Dr Rebecca Hood
Postdoctoral Researcher
School of Biomedicine
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
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Journals
Year Citation 2025 Stuckey, S. M., Hood, R. J., Ong, L. K., Bilecki, I. M., Collins-Praino, L. E., & Turner, R. J. (2025). Unravelling the nexus of stroke and dementia: Deciphering the role of secondary neurodegeneration in orchestrating cognitive decline. Neuroprotection, 3(1), 5-28.
2024 Woods, A. G., Lillicrap, T., Hood, R., Fletcher, J. W., Ranhage, V., Larsson, E., . . . Spratt, N. J. (2024). Blood Pressure Variability Is Associated with Infarct Growth in Acute Ischaemic Stroke. Cerebrovascular Diseases, 53(4), 449-456.
Scopus3 Europe PMC12024 Sorby-Adams, A. J., Marian, O. C., Bilecki, I. M., Elms, L. E., Yassi, N., Hood, R. J., . . . Turner, R. J. (2024). NK1 tachykinin receptor antagonist treatment reduces cerebral edema and intracranial pressure in an ovine model of ischemic stroke. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 44(10), 1759-1773.
Scopus22024 Warren, K. E., Hood, R. J., Walker, F. R., & Spratt, N. J. (2024). Intracranial pressure is elevated at 24 h post-stroke in mice. Neuroprotection, 2(1), 60-64.
2023 Warren, K. E., Coupland, K. G., Hood, R. J., Kang, L., Walker, F. R., & Spratt, N. J. (2023). Movement of cerebrospinal fluid tracer into brain parenchyma and outflow to nasal mucosa is reduced at 24 h but not 2 weeks post-stroke in mice. Fluids and Barriers of the CNS, 20(1), 11 pages.
Scopus4 Europe PMC22023 Hood, R., Sanchez-Bezanilla, S., Beard, D., Rust, R., Turner, R., Stuckey, S., . . . Ong, L. K. (2023). Leakage beyond the primary infarction: A temporal analysis of cerebrovascular dysregulation at sites of hippocampal secondary neurodegeneration following cortical photothrombotic stroke.
2023 Paul, M., Paul, J. W., Hinwood, M., Hood, R. J., Martin, K., Abdolhoseini, M., . . . Walker, F. R. (2023). Clopidogrel Administration Impairs Post-Stroke Learning and Memory Recovery in Mice. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(14), 11706.
Scopus5 Europe PMC32023 Kuhne, C., Kecelioglu, E. D., Maltby, S., Hood, R. J., Knott, B., Ditton, E., . . . Kluge, M. G. (2023). Direct comparison of virtual reality and 2D delivery on sense of presence, emotional and physiological outcome measures. Frontiers in Virtual Reality, 4, 15 pages.
Scopus142023 Hood, R. J., Sanchez‐Bezanilla, S., Beard, D. J., Rust, R., Turner, R. J., Stuckey, S. M., . . . Ong, L. K. (2023). Leakage beyond the primary lesion: A temporal analysis of cerebrovascular dysregulation at sites of hippocampal secondary neurodegeneration following cortical photothrombotic stroke. Journal of Neurochemistry, 167(6), 733-752.
Scopus2 Europe PMC22022 Ryan, A., Paul, C. L., Cox, M., Whalen, O., Bivard, A., Attia, J., . . . Levi, C. R. (2022). TACTICS - Trial of Advanced CT Imaging and Combined Education Support for Drip and Ship: evaluating the effectiveness of an 'implementation intervention' in providing better patient access to reperfusion therapies: protocol for a non-randomised controlled stepped wedge cluster trial in acute stroke. BMJ open, 12(2), e055461.
Scopus3 Europe PMC22022 Sanchez-Bezanilla, S., Beard, D. J., Hood, R. J., Åberg, N. D., Crock, P., Walker, F. R., . . . Ong, L. K. (2022). Growth Hormone Increases BDNF and mTOR Expression in Specific Brain Regions after Photothrombotic Stroke in Mice. Neural Plasticity, 2022, 13 pages.
Scopus5 WoS1 Europe PMC42021 Sanchez-Bezanilla, S., Hood, R. J., Collins-Praino, L. E., Turner, R. J., Walker, F. R., Nilsson, M., & Ong, L. K. (2021). More than motor impairment: A spatiotemporal analysis of cognitive impairment and associated neuropathological changes following cortical photothrombotic stroke. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 14(9), 2439-2455.
