Jessica Lo | Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA)

Jess is a research associate at the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) within the School of Psychiatry. She is the Study Coordinator for the STROKOG consortium.

Jess is a biostatistician, with a MSc in Medical Statistics from the London School and Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in London. She previously worked as a medical statistician at King's College London on various clincal trials and observational studies.

Current project

Profile and risk factors of post-stroke cognitive impairment in diverse geographical and ethno-racial groups: an individual participant data meta-analysis from the STROKOG consortium

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Publications by Jessica Lo

Journal articles31
- Chinnappa-Quinn L; Makkar SR; Bennett M; Lam BCP; Lo JW; Kochan NA; Crawford JD; Sachdev PS, 2022, 'Is hospitalization a risk factor for cognitive decline in older age adults?', International Psychogeriatrics, vol. 34, pp. 963 - 980, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1041610220001763
- Betrouni N; Jiang J; Duering M; Georgakis MK; Oestreich L; Sachdev PS; O'Sullivan M; Wright P; Lo JW; Bordet R, 2022, 'Texture Features of Magnetic Resonance Images Predict Poststroke Cognitive Impairment: Validation in a Multicenter Study', Stroke, vol. 53, pp. 3446 - 3454, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.122.039732
- Lo JW; Crawford JD; Desmond DW; Bae HJ; Lim JS; Godefroy O; Roussel M; Kang Y; Jahng S; Köhler S; Staals J; Verhey F; Chen C; Xu X; Chong EJ; Kandiah N; Yatawara C; Bordet R; Dondaine T; Mendyk AM; Brodaty H; Traykov L; Mehrabian S; Petrova N; Kim KW; Bae JB; Han JW; Lipnicki DM; Lam B; Sachdev PS, 2022, 'Long-Term Cognitive Decline After Stroke: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis', Stroke, vol. 53, pp. 1318 - 1327, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.035796
- Leung Y; Barzilai N; Batko-Szwaczka A; Beker N; Boerner K; Brayne C; Brodaty H; Cheung KSL; Corrada MM; Crawford JD; Galbussera AA; Gondo Y; Holstege H; Hulsman M; Ishioka YL; Jopp D; Kawas CH; Kaye J; Kochan NA; Lau BHP; Lipnicki DM; Lo JW; Lucca U; Makkar SR; Marcon G; Martin P; Meguro K; Milman S; Poon LW; Recchia A; Ribeiro O; Riva E; Rott C; Sikkes SAM; Skoog I; Stephan B; Szewieczek J; Teixeira L; Tettamanti M; Wilczyński K; Sachdev P, 2022, 'Cognition, function, and prevalent dementia in centenarians and near-centenarians: An individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis of 18 studies', Alzheimer's and Dementia, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/alz.12828
- Peacock JL; Lo J; Rees JR; Sauzet O, 2021, 'Minimal clinically important difference in means in vulnerable populations: Challenges and solutions', BMJ Open, vol. 11, pp. e052338, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052338
- Khorshidi F; Poljak A; Liu Y; Lo JW; Crawford JD; Sachdev PS, 2021, 'Resveratrol: A “miracle” drug in neuropsychiatry or a cognitive enhancer for mice only? A systematic review and meta-analysis', Ageing Research Reviews, vol. 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arr.2020.101199
