Prof Diane Playford

Job Title

Professor

Department

WMS - Social Science and Systems in Health

D.Playford@warwick.ac.uk_FORMER

Research Interests

Warwick Neurorehabilitation is led by Prof Diane Playford. The group is set up in partnership with the Central England Rehabilitation Unit at South Warwickshire Foundation Trust. The aim is to develop and evaluate rehabilitation interventions for people with neurological disability, particularly those with acquired brain injury. Diane's interests include rehabilitation processes and outcomes including goal setting, and vocational rehabilitation. She is also Research Director at the Royal Hospital for Neurodisability where she has established a Brain Injury Research Group undertaking research into people with profound disability.

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Peters, M., Jenkinson, C., Doll, H., Playford, Edith Diane, Fitzpatrick, R.. Carer quality of life and experiences of health services : a cross-sectional survey across three neurological conditions. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 11
Buckingham, Sarah, Anil, Krithika, Demain, Sara, Gunn, Hilary, Jones, Ray B., Kent, Bridie, Logan, Angela, Marsden, Jonathan, Playford, E. Diane, Freeman, Jenny, 2023. Telerehabilitation for people with physical disabilities and movement impairment : development and evaluation of an online toolkit for practitioners and patients. Disability and Rehabilitation, 45 (11), pp. 1885-1892
'Mateen, Bilal A., 'Horton, Mike, 'Playford, E. Diane, 2022. 'Psychometric analysis of the Glasgow Coma Scale and its sub-scale scores in a national retrospective cohort of patients with traumatic injuries. PLOS ONE, 17 (6)
'Wade, Derick T., 'Turner-Stokes, Lynne, 'Playford, E. Diane, 'Allanson, Judith, 'Pickard, John, 2022. 'Prolonged disorders of consciousness : a response to a ?critical evaluation of the new UK guidelines?. Clinical Rehabilitation
'Yelden, Kudret, 'James, Leon M., 'Duport, Sophie, 'Kempny, Agnieszka, 'Farmer, Simon F., 'Leff, Alex P., 'Playford, E. Diane, 2022. 'A simple intervention for disorders of consciousness- is there a light at the end of the tunnel?. Frontiers in Neurology, 13
Shah, Waqaar, Hillman, Toby, Playford, E. Diane, Hishmeh, Lyth, 2021. Managing the long term effects of covid-19 : summary of NICE, SIGN, and RCGP rapid guideline. BMJ, 372
Mateen, Bilal A., Baker, Karen, Playford, Diane, 2019. Rasch analysis of the upper-limb subscale of the stroke rehabilitation assessment of movement (STREAM) tool in an acute stroke cohort Rasch analysis of the upper-limb subscale of the STREAM tool in an acute stroke population. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, 26 (1), pp. 24-31
Hayward, Kate, Mateen, Bilal A., Playford, E. Diane, Eva, Gail, 2019. Developing vocational rehabilitation services for people with long-term neurological conditions : identifying facilitators and barriers to service provision. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 82 (6), pp. 337-347
Playford, E. Diane, 2019. Beyond standard rehabilitation programs : working with people with MS for adequate goal setting and rehabilitation treatment evaluation. Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 25 (10), pp. 1394-1401
Mateen, Bilal Akter, Doogan, Catherine, Hayward, Kate, Hourihan, Susan, Hurford, Joanne, Playford, E. Diane, 2018. The sink or SWIM hypothesis ; a roadmap from pathology to work instability. Disability and Rehabilitation, 40 (9), pp. 1092-1098
Yelden, Kudret, Duport, Sophie, James, Leon M., Kempny, Agnieszka, Farmer, Simon F., Leff, Alex P., Playford, E. Diane, 2018. Late recovery of awareness in prolonged disorders of consciousness ? a cross-sectional cohort study. Disability and Rehabilitation, 40 (20), pp. 2433-2438
Mateen, Bilal Akhter, Bussas, Matthias, Doogan, Catherine, Waller, Denise, Saverino, Alessia, Király, Franz J., Playford, E. Diane, 2018. The Trail Making test : a study of its ability to predict falls in the acute neurological in-patient population. Clinical Rehabilitation, 32 (10), pp. 1396-1405
