Research outputs
Selected research outputs
- Automated immunohistochemistry of intra‐epidermal nerve fibres in skin biopsies: A proof‐of‐concept study (Journal article - 2024)
- Idiopathic Distal Sensory Polyneuropathy and Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Comparative Phenotyping Study. (Journal article - 2024)
- Small fibre pathology, small fibre symptoms and pain in fibromyalgia syndrome (Journal article - 2024)
- Brain alterations in regions associated with end-organ diabetic microvascular disease in diabetes mellitus: A UK Biobank study. (Journal article - 2024)
- Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy: Epidemiology, Pathomechanisms and Treatment (Journal article - 2021)
- Early Detection of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: A Focus on Small Nerve Fibres (Journal article - 2021)
2025
Spinal cord stimulation for the treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy and risk of major adverse cardiovascular events, mortality, amputation, infection and suicide: a retrospective cohort study.
Henney, A. E., Frank, B., Riley, D. R., Anson, M., Burgess, J., Hernadez, G., . . . Alam, U. (2025). Spinal cord stimulation for the treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy and risk of major adverse cardiovascular events, mortality, amputation, infection and suicide: a retrospective cohort study.. EClinicalMedicine, 89, 103489. doi:10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103489
Small Fibre Pathology in Fibromyalgia: A review.
Marshall, A., Elshafei, M., Preston, F. G., Burgess, J., Goodson, N., Fallon, N., . . . Alam, U. (2025). Small Fibre Pathology in Fibromyalgia: A review.. Pain and therapy. doi:10.1007/s40122-024-00696-1
2024
Evidence for spinal disinhibition as a pain-generating mechanism in fibromyalgia syndrome.
Marshall, A., Burgess, J., Goebel, A., Frank, B., Alam, U., & Marshall, A. (2025). Evidence for spinal disinhibition as a pain-generating mechanism in fibromyalgia syndrome.. Pain reports, 10(1), e1236. doi:10.1097/pr9.0000000000001236
Efficacy of providing energy expenditure information to guide weight loss interventions in people with obesity: A randomized controlled trial.
Lim, J. Z. M., Williams, A., Burgess, J., O'Connell, J., James, M., Cross, A., . . . Wilding, J. P. H. (2024). Efficacy of providing energy expenditure information to guide weight loss interventions in people with obesity: A randomized controlled trial.. Clinical obesity, e12703. doi:10.1111/cob.12703
Idiopathic Distal Sensory Polyneuropathy and Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Comparative Phenotyping Study.
Burgess, J., Marshall, A., Rapteas, L., Riley, D., Matsumoto, K., Boon, C., . . . Alam, U. (2024). Idiopathic Distal Sensory Polyneuropathy and Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Comparative Phenotyping Study.. Pain and therapy. doi:10.1007/s40122-024-00646-x
Automated immunohistochemistry of intra‐epidermal nerve fibres in skin biopsies: A proof‐of‐concept study
Burgess, J., Marshall, A., Rapteas, L., Kevin, J. H., Marshall, A., Malik, R. A., . . . Alam, U. (2024). Automated immunohistochemistry of intra‐epidermal nerve fibres in skin biopsies: A proof‐of‐concept study. Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System. doi:10.1111/jns.12650
Effect of a Low-Calorie Dietary Intervention on Liver Health and Body Weight in Adults with Metabolic-Dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) and Overweight/Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Dobbie, L. J., Burgess, J., Hamid, A., Nevitt, S. J., Hydes, T. J., Alam, U., & Cuthbertson, D. J. (2024). Effect of a Low-Calorie Dietary Intervention on Liver Health and Body Weight in Adults with Metabolic-Dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) and Overweight/Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Nutrients, 16(7), 1030. doi:10.3390/nu16071030
Brain alterations in regions associated with end-organ diabetic microvascular disease in diabetes mellitus: A UK Biobank study.
