Christoph Helmstaedter
- Professor, Senior researcher; Dr. phil.
Publications 2024
Rasmussen's encephalitis: structural, functional, and clinical correlates of contralesional epileptiform activity
J Neurol, 271 (10), 6680-6691
DOI 10.1007/s00415-024-12607-7, PubMed 39138652
Neuropsychology of late-onset epilepsies
Seizure (in press)
DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2024.03.010, PubMed 38555201
Evidence for interictal blood-brain barrier dysfunction in people with epilepsy
Epilepsia, 65 (5), 1462-1474
DOI 10.1111/epi.17929, PubMed 38436479
Outcome of Epilepsy Surgery in MRI-Negative Patients Without Histopathologic Abnormalities in the Resected Tissue
Neurology, 102 (4), e208007
DOI 10.1212/WNL.0000000000208007, PubMed 38290094
[ViaCogScreen: An Efficient, Valid, and Repeatable Screening Tool for Cognitive Performance Assessment of the Elderly]
Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr (in press)
DOI 10.1055/a-2276-3557, PubMed 38547902
Interictal blood-brain barrier dysfunction in piriform cortex of people with epilepsy
Ann Clin Transl Neurol (in press)
DOI 10.1002/acn3.52176, PubMed 39190772
Applications of teleneuropsychology to the screening and monitoring of epilepsy
Seizure (in press)
DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2024.06.022, PubMed 38960770
Differential relational memory impairment in temporal lobe epilepsy
Epilepsy Behav, 155, 109722
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2024.109722, PubMed 38643660
Screening for depression in patients with epilepsy: What are the benefits for physicians and patients in the real-life setting
Epilepsia (in press)
DOI 10.1111/epi.18089, PubMed 39140982
Severe memory decline along with unaffected executive functions under 400 mg/day of cenobamate leading to a collapse in school performance
Neurocase, 30 (3), 91-96
DOI 10.1080/13554794.2024.2366472, PubMed 38869048
Publications 2023
Subcortical grey matter volume and asymmetry in the long-term course of Rasmussen's encephalitis
Brain Commun, 5 (6), fcad324
DOI 10.1093/braincomms/fcad324, PubMed 38075946
A novel geometry-based analysis of hippocampal morphometry in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
Hum Brain Mapp, 44 (12), 4467-4479
DOI 10.1002/hbm.26392, PubMed 37347650
'Hippocampal innate inflammatory gliosis only' in pharmacoresistant temporal lobe epilepsy
Brain, 146 (2), 549-560
DOI 10.1093/brain/awac293, PubMed 35978480
Mesiotemporal Volumetry, Cortical Thickness, and Neuropsychological Deficits in the Long-term Course of Limbic Encephalitis
Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm, 10 (4)
DOI 10.1212/NXI.0000000000200125, PubMed 37230543
Screening of attention and executive functions in pediatric patients at a tertiary epilepsy center
Eur J Paediatr Neurol, 46, 35-41
DOI 10.1016/j.ejpn.2023.06.006, PubMed 37418997
Globally altered microstructural properties and network topology in Rasmussen's encephalitis
Brain Commun, 5 (6), fcad290
DOI 10.1093/braincomms/fcad290, PubMed 37953836
Prevalence of dementia in a level 4 university epilepsy center: how big is the problem?
Front Neurol, 14, 1217594
DOI 10.3389/fneur.2023.1217594, PubMed 37928163
Normalization and cross-sectional validation of an extended Adverse Event Profile (E AEP) in a large cohort of patients with epilepsy
Seizure, 114, 9-17
DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2023.11.010, PubMed 38029647
How are they doing as adults? Psychosocial and socioeconomic outcomes 11-30 years after pediatric epilepsy surgery
Epilepsia Open, 8 (3), 797-810
DOI 10.1002/epi4.12736, PubMed 37003960
DBS of the ANT for refractory epilepsy: A single center experience of seizure reduction, side effects and neuropsychological outcomes
Front Neurol, 14, 1106511
DOI 10.3389/fneur.2023.1106511, PubMed 36970547
Unjustified allegation on cancer risks in children of mothers with epilepsy taking high-dose folic acid during pregnancy-No proof of a causal relationship
Epilepsia, 64 (9), 2239-2243
DOI 10.1111/epi.17680, PubMed 37309815
Big Data - Big Trouble: The two faces of publishing results from big data studies based on cohorts with poor clinical definition
Seizure, 111, 21-22
DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2023.07.015, PubMed 37490829
The multifactorial etiology of cognitive deficits in epilepsy and the neuropathology of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy beyond hyperphosphorylated tau
Alzheimers Dement, 19 (7), 3231-3232
DOI 10.1002/alz.13085, PubMed 37070290
Publications 2022
Increased T- and B-cells associated with the phenotype of autoimmune limbic encephalitis with mainly memory dysfunction
J Transl Autoimmun, 5, 100167
DOI 10.1016/j.jtauto.2022.100167, PubMed 36247087
Shape description and volumetry of hippocampus and amygdala in temporal lobe epilepsy - A beneficial combination with a clinical perspective
Epilepsy Behav, 128, 108560
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2022.108560, PubMed 35066389
Stimulation-related modifications of evolving functional brain networks in unresponsive wakefulness
Sci Rep, 12 (1), 11586
DOI 10.1038/s41598-022-15803-5, PubMed 35803974
Use of screening tools to assess comorbidities and adverse events in patients with epilepsy. A European Reference Network for Rare and Complex Epilepsies (EpiCARE) survey
Seizure, 101, 237-243
DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2022.09.008, PubMed 36115293
Clinical adult outcome 11-30 years after pediatric epilepsy surgery: Complications and other surgical adverse events, seizure control, and cure of epilepsy
Epilepsia, 64 (2), 335-347
DOI 10.1111/epi.17477, PubMed 36468792
[Transient epileptic amnesia-A rare phenomenon in temporal lobe epilepsies]
Nervenarzt, 93 (12), 1193-1205
DOI 10.1007/s00115-022-01364-5, PubMed 35920860
Histopathologic Characterization and Neurodegenerative Markers in Patients With Limbic Encephalitis Undergoing Epilepsy Surgery
Front Neurol, 13, 859868
DOI 10.3389/fneur.2022.859868, PubMed 35493848
Neuropathological Insights into Unexpected Cognitive Decline in Epilepsy
Ann Neurol, 93 (3), 536-550
DOI 10.1002/ana.26557, PubMed 36411525
Electrodermal Activity Biofeedback Alters Evolving Functional Brain Networks in People With Epilepsy, but in a Non-specific Manner
Front Neurosci, 16, 828283
DOI 10.3389/fnins.2022.828283, PubMed 35310086
All's well that ends well? Long-term course of a patient with anti-amphiphysin associated limbic encephalitis
Epilepsy Behav Rep, 18, 100534
DOI 10.1016/j.ebr.2022.100534, PubMed 35360257
Preoperative and postoperative memory in epilepsy patients with 'gliosis only' versus hippocampal sclerosis: a matched case-control study
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry (in press)
DOI 10.1136/jnnp-2022-329224, PubMed 36008114
Modifications of Functional Human Brain Networks by Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation: Impact of Time of Day
Brain Sci, 12 (5)
DOI 10.3390/brainsci12050546, PubMed 35624933
Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation Differently Modifies Functional Brain Networks of Subjects With Different Epilepsy Types
Front Hum Neurosci, 16, 867563
DOI 10.3389/fnhum.2022.867563, PubMed 35814953
Large Phenotypic Variation of Individuals from a Family with a Novel ASPM Mutation Associated with Microcephaly, Epilepsy, and Behavioral and Cognitive Deficits
Genes (Basel), 13 (3)
DOI 10.3390/genes13030429, PubMed 35327983
Do executive deficits differentiate between autoimmune temporal lobe epilepsy and temporal lobe epilepsies with non-autoimmune etiologies? A critical view on recently published data
Epilepsy Behav, 129, 108562
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2022.108562, PubMed 35065890
Cognitive reawakening and improved quality of life achieved after discontinuing 16 years of anti-seizure treatment with topiramate
Neurocase, 28 (1), 102-106
DOI 10.1080/13554794.2022.2032187, PubMed 35102809
Evaluation of a Rapid Topiramate Titration Scheme for the Early Detection of Cognitive Side Effects
CNS Drugs, 36 (12), 1325-1330
DOI 10.1007/s40263-022-00969-3, PubMed 36322373
Publications 2021
Impact of T cells on neurodegeneration in anti-GAD65 limbic encephalitis
Ann Clin Transl Neurol, 8 (12), 2289-2301
DOI 10.1002/acn3.51486, PubMed 34841709
Dr. Strangelove demystified: Disconnection of hand and language dominance explains alien-hand syndrome after corpus callosotomy
Seizure, 86, 147-151
DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2021.02.013, PubMed 33621826
Does a psychiatric history play a role in the development of psychiatric adverse events to perampanel… and to placebo?
