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  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Ian G. McKeith is affiliated with Newcastle University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a strong specialization in Neurology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Physiology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Their work frequently addresses a range of neurological and neurodegenerative disorders.

Their main research topics include:

  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Alzheimer's Disease Research and Treatments
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Neurological Diseases and Metabolism
  • Neural Dynamics and Brain Function

McKeith has contributed to several publication venues, most notably in:

  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Brain Communications
  • Neurology
  • Acta Neuropathologica
  • Movement Disorders

Significant recent papers authored by McKeith include:

  • Research criteria for the diagnosis of prodromal dementia with Lewy bodies, 2020, Neurology
  • Diagnosis and management of dementia with Lewy bodies: Fourth consensus report of the DLB Consortium, 2020, Newcastle University ePrints (Newcastle University)

Additional relevant publications in related collaborative research include studies such as:

  • Neuropathological consensus criteria for the evaluation of Lewy pathology in post-mortem brains: a multi-centre study, 2021, Acta Neuropathologica
  • α-Synuclein phosphorylation at serine 129 occurs after initial protein deposition and inhibits seeded fibril formation and toxicity, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Measures of resting state EEG rhythms for clinical trials in Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations of an expert panel, 2021, Alzheimer's & Dementia

McKeith has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • John-Paul Taylor with 36 joint publications
  • Alan Thomas with 25 joint publications
  • John T. O'Brien with 20 joint publications
  • Dag Aarsland with 15 joint publications
  • Johannes Attems with 14 joint publications

The recognition of their professional contributions includes being named a Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences in the United Kingdom. Their research outputs contribute to the understanding and clinical management of neurodegenerative diseases, with a focus on dementia and related disorders.

Best Publications

  • Diagnosis and management of dementia with Lewy bodies: Third report of the DLB Consortium

    I. G. McKeith;I. G. McKeith;D. W. Dickson;J. Lowe;M. Emre

  • Consensus guidelines for the clinical and pathologic diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) Report of the consortium on DLB international workshop

    I. G. Mckeith;D. Galasko;K. Kosaka;E. K. Perry

  • Diagnosis and management of dementia with Lewy bodies Fourth consensus report of the DLB Consortium

    Ian G. McKeith;Bradley F. Boeve;Dennis W. DIckson;Glenda Halliday

  • Clinical diagnostic criteria for dementia associated with Parkinson's disease.

    Murat Emre;Dag Aarsland;Dag Aarsland;Richard Brown;David J. Burn

  • Efficacy of rivastigmine in dementia with Lewy bodies: A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled international study

    Ian McKeith;Teodoro Del Ser;PierFranco Spano;Murat Emre

  • Diagnostic procedures for Parkinson's disease dementia: Recommendations from the movement disorder society task force

    Bruno Dubois;David Burn;Christopher Goetz;Dag Aarsland;Dag Aarsland

  • Pathological correlates of late-onset dementia in a multicentre, community-based population in England and Wales

    M M Esiri;F Matthews;C Brayne;P G Ince

  • SIC Task Force appraisal of clinical diagnostic criteria for parkinsonian disorders

    Irene Litvan;Kailash P. Bhatia;David J. Burn;Christopher G. Goetz

  • Donepezil and memantine for moderate-to-severe Alzheimer's disease.

    Robert Howard;Rupert McShane;James Lindesay;Craig Ritchie

  • Recommendations for the diagnosis and management of Alzheimer's disease and other disorders associated with dementia: EFNS guideline.

    G. Waldemar;B. Dubois;M. Emre;J. Georges

  • Dementia With Lewy Bodies

    Ian Grant McKeith

  • Neuroleptic sensitivity in patients with senile dementia of Lewy body type.

    I McKeith;A Fairbairn;RH Perry;P Thompson

  • Cerebral atrophy in Parkinson’s disease with and without dementia: a comparison with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia with Lewy bodies and controls

    Emma J Burton;Ian G McKeith;David J Burn;E David Williams

  • Sensitivity and specificity of dopamine transporter imaging with 123I-FP-CIT SPECT in dementia with Lewy bodies: a phase III, multicentre study

    Ian McKeith;John O'Brien;Zuzana Walker;Klaus Tatsch

  • DLB and PDD boundary issues: Diagnosis, treatment, molecular pathology, and biomarkers

    C. F. Lippa;J. E. Duda;M. Grossman;H. I. Hurtig

  • Consensus guidelines for the clinical and pathologic diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB): Report of the Consortium on DLB International Workshop

    Ian G. McKeith

  • Why people see things that are not there: A novel perception and attention deficit model for recurrent complex visual hallucinations

    Daniel Collerton;Elaine Perry;Ian McKeith

  • Report of the second dementia with Lewy body international workshop: Diagnosis and treatment

    I. G. McKeith;E. K. Perry;R. H. Perry

  • Operational criteria for senile dementia of Lewy body type (SDLT).

    Ian G. McKeith;R. H. Perry;A. F. Fairbairn;S. Jabeen

  • Prospective validation of consensus criteria for the diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies.

    I.G. McKeith;C.G. Ballard;R.H. Perry;P.G. Ince

Frequent Co-Authors

John T. O'Brien
John T. O'Brien University of Cambridge
Robert H. Perry
Robert H. Perry Newcastle University
Clive Ballard
Clive Ballard University of Exeter
David J. Burn
David J. Burn Newcastle University
John-Paul Taylor
John-Paul Taylor Newcastle University
Christopher Morris
Christopher Morris Newcastle University
Alan J. Thomas
Alan J. Thomas Newcastle University
Elaine K. Perry
Elaine K. Perry Newcastle University
Sean J. Colloby
Sean J. Colloby Newcastle University
Dag Aarsland
Dag Aarsland King's College London

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