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Does knowledge of liver fibrosis affect high-risk drinking behaviour (KLIFAD): an open-label pragmatic feasibility randomised controlled trial (2023)
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Subhani, M., Enki, D. G., Knight, H., Jones, K. A., Sprange, K., Rennick-Egglestone, S., …Ryder, S. D. (2023). Does knowledge of liver fibrosis affect high-risk drinking behaviour (KLIFAD): an open-label pragmatic feasibility randomised controlled trial. eClinicalMedicine, 61, Article 102069. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102069

Background: Early identification followed by effective behaviour interventions is pivotal to changing the natural history of alcohol-related liver disease. We examined the feasibility of using transient elastography based advice and alcohol recovery... Read More about Does knowledge of liver fibrosis affect high-risk drinking behaviour (KLIFAD): an open-label pragmatic feasibility randomised controlled trial.

Community Occupational Therapy in Dementia intervention for people with mild to moderate dementia and their family carers in the UK: the VALID research programme including RCT (2023)
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Wenborn, J., Mountain, G., Moniz-Cook, E., Poland, F., King, M., Omar, R., …Orrell, M. (2023). Community Occupational Therapy in Dementia intervention for people with mild to moderate dementia and their family carers in the UK: the VALID research programme including RCT. Programme Grants for Applied Research, 11(5), 1-76. https://doi.org/10.3310/rgtj7429

Background People with dementia find it increasingly difficult to carry out daily activities (activities of daily living), and may require increasing support from family carers. Researchers in the Netherlands developed the Community Occupational T... Read More about Community Occupational Therapy in Dementia intervention for people with mild to moderate dementia and their family carers in the UK: the VALID research programme including RCT.

Brain perfusion imaging by multi‐delay arterial spin labeling: Impact of modeling dispersion and interaction with denoising strategies and pathology (2023)
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Pires Monteiro, S., Pinto, J., Chappell, M. A., Fouto, A., Baptista, M. V., Vilela, P., & Figueiredo, P. (2023). Brain perfusion imaging by multi‐delay arterial spin labeling: Impact of modeling dispersion and interaction with denoising strategies and pathology. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 90(5), 1889-1904. https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.29783

Purpose: Arterial spin labeling (ASL) acquisitions at multiple post-labeling delays may provide more accurate quantification of cerebral blood flow (CBF), by fitting appropriate kinetic models and simultaneously estimating relevant parameters such as... Read More about Brain perfusion imaging by multi‐delay arterial spin labeling: Impact of modeling dispersion and interaction with denoising strategies and pathology.

Substance P reversibly compromises the integrity and function of blood-brain barrier (2023)
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Gao, X., & Bayraktutan, U. (2023). Substance P reversibly compromises the integrity and function of blood-brain barrier. Peptides, 167, Article 171048. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.peptides.2023.171048

Background Substance P (SP) plays a role in vasodilatation and tissue integrity through its receptor, neurokinin 1 (NK1R). However, its specific effect on blood-brain barrier (BBB) remains unknown. Methods The impact of SP on the integrity/funct... Read More about Substance P reversibly compromises the integrity and function of blood-brain barrier.

Differences Between Online Trial Participants Who Have Used Statutory Mental Health Services and Those Who Have Not: Analysis of Baseline Data From 2 Pragmatic Trials of a Digital Health Intervention. (2023)
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Rennick-Egglestone, S., Newby, C., Robinson, C., Yeo, C., Ng, F., Elliott, R., …Slade, M. (2023). Differences Between Online Trial Participants Who Have Used Statutory Mental Health Services and Those Who Have Not: Analysis of Baseline Data From 2 Pragmatic Trials of a Digital Health Intervention. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 25, Article e44687. https://doi.org/10.2196/44687

Background: Digital health interventions (DHIs) are an established element of mental health service provision internationally. Regulators have positioned the best practice standard of evidence as an interventional study with a comparator reflective o... Read More about Differences Between Online Trial Participants Who Have Used Statutory Mental Health Services and Those Who Have Not: Analysis of Baseline Data From 2 Pragmatic Trials of a Digital Health Intervention..

Prehospital transdermal glyceryl trinitrate in patients with ultra-acute presumed stroke (RIGHT-2): effects on outcomes at day 365 in a randomised, sham-controlled, blinded, phase III, superiority ambulance-based trial (2023)
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Woodhouse, L. J., Appleton, J. P., Ankolekar, S., England, T. J., Mair, G., Muir, K., …Bath, P. M. (2023). Prehospital transdermal glyceryl trinitrate in patients with ultra-acute presumed stroke (RIGHT-2): effects on outcomes at day 365 in a randomised, sham-controlled, blinded, phase III, superiority ambulance-based trial. BMJ Neurology Open, 5(1), Article e000424. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjno-2023-000424

Background The Rapid Intervention with Glyceryl Trinitrate in Hypertensive Stroke Trial-2 (RIGHT-2) reported no overall treatment difference between glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) and sham at day 90. Here we assess participants' outcomes 1 year after rand... Read More about Prehospital transdermal glyceryl trinitrate in patients with ultra-acute presumed stroke (RIGHT-2): effects on outcomes at day 365 in a randomised, sham-controlled, blinded, phase III, superiority ambulance-based trial.