Epilepsy Behav, 125, 108380
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108380, PubMed 34735963
Neuropsychological features of mind wandering in left-, right- and extra temporal lobe epilepsy
Seizure, 95, 50-55
DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2021.12.013, PubMed 34998088
Permanent loss of independence in adult febrile-infection-related epilepsy syndrome survivors: an underestimated and unsolved challenge
Eur J Neurol, 28 (9), 3061-3071
DOI 10.1111/ene.14958, PubMed 34091969
Outcome after resective epilepsy surgery in the elderly
J Neurosurg, 136 (6), 1617-1626
DOI 10.3171/2021.4.JNS204013, PubMed 34624859
Impact of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Large-Scale Functional Brain Networks: From Local to Global
Front Physiol, 12, 700261
DOI 10.3389/fphys.2021.700261, PubMed 34489724
Visual surround suppression in people with epilepsy correlates with attentional-executive functioning, but not with epilepsy or seizure types
Epilepsy Behav, 121 (Pt A), 108080
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108080, PubMed 34062447
Cannabidiol in the Treatment of Epilepsy
Clin Drug Investig, 41 (3), 211-220
DOI 10.1007/s40261-021-01003-y, PubMed 33559102
Levetiracetam, perampanel, and the issue of aggression: A self-report study
Epilepsy Behav, 117, 107806
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.107806, PubMed 33621813
Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation induces stabilizing modifications in large-scale functional brain networks: towards understanding the effects of taVNS in subjects with epilepsy
Sci Rep, 11 (1), 7906
DOI 10.1038/s41598-021-87032-1, PubMed 33846432
Neuropsychological Evaluations in Limbic Encephalitis
Brain Sci, 11 (5)
DOI 10.3390/brainsci11050576, PubMed 33947002
The impact of perampanel on cognition: A systematic review of studies employing standardized tests in patients with epilepsy
Seizure, 94, 107-111
DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2021.12.001, PubMed 34890976
Hazardous employment of invalid measures for cognitive outcome assessment: You only see what your test can show you
Epilepsy Behav, 117, 107865
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.107865, PubMed 33662843
Publications 2020
Structural network topology in limbic encephalitis is associated with amygdala enlargement, memory performance and serostatus
Epilepsia, 61 (10), e140-e145
DOI 10.1111/epi.16691, PubMed 32940355
Fixel-based analysis links white matter characteristics, serostatus and clinical features in limbic encephalitis
Neuroimage Clin, 27, 102289
DOI 10.1016/j.nicl.2020.102289, PubMed 32623136
Resection of piriform cortex predicts seizure freedom in temporal lobe epilepsy
Ann Clin Transl Neurol, 8 (1), 177-189
DOI 10.1002/acn3.51263, PubMed 33263942
Surgery for temporal lobe epilepsy in the elderly: Improving quality of life despite cognitive impairment
Seizure, 79, 112-119
DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2020.05.003, PubMed 32464533
CD19+ B-cells in autoantibody-negative limbic encephalitis
Epilepsy Behav, 106, 107016
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107016, PubMed 32199348
Specific B- and T-cell populations are associated with cognition in patients with epilepsy and antibody positive and negative suspected limbic encephalitis
J Neurol, 268 (2), 455-466
DOI 10.1007/s00415-020-10158-1, PubMed 32816110
Cognitive disorders in epilepsy II: Clinical targets, indications and selection of test instruments
Seizure, 83, 223-231
DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2020.09.031, PubMed 33172763
Cognitive disorders in epilepsy I: Clinical experience, real-world evidence and recommendations
Seizure, 83, 216-222
DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2020.10.009, PubMed 33127274
Reduced past-oriented mind wandering in left compared to right medial temporal lobe epilepsy
Eur J Neurosci, 52 (5), 3411-3418
DOI 10.1111/ejn.14743, PubMed 32302022
Adult-onset temporal lobe epilepsy suspicious for autoimmune pathogenesis: Autoantibody prevalence and clinical correlates
PLoS One, 15 (10), e0241289
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0241289, PubMed 33119692
Changes in cognition after introduction or withdrawal of zonisamide versus topiramate in epilepsy patients: A retrospective study using Bayes statistics
Epilepsia, 61 (7), 1481-1490
DOI 10.1111/epi.16576, PubMed 32557579
Drebrin Autoantibodies in Patients with Seizures and Suspected Encephalitis
Ann Neurol, 87 (6), 869-884
DOI 10.1002/ana.25720, PubMed 32196746
Teleneuropsychology in the time of COVID-19: The experience of The Australian Epilepsy Project
Seizure, 83, 89-97
DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2020.10.005, PubMed 33120327
Plant derived versus synthetic cannabidiol: Wishes and commitment of epilepsy patients
Seizure, 80, 92-95
DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2020.06.012, PubMed 32554292
Counseling of people with epilepsy via telemedicine: Experiences at a German tertiary epilepsy center during the COVID-19 pandemic
Epilepsy Behav, 112, 107298
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107298, PubMed 32801068
Reader response: Antiepileptic drugs are not independently associated with cognitive dysfunction
Neurology, 95 (23), 1069
DOI 10.1212/WNL.0000000000011105, PubMed 33288671
Does the accumulated antiepileptic drug load in chronic epilepsy reflect disease severity?
