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Current NHS consultant posts held

Consultant Paediatric Neurologist at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge since 2000
Lead for paediatric neurology in the Eastern region 2003 – 12 and 2017-19
Led the development of regional services for brain injury, neuromuscular disorders, epilepsy, videotelemetry, tuberous sclerosis, intracranial hypertension, microcephaly and movement disorders.

Research interests

Intractable Epilepsies
The genetic basis of neurological disorders in childhood

Personal interests

Education

Awards received

MBBS, MRCP, MRCPCH, MA, MD, PG Cert Ed

Publications

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Krishnakumar D, Pickard JD, Czosnyka Z, Allen L, Parker A. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension in childhood: pitfalls in diagnosis. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2014 May 22. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.12475.

Krishnakumar D, Maw A, Brown R, Hogg S, Calvin J, Parker AP. Abnormal cerebrospinal fluid biochemistry in biotinidase deficiency causing diagnostic conundrum. J Child Neurol. 2014 Jan;29(1):93-5. doi: 10.1177/0883073812467507.

The Management of Tuberose Sclerosis at Secondary Level. Ng K, Ng S and Parker AP. Arch Dis Chil. In press 2014.

Investigating Microcephaly. Woods CG and Parker A. Arch Dis Child 2013;98:707-713 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2012-302882.

Silveira-Moriyama L, Gardiner AR, Meyer E, King MD, Smith M, Rakshi K, Parker A, Mallick AA, Brown R, Vassallo G, Jardine PE, Guerreiro MM, Lees AJ,Houlden H, Kurian MA. Clinical features of childhood-onset paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia with PRRT2 gene mutations. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2013 Apr;55(4):327-34.

Parker APJ. Paediatric Neurology. In the Oxford Handbook of Paediatrics. Oxford University Press 2013. Ed Tasker R et Al. 495-540.

Mutation of the human mitochondrial phenylalanine-tRNA synthetase causes infantile-onset epilepsy and cytochrome c oxidase deficiency . BBA - Molecular Basis of Disease. Almalki AA, Alston CL, Parker AP,Simonic I, Sarju G Mehta SG, He L, Reza M, Oliveira JM, Lightowlers RN, McFarland R, Taylor RW, Chrzanowska-Lightowlers ZM. In Press 2013.

Childhood arterial ischaemic stroke incidence, presenting features, and risk factors: a prospective population-based study. Lancet Neurology. Andrew A Mallick, Vijeya Ganesan, Fenella J Kirkham, Penny Fallon, Tammy Hedderly, Tony McShane, Alasdair P Parker, Evangeline Wassmer, Elizabeth Wraige, Samir Amin, Hannah B Edwards, Kate Tilling, Finbar J O’Callaghan. Published online December 2, 2013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(13)70290-4.

Kirkham FJ, Haywood P, Kashyape P, Borbone J, Lording A, Pryde K, Cox M, Keslake J, Smith M, Cuthbertson L, Murugan V, Mackie S, Thomas NH, Whitney A,Forrest KM, Parker A, Forsyth R, Kipps CM. Eur J Paediatr Neurol. Movement disorder emergencies in childhood. 2011 Sep;15(5):390-404.