Imperial Brain and Spine Task Forces
Team leads
Dr Santhosh G. Thava
Roma Thakker
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Hariharan Subbiah Ponniah
Rithvik Narendranath
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Ongoing Projects
Functional Neurosurgery Task Force
Psychosurgery - Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
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Which methods should we use to investigate OCD response to DBS?
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What are the predictors of response to DBS in OCD?
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Spine Task Force
Spondylodiscitis
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Is spondylodiscitis becoming more common?
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Is conservative or operative management best in spondylodiscitis?
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How do European spine surgeons manage spondylodiscitis?
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CSF Task Force
Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (iNPH)
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What is the evidence for the use of AI in the prediction of iNPH?
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What are the clinical, radiological and CSF predictors of shunt response in iNPH?
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