A5066812864- Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Trace Elements in Health
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
- Child Abuse and Related Trauma
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Migraine and Headache Studies
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Academic Writing and Publishing
- Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances
Lancaster University
2022-2024
Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust
2016-2022
The Royal Free Hospital
2021
University of Edinburgh
2021
University College London
2021
Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust
2021
RMIT University
2015
Queen Mary University of London
2013-2014
William Harvey Research Institute
2014
King's College London
2012
Accessible summary People with intellectual disability have multiple health problems. more physical and mental conditions than people without disabilities. may need checks due to increased prevalence of illnesses. More studies are needed understand what interventions effective reduce problems in disability. Abstract Background Studies reported disabilities (ID) compared However, there no looking into specific at a national level comparing areas that socio‐economically disadvantaged (e.g. low...
Background A number of community based surveys have identified an increase in psychological symptoms and distress but there has been no examination at the more severe end mental health spectrum. Aims We aimed to analyse numbers types psychiatric presentations inform planning for future demand on services light COVID-19 pandemic. Method analysed electronic data between January April 2020 2534 patients referred acute services, tested differences patient demographics, symptom severity use...
Hypoxia, via stabilization of HIF2α, regulates the expression intestinal iron transporters DMT1 and ferroportin. Here we investigated whether copper importer Ctr1 was also regulated by hypoxia. Copper uptake mRNA were significantly increased in Caco-2 cells exposed to To determine HIF2α involved regulation expression, employed three models knockdown (chemical suppression translation cells; HIF2α-siRNA-treated HuTu80 HIF2α-intestinal knockout mice); decreased all under normoxic conditions....
Accessible summary Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is often missed/underdiagnosed in people with intellectual disability compared to without disability. The presence of disability, autism and challenging behaviour should raise the suspicion ADHD as comorbid neurodevelopmental disorder. Treatment may reduce need for antipsychotic medications. Abstract diagnosis missed or misdiagnosed Despite a significant growth literature on treatment there have been few studies In this...
Abstract Background Diagnosing Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in people with intellectual disability (ID) remains challenging. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental V (DSM V) classification system is often used to diagnose ADHD the general population; however, presence ID other associated conditions such as autism communication difficulties can make it difficult apply DSM criteria ID. Therefore, diagnosing made using clinical judgement and/or application diagnostic...
Objective. Heart failure remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Given that heart generally has chronic course, it is important to appreciate the impact can have on quality life patients also their partners or family carers. Method. Questionnaires were given patient newly diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, during his hospital admission, as well after discharge. The responses are summarised explored in discussion section, where we used review literature discuss implications new...
University students are at risk of experiencing mental health and diet quality problems during their transition to university. This study aimed examine the bidirectional associations between universities in UK, impact on health. The adopted a cross-sectional design took place first semester year 2021-2022. Participants were undergraduate four UK universities, living student halls. They invited participate by completing online surveys, including instrument (Short Form Food Frequency...
Summary A 33-year-old male was diagnosed with a metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoma of uncertain primary. He defaulted from follow-up without therapy and some months later developed episodic severe hypoglycaemia, which found to be associated inappropriately elevated insulin C-peptide levels. It considered likely that the tumour source secretion. Diazoxide somatostatin analogue were used control hypoglycaemia. Much in course disease, he metabolic derangement, increased skin pigmentation...
Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology ISSN 1470-3947 (print) | 1479-6848 (online)
A 20 year old woman with a history of migraine visual aura in the form both positive (fortification spectrum) and negative features was admitted to hospital because unilateral pulsatile right sided headache one day’s duration. The associated photophobia, intense nausea vomiting, facial upper arm numbness, temporal field defect. She described as similar her habitual migraines character but “the worst ever.” On examination she normotensive Glasgow coma scale 15. neurological defect confirmed...
Solomou, S.; Anyfantis, I.; Basagiannis, C.; Tsalta, D.; Papargyriou, Papadogiannis, D. Author Information
Solomou, S.; Stamatelopoulos, A.; Kalogerakou, Th.; Anagnostakis, E. Author Information
Solomou, S.1; Stamatelopoulos, A.2; Kalogerakou, T. H.3; Anagnostakis, E.1 Author Information
BackgroundWe aimed to analyse numbers and types of psychiatric presentations inform planning for future demand on mental health services in light the Covid-19 pandemic. MethodsWe analysed electronic data between January April 2020 2,534 patients referred acute services. We used interrupted time series analyses compare trends A&E before after lockdown, tested differences patients’ demographics, symptom severity, use Mental Health Act, lockdown.ResultsThere were 11% fewer first week...
Purpose The Dementia Questionnaire for People with Learning Disabilities (DLD) is one of the main screening and monitoring tools dementia in people Down’s syndrome (DS). As part a quality improvement project to improve care DS an intellectual disability service, authors studied process by retrospectively investigating use DLD exploring clinicians’ experience using it. Design/methodology/approach DLDs completed service was assessed. Changes scores were matched against who received clinical...