- Makkar SR; Lipnicki DM; Crawford JD; Kochan NA; Castro-Costa E; Lima-Costa MF; Diniz BS; Brayne C; Stephan B; Matthews F; Llibre-Rodriguez JJ; Llibre-Guerra JJ; Valhuerdi-Cepero AJ; Lipton RB; Katz MJ; Zammit A; Ritchie K; Carles S; Carriere I; Scarmeas N; Yannakoulia M; Kosmidis M; Lam L; Fung A; Chan WC; Guaita A; Vaccaro R; Davin A; Kim KW; Han JW; Suh SW; Riedel-Heller SG; Roehr S; Pabst A; Ganguli M; Hughes TF; Jacobsen EP; Anstey KJ; Cherbuin N; Haan MN; Aiello AE; Dang K; Kumagai S; Narazaki K; Chen S; Ng TP; Gao Q; Nyunt MSZ; Meguro K; Yamaguchi S; Ishii H; Lobo A; Lobo Escolar E; De la Cámara C; Brodaty H; Trollor JN; Leung Y; Lo JW; Sachdev P, 2020, 'Education and the moderating roles of age, sex, ethnicity and apolipoprotein epsilon 4 on the risk of cognitive impairment', Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, vol. 91, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2020.104112
- Makkar SR; Lipnicki DM; Crawford JD; Kochan NA; Castro-Costa E; Lima-Costa MF; Diniz BS; Brayne C; Stephan B; Matthews F; Llibre-Rodriguez JJ; Llibre-Guerra JJ; Valhuerdi-Cepero AJ; Lipton RB; Katz MJ; CuilingWang ; Ritchie K; Carles S; Carriere I; Scarmeas N; Yannakoulia M; Kosmidis M; Lam L; Chan WC; Fung A; Guaita A; Vaccaro R; Davin A; Kim KW; Han JW; Suh SW; Riedel-Heller SG; Roehr S; Pabst A; Ganguli M; Hughes TF; Snitz B; Anstey KJ; Cherbuin N; Easteal S; Haan MN; Aiello AE; Dang K; Ng TP; Gao Q; Nyunt MSZ; Brodaty H; Trollor JN; Leung Y; Lo JW; Sachdev P, 2020, 'APOE ε4 and the influence of sex, age, vascular risk factors, and ethnicity on cognitive decline', Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, vol. 75, pp. 1863 - 1873, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glaa116
- Tang EYH; Price CI; Robinson L; Exley C; Desmond DW; Köhler S; Staals J; Yin Ka Lam B; Wong A; Mok V; Bordet R; Bordet A-M; Dondaine T; Lo JW; Sachdev PS; Stephan BCM, 2020, 'Assessing the Predictive Validity of Simple Dementia Risk Models in Harmonized Stroke Cohorts', Stroke, pp. 2095 - 2102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/strokeaha.120.027473
- Kaur G; Poljak A; Braidy N; Crawford JD; Lo J; Sachdev PS, 2020, 'Fluid Biomarkers and APOE Status of Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Variants: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis', Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, pp. 1 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/jad-200052
- Lo JW; Crawford JD; Samaras K; Desmond DW; Köhler S; Staals J; Verhey FRJ; Bae HJ; Lee KJ; Kim BJ; Bordet R; Cordonnier C; Dondaine T; Mendyk AM; Lee BC; Yu KH; Lim JS; Kandiah N; Chander RJ; Yatawara C; Lipnicki DM; Sachdev PS, 2020, 'Association of Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes with Cognitive Function after Stroke: A STROKOG Collaboration Study', Stroke, vol. 51, pp. 1640 - 1646, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.119.028428
- Bae JB; Lipnicki DM; Han JW; Sachdev PS; Kim TH; Kwak KP; Kim BJ; Kim SG; Kim JL; Moon SW; Park JH; Ryu S-H; Youn JC; Lee DY; Lee DW; Lee SB; Lee JJ; Jhoo JH; Llibre-Rodriguez JJ; Llibre-Guerra JJ; Valhuerdi-Cepero AJ; Ritchie K; Ancelin M-L; Carriere I; Skoog I; Najar J; Sterner TR; Scarmeas N; Yannakoulia M; Dardiotis E; Meguro K; Kasai M; Nakamura K; Riedel-Heller S; Roehr S; Pabst A; van Boxtel M; Köhler S; Ding D; Zhao Q; Liang X; Scazufca M; Lobo A; De-la-Cámara C; Lobo E; Kim KW, 2020, 'Does parity matter in women’s risk of dementia? A COSMIC collaboration cohort study', BMC Medicine, vol. 18, pp. 210 - 210, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-020-01671-1
