Professor Gary FordJacobson Chair of Clin Pharm
Email: gary.ford@ncl.ac.uk Telephone: +44 (0) 191 222 8090 Address: Pharmacological Sciences
Kim D, Ford GA, Kidwell CS, Starkman S, Vinuela F, Duckwiler GR, Jahan R, Saver JL, UCLA Intra Arterial Thrombolysis I. Intra-arterial thrombolysis for acute stroke in patients 80 and older: A comparison of results in patients younger than 80 years .
American Journal of Neuroradiology 2007, 28 (1), 159-163.
Wahlgren N, Ahmed N, Davalos A, Ford GA, Grond M, Hacke W, Hennerici MG, Kaste M, Kuelkens S, Larrue V, Lees KR, Roine RO, Soinne L, Toni D, Vanhooren G, SITS-MOST Investigators. Thrombolysis with alteplase for acute ischaemic stroke in the Safe implementation of Thrombolysis in Stroke-Monitoring Study (SITS-MOST): an observational study .
The Lancet 2007, 369 (9558), 275-282.
Ford GA. Intra-arterial thrombolysis is the treatment of choice for basilar thrombosis - Con .37 (9), 2438-2439.
Burns A, O'Brien J, BAP Dementia Consensus Group:, Ford GA, McKeith IG, Thomas AJ, et al. Clinical practice with anti-dementia drugs: A consensus statement from British Association for Psychopharmacology .20 (6), 732-755.
Beyer F, Dickinson HO, Nicolson DJ, Campbell F, Ford GA, Mason J. Combined calcium, magnesium and potassium supplementation for the management of primary hypertension in adults .
Dickinson HO, Nicolson DJ, Campbell F, Cook JV, Beyer FR, Ford GA, Mason J. Magnesium supplementation for the management of essential hypertension in adults .
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2006, 3 , CD004640.
Burn J, Sims AJ, Ford GA, Murray A. Factors affecting the use of cumulative sums in the analysis of circadian blood pressure .
Physiological Measurement 2006, 27 (6), 529-538.
Dickinson HO, Nicolson DJ, Cook JV, Campbell F, Beyer FR, Ford GA, Mason J. Calcium supplementation for the management of primary hypertension in adults .
Dickinson HO, Mason JM, Nicolson DJ, Campbell F, Beyer FR, Cook JV, Williams B, Ford GA. Lifestyle interventions to reduce raised blood pressure: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials .24 (2), 215-233.
Walters MR, Muir KW, Harbison J, Lees KR, Ford GA. Intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke: Preliminary experience with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator in the UK .
Cerebrovascular Diseases 2005, 20 (6), 438-442.
Nor AM, Davis J, Sen B, Shipsey D, Louw SJ, Dyker AG, Davis M, Ford GA. The Recognition of Stroke in the Emergency Room (ROSIER) scale: development and validation of a stroke recognition instrument .
The Lancet Neurology 2005, 4 (11), 727-734.
Mason JM, Dickinson HO, Nicolson DJ, Campbell F, Ford GA, Williams B. The diabetogenic potential of thiazide-type diuretic and beta-blocker combinations in patients with hypertension .
Journal of Hypertension 2005, 23 (10), 1777-1781.
Leslie P, Drinnan M, Ford G, Wilson J. Swallow respiratory patterns and aging: Presbyphagia or dysphagia? .
Journals of Gerontology. Series A: Biological Sciences & Medical Sciences 2005, 60 (3), 391-395.
The CHHIPS Trial Group. CHHIPS (Controlling Hypertension and Hypotension Immediately Post-Stroke) Pilot Trial: Rationale and Design .
Journal of Hypertension 2005,23 6 649-655.
The COSSACS Trial Group. COSSACS (Continue or Stop post-Stroke Antihypertensives Collaborative Study): rationale and design .
Journal of Hypertension 2005,23 2 455-458.
Wiseman RM, Saxby BK, Burton EJ, Barber R, Ford GA, O'Brien JT. Hippocampal atrophy, whole brain volume, and white matter lesions in older hypertensive subjects .
Neurology 2004,63 10 1892-1897.
Leslie P, Drinnan MJ, Finn P, Ford GA, Wilson JA. Reliability and validity of cervical auscultation: A controlled comparison using videofluoroscopy .
Dysphagia 2004, 19 (4), 231-240.
Nor AM, McAllister C, Louw SJ, Dyker AG, Davis M, Jenkinson D, Ford GA. Agreement between ambulance paramedic- and physician-recorded neurological signs with Face Arm Speech Test (FAST) in acute stroke patients .