Mateen, Bilal Akhter, Doogan, Catherine, Hayward, Kate, Hourihan, Susan, Hurford, Joanne, Playford, E. Diane, 2017. Systematic review of health-related work outcome measures and quality criteria-based evaluations of their psychometric properties. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 98 (3), pp. 534-560
Soeterik, Sonja M., Connolly, Sarah, Playford, E. Diane, Duport, Sophie, Riazi, Afsane, 2017. The psychological impact of prolonged disorders of consciousness on caregivers : a systematic review of quantitative studies. Clinical Rehabilitation, 31 (10), pp. 1374-1385
O'Loughlin, Emer, Hourihan, Susan, Chataway, Jeremy, Playford, E. Diane, Riazi, Afsane, 2017. The experience of transitioning from relapsing remitting to secondary progressive multiple sclerosis : views of patients and health professionals. Disability and Rehabilitation, 39 (18), pp. 1821-1828
Hoffman, Karen P., Playford, E. Diane, Grill, Eva, Soberg, Helene L., Brohi, Karim, 2016. Minimum data set to measure rehabilitation needs and health outcome after major trauma : application of an international framework. European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine, 52 (3), pp. 331-46
Kempny, Agnieszka M., James, Leon, Yelden, Kudret, Duport, Sophie, Farmer, Simon, Playford, E. Diane, Leff, Alexander P., 2016. Functional near infrared spectroscopy as a probe of brain function in people with prolonged disorders of consciousness. NeuroImage: Clinical, 12, pp. 312-319
Haas, B., Playford, E. Diane, Ahmad, A. Q., Yildiran, T., Gibbon, A. J., Freeman, J. A., 2016. Rehabilitation goals of people with spinal cord injuries can be classified against the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Core Set for spinal cord injuries. Spinal Cord, 54 (4), pp. 324-328
Baker, Karen, Barrett, Louise, Playford, E. Diane, Aspden, Trefor, Riazi, Afsane, Hobart, Jeremy, 2016. Measuring arm function early after stroke : is the DASH good enough?. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 87 (6), pp. 604-610
Saverino, A., Waller, D., Rantell, K., Parry, R., Moriarty, A., Playford, E. Diane, 2016. The role of cognitive factors in predicting balance and fall risk in a neuro-rehabilitation setting. PLoS One, 11 (4)
Dworzynski, K., Ritchie, G., Playford, E. Diane, 2015. Stroke rehabilitation : long-term rehabilitation after stroke. Clinical Medicine, 15 (5), pp. 461-464
Saverino, Alessia, Moriarty, Amy, Rantell, Khadija, Waller, Denise, Ayres, Rachael, Playford, E. Diane, 2015. A qualitative description of falls in a neuro-rehabilitation unit : the use of a standardised fall report including the International Classification of Functioning (ICF) to describe activities and environmental factors. Disability and Rehabilitation, 37 (4), pp. 355-362
Yelden, Kudret, Duport, Sophie, Kempny, Agnieszka, Playford, E. Diane, 2015. A rehabilitation unit at night : environmental characteristics of patient rooms. Disability and Rehabilitation, 37 (1), pp. 91-96
Playford, Richard C., Roberts, Tom, Playford, E. Diane, 2015. Deontological and utilitarian ethics : a brief introduction in the context of disorders of consciousness. Disability and Rehabilitation, 37 (21), pp. 2006-2011
O'Connor, R. J., Playford, E. Diane, 2014. The case Conference Assessment Tool (cCAT) : a new workplace-based assessment. Clinical Medicine, 14 (4), pp. 386-390
Aspden, T., Bradshaw, S. A., Playford, E. Diane, Riazi, A., 2014. Quality-of-life measures for use within care homes : a systematic review of their measurement properties. Age and Ageing, 43 (5), pp. 596-603
Hoffman, Karen, Cole, Elaine, Playford, E. Diane, Grill, Eva, Soberg, Helene L., Brohi, Karim, 2014. Health outcome after major trauma : what are we measuring?. PLoS One, 9 (7), pp. 1-11
Doogan, C., Playford, E. Diane, 2014. Supporting work for people with multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 20 (6), pp. 646-650
Siegert, R. J., Jackson, D. M., Playford, E. Diane, Fleminger, S., Turner-Stokes, L., 2014. A longitudinal, multicentre, cohort study of community rehabilitation service delivery in long-term neurological conditions. BMJ Open, 4 (2)
