Expert witness
Experienced in delivering Part 35 CPR-Compliant Expert Medical Witness reports
Supporting legal teams
Gyrus is an expert knowledge base dealing with brain injury. Our expert witnesses are practicing consultant Neurologists, Neuropsychiatrist, Neurophysiologist and other brain injury specialists from across the NHS and private sector. Gyrus experts have been recognized as being vital in the court reaching a decision.
Consultant Neurologist
An expert witness in Neurology. The lead witness with expertise in the diagnosis and impact assessment of traumatic brain injury and its complications.
Consultant Neuropsychiatrist
An expert witness in Neuropsychology. Expertise in mental health conditions arising as a result of brain injury: psychosis, emotional and behavioural dysfunction, functional neurological disorders
Consultant Neuropsychologist
An expert witness in Neuropsychology. Expertise in in traumatic brain injury and providing cognitive assessments, capacity assessments, therapy and rehabilitation reports on acquired brain injury and neurological conditions.
Consultant Neurophysiologist
An expert witness in Neurophysiology. Expertise in assessing disorders of the nervous system and muscles (neuromuscular disorders), providing assessment and reports of the nervous system using EMGs, EEGs, and nerve conduction studies. Neurophysiologists are often involved in assessing epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and motor neuron disease.
Consultant Neuroradiologist
An expert witness in Neuroradiology. Expertise in diagnostic and interventional imaging of the brain and spine. Interventional neuroradiologists are also experts in providing minimally-invasive imaging-guided treatments (e.g., stent placement).
Consultant Paediatric Neurologist
An expert witness in paediatric neurology. Expert in compiling reports on child brain injuries arising from road traffic accidents, personal injury and clinical negligence.
Consultant Paediatric Neuropsychologist
An expert witness in Paediatric Neuropsychology. Specialist in providing cognitive assessment, capacity assessment, therapy and rehabilitation in children with acquired brain injury.
MRI scanning
Evidence-gathering for expert witness reports. 3T MRI scanning with part 35 compliant protocols to enable effective discovery and assessment of brain injury. Structural imaging provides detail on anatomical changes and evidence of blood products. Advanced diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) provides detail on integrity of white matter tracts.
Care Expert
An expert witness in care and impact assessment. A Registered Nurse expert in learning disability, brain injury, neurology and neuropsychiatry services.
Occupational therapist
An expert witness in occupational therapy. Expertise in impact assessment and life changes as a result of brain injury.
A multi-disciplinary approach
We take a multi-disciplinary approach with the option of instructing different experts through Gyrus as a single provider. This reduces duplication of records or instructions to different experts.
- arranging all additional services (such as MRI scans, rehabilitation) as appropriate
- simplified liaison between experts, particularly in complex cases
Case Value
Every case is evaluated and resourced appropriately. This is agreed with the legal team up front and supported by our back-end staff and processes.
Robust reporting
Reports are delivered by experienced experts. All reports are passed through our robust internal auditing process. Our postdoctoral Lead Researcher is on hand to assist with evidence-based reporting and referencing.
SLAs
Service levels and response times are scheduled and our back-office staff support delivery. Contact us for more details.
Comprehensive in delivery
The expert witness will recommend which supportive experts will be required on a case-by-case basis and commission them as needed.