Epilepsia, 61 (12), 2685-2695
DOI 10.1111/epi.16720, PubMed 33058192
Publications 2019
Indications and expectations for neuropsychological assessment in epilepsy surgery in children and adults
Epileptic Disord, 21 (3), 221-234
DOI 10.1684/epd.2019.1065, PubMed 31262718
Indications and expectations for neuropsychological assessment in epilepsy surgery in children and adults: Executive summary of the report of the ILAE Neuropsychology Task Force Diagnostic Methods Commission: 2017-2021
Epilepsia, 60 (9), 1794-1796
DOI 10.1111/epi.16309, PubMed 31402443
Ten things every neurologist needs to know about neuropsychological assessments and interventions in people with epilepsy
Eur J Neurol, 27 (2), 215-220
DOI 10.1111/ene.14104, PubMed 31610070
Tracking the brain in myotonic dystrophies: A 5-year longitudinal follow-up study
PLoS One, 14 (3), e0213381
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0213381, PubMed 30845252
Low CSF CD4/CD8+ T-cell proportions are associated with blood-CSF barrier dysfunction in limbic encephalitis
Epilepsy Behav, 102, 106682
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.106682, PubMed 31846897
Cognitive outcome of pediatric epilepsy surgery across ages and different types of surgeries: A monocentric 1-year follow-up study in 306 patients of school age
Seizure, 77, 86-92
DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2019.07.021, PubMed 31375336
Is the computerized assessment of psychomotor speed more sensitive to cognitive effects of antiepileptic pharmacotherapy than tests with a focus on higher-order cognitive processing? Implications for the choice of sensitive test parameters
Eur Neuropsychopharmacol, 29 (11), 1273-1281
DOI 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2019.09.010, PubMed 31606304
Evaluating the mediating role of executive functions for antiepileptic drugs' effects on IQ in children and adolescents with epilepsy
Epilepsy Behav, 96, 98-103
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.04.003, PubMed 31121514
Parents' view of the cognitive outcome one year after pediatric epilepsy surgery
Epilepsy Behav, 101 (Pt A), 106552
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.106552, PubMed 31698257
Correction to: Quantitative Pharmaco-Electroencephalography in Antiepileptic Drug Research
CNS Drugs, 33 (3), 299
DOI 10.1007/s40263-019-00603-9, PubMed 30806964
Pediatric Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Surgery in Bonn and Review of the Literature
Neurosurgery, 84 (4), 844-856
DOI 10.1093/neuros/nyy125, PubMed 29668992
Knowledge, expectations and fears of cannabis use of epilepsy patients at a tertiary epilepsy center
Epilepsy Behav, 99, 106458
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.106458, PubMed 31419634
Sustained seizure freedom with transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation in drug-resistant epilepsy caused by subcortical band heterotopias
Seizure, 70, 25-26
DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2019.06.026, PubMed 31238196
When does conscious memory become dependent on the hippocampus? The role of memory load and the differential relevance of left hippocampal integrity for short- and long-term aspects of verbal memory performance
Brain Struct Funct, 224 (4), 1599-1607
DOI 10.1007/s00429-019-01857-1, PubMed 30863886
Accuracy of expert predictions of seizure freedom after epilepsy surgery
Seizure, 70, 59-62
DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2019.06.030, PubMed 31280099
Publications 2018
Presurgical language fMRI: Technical practices in epilepsy surgical planning
Hum Brain Mapp, 39 (10), 4032-4042
DOI 10.1002/hbm.24229, PubMed 29962111
Presurgical language fMRI: Clinical practices and patient outcomes in epilepsy surgical planning
Hum Brain Mapp, 39 (7), 2777-2785
DOI 10.1002/hbm.24039, PubMed 29528160
Cancer frequency detected by positron emission tomography-computed tomography in limbic encephalitis
Epilepsy Behav, 89, 105-111
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2018.09.043, PubMed 30408704
No proof of a causal relationship between antiepileptic drug treatment and incidence of dementia. Comment on: Use of antiepileptic drugs and dementia risk-An analysis of Finnish health register and German health insurance data
Epilepsia, 59 (7), 1303-1306
DOI 10.1111/epi.14432, PubMed 29806877
No Evidence of a Causal Role of Antiepileptic Drug Treatment with Regard to the Development of Dementia
J Am Geriatr Soc, 66 (9), 1850-1852
DOI 10.1111/jgs.15467, PubMed 30094813
Cognitive outcomes more than 5 years after temporal lobe epilepsy surgery: Remarkable functional recovery when seizures are controlled
Seizure, 62, 116-123
DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2018.09.023, PubMed 30359865
The immediate and short-term effects of bilateral intrahippocampal depth electrodes on verbal memory
Epilepsia, 59 (6), e78-e84
DOI 10.1111/epi.14019, PubMed 29417555
Accelerated long-term forgetting in focal epilepsies with special consideration given to patients with diagnosed and suspected limbic encephalitis
Cortex, 110, 58-68
DOI 10.1016/j.cortex.2018.01.003, PubMed 29475601
Laser interstitial thermotherapy (LiTT) in pediatric epilepsy surgery
Seizure, 77, 69-75
DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2018.12.010, PubMed 30591281
Quantitative Pharmaco-Electroencephalography in Antiepileptic Drug Research
CNS Drugs, 32 (9), 839-848
DOI 10.1007/s40263-018-0557-x, PubMed 30151652
Affective and behavioral dysfunction under antiepileptic drugs in epilepsy: Development of a new drug-sensitive screening tool
Epilepsy Behav, 83, 175-180
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2018.03.040, PubMed 29709877
Evaluating the longer-term cognitive effects of adjunctive perampanel compared to lacosamide in a naturalistic outpatient setting
Seizure, 58, 141-146
DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2018.04.015, PubMed 29704679
Diagnostic accuracy of functional magnetic resonance imaging, Wada test, magnetoencephalography, and functional transcranial Doppler sonography for memory and language outcome after epilepsy surgery: A systematic review
Epilepsia, 59 (12), 2305-2317
DOI 10.1111/epi.14588, PubMed 30374948
The efficacy of a short-term multidisciplinary epilepsy program
Epilepsy Behav, 86, 98-101
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2018.06.017, PubMed 30030086
Cognitive features and surgical outcome of patients with long-term epilepsy-associated tumors (LEATs) within the temporal lobe
Epilepsy Behav, 88, 25-32
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2018.08.028, PubMed 30212725
Short-term and longer-term effects of brivaracetam on cognition and behavior in a naturalistic clinical setting-Preliminary data
Seizure, 62, 49-54
DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2018.09.016, PubMed 30278348
Publications 2017
Subjective seizure counts by epilepsy clinical drug trial participants are not reliable
Epilepsy Behav, 67, 122-127
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2016.10.036, PubMed 28139449
Pre- and long-term postoperative courses of hippocampus-associated memory impairment in epilepsy patients with antibody-associated limbic encephalitis and selective amygdalohippocampectomy
Epilepsy Behav, 79, 93-99
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2017.10.033, PubMed 29253681
Cognitive-behavioral correlates of proxy reports on cognitive capabilities in pediatric patients with epilepsy
Seizure, 51, 193-199
DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2017.08.016, PubMed 28917203
Epilepsy and cognition - A bidirectional relationship?
Seizure, 49, 83-89
DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2017.02.017, PubMed 28284559
[Stereotactic laser thermocoagulation in epilepsy surgery]
Nervenarzt, 88 (4), 397-407
DOI 10.1007/s00115-017-0283-5, PubMed 28188403
Laser interstitial thermotherapy (LiTT) in epilepsy surgery
Seizure, 48, 45-52
DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2017.04.002, PubMed 28411414
Neuropsychological outcome after subtemporal versus transsylvian approach for selective amygdalohippocampectomy in patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: a randomised prospective clinical trial
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 89 (10), 1057-1063
DOI 10.1136/jnnp-2017-316311, PubMed 29273691
Current standards of neuropsychological assessment in epilepsy surgery centers across Europe
Epilepsia, 58 (3), 343-355
DOI 10.1111/epi.13646, PubMed 28067423
Cognition in epilepsy: current clinical issues of interest
Curr Opin Neurol, 30 (2), 174-179
DOI 10.1097/WCO.0000000000000430, PubMed 28118301
How can we overcome neuropsychological adverse effects of antiepileptic drugs?
