Newly described condition causes loss of vertigo and imbalance in TBI patients A condition that causes loss of vertigo perception and imbalance has been diagnosed in traumatic brain injury patients for the first time. In a clinical study led by researchers at Imperial College London and clinicians at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, out of 37 patients with acute traumatic brain injury (TBI), fifteen were diagnosed with a newly characterised neurological diagnosis called vestibular agnosia – a condition in the brain which results in loss of vertigo perception and imbalance. […]
January 1, 2021 Professor Sir Mark Walport named as Imperial College AHSC chair Professor Sir Mark Walport, has been appointed chair of the Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre (AHSC) Strategic Partnership Board. The Imperial College AHSC is a University-NHS partnership that aims to accelerate the translation of scientific breakthroughs into improvements in human health. Its members are Imperial College London, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Foundation NHS Trust, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Brompton […]