Jellie, Bronwyn, Sweetland, Joanna, Riazi, Afsane, Cano, Stefan J., Playford, E. Diane, 2014. Staying at work and living with MS : a qualitative study of the impact of a vocational rehabilitation intervention. Disability and Rehabilitation, 36 (19), pp. 1594-1599
Park, Chang-hyun, Kou, Nancy, Boudrias, Marie-Helene, Playford, E. Diane, Ward, Nick S., 2013. Assessing a standardised approach to measuring corticospinal integrity after stroke with DTI. NeuroImage: Clinical, 2 (C), pp. 521-533
Playford, E. Diane, Rossiter, D., Werring, D. J., Thompson, A. J., 2013. Integrated care pathways : evaluating inpatient rehabilitation in stroke. British Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 4 (2), pp. 97-102
Hoffman, K., West, A., Nott, P., Cole, E., Playford, E. Diane, Liu, C., Brohi, K., 2013. Measuring acute rehabilitation needs in trauma : preliminary evaluation of the Rehabilitation Complexity Scale. Injury, 44 (1), pp. 104-109
Playford, E. Diane, 2013. Increasing activity in patients with Parkinson's disease. BMJ, 346
Dworzynski, K., Ritchie, G., Fenu, E., MacDermott, K., Playford, E. Diane, 2013. Rehabilitation after stroke : summary of NICE guidance. BMJ, 346
Peters, M., Fitzpatrick, R., Doll, H., Playford, E. Diane, Jenkinson, C., 2013. Patients' experiences of health and social care in long-term neurological conditions in England : a cross-sectional survey. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 18 (1), pp. 28-33
Sweetland, J., Howse, E., Playford, Edith Diane, 2012. A systematic review of research undertaken in vocational rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis. Disability and Rehabilitation, 34 (24), pp. 2031-2038
Riazi, A., Bradshaw, S. A., Playford, E. Diane, 2012. Quality of life in the care home : a qualitative study of the perspectives of residents with multiple sclerosis. Disability and Rehabilitation, 34 (24), pp. 2095-2102
Deane, K. H. O., Whurr, R., Clarke, C. E., Playford, E. Diane, Ben Shlomo, Y., 2012. A comparison of speech and language therapy techniques for dysarthria in Parkinson's disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2012 (8)
Bradshaw, S. A., Playford, E. Diane, Riazi, A., 2012. Living well in care homes : a systematic review of qualitative studies. Age and Ageing, 41 (4), pp. 429-440
Turner-Stokes, L., Kitzinger, J., Gill-Thwaites, H., Playford, E. Diane, Wade, D., Allanson, J., Pickard, J., 2012. MRI for vegetative and minimally conscious states. BMJ, 345
Sweetland, Joanna, Howse, Eimi, Playford, E. Diane, 2012. A systematic review of research undertaken in vocational rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis. Disability and Rehabilitation, 34 (24), pp. 2031-2038
Peters, M., Fitzpatrick, R., Doll, H., Playford, E. Diane, Jenkinson, C., 2012. The impact of perceived lack of support provided by health and social care services to caregivers of people with motor neuron disease. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, 13 (2), pp. 223-228
Freeman, J. A., Playford, E. Diane, 2012. Rehabilitation therapy in MS ; a short-term, expensive, placebo. Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 18 (10), pp. 1379-1381
Baker, K., Cano, S. J., Playford, E. Diane, 2011. Outcome measurement in stroke : a scale selection strategy. Stroke, 42 (6), pp. 1787-1794
Peters, M., Fitzpatrick, R., Doll, H., Playford, E. Diane, Jenkinson, C., 2011. Does self-reported well-being of patients with Parkinson's disease influence caregiver strain and quality of life?. Parkinsonism and Related Disorders, 17 (5), pp. 348-352
Playford, E. Diane, 2011. Exercise and Parkinson's disease. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 82 (11)
VandeWeyer, R. C., Ballinger, C., Playford, E. Diane, 2010. Goal setting in neurological rehabilitation : staff perspectives.. Disability and Rehabilitation, 32 (17), pp. 1419-1427
Baker, K., Playford, E. Diane, Cano, S. J., 2010. Reaching the right decision : proposal of a scale selection strategy in stroke research. Quality of Life Research, 19 (Supplement 1), pp. 20-24
Playford, E. Diane, 2010. Rehabilitation in practice. Clinical Rehabilitation, 24, pp. 291-292