- Lo JW; Crawford JD; Desmond DW; Godefroy O; Jokinen H; Mahinrad S; Bae HJ; Lim JS; Köhler S; Douven E; Staals J; Chen C; Xu X; Chong EJ; Akinyemi RO; Kalaria RN; Ogunniyi A; Barbay M; Roussel M; Lee BC; Srikanth VK; Moran C; Kandiah N; Chander RJ; Sabayan B; Jukema JW; Melkas S; Erkinjuntti T; Brodaty H; Bordet R; Bombois S; Hénon H; Lipnicki DM; Kochan NA; Sachdev PS, 2019, 'Profile of and risk factors for poststroke cognitive impairment in diverse ethnoregional groups', Neurology, vol. 93, pp. E2257 - E2271, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000008612
- Lipnicki DM; Makkar SR; Crawford JD; Thalamuthu A; Kochan NA; Lima-Costa MF; Castro-Costa E; Ferri CP; Brayne C; Stephan B; Llibre-Rodriguez JJ; Llibre-Guerra JJ; Valhuerdi-Cepero AJ; Lipton RB; Katz MJ; Derby CA; Ritchie K; Ancelin M-L; Carrière I; Scarmeas N; Yannakoulia M; Hadjigeorgiou GM; Lam L; Chan W-C; Fung A; Guaita A; Vaccaro R; Davin A; Kim KW; Han JW; Suh SW; Riedel-Heller SG; Roehr S; Pabst A; van Boxtel M; Köhler S; Deckers K; Ganguli M; Jacobsen EP; Hughes TF; Anstey KJ; Cherbuin N; Haan MN; Aiello AE; Dang K; Kumagai S; Chen T; Narazaki K; Ng TP; Gao Q; Nyunt MSZ; Scazufca M; Brodaty H; Numbers K; Trollor JN; Meguro K; Yamaguchi S; Ishii H; Lobo A; Lopez-Anton R; Santabárbara J; Leung Y; Lo JW; Popovic G; Sachdev PS, 2019, 'Determinants of cognitive performance and decline in 20 diverse ethno-regional groups: A COSMIC collaboration cohort study', PLOS Medicine, vol. 16, pp. e1002853 - e1002853, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002853
- Lo J; Zivanovic S; Lunt A; Alcazar-Paris M; Andradi G; Thomas M; Marlow N; Calvert S; Peacock J; Greenough A, 2018, 'Longitudinal assessment of lung function in extremely prematurely born children', Pediatric Pulmonology, vol. 53, pp. 324 - 331, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppul.23933
- Qin G; Lo JW; Marlow N; Calvert SA; Greenough A; Peacock JL, 2017, 'Postnatal dexamethasone, respiratory and neurodevelopmental outcomes at two years in babies born extremely preterm', PLoS ONE, vol. 12, pp. e0181176, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0181176
- Ostermann M; Ayis S; Tuddenham E; Lo J; Lei K; Smith J; Sanderson B; Moran C; Collinson P; Peacock J; Rhodes A; Treacher D, 2017, 'Cardiac Troponin Release is Associated with Biomarkers of Inflammation and Ventricular Dilatation during Critical Illness', Shock, vol. 47, pp. 702 - 708, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/SHK.0000000000000811
- Sachdev PS; Lo JW; Crawford JD; Mellon L; Hickey A; Williams D; Bordet R; Mendyk AM; Gelé P; Deplanque D; Bae HJ; Lim JS; Brodtmann A; Werden E; Cumming T; K€ohler S; Verhey FRJ; Dong YH; Tan HH; Chen C; Xin X; Kalaria RN; Allan LM; Akinyemi RO; Ogunniyi A; Klimkowicz-Mrowiec A; Dichgans M; Wollenweber FA; Zietemann V; Hoffmann M; Desmond DW; Linden T; Blomstrand C; Fagerberg B; Skoog I; Godefroy O; Barbay M; Roussel M; Lee BC; Yu KH; Wardlaw J; Makin SJ; Doubal FN; Chappell FM; Srikanth VK; Thrift AG; Donnan GA; Kandiah N; Chander RJ; Lin X; Cordonnier C; Moulin S; Rossi C; Sabayan B; Stott DJ; Jukema JW; Melkas S; Jokinen H; Erkinjuntti T; Mok VCT; Wong A; Lam BYK; Leys D; Hénon H; Bombois S; Lipnicki DM; Kochan NA, 2017, 'STROKOG (stroke and cognition consortium): An international consortium to examine the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of neurocognitive disorders in relation to cerebrovascular disease', Alzheimer's and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Disease Monitoring, vol. 7, pp. 11 - 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dadm.2016.10.006
