Dr Biba Stanton
Clinical Lead - Neurology / Consultant Neurologist
Year Qualified
2000
Qualifications
BMedSci (Hons); MBBS (Hons); MRCP (Neurol); PhD
Specialty
Neurology
Special Interests
- Behavioural neurology
- Functional disorders
Biography
Dr Stanton graduated from Newcastle University with honours and distinction in 2000. Her postgraduate training took place at the Maudsley Hospital, King's College Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. She has a PhD in psychology from King's College London, having undertaken neuropsychology and functional imaging research into apathy in neurodegenerative disorders. She has a particular clinical interest in functional neurological disorder (FND) and complex somatic symptoms. She leads the FND service at King's and works as part of the Maudsley Hospital neuropsychiatry team.
Professional Memberships
- Association of British Neurologists
- British Neuropsychiatry Association
- Member of Royal College of Physicians
Research
- Stanton BR, Carson A (2016) 'Apathy: a practical guide for neurologists', Practical neurology, 16,(1):42-7
- Stanton BR, Leigh PN, Howard RJ, Barker GJ, Brown RG (2013) 'Behavioural and emotional symptoms of apathy are associated with distinct patterns of brain atrophy in neurodegenerative disorders', Journal of neurology, 260,(10):2481-90
- Blain CR, Brunton S, Williams VC, Leemans A, Turner MR, Andersen PM, Catani M, Stanton BR, Ganesalingham J, Jones DK, Williams SC, Leigh PN, Simmons A (2011) 'Differential corticospinal tract degeneration in homozygous 'D90A' SOD-1 ALS and sporadic ALS', Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry, 82,(8):843-9
- Scott KM, Abhinav K, Wijesekera L, Ganesalingam J, Goldstein LH, Janssen A, Dougherty A, Willey E, Stanton BR, Turner MR, Ampong MA, Sakel M, Orrell R, Howard R, Shaw CE, Nigel Leigh P, Al-Chalabi A (2010) 'The association between ALS and population density: A population based study', Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis : official publication of the World Federation of Neurology Research Group on Motor Neuron Diseases, 11,(5):435-8
- Manjaly ZR, Scott KM, Abhinav K, Wijesekera L, Ganesalingam J, Goldstein LH, Janssen A, Dougherty A, Willey E, Stanton BR, Turner MR, Ampong MA, Sakel M, Orrell RW, Howard R, Shaw CE, Leigh PN, Al-Chalabi A (2010) 'The sex ratio in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A population based study', Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis : official publication of the World Federation of Neurology Research Group on Motor Neuron Diseases, 11,(5):439-42
- Stanton BR, Shinhmar D, Turner MR, Williams VC, Williams SC, Blain CR, Giampietro VP, Catani M, Leigh PN, Andersen PM, Simmons A (2009) 'Diffusion tensor imaging in sporadic and familial (D90A SOD1) forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis', Archives of neurology, 66,(1):109-15
- Blain CR, Williams VC, Johnston C, Stanton BR, Ganesalingam J, Jarosz JM, Jones DK, Barker GJ, Williams SC, Leigh NP, Simmons A (2007) 'A longitudinal study of diffusion tensor MRI in ALS', Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis : official publication of the World Federation of Neurology Research Group on Motor Neuron Diseases, 8,(6):348-55
- Stanton BR, Williams VC, Leigh PN, Williams SC, Blain CR, Jarosz JM, Simmons A (2007) 'Altered cortical activation during a motor task in ALS. Evidence for involvement of central pathways', Journal of neurology, 254,(9):1260-7
- Stanton BR, Williams VC, Leigh PN, Williams SC, Blain CR, Giampietro VP, Simmons A (2007) 'Cortical activation during motor imagery is reduced in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis', Brain research, 1172,():145-51
- Johnston CA, Stanton BR, Turner MR, Gray R, Blunt AH, Butt D, Ampong MA, Shaw CE, Leigh PN, Al-Chalabi A (2006) 'Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in an urban setting: a population based study of inner city London', Journal of neurology, 253,(12):1642-3
- Stanton BR, Barnes F, Silber E (2006) 'Sleep and fatigue in multiple sclerosis', Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England), 12,(4):481-6
- Harvey SB, Stanton BR, David AS (2006) 'Conversion disorder: towards a neurobiological understanding', Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment, 2,(1):13-20
- Stanton BR, David AS, Cleare AJ, Sierra M, Lambert MV, Phillips ML, Porter RJ, Gallagher P, Young AH (2001) 'Basal activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in patients with depersonalization disorder', Psychiatry research, 104,(1):85-9
- Ferrier IN, Stanton BR, Kelly TP, Scott J (1999) 'Neuropsychological function in euthymic patients with bipolar disorder', The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science, 175,():246-51
- Stanton BR (1999) 'Does family functioning affect outcome in children with neurological disorders?', Pediatric rehabilitation, 3,(4):193-9