Barnard, R. A., Cruice, M. N., Playford, E. Diane, 2010. Strategies used in the pursuit of achievability during goal setting in rehabilitation. Qualitative Health Research, 20 (2), pp. 239-250
Siegert, R. J., Ward, T., Playford, E. Diane, 2010. Human rights and rehabilitation outcomes. Disability and Rehabilitation, 32 (12), pp. 965-971
Neumann, V., Playford, E. Diane, 2009. From sick notes to fit notes. Vocational rehabilitation. BMJ, 339
Playford, E. Diane, Siegert, R., Levack, W., Freeman, J., 2009. Areas of consensus and controversy about goal setting in rehabilitation: a conference report. Clinical Rehabilitation, 23 (4), pp. 334-344
Playford, E. Diane, 2008. Outcome measurement in neurological disease. Current Opinion in Neurology, 21 (6), pp. 649-653
Stevenson, V. L., Playford, E. Diane, 2007. Rehabilitation and MS. International MS Journal, 14 (3), pp. 85-92
Holliday, R. C., Cano, S., Freeman, J. A., Playford, E. Diane, 2007. Should patients participate in clinical decision making? An optimised balance block design controlled study of goal setting in a rehabilitation unit.. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 78 (6), pp. 576-580
Sweetland, J., Riazi, A., Cano, S. J., Playford, E. Diane, 2007. Vocational rehabilitation services for people with multiple sclerosis : what patients want from clinicians and employers. Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 13 (9), pp. 1183-1189
Coulthard, E., Rudd, A., Playford, E. Diane, Husain, M., 2007. Alien limb following posterior cerebral artery stroke : failure to recognise internally generated movements. Movement Disorders, 22 (10), pp. 1498-1502
Holliday, R. C., Ballinger, C., Playford, E. Diane, 2007. Goal setting in neurological rehabilitation : patients' perspectives. Disability and Rehabilitation, 29 (5), pp. 389-394
Clark, M., Playford, E. Diane, Thompson, A. J., 2006. Adolescent neurorehabilitation. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 48
Holland, A., O'Connor, R. J., Thompson, A. J., Playford, E. Diane, Hobart, J. C., 2006. Talking the talk on walking the walk : a 12-item generic walking scale suitable for neurological conditions?. Journal of Neurology, 253 (12), pp. 1594-1602
O'Connor, R. J., Cano, S. J., Ramio-Torrenta, L. R., Thompson, A. J., Playford, E. Diane, 2005. Factors influencing work retention for people with multiple sclerosis Cross-sectional studies using qualitative and quantitative methods. Journal of Neurology, 252 (8), pp. 892-896
Jain, S., Kings, J., Playford, E. Diane, 2005. Occupational therapy for people with progressive neurological disorders : unpacking the black box. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 68(3) Page Start: 125 Page End: 130 (6)
Marsden, J. F., Playford, E. Diane, Day, B. L., 2005. Asymmetries in the vestibular control of balance following stroke. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 76 (5), pp. 29-29
Freeman, J. A., Hobart, J. C., Playford, E. Diane, Undy, B., Thompson, A. J., 2005. Evaluating neurorehabilitation : lessons from routine data collection. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 76 (5), pp. 723-728
Marsden, J. F., Playford, E. Diane, Day, B. L., 2005. The vestibular control of balance after stroke. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 76 (5), pp. 670-678
Holliday, R. C., Antoun, M., Playford, E. Diane, 2005. A survey of goal-setting methods used in rehabilitation. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 19 (3), pp. 227-231
O'Connor, R. J., Cano, S. J., Thompson, A. J., Playford, E. Diane, 2005. The impact of inpatient neurorehabilitation on psychological well-being on discharge and at 3 month follow-up. Journal of Neurology, 252 (7), pp. 814-819
Garrard, P., Farnham, C., Thompson, A. J., Playford, Edith Diane, 2004. Rehabilitation of the cancer patient : experience in a neurological unit. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 18 (2), pp. 76-79
Jain, S., Dawson, J., Quinn, N. P., Playford, E. Diane, 2004. Occupational therapy in multiple system atrophy : a pilot randomized controlled trial. Movement Disorders, 19 (11), pp. 1360-1364
