Caroline McHutchison (BSc, MSc, PhD)
ALS Association Postdoctoral Fellow

- Psychology
- School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences
Contact details
Address
- Street
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Psychology Building
- City
- 7 George Square, Edinburgh
- Post code
- EH8 9JZ
Background
I'm a neuropsychologist with over 10 years of experience in research and strong UK and International collaborations. I'm passionate about understanding the onset and progression of cognitive and behavioural dysfunction across the disease course in motor neuron disease, frontotemporal dementia, and other neurodegenerative disorders and how these relate to clinical factors including gene status and psychiatric symptoms. I have experience in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate student’s methods of advanced neuropsychological assessment, statistical analysis, and statistical programming. I provides mentorship to MSc students on dissertation projects and training and support to research staff at collaborative sites in the USA and South Africa.
Qualifications
PhD (Psychology) - University of Edinburgh, UK - 2015-2020
MSc Human Cognitive Neuropsychology - University of Edinburgh, UK - 2012-2013
BSc Psychology (Honours) - Curtin University of Technology, Australia - 2006-2009
Responsibilities & affiliations
Graduate member of The British Psychological Society.
British Neuropsychological Society
Euan MacDonald Centre, University of Edinburgh
Research summary
Understanding the onset and progression of cognitive and behavioural dysfunction across the disease course in motor neuron disease, frontotemporal dementia, and other neurodegenerative disorders and how these relate to clinical factors including gene status and psychiatric symptoms.
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Mild motor impairment as prodromal state in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A new diagnostic entity
In:
Brain, vol. 145, pp. 3500-3508
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awac185
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Impact of Small Vessel Disease Progression on Long-term Cognitive and Functional Changes After Stroke
In:
Neurology, vol. 98, pp. E1459-E1469
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000200005
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Preventing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: iInsights from pre-symptomatic neurodegenerative diseases
In:
Brain, vol. 145, pp. 27–44
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awab404
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Cilostazol for Secondary Prevention of Stroke and Cognitive Decline: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
In:
Stroke, vol. 51, pp. 2374-2385
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.029454
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Relationship between neuropsychiatric disorders and cognitive and behavioural change in MND
(9 pages)
In:
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, vol. 91, pp. 245-253
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2019-321737
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Stability of estimated premorbid cognitive ability over time after minor stroke and its relationship with post-stroke cognitive ability
In:
Brain Sciences, vol. 9, pp. 1-15
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci9050117
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Functional, cognitive and physical outcomes 3 years after minor lacunar or cortical ischaemic stroke
(8 pages)
In:
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, vol. 90, pp. 436-443
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2018-319134
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Cognitive ability, education and socioeconomic status in childhood and risk of post-stroke depression in later life: A systematic review and meta-analysis
In:
PLoS ONE
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0200525
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
The relation between total cerebral small vessel disease burden and gait impairment in patients with minor stroke
In:
International Journal of Stroke, vol. 13, pp. 518-524
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1747493017730780
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Education, socioeconomic status, and intelligence in childhood and stroke risk in later life: A Meta-analysis
In:
Epidemiology, vol. 28
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/EDE.0000000000000675
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Early life risk factors for cerebrovascular disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis
In:
Neurology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000003687
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Early life characteristics and late life burden of cerebral small vessel disease in the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936
In:
Aging, vol. 8, pp. 2039-2061
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.101043
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Early life risk factors for stroke and cognitive impairment
In:
Current Epidemiology Reports, vol. 2, pp. 172-179
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40471-015-0051-7
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)