Expert Opin Pharmacother, 18 (6), 551-554
DOI 10.1080/14656566.2017.1309025, PubMed 28303728
Neuropsychologist's (re-)view: Resective versus ablative amygdalohippocampectomies
Epilepsy Res, 142, 161-166
DOI 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2017.08.017, PubMed 28890320
Publications 2016
Seizure control and cognitive improvement via immunotherapy in late onset epilepsy patients with paraneoplastic versus GAD65 autoantibody-associated limbic encephalitis
Epilepsy Behav, 65, 18-24
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2016.10.016, PubMed 27855355
The effect of quantitative and qualitative antiepileptic drug changes on cognitive recovery after epilepsy surgery
Seizure, 36, 63-69
DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2016.02.001, PubMed 26954934
How neuropsychology can improve the care of individual patients with epilepsy. Looking back and into the future
Seizure, 44, 113-120
DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2016.09.010, PubMed 27789166
Current practices in long-term video-EEG monitoring services: A survey among partners of the E-PILEPSY pilot network of reference for refractory epilepsy and epilepsy surgery
Seizure, 38, 38-45
DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2016.03.009, PubMed 27104922
Predictability of uncontrollable multifocal seizures - towards new treatment options
Sci Rep, 6, 24584
DOI 10.1038/srep24584, PubMed 27091239
Suspected new-onset autoimmune temporal lobe epilepsy with amygdala enlargement
Epilepsia, 57 (9), 1485-94
DOI 10.1111/epi.13471, PubMed 27418040
Current use of imaging and electromagnetic source localization procedures in epilepsy surgery centers across Europe
Epilepsia, 57 (5), 770-6
DOI 10.1111/epi.13347, PubMed 27012361
The future of medicine will be dark without international collaboration [corrected]
Seizure, 41, 42
DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2016.07.009, PubMed 27458681
Revised version of quality guidelines for presurgical epilepsy evaluation and surgical epilepsy therapy issued by the Austrian, German, and Swiss working group on presurgical epilepsy diagnosis and operative epilepsy treatment
Epilepsia, 57 (8), 1215-20
DOI 10.1111/epi.13449, PubMed 27354263
Suspected antibody negative autoimmune limbic encephalitis: outcome of immunotherapy
Acta Neurol Scand, 135 (1), 134-141
DOI 10.1111/ane.12575, PubMed 26940288
Distinct white matter integrity in glutamic acid decarboxylase and voltage-gated potassium channel-complex antibody-associated limbic encephalitis
Epilepsia, 57 (3), 475-83
DOI 10.1111/epi.13297, PubMed 26749370
Publications 2015
Counting seizures: The primary outcome measure in epileptology from the patients' perspective
Seizure, 29, 97-103
DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2015.03.004, PubMed 26076850
Gene expression variance in hippocampal tissue of temporal lobe epilepsy patients corresponds to differential memory performance
Neurobiol Dis, 86, 121-30
DOI 10.1016/j.nbd.2015.11.011, PubMed 26631617
A second chance--reoperation in patients with failed surgery for intractable epilepsy: long-term outcome, neuropsychology and complications
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 87 (4), 379-85
DOI 10.1136/jnnp-2015-310322, PubMed 25855399
Menstrual cycle corrupts reliable and valid assessment of language dominance: Consequences for presurgical evaluation of patients with epilepsy
Seizure, 28, 26-31
DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2015.02.010, PubMed 25765692
Novel techniques for automated seizure registration: Patients' wants and needs
Epilepsy Behav, 52 (Pt A), 1-7
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.08.006, PubMed 26366675
Vagus nerve stimulation for epilepsy treatment in children
Epilepsia, 56 (2), 323-4
DOI 10.1111/epi.12885, PubMed 25708479
Systems genetics identifies a convergent gene network for cognition and neurodevelopmental disease
Nat Neurosci, 19 (2), 223-32
DOI 10.1038/nn.4205, PubMed 26691832
Treatment of immune-mediated temporal lobe epilepsy with GAD antibodies
Seizure, 30, 57-63
DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2015.05.017, PubMed 26216686
The relevance of neuropsychiatric symptoms and cognitive problems in new-onset epilepsy - Current knowledge and understanding
Epilepsy Behav, 51, 199-209
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.07.005, PubMed 26291774
Intracranial EEG correlates of implicit relational inference within the hippocampus
Hippocampus, 26 (1), 54-66
DOI 10.1002/hipo.22490, PubMed 26136107
Cognitive impairment in adults with epilepsy: The relationship between subjective and objective assessments of cognition
Epilepsy Behav, 52 (Pt A), 9-13
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.08.013, PubMed 26398591
Treating a GAD65 Antibody-Associated Limbic Encephalitis with Basiliximab: A Case Study
Front Neurol, 6, 167
DOI 10.3389/fneur.2015.00167, PubMed 26284025
Indications and expectations for neuropsychological assessment in routine epilepsy care: Report of the ILAE Neuropsychology Task Force, Diagnostic Methods Commission, 2013-2017
Epilepsia, 56 (5), 674-81
DOI 10.1111/epi.12962, PubMed 25779625
Relevance of hippocampal integrity for memory outcome after surgical treatment of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
J Neurol, 262 (10), 2214-24
DOI 10.1007/s00415-015-7831-3, PubMed 26138541
Adverse cognitive effects of antiepileptic pharmacotherapy: Each additional drug matters
Eur Neuropsychopharmacol, 25 (11), 1954-9
DOI 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2015.07.027, PubMed 26296280
Cognition in the early stages of adult epilepsy
Seizure, 26, 65-8
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Loss of Autonoetic Awareness of Recent Autobiographical Episodes and Accelerated Long-Term Forgetting in a Patient with Previously Unrecognized Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase Antibody Related Limbic Encephalitis
Front Neurol, 6, 130
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Publications 2014
Object location performance: detection of functional impairment in right temporal lobe epilepsy
Epilepsy Behav, 35, 28-33
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Comments on Ortinski P et al. Cognitive side effects of antiepileptic drugs. Epilepsy & behavior 2004;5(Suppl. 1):S60-65
Epilepsy Behav, 40, 29-31
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2014.09.073, PubMed 25453546
Concerns about bilateral radiosurgical treatment of a patient with bilateral temporal lobe epilepsy
Epilepsia, 55 (4), 623
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J Neurol, 261 (9), 1695-705
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[Quality guidelines for presurgical epilepsy diagnosis and operative epilepsy therapy: 1st revised version]
Nervenarzt, 85 (6), 753-6
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Relation of callosal structure to cognitive abilities in temporal lobe epilepsy
Front Neurol, 5, 16
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Neuropsychological outcome after epilepsy surgery in patients with bilateral Ammon's horn sclerosis
J Neurosurg, 121 (5), 1247-56
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Automated volumetry of the mesiotemporal structures in antibody-associated limbic encephalitis
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 86 (7), 735-42
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Is there evidence of a subordinate role of the hippocampal CA1 field for declarative memory formation?
Brain, 138 (Pt 4), e343
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Cognitive-behavioral screening in elderly patients with new-onset epilepsy before treatment
Acta Neurol Scand, 130 (3), 172-7
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Publications 2013
Neuropsychological course of voltage-gated potassium channel and glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody related limbic encephalitis
Eur J Neurol, 20 (9), 1297-304
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Cognitive outcomes of different surgical approaches in temporal lobe epilepsy
Epileptic Disord, 15 (3), 221-39
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Disentangling the relationship between epilepsy and its behavioral comorbidities - the need for prospective studies in new-onset epilepsies
Epilepsy Behav, 31, 43-7
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[Assessing activities of daily living in patients with epilepsy]
Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr, 81 (8), 452-8
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Temporal lobe surgery in Germany from 1988 to 2008: diverse trends in etiological subgroups
Eur J Neurol, 21 (6), 827-34
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The longer-term cognitive effects of adjunctive antiepileptic treatment with lacosamide in comparison with lamotrigine and topiramate in a naturalistic outpatient setting
Epilepsy Behav, 26 (2), 182-7
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Incidental and intentional learning of verbal episodic material differentially modifies functional brain networks
PLoS One, 8 (11), e80273
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Outcome after epilepsy surgery in patients with MRI features of bilateral ammon's horn sclerosis
Epilepsy Res, 105 (1-2), 150-7
DOI 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2013.02.003, PubMed 23490659
Rs6295 promoter variants of the serotonin type 1A receptor are differentially activated by c-Jun in vitro and correlate to transcript levels in human epileptic brain tissue
Brain Res, 1499, 136-44
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Progressive cognitive dysfunction in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3
Mov Disord, 28 (10), 1435-8
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Reply to: Cognitive dysfunction in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3: variable topographies and patterns
Mov Disord, 29 (1), 157-8
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Computerized neuropsychological testing in epilepsy: overview of available tools
Seizure, 22 (6), 416-23
DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2013.04.004, PubMed 23628168
The overall pathological status of the left hippocampus determines preoperative verbal memory performance in left mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
Hippocampus, 24 (4), 446-54
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Which drug-induced side effects would be tolerated in the prospect of seizure control?