Desmopressin for patients with spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage taking antiplatelet drugs (DASH): a UK-based, phase 2, randomised, placebo-controlled, multicentre feasibility trial (2023)
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Desborough, M. J. R., Al-Shahi Salman, R., Stanworth, S. J., Havard, D., Woodhouse, L. J., Craig, J., …for DASH trial investigators, F. D. T. I. (2023). Desmopressin for patients with spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage taking antiplatelet drugs (DASH): a UK-based, phase 2, randomised, placebo-controlled, multicentre feasibility trial. Lancet Neurology, 22(7), 557-567. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422%2823%2900157-6

Background: The risk of death from spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage is increased for people taking antiplatelet drugs. We aimed to assess the feasibility of randomising patients on antiplatelet drug therapy with spontaneous intracerebral haemorr... Read More about Desmopressin for patients with spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage taking antiplatelet drugs (DASH): a UK-based, phase 2, randomised, placebo-controlled, multicentre feasibility trial.

Risks Associated With Undiagnosed ADHD and/or Autism: A Mixed-Method Systematic Review (2023)
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French, B., Daley, D., Groom, M., & Cassidy, S. (2023). Risks Associated With Undiagnosed ADHD and/or Autism: A Mixed-Method Systematic Review. Journal of Attention Disorders, 27(12), 1393-1410. https://doi.org/10.1177/10870547231176862

Background: The two most prevalent neurodevelopmental disorders—Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism (ASD)—(ASD/ADHD) strongly impact individuals’ functions. This is worsened when individuals are undiagnosed and risks such as in... Read More about Risks Associated With Undiagnosed ADHD and/or Autism: A Mixed-Method Systematic Review.

Diffusion-based structural connectivity patterns of multiple sclerosis phenotypes (2023)
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Martinez-Heras, E., Solana, E., Vivó, F., Lopez-Soley, E., Calvi, A., Alba-Arbalat, S., …Llufriu, S. (2023). Diffusion-based structural connectivity patterns of multiple sclerosis phenotypes. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 94(11), 916-923. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2023-331531

Background: We aimed to describe the severity of the changes in brain diffusion-based connectivity as multiple sclerosis (MS) progresses and the microstructural characteristics of these networks that are associated with distinct MS phenotypes. Met... Read More about Diffusion-based structural connectivity patterns of multiple sclerosis phenotypes.

Assessing violence risk in first-episode psychosis: external validation, updating and net benefit of a prediction tool (OxMIV) (2023)
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Whiting, D., Mallett, S., Lennox, B., & Fazel, S. (2023). Assessing violence risk in first-episode psychosis: external validation, updating and net benefit of a prediction tool (OxMIV). BMJ Mental Health, 26(1), Article e300634. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjment-2022-300634

Violence perpetration is a key outcome to prevent for an important subgroup of individuals presenting to mental health services, including early intervention in psychosis (EIP) services. Needs and risks are typically assessed without structured metho... Read More about Assessing violence risk in first-episode psychosis: external validation, updating and net benefit of a prediction tool (OxMIV).

Effects of blood pressure and tranexamic acid in spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage: A secondary analysis of a large randomised controlled trial (2023)
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Appleton, J. P., Kang, Z., Woodhouse, L. J., Al-Shahi Salman, R., Beridze, M., Christensen, H., …Sprigg, N. (2023). Effects of blood pressure and tranexamic acid in spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage: A secondary analysis of a large randomised controlled trial. BMJ Neurology Open, 5(1), Article e000423. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjno-2023-000423

Background Tranexamic acid reduced haematoma expansion and early death, but did not improve functional outcome in the tranexamic acid for hyperacute spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage-2 (TICH-2) trial. In a predefined subgroup, there was a statist... Read More about Effects of blood pressure and tranexamic acid in spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage: A secondary analysis of a large randomised controlled trial.

Connectomes: from a sparsity of networks to large-scale databases (2023)
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Kaiser, M. (2023). Connectomes: from a sparsity of networks to large-scale databases. Frontiers in Neuroinformatics, 17, Article 1170337. https://doi.org/10.3389/fninf.2023.1170337

The analysis of whole brain networks started in the 1980s when only a handful of connectomes were available. In these early days, information about the human connectome was absent and one could only dream about having information about connectivity i... Read More about Connectomes: from a sparsity of networks to large-scale databases.

Prehospital transdermal glyceryl trinitrate for ultra-acute ischaemic stroke: data from the RIGHT-2 randomised sham-controlled ambulance trial (2023)
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Appleton, J. P., Woodhouse, L. J., Anderson, C. S., Ankolekar, S., Cala, L., Dixon, M., …Bath, P. M. (2023). Prehospital transdermal glyceryl trinitrate for ultra-acute ischaemic stroke: data from the RIGHT-2 randomised sham-controlled ambulance trial. Stroke and Vascular Neurology, 9(1), https://doi.org/10.1136/svn-2022-001634

Background The effect of transdermal glyceryl trinitrate (GTN, a nitrovasodilator) on clinical outcome when administered before hospital admission in suspected stroke patients is unclear. Here, we assess the safety and efficacy of GTN in the prespeci... Read More about Prehospital transdermal glyceryl trinitrate for ultra-acute ischaemic stroke: data from the RIGHT-2 randomised sham-controlled ambulance trial.

