Adam Al-Diwani
MA BMBCh DPhil MRCP MRCPsych
Clinical lecturer in psychiatry
- Honorary psychiatry specialist registrar
- Academic tutor Oxford medical school psychiatry rotation
Translating neuroimmunology for innovation in clinical research and services
Key publications
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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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N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antibody production from germinal center reactions: Therapeutic implications.
Journal article
Makuch M. et al, (2018), Ann Neurol, 83, 553 - 561
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The autoantibody-mediated encephalitides: from clinical observations to molecular pathogenesis.
Journal article
Ramanathan S. et al, (2021), J Neurol, 268, 1689 - 1707
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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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Neuroimmunology 2017: making progress over 20 years
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(2018), Lancet Psychiatry
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Psychosis: an autoimmune disease?
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Al-Diwani AAJ. et al, (2017), Immunology, 152, 388 - 401
Adam divides his time between clinical psychiatry, teaching, and research. He recently completed a Wellcome DPhil fellowship investigating the psychiatric presentation and B cell immunobiology of NMDAR-antibody encephalitis.
A direct extension is further development of systems and services for early identification of autoimmune encephalitis in frontline services, a key determinant of outcomes.
The forthcoming laboratory focus is on the direct investigation of interactions between brain antigens and the periphery with a focus on sleep and ageing.
Overall, a key aim is clinical innovation by the transdiagnostic application of cutting edge neuroimmunology via collaboration with diverse clinical and laboratory colleagues.