Epilepsy Behav, 29 (1), 141-3
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Publications 2012
Long-term outcome of hemispheric surgery at different ages in 61 epilepsy patients
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 84 (5), 529-36
DOI 10.1136/jnnp-2012-303811, PubMed 23268362
Memory modulation by weak synchronous deep brain stimulation: a pilot study
Brain Stimul, 6 (3), 270-3
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Genetic variation in dopaminergic activity is associated with the risk for psychiatric side effects of levetiracetam
Epilepsia, 54 (1), 36-44
DOI 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2012.03603.x, PubMed 22881836
Multifactorial etiology of interictal behavior in frontal and temporal lobe epilepsy
Epilepsia, 53 (10), 1765-73
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Clinical neuropsychology in epilepsy: theoretical and practical issues
Handb Clin Neurol, 107, 437-59
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Seizure outcome 1 year after temporal lobe epilepsy: an analysis of MR volumetric and clinical parameters
Acta Neurochir (Wien), 154 (8), 1327-36
DOI 10.1007/s00701-012-1407-0, PubMed 22722378
Neuropsychological outcome after selective amygdalohippocampectomy: subtemporal versus transsylvian approach
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 83 (9), 887-93
DOI 10.1136/jnnp-2011-302025, PubMed 22773854
Impaired verbal fluency under topiramate--evidence for synergistic negative effects of epilepsy, topiramate, and polytherapy
Eur J Neurol, 20 (1), 130-7
DOI 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2012.03814.x, PubMed 22827489
Should cognition be screened in new-onset epilepsies? A study in 247 untreated patients
J Neurol, 259 (8), 1727-31
DOI 10.1007/s00415-012-6526-2, PubMed 22580844
Monitoring the cognitive effects of antiepileptic pharmacotherapy--approaching the individual patient
Epilepsy Behav, 26 (3), 450-6
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Publications 2011
Do surface DC-shifts affect epileptic hippocampal EEG activity?
Epilepsy Res, 95 (1-2), 136-43
DOI 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2011.03.012, PubMed 21550209
The cognitive consequence of resecting nonlesional tissues in epilepsy surgery--results from MRI- and histopathology-negative patients with temporal lobe epilepsy
Epilepsia, 52 (8), 1402-8
DOI 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2011.03157.x, PubMed 21740419
Hippocampal resection length and memory outcome in selective epilepsy surgery
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 82 (12), 1375-81
DOI 10.1136/jnnp.2010.240176, PubMed 21653207
Quality of life in patients with partial-onset seizures under adjunctive therapy with zonisamide: results from a prospective non-interventional surveillance study
Epileptic Disord, 13 (3), 263-76
DOI 10.1684/epd.2011.0459, PubMed 21914589
Neurodevelopmental disruption in early-onset temporal lobe epilepsy: evidence from a voxel-based morphometry study
Epilepsy Behav, 20 (4), 694-9
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.02.020, PubMed 21441071
Future directions in the neuropsychology of epilepsy
Epilepsy Behav, 22 (1), 69-76
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.06.004, PubMed 21795122
The brain in myotonic dystrophy 1 and 2: evidence for a predominant white matter disease
Brain, 134 (Pt 12), 3530-46
DOI 10.1093/brain/awr299, PubMed 22131273
Extended retention intervals can help to bridge the gap between subjective and objective memory impairment
Seizure, 21 (2), 134-40
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Publications 2010
Memory in frontal lobe epilepsy
Epilepsy Res, 91 (2-3), 123-32
DOI 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2010.07.017, PubMed 20800996
Computer-based assessment of cognitive functions in brain tumor patients
J Neurooncol, 100 (3), 427-37
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Depth-of-processing effects on memory encoding after selective amygdalohippocampectomy
Behav Brain Res, 216 (1), 402-7
DOI 10.1016/j.bbr.2010.08.024, PubMed 20797413
Introduction and first validation of EpiTrack Junior, a screening tool for the assessment of cognitive side effects of antiepileptic medication on attention and executive functions in children and adolescents with epilepsy
Epilepsy Behav, 19 (1), 55-64
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.06.042, PubMed 20719571
Cognitive outcome of antiepileptic treatment with levetiracetam versus carbamazepine monotherapy: a non-interventional surveillance trial
Epilepsy Behav, 18 (1-2), 74-80
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.02.011, PubMed 20462801
Sensitive and specific neuropsychological assessments of the behavioral effects of epilepsy and its treatment are essential
Epilepsia, 51 (11), 2365-6
DOI 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2010.02717.x, PubMed 21192325
Depressed mood should not be regarded as a contraindication to epilepsy surgery
Epilepsy Behav, 17 (4), 574; author reply 575-6
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.01.021, PubMed 20181535
Neuropsychological features of patients with spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) types 1, 2, 3, and 6
Cerebellum, 9 (3), 433-42
DOI 10.1007/s12311-010-0183-8, PubMed 20502998
Antibodies to glutamic acid decarboxylase define a form of limbic encephalitis
Ann Neurol, 67 (4), 470-8
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Publications 2009
Working memory representation in atypical language dominance
Hum Brain Mapp, 30 (7), 2032-43
DOI 10.1002/hbm.20645, PubMed 18711708
Positive correlation between the density of neuropeptide y positive neurons in the amygdala and parameters of self-reported anxiety and depression in mesiotemporal lobe epilepsy patients
Biol Psychiatry, 66 (5), 433-40
DOI 10.1016/j.biopsych.2009.03.025, PubMed 19482265
Dose-dependent memory effects and cerebral volume changes after in utero exposure to valproate in the rat
Epilepsia, 50 (6), 1432-41
DOI 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2008.01943.x, PubMed 19374658
Chronic temporal lobe epilepsy: a neurodevelopmental or progressively dementing disease?