Burgess, J., de Bezenac, C., Keller, S. S., Frank, B., Petropoulos, I. N., Garcia-Finana, M., . . . Alam, U. (2024). Brain alterations in regions associated with end-organ diabetic microvascular disease in diabetes mellitus: A UK Biobank study.. Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews, 40(2), e3772. doi:10.1002/dmrr.3772
Small fibre pathology, small fibre symptoms and pain in fibromyalgia syndrome
Marshall, A., Rapteas, L., Burgess, J., Riley, D., Anson, M., Matsumoto, K., . . . Alam, U. (2024). Small fibre pathology, small fibre symptoms and pain in fibromyalgia syndrome. Scientific Reports, 14(1). doi:10.1038/s41598-024-54365-6
2023
Corneal Confocal Microscopy Predicts Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Events and Demonstrates Greater Peripheral Neuropathy in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes and Foot Ulcers
Lim, J. Z. M., Burgess, J., Ooi, C., Ferdousi, M., Azmi, S., Kalteniece, A., . . . Alam, U. (2023). Corneal Confocal Microscopy Predicts Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Events and Demonstrates Greater Peripheral Neuropathy in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes and Foot Ulcers. DIAGNOSTICS, 13(17). doi:10.3390/diagnostics13172793
2022
Artificial Intelligence and Corneal Confocal Microscopy: The Start of a Beautiful Relationship
Alam, U., Anson, M., Meng, Y., Preston, F., Kirthi, V., Jackson, T. L., . . . Petropoulos, I. N. (2022). Artificial Intelligence and Corneal Confocal Microscopy: The Start of a Beautiful Relationship. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE, 11(20). doi:10.3390/jcm11206199
The Peripheral Neuropathy Prevalence and Characteristics Are Comparable in People with Obesity and Long-Duration Type 1 Diabetes
Lim, J. Z. M., Burgess, J., Ooi, C. G., Ponirakis, G., Malik, R. A., Wilding, J. P. H., & Alam, U. (2022). The Peripheral Neuropathy Prevalence and Characteristics Are Comparable in People with Obesity and Long-Duration Type 1 Diabetes. Advances in Therapy. doi:10.1007/s12325-022-02208-z
Is Nerve Electrophysiology a Robust Primary Endpoint in Clinical Trials of Treatments for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy?
Al-Bazz, D. Y., Nelson, A. J., Burgess, J., Petropoulos, I. N., Nizza, J., Marshall, A., . . . Alam, U. (2022). Is Nerve Electrophysiology a Robust Primary Endpoint in Clinical Trials of Treatments for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy?. DIAGNOSTICS, 12(3). doi:10.3390/diagnostics12030731
2021
Corneal confocal microscopy for the diagnosis of diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy in people with type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus (Protocol)
Burgess, J., Petropoulos, I., Gad, H., Nevitt, S. J., Ponirakis, G., Ferdousi, M., . . . Alam, U. (2021). Corneal confocal microscopy for the diagnosis of diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy in people with type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus (Protocol). COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS, (12). doi:10.1002/14651858.CD014675
Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy: Epidemiology, Pathomechanisms and Treatment
Burgess, J., Ferdousi, M., Gosal, D., Boon, C., Matsumoto, K., Marshall, A., . . . Alam, U. (2021). Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy: Epidemiology, Pathomechanisms and Treatment. ONCOLOGY AND THERAPY, 9(2), 385-450. doi:10.1007/s40487-021-00168-y
Artificial intelligence utilising corneal confocal microscopy for the diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy in diabetes mellitus and prediabetes
Preston, F. G., Meng, Y., Burgess, J., Ferdousi, M., Azmi, S., Petropoulos, I. N., . . . Alam, U. (2021). Artificial intelligence utilising corneal confocal microscopy for the diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy in diabetes mellitus and prediabetes. DIABETOLOGIA. doi:10.1007/s00125-021-05617-x
Prevalence of peripheral neuropathy in pre-diabetes: a systematic review
Kirthi, V., Perumbalath, A., Brown, E., Nevitt, S., Petropoulos, I. N., Burgess, J., . . . Alam, U. (2021). Prevalence of peripheral neuropathy in pre-diabetes: a systematic review. BMJ OPEN DIABETES RESEARCH & CARE, 9(1). doi:10.1136/bmjdrc-2020-002040
Early Detection of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: A Focus on Small Nerve Fibres
Burgess, J., Frank, B., Marshall, A., Khalil, R. S., Ponirakis, G., Petropoulos, I. N., . . . Alam, U. (2021). Early Detection of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: A Focus on Small Nerve Fibres. DIAGNOSTICS, 11(2). doi:10.3390/diagnostics11020165
State-of-the-art pharmacotherapy for diabetic neuropathy
Azmi, S., Alam, U., Burgess, J., & Malik, R. A. (2021). State-of-the-art pharmacotherapy for diabetic neuropathy. EXPERT OPINION ON PHARMACOTHERAPY, 22(1), 55-68. doi:10.1080/14656566.2020.1812578
2020
Mirogabalin besylate in the treatment of neuropathic pain.
Burgess, J., Javed, S., Frank, B., Malik, R. A., & Alam, U. (2020). Mirogabalin besylate in the treatment of neuropathic pain.. Drugs of today (Barcelona, Spain : 1998), 56(2), 135-149. doi:10.1358/dot.2020.56.2.3100504