectives: To determine population-based risks of adverse effects on hearing and well-being outcomes associated with unilateral hearing impairment. Design: A group of 40-69-year-old adults (n = 861) who reported being able to hear only in one ear... Read More about Associations Between Hearing Health and Well-Being in Unilateral Hearing Impairment.

Diagnostic accuracy of the Dysphagia Trained Nurse Assessment tool in acute stroke (2021)
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Benfield, J. K., Wilkinson, G., Everton, L. F., Bath, P. M., & England, T. J. (2021). Diagnostic accuracy of the Dysphagia Trained Nurse Assessment tool in acute stroke. European Journal of Neurology, 28(8), 2766-2774. https://doi.org/10.1111/ene.14900

Background and purpose Comprehensive swallow screening assessments to identify dysphagia and make early eating and drinking recommendations can be used by trained nurses. This study aimed to validate the Dysphagia Trained Nurse Assessment (DTNAx) to... Read More about Diagnostic accuracy of the Dysphagia Trained Nurse Assessment tool in acute stroke.

Toll-Like Receptor Signalling Pathways Regulate Hypoxic Stress Induced Fibroblast Growth Factor but Not Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A in Human Microvascular Endothelial Cells (2021)
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Akhtar, R., Tahir, H., Stewart, E., Wei, R., Mohammed, I., & Amoaku, W. M. (2021). Toll-Like Receptor Signalling Pathways Regulate Hypoxic Stress Induced Fibroblast Growth Factor but Not Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A in Human Microvascular Endothelial Cells. International Journal of Translational Medicine, 1(1), 25-38. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijtm1010003

Retinal diseases are the leading causes of irreversible blindness worldwide. The role of toll-like receptor (TLR) signalling mechanisms (MyD88 and TRIF) in the production of pro-angiogenic growth factors from human microvascular endothelial cells (HM... Read More about Toll-Like Receptor Signalling Pathways Regulate Hypoxic Stress Induced Fibroblast Growth Factor but Not Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A in Human Microvascular Endothelial Cells.

Intervention Planning for the Tinnitus E-Programme 2.0, an Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Tinnitus (2021)
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Greenwell, K., Sereda, M., Bradbury, K., Geraghty, A. W. A., Coulson, N. S., & Hoare, D. J. (2021). Intervention Planning for the Tinnitus E-Programme 2.0, an Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Tinnitus. American Journal of Audiology, 30(2), 241-254. https://doi.org/10.1044/2021_AJA-20-00131

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to comprehensively describe the intervention planning process for the Tinnitus E-Programme 2.0, an Internet-based cognitive behavioral intervention for tinnitus. Method: Theory-, evidence-, and person-based a... Read More about Intervention Planning for the Tinnitus E-Programme 2.0, an Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Tinnitus.

Glyceryl trinitrate for the treatment of ischaemic stroke: Determining efficacy in rodent and ovine species for enhanced clinical translation (2021)
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Sorby-Adams, A. J., Learoyd, A. E., Bath, P. M., Burrows, F., Farr, T. D., Leonard, A. V., …Trueman, R. C. (2021). Glyceryl trinitrate for the treatment of ischaemic stroke: Determining efficacy in rodent and ovine species for enhanced clinical translation. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 41(12), 3248-3259. https://doi.org/10.1177/0271678X211018901

Hypertension is a leading risk factor for death and dependency after ischaemic stroke. However, administering anti-hypertensive medications post-stroke remains contentious with concerns regarding deleterious effects on cerebral blood flow and infarct... Read More about Glyceryl trinitrate for the treatment of ischaemic stroke: Determining efficacy in rodent and ovine species for enhanced clinical translation.

Childhood pet ownership and multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2021)
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Edwards, L., & Tench, C. (2021). Childhood pet ownership and multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 53, Article 103046. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2021.103046

Background Many studies have been conducted investigating a range of environmental factors which have been implicated in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS). We collated available data about exposure to domestic animals before symptom onse... Read More about Childhood pet ownership and multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Examination of optimized protocols for pCASL: Sensitivity to macrovascular contamination, flow dispersion, and prolonged arterial transit time (2021)
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Zhang, L. X., Woods, J. G., Okell, T. W., & Chappell, M. A. (2021). Examination of optimized protocols for pCASL: Sensitivity to macrovascular contamination, flow dispersion, and prolonged arterial transit time. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 86(4), 2208-2219. https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.28839

Purpose Previously, multi- post-labeling delays (PLD) pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling (pCASL) protocols have been optimized for the estimation accuracy of the cerebral blood flow (CBF) with/without the arterial transit time (ATT) under a st... Read More about Examination of optimized protocols for pCASL: Sensitivity to macrovascular contamination, flow dispersion, and prolonged arterial transit time.

Tranexamic Acid for Prevention of Hematoma Expansion in Intracerebral Hemorrhage Patients With or Without Spot Sign (2021)
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Ovesen, C., Jakobsen, J. C., Gluud, C., Steiner, T., Law, Z., Flaherty, K., …Christensen, H. (2021). Tranexamic Acid for Prevention of Hematoma Expansion in Intracerebral Hemorrhage Patients With or Without Spot Sign. Stroke, 52(8), 2629-2636. https://doi.org/10.1161/strokeaha.120.032426

Background and Purpose: The computed tomography angiography or contrast-enhanced computed tomography based spot sign has been proposed as a biomarker for identifying on-going hematoma expansion in patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage. We inv... Read More about Tranexamic Acid for Prevention of Hematoma Expansion in Intracerebral Hemorrhage Patients With or Without Spot Sign.

