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Overview

Gordon T. Plant is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a significant focus on Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Cognitive Neuroscience. They have contributed extensively to the study of retinal and optic conditions as well as neurological disorders.

The scientist has published in a variety of academic venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Acta Ophthalmologica
  • Practical Neurology
  • Cephalalgia
  • Ophthalmology
  • Eye

Gordon T. Plant's research covers a range of topics that include:

  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders
  • Retinal and optic conditions
  • Multiple sclerosis research studies
  • Retinal development and disorders
  • Retinal diseases and treatments
  • Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis
  • Ocular diseases and Behçet's syndrome

Their recent scientific papers demonstrate active involvement in both ophthalmology and neurology research. Selected recent publications are:

  • "Trends in Optic Neuritis Incidence and Prevalence in the UK and Association With Systemic and Neurologic Disease," 2020, JAMA Neurology
  • "Photophobia in migraine: A symptom cluster?," 2021, Cephalalgia
  • "Associations of Alcohol Consumption and Smoking With Disease Risk and Neurodegeneration in Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis in the United Kingdom," 2022, JAMA Network Open
  • "Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy," 2022, Ophthalmology Science
  • "The Occurrence of Intraretinal and Subretinal Fluid in Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy," 2023, Ophthalmology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Gordon T. Plant include:

  • Axel Petzold
  • Iris Kleerekooper
  • S. Anand Trip
  • Anne-Catherine Chapelle
  • Susan P. Mollan

Their publication record reflects a multidisciplinary approach, integrating ophthalmology with neurology and molecular biology to address complex ocular and neurological conditions. This breadth is further illustrated by subfields of study such as pathology and forensic medicine appearing among their research interests.

Best Publications

  • Neurological and neuropsychiatric complications of COVID-19 in 153 patients: a UK-wide surveillance study.

    Aravinthan Varatharaj;Aravinthan Varatharaj;Naomi Thomas;Mark A Ellul;Mark A Ellul;Mark A Ellul;Nicholas W S Davies

  • Retinal nerve fiber layer axonal loss and visual dysfunction in optic neuritis.

    S Anand Trip;S Anand Trip;Patricio G Schlottmann;Stephen J Jones;Daniel R Altmann;Daniel R Altmann

  • Early development of multiple sclerosis is associated with progressive grey matter atrophy in patients presenting with clinically isolated syndromes.

    Catherine M. Dalton;Declan T. Chard;Gerard R. Davies;Katherine A. Miszkiel

  • MRI criteria for multiple sclerosis in patients presenting with clinically isolated syndromes: a multicentre retrospective study.

    Josephine K Swanton;Alex Rovira;Mar Tintore;Daniel R Altmann;Daniel R Altmann

  • UK guidelines for the management of pituitary apoplexy

    Senthil Rajasekaran;Mark Vanderpump;Stephanie Baldeweg;Will Drake

  • Application of the new McDonald criteria to patients with clinically isolated syndromes suggestive of multiple sclerosis

    Catherine M. Dalton;Peter A. Brex;Katherine A. Miszkiel;Simon J. Hickman

  • A decamer duplication in the 3′ region of the BRI gene originates an amyloid peptide that is associated with dementia in a Danish kindred

    Ruben Vidal;Tamas Révész;Agueda Rostagno;Eugene Kim

  • Management of acute optic neuritis

    SJ Hickman;SJ Hickman;CM Dalton;CM Dalton;DH Miller;GT Plant

  • Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathies: A Pathologic, Biochemical, and Genetic View

    Tamas Revesz;Jorge Ghiso;Tammaryn Lashley;Gordon Plant

  • Genetics and molecular pathogenesis of sporadic and hereditary cerebral amyloid angiopathies

    Tamas Revesz;Janice L. Holton;Tammaryn Lashley;Gordon Plant

  • An investigation of the retinal nerve fibre layer in progressive multiple sclerosis using optical coherence tomography.

    Andrew Patrick David Henderson;S. Anand Trip;Patricio Gerardo Schlottmann;Daniel Ricardo Altmann

  • Quality control for retinal OCT in multiple sclerosis: validation of the OSCAR-IB criteria

    S. Schippling;L. J. Balk;F. Costello;P. Albrecht

  • The investigation of acute optic neuritis: a review and proposed protocol

    Axel Petzold;Mike P. Wattjes;Fiona Costello;Jose Flores-Rivera

  • Modification of MRI criteria for multiple sclerosis in patients with clinically isolated syndromes

    J K Swanton;K Fernando;C M Dalton;K A Miszkiel

  • Retrograde trans-synaptic retinal ganglion cell loss identified by optical coherence tomography

    Panitha Jindahra;Aviva Petrie;Gordon T. Plant

  • Elevated white matter myo-inositol in clinically isolated syndromes suggestive of multiple sclerosis.

    K T M Fernando;M A McLean;D T Chard;D G MacManus

  • Recovery from optic neuritis is associated with a change in the distribution of cerebral response to visual stimulation: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study

    D J Werring;E T Bullmore;A T Toosy;D H Miller

  • Sporadic and familial cerebral amyloid angiopathies.

    Tamas Revesz;Janice L. Holton;Tammaryn Lashley;Gordon Plant

  • Detection of ventricular enlargement in patients at the earliest clinical stage of MS

    P A Brex;Richard Jenkins;N C Fox;William Crum

  • Optic nerve atrophy and retinal nerve fibre layer thinning following optic neuritis: Evidence that axonal loss is a substrate of MRI-detected atrophy

    S. Anand Trip;Patricio G. Schlottmann;Stephen J. Jones;Wai-Yung Li

  • Chronic relapsing inflammatory optic neuropathy (CRION).

    D. Kidd;B. Burton;G. T. Plant;E. M. Graham

Frequent Co-Authors

Holly Bridge
Holly Bridge University of Oxford
Henry Houlden
Henry Houlden University College London
Alexander P. Leff
Alexander P. Leff University College London
Nicholas W. Wood
Nicholas W. Wood University College London
Maria Thom
Maria Thom University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Claudia A. M. Wheeler-Kingshott
Claudia A. M. Wheeler-Kingshott University College London
Martin I. Sereno
Martin I. Sereno San Diego State University
Christopher Kennard
Christopher Kennard University of Oxford
Olga Ciccarelli
Olga Ciccarelli University College London
Fernando Cendes
Fernando Cendes State University of Campinas

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