Liu, Clarence, Thompson, Allan J., Playford, E. Diane, 2004. Patient dissatisfaction : insights into the rehabilitation process. Journal of Neurology, 251 (9), pp. 1094-1097
Garrard, P., Farnham, C., Thompson, A. J., Playford, E. Diane, 2004. Rehabilitation of the cancer patient : experience in a neurological unit. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 18 (2), pp. 76-79
Edwards, S. G. M., Thompson, A. J., Playford, E. Diane, 2004. Integrated care pathways : disease-specific or process-specific?. Clinical Medicine, 4 (2), pp. 132-135
Bronstein, A. M., Perennou, D. A., Guerraz, M., Playford, E. Diane, Rudge, P., 2003. Dissociation of visual and haptic vertical in two patients with vestibular nuclear lesions. Neurology, 61 (9), pp. 1260-1262
Playford, E. Diane, 2003. Multidisciplinary rehabilitation for people with Parkinson's disease. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 74, pp. 148-149
Liu, C., Playford, E. Diane, Thompson, A. J., 2003. Does neurorehabilitation have a role in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis?. Journal of Neurology, 250 (10), pp. 1214-1218
Edwards, S. G., Thompson, A. J., Losseff, N., Playford, E. Diane, 2002. Shortening inpatient stay for stroke. The Lancet, 359 (9324)
Deane, K. H., Ellis-Hill, C., Jones, D., Whurr, R., Ben Shlomo, Y., Playford, E. Diane, Clarke, C. E., 2002. Systematic review of paramedical therapies for Parkinson's disease. Movement Disorders, 17 (5), pp. 984-991
Garrard, P., Bradshaw, D., Jager, H., Thompson, A., Losseff, N., Playford, E. Diane, 2002. Cognitive dysfunction after isolated brain stem insult. An underdiagnosed cause of long term morbidity. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 73 (2), pp. 191-194
Nicholl, C. R., Lincoln, N. B., Playford, E. Diane, 2002. The reliability and validity of the Nottingham Extended Activities of Daily Living Scale in patients with multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 8 (5), pp. 372-376
Playford, E. Diane, Sachs, R., Thompson, A. J., 2002. Integrated care pathways : outcome from inpatient rehabilitation following nontraumatic spinal cord lesion. Clinical Rehabilitation, 16, pp. 269-275
Nikfekr, E., Kerr, K., Attfield, S., Playford, E. Diane, 2002. Trunk movement in Parkinson's disease during rising from seated position. Movement Disorders, 17 (2), pp. 274-282
Edwards, S. G., Playford, E. Diane, Hobart, J. C., Thompson, A. J., 2002. Comparison of physician outcome measures and patients' perception of benefits of inpatient neurorehabilitation. BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 324, pp. 1493-1493
McKinney, M., Blake, H., Treece, K. A., Lincoln, N. B., Playford, E. Diane, Gladman, J. R., 2002. Evaluation of cognitive assessment in stroke rehabilitation. Clinical Rehabilitation, 16 (2), pp. 129-136
Lincoln, N. B., Dent, A., Harding, J., Weyman, N., Nicholl, C., Blumhardt, L. D., Playford, E. Diane, 2002. Evaluation of cognitive assessment and cognitive intervention for people with multiple sclerosis. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 72, pp. 93-98
Deane, K. H., Jones, D., Ellis-Hill, C., Clarke, C. E., Playford, E. Diane, Ben-Shlomo, Y., 2001. A comparison of physiotherapy techniques for patients with Parkinson's disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2001 (1)
Deane, K. H. O., Ellis-Hill, C., Clarke, C. E., Playford, E. Diane, Ben Shlomo, Y., 2001. Occupational therapy for patients with Parkinson's disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2001 (3)
Thompson, A. J., Playford, E. Diane, 2001. Rehabilitation for patients with Parkinson's disease. The Lancet, 357 (9254), pp. 410-411
Deane, K. H. O., Whurr, R., Clarke, C. E., Playford, E. Diane, Ben Shlomo, Y., 2001. Non-pharmacological therapies for dysphagia in Parkinson's disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2001 (1)
Deane, K. H. O., Jones, D., Playford, E. Diane, Ben Shlomo, Y., Clarke, C. E., 2001. Physiotherapy for patients with Parkinson's Disease : a comparison of techniques. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2001 (3)
