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Professor Thompson G Robinson
B Med Sci, Nottingham, 1985
BM, BS, Nottingham, 1987
MRCP, 1990
MD, Leicester, 1998
FRCP, 2002
Tel: 0116 252 3187
Email: tgr2@le.ac.uk
Address: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Level 5 Room 539, RKCSB, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Infirmary Square, Leicester LE1 5WW.
For general enquiries please email Sue Lewin and Janette Moore, Secretaries, or telephone 0116 258 7250
Research Interests
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Blood Pressure and Acute Stroke
- Autonomic Dysfunction and Acute Stroke
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Other Multi-centre Stroke Trials
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Autonomic Dysfunction in Renal Failure
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Predicting Disability in an Ageing Population
More about Professor Robinson's research interests
External Positions
Director, Trent Stroke Local Research Network, 2006 to date
Chair, Scientific Committee, British Association of Stroke Physicians, 2008 to date
Chair, Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board Speciality Advisory Committee in Stroke Medicine, 2010 to date
Clinical Lead for East Midlands Cardiac and Stroke Network, Strategic Health Authority, 2009-
United Kingdom Stroke Research Network Member of various committees (details)
Member, NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research Panel, 2011 to date
Supplements Editor, Age and Ageing, 2003 to date
Associate Editor (Stroke/Neurology), Age and Ageing, 2003 to date
Royal College of Physicians Regional Speciality Advisor (Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland Deanery), Stroke Medicine, 2005 to date
Full list of External Positions
Key Publications
Dineen NE, Panerai RB, Brodie F, Robinson TG. Effects of ageing on cerebral haemodynamics assessed during respiratory manoeuvres. Age Ageing. 2011 Mar 40 2 199-204
Saeed NP, Horsfield MA, Panerai RB, Mistri AK, Robinson TG. Measurement of cerebral blood flow responses to the thigh cuff maneuver: a comparison of TCD with a novel MRI method. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2011 May 31 5 1302-10
Salem MK, Sayers RD, Bown MJ, Eveson DJ, Robinson TG, Naylor AR. Rapid Access Carotid Endarterectomy can be Performed in the Hyperacute Period without a Significant Increase in Procedural Risks. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2011 Feb 41 2 222-8
Panerai RB, Dineen NE, Brodie FG, Robinson TG. Spontaneous fluctuations in cerebral blood flow regulation: contribution of PaCO2. J Appl Physiol. 2010 Dec 109 6 1860-8
Atkins ER, Brodie FB, Rafelt SE, Panerai RB, Robinson TG. Dynamic cerebral autoregulation is compromised acutely following mild ischaemic stroke but not transient ischaemic attack. Cerebrovascular Diseases 2010;29:228-235.
Dineen NE, Brodie FG, Robinson TG, Panerai RB. Continuous estimates of dynamic cerebral autoregulation during transient hypocapnia and hypercapnia. Journal Applied Physiology 2010; 108: 604-613.
Collins K, Winslow M, Reed MW, Walters SJ, Robinson TG, Madan J, Green T, Cocker H and Wyld L. The views of older women towards mammographic screening: a qualitative and quantitative study. British Journal of Cancer 2010; 102:1461-1467.
TG Robinson et al. Effects of antihypertensive treatment after stroke in the Continue Or Stop post-Stroke Antihypertensives Collaborative Study (COSSACS): a prospective, randomised, open, blinded-endpoint trial. Lancet Neurol 2010; 9: 767-77
Sprigg N, Machili C, Otter ME, Wilson A, Robinson T. A systematic review of delays in seeking medical attention after transient ischaemic attack. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2009 Aug 80 8 871-5
Jagger C, Matthews R, Lindesay J, Robinson T, Croft P, Brayne C. The effect of dementia trends and treatments on longevity and disability: a simulation model based on the MRC Cognitive Function and Ageing Study (MRC CFAS). Age Ageing. 2009 May 38 3 319-25
