Research
External collaborations
Department of Neurology, Christian-Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany., Professor Gunther Deuschl. 1997 - 1998.
Royal Hospital for Neurodisability, Putney, Professor Maria J Stokes & Dr Julia M Spyers-Ashby. 1997 - 1999.
Rayner's Hedge Rehabilitation Unit, Aylesbury, Professor Scott Glickman. 1995 -
Essex Centre for Neurological Sciences, Professor Leslie J Findley & Dr Jacquie Deeb. 1990 -
Department of Neurology, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, Professor John P Zajicek. 2002 - 2005.
Department of Physiology, Oxford University, Professor John Stein & David Paterson. 1995 -
Oxford Movement Disorder Group. Russell Cairns Unit, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, Professor Tipu Z Aziz & Dr Richard Scott. 1993 -
Fellowships
Royal College of Physicians (London), Fellow. 1998 -
Guest lectures
The management of tremor. XIVth International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease & Movement Disorders, Buenos Aires. 15 Jun 2010.
Essential & atypical tremors. Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London. 19 May 2010.
Managing Parkinson's disease - cases over coffee and croissants. Association of British Neurologists Annual Meeting, Bournemouth. 14 May 2010.
Dystonic Tremor Syndromes and SWEDDs. Department of Neurosciences, QMC Nottingham University Hospital, Nottingham. Sep 2008.
Tremor - Meet the Expert. XVII WFN World Congress on Parkinsonism and related disorders., Amsterdam. 13 Dec 2007.
Tremor - A review. XVII WFN World Congress on Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, Amsterdam. 12 Dec 2007.
Tremor. Xth International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders., Kyoto.. Nov 2006.
Treatment options in tremor disorders. V1Ith International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders., Miami.. 2002.
Holmes tremor. International Conference on Movement Disorder and Pain., Oxford.. 2002.
The diagnosis and management of non-parkinsonian tremor. World Congress of Neurology, Movement Disorder Course, London. 2001.
Tremor assessment for Deep Brain Stimulation. International Congress: Deep Brain Stimulation., Kiel, Germany.. 2000.
Tremor. European Federation of Neurological Societies, Movement Disorders Course., Copenhagen.. 2000.
Multiple sclerosis associated tremor. International Conference on Movement Disorder and Pain., Oxford.. 2000.
Tremor. VIth International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders., Barcelona.. 2000.
Stereotactic surgery for Parkinson’s disease. European Parkinson’s Disease Association, Barcelona.. 1998.
Measuring tremor. International Congress: Tremor: Basic Mechanisms and Clinical Aspects., Kiel, Germany.. 1997.
Tremor measurement. European Neurological Society, Barcelona. 1994.
Tremor. Advanced Neurology Course: Movement Disorders. Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London. 2006.
Bench to Bedside: Extrapyramidal Disorders: The management of tremor. Royal Society of Medicine, London. 2005.
Movement Disorders. Advanced Neurology Course, Bath. 2003.
Indications for stereotactic neurosurgery for movement disorders - who should be referred?. Royal College of Physicians/Association of British Neurologists, London. 2002.
Tremor. Advanced Neurology Course: Movement Disorders. Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London.. 2002.
The management of tremor. Society for Research in Rehabilitation, London. 2000.
Tremor. Advanced Neurology Course: Movement Disorders. Institute of Neurology, Queen Square. 2000.
Tremulous disorders. Advanced Neurology Course, Bath. 1999.
Patient selection for deep brain stimulation. Royal College of Physicians, London. 1999.
Tremor. Advanced Neurology Course: Movement Disorders. Institute of Neurology, Queen Square. 1998.
The management of tremor. Royal Society of Medicine, London. 1997.
Tremor. Advanced Neurology Course, Bath. 1997.
Reciprocal inhibition of the H-reflex in musicians cramps. Performing Arts Medical Congress, York. 1997.
Tremor. Advanced Neurology Course: Movement Disorders. Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London. 1996.
Tremor. Advanced Neurology Course: Movement Disorders. Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London.. 1994.
Hereditary essential tremor. Association of British Neurologists, Keele. 1993.
Task specific tremor. Second International Congress of Parkinsons Disease & Movement Disorders, Munich. 1992.
Editorial boards
Current Medical Literature: Neurology, Editorial board. Jan 1996 -
Continuous Professional Development: Neurology, Editorial board. Jan 1998 - Jan 2002.
Movement Disorders, Editorial board. Dec 1999 - Dec 2003.
Research Staff
Yousif N.
Research Student Supervision
Towey D. Automatic classification of 123I-FP-CIT images using Naïve Bayes classifiers following Singular Value Decomposition. (2009, undergraduate: Yes).
Yousif N. Mechanisms of deep brain stimulation for essential tremor – a computational modelling study. (2010, undergraduate: No).
Jones L. Orthostatic tremor. (2009, undergraduate: Yes).
Hawkes E. Dystonic tremor syndromes. (2008, undergraduate: Yes).
Achaibar K. Ciguatera poisoning. (2007, undergraduate: Yes).
Igwe C. Adverse effects of primidone in patients with tremor. (2006, undergraduate: Yes).
Blankley S. Effect of DBS on MS tremor. (2005, undergraduate: Yes).
Hayden R. Effect of DBS on Holmes tremor. (2004, undergraduate: Yes).
Nigmatullina Y. A study of the adverse effects of treatment in patients with essential tremor. (2009, undergraduate: No).
Vijayan S. Can dopaminergic status be used as a predictive index in the response to levodopa treatment in patients with vascular parkinsonism? A pilot study using the DaTSCAN tracer. (2008, undergraduate: Yes).
Naushahi M. Effect of pedunculopontine nucleus deep brain stimulation in reducing falls, improving gait and postural control in Parkinson’s disease. (2010, undergraduate: No).
Towey D. Quantitative techniques for the analysis of DAT scans. (2010, undergraduate: No).
Green A. The cardiovascular effects of deep brain stimulation. (2007, undergraduate: No).
Yianni J. Pallidal deep brain stimulation in the treatment of dystonia. (2005, undergraduate: No).
Alusi S. A study of tremor in multiple sclerosis. (2002, undergraduate: No).
