Publications
2025
Cognitive domains affected post-COVID-19; a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Fanshawe, J. B., Sargent, B. F., Badenoch, J. B., Saini, A., Watson, C. J., Pokrovskaya, A., . . . Leek, C. E. (2025). Cognitive domains affected post-COVID-19; a systematic review and meta-analysis.. European journal of neurology, 32(1), e16181. doi:10.1111/ene.16181
2024
Cognitive deficits after COVID-19 associated with brain injury biomarkers and volume loss.
Cognitive deficits after COVID-19 associated with brain injury biomarkers and volume loss. (2024). Nature medicine. doi:10.1038/s41591-024-03379-8
Pulmonary SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to para-infectious immune activation in the brain
Dunai, C., Hetherington, C., Boardman, S. A., Clark, J. J., Sharma, P., Subramaniam, K., . . . Michael, B. D. (2024). Pulmonary SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to para-infectious immune activation in the brain. Frontiers in Immunology, 15. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2024.1440324
Post-hospitalisation COVID-19 cognitive deficits at one year are global and associated with elevated brain injury markers and grey matter volume reduction.
Wood, G. K., Sargent, B. F., Ahmad, Z. -U. -A., Tharmaratnam, K., Dunai, C., Egbe, F. N., . . . Leek, E. C. (2024). Post-hospitalisation COVID-19 cognitive deficits at one year are global and associated with elevated brain injury markers and grey matter volume reduction.. Nature medicine. doi:10.1038/s41591-024-03309-8
Development and external validation of the ‘Global Surgical-Site Infection’ (GloSSI) predictive model in adult patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery
KA, M., SR, K., N, C., A, A., A, A., M, A. -A., . . . C, C. (n.d.). Development and external validation of the ‘Global Surgical-Site Infection’ (GloSSI) predictive model in adult patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery. British Journal of Surgery, 111(6). doi:10.1093/bjs/znae129
A rare case of opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome following COVID-19 illness.
Shil, R., Dunai, C., Seed, A., Wood, G., Collie, C., Pendered, S., . . . Michael, B. (2024). A rare case of opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome following COVID-19 illness.. Clinical medicine (London, England), 23 Suppl 6, 40. doi:10.7861/clinmed.23-6-s40
Author Correction: Para-infectious brain injury in COVID-19 persists at follow-up despite attenuated cytokine and autoantibody responses.
Michael, B. D., Dunai, C., Needham, E. J., Tharmaratnam, K., Williams, R., Huang, Y., . . . Menon, D. K. (2024). Author Correction: Para-infectious brain injury in COVID-19 persists at follow-up despite attenuated cytokine and autoantibody responses.. Nature communications, 15(1), 2918. doi:10.1038/s41467-024-47320-6
2023
Para-infectious brain injury in COVID-19 persists at follow-up despite attenuated cytokine and autoantibody responses.
Michael, B. D., Dunai, C., Needham, E. J., Tharmaratnam, K., Williams, R., Huang, Y., . . . Menon, D. K. (2023). Para-infectious brain injury in COVID-19 persists at follow-up despite attenuated cytokine and autoantibody responses.. Nature communications, 14(1), 8487. doi:10.1038/s41467-023-42320-4
Pre-existing neurological conditions and COVID-19 co-infection: Data from systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and scoping reviews
Boruah, A. P., Thakur, K. T., Gadani, S. P., Kothari, K. U., Chomba, M., Guekht, A., . . . Schiess, N. (2023). Pre-existing neurological conditions and COVID-19 co-infection: Data from systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and scoping reviews. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 455, 120858. doi:10.1016/j.jns.2023.120858
A rare case of opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome following COVID-19 illness.
Shil, R., Dunai, C., Seed, A., Wood, G., Collie, C., Pendered, S., . . . Michael, B. (2023). A rare case of opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome following COVID-19 illness.. Clinical medicine (London, England), 23(Suppl 6), 40. doi:10.7861/clinmed.23-6-s40
Exploring the cost-effectiveness of high versus low perioperative fraction of inspired oxygen in the prevention of surgical site infections among abdominal surgery patients in three low- and middle-income countries.
NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery Collaborators. (2023). Exploring the cost-effectiveness of high versus low perioperative fraction of inspired oxygen in the prevention of surgical site infections among abdominal surgery patients in three low- and middle-income countries.. BJA open, 7, 100207. doi:10.1016/j.bjao.2023.100207
Global uncertainty in the diagnosis of neurological complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection by both neurologists and non-neurologists: An international inter-observer variability study (vol 449, 120646, 2023)
Tamborska, A. A., Wood, G. K., Westenberg, E., Garcia-Azorin, D., Webb, G., Schiess, N., . . . Michael, B. D. (2023). Global uncertainty in the diagnosis of neurological complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection by both neurologists and non-neurologists: An international inter-observer variability study (vol 449, 120646, 2023). JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES, 451. doi:10.1016/j.jns.2023.120709
Scientific Business Abstracts
Siew, K., Patel, V., Zimmermann, J., Vaughan, M., Cheshire, C., Kubik, A., . . . Leek, C. (n.d.). Scientific Business Abstracts. QJM: An International Journal of Medicine. doi:10.1093/qjmed/hcad072
Global uncertainty in the diagnosis of neurological complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection by both neurologists and non-neurologists: An international inter-observer variability study
Tamborska, A. A., Wood, G. K., Westenberg, E., Garcia-Azorin, D., Webb, G., Schiess, N., . . . Michael, B. D. (2023). Global uncertainty in the diagnosis of neurological complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection by both neurologists and non-neurologists: An international inter-observer variability study. JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES, 449. doi:10.1016/j.jns.2023.120646
Addressing vaccine-preventable encephalitis in vulnerable populations.
Piamonte, B. L. C., Easton, A., Wood, G. K., Davies, N. W. S., Granerod, J., Michael, B. D., . . . Thakur, K. T. (2023). Addressing vaccine-preventable encephalitis in vulnerable populations.. Current opinion in neurology, 36(3), 185-197. doi:10.1097/wco.0000000000001158
Use of Telemedicine for Postdischarge Assessment of the Surgical Wound: International Cohort Study, and Systematic Review With Meta-analysis.
NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery, GlobalSurg Collaborative. (2023). Use of Telemedicine for Postdischarge Assessment of the Surgical Wound: International Cohort Study, and Systematic Review With Meta-analysis.. Annals of surgery, 277(6), e1331-e1347. doi:10.1097/sla.0000000000005506
2022
Increased volume of cerebral oedema is associated with risk of acute seizure activity and adverse neurological outcomes in encephalitis - regional and volumetric analysis in a multi-centre cohort (vol 22, 412, 2022)
Alam, A. M., Chen, J. P. K., Wood, G. K., Facer, B., Bhojak, M., Das, K., . . . Michael, B. D. (2022). Increased volume of cerebral oedema is associated with risk of acute seizure activity and adverse neurological outcomes in encephalitis - regional and volumetric analysis in a multi-centre cohort (vol 22, 412, 2022). BMC NEUROLOGY, 22(1). doi:10.1186/s12883-022-02995-6
Y The global brain health clinical exchange platform: Translating concepts to collaborations
Wood, G. K., Thakur, K. T., Bharambe, V., Chomba, M., Garcia-Azorin, D., Prasad, K., . . . Michael, B. D. (2022). Y The global brain health clinical exchange platform: Translating concepts to collaborations. JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES, 442. doi:10.1016/j.jns.2022.120447
Increased volume of cerebral oedema is associated with risk of acute seizure activity and adverse neurological outcomes in encephalitis – regional and volumetric analysis in a multi-centre cohort
Alam, A. M., Chen, J. P. K., Wood, G. K., Facer, B., Bhojak, M., Das, K., . . . Michael, B. D. (n.d.). Increased volume of cerebral oedema is associated with risk of acute seizure activity and adverse neurological outcomes in encephalitis – regional and volumetric analysis in a multi-centre cohort. BMC Neurology, 22(1). doi:10.1186/s12883-022-02926-5
Social Vulnerability, Frailty, and Their Association With Mortality in Older Adults Living in Rural Tanzania.
