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Dr. Anoushka Alwis

Dr. Anoushka Alwis

Paediatric Neurology

Great Ormond Street Hospital

Pediatric neurologist specialized in headache and neurovascular disorders.


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Dr. Anoushka Alwis

Dr Anoushka Alwis is a Paediatric Neurology clinician at Great Ormond Street Hospital whose work spans acute neurology and paediatric neurovascular presentations, including suspected childhood stroke and transient focal neurological deficits.

Education & training: MBChB and MRCPCH with specialty training posts in paediatric neurology and experience as a clinical fellow and registrar at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Clinical interests: Emergency presentations of paresis and seizures, paediatric stroke pathways and differential diagnosis of focal neurological symptoms in children.

Research, teaching & leadership: Authorship on reviews of monogenic stroke syndromes in children and contributions to departmental teaching and study days on acute paediatric neurology.

Service & systems: Supports protocolised assessment and escalation for suspected paediatric stroke in collaboration with neuroradiology and PICU, with emphasis on timely imaging and safeguarding considerations.

Selected publications & contributions: Educational outputs on childhood 'brain attacks' and acute neurology decision-making for paediatric services.

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