- Lo JW; Bunce C; Charteris D; Banerjee P; Phillips R; Cornelius VR, 2016, 'A phase III, multi-centre, double-masked randomised controlled trial of adjunctive intraocular and peri-ocular steroid (triamcinolone acetonide) versus standard treatment in eyes undergoing vitreoretinal surgery for open globe trauma (ASCOT): Statistical analysis plan', Trials, vol. 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-016-1464-4
- Banerjee PJ; Cornelius VR; Phillips R; Lo JW; Bunce C; Kelly J; Murphy C; Edwards RT; Robertson EL; Charteris DG, 2016, 'Adjunctive intraocular and peri-ocular steroid (triamcinolone acetonide) versus standard treatment in eyes undergoing vitreoretinal surgery for open globe trauma (ASCOT): Study protocol for a phase III, multi-centre, double-masked randomised controlled trial', Trials, vol. 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-016-1445-7
- Lourenço-Matharu L; Papineni McIntosh A; Lo JW, 2016, 'Predicting children’s behaviour during dental treatment under oral sedation', European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry, vol. 17, pp. 157 - 163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40368-015-0205-9
- Parad RB; Davis JM; Lo J; Thomas M; Marlow N; Calvert S; Peacock JL; Greenough A, 2015, 'Prediction of respiratory outcome in extremely low gestational age infants', Neonatology, vol. 107, pp. 241 - 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000369878
- Zivanovic S; Peacock J; Alcazar-Paris M; Lo JW; Lunt A; Marlow N; Calvert S; Greenough A, 2015, 'Late Outcomes of a Randomized Trial of High-Frequency Oscillation in Neonates', Obstetric Anesthesia Digest, vol. 35, pp. 43 - 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.aoa.0000460415.48906.43
- Peacock JL; Lo JW; Sauzet O, 2015, 'Making core outcomes more clinically meaningful: 2-for-the-price-of-1 with a distributional approach', Trials, vol. 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-16-s1-p16
- Drysdale SB; Lo J; Prendergast M; Alcazar M; Wilson T; Zuckerman M; Smith M; Broughton S; Rafferty GF; Peacock JL; Johnston SL; Greenough A, 2014, 'Lung function of preterm infants before and after viral infections', European Journal of Pediatrics, vol. 173, pp. 1497 - 1504, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00431-014-2343-1
- Partridge JSL; Dhesi JK; Cross JD; Lo JW; Taylor PR; Bell R; Martin FC; Harari D, 2014, 'The prevalence and impact of undiagnosed cognitive impairment in older vascular surgical patients', Journal of Vascular Surgery, vol. 60, pp. 1002 - 1011.e3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2014.04.041
- Ostermann M; Lo J; Toolan M; Tuddenham E; Sanderson B; Lei K; Smith J; Griffiths A; Webb I; Coutts J; Chambers J; Collinson P; Peacock J; Bennett D; Treacher D, 2014, 'A prospective study of the impact of serial troponin measurements on the diagnosis of myocardial infarction and hospital and six-month mortality in patients admitted to ICU with non-cardiac diagnoses', Critical Care, vol. 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc13818
- Zivanovic S; Peacock J; Alcazar-Paris M; Lo JW; Lunt A; Marlow N; Calvert S; Greenough A, 2014, 'Late outcomes of a randomized trial of high-frequency oscillation in neonates', New England Journal of Medicine, vol. 370, pp. 1121 - 1130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1309220