Cooper, F., Lewis, E. G., Urasa, S., Whitton, L., Collin, H., Coles, S., . . . Walker, R. W. (2022). Social Vulnerability, Frailty, and Their Association With Mortality in Older Adults Living in Rural Tanzania.. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 77(10), 2050-2058. doi:10.1093/gerona/glac066
Global economic burden of unmet surgical need for appendicitis.
Reuter, A., Rogge, L., Monahan, M., Kachapila, M., Morton, D. G., Davies, J., . . . NIHR Global Surgery Collaboration. (2022). Global economic burden of unmet surgical need for appendicitis.. The British journal of surgery, 109(10), 995-1003. doi:10.1093/bjs/znac195
Acute seizure risk in patients with encephalitis: development and validation of clinical prediction models from two independent prospective multicentre cohorts
Wood, G. K., Babar, R., Ellul, M. A., Thomas, R. H., Van Den Tooren, H., Easton, A., . . . Michael, B. D. (2022). Acute seizure risk in patients with encephalitis: development and validation of clinical prediction models from two independent prospective multicentre cohorts. BMJ Neurology Open, 4(2), e000323. doi:10.1136/bmjno-2022-000323
Reliability of multi-site UK Biobank MRI brain phenotypes for the assessment of neuropsychiatric complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection: The COVID-CNS travelling heads study
Duff, E., Zelaya, F., Almagro, F. A., Miller, K. L., Martin, N., Nichols, T. E., . . . Bullmore, E. T. (2022). Reliability of multi-site UK Biobank MRI brain phenotypes for the assessment of neuropsychiatric complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection: The COVID-CNS travelling heads study. PLOS ONE, 17(9). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0273704
Consensus Clinical Guidance for Diagnosis and Management of Adult COVID-19 Encephalopathy Patients.
Michael, B. D., Walton, D., Westenberg, E., García-Azorín, D., Singh, B., Tamborska, A. A., . . . Global COVID-19 Neuro Research Coalition. (2022). Consensus Clinical Guidance for Diagnosis and Management of Adult COVID-19 Encephalopathy Patients.. The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences, appineuropsych22010002. doi:10.1176/appi.neuropsych.22010002
Acute seizure risk in encephalitis; analysis and modelling of 436 patients from two independent multi-centre cohorts (S38.008)
Wood, G., Ellul, M., Thomas, R., Easton, A., Burnside, G., Dunai, C., . . . Michael, B. (2022). Acute seizure risk in encephalitis; analysis and modelling of 436 patients from two independent multi-centre cohorts (S38.008). Neurology, 98(18_supplement). doi:10.1212/wnl.98.18_supplement.2600
Acute seizure risk in encephalitis; analysis and modelling of 436 patients from two independent multi-centre cohorts
Wood, G., Ellul, M., Thomas, R., Easton, A., Burnside, G., Dunai, C., . . . Michael, B. (2022). Acute seizure risk in encephalitis; analysis and modelling of 436 patients from two independent multi-centre cohorts. In NEUROLOGY Vol. 98. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Eye Disorders and Neuro-ophthalmic Manifestations of COVID-19
Premi, E., Acampora, R., Wood, G. K., Ilie, I. A., Michael, B. D., & Lanfranchi, F. (2022). Eye Disorders and Neuro-ophthalmic Manifestations of COVID-19. In Frontiers of COVID-19 (pp. 259-274). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-08045-6_12
Neurological Complications of COVID-19
Walton, D., Acampora, R., Wood, G. K., Premi, E., Ilie, I. A., Lanfranchi, F., & Michael, B. D. (2022). Neurological Complications of COVID-19. In Frontiers of COVID-19 (pp. 351-379). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-08045-6_18
2021
Frequency of Neurologic Manifestations in COVID-19 A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Misra, S., Kolappa, K., Prasad, M., Radhakrishnan, D., Thakur, K. T., Solomon, T., . . . Prasad, K. (2021). Frequency of Neurologic Manifestations in COVID-19 A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. NEUROLOGY, 97(23), E2269-E2281. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000012930
