Research Publications

Controversies in the detection of neural autoantibodies

Pettingill P, Chang T, Irani S, Waters P.

Advances in Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation 2016;16(2):5-7

Publication year: 2016

Chronic Musculoskeletal Disabilities following Snake Envenoming in Sri Lanka: A Population-Based Study

Research Publications

Jayawardana S, Gnanathasan A, Arambepola C, Chang T.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2016;10(11): e0005103. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0005103

Publication year: 2016

A rare c. 183_187dupCTCAC mutation of the acetylcholine receptor CHRNE gene in a South Asian female with congenital myasthenic syndrome: a case report

Research Publications

Chang T, Cossins J, Beeson D.

BMC Neurology 2016;1:195.

Publication year: 2016

Spontaneous intracranial hypotension presenting as thunderclap headache: a case report

Research Publications

Chang T, Rodrigo C, Samarakoon L.

BMC Research Notes 2015;8:108

Publication year: 2015

Prevalance of stroke and its risk factors in urban Sri Lanka: a population-based study

Research Publications

Chang T, Gajasinghe S, Arambepola C.

Stroke 2015;46:2965-2968

Publication year: 2015

Mucormycosis – deadly disease and deadly treatment

Research Publications

Weeratunga P, Rathnayake G. Chang T.

Sri Lanka Journal of Neurology 2015; 4: 30 – 31

Publication year: 2015

Gaze palsy, hypogeusia and a probable association with miscarriage of pregnancy - the expanding clinical spectrum of non-opticospinal neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders: a case report

Research Publications

Chang T, Withana M.

BMC Research Notes 2015;8:36

Publication year: 2015

Friendly fire on neurons: Antibody mediated diseases of the nervous system

Research Publications

Chang T.

Ceylon Medical Journal 2015;60(4):121-125

Publication year: 2015

Emergence of human West Nile Virus infection in Sri Lanka

Research Publications

Lohitharajah J, Malavige GN, Chua AJS, Ng ML, Arambepola C, Chang T.

BMC Infectious Diseases 2015;15:305

Publication year: 2015

Dengue fever presenting with acute cerebellitis

Research Publications

Withana M, Rodrigo C, Chang T, Karunanayake P, Rajapakse S.

BMC Research Notes 2014;7:125

Publication year: 2014

Cyclophosphamide-induced posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES): a case report

Research Publications

Jayaweera JL, Withana MR1, Dalpatadu, C K, Beligaswatta CD, Rajapakse T, Jayasinghe S, Chang T.

J Medical Case Reports 2014 Dec 18;8:442. doi: 10.1186/1752-1947-8-442

Publication year: 2014

Clinical and serological study of myasthenia gravis using both radioimmunoprecipitation and cell-based assays in a South Asian population.

Research Publications

Chang T, Leite MI, Senanayake S, Gunaratne PS, Gamage R, Riffsy MT, Jacobson LW, Adhikari M, Perera S, Vincent A

Journal of the Neurological Science 2014;343:82-87

Publication year: 2014

Cerebral infarction 3 weeks after intravenous immunoglobulin for Miller Fisher syndrome

Research Publications

Chang T, de Alwis JS, Samarasekara N, Rajapakse S.

J Medical Case Reports 2014;8(1):100

Publication year: 2014

Serum IL-10 as a marker of severe Dengue infection

Research Publications

Malavige GN, Gomes L, Alles L, Chang T, Salimi M, Fernando S, Nanayakkara KD, Jayaratne S, Ogg GS.

BMC Infect Dis 2013;13(1):341

Publication year: 2013

Neuronal Surface and GAD autoantibodies in non-paraneoplastic stiff person syndrome

Research Publications

Chang T, Alexopolous H, McMenamin M, Alexander S, Deacon R, Erdelyi F, Szabo G, Lang B, Blaes F, Brown P, Vincent A.

JAMA Neurology 2013;70(9):1140-1149

Publication year: 2013

Immunization against GAD induces antibody binding to GAD-independent antigens and brainstem GABAergic neuronal loss

Research Publications

Chang T, Alexopoulos H, Pettingill P, McMenamin M, Deacon R, Erdelyi F, Szabo G,Buckley CJ, Vincent, A.

PLOS ONE 2013; 8(9), e72921

Publication year: 2013

Hydrogen sulphide inhalational toxicity at a petroleum refinery in Sri Lanka: a case series of seven survivors following an industrial accident and a brief review of medical literature

Research Publications

Shivanthan MC, Perera H, Jayasinghe S, Karunanayake P, Chang T, Ruwanpathirana S, Jayasinghe N, De Silva Y, Jayaweerabandara D

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2013, 8:9 doi:10.1186/1745-6673-8-9

Publication year: 2013

Cortical-hand syndrome

Research Publications

Dasanayake U, Chang T.