Brain, 132 (Pt 10), 2822-30
DOI 10.1093/brain/awp182, PubMed 19635728
Unique and shared validity of the "Wechsler logical memory test", the "California verbal learning test", and the "verbal learning and memory test" in patients with epilepsy
Epilepsy Res, 87 (2-3), 203-12
DOI 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2009.09.002, PubMed 19782537
[Neuropsychology in epilepsy]
Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr, 77 (11), 639-45
DOI 10.1055/s-0028-1109796, PubMed 19890773
NeuroCog FX: computerized screening of cognitive functions in patients with epilepsy
Epilepsy Behav, 16 (2), 298-310
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.07.041, PubMed 19733124
Age at onset of epilepsy as a determinant of intellectual impairment in temporal lobe epilepsy
Epilepsy Behav, 15 (2), 213-7
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.03.027, PubMed 19318136
Shrinkage of the hippocampal remnant after surgery for temporal lobe epilepsy: impact on seizure and neuropsychological outcomes
Epilepsy Behav, 14 (2), 379-86
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2008.12.003, PubMed 19126435
Multitask electrical stimulation for cortical language mapping: hints for necessity and economic mode of application
Epilepsia, 50 (10), 2267-75
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[Neuropsychology in epilepsy]
Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr, 77 (12), 691-8
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Publications 2008
Enhancement of neocortical-medial temporal EEG correlations during non-REM sleep
Neural Plast, 2008, 563028
DOI 10.1155/2008/563028, PubMed 18566693
Positive and negative psychotropic effects of levetiracetam
Epilepsy Behav, 13 (3), 535-41
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2008.05.012, PubMed 18583196
The effects of levetiracetam on cognition: a non-interventional surveillance study
Epilepsy Behav, 13 (4), 642-9
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2008.07.012, PubMed 18707022
The Wada test in Austrian, Dutch, German, and Swiss epilepsy centers from 2000 to 2005: a review of 1421 procedures
Epilepsy Behav, 13 (1), 83-9
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2008.02.012, PubMed 18358786
Sensory gating in epilepsy - effects of the lateralization of hippocampal sclerosis
Clin Neurophysiol, 119 (6), 1310-9
DOI 10.1016/j.clinph.2008.02.007, PubMed 18381250
Hippocampal response to visual objects is related to visual memory functioning
Neuroreport, 19 (9), 965-8
DOI 10.1097/WNR.0b013e328302c89c, PubMed 18521002
The impact of lesions and epilepsy on personality and mood in patients with symptomatic epilepsy: a pre- to postoperative follow-up study
Epilepsy Res, 82 (2-3), 139-46
DOI 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2008.07.011, PubMed 18771900
Publications 2007
Human neocortical and hippocampal near-DC shifts are interconnected
Hippocampus, 17 (6), 413-9
DOI 10.1002/hipo.20285, PubMed 17372976
The validity of the Child Behavior Checklist for children with epilepsy
Epilepsy Behav, 12 (2), 276-80
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.10.013, PubMed 18065270
Neuropsychological results in pediatric patients with epilepsy surgery in the parietal cortex
Epilepsia, 49 (4), 700-4
DOI 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2007.01497.x, PubMed 18177357
Temporal lobe resection--does the prospect of seizure freedom outweigh the cognitive risks?
Nat Clin Pract Neurol, 4 (2), 66-7
DOI 10.1038/ncpneuro0657, PubMed 17955042
Cognitive outcome of status epilepticus in adults
Epilepsia, 48 Suppl 8, 85-90
DOI 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2007.01360.x, PubMed 18330010
Differential effects of temporal pole resection with amygdalohippocampectomy versus selective amygdalohippocampectomy on material-specific memory in patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
Epilepsia, 49 (1), 88-97
DOI 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2007.01386.x, PubMed 17941848
Long-term memory impairment in patients with focal epilepsy
Epilepsia, 48 Suppl 9, 26-9
DOI 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2007.01397.x, PubMed 18047597
Correlation between EEG rhythms during sleep: surface versus mediotemporal EEG
Neuroreport, 18 (8), 837-40
DOI 10.1097/WNR.0b013e3281053c1d, PubMed 17471077
Ictal neuropsychological findings in focal nonconvulsive status epilepticus
Epilepsy Behav, 12 (2), 269-75
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.10.011, PubMed 18054288
Distinct regional atrophy in the corpus callosum of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy
Brain, 130 (Pt 12), 3149-54
DOI 10.1093/brain/awm186, PubMed 17728360
Sexuality in male psychiatric inpatients. a descriptive comparison of psychiatric patients, patients with epilepsy and healthy volunteers
Pharmacopsychiatry, 40 (5), 183-90
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Publications 2006
[NeuroCogFX--a computer-based neuropsychological assessment battery for the follow-up examination of neurological patients]
Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr, 74 (11), 643-50
DOI 10.1055/s-2006-932162, PubMed 17103364
Amelioration of water maze performance deficits by topiramate applied during pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus is negatively dose-dependent
Epilepsy Res, 73 (2), 173-80
DOI 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2006.10.001, PubMed 17084066
Postsurgical outcome in pediatric patients with epilepsy: a comparison of patients with intellectual disabilities, subaverage intelligence, and average-range intelligence
Epilepsia, 47 (2), 406-14
DOI 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00436.x, PubMed 16499768
[A new questionnaire for recognizing cognitive problems in children and adolescents]
Nervenarzt, 77 (4), 449-65
DOI 10.1007/s00115-005-2050-2, PubMed 16425050
Surgical treatment for refractory temporal lobe epilepsy in the elderly: seizure outcome and neuropsychological sequels compared with a younger cohort
Epilepsia, 47 (8), 1364-72
DOI 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00608.x, PubMed 16922883
Shift-back of right into left hemisphere language dominance after control of epileptic seizures: evidence for epilepsy driven functional cerebral organization
Epilepsy Res, 70 (2-3), 257-62
DOI 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2006.03.005, PubMed 16624525
Cognitive outcomes in patients with chronic temporal lobe epilepsy
Epilepsia, 47 Suppl 2, 96-8
DOI 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00702.x, PubMed 17105474
Global brain dysmyelination with above-average verbal skills in 18q- syndrome with a 17 Mb terminal deletion
Acta Neurol Scand, 114 (2), 133-8
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2006.00626.x, PubMed 16867037
Hippocampus proper distinguishes between identified and unidentified real-life visual objects: an intracranial ERP study
Neurosci Lett, 401 (1-2), 165-70
DOI 10.1016/j.neulet.2006.03.008, PubMed 16567041
Publications 2005
Rhinal-hippocampal connectivity determines memory formation during sleep
Brain, 129 (Pt 1), 108-14
DOI 10.1093/brain/awh647, PubMed 16251217
Neuropsychological outcome after chemotherapy for primary CNS lymphoma: a prospective study
Neurology, 64 (7), 1184-8
DOI 10.1212/01.WNL.0000156350.49336.E2, PubMed 15824344
Efficacy and cognitive side effects of tiagabine and topiramate in patients with epilepsy
Epilepsy Behav, 6 (3), 373-81
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2005.01.002, PubMed 15820346
Greater functional recovery after temporal lobe epilepsy surgery in children
Brain, 128 (Pt 12), 2822-9
DOI 10.1093/brain/awh597, PubMed 16014650
EpiTrack: tracking cognitive side effects of medication on attention and executive functions in patients with epilepsy
Epilepsy Behav, 7 (4), 708-14
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2005.08.015, PubMed 16266826
Putamen dopamine transporter and glucose metabolism are reduced in SCA17
Ann Neurol, 58 (3), 490-1
DOI 10.1002/ana.20609, PubMed 16130104
Publications 2004
Lesional mesial temporal lobe epilepsy and limited resections: prognostic factors and outcome
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 75 (11), 1589-96
DOI 10.1136/jnnp.2003.024208, PubMed 15489392
Persistent severe amnesia due to seizure recurrence after unilateral temporal lobectomy
Epilepsy Behav, 5 (3), 394-400
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2004.01.004, PubMed 15145310
Chronic epilepsy and cognition
Lancet Neurol, 3 (11), 663-72
DOI 10.1016/S1474-4422(04)00906-8, PubMed 15488459
Memory outcome after selective amygdalohippocampectomy in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy: one-year follow-up
Epilepsia, 45 (8), 960-2
DOI 10.1111/j.0013-9580.2004.42203.x, PubMed 15270763
Face and facial expression memory in temporal lobe epilepsy patients: preliminary results
Epilepsy Behav, 5 (1), 106-12
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2003.11.014, PubMed 14751215
Neuropsychological aspects of epilepsy surgery
Epilepsy Behav, 5 Suppl 1, S45-55
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2003.11.006, PubMed 14725846
The impact of sex and language dominance on material-specific memory before and after left temporal lobe surgery
Brain, 127 (Pt 7), 1518-25
DOI 10.1093/brain/awh174, PubMed 15128617
Depressed mood and memory impairment in temporal lobe epilepsy as a function of focus lateralization and localization
Epilepsy Behav, 5 (5), 696-701
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2004.06.008, PubMed 15380121
Collateral brain damage, a potential source of cognitive impairment after selective surgery for control of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 75 (2), 323-6
PubMed 14742620
Cognitive profile of topiramate as compared with lamotrigine in epilepsy patients on antiepileptic drug polytherapy: relationships to blood serum levels and comedication
Epilepsy Behav, 5 (5), 716-21
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2004.06.017, PubMed 15380124
Neuropsychological outcome after selective amygdalohippocampectomy with transsylvian versus transcortical approach: a randomized prospective clinical trial of surgery for temporal lobe epilepsy
Epilepsia, 45 (7), 809-16
DOI 10.1111/j.0013-9580.2004.54003.x, PubMed 15230706
Depression and anxiety before and after temporal lobe epilepsy surgery
Seizure, 13 (2), 129-35
DOI 10.1016/s1059-1311(03)00073-6, PubMed 15129842
Publications 2003
Rhinal-hippocampal EEG coherence is reduced during human sleep
Eur J Neurosci, 18 (6), 1711-6
DOI 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2003.02934.x, PubMed 14511350
Cognitive performance and magnetic resonance imaging findings after high-dose systemic and intraventricular chemotherapy for primary central nervous system lymphoma
Arch Neurol, 60 (4), 563-8
DOI 10.1001/archneur.60.4.563, PubMed 12707070
Clinical and neuropsychological characteristics of pediatric epilepsy patients with atypical language dominance
Epilepsy Behav, 4 (6), 746-52
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2003.09.003, PubMed 14698711
Chronic epilepsy and cognition: a longitudinal study in temporal lobe epilepsy
Ann Neurol, 54 (4), 425-32
DOI 10.1002/ana.10692, PubMed 14520652
Significant improvement in frontal lobe associated neuropsychological functions after withdrawal of topiramate in epilepsy patients
Epilepsy Res, 54 (2-3), 171-8
DOI 10.1016/s0920-1211(03)00078-0, PubMed 12837568
Primary central nervous system lymphoma: results of a pilot and phase II study of systemic and intraventricular chemotherapy with deferred radiotherapy
J Clin Oncol, 21 (24), 4489-95
DOI 10.1200/JCO.2003.04.056, PubMed 14597744
Outcome in psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: 1 to 10-year follow-up in 164 patients
Ann Neurol, 53 (3), 305-11
DOI 10.1002/ana.3000, PubMed 12601698
Are there physical risk factors for psychogenic non-epileptic seizures in patients with epilepsy?
