Adam Al-Diwani
MA BMBCh DPhil MRCP MRCPsych
NIHR Clinical Lecturer
- Honorary psychiatry specialist registrar
- Tutor Oxford medical school brain and behaviour rotation
Translating neuroimmunology for innovation in clinical research and services
Websites
Collaborators
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Belinda Lennox
Head of Department
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Paul Harrison
Professor of Psychiatry
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Ivan Koychev
Senior Clinical Researcher
Research groups
Key publications
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Cervical lymph nodes and ovarian teratomas as germinal centres in NMDA receptor-antibody encephalitis.
Journal article
Al-Diwani A. et al, (2022), Brain, 145, 2742 - 2754
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The psychopathology of NMDAR-antibody encephalitis in adults: a systematic review and phenotypic analysis of individual patient data.
Journal article
Al-Diwani A. et al, (2019), Lancet Psychiatry, 6, 235 - 246
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Immunopsychiatry in 2021: premise to promise, and back again.
Journal article
Al-Diwani A. et al, (2022), Lancet Psychiatry, 9, 11 - 12
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In Vivo N-Methyl-d-Aspartate Receptor (NMDAR) Density as Assessed Using Positron Emission Tomography During Recovery From NMDAR-Antibody Encephalitis.
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Galovic M. et al, (2022), JAMA Neurol
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The autoantibody-mediated encephalitides: from clinical observations to molecular pathogenesis.
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Ramanathan S. et al, (2021), J Neurol, 268, 1689 - 1707
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Rituximab abrogates aquaporin-4-specific germinal center activity in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders.
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Damato V. et al, (2022), Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 119
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Clinical relevance of serum antibodies to extracellular N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor epitopes.
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Zandi MS. et al, (2015), J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 86, 708 - 713
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The clinical relevance of serum versus CSF NMDAR autoantibodies associated exclusively with psychiatric features: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data.
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Blackman G. et al, (2022), J Neurol, 269, 5302 - 5311
As a NIHR clinical lecturer Adam divides his time between clinical psychiatry, teaching, and research. He recently completed a Wellcome DPhil fellowship (2017-20) investigating the psychiatric presentation and B cell immunobiology of NMDAR-antibody encephalitis.
He has been awarded an Academy of Medical Sciences starter grant to extend investigations of cervical lymph nodes as a key nexus between brain and the periphery, focusing on cognitive ageing.
Together with colleagues in neuropsychiatry, neurology, and emergency medicine, he is a co-founding member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists autoimmune encephalitis working group. This aims to synthesise evidence and experience to improve timely recognition of these conditions in UK frontline services.