Sri Lanka Journal of Neurology 2013; 2: 21 – 22

Publication year: 2013

Two patients with neuromyelitis optica but contrasting clinical courses.

Research Publications

Chang T, Riffsy MTM, Gunaratne PS.

Sri Lanka Journal of Neurology 2012;1:54-56

Publication year: 2012

Treatment responsive, reversible, autoimmune encephalitis in a child

Research Publications

Wanigasinghe J, Chang T, Vincent A.

Ceylon Medical Journal 2012;57:90-91

Publication year: 2012

Redefining transient ischaemic attack

Research Publications

Chang T.

Sri Lanka Journal of Neurology 2012;1:39-40

Publication year: 2012

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome as the first manifestation of chronic kidney disease

Research Publications

Chang T, Lanerolle RD.

Ceylon Medical Journal 2012;57(1):40-1

Publication year: 2012

Pathogenicity of autoantibodies in neurological disorders

Research Publications

Chang T.

Journal of the Ceylon College of Physicians 2012;43:7-14

Publication year: 2012

Multiple ring-enhancing cerebral lesions in systemic lupus erythematosis: a case report

Research Publications

Chang T, Rodrigo C, Ranawaka N, Atukorala I.

Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012;6:172

Publication year: 2012

Management of community-acquired bacterial meningitis

Research Publications

Chang T.

Sri Lanka Prescriber 2012;20(3):1-3

Publication year: 2012

Evaluation of the WHO revised criteria for classification of clinical disease severity in acute adult dengue infection

Research Publications

Jayaratne S, Atukorale V, Gomes L, Chang T, Wijesinghe T, Fernando S, Ogg GS, Malavige GN.

BMC Research Notes 2012;5:645

Publication year: 2012

Acute ischemic stroke following Hump-nosed viper envenoming; first authenticated case

Research Publications

Jeevagan V, Chang T, Gnanathasan CA.

Thrombosis Journal 2012;10(1):21

Publication year: 2012

Acquired cutis laxa: an unusual skin manifestation of systemic amyloidosis.

Research Publications

Rathnapala A, Arulenthiran R, Sirimanne G, Chang T

Galle Medical Journal 2012;17:50-52

Publication year: 2012

Myopic shift and acute glaucoma associated with topiramate.

Research Publications

Chang T, Dissanayake M.

Journal of the Ceylon College of Physicians 2011;42:39-40

Publication year: 2011

CADASIL presenting as a change in personality

Research Publications

Gamakaranage C, Chang T.

Journal of the Ceylon College of Physicians 2011;42:33-34

Publication year: 2011

Professor Thashi Chang

Publication Types:

Controversies in the detection of neural autoantibodies

Chronic Musculoskeletal Disabilities following Snake Envenoming in Sri Lanka: A Population-Based Study

A rare c. 183_187dupCTCAC mutation of the acetylcholine receptor CHRNE gene in a South Asian female with congenital myasthenic syndrome: a case report

Spontaneous intracranial hypotension presenting as thunderclap headache: a case report

Prevalance of stroke and its risk factors in urban Sri Lanka: a population-based study

Mucormycosis – deadly disease and deadly treatment

Gaze palsy, hypogeusia and a probable association with miscarriage of pregnancy - the expanding clinical spectrum of non-opticospinal neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders: a case report

Friendly fire on neurons: Antibody mediated diseases of the nervous system

Emergence of human West Nile Virus infection in Sri Lanka

Dengue fever presenting with acute cerebellitis

Cyclophosphamide-induced posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES): a case report

Clinical and serological study of myasthenia gravis using both radioimmunoprecipitation and cell-based assays in a South Asian population.

Cerebral infarction 3 weeks after intravenous immunoglobulin for Miller Fisher syndrome

Serum IL-10 as a marker of severe Dengue infection

Neuronal Surface and GAD autoantibodies in non-paraneoplastic stiff person syndrome

Immunization against GAD induces antibody binding to GAD-independent antigens and brainstem GABAergic neuronal loss

Hydrogen sulphide inhalational toxicity at a petroleum refinery in Sri Lanka: a case series of seven survivors following an industrial accident and a brief review of medical literature

Cortical-hand syndrome

Two patients with neuromyelitis optica but contrasting clinical courses.

Treatment responsive, reversible, autoimmune encephalitis in a child

Redefining transient ischaemic attack

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome as the first manifestation of chronic kidney disease

Pathogenicity of autoantibodies in neurological disorders

Multiple ring-enhancing cerebral lesions in systemic lupus erythematosis: a case report

Management of community-acquired bacterial meningitis

Evaluation of the WHO revised criteria for classification of clinical disease severity in acute adult dengue infection

Acute ischemic stroke following Hump-nosed viper envenoming; first authenticated case

Acquired cutis laxa: an unusual skin manifestation of systemic amyloidosis.

Myopic shift and acute glaucoma associated with topiramate.

CADASIL presenting as a change in personality