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Dr Mohammad Mahmud

Location:

  • National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

GMC/GDC number:

7177263

Professional background

Dr Mohammad Mahmud is a consultant neurologist working at UCLH with a specialty interest in neuro-otology. They also work as a clinical lecturer at UCL.

Specialties

Research interests

  • Balance neurology
  • Dizziness
  • Neurology of eye movements
  • Digital health

Languages spoken

Arabic

Publications

  • Mahmud, M. and Kaski, D., 2024. Vestibular neurology for the generalist. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 95(12), pp.1196-1206. 
  • Hadi, Z., Mahmud, M., Calzolari, E., Chepisheva, M., Zimmerman, K.A., Tahtis, V., Smith, R.M., Rust, H.M., Sharp, D.J. & Seemungal, B.M., (2025). Balance recovery and its link to vestibular agnosia in traumatic brain injury: a longitudinal behavioural and neuro-imaging study. Journal of Neurology 272 (2), 132. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.02.12.24302715  
  • Alim-Marvasti, A., Ciocca, M., Kuleindiren, N., Lin, A., Selim, H. & Mahmud, M. (2024) Subjective brain fog: a four-dimensional characterization in 25,796 participants. Front. Hum. Neurosci. (18) https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2024.1409250  
  • Hadi, Z., Mahmud, M., & Seemungal, B. M. (2024). Brain Mechanisms Explaining Postural Imbalance in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review. Brain connectivity, 14(3), 144–177. https://doi.org/10.1089/brain.2023.0064   
  • Ciocca, M., Hosli, S., Hadi, Z., Mahmud, M., Tai, Y. & Seemungal, B. M., (2024). Vestibular prepulse inhibition of the human blink reflex. Clinical Neurophysiology 167, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.01.09.574842  
  • Mahmud M, Wade C, Jawad S, Hadi Z, Otoul C, Kaminski R, Muglia P, Kadiu I, Rabiner E, Maguire RP, Owen DR, Johnson MR. Translocator Protein PET Imaging in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: A Reliable Test-Retest Study Using Laterality Index. Frontiers in Neuroimaging. Volume 2 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fnimg.2023.1142463  
  • Alim-Marvasti, A., Kuleindiren, N., Tiersen, F., Johal, M., Lin, A., Selim, H., Rifkin-Zybutz, R., & Mahmud, M. (2023). Hierarchical clustering of prolonged post-concussive symptoms after 12 months: symptom-centric analysis and association with functional impairments. Brain injury, 37(4), 317–328. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2022.2158229   
  • Hadi Z, Mahmud M, Pondeca Y, Calzolari E, Chepisheva M, Smith RM, Rust HM, Sharp DJ, Seemungal BM. The human brain networks mediating the vestibular sensation of self-motion. Journal of the neurological sciences, 443, 120458. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2022.120458   
  • Mahmud, M., Saad, A. R., Hadi, Z., Elliot, J., Prendergast, M., Kwan, J., & Seemungal, B. (2022). Prevalence of stroke in acute vertigo presentations: A UK tertiary stroke centre perspective. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 442, 120416. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2022.120416  
  • Mahmud, M., Hadi, Z., Prendergast, M., Ciocca, M., Saad, A. R., Pondeca, Y., Tai, Y., Scott, G., & Seemungal, B. M. (2022). The effect of galvanic vestibular stimulation on postural balance in Parkinson's disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of the neurological sciences, 442, 120414. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2022.120414   
  • Rust, H. M., Smith, R. M., Mahmud, M., Golding, J. F., & Seemungal, B. M. (2022). Force dependency of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in acute traumatic brain injury: a prospective study. Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry, jnnp-2022-328997. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2022-328997   
  • Alim-Marvasti, A., Kuleindiren, N., Harvey, K., Ciocca, M., Lin, A., Selim, H., & Mahmud, M. (2022). Validation of a rapid remote digital test for impaired cognition using clinical dementia rating and mini-mental state examination: An observational research study. Frontiers in digital health, 4, 1029810. https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2022.1029810   
  • Kuleindiren, N., Rifkin-Zybutz, R. P., Johal, M., Selim, H., Palmon, I., Lin, A., Yu, Y., Alim-Marvasti, A., & Mahmud, M. (2022). Optimizing Existing Mental Health Screening Methods in a Dementia Screening and Risk Factor App: Observational Machine Learning Study. JMIR formative research, 6(3), e31209. https://doi.org/10.2196/31209  
  • Cauldwell, M., Bredaki, E., Dassan, P., Dhanjal, M. K., Kaler, M., Madipola, N., Mahmud, M., Paviour, D., Senvar, N., de Silva, R., Watt-Coote, I., Williams, D., Yulia, A., & Steer, P. J. (2022). Maternal and fetal outcomes in women with cerebrovascular malformations in pregnancy: A multicentre retrospective cohort study. BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology, 129(7), 1151–1157. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.17046  
  • Calzolari, E., Chepisheva, M., Smith, R. M., Mahmud, M., Hellyer, P. J., Tahtis, V., Arshad, Q., Jolly, A., Wilson, M., Rust, H., Sharp, D. J., & Seemungal, B. M. (2021). Vestibular agnosia in traumatic brain injury and its link to imbalance. Brain : a journal of neurology, 144(1), 128–143. https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awaa386   
  • Vardanyan, R., Hagana, A., Iqbal, H., Arjomandi Rad, A., Mahmud, M., Ruparell, K., Rabee, N., Khan, J., Poole, W., & Shakir, R. A. (2021). A Cost Utility Analysis of Minimally Invasive Surgery with Thrombolysis Compared to Standard Medical Treatment in Spontaneous Intracerebral Haemorrhagic Stroke. Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association, 30(10), 105934. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2021.105934  
  • Scott, G., Mahmud, M., Owen, D. R., & Johnson, M. R. (2017). Microglial positron emission tomography (PET) imaging in epilepsy: Applications, opportunities and pitfalls. Seizure, 44, 42–47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seizure.2016.10.023  
  • Paudyal, P., Llewellyn, C., Lau, J., Mahmud, M., & Smith, H. (2015). Obtaining self-samples to diagnose curable sexually transmitted infections: a systematic review of patients' experiences. PloS one, 10(4), e0124310. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0124310  
  • Kadwani H, & Mahmud M. Seronegative arthritis. InnovAiT. 2014;7(12):730-737. https://doi.org/10.1177/1755738014556005 
  • Mabvuure, N. T., Rodrigues, J., Cumberworth, A., & Mahmud, M. (2013). Twelve tips for running successful junior doctor-led teaching programmes for medical students. Medical teacher, 35(8), 628–632. https://doi.org/10.3109/0142159X.2013.778394   
  • Jayasena, C. N., Mahmud, M., Palazzo, F., Donaldson, M., Meeran, K., & Dhillo, W. S. (2011). Utility of the urine calcium-to-creatinine ratio to diagnose primary hyperparathyroidism in asymptomatic hypercalcaemic patients with vitamin D deficiency. Annals of clinical biochemistry, 48(Pt 2), 126–129. https://doi.org/10.1258/acb.2010.010202  
  • Mahmud, M., & Stebbing, J. (2010). Epigenetic modifications in AML and MDS. Leukemia research, 34(2), 139–140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leukres.2009.07.019