Multiple spatial reference frames underpin perceptual recalibration to audio-visual discrepancies (2021)
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Watson, D. M., Akeroyd, M. A., Roach, N. W., & Webb, B. S. (2021). Multiple spatial reference frames underpin perceptual recalibration to audio-visual discrepancies. PLoS ONE, 16(5), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251827

In dynamic multisensory environments, the perceptual system corrects for discrepancies arising between modalities. For instance, in the ventriloquism aftereffect (VAE), spatial disparities introduced between visual and auditory stimuli lead to a perc... Read More about Multiple spatial reference frames underpin perceptual recalibration to audio-visual discrepancies.

Designing a Mobile Eye Hospital to Support Health Systems in Resource-Scarce Environments (2021)
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McMaster, D., & Clare, G. (2022). Designing a Mobile Eye Hospital to Support Health Systems in Resource-Scarce Environments. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 16(4), 1618-1622. https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2021.108

Eye health is an integral part of well-being that may be at increased risk when health service delivery is affected by sudden-onset disasters, complex humanitarian events, or conflict in resource-scarce environments. This study proposes a design plan... Read More about Designing a Mobile Eye Hospital to Support Health Systems in Resource-Scarce Environments.

Functional and diffusion MRI reveal the neurophysiological basis of neonates’ noxious-stimulus evoked brain activity (2021)
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Baxter, L., Moultrie, F., Fitzgibbon, S., Aspbury, M., Mansfield, R., Bastiani, M., …Slater, R. (2021). Functional and diffusion MRI reveal the neurophysiological basis of neonates’ noxious-stimulus evoked brain activity. Nature Communications, 12, Article 2744. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22960-0

Understanding the neurophysiology underlying pain perception in infants is central to improving early life pain management. In this multimodal MRI study, we use resting-state functional and white matter diffusion MRI to investigate individual variabi... Read More about Functional and diffusion MRI reveal the neurophysiological basis of neonates’ noxious-stimulus evoked brain activity.

European Stroke Organisation (ESO) guidelines on blood pressure management in acute ischaemic stroke and intracerebral haemorrhage (2021)
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Sandset, E. C., Anderson, C. S., Bath, P. M., Christensen, H., Fischer, U., Manning, L. S., …Tsivgoulis, G. (2021). European Stroke Organisation (ESO) guidelines on blood pressure management in acute ischaemic stroke and intracerebral haemorrhage. European Stroke Journal, 6(2), XLVIII-LXXXIX. https://doi.org/10.1177/23969873211012133

Introduction: The optimal blood pressure (BP) management in acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) and acute intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) remains controversial. These European Stroke Organisation (ESO) guidelines provide evidence-based recommendations to as... Read More about European Stroke Organisation (ESO) guidelines on blood pressure management in acute ischaemic stroke and intracerebral haemorrhage.

Clopidogrel with aspirin in High-risk patients with Acute Non-disabling Cerebrovascular Events II (CHANCE-2): rationale and design of a multicenter randomised trial (2021)
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Wang, Y., Claiborne Johnston, S., Bath, P. M., Meng, X., Jing, J., Xie, X., …Li, H. (2021). Clopidogrel with aspirin in High-risk patients with Acute Non-disabling Cerebrovascular Events II (CHANCE-2): rationale and design of a multicenter randomised trial. Stroke and Vascular Neurology, 6(2), Article e000791. https://doi.org/10.1136/svn-2020-000791

Background: In patients with a minor ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA), separate trials have shown that dual antiplatelet therapy with clopidogrel plus aspirin (clopidogrel–aspirin) or ticagrelor plus aspirin (ticagrelor–aspirin) a... Read More about Clopidogrel with aspirin in High-risk patients with Acute Non-disabling Cerebrovascular Events II (CHANCE-2): rationale and design of a multicenter randomised trial.

COVID-19 is associated with new symptoms of multiple sclerosis that are prevented by disease modifying therapies (2021)
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Garjani, A., Middleton, R. M., Hunter, R., Tuite-Dalton, K. A., Coles, A., Dobson, R., …Evangelou, N. (2021). COVID-19 is associated with new symptoms of multiple sclerosis that are prevented by disease modifying therapies. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 52, Article 102939. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2021.102939

Background Infections can trigger exacerbations of multiple sclerosis (MS). The effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on MS are not known. The aim of this study was to understand the impact of COVID-19 on new and pre-existing symptoms... Read More about COVID-19 is associated with new symptoms of multiple sclerosis that are prevented by disease modifying therapies.

Cognitive assessment in multiple sclerosis clinical care: A qualitative evaluation of stakeholder perceptions and preferences (2021)
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Elwick, H., Smith, L., Mhizha-Murira, J. R., Topcu, G., Leighton, P., Drummond, A., …Das Nair, R. (2022). Cognitive assessment in multiple sclerosis clinical care: A qualitative evaluation of stakeholder perceptions and preferences. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 32(7), 1456-1474 . https://doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2021.1899942

There is a growing consensus that cognitive assessments should form part of routine clinical care in Multiple Sclerosis (MS). However, what remains unclear is which assessments are preferred by “stakeholders” (including people with MS, family members... Read More about Cognitive assessment in multiple sclerosis clinical care: A qualitative evaluation of stakeholder perceptions and preferences.