Scopus26 WoS13 Europe PMC222021 Zalewska, K., Hood, R. J., Pietrogrande, G., Sanchez-Bezanilla, S., Ong, L. K., Johnson, S. J., . . . Walker, F. R. (2021). Corticosterone administration alters white matter tract structure and reduces gliosis in the sub-acute phase of experimental stroke. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(13), 15 pages.
Scopus6 WoS5 Europe PMC42021 Bothwell, S. W., Omileke, D., Hood, R. J., Pepperall, D. G., Azarpeykan, S., Patabendige, A., & Spratt, N. J. (2021). Altered Cerebrospinal Fluid Clearance and Increased Intracranial Pressure in Rats 18 h After Experimental Cortical Ischaemia. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 14, 12 pages.
Scopus7 WoS4 Europe PMC62021 Hood, R. J., Maltby, S., Keynes, A., Kluge, M. G., Nalivaiko, E., Ryan, A., . . . Walker, F. R. (2021). Development and Pilot Implementation of TACTICS VR: A Virtual Reality-Based Stroke Management Workflow Training Application and Training Framework. Frontiers in Neurology, 12, 12 pages.
Scopus13 WoS1 Europe PMC122021 Zhao, Z., Hood, R. J., Ong, L. K., Pietrogrande, G., Sanchez Bezanilla, S., Warren, K. E., . . . Walker, F. R. (2021). Exploring How Low Oxygen Post Conditioning Improves Stroke-Induced Cognitive Impairment: A Consideration of Amyloid-Beta Loading and Other Mechanisms. Frontiers in Neurology, 12, 14 pages.
Scopus4 WoS3 Europe PMC82019 Patabendige, A., MacKovski, N., Pepperall, D., Hood, R., & Spratt, N. (2019). Correction to: A26 Cerebrospinal fluid outflow resistance is increased following small-moderate ischaemic stroke (Fluids and Barriers of the CNS (2019) 16:Supplement 1 DOI: 10.1186/s12987-019-0135-8). Fluids and Barriers of the CNS, 16(1), 2 pages.
Scopus3 WoS42018 Tan, K. N., Hood, R., Warren, K., Pepperall, D., Carrasco-Pozo, C., Manzanero, S., . . . Spratt, N. J. (2018). Heptanoate is neuroprotective in vitro but triheptanoin post-treatment did not protect against middle cerebral artery occlusion in rats. Neuroscience Letters, 683, 207-214.
Scopus5 WoS4 Europe PMC22016 Tomkins, A. J., Hood, R. J., Pepperall, D., Null, C. L., Levi, C. R., & Spratt, N. J. (2016). Thrombolytic recanalization of carotid arteries is highly dependent on degree of stenosis, despite sonothrombolysis. Journal of the American Heart Association, 5(2), 1-5.
Scopus10 WoS6 Europe PMC92015 Mcleod, D. D., Parsons, M. W., Hood, R., Hiles, B., Allen, J., Mccann, S. K., . . . Spratt, N. J. (2015). Perfusion computed tomography thresholds defining ischemic penumbra and infarct core: Studies in a rat stroke model. International Journal of Stroke, 10(4), 553-559.
Scopus16 WoS15 Europe PMC152015 Tomkins, A. J., Hood, R. J., Levi, C. R., & Spratt, N. J. (2015). Tissue Plasminogen Activator for preclinical stroke research: Neither "rat" nor "human" dose mimics clinical recanalization in a carotid occlusion model. Scientific Reports, 5(1), 6 pages.
Scopus14 WoS12 Europe PMC142015 Beard, D. J., Logan, C. L., McLeod, D. D., Hood, R. J., Pepperall, D., Murtha, L. A., & Spratt, N. J. (2015). Ischemic penumbra as a trigger for intracranial pressure rise-A potential cause for collateral failure and infarct progression?. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 36(5), 917-927.
Scopus18 WoS15 Europe PMC15- Hair, K., Sena, E. S., Wilson, E., Currie, G., Macleod, M., Bahor, Z., . . . Drury, B. (n.d.). Building a Systematic Online Living Evidence Summary of COVID-19 Research. Journal of EAHIL, 17(2), 21-26.