- Greenough A; Peacock J; Zivanovic S; Alcazar-Paris M; Lo J; Marlow N; Calvert S, 2014, 'United Kingdom Oscillation Study: Long-term outcomes of a randomised trial of two modes of neonatal ventilation', Health Technology Assessment, vol. 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.3310/hta18410
- Peacock JL; Lo JW; D'Costa W; Calvert S; Marlow N; Greenough A, 2013, 'Respiratory morbidity at follow-up of small-for-gestational-Age infants born very prematurely', Pediatric Research, vol. 73, pp. 457 - 463, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/pr.2012.201
- Lo J; Lei K; Webb I; Coutts J; Chambers J; Griffiths A; Smith J; Connell E; Collinson P; Peacock J; Treacher D; Ostermann M, 2013, 'Myocardial injury in critically ill patients admitted with noncardiac diagnoses', Critical Care, vol. 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc12172
Conference Papers1
- Harris C; Zivanovic S; Alcazar-Paris M; Lo J; Lunt A; Marlow N; Calvert S; Peacock J; Greenough A, 2016, 'Postnatal corticosteroids and lung function at school age in very prematurely born infants', in 7.5 Neonatology and Paediatric Intensive Care, European Respiratory Society, presented at ERS International Congress 2016 abstracts, http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/13993003.congress-2016.oa247
Conference Abstracts3
- Lo JW; Crawford JD; Desmond DW; Godefroy O; Jokinen H; Mahinrad S; Bae H-J; Lim J-S; Koehler S; Douven E; Staals J; Chen C; Xu X; Chong E; Akinyemi RO; Kalaria RN; Ogunniyi A; Barbay M; Roussel M; Lee B-C; Srikanth VK; Moran C; Kandiah N; Chander RJ; Sabayan B; Jukema W; Melkas S; Erkinjuntti T; Brodaty H; Bordet R; Bombois S; Hénon H; Lipnicki DM; Kochan NA; Sachdev PS, 2019, 'Profile of and risk factors for post-stroke cognitive impairment in diverse ethno-regional groups [Abstract O4-03-04]', in Alzheimer's & Dementia, Elsevier BV, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Vol. 15, pp. P1236 - P1236, presented at Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2019, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 14 July 2019 - 16 July 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2019.06.4755
- Lo JW; Crawford JD; Sachdev P, 2018, 'The relationship of vascular risk factors with post-stroke cognitive function: an individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis from the STROKOG (Stroke and Cognition) consortium [Abstract]', in NHMRC National Institute for Dementia Research (NNIDR) Australian Dementia Forum Abstracts, Sydney, Australia, pp. 77 - 77, presented at Australian Dementia Forum 2018, Sydney, Australia, 03 June 2018 - 05 June 2018
- Lo JL; Crawford JD; Jokinen H; Mahinrad S; Desmond DW; Akinyemi RO; Bae H-J; Bordet R; Chen C; Godefroy O; Kandiah N; Koehler S; Lee B-C; Srikanth V; Sachdev PS, 2017, 'The Relationship of Hypertension, Diabetes and Other Vascular Risk Factors with Poststroke Cognitive Function: The Strokog (Stroke and Cognition) Consortium [Poster Abstract P2-551]', in Alzheimer's and Dementia, Elsevier, London, UK, Vol. 13, pp. P855 - P856, presented at Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2017, London, UK, 16 July 2017 - 20 July 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2017.06.1209
Preprints1
- Sachdev P; Mohan A; Cheah SL; Takacs A; Lo J; Koncz R; Crawford J, 2022, Development and clinimetric testing of the Unified Drug-Induced Movement Disorders Scale (UDIMS), http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2022.03.21.22272729