Stroke 2004, 35 (6), 1355-1359.
Ford GA. Thrombolysis for stroke in the over 80s .33 (2), 95-97.
Buck D, Jacoby A, Massey A, Steen N, Sharma A, Ford GA. Development and validation of NEWSQOL (R), the Newcastle Stroke-Specific Quality of Life Measure .
Cerebrovascular Diseases 2004, 17 (2-3), 143-152.
Saxby BK, Harrington F, McKeith IG, Wesnes K, Ford GA. Effects of hypertension on attention, memory, and executive function in older adults .
Health Psychology 2003, 22 (6), 587-591.
Harbison J, Gibson GJ, Birchall D, Zammit-Maempel I, Ford GA. White matter disease and sleep-disordered breathing after acute stroke .
Neurology 2003, 61 (7), 959-963.
O'Brien KK, Saxby BK, Ballard CG, Grace J, Harrington F, Ford GA, O'Brien JT, Swan AG, Fairbairn AF, Wesnes K, Del Ser T, Edwardson JA, Morris CM, McKeith IG. Regulation of attention and response to therapy in dementia by butyrylcholinesterase .
Pharmacogenetics 2003,13 4 231-239.
Lees KR, Barer D, Ford GA, Hacke W, Kostulas V, Sharma AK, Odergren T. Tolerability of NXY-059 at higher target concentrations in patients with acute stroke .
Stroke 2003, 34 (2), 482-487.
Harbison J, Hossain O, Jenkinson D, Davis J, Louw SJ, Ford GA. Diagnostic accuracy of stroke referrals from primary care, emergency room physicians, and ambulance staff using the face arm speech test .
Stroke 2003,34 1 71-76.
Noble JM, Thomas TH, Ford GA. Effect of age on scramblase content in human platelets .3 1-2 137-.
O'Brien JT, Wiseman R, Burton EJ, Barber B, Wesnes K, Saxby B, Ford GA. Cognitive associations of subcortical white matter lesions in older people .
In: 3rd World Congress on Vascular Factors in Alzheimers Disease .2002,Kyoto, Japan:Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Wiley-Blackwell
Ford GA, Ballard C, Thomas SHL. Anti-psychotic drug use in older people .31 4 225-226.
Leslie P, Drinnan MJ, Ford GA, Wilson JA. Resting respiration in dysphagic patients following acute stroke .
Dysphagia 2002,17 3 208-213.
Leslie P, Drinnan MJ, Ford GA, Wilson JA. Swallow respiration patterns in dysphagic patients following acute stroke .
Dysphagia 2002,17 3 202-207.
Hirst LJ, Ford GA, Gibson GJ, Wilson JA. Swallow-Induced Alterations in Breathing in Normal Older People .
Dysphagia 2002, 17 (2), 152-161.
Anumba DOC, Robson SC, Ford GA. Flow-mediated nitric oxide activity in the forearm vasculature of premenopausal women .
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 2002,53 3 332-336.
Jenkinson D, Ford G. New beginning for care for elderly people? Framework's recognition of importance of stroke has substantial implications .323 7308 338-339.
Duggan S, Eccles MP, Steen N, Jones S, Ford GA. Management of older patients with hypertension in primary care: Improvement on the rule of halves .
Age and Ageing 2001,30 1 73-76.
Buck D, Jacoby A, Massey A, Ford G. Evaluation of Measures Used to Assess Quality of Life After Stroke .
Stroke 2000, 31 (8), 2004-2010.
Anumba DOC, Ford GA, Boys RJ, Robson SC. Stimulated nitric oxide release and nitric oxide sensitivity in forearm arterial vasculature during normotensive and preeclamptic pregnancy .
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1999,181 6 1479-1485.
J. Harbison,A. Massey,L. Barnett,D. Hodge,G. A. Ford. Rapid ambulance protocol for acute stroke .
Lancet 1999, 353 (9168), 1935.
J. M. Noble,T. H. Thomas,G. A. Ford. Effect of age on plasma membrane asymmetry and membrane fluidity in human leukocytes and platelets .
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 1999, 54 (12), M601-6.
J. M. Noble,G. A. Ford,T. H. Thomas. Effect of aging on CD11b and CD69 surface expression by vesicular insertion in human polymorphonuclear leucocytes .
Clin Sci (Lond) 1999, 97 (3), 323-9.
