Consultants

Dr Godwin Lekwuwa

Consultant Neurophysiologist

Department

Qualifications

MBBS (1981, Ibadan), MSc (Psych, Ibadan), Dip Neurol (Queen Square, London), PhD (UCL, London), FMCP (Nigeria), FWACP (West Africa), FRCP (Lond), FRCP (Edin).

Specialty Areas

Electromyography (EMG)

Electroencephalography (EEG)

Evoke potentials (EPs)

Cerebral Control of eye movements

Other Professional Roles/Awards/Esteem Markers

Honorary Senior Lecturer appointment in the Mental Health and Neural Systems Research Unit, Psychology Department, Lancaster University.

Languages Spoken

English

Igbo

Publications

Elevated Cerebrospinal fluid protein in diabetic lumbosacral plexus neuropathy, Quarterly Journal of Medicine, 2011, Sep 14 [Epub ahead of print]. 
Imtiaz KE, Lekwuwa G, Kaimal N, Rai M, Nafeez M, Majeed T. 

Rapidly progressive polyneuropathy due to dry beriberi in a man: a case report. J Med Case Reports. 2010 Dec 21;4:409.
Howard AJ, Kulkarni O, Lekwuwa G, Emsley HC. 

Diaphragmatic involvement without bulbar dysfunction or features to suggest amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in brachial amyotrophic diplegia.
Muscle Nerve. 2009 Dec;40(6):1066-7. No abstract available. 
Ramdass R, Lekwuwa GU, Mitchell D.

Social support and psychological outcome in people with Parkinson's disease: evidence for a specific pattern of associations. Br. J of Clinical Psychology 2006; 45: 585 - 590
Simpson J, Haines KJ, Wardle J, Lekwuwa GU, Crawford T.5. Crawford TJ, Bennet D, Lekwuwa G, Shaunak S, Deakin JF.

Progressive bradykinesia and hypokinesia of ocular pursuit in Parkinson’s disease. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 1999; 66: 746 - 753
Lekwuwa GU, Barnes GR, Collins CJS, Limousin P.

Cerebral control of eye movements: The relationship between cerebral lesion sites and smooth pursuit deficits. Brain 1996; 119: 473 - 490
Lekwuwa GU, Barnes GR.

Cerebral control of eye movements: Timing of anticipatory eye movements, predictive pursuit and phase errors in focal cerebral lesions. Brain 1996; 119: 491 - 505
Lekwuwa GU, Barnes GR.

Comparison of smooth and saccadic components of ocular tracking in patients with cerebral and cerebellar lesions. J. Physiol (London) 1996; 491: 74 - 75p
Lekwuwa GU, Barnes GR.

Effects of prediction on smooth pursuit velocity gain in cerebellar patients and controls. In: Findlay J, Walker R, Kentridge RW (eds) Eye movement research: processes, mechanisms, and applications. Elsevier Science Publishers. BV, 1995; pp 119-12
Lekwuwa G, Barnes G, Grealy M.

Timing of predictive and non-predictive smooth pursuit eye movements in patients with cerebral and cerebellar lesions. Japanese journal of Physiology 1995; 45 (suppl. 2): S60
Barnes GR, Lekwuwa, GU.

Autopsy survey for Alzheimer’s disease in Nigerian Africans: a preliminary report. African J. Med. and Med. Sci. 1995; 24(1): 75 - 79
Osuntokun BO, Ogunniyi A, Junaid TA, Lekwuwa UG.

Cerebral  Hemispheric Asymmetry in the Control of Smooth Pursuit Eye Movements. Abstract, XVth World Congress of Neurology, Vancouver, Canada: The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences 1993; 20 [supplement 4]: S 25.
Lekwuwa  GU, Barnes GR, Grealy MA.     

Acute Intermittent Porphyria in Nigerians: a rare disease or a low index of suspicion. Tropical and Geographical Medicine 1991; 43[3]: 310-313.
Lekwuwa GU, Ogunniyi AO, Orubo C.

Antiepileptic Drugs and Teratogenicity in Nigerians. Trans. Roy. Soc. Trop. Med. & Hyg. 1995; 89(2): 227
Lekwuwa GU, Adewole IF, Thompson MO.

Atypical presentations of the Guillain-Barres syndrome. Orient journal of Med. 1991; 3: 224-228.
Lekwuwa GU.

The Influence of Education on aspects of cognitive functions in non-demented elderly Nigerians. Neuro-epidemiology 1991; 10: 246-250.
Ogunniyi AO, Lekwuwa UG, Osuntokun BO.

Screening for dementia in elderly Nigerians. Results of the Pilot Test of a new Instrument. East Afr. Med. j. 1991; 68(6):448-454.
Ogunniyi AO, Osuntokun BO, Lekwuwa GU.

Rarity of dementia [by DSM-111-R] in an urban community in Nigeria. East Afr. Med. j. 1992; 69(2): 64-68.
Ogunniyi AO, Lekwuwa GU, Osuntokun BO, Falope ZF:

Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum in Nigerians. Int. j. Dermatol.1991; 30: 377-379.
Alabi GO, George AO, Lekwuwa GU.