Antiepileptic drugs for seizure control in people with neurocysticercosis
Walton, D., Castell, H., Collie, C., Wood, G. K., Sharma, M., Singh, T., & Michael, B. D. (2021). Antiepileptic drugs for seizure control in people with neurocysticercosis. COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS, (11). doi:10.1002/14651858.CD009027.pub4
COVID-19 Encephalitis with SARS-CoV-2 Detected in Cerebrospinal Fluid Presenting as a Stroke Mimic
Glavin, D., Kelly, D., Wood, G. K., McCausland, B. M. S., Ellul, M. A., Varatharaj, A., . . . Gallen, B. (2021). COVID-19 Encephalitis with SARS-CoV-2 Detected in Cerebrospinal Fluid Presenting as a Stroke Mimic. JOURNAL OF STROKE & CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES, 30(9). doi:10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2021.105915
Pre-Existing Neurological Conditions and COVID-19 Risk: A Commissioned Rapid Review
Chomba, M., Schiess, N., Seeher, K., Akpalu, A., Baila, J., Boruah, A. P., . . . Thakur, K. T. (2021). Pre-Existing Neurological Conditions and COVID-19 Risk: A Commissioned Rapid Review. Unknown.
Clinical review of cerebral venous thrombosis in the context of COVID-19 vaccinations: Evaluation, management, and scientific questions
Thakur, K. T., Tamborska, A., Wood, G. K., McNeill, E., Roh, D., Akpan, I. J., . . . Elkind, M. S. (2021). Clinical review of cerebral venous thrombosis in the context of COVID-19 vaccinations: Evaluation, management, and scientific questions. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 427, 117532. doi:10.1016/j.jns.2021.117532
Considerations for Causality Assessment of Neurological and Neuropsychiatric Complications of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines: from Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis to Functional Neurological Disorder
Butler, M., Tamborska, A., Wood, G., Ellul, M., Thomas, R., Galea, I., . . . Nicholson, T. (2021). Considerations for Causality Assessment of Neurological and Neuropsychiatric Complications of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines: from Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis to Functional Neurological Disorder. doi:10.2139/ssrn.3823441
Neurological manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 infection in hospitalised children and adolescents in the UK: a prospective national cohort study
Ray, S. T. J., Abdel-Mannan, O., Sa, M., Fuller, C., Wood, G. K., Pysden, K., . . . Kneen, R. (2021). Neurological manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 infection in hospitalised children and adolescents in the UK: a prospective national cohort study. LANCET CHILD & ADOLESCENT HEALTH, 5(9), 631-641. doi:10.1016/S2352-4642(21)00193-0
Approaches to Understanding COVID-19 and its Neurological Associations
Beghi, E., Michael, B. D., Solomon, T., Westenberg, E., & Winkler, A. S. (2021). Approaches to Understanding COVID-19 and its Neurological Associations. ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY, 89(6), 1059-1067. doi:10.1002/ana.26076
A WHO resolution on epilepsy and other neurological disorders
Winkler, A. S., Leonardi, M., Michael, B. D., Abd-Allah, F., Carroll, W., & Guekht, A. (2021). A WHO resolution on epilepsy and other neurological disorders. LANCET NEUROLOGY, 20(3), 171-+. doi:10.1016/S1474-4422(21)00026-0
Clinical Review of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in the Context of COVID-19 Vaccinations: Evaluation, Management, and Scientific Questions
Thakur, K., Tamborska, A., Wood, G., McNeill, E., Roh, D., Akpan, I., . . . Elkind, M. S. V. (2021). Clinical Review of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in the Context of COVID-19 Vaccinations: Evaluation, Management, and Scientific Questions. doi:10.2139/ssrn.3844148
Pre-Existing Neurological Conditions and COVID-19 Risk: A Commissioned Rapid Review
2020
Surgical site infection after gastrointestinal surgery in children: an international, multicentre, prospective cohort study
