Dr Harriet Ball
Current positions
Honorary Research Associate
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
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Research interests
I'm a neurology registrar, having previously completed a PhD examining the genetic and environmental contributions to depression.
My current projects aim to improve our understanding of functional cognitive disorders, and how to distinguish these from early presentations of neurodegeneration.
Publications
Recent publications
01/03/2025Development of a diagnostic checklist to identify functional cognitive disorder versus other neurocognitive disorders
BMJ Neurology Open
Does depression in mid-life predispose to greater cognitive decline in later life in the Whitehall II cohort?
Journal of Affective Disorders
Peripheral neuropathy secondary to a ‘domino’ liver transplant
Journal of Medical Case Reports
Predictors and prognosis of population-based subjective cognitive decline
BMJ Open
Recurrent depression has persistent effects on cognition but this does not appear to be mediated by neuroinflammation
Journal of Affective Disorders
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