Seizure, 12 (8), 561-7
DOI 10.1016/s1059-1311(03)00064-5, PubMed 14630494
Hippocampal function and visual object processing in temporal lobe epilepsy
Neuroreport, 14 (11), 1489-92
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Publications 2002
Prognostic factors and outcome after different types of resection for temporal lobe epilepsy
J Neurosurg, 97 (5), 1131-41
DOI 10.3171/jns.2002.97.5.1131, PubMed 12450036
Memory reorganization in adult brain: observations in three patients with temporal lobe epilepsy
Epilepsy Res, 48 (3), 229-34
DOI 10.1016/s0920-1211(01)00333-3, PubMed 11904242
Memory outcome after selective amygdalohippocampectomy: a study in 140 patients with temporal lobe epilepsy
Epilepsia, 43 (1), 87-95
DOI 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2002.24101.x, PubMed 11879392
Pre- and postoperative verbal memory in pediatric patients with temporal lobe epilepsy
Epilepsy Res, 51 (3), 287-96
DOI 10.1016/s0920-1211(02)00158-4, PubMed 12399079
Effects of chronic epilepsy on declarative memory systems
Prog Brain Res, 135, 439-53
DOI 10.1016/S0079-6123(02)35041-6, PubMed 12143363
Validity of the WADA test
Epilepsy Behav, 3 (6), 562-563
DOI 10.1016/s1525-5050(02)00560-7, PubMed 12609256
Interaction of cognitive aging and memory deficits related to epilepsy surgery
Ann Neurol, 52 (1), 89-94
DOI 10.1002/ana.10260, PubMed 12112052
Neuropsychological Outcome in Children after Frontal Lobe Epilepsy Surgery
Epilepsy Behav, 3 (1), 51-59
DOI 10.1006/ebeh.2001.0296, PubMed 12609353
The localizing value of ictal consciousness and its constituent functions: a video-EEG study in patients with focal epilepsy
Brain, 125 (Pt 12), 2691-8
DOI 10.1093/brain/awf276, PubMed 12429596
Diagnostic delay in psychogenic nonepileptic seizures
Neurology, 58 (3), 493-5
DOI 10.1212/wnl.58.3.493, PubMed 11839862
Evidence of brain abnormality in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures
Epilepsy Behav, 3 (3), 249-254
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Publications 2001
Is it really Alzheimer's disease?
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 71 (3), 416-7
DOI 10.1136/jnnp.71.3.416a, PubMed 11534522
Long-term seizure outcome and antiepileptic drug treatment in surgically treated temporal lobe epilepsy patients: a controlled study
Epilepsia, 42 (11), 1416-21
DOI 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2001.43300.x, PubMed 11879344
Behavioral Aspects of Frontal Lobe Epilepsy
Epilepsy Behav, 2 (5), 384-395
DOI 10.1006/ebeh.2001.0259, PubMed 12609276
Memory alterations during acute high-intensity vagus nerve stimulation
Epilepsy Res, 47 (1-2), 37-42
DOI 10.1016/s0920-1211(01)00291-1, PubMed 11673019
Memory and epilepsy: characteristics, course, and influence of drugs and surgery
Curr Opin Neurol, 14 (2), 211-6
DOI 10.1097/00019052-200104000-00013, PubMed 11262738
Self-Reported Mood Changes following 6 Months of Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Epilepsy Patients
Epilepsy Behav, 2 (4), 335-42
DOI 10.1006/ebeh.2001.0194, PubMed 12609210
No evidence for cognitive side effects after 6 months of vagus nerve stimulation in epilepsy patients
Epilepsy Behav, 2 (4), 351-6
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Combined systemic and intraventricular chemotherapy in primary CNS lymphoma: a pilot study
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 71 (1), 118-22
DOI 10.1136/jnnp.71.1.118, PubMed 11413277
Publications 2000
Synaptic plasticity in the human dentate gyrus
J Neurosci, 20 (18), 7080-6
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Limbic encephalitis not associated with neoplasm as a cause of temporal lobe epilepsy
Neurology, 55 (12), 1823-8
DOI 10.1212/wnl.55.12.1823, PubMed 11134380
Behavioral markers for self- and other-attribution of memory: a study in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy and healthy volunteers
Epilepsy Res, 41 (3), 235-43
DOI 10.1016/s0920-1211(00)00148-0, PubMed 10962214
[Temporal lobe epilepsy: longitudinal clinical, neuropsychological and psychosocial follow-up of surgically and conservatively managed patients]
Nervenarzt, 71 (8), 629-42
DOI 10.1007/s001150050639, PubMed 10996913
Neuropsychology of childhood epilepsy: pre- and postsurgical assessment
Epileptic Disord, 2 (1), 3-13
PubMed 10937165
Behavioural disorders in children with epilepsy: early improvement after surgery
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 69 (6), 739-44
DOI 10.1136/jnnp.69.6.739, PubMed 11080225
Depression in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy is related to mesial temporal sclerosis
Epilepsy Res, 39 (2), 121-5
DOI 10.1016/s0920-1211(99)00117-5, PubMed 10759300
Publications 1999
Surgical outcome in a group of low-IQ patients with focal epilepsy
Epilepsia, 40 (5), 553-9
DOI 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1999.tb05556.x, PubMed 10386523
The phantom of progressive dementia in epilepsy
Lancet, 354 (9196), 2133-4
DOI 10.1016/s0140-6736(99)03542-4, PubMed 10609823
Sex differences in material-specific cognitive functions related to language dominance: an intracarotid amobarbital study in left temporal lobe epilepsy
Laterality, 4 (1), 51-63
DOI 10.1080/713754322, PubMed 15513104
Pre- and postoperative neuropsychological profiles in children and adolescents with temporal lobe epilepsy
Epilepsia, 40 (11), 1543-50
DOI 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1999.tb02038.x, PubMed 10565581
Clinical relevance of amygdala sclerosis in temporal lobe epilepsy
J Neurosurg, 91 (1), 59-67
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Publications 1998
Right hippocampal contribution to visual memory: a presurgical and postsurgical study in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 65 (5), 665-9
DOI 10.1136/jnnp.65.5.665, PubMed 9810934
The performance-complaint relationship in patients with epilepsy: a matter of daily demands?