D. O. Anumba,S. C. Robson,R. J. Boys,G. A. Ford. Nitric oxide activity in the peripheral vasculature during normotensive and preeclamptic pregnancy .
Am J Physiol 1999, 277 (2 Pt 2), H848-54.
G. Ford,N. Freemantle. ECASS-II: intravenous alteplase in acute ischaemic stroke. European Co-operative Acute Stroke Study-II .
Lancet 1999, 353 (9146), 65; author reply 67-8.
Majmudar NG, Anumba D, Robson SC, Ford GA. Contribution of nitric oxide to β2-adrenoceptor mediated vasodilatation in human forearm arterial vasculature .
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 1999,47 2 173-177.
F. Kamali,A. Howes,S. H. Thomas,G. A. Ford,E. Snoeck. A pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic interaction study between nebivolol and the H2-receptor antagonists cimetidine and ranitidine .
Br J Clin Pharmacol 1997, 43 (2), 201-4.
S. Duggan,G. A. Ford,M. Eccles. Doctors' attitudes towards the detection and treatment of hypertension in older people .
J Hum Hypertens 1997, 11 (5), 271-6.
S. Duggan,M. J. Aylett,M. Eccles,G. A. Ford. Defining hypertension in older people from primary care case notes review .
J Hum Hypertens 1997, 11 (3), 193-9.
M. J. Denham,G. A. Ford,J. R. Cox,C. A. Dilley,A. B. Ewing,J. G. Evans,C. S. Jenner,J. Offord,M. D. Rawlins,J. Seymour,R. C. Tallis,J. E. Tooke,I. D. Turner. Medication for older people .
J Royal Coll Phys London 1997, 31 , 254-257.
A. J. Bowman,R. H. Clayton,A. Murray,J. W. Reed,M. F. Subhan,G. A. Ford. Baroreflex function in sedentary and endurance-trained elderly people .
Age Ageing 1997, 26 (4), 289-94.
A. J. Bowman,R. H. Clayton,A. Murray,J. W. Reed,M. M. Subhan,G. A. Ford. Effects of aerobic exercise training and yoga on the baroreflex in healthy elderly persons .
Eur J Clin Invest 1997, 27 (5), 443-9.
Brierley EJ, Johnson MA, Bowman A, Ford GA, Subhan F, Reed JW, James OFW, Turnbull DM. Mitochondrial function in muscle from elderly athletes .
Annals of Neurology 1997,41 1 114-116.
G. A. Ford,S. C. Robson,Z. A. Mahdy. Superficial hand vein responses to NG-monomethyl-L-arginine in post-partum and non-pregnant women .
Clin Sci (Lond) 1996, 90 (6), 493-7.
R. M. Hussain,K. Hartigan-Go,S. H. Thomas,G. A. Ford. Effect of oxybutynin on the QTc interval in elderly patients with urinary incontinence .
Br J Clin Pharmacol 1996, 41 (1), 73-5.
A. J. Bowman,G. A. Ford. Evaluation of sympathetic function in elderly subjects .
Age Ageing 1995, 24 (4), 366.
S. H. Thomas,P. D. Higham,K. Hartigan-Go,F. Kamali,P. Wood,R. W. Campbell,G. A. Ford. Concentration dependent cardiotoxicity of terodiline in patients treated for urinary incontinence .
Br Heart J 1995, 74 (1), 53-6.
R. H. Clayton,A. J. Bowman,G. A. Ford,A. Murray. Measurement of baroreflex gain from heart rate and blood pressure spectra: a comparison of spectral estimation techniques .
Physiol Meas 1995, 16 (2), 131-9.
G. A. Ford,M. N. Asghar. Management of hypertension in the elderly: attitudes of general practitioners and hospital physicians .
Br J Clin Pharmacol 1995, 39 (5), 465-9.
G. A. Ford,W. D. Dachman,T. F. Blaschke,B. B. Hoffman. Effect of aging on beta 2-adrenergic receptor-stimulated flux of K+, PO4, FFA, and glycerol in human forearms .
J Appl Physiol 1995, 78 (1), 172-8.
A. J. Bowman,C. P. Chen,G. A. Ford. Nitric oxide mediated venodilator effects of nebivolol .
Br J Clin Pharmacol 1994, 38 (3), 199-204.
G. A. Ford,O. F. James. Effect of 'autonomic blockade' on cardiac beta-adrenergic chronotropic responsiveness in healthy young, healthy elderly and endurance-trained elderly subjects .
Clin Sci (Lond) 1994, 87 (3), 297-302.