Living Well with Dementia: Feeling Empowered through Interaction with Their Social Environment (2023)
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Ziebuhr, B., Zanasi, M., Bueno Aguado, Y., Losada Durán, R., Dening, T., Tournier, I., …Holthoff-Detto, V. (2023). Living Well with Dementia: Feeling Empowered through Interaction with Their Social Environment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(12), Article 6080. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20126080

This study was designed to advance our understanding of how feelings of empowerment in people living with dementia still residing at home can be promoted. We conducted qualitative interviews with 12 participants with mild-to-moderate stages of dement... Read More about Living Well with Dementia: Feeling Empowered through Interaction with Their Social Environment.

Association of CYP2C19 Loss-of-Function Metabolizer Status With Stroke Risk Among Chinese Patients Treated With Ticagrelor-Aspirin vs Clopidogrel-Aspirin: A Prespecified Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. (2023)
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Xie, X., Johnston, S. C., Wang, A., Xu, Q., Bath, P. M., Pan, Y., …Wang, Y. (2023). Association of CYP2C19 Loss-of-Function Metabolizer Status With Stroke Risk Among Chinese Patients Treated With Ticagrelor-Aspirin vs Clopidogrel-Aspirin: A Prespecified Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Network Open, 6(6), Article e2317037. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.17037

Importance: The Clopidogrel With Aspirin in High-Risk Patients With Acute Nondisabling Cerebrovascular Events II (CHANCE-2) trial showed that ticagrelor-aspirin combination therapy reduced the risk of stroke compared with a clopidogrel-aspirin combi... Read More about Association of CYP2C19 Loss-of-Function Metabolizer Status With Stroke Risk Among Chinese Patients Treated With Ticagrelor-Aspirin vs Clopidogrel-Aspirin: A Prespecified Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial..

Care for older forensic mental health patients: A consensus guidance document (2023)
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Tomlin, J., Walker, K., Yates, J., Dening, T., Goethals, K., Völlm, B., & Griffiths, C. (2023). Care for older forensic mental health patients: A consensus guidance document. European Psychiatry, 66(1), Article e44. https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.2413

Background It is important to investigate the needs, experiences, and outcomes of older forensic mental health inpatients. In this consensus document, we offer practitioners working with older forensic inpatients recommendations to meet the unique o... Read More about Care for older forensic mental health patients: A consensus guidance document.

The association between the Multiple Sclerosis Screening Questionnaire and objective measures of cognition: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis (2023)
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Tunmore, J., Kontou, E., Moghaddam, N., Hufton, L., & Das Nair, R. (2023). The association between the Multiple Sclerosis Screening Questionnaire and objective measures of cognition: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 45(2), 197-217. https://doi.org/10.1080/13803395.2023.2213847

Introduction The Multiple Sclerosis Screening Questionnaire (MSNQ) is a self-report measure used to assess cognitive difficulties in people with Multiple Sclerosis (PwMS). The aim of this systematic review was to determine the associations between t... Read More about The association between the Multiple Sclerosis Screening Questionnaire and objective measures of cognition: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis.

Development of cancer surveillance guidelines in ataxia telangiectasia: A Delphi‐based consensus survey of international experts (2023)
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Neves, R., DeDiosPerez, B., Panek, R., Jagani, S., Wilne, S., Mahendra Bhatt, J., …Dineen, R. A. (2023). Development of cancer surveillance guidelines in ataxia telangiectasia: A Delphi‐based consensus survey of international experts. Cancer Medicine, 12(13), 14663-14673. https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.6075

Background/Objectives: Ataxia telangiectasia (A‐T) is a multiorgan disorder with increased vulnerability to cancer. Despite this increased cancer risk, there are no widely accepted guidelines for cancer surveillance in people affected by A‐T. We aime... Read More about Development of cancer surveillance guidelines in ataxia telangiectasia: A Delphi‐based consensus survey of international experts.

Remote administration of ADHD-sensitive cognitive tasks: a pilot study (2023)
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Sun, S., Denyer, H., Sankesara, H., Deng, Q., Ranjan, Y., Conde, P., …Kuntsi, J. (2023). Remote administration of ADHD-sensitive cognitive tasks: a pilot study. Journal of Attention Disorders, 27(9), 1040-1050. https://doi.org/10.1177/10870547231172

Objective: We assessed the feasibility and validity of remote researcher-led administration and self-administration of modified versions of two cognitive tasks sensitive to ADHD, a four-choice reaction time task (Fast task) and a combined Continuous... Read More about Remote administration of ADHD-sensitive cognitive tasks: a pilot study.