Cross Cultural Studies in Alzheimers Disease. Ethnicity and Disease 1992; 2:352-357.
Osuntokun BO, Hendrie HC, Ogunniyi AO, Hall KS, Lekwuwa GU, et al.

Alzheimers Disease in Nigerians. Afr. j. Med. and Med. Sci. 1992; 21 [2]: 71-77.
Osuntokun BO, Ogunniyi AO, Lekwuwa GU.

Epidemiology of dementia  in Nigerian Africans. Advances in Neurology. Proceedings of the X1Vth  World Congress of Neurology, New Delhi. 1990: pp. 331-342.
Osuntokun BO, Ogunniyi AO, Lekwuwa GU, Junaid TA, Adeuja AOG, Bademosi O.

Coexistence of Vitiligo and Malignant Melanoma - a case report. West Afr. j. Med. 1991; 10[1]: 443-446.
Alabi GO, Falope ZF, Lekwuwa GU.

Epidemiology of age-related Dementias in the third  world and etiological clues of Alzheimers disease. Trop. and Geogr. Med.  1991; 43: 345-351.
Osuntokun BO, Ogunniyi AO, Lekwuwa GU,  Oyediran ABOO.

Clinically diagnosed dementing illnesses in Ibadan, features, types and associated conditions. African  j. Med. and Med. Sci. 1993; 22(3):61- 64
Ogunniyi AO, Lekwuwa GU, Falope ZF, Osuntokun BO.

Recent advances in Neurosciences. Dokita 1990; 19[1]: 1-11
Ogunniyi AO, Lekwuwa GU, Falope ZF.

Pursuit-optokinesis interaction pattern in patients with focal cerebral lesions. J. vestibular research 1996; 6 (suppl. 4S): S53
Lekwuwa GU, Barnes GR.

Progressive bradykinesia and hypokinesia of ocular pursuit in Parkinson’s disease. Movement Disorders 1997; 12 (Suppl 1): p053
Lekwuwa GU, Barnes GR, Collins CJS, Limousin P.

Lesions of MT/MST areas do not impair anticipatory ocular pursuit in humans. Neuro-ophthalmology 1997; 18 (1) Suppl. S34 
Lekwuwa GU, Barnes GR.

 Abstracts/conference papers

Epidemiologic studies of Dementia of the elderly in a developing country Nigeria. Presented at the 43rd Annual American Academy of Neurology Meeting. April 1991.
Ogunniyi AO, Osuntokun BO, Lekwuwa GU.

Effect of Prediction on smooth pursuit velocity gain in cerebellar patients and controls. Proc. 7th European Conference on Eye Movements, University of Durham, UK. sept. 1993.
Lekwuwa GU, Barnes GR, Grealy MA.  

Cerebral Hemispheric Asymmetry in the Control of Smooth Pursuit Eye Movements. Abstract, XVth World Congress of Neurology, Vancouver, Canada: The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences 1993; 20 [supplement 4]: S 25.
Lekwuwa  GU, Barnes GR, Grealy MA.

Smooth Pursuit Asymmetry in Fronto-parietal lesions compared with Temporo-occipito-parietal lesions. Abstract, 32nd International Congress of Physiological Sciences, Glasgow, Aug. 1993
Lekwuwa GU, Barnes GR, Grealy MA.

Timing of predictive and non-predictive smooth pursuit eye movements in patients with cerebral and cerebellar lesions. Abstracts, the second joint meeting of the physiological societies of Japan, UK, and Eire. Okazaki symposium, 1995, March 27-28, P. 128.
Barnes, GR; Lekwuwa, GU.

Bidirectional pursuit deficits can be associated with focal unilateral lesions in the cerebral network for directed attention. Abstracts, Eight European Conference on Eye movements (ECEM_8), University of Derby, UK, 6 - 9th September 1995: p 45. 
Lekwuwa  GU, Barnes GR.

Comparison of smooth and saccadic components of ocular tracking in patients with cerebral and cerebellar lesions. Physiological Society Meeting, Kings College London, 19 - 21 Dec 1995 
Lekwuwa GU, Barnes GR.

Pursuit-optokinesis interaction pattern in patients with focal cerebral lesions. Abstract 11th International Neuro-ophthalmology Symposium (INOS), Darling Harbour Sydney Australia 13th - 16th August 1996
Lekwuwa GU, Barnes GR.

The comparison of predictive and non-predictive smooth pursuit in patients with cerebral and cerebellar lesions. Joint Session of the 19th Barany Society Meeting and the 11th International Neuro-ophthalmology Symposium. Darling Habour, Sydney, Australia 11th - 13th august 1996.
Barnes GR, Lekwuwa GU.

Occipito-temporal lesions do not impair anticipatory ocular pursuit in humans. Proceedings 3rd Society of Neurosciences of Africa Conference, and 1st IBRO regional Conference, Capetown 21 - 26th April 1997
Lekwuwa GU, Barnes GR.