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Book Chapters
Year Citation 2022 Ong, L. K., Ilicic, M., Hood, R., Warren, K., & Coupland, K. (2022). Targeting adult neurogenesis for brain recovery after stroke: The next frontier in stroke medicine. In S. Raza (Ed.), Regenerative Therapies in Ischemic Stroke Recovery (pp. 1-30). Springer Nature.
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2024 Stuckey, S. M., Collins-Praino, L. E., Costigan-Dwyer, R. A., Bilecki, I. M., Homes-Vickers, M. A., Poyzer, A. J., . . . Turner, R. J. (2024). The role of neuroinflammation in delayed neurodegeneration following photothrombotic stroke in rats. In Abstracts of the Asia Pacific Stroke Conference Combined Australian and New Zealand Stroke Organisation Conference (2024) as published in Cerebrovascular Diseases Vol. 53 (pp. 30). Adelaide, Australia: Karger Publishers. 2024 Hood, R. J., Cross, C. B., Stuckey, S. M., Costigan-Dwyer, R. A., Joubert, S. L., Walker, M., . . . Turner, R. J. (2024). Thinking beyond the brain: Long-term changes in the gut-brain-axis post-stroke. In Abstracts of the Asia Pacific Stroke Conference Combined Australian and New Zealand Stroke Organisation Conference (2024) as published in Cerebrovascular Diseases Vol. 53 (pp. 31). Adelaide, South Australia: Karger Publishers.
DOI2024 Costigan-Dwyer, R. A., Stuckey, S. M., Hood, R. J., Joubert, S. L., Farr, T. D., Almuqbel, M., . . . Turner, R. J. (2024). Exploring the long-term blood-brain-barrier alterations associated with post-stroke secondary neurodegeneration in an ovine model. In Abstracts of the Asia Pacific Stroke Conference Combined Australian and New Zealand Stroke Organisation Conference (2024) as published in Cerebrovascular Diseases Vol. 53 (pp. 231). Adelaide, South Australia: Karger Publishers.
DOI2024 Thirasantikamol, W., Joubert, S. L., Hood, R. J., Stuckey, S. M., Costigan-Dwyer, R. A., Farr, T. D., . . . Turner, R. J. (2024). Investigating the degree of brain atrophy in regional sites of secondary neurodegeneration using magnetic resonance imaging in a longitudinal ovine stroke model. In Abstracts of Asia Pacific Stroke Conference Combined Australian and New Zealand Stroke Organisation Conference (2024) as published in Cerebrovascular Diseases Vol. 53 (pp. 100). Adelaide, South Australia: Karger Publishers.
DOI2022 Ilicic, M., Paul, J., Hinwood, M., Martin, K., Hood, R., Johnson, S., . . . Walker, F. (2022). COGNITIVE IMPACTS OF ANTIPLATELETS USED FOR SECONDARY STROKE PREVENTION. In INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE Vol. 17 (pp. 205). SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. 2021 Hood, R. J., Maltby, S., Keynes, A., Kluge, M. G., Nalivaiko, E., Ryan, A. E., . . . Walker, R. F. (2021). Development and implementation of TACTICS VR: Virtual reality-based acute stroke care workflow training. In INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE Vol. 16 (pp. 27). SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. 2021 Ilicic, M., Paul, J. W., Hinwood, M., Martin, K., Hood, R. J., Johnson, S. J., . . . Walker, R. (2021). Antiplatelet medications and cognitive function: Do we have something to be worried about?. In INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE Vol. 16 (pp. 14). SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. 2017 Hood, R. J., McLeod, D. D., Warren, K. E., Pepperall, D., & Spratt, N. J. (2017). Are there factors within cerebrospinal fluid that cause intracranial pressure to rise after subarachnoid hemorrhage?. In JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM Vol. 37 (pp. 187-188). Int Soc Cerebral Blood Flow & Metab, Berlin, GERMANY: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC. 2017 Warren, K. E., Beard, D. J., Hood, R. J., & Spratt, N. J. (2017). Intracranial pressure elevation is delayed following intracerebral hemorrhage in rats. In JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM Vol. 37 (pp. 186-187). Int Soc Cerebral Blood Flow & Metab, Berlin, GERMANY: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC. 2016 Hood, R. J., McLeod, D. D., Logan, C. L., Beard, D. J., Li, R., & Spratt, N. J. (2016). FACTOR(S) WITHIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID POST-STROKE CAUSE INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE TO RISE IN HUMANS AND ANIMALS. In JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM Vol. 36 (pp. 592). Vancouver, CANADA: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC. 2016 Beard, D. J., Logan, C. L., McLeod, D. D., Hood, R. J., Pepperall, D., Murtha, L. A., & Spratt, N. J. (2016). MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION WITH GOOD COLLATERALS CAUSES EARLY INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE ELEVATION POST STROKE. In JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM Vol. 36 (pp. 442-443). Vancouver, CANADA: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC. 2016 Murtha, L., Hood, R., Beard, D., Pepperall, D., McLeod, D., & Spratt, N. (2016). DELAYED INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE ELEVATION FOLLOWING ISCHEMIC STROKE IS PREVENTED BY EARLY AND SHORT HYPOTHERMIA TREATMENT IN AGED RATS. In JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM Vol. 36 (pp. 178-179). Vancouver, CANADA: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC. 2016 McLeod, D. D., Murtha, L. A., Beard, D. J., Hood, R. J., Logan, C. L., Pepperall, D., & Spratt, N. J. (2016). Elevated intracranial pressure following stroke: there's more to the story than cerebral oedema.. In JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM Vol. 36 (pp. 114-115). Vancouver, CANADA: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC. -
Conference Items
Year Citation 2022 Warren, K., Coupland, K., Hood, R., Kang, L., Walker, R., & Spratt, N. (2022). Cerebrospinal fluid circulation and outflow is reduced 24 hours but not 2 weeks after stroke. Poster session presented at the meeting of JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM. Glasgow, SCOTLAND: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC. 2022 Maltby, S., Hood, R., Keynes, A., Kluge, M., Nalivaiko, E., Ryan, A., . . . Walker, F. (2022). Ongoing implementation of TACTICS VR: virtual reality-based acute stroke care workflow training. Poster session presented at the meeting of INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE. SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. 2022 Hood, R., Persson, M., Fhager, A., Elam, M., Karlsson, J. -E., Kurz, M., . . . Levi, C. (2022). EVALUATING THE SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY OF A MICROWAVE BASED TOOL TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE STROKE TRIAGE. Poster session presented at the meeting of INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE. SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. 2017 Kovacs, T., Murtha, L., Beard, D., McLeod, D., Hood, R., Garcia-Esperon, C., . . . Spratt, N. (2017). A potential cause of early neurological deterioration after mild-moderate ischaemic stroke - raised intracranial pressure at 24 hours. Poster session presented at the meeting of INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE. SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD.
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Preprint
Year Citation 2025 Litman, M., Azarpeykan, S., Hood, R. J., Martin, K., Pepperall, D., Omileke, D., . . . Beard, D. J. (2025). Shear stress targeted delivery of nitroglycerin to brain collaterals improves ischaemic stroke outcome.
DOI2025 Freeman-Acquah, E., Hood, R., Lin, C. -A., Li, Q. -X., Gordon, L., Martin, K., . . . Johnstone, D. M. (2025). A mouse model of hemochromatosis-related mutations with brain iron dyshomeostasis exhibits loss of tyrosine hydroxylase expression in dopaminergic neurons and motor control impairment relevant to Parkinson’s disease.
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2025 Co-Supervisor Looking beyond the sugar coating: Unravelling dynamic, long-term alterations to the glycocalyx in ischaemic stroke. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Samantha Leigh Joubert 2025 Co-Supervisor Old Drug, New Hope?: Assessing the NK1 Receptor Antagonist, befetupitant, for the treatment of ischaemic stroke complications Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Wishayanant Thirasantikamol 2024 Co-Supervisor The blood-brain-barrier in healthy aging and stroke: Implications for neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Rosie Anaise Costigan-Dwyer 2024 Co-Supervisor Investigating long term changes in white matter integrity and neural connectivity in regions of secondary neurodegeneration post-stroke Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Rebecca Elizabeth Hanna 2024 Co-Supervisor The Role of Neuroinflammation in Delayed Neurodegeneration following Ischemic Stroke Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Miss Shannon Mikayla Stuckey -
Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2023 - 2024 Co-Supervisor Characterising changes to the Blood-Brain Barrier in Healthy Ageing and Following Stroke in an Aged Preclinical Model Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Dr Isabella Megan Bilecki
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