van der Putten, J. M. F., Stevenson, V. L., Playford, E. Diane, Thompson, A. J., 2001. Factors affecting functional outcome in patients with nontraumatic spinal cord lesions after inpatient rehabilitation. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 15 (2), pp. 99-104
Deane, K. H. O., Whurr, R., Clarke, C. E., Playford, E. Diane, Ben Shlomo, Y., 2001. Speech and language therapy for dysarthria in Parkinson's disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2001 (2)
Thomas, D., Jarrett, L., Porter, B., Jewell, C., Holland, A., Turkington, L., Playford, E. Diane, 2001. Providing neurorehabilitation services to people with MS. MS Research Trust Newsletter, 5 (1), pp. 2-3
Pinnington, L. L., Muhiddin, K. A., Ellis, R. E., Playford, E. Diane, 2000. Non-invasive assessment of swallowing and respiration in Parkinson's disease. Journal of Neurology, 247, pp. 773-777
Playford, E. Diane, Dawson, L., Limbert, V., Smith, M., Ward, C. D., Wells, R., 2000. Goal-setting in rehabilitation : report of a workshop to explore professionals' perceptions of goal-setting. Clinical Rehabilitation, 14, pp. 491-496
Nicholas, R., Playford, E. Diane, Thompson, A. J., 2000. A retrospective analysis of outcome in severe Guillain-Barre syndrome following combined neurological and rehabilitation management. Disability and Rehabilitation, 22 (10), pp. 451-455
Jenkins, H., Playford, E. Diane, Kennedy, A., 1998. Jonathan ("John") James Mercer Kew - Obituary. British Medical Journal, 317, pp. 890-890
Playford, E. Diane, Passingham, R. E., Marsden, C. D., Brooks, D. J., 1998. Increased activation of frontal areas during arm movement in idiopathic torsion dystonia. Movement Disorders, 13, pp. 309-318
Playford, E. Diane, 1997. Clinical Problem Solving - Discussion. Is using a cue the clue to treatment of freezing in Parkinson's disease?. Physiotherapy Research International, 2 (3), pp. 133-134
Stevenson, V. L., Playford, E. Diane, Langdon, D. W., Thompson, A. J., 1996. Rehabilitation of incomplete spinal cord pathology : facts affecting prognosis and outcome. Journal of Neurology, 243 (9), pp. 644-647
Freeman, J. A., Playford, E. Diane, Nicholas, R. S., Thompson, A., 1996. A neurological rehabilitation unit : audit of activity and outcome. Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London, 30 (1), pp. 21-26
Ceballos-Baumann, A. O., Passingham, R. E., Warner, T., Playford, E. Diane, Marsden, C. D., Brooks, D. J., 1995. Overactive prefrontal and underactive motor cortical areas in idiopathic dystonia. Annals of Neurology, 37 (3), pp. 363-372
Playford, E. Diane, Britton, T. C., Thompson, P. D., Brooks, D. J., Findley, L. J., Marsden, C. D., 1995. Exacerbation of postural tremor with emergence of parkinsonism after treatment with neuroleptic drugs. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 58 (4), pp. 487-489
Brooks, D. J., Playford, E. Diane, Ibanez, V., Sawle, G. V., Thompson, P. D., Findlay, L., Marsden, C. D., 1994. Essential tremor and PD - Reply from the authors. Neurology, 43, pp. 1448-1449
Sawle, G. V., Playford, E. Diane, Burn, D. J., Cunningham, V. J., Brooks, D. J., 1994. Separating Parkinson's disease from normality : discriminant function analysis of fluorodopa 18F positron emission tomography data. Archives of Neurology, 51 (3), pp. 237-243
Playford, E. Diane, Crawford, P., Monro, P. S., 1994. A survey of neurological disability at a district general hospital. British Journal of Clinical Practice, 48 (6), pp. 304-306
Playford, E. Diane, 1994. Positron emission tomography - applications to the investigation of movement disorders. European Journal of Clinical Investigation, 24 (7), pp. 433-440
Turjanski, N., Sawle, G. V., Playford, E. Diane, Weeks, R., Lammertsma, A. A., Lees, A. J., Brooks, D. J., 1994. PET studies of the presynaptic and postsynaptic dopaminergic system in Tourette's syndrome. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 57, pp. 688-692
Sawle, G. V., Morrish, P. K., Playford, E. Diane, Burn, D. J., Brooks, D. J., 1994. Young onset parkinsonism - clues from F-18 DOPA PET studies. Neurology, 44 (4), pp. A353-A354
