Samrah Ahmed
PhD
Postdoctoral research scientist, academic neuropsychologist
My research focuses on detailed clinical and cognitive phenotyping in the dementias. Careful cataloguing of characteristic disturbances in dementia syndromes allows us to be able to identify disease subtypes, inform sensitive and specific clinical diagnosis, identify robust markers of clinical progression and outcomes for intervention studies. I am particularly interested in impairments of memory and language in these conditions.
Research Interests
- Focal cortical presentations in Alzheimer’s disease
- Primary progressive aphasia
- Neuropsychiatric and behavioural features of dementia syndromes
- Mild cognitive impairment
- Cross-cultural neuropsychology
Collaborators
- Professor John R. Hodges (University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia)
- Dr Michael Hornberger (University of Cambridge)
- Dr Peter Garrard (St George’s, University of London)
- Professor David Libon (Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA)
Recent Publications
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Consensus classification of posterior cortical atrophy.
Crutch SJ. et al, (2017), Alzheimers Dement, 13, 870 - 884
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Utility of testing for apraxia and associated features in dementia.
Ahmed S. et al, (2016), J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 87, 1158 - 1162
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Diagnosing young onset dementia can be challenging.
Ahmed S. et al, (2016), Practitioner, 260, 11 - 2
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Memory Impairment at Initial Clinical Presentation in Posterior Cortical Atrophy.
Ahmed S. et al, (2016), J Alzheimers Dis, 52, 1245 - 1250
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Visuoconstructional Impairment in Subtypes of Mild Cognitive Impairment.
Ahmed S. et al, (2016), Appl Neuropsychol Adult, 23, 43 - 52