Thomas, Dr Neil H

MA, MB BChir, FRCP, FRCPCH, DCH

Speciality

Paediatric neurology

Sub-speciality

Neuromuscular disease, neurometabolic, cerebral palsy

Training and Education

Undergraduate: Trinity College Cambridge and King’s College Hospital Medical School
Postgraduate: Registrar, Hammersmith Hospital; Royal Postgraduate Medical School; Guy’s Hospital

Experience

Dr Thomas has worked for Southampton University Hospitals Trust since November 1998. 

Have run tertiary general paedaitric neurology service with colleagues, peripatetic clinics in five district general hospitals. Specialist neuromuscular, neurometabolic and botulinum toxin clinics.

Key awards and prizes

BA First Class Honours, Medical Sciences 1979
Senior Scholar, Trinity College, Cambridge 1979
Burney Yeo Entrance Scholar, KCHMS 1979
Ware Prize in Pathology, KCHMS 1981
Legg Prize in Surgery, KCHMS 1982

Research

Recent publications: Van der Knaap MS, Naidu S, Breiter SN, Blaser S, Stroink H, Begeer JC, van Coster R, Barth PG, Thomas NH, Valk J, Powers JM. Alexander’s disease: diagnosis with MR imaging. Am J Neuroradiol 2001; 22(3): 541-552.

Wilmshurst JM, Thomas NH, Robinson RO, Bingham JB, Pohl KRE. Back pain and enhancement of the cauda equina with Guillain-Barré syndrome. Acta Paediatrica 2001; 90(6): 691-694.

Brown RM, Head RA, Boubriak II, Leonard JV, Thomas NH, Brown GK. Mutations in the E1 beta subunit: a novel cause of pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency. Hum Genet 2004; 115: 123-127.

Van der Knaap MS, Salomons GS, Li R, Franzoni E, Gutierrez-Solana LG, Smit LME, Robinson R, Ferrie CD, Cree B, Reddy A, Thomas N, Banwell B, Barkhof F, Jakobs C, Johnson A, Messing A, Brenner M. Unusual variants of Alexander’s disease. Ann Neurol 2005; 57: 327-338.