Personal Statement
I am an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Neurology, based in Liverpool. I am also a specialty trainee in Neurology, based at the Walton Centre of Neurosurgery and Neurology, NHS England. I graduated from RAK Medical and Health Sciences University, United Arab Emirates in 2015, completed ACGME-I accredited Internal Medicine residency, in Abu Dhabi, and qualified as a board-certified Internist. I am a collegiate member of the Royal College of Physicians, London, and currently an honorary clinical fellow at the University of Liverpool. I am pursuing a post-graduate Diploma in Clinical Neurosciences from University College London. I am currently working on a national COVID-19 clinical neurosciences study, with a brain infections group at the University of Liverpool. My research interests include brain infections, autoimmune encephalitis, demyelinating disorders, and Movement disorders.

COVID-19 can affect the brain, nerves, and mind. It can lead to brain infection, stroke, and depression among other problems. We don’t know how this happens in many cases. These effects can be long-lasting and can change over time. This study looks at people admitted to hospital with COVID-19-causing brain, nerve, or mental illness. We are reviewing their case note data to see if their personal background, their health conditions pre-COVID and the clinical features have a role in their illness and in their long-term recovery in the form of any difficulties in their daily living and impact on the occupation post-recovery. We are comparing with people, who get COVID-19 without it affecting their nervous system or mind. We are assessing for features that link to more severe illness and poorer outcomes. If so, this could help target those most at risk of a poor outcome.