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1984
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Overview

John D. Pickard is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a significant focus on Neurology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist's work covers several subfields, including Neurology, Epidemiology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Their main topics of study involve cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus, traumatic brain injury and neurovascular disturbances, cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, fetal and pediatric neurological disorders, neurosurgical procedures and complications, meningioma and schwannoma management, and pituitary gland disorders and treatments.

John D. Pickard has contributed to multiple research papers published in various journals. Recent publications include:

  • Shunt infusion studies: impact on patient outcome, including health economics, 2020, Acta Neurochirurgica
  • Technical considerations and long-term results of endovascular venous stenting to control venous hypertension from meningiomas invading intracranial venous sinuses, 2023, Journal of neurosurgery
  • Clinical Outcomes After Ventriculo-Peritoneal Shunting in Patients With Classic vs. Complex NPH, 2022, Frontiers in Neurology
  • Does deep cerebral venous engorgement contribute to non-hydrocephalic pineal cysts becoming symptomatic? Some missing links, 2023, Brain Communications
  • Optimising Cognitive Assessment in Adults with Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: Development of a Standard Battery and Implementation of a Composite Score, 2023, Brain and Spine

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Brain and Spine
  • Acta Neurochirurgica
  • Journal of neurosurgery
  • Frontiers in Neurology
  • Brain Communications

Collaborations have been a significant aspect of their research. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Matthew Garnett
  • Marek Czosnyka
  • Zofia Czosnyka
  • Alexis Joannides
  • Afroditi D. Lalou

The body of work by John D. Pickard reflects a multidisciplinary approach, bringing together clinical and research perspectives to address diverse neurological conditions. This approach is apparent in topics ranging from cerebrospinal fluid dynamics to neurosurgical techniques and neurovascular complications.

Best Publications

  • Detecting Awareness in the Vegetative State

    Adrian M. Owen;Martin R. Coleman;Melanie Boly;Matthew H. Davis

  • Willful Modulation of Brain Activity in Disorders of Consciousness

    Martin M. Monti;Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse;Martin R. Coleman;Melanie Boly

  • Neurophysiological Architecture of Functional Magnetic Resonance Images of Human Brain

    Raymond Salvador;John Suckling;Martin R. Coleman;John D. Pickard

  • Imaging Atherosclerotic Plaque Inflammation With [18F]-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography

    J.H.F. Rudd;E.A. Warburton;T.D. Fryer;H.A. Jones

  • Effect of oral nimodipine on cerebral infarction and outcome after subarachnoid haemorrhage: British aneurysm nimodipine trial.

    J. D. Pickard;G. D. Murray;R. Illingworth;M. D. Shaw

  • Trial of Decompressive Craniectomy for Traumatic Intracranial Hypertension.

    Peter J. Hutchinson;Angelos G. Kolias;Ivan S. Timofeev;Elizabeth A. Corteen

  • Choosing between Small, Likely Rewards and Large, Unlikely Rewards Activates Inferior and Orbital Prefrontal Cortex

    Robert D. Rogers;Robert D. Rogers;Adrian M. Owen;Hugh C. Middleton;Emma J. Williams

  • Monitoring and interpretation of intracranial pressure

    M Czosnyka;J D Pickard

  • Continuous assessment of the cerebral vasomotor reactivity in head injury

    Marek Czosnyka;Piotr Smielewski;Peter Kirkpatrick;Rodney J. Laing

  • Bedside detection of awareness in the vegetative state - a cohort study

    Damian Cruse;Damian Cruse;Srivas Chennu;Camille Chatelle;Tristan A Bekinschtein

  • Methylphenidate Enhances Working Memory by Modulating Discrete Frontal and Parietal Lobe Regions in the Human Brain

    Mitul A. Mehta;Adrian M. Owen;Barbara J. Sahakian;Nahal Mavaddat

  • Continuous monitoring of cerebrovascular pressure reactivity allows determination of optimal cerebral perfusion pressure in patients with traumatic brain injury.

    Luzius A. Steiner;Marek Czosnyka;Stefan K. Piechnik;Piotr Smielewski

  • Severe head injuries in three countries.

    B Jennett;G Teasdale;S Galbraith;J Pickard

  • Use of drains versus no drains after burr-hole evacuation of chronic subdural haematoma: a randomised controlled trial

    Thomas Santarius;Peter J Kirkpatrick;Dharmendra Ganesan;Hui Ling Chia

  • Monitoring of cerebral autoregulation in head-injured patients

    M Czosnyka;P Smielewski;P Kirk-patrick;D K Menon

  • Effects of Acute Treatment With Pravastatin on Cerebral Vasospasm, Autoregulation, and Delayed Ischemic Deficits After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage A Phase II Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial

    Ming-Yuan Tseng;Marek Czosnyka;Hugh Richards;John D. Pickard

  • Continuous determination of optimal cerebral perfusion pressure in traumatic brain injury.

    Marcel J.H. Aries;Marek Czosnyka;Karol P. Budohoski;Luzius A. Steiner

  • Impact of intracranial pressure and cerebral perfusion pressure on severe disability and mortality after head injury

    Marcella Balestreri;Marek Czosnyka;Peter Hutchinson;Luzius A. Steiner;Luzius A. Steiner

  • Idiopathic intracranial hypertension: 12 cases treated by venous sinus stenting

    J N P Higgins;C Cousins;B K Owler;N Sarkies

  • Redefining the functional organization of working memory processes within human lateral prefrontal cortex.

    A M Owen;N J Herrod;D K Menon;J C Clark

Frequent Co-Authors

Marek Czosnyka
Marek Czosnyka University of Cambridge
David K. Menon
David K. Menon University of Cambridge
Peter Smielewski
Peter Smielewski University of Cambridge
Peter J. Hutchinson
Peter J. Hutchinson University of Cambridge
Peter J. Kirkpatrick
Peter J. Kirkpatrick University of Cambridge
Adrian M. Owen
Adrian M. Owen University of Western Ontario
Tim D. Fryer
Tim D. Fryer University of Cambridge
Barbara J. Sahakian
Barbara J. Sahakian University of Cambridge
Stefan K Piechnik
Stefan K Piechnik University of Oxford
Guy B. Williams
Guy B. Williams University of Cambridge

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