Brain Infection & Inflammation Group
@BrainIIGroup
The Brain Infection & Inflammation Group are a pioneering research team working at the intersection between neuroscience and infection.
New @covidcns paper out today in @NatureMedicine❗️ Post-COVID cognitive deficits were equivalent to 20 years of normal ageing. Read here ➡️ nature.com/articles/s4159… #covid #covid_19 #LongCovid #braininjury #neurology @gkwood3 @_brendan95 @BenedictNeuro
#Viral #encephalitis – Update on pathogenesis and treatment. OUT NOW in Curr Opin #Neurology: journals.lww.com/co-neurology/f… @BrainIIGroup @nhsUHLG @LivUni @_brendan95 @melibeus @covidcns @WaltonCentre
Join us as we come together today on #WorldBrainDay2025 to raise awareness of brain health and champion lifelong brain wellness through childhood, adulthood and into older age. 🧠🧑⚕️ 📅22 July, 1pm UK time Register for @wfneurology webinar: tinyurl.com/3zxvspxe

Read about Dr Abdusshakur Auwal's first year as a #Neurology Academic Clinical Fellow with @BrainIIGroup & @encephalitis encephalitis.info/news/my-neurol…

Read our article on "Nursing patients with encephalitis" highlighting the importance of providing a person-centred approach to care with nurses playing a pivotal role. tinyurl.com/4j94tw2v 👏 Hannah Castell @OrlaHilton @BenedictNeuro @encephalitis

We're working with @LivUni on an exciting centre called LINC, bringing together important research into the brain & mind. Thank you to @DFairclough12 for speaking & unveiling the plaque! Read about the launch here: orlo.uk/JRcuq @LINC_Neurosci @BrainIIGroup @WHO
Our @GlobalBrainHea1 Changemaker Challenge winner Dr Mundih Njohjam @MundihN collected her 1st prize for running a peer-led awareness course to help demystify misconceptions of neurological disorders reaching over 10,000 students. #NeuroID tinyurl.com/mue55pb4


Clinical prediction models for diagnosing scrub typhus & doxycycline-treatable causes in children with acute #encephalitis syndrome in India. OUT NOW @LancetRH_SEAsia 👉 tinyurl.com/jh2826nn @encephalitis

How to integrate patient and public involvement in #research: lessons from @covidcns #neuroscience study. OUT TODAY: @WaltonCentre @BrainIIGroup @Philly_Chapman @encephalitis
@BrainIIGroup & Liverpool Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Centre (LINC) hosted Liverpool City Region Combined Authority @LpoolCityRegion to showcase our #Neuroscience and research facilities. liverpool.ac.uk/liverpool-inte…

Join us for the Richard T Johnson Lecture, live online from the Neuro ID course on 18 June. 'Persistent Challenges in the Management of HIV-Associated CNS Infections in the Era of Antiretroviral Therapy' In sub-Saharan Africa, central nervous system (CNS) infections continue…
Well done to Louise Osborne on being awarded her Association of Physician's award for a Summer Studentship with @BrainIIGroup. 👉Read more about the studentship: liverpool.ac.uk/medicine/news/…

We are thrilled @BrainIIGroup to congratulate a double PhD success with @C__Ratcliffe and Cory Hooper. Both have done tremendously well and passed their VIVAs. 🧠👨🎓

Delighted to present our work on #cognitive outcomes following #covid #delirium at #abn2025 Excellent work by a fantastic team. @gkwood3 @BrainIIGroup @nhsUHLG
Excellent work by @RajishShil on #covid neurological outcomes presented at #abn2025 ! @BrainIIGroup
Lots of interest in our #epilepsy research at #abn2025! Well done Callum! @BrainIIGroup
☕ Kickstart your #ABN2025! Don't miss our 7:50am SIG sessions with leaders in neurology 🧠: 🦠 Neuro Infection - Thurs, 8 May Dr @b5ingh, Dr Laura Benjamin, and Dr Matt Jones! 🧩 Cognitive - Fri, 9 May Dr Mark Ellul, Prof @BenedictNeuro and Dr Ava Easton @encephalitis!
📢 Just published in @TheLancet @LancetGH: 🧠 New insights into non-traumatic & febrile #coma in #Africa Read more: 🔗 thelancet.com/journals/langl… 🔗 thelancet.com/journals/langl…
Huge thanks to all speakers, attendees & organisers #BNA20025!🧠


