Background

Dr Jensch is a fully accredited clinical neuropsychologist who has worked at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust for over 10 years. He completed his doctorate at the University of Surrey and went onto specialise through completing an MSc in Clinical Neuropsychology Knowledge and Practice (Distinction) at the University of Glasgow. He also holds a PGDip in Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

Expertise

Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, CNS tumours, essential tremor, epilepsy, encephalitis, stroke, intracranial haemorrhage, vascular dementia, frontotemporal dementia, traumatic brain injury, Lewy body dementia, functional neurological disorders.

Research & publications

In his current role within the NHS he completes neuropsychological assessments for people with a range of conditions and cognitive disorders such as dementia, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, CNS tumours, traumatic brain injury, stroke, cerebrovascular disease, Parkinson's disease, encephalitis, neuro-genetics and neuroinflammatory conditions.

For over a decade he has completed pre- and post-surgical neuropsychological assessments for people undergoing neurosurgical interventions such as deep brain stimulation surgery, focused ultrasound thalamotomy, and other neurosurgical procedures (e.g. tumour evacuation).

Dr Jensch has significant experience working in acute neurological and neurosurgical settings with people with a range of cognitive, behavioural, and neuropsychological conditions, offering neuropsychological assessments, formulations, and cognitive rehabilitation, leading the inpatient neuropsychology service in Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust within these areas.

He has completed a significant amount of work with people with functional neurological disorders, particularly dissociative seizures, using a cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) approach. He was one of the therapists on the CODES trial, a UK-wide study ran by King's College London, investigating the efficacy of CBT for dissociative seizures.

 

Private practice

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