Summary
I am an academic neurologist with a special interest in the study and treatment of movement disorders. I have a research background in using functional imaging to develop markers of disease progression, especially in the context of neuro-protective/-restorative therapies in Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases.
More recently, I am also interested in using technology and neuromodulation, including deep brain stimulation (DBS), to improve the treatment of movement disorders. I am leading a study assessing the effects of Spinal Cord Stimulation on gait dysfunction in Parkinson's.
I am a member of the Steering Committee for the Gait and Posture Study Group of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society. I also lead the tertiary DBS service and Parkinson's Clinical Trials Unit at Imperial Academic Health Science Centre.
Publications
Journals
Espay AJ, Stocchi F, Pahwa R, et al. , 2024, Safety and efficacy of continuous subcutaneous levodopa–carbidopa infusion (ND0612) for Parkinson's disease with motor fluctuations (BouNDless): a phase 3, randomised, double-blind, double-dummy, multicentre trial, The Lancet Neurology, ISSN:1474-4422
Ciocca M, Seemungal BM, Tai YF, 2023, Spinal Cord Stimulation for Gait Disorders in Parkinson's Disease and Atypical Parkinsonism: A Systematic Review of Preclinical and Clinical Data, Neuromodulation, Vol:26, ISSN:1094-7159, Pages:1339-1361
Jesuthasan A, McColgan P, Sharma R, et al. , 2023, Anti-amphiphysin associated paraneoplastic diencephalitis secondary to a thymic neuroendocrine tumour, Neurological Sciences, Vol:44, ISSN:1590-1874, Pages:745-748
Conference
Kutuzova A, Graef C, Lonergan B, et al. , 2023, Linking volume of tissue activated to neural oscillations in deep brain stimulation, International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, Wiley, ISSN:0885-3185
Hvingelby V, Terkelsen M, Okkels N, et al. , 2023, Covariant Patterns of cholinergic transmission correlates with severity of Freezing of Gait in PD: A PET study, WILEY, Pages:79-79, ISSN:1351-5101