Barking, Havering And Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Surgical Artificial Intelligence Innovation Trends and Regulatory Insights

Objective: To characterise the landscape of surgical artificial intelligence (AI) devices approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Background: AI has the potential to improve surgical pathways, offering capability across screening, diagnosis, decision support, and i...

Association Between Genetic Ancestry and Multiple Sclerosis Severity

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine whether genetic ancestry is associated with differences in the clinical course of multiple sclerosis (MS). METHODS: Participants with MS living in the United Kingdom >18 years old were recruited from 2021 to 2025 and genotyp...

Effect Modification of Rescue Stenting in ICAS-Related Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion: The Role of Thrombectomy Failure, Stenosis Severity, and ASPECTS

Rescue stenting (RS) is increasingly used for intracranial artery stenosis-related large vessel occlusion (ICAS-LVO), but optimal patient selection remains uncertain. We investigated the baseline and procedural factors associated with receiving RS and whether they modified the as...

Predicting psychiatric drug initiation after craniectomy: a retrospective cohort study

Psychiatric morbidity following craniectomy remains underexplored, with physical disability outcome measures forming the mainstay of follow-up tests used during rehabilitation. There are no predictive models to identify patients at a higher risk of new psychiatric drug initiation...

A new innovative electronic urology stent registry: Reimagined and automated for the digital era

Objective: To evaluate the safety, completeness, and performance of a fully automated electronic ureteric stent registry designed to ensure full traceability and reliable capture of both retrograde and antegrade stents. Patients and Methods: All stent journeys between May 2022 an...

Meningioma of the foramen of Luschka choroid plexus presenting as glossopharyngeal neuralgia: A case report and review of the literature

Background: Meningiomas arising from the choroid plexus of the foramen of Luschka (CPFOL) without dural attachment are an exceedingly rare subtype of intracranial tumor. They present a significant diagnostic challenge, as their clinical and radiological features can mimic more co...