G. A. Ford,P. S. Oliver,J. S. Prior,R. J. Butland,S. P. Wilkinson. Omeprazole in the treatment of asthmatics with nocturnal symptoms and gastro-oesophageal reflux: a placebo-controlled cross-over study .
Postgrad Med J 1994, 70 (823), 350-4.
Curless R, Ford G. Neuroleptics in learning disability. Inappropriate use in elderly people .
British Medical Journal 1993, 307 (6904), 621.
W. D. Dachman,G. A. Ford,T. F. Blaschke,B. B. Hoffman. Mechanism of bradykinin-induced venodilation in humans .
J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 1993, 21 (2), 241-8.
G. A. Ford,T. F. Blaschke,R. Wiswell,B. B. Hoffman. Effect of aging on changes in plasma potassium during exercise .
J Gerontol 1993, 48 (4), M140-5.
W. D. Dachman,G. A. Ford,B. B. Hoffman,T. F. Blaschke. Bradykinin-induced venodilation is not impaired with aging in humans .
J Gerontol 1992, 47 (5), M166-70.
G. A. Ford,J. D. Preece,I. H. Davies,S. P. Wilkinson. Use of the SeHCAT test in the investigation of diarrhoea .
Postgrad Med J 1992, 68 (798), 272-6.
G. A. Ford,P. S. Oliver,N. A. Shepherd,S. P. Wilkinson. An Eudragit-coated prednisolone preparation for ulcerative colitis: pharmacokinetics and preliminary therapeutic use .
Aliment Pharmacol Ther 1992, 6 (1), 31-40.
H. G. Eichler,T. F. Blaschke,F. B. Kraemer,G. A. Ford,B. Blochl-Daum,B. B. Hoffman. Responsiveness of superficial hand veins to alpha-adrenoceptor agonists in insulin-dependent diabetic patients .
Clin Sci (Lond) 1992, 82 (2), 163-8.
G. A. Ford,B. B. Hoffman,R. E. Vestal,T. F. Blaschke. Age-related changes in adenosine and beta-adrenoceptor responsiveness of vascular smooth muscle in man .
Br J Clin Pharmacol 1992, 33 (1), 83-7.
G. A. Ford,B. B. Hoffman,T. F. Blaschke. Beta adrenergically mediated cardiac chronotropic and vascular smooth muscle responses during propranolol therapy and withdrawal in young and elderly persons .
J Gerontol 1992, 47 (1), M22-6.
G. A. Ford,D. Katzir,T. F. Blaschke,B. B. Hoffman. Responsiveness of peripheral veins to vasodilators and the effect of nifedipine on alpha-adrenergic responsiveness in hypertension .
Clin Pharmacol Ther 1991, 50 (2), 192-8.
G. A. Ford,D. T. Lowenthal,G. Levy,N. W. Lavy,F. G. McMahon,E. M. Sellers,D. G. Vidt,T. L. Whitsett,T. F. Blaschke,D. C. Brater. Editorial: That none should be denied .
Clin Pharmacol Ther 1990, 47 , 422-423.
G. A. Ford,B. B. Hoffman,T. F. Blaschke. Effect of temazepam on blood pressure regulation in healthy elderly subjects .
Br J Clin Pharmacol 1990, 29 (1), 61-7.
G. A. Ford,A. H. Simpson,M. W. Gear,S. P. Wilkinson. Duodenal ulceration into the cystic artery .
Postgrad Med J 1990, 66 (772), 144-6.
C. A. McNulty,J. C. Dent,A. Curry,J. S. Uff,G. A. Ford,M. W. Gear,S. P. Wilkinson. New spiral bacterium in gastric mucosa .
J Clin Pathol 1989, 42 (6), 585-91.
H. G. Eichler,G. A. Ford,T. F. Blaschke,A. Swislocki,B. B. Hoffman. Responsiveness of superficial hand veins to phenylephrine in essential hypertension. Alpha adrenergic blockade during prazosin therapy .
J Clin Invest 1989, 83 (1), 108-12.
C. A. M. McNulty,J. C. Dent,G. A. Ford,S. P. Wilkinson. Inhibitory antimicrobial concentrations against Campylobacter Pylori in gastric mucosa .
J Antimicrob Chem 1988, 22 , 729-738.
G. A. Ford,H. G. Eichler,B. B. Hoffman,T. F. Blaschke. Venous responsiveness to atrial natriuretic factor in man .
Br J Clin Pharmacol 1988, 26 (6), 797-9.