Drake, T. M., Pata, F., Ghosh, D., Ademuyiwa, A. O., Arnaud, A., Bhangu, A., . . . Rajan, R. (2020). Surgical site infection after gastrointestinal surgery in children: an international, multicentre, prospective cohort study. BMJ GLOBAL HEALTH, 5(12). doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003429
Update on the diagnosis and management of autoimmune encephalitis
Ellul, M. A., Wood, G., Van den Tooren, H., Easton, A., Babu, A., & Michael, B. D. (2020). Update on the diagnosis and management of autoimmune encephalitis. CLINICAL MEDICINE, 20(4), 389-392. doi:10.7861/clinmed.2020-0241
2019
Global variation in anastomosis and end colostomy formation following left-sided colorectal resection
Bhangu, A. (2019). Global variation in anastomosis and end colostomy formation following left-sided colorectal resection. BJS OPEN, 3(3), 403-414. doi:10.1002/bjs5.50138
Pooled analysis of WHO Surgical Safety Checklist use and mortality after emergency laparotomy
Thomas, H. S., Weiser, T. G., Drake, T. M., Knight, S. R., Fairfield, C., Ademuyiwa, A. O., . . . Blanco, R. (2019). Pooled analysis of WHO Surgical Safety Checklist use and mortality after emergency laparotomy. BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY, 106(2), E103-E112. doi:10.1002/bjs.11051
2018
12THE PREVALENCE OF FRAILTY IN OLDER COMMUNITY-DWELLING TANZANIANS BY COMPREHENSIVE GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT
Lewis, E. G., Wood, G., Howorth, K., Shah, B., Mulligan, L., Kissima, J., . . . Urasa, S. (2018). 12THE PREVALENCE OF FRAILTY IN OLDER COMMUNITY-DWELLING TANZANIANS BY COMPREHENSIVE GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT. Age and Ageing, 47(suppl_3), iii6-iii7. doi:10.1093/ageing/afy134.01
Prevalence of Frailty in Older Community-Dwelling Tanzanians According to Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
Lewis, E. G., Wood, G., Howorth, K., Shah, B., Mulligan, L., Kissima, J., . . . Walker, R. (2018). Prevalence of Frailty in Older Community-Dwelling Tanzanians According to Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY, 66(8), 1484-1490. doi:10.1111/jgs.15433
Training cardiothoracic surgeons of the future: The UK experience
Kenny, L., Booth, K., Freystaetter, K., Wood, G., Reynolds, G., Rathinam, S., & Moorjani, N. (2018). Training cardiothoracic surgeons of the future: The UK experience. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 155(6), 2526-2536. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.01.088
Widening interest, widening participation: factors influencing school students' aspirations to study medicine
Martin, A. J., Beska, B. J., Wood, G., Wyatt, N., Codd, A., Vance, G., & Burford, B. (2018). Widening interest, widening participation: factors influencing school students' aspirations to study medicine. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION, 18. doi:10.1186/s12909-018-1221-3
Surgical site infection after gastrointestinal surgery in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: a prospective, international, multicentre cohort study
Bhangu, A., Ademuyiwa, A. O., Aguilera, M. L., Alexander, P., Al-Saqqa, S. W., Borda-Luque, G., . . . Blanco, R. (2018). Surgical site infection after gastrointestinal surgery in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: a prospective, international, multicentre cohort study. LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 18(5), 516-525. doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30101-4
2017
Descending aortic aneurysm in Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome: options for repair.
Wood, G., Booth, K., Khan, Z., Biss, T., Roysam, C., & Dark, J. (2017). Descending aortic aneurysm in Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome: options for repair.. Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals, 25(9), 635-637. doi:10.1177/0218492317738386
Patient-specific simulation: a new avenue to be explored
Wood, G. K., & Kenny, L. (2017). Patient-specific simulation: a new avenue to be explored. GENERAL THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 65(8), 484. doi:10.1007/s11748-017-0793-x