Playford, E. Diane, 1994. Positron emission tomography : applications to the investigation of movement disorders. European Journal of Clinical Investigation, 24 (7), pp. 433-440
Playford, E. Diane, Jenkins, I. H., Passingham, R. E., Frackowiak, R. S. J., Brooks, D. J., 1993. Impaired activation of frontal areas during movement in Parkinson's disease : a PET study. Advances in Neurology, 60, pp. 506-510
Sawle, G. V., Playford, E. Diane, Brooks, D. J., Quinn, N. P., Frackowiak, R. S. J., 1993. Asymmetrical pre-synaptic and post-synaptic changes in the striatal dopamine projection in dopa naive parkinsonism. Diagnostic implications of the D2 receptor status. Brain, 116 (Part 4), pp. 853-867
Kew, J. J., Leigh, P. N., Playford, E. Diane, Passingham, R. E., Goldstein, L. H., Frackowiak, R. S. J., Brooks, D. J., 1993. Cortical function in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis : a positron emission tomography study. Brain, 116 (3), pp. 655-680
Playford, E. Diane, Fletcher, N. A., Sawle, G. V., Marsden, C. D., Brooks, D. J., 1993. Striatal 18Fdopa uptake in familial idiopathic dystonia. Brain, 116 (Part 5), pp. 1191-1199
Brooks, D. J., Ibanez, V., Sawle, G. V., Playford, E. Diane, Quinn, N. P., Mathias, C. J., Lees, A. J., Marsden, C. D., Bannister, R., Frackowiak, R. S. J., 1992. Striatal D2 receptor status in patients with Parkinson's disease, striatonigral degeneration, and progressive supranuclear palsy, measured with 11C-raclopride and positron emission tomography. Annals of Neurology, 31 (2), pp. 184-192
Playford, E. Diane, Jenkins, I. H., Passingham, R. E., Nutt, J., Frackowiak, R. S. J., Brooks, D. J., 1992. Impaired mesial frontal and putamen activation in Parkinson's disease :a PET study. Annals of Neurology, 32, pp. 151-161
Playford, Edith Diane, Jenkins, I. H., Passingham, R. E., Nutt, J., Frackowiak, R. S. J., Brooks, D. J., 1992. Impaired mesial frontal and putamen activation in Parkinson's disease : a positron emission tomography study. Annals of Neurology, 32 (2), pp. 151-161
Playford, E. Diane, Brooks, D. J., 1992. In vivo and vitro studies of the dopaminergic system in movement disorders. Cerebrovascular and Brain Metabolism Reviews, 4 (2), pp. 144-171
Jenkins, I. H., Fernandez, Walter, Playford, E. Diane, Lees, A. J., Frackowiak, R. S. J., Passingham, R. E., Brooks, D. J., 1992. Impaired activation of the supplementary motor area in Parkinson's disease is reversed when akinesia is treated with apomorphine. Annals of Neurology, 32 (6), pp. 749-757
Brooks, D. J., Playford, E. Diane, Ibanez, V., Sawle, G. V., Thompson, P. D., Findley, L. J., Marsden, C. D., 1992. Isolated tremor and disruption of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system:an 18F-dopa PET study. Neurology, 42 (8), pp. 1554-1560
Brooks, D. J., Turjanski, N., Sawle, G. V., Playford, E. Diane, Lees, A. J., 1992. PET studies on the integrity of the pre and postsynaptic dopaminergic system in Tourette syndrome. Advances in Neurology, 58, pp. 227-231
Burn, D. J., Mark, M. H., Playford, E. Diane, Maraganore, D. M., Zimmerman, T. R., Duvoisin, R. C., Harding, A. E., Marsden, C. D., Brooks, D. J., 1992. Parkinson's disease in twins studied with 18F dopa and positron emission tomography. Neurology, 42 (10), pp. 1894-1900
Brooks, D. J., Ibanez, V., Playford, E. Diane, Sawle, G. V., Leigh, P. N., Kocen, R. S., Harding, A. E., Marsden, C. D., 1991. Presynaptic and postsynaptic striatal dopaminergic function in neuroacanthocytosis : a positron emission tomographic study. Annals of Neurology, 30 (2), pp. 166-171

Playford, E. Diane, 2015. The international classification of functioning, disability, and health. Dietz, Volker; Wardle, Nick (eds.), Oxford textbook of neurorehabilitation, Oxford, UK, Oxford University Press
Eva, Gail, Bayly, Jo, Playford, E. Diane, 2015. Neuropalliative rehabilitation - managing neurological disability in the context of a deteriorating illness. Dietz, Volker; Wardle, Nick (eds.), Oxford textbook of neurorehabilitation, Oxford, UK, Oxford University Press
Playford, E. Diane, 2014. Goal setting as shared decision making. Seigert, Richard J.; Levack, William M. M. (eds.), Rehabilitation goal setting : theory, practice and evidence, London, UK, CRC Press: Taylor and Francis