R. J. Motley,J. Rhodes,G. A. Ford,S. P. Wilkinson,I. M. Chesner,P. Asquith,M. D. Hellier,J. F. Mayberry. Time relationships between cessation of smoking and onset of ulcerative colitis .
Digestion 1987, 37 (2), 125-7.
I. P. Donald,G. A. Ford,S. P. Wilkinson. Is 24 h ambulatory oesophageal pH monitoring useful in a district general hospital? .
Lancet 1987, 1 (8524), 89-92.
Ford GA, Wilkinson SP. Gastroenterologists and 75SeHCAT .
British Medical Journal 1986,293 453-453.
M. P. Williams,G. A. Ford. Pneumoretroperitoneum following iliac crest trephine .
Br J Radiol 1986, 59 (705), 935-7.
G. A. Ford,J. R. Bradley,D. S. Appleton,S. Thiru,R. Y. Calne. Splenic Rupture in Polyarteritis Nodosa .
Postgrad Med J 1986, 62 , 965-966.
Campbell F, Dickinson HO, Critchley JA, Ford GA, Bradburn M. A systematic review of fish-oil supplements for the prevention and treatment of hypertension .
European Journal of Preventative Cardiology 2012, (epub ahead of print).
Kwok CS, Clark A, Ford GA, Durairaj R, Dixit AK, Davis J, Sharma AK, Potter JF, Myint PK. Association between prestroke disability and inpatient mortality and length of acute hospital stay after acute stroke .
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2012, 60 (4), 726-732.
Jones SP, Dickinson HA, Ford GA, Gibson JME, Leathley MJ, McAdam JJ, McLoughlin A, Quinn T, Watkins CL. Callers' experiences of making emergency calls at the onset of acute stroke: a qualitative study .
Emergency Medicine Journal 2012, (epub ahead of print).
Jakovljevic DG, Moore SA, Tan LB, Rochester L, Ford GA, Trenell MI. Discrepancy between cardiac and physical functional reserves in stroke .
Stroke 2012, (epub ahead of print).
Burges Watson DL, Sanoff R, Mackintosh JE, Saver JL, Ford GA, Price C, Starkman S, Eckstein M, Conwit R, Grace A, Murtagh MJ. Evidence from the Scene: Paramedic perspectives on involvement in out-of-hospital research .
Annals of Emergency Medicine 2012, (epub ahead of print).
Acheampong P, Ford GA. Pharmacokinetics of alteplase in the treatment of ischaemic stroke .
Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism & Toxicology 2012, 8 (2), 271-281.
Mayza M, Egido JA, Ford GA, Lees KR, Mikulik R, Toni D, Wahlgren N, Ahmed N. Predicting the risk of symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage in ischemic stroke treated with intravenous alteplase. Safe Implementation of Treatments in Stroke (SITS) Symptomatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage Risk Score .
Stroke 2012. In Press.
Jones SP, Carter B, Ford GA, Gibson JME, Leathley MJ, McAdam JJ, O'Donnell M, Punekar S, Quinn T, Watkins CL. The identification of acute stroke: an analysis of emergency calls .
International Journal of Stroke 2012. In Press.
Narayan SK, Gorman G, Kalaria RN, Ford GA, Chinnery PF. The minimum prevalence of CADASIL in northeast England .
Neurology 2012, 78 (13), 1025-1027.
Mackintosh JE, Rodgers H, White M, Thomson RG, Ford GA, Murtagh MJ. Why people do, or do not, immediately contact emergency medical services following onset of acute stroke: qualitative interview study .
PLoS One 2012. In Press.
Lecouturier J, Ford G, Rodgers H, Stobbart L, Rapley T, Louw S, Murtagh M. Assessing capacity to consent in emergency research: a review .
BMC Emergency Medicine 2011. Submitted.
Stansby G, Macdonal S, Allison R, de Belder M, Brown MM, Dark J, Featherstone R, Flather M, Ford GA, Halliday A, Malik I, Naylor R, Pepper J, Rothwell PM. Asymptomatic carotid disease and cardiac surgery consensus .
Angiology 2011, Online ahead of print.
Shaw LC, Price CIM, van Wijck FMJ, Shackley P, Steen N, Barnes MP, Ford GA, Graham LA, Rodgers H. Botulinum Toxin for the Upper Limb After Stroke (BoTULS): TrialEffect on Impairment, Activity Limitation, and Pain .
Stroke 2011, 42 (5), 1371-1379.