Epilepsy Res, 32 (3), 401-9
DOI 10.1016/s0920-1211(98)00072-2, PubMed 9839780
Verbal novelty detection within the human hippocampus proper
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 95 (6), 3193-7
DOI 10.1073/pnas.95.6.3193, PubMed 9501239
Limbic ERPs predict verbal memory after left-sided hippocampectomy
Neuroreport, 9 (15), 3375-8
DOI 10.1097/00001756-199810260-00007, PubMed 9855283
Functional plasticity after left anterior temporal lobectomy: reconstitution and compensation of verbal memory functions
Epilepsia, 39 (4), 399-406
DOI 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1998.tb01392.x, PubMed 9578030
Neuropsychological consequences of epilepsy surgery in frontal lobe epilepsy
Neuropsychologia, 36 (4), 333-41
DOI 10.1016/s0028-3932(97)00118-8, PubMed 9665644
Neuropsychological consequences of epilepsy surgery in frontal lobe epilepsy
Neuropsychologia, 36 (7), 681-9
DOI 10.1016/s0028-3932(97)00134-6, PubMed 9723939
Ecological validity of list-learning tests and self-reported memory in healthy individuals and those with temporal lobe epilepsy
J Clin Exp Neuropsychol, 20 (3), 365-75
DOI 10.1076/jcen.20.3.365.824, PubMed 9845163
Publications 1997
Nonconvulsive status epilepticus with generalized 'fast activity'
Seizure, 6 (1), 67-70
DOI 10.1016/s1059-1311(97)80056-8, PubMed 9061827
Human temporal lobe potentials in verbal learning and memory processes
Neuropsychologia, 35 (5), 657-67
DOI 10.1016/s0028-3932(96)00110-8, PubMed 9153028
Safety of intrahippocampal depth electrodes for presurgical evaluation of patients with intractable epilepsy
Epilepsia, 38 (8), 922-9
DOI 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1997.tb01258.x, PubMed 9579894
Evidence of very fast memory consolidation: an intracarotid amytal study
Neuroreport, 8 (13), 2893-6
DOI 10.1097/00001756-199709080-00018, PubMed 9376526
Relational verbal memory processing in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy
Cortex, 33 (4), 667-78
DOI 10.1016/s0010-9452(08)70724-x, PubMed 9444468
Differential involvement of left temporolateral and temporomesial structures in verbal declarative learning and memory: evidence from temporal lobe epilepsy
Brain Cogn, 35 (1), 110-31
DOI 10.1006/brcg.1997.0930, PubMed 9339305
Natural atypical language dominance and language shifts from the right to the left hemisphere in right hemisphere pathology
Naturwissenschaften, 84 (6), 250-2
DOI 10.1007/s001140050390, PubMed 9241641
Patterns of language dominance in focal left and right hemisphere epilepsies: relation to MRI findings, EEG, sex, and age at onset of epilepsy
Brain Cogn, 33 (2), 135-50
DOI 10.1006/brcg.1997.0888, PubMed 9073369
Sex differences in cerebral language dominance in complex-partial epilepsy
Naturwissenschaften, 84 (3), 131-3
DOI 10.1007/s001140050363, PubMed 9112241
Pre- and postoperative socioeconomic development of 151 patients with focal epilepsies
Epilepsia, 38 (12), 1330-7
DOI 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1997.tb00071.x, PubMed 9578529
Rey Auditory-Verbal Learning Test: structure of a modified German version
J Clin Psychol, 53 (7), 663-71
DOI 10.1002/(sici)1097-4679(199711)53:7<663::aid-jclp4>3.0.co;2-j, PubMed 9356896
Publications 1996
Verbal working memory components can be selectively influenced by transcranial magnetic stimulation in patients with left temporal lobe epilepsy
Neuropsychologia, 34 (8), 775-83
DOI 10.1016/0028-3932(95)00160-3, PubMed 8817507
Cognitive consequences of two-thirds anterior temporal lobectomy on verbal memory in 144 patients: a three-month follow-up study
Epilepsia, 37 (2), 171-80
DOI 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1996.tb00009.x, PubMed 8635428
Neuropsychological aspects of frontal lobe epilepsy
Neuropsychologia, 34 (5), 399-406
DOI 10.1016/0028-3932(95)00121-2, PubMed 9148196
Publications 1995
Relations between verbal and nonverbal memory performance: evidence of confounding effects particularly in patients with right temporal lobe epilepsy
Cortex, 31 (2), 345-55
DOI 10.1016/s0010-9452(13)80367-x, PubMed 7555011
Publications 1994
Postictal courses of cognitive deficits in focal epilepsies
Epilepsia, 35 (5), 1073-8
DOI 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1994.tb02557.x, PubMed 7925154
Right hemisphere restitution of language and memory functions in right hemisphere language-dominant patients with left temporal lobe epilepsy
Brain, 117 ( Pt 4), 729-37
DOI 10.1093/brain/117.4.729, PubMed 7922460
Quantitative and qualitative evaluation of patterns of cerebral language dominance. An amobarbital study
Brain Lang, 46 (4), 536-64
DOI 10.1006/brln.1994.1030, PubMed 8044676
Publications 1993
Differential effects of first antiepileptic drug application on cognition in lesional and non-lesional patients with epilepsy
Seizure, 2 (2), 125-30
DOI 10.1016/s1059-1311(05)80115-3, PubMed 8167962
[A special case of frontal lobe epilepsy]
Nervenarzt, 64 (2), 131-5
PubMed 8450895
Publications 1992
[Stage-independence and individual outcome of neuro-cognitive deficits in HIV. A follow-up study of 62 HIV-positive hemophilic patients]
Nervenarzt, 63 (2), 88-94
PubMed 1565174
Seizures during cognitive testing in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy: possibility of seizure induction by cognitive activation
Epilepsia, 33 (5), 892-7
DOI 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1992.tb02197.x, PubMed 1396432
Interhemispheric dissociation of expressive and receptive language functions in patients with complex-partial seizures: an amobarbital study
Brain Lang, 43 (4), 694-712
DOI 10.1016/0093-934x(92)90091-r, PubMed 1483198
Early signs of cognitive deficits among human immunodeficiency virus-positive hemophiliacs
Acta Psychiatr Scand, 85 (4), 321-6
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1992.tb01476.x, PubMed 1595365
Publications 1991
Visual learning deficits in nonresected patients with right temporal lobe epilepsy
Cortex, 27 (4), 547-55
DOI 10.1016/s0010-9452(13)80004-4, PubMed 1782789
Publications 1990
[The Verbal Learning and Retention Test. A useful and differentiated tool in evaluating verbal memory performance]
Schweiz Arch Neurol Psychiatr (1985), 141 (1), 21-30
PubMed 1690447
Publications 1989
[Neuropsychological and psychosocial aspects of surgical therapy of epilepsy]
Nervenarzt, 60 (1), 10-6
PubMed 2646549
Publications 1988
[Treatment of drug-resistant focal epilepsy using visual orientation activity]
EEG EMG Z Elektroenzephalogr Elektromyogr Verwandte Geb, 19 (2), 92-5
PubMed 3136002