Greenwood, R., Marsden, J., Playford, E. Diane, Stevenson, V., Ward, N., 2009. Restorative and rehabilitation neurology. In Clarke, Charles (ed.), Neurology: A Queen Square textbook, Chichester, Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 645-673
Playford, E. Diane, 2006. Rehabilitation. In Menza, Matthew; Marsh, Laura (eds.), Psychiatric issues in Parkinsons disease: a practical guide, London; New York, Taylor & Francis Press, pp. 257-276
Playford, E. Diane, 2006. Multidisciplinary rehabilitation. In Thompson, Alan J. (ed.), Neurological rehabilitation of multiple sclerosis, Abingdon, Informa Healthcare, pp. 67-86
Chawla, J. C., Playford, E. Diane, 2003. Non-traumatic myelopathies. In Greenwood, Richard (ed.), Handbook of neurological rehabilitation, Hove, New York, Psychology Press, pp. 631-640
Deane, K. H. O., Playford, E. Diane, 2003. Non-pharmacological therapies. In Playford, E. Diane (ed.), Neurological Rehabilitation of Parkinson's Disease, London, UK, Martin Dunitz, pp. 49-82
Playford, E. Diane, 2001. Parkinson's disease : outcome variables and clinical scales. In Guiloff, Roberto J. (ed.), Clinical trials in neurology, London, UK, Springer Verlag, pp. 299-310
Playford, E. Diane, Maserei, A., Thompson, A. J., 1996. The nature and management of swallowing difficulties in MS. In Charlier, M.; Ketelear, P. (eds.), Communication and swallowing disorders, Genova, AIFM, pp. 101-104
Brooks, D. J., Jenkins, I. H., Playford, E. Diane, Passingham, R. E., 1993. Positron emission tomography studies on regional cerebral control of voluntary movement. In Role of the cerebellum and basal ganglia in voluntary movement., Elsevier, pp. 267-274

Playford, Edith Diane. SDM as a major concept in goal setting. May 2012, Multiple Sclerosis Journal, pp. S8-S8
Playford, E. Diane, 2015. Complex cases : discharge from neurorehabilitation. National Brain Injury Symposium : complexity & best practice, Putney, London, UK, 13 Mar 2015
Playford, E. Diane, 2015. Finding the balance ? work or retirement in progressive condition. Annual Meeting of Job Capacity Assessors, Melbourne, Australia, 27 Feb 2015
Playford, E. Diane, 2014. Advances in upper limb rehabilitation. 8th Annual Brighton Stroke Update, Brighton, UK, 14 Nov 2014
Playford, E. Diane, 2014. Adult rehabilitation after brain injury. International Brain Injury Symposium 2014, The Royal Overseas League, London UK, 27 Mar 2014
Playford, E. Diane, 2014. Neurorehabilitation : what can be achieved?. Brain Injury ? the Long Road to Recovery, Brighton, UK, 18 Nov 2014
Yeong, Che Fai, Baker, Karen, Melendez-Calderon, Alejandro, Burdet, Etienne, Playford, E. Diane, 2010. ReachMAN to help sub-acute patients training reaching and manipulation. IEEE Conference on Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics 2010, Singapore, 28-30 Jun 2010, Published in 2010 IEEE Conference on Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics, pp. 90-95
Liu, C., Playford, E. Diane, Thompson, A. J., 2003. Is inpatient rehabilitation useful in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis?. Meeting of the Association-of-British-Neurologists, Cardiff, Wales, 02-04 Apr 2003, Published in Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, pp. 1456-1456

Playford, E. D., 2016. Work status in MS : a proxy measure for comprehensive MS management. Multiple Sclerosis Journal, Sage Publications Ltd, pp. 1766-1767
Fitzpatrick, R., Peters, M., Doll, H., Harris, R., Jenkinson, C., Playford, E. Diane, Ziebland, S., 2010. The needs and experiences of services by individuals with long-term progressive neurological conditions, and their carers : a benchmarking study. Oxford University Press, HMSO
Sampson, F. C., Hayward, A., Evans, G., Toch, S., Mortin, R., Vloeburghs, M., Playford, E. Diane, Collett, B. J., Critchley, P., 2000. The effectiveness of intrathecal baclofen in the management of patients with severe spasticity. Guidance notes for purchasers. Trent Institute for Health Services Research, Universities of Leicester, Nottingham, and Sheffield