Shackley P, Shaw L, Price C, van Wijck F, Barnes M, Graham L, Ford GA, Steen N, Rodgers H. Cost effectiveness of treating upper limb spasticity due to stroke with botulinum toxin type A: results from the Botulinum Toxin for the Upper Limb after Stroke (BoTULS) trial .
Trials 2011. Submitted.
Narayan SK, Firbank MJ, Saxby BK, Stansby G, Hansrani M, O'Brien JT, Ford GA. Elevated plasma homocysteine is associated with increased brain atrophy rates in older subjects with mild hypertension .
Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders 2011, 31 (5), 341-348.
Flynn D, Stobbart L, Murtagh MJ, Price C, Rodgers H, Ford GA, Thomson RG. Engaging Clinicians, Patients and Family Members in the Development of Decision Support for Hyperacute Stroke .
In: International Stroke Conference . 2011, Los Angeles, CA: Stroke: American Heart Association.
Engelter ST, Soinne L, Ringleb P, Sarikaya H, Bordet R, Berrouschot J, Odier C, Arnold M, Ford GA, Pezzini A, Zini A, Rantanen K, Rocco A, Bonati LH, Kellert L, Strbian D, Stoll A, Meier N, Michel P, Baumgartner RW, Leys D, Tatlisumak T, Lyrer PA. IV thrombolysis and statins .
Neurology 2011, 77 (9), 888-895.
Morris CM, Ballard CG, Allan L, Rowan E, Stephens S, Firbank MJ, Ford GA, Kenny RA, O'Brien JT, Kalaria RN. NOS3 gene rs1799983 polymorphism and incident dementia in elderly stroke survivors .
Neurobiology of Aging 2011, 32 (3), 554.e1-554.e6.
Shaw L, Price C, McLure S, Howel D, McColl E, Ford GA. Paramedic Initiated Lisinopril for Acute Stroke Treatment (PIL-FAST): study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial .
Trials 2011, 12 (1), 152.
Narayan SK, Saxby BK, Firbank MJ, O'Brien JT, Harrington F, McKeith IG, Hansrani M, Stansby G, Ford GA. Plasma homocysteine and cognitive decline in older hypertensive subjects .
International Psychogeriatrics 2011, 23 (10), 1607-1615.
Ford GA. Streamlining regulation of clinical trials - update on the Academy of Medical Sciences review and government's respone .
Trials 2011, 12 (s1), A35.
Flynn D, Rae V, Ford G, Rodgers H, Price C, Thomson R. The impact of phase one of the FAST national stroke awareness campaign: a time series evaluation .
2011, (submitted). Submitted.
Ford GA. Thrombolysis for ischaemic stroke and functional outcomes in the very elderly .
Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology 2011, 109 (s1), 51.
Ahmed N, Davalos A, Eriksson N, Ford GA, Glahn J, Hennerici M, Mikulik R, Kaste M, Lees KR, Lindsberg PJ, Toni D. Association of Admission Blood Glucose and Outcome in Patients Treated With Intravenous Thrombolysis .
Archives of Neurology 2010, 67 (9), 1123-1130.
Le Couteur D, Ford G, McLachlan A. Evidence, ethics and medication management in older people .
Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research 2010, 40 (2), 148-152.
Fletcher K, Mant J, McManus R, Campbell S, Betts J, Taylor C, Virdee S, Jowlett S, Martin U, Greenfield S, Ford G, Freemantle N, Hobbs FD. Protocol for past BP: a randomised controlled trial of different blood pressure targets for people with a history of stroke of transient ischaemic attack (TIA) in primary care .
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2010, 10 (1), 37.
Lecouturier J, Rodgers H, Murtagh MJ, White M, Ford GA, Thomson RG. Systematic review of mass media interventions designed to improve public recognition of stroke symptoms, emergency response and early treatment .10 (1), 784.
Price C, Duckett J, Cessford C, Ford GA. [abstract] The influence of paramedic assessment on the emergency transportation of stroke patients .
International Journal of Stroke 2008, 3 (s1), 243.
Ford GA. Clinical pharmacological issues in the development of acute stroke therapies .
In: British Journal of Pharmacology, Special Issue: Life Sciences . 2008, Glasgow, UK: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Stobbart L, Murtagh MJ, Louw SJ, Ford GA, Rodgers H. Consent for research in hyperacute stroke .
British Medical Journal 2006, 332 (7555), 1405-1406.
Jenkinson D, Ford GA. Research and development in stroke services is taking off in the United Kingdom .332 7537 318.
