Kiel
Principal investigator:
Prof. Daniela Berg
Klinik für Neurologie
Niemannsweg 147
D-24105 Kiel
Expertise of the participating organization:
The group has a long time involvement in (neurophysiological) investigations and therapy of movement disorders including deep brain stimulation. Principal scientific personnel involved in the project: Dr. H. Wilms, Resident, Department of Neurology, CAU Kiel. Member of the movement disorder clinic. Scientific interest: Establishment of tremor models in small rodents