Professor Steven Laurey, a Belgian neurologist, has been awarded €1m (£850,000) to fund further work to improve diagnoses of severe brain injuries resulting in coma. The Generet Prize is a grant from the King Baudouin Foundation, named after the former Belgian monarch. It is hoped that the research will improve […]
At NRC Medical Experts, we know that serious injury cases can be long and complex. Finding the right expert witness to support your case is a crucial part of building a successful case. Due to the complexity of neurological injury, rehabilitation and recovery, solicitors often come to us with questions […]
Dr Lloyd Bradley BSc MBBS FRCP PhD, is a Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine at Western Sussex Hospitals Foundation NHS Trust. An honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at Kings College London, Dr Bradley specialises in rehabilitation medicine, lifelong neurological disorders, progressive multiple sclerosis and spasticity management. Dr Bradley is the clinical lead […]
Recent research published in Public Health journal, The Lancet, indicates that half of all homeless people may be living with the impact of brain injury, which may have been a cause or contributing factor to their homelessness. The study, the first meta-analysis to evaluate the prevalence of traumatic brain injury […]
Dr Edward Fathers MB BChir (Cantab) MA FRCP, is a Consultant Neurologist. After completing training at Cambridge University and St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, Dr Fathers qualified in 1990, before becoming a Consultant in 2000. He now works at Musgrove Park Hospital and Yeovil District Hospital, part of Taunton and Somerset […]
Neuropsychiatry is the overlap between psychiatry, neurology, and medicine, and a subspecialty of psychiatry that deals with the psychological or behavioural problems in people, caused due to neurological conditions. What does an neuropsychiatric expert witness do? Neuropsychiatry expert witnesses specialise in the branch of medicine dealing with integrated neurological and […]
We welcome the urgent call from the RCN Foundation, in collaboration with brain injury recovery charity Same You, to develop enhanced training for nurses dealing with neurological rehabilitation. In commissioning a higher education institution, they hope to equip nurses with the additional skills needed to support patients in the UK […]
Dr Ganesh Bavikatte, MBBS, MD (Medicine), FRCP (London), FEBPRM (Europe), is a Consultant and Clinical Lead in Neurorehabilitation medicine, based mainly at specialist neurology hospital, the Walton Centre in Liverpool. A member of the NRC team for over three years and a medico-legal expert since 2013, Dr Bavikatte specialises in […]
As a solicitor, paralegal or case manager, you want to do everything that you can for your clients. In some cases – particularly medical disputes – this will involve bringing in an expert witness. Expert witnesses are an essential part of your approach, but there are several things to keep […]
50,000 people in the UK live with a spinal injury. The leading cause is falls and spinal cord injuries are most common with people aged between 16 and 30 years old. How does the spinal cord work? The spinal cord is the part of the central nervous system that […]