Brain Infections Global: An NIHR Global Health Research Group on Improving the Management of Acute Brain Infections
Acute brain infections are major causes of illness and death globally, partly through shortage of expertise in tackling them. In many settings, the causative organisms are not determined because of failures in diagnosis, so that treatment has to be guessed at, and is often wrong.
To tackle this, this GHRG links Liverpool, with its outstanding reputation in brain infections research, to the internationally renowned Warwick Centre for Applied Health Research and Delivery, and to leading research institutes in Malawi, India and Brazil. We are using mixed methods approaches to understand where the difficulties in management lie.
These findings will inform the development of a compound intervention to improve diagnostic investigations. We are also continuing with our recent work strengthening diagnosis through simple diagnostic kits based on pathogen discovery and host genomic approaches. With improved diagnosis, more patients will be on the right treatment, leading to better outcomes.
This module provides an overview of the neurological complications following COVID-19. It summarises the common neurological symptoms and diagnoses following COVID-19. It discusses the likely pathophysiology underlying these conditions; and the diagnostic work-up and management of common neurological complications. Read more
NeuroID Elearning:These free Neurological Infectious Diseases E-learning modules are aimed at medics of all grades, from undergraduate students to consultants and senior academics. Each module starts with an overview, before moving onto the specific features, and then finishes with the key points, followed by a self-assessment section and a Completion Certificate, which can be downloaded.
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This project is funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Global Health Research (grant reference number 17/63/110). The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.