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Jennifer Spillane

Researcher at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Publications -  28
Citations -  1340

Jennifer Spillane is an academic researcher from University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The author has contributed to research in topics: Myasthenia gravis & Thymectomy. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 21 publications receiving 827 citations. Previous affiliations of Jennifer Spillane include Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust & University College London.

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The emerging spectrum of COVID-19 neurology: clinical, radiological and laboratory findings.

Ross W. Paterson, +74 more
- 01 Oct 2020 - 
TL;DR: A case series of 43 patients with neurological complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection includes encephalopathies, encephalitis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis with haemorrhagic change, transverse myelitis, ischaemic stroke, and Guillain-Barré syndrome.
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Baricitinib in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 (RECOVERY): a randomised, controlled, open-label, platform trial and updated meta-analysis

Obbina Abani, +7885 more
- 03 Mar 2022 - 
TL;DR: In patients hospitalised with COVID-19, baricitinib significantly reduced the risk of death but the size of benefit was somewhat smaller than that suggested by previous trials.
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Myasthenia and related disorders of the neuromuscular junction

TL;DR: A wide variety of autoimmune and genetic diseases that affect this specialised synapse, causing muscle weakness and fatigue, are recognised, and recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of these disorders are focused on.
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Thymectomy: role in the treatment of myasthenia gravis

TL;DR: Thymectomy for MG is generally safe and well tolerated and is associated with a sustained improvement of symptoms in the majority of patients, with 34 % of patients achieving complete stable remission (CSR) and an additional 33 % achieving pharmacological remission.