Nor AM, Shipsey D, Sen B, Davis J, Dyker AG, Louw SJ, Davis M, Ford GA. Development and validation of the ROSIER scale: A stroke recognition instrument for the emergency room .
In: Stroke . 2004, San Diego, California,: American Heart Association.
Krams M, Lees KR, Hacke W, Grieve AP, Orgogozo JM, Ford GA. Effectively bridging the preclinical/clinical gap: The results of the ASTIN trial - Response .35 (4), E81-E82.
Ford GA, Bryant CA, Mangoni AA, Jackson SHD. Stroke, dementia, and drug delivery .
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 2004, 57 (1), 15-26.
Mason JM, Dickinson HO, Ford GA, Williams B. The diabetogenic potential of thiazide-type diuretics and beta-blocker combinations in the management of hypertension .
In: British Hypertension Annual Scientific Meeting . 2004, Cambridge, UK.
Krams M, Lees KR, Hacke W, Grieve AP, Orgogozo J-M, Ford GA. Acute Stroke Therapy by Inhibition of Neutrophils (ASTIN): An Adaptive Dose-Response Study of UK-279,276 in Acute Ischemic Stroke .
Stroke 2003, 34 (11), 2543-2548.
Nor AM, Davis J, Dorman P, Dyker AG, Louw S, Davis M, Sen B, Ford GA. Changing practice in acute stroke management in accident and emergency (A and E) department: The utility of stroke recognition instrument for A and E physicians .
In: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry: Meeting of the Association of British Neurologists . 2003, Cardiff, UK: BMJ Group.
Nor AM, Ford GA. Diagnostic accuracy and clinical signs and symptoms in suspected stroke referrals from primary care doctors .
In: Stroke: 28th International Stroke Conference . 2003, Phoenix, Arizona, USA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Nicholls KA, Saxby BK, Harrington F, James OFW, Ford GA. Effects of candesartan on office and ambulatory blood pressure in hypertensive older adults .
In: Journal of Hypertension: 13th European Meeting on Hypertension . 2003, Milan, Italy: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Ltd.
Wiseman RM, Burton EJ, Saxby BK, O'Brien JT, Ford GA. Increased brain atrophy rate in older hypertensive subjects .
In: Journal of Hypertension: 13th European Meeting on Hypertension . 2003, Milan, Italy: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Ltd.
Nor AM, Ford GA. Prevalence of face arm speech test (FAST) deficits in acute stroke patients seen by ambulance Paramedics .
In: Stroke: 28th International Stroke Conference . 2003, Phoenix, Arizona, USA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Wiseman RM, Burton EJ, Barber R, O'Brien JT, Ford GA. Reduced whole brain volumes, increased white matter lesions but normal hippocampal volume in older hypertensive subjects .
In: Journal of Hypertension: 13th European Meeting on Hypertension . 2003, Milan, Italy: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Ltd.
Saxby BK, Harrington F, McKeith IG, Wesnes K, Ford GA. The effect of candesartan cilexetil on cognitive function in older adults with mild hypertension .
In: Journal of Hypertension: 13th European Meeting on Hypertension . 2003, Milan, Italy: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Saxby R, Harrington F, McKeith IG, Wesnes KA, Ford GA. The effect of candesartan on cognitive function in older adults with mild hypertension .
In: Journal of Psychopharmacology: Summer Meeting of the British Association for Psychopharmacology . 2003, Cambridge, UK: Sage Publications Ltd.
O'Brien JT, Wiseman R, Burton EJ, Barber B, Wesnes K, Saxby B, Ford GA. Cognitive associations of subcortical white matter lesions in older people .
In: Alzheimer's Disease: Vascular Etiology and Pathology . 2002, Kyoto, Japan: New York Academy of Sciences.
Harbison JA, Zammit-Maempel I, Birchall D, Gibson GJ, Ford GA. CT evidence of chronic cerebrovascular disease is associated with severity of post-stroke sleep apnea .
Stroke 2002, 33 (1), 392 abstract no. P167.
Harbison J, Ford GA, Gibson GJ. Nasal continuous positive airway pressure for sleep apnoea following stroke .
European Respiratory Journal 2002, 19 (6), 1216-1217.
Lees KR, Barer DH, Ford GA, Hacke W, Kostulas V, Sharma AK, Odergren T. Safety and tolerability of NXY-059 at higher target concentrations in acute stroke patients .
Stroke 2002, 33 (1), 410 abstract no. P267.
Harbison J, Ford GA, James OFW, Gibson GJ. Sleep-disordered breathing following acute stroke .
QJM 2002, 95 (11), 741-747.
Buck D, Jacoby A, Ford G. A study to develop and evaluate a patient-centred stroke-specific quality of life measure .
Quality of Life Newsletter 2001, 26 , 5.
Ford GA. Acute management of stroke .
British Journal of Cardiology 2001, 8 (11), 654-657.
Jeenapongsa R, Thomas TH, Ford GA. Aging and platelet GPIIb-IIIa exposure .
Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2001, 69 (2), P15-.
Jeenapongsa R, Thomas TH, Ford GA. Impaired ATP availability at adenylate cyclase site in platelets from older subjects .
Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2001, 69 (2), 14-23.
Anumba DOC, Ford GA, Robson SC. Nitric oxide signaling mechanisms in the forearm vasculature of pregnant women .
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2001, 185 (2), 420.
Harrington E, Saxby BK, Wesnes K, Ford GA. The effect of diurnal blood pressure differences on cognitive function in older hypertensives .
In: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society . 2001, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
Lees KR, Sharma AK, Barer D, Ford GA, Kostulas V, Cheng YF, Odergren T, SA-NXY-003 Investigators. Tolerability and pharmacokinetics of the nitrone NXY-059 in patients with acute stroke .
Stroke 2001, 32 (3), 675-680.
Lees KR, Dyker AG, Sharma A, Ford GA, Ardron ME, Grosset DG. Tolerability of the low-affinity, use-dependent NMDA antagonist AR-R15896AR in stroke patients: A dose-ranging study .
Stroke 2001, 32 (2), 466-472.
Wiseman RM, Barber R, O'Brien J, Ford GA. White matter lesions on magnetic resonance imaging in older hypertensives and normotensives .
In: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society . 2001, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
Harrington F, Clayton R, Saxby B, Murray A, Ford GA. Baroreflex sensitivity and blood pressure in the elderly .
J Hypertension 2000, 18 , 1-5.
Harrington F, Saxby BK, McKeith IG, Wesnes K, Ford GA. Cognitive performance in hypertensive and normotensive older subjects .
Hypertension 2000, 36 (6), 1079-1082.
Harrington F, Saxby BK, McKeith IG, Wesnes K, Ford GA. Cognitive performance in hypertensive and normotensive older subjects .
Hypertension 2000, 36 (6), 1079-1082.
Ford GA, Wood SM, Daly AK. CYP2D6 and CYP2C19 genotypes of patients with terodilin cardiotoxicity identified through the yellow card system .
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 2000, 50 (1), 77-80.
Ford GA, Wood SM, Daly A. CYP2D6 and CYP2C19 genotypes of patients with terodiline cardiotoxicity identified through the yellow card system .
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 2000, 50 (1), 77-80.
Crome P, Ford GA. Drug Therapy in an Older Population .
Majmudar NG, Robson SC, Ford GA. Effects of the Menopause, Gender, and Estrogen Replacement Therapy on Vascular Nitric Oxcide activity .
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2000, 85 (4), 1577-1583.
Majmudar NG, Robson SC, Ford GA. Effects of the menopause, gender, and estrogen replacement therapy on vascular nitric oxide activity .
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2000, 85 (4), 1577-1583.
Buck D, Massey A, Ford GA, Jacoby A. Evaluation of measures used to assess Quality of Life and Stroke .
Stroke 2000, 31 , 2004-2010.
Diener HC, Cortens M, Ford G, Grotta J, Hacke W, Kaste M, Koudstaal PJ, Wessel T. Lubeluzole in acute ischemic stroke treatment: A double-blind study with an 8-hour inclusion window comparing a 10-mg daily dose of lubeluzole with placebo .
Stroke 2000, 31 (11), 2543-2551.
Buck D, Jacoby A, Massey A, Ford G. Pre-testing items in a stroke-specific quality of life measure: the value of cognitive interviewing .
In: JOURNAL OF NEUROLINGUISTICS . 2000.
Harrington F, Murray A, Ford GA. Relationship of baroreflex sensitivity and blood pressure in an older population .
Journal of Hypertension 2000, 18 (11), 1629-1633.
Ford GA. Ageing and the baroreflex .
Age and Ageing 1999, 28 (4), 337-338.
Eccles M, Ford GA, Duggan S, Steen N. Are postal questionnaire surveys of reported activity valid? An exploration using general practitioner management of hypertension in older people .
British Journal of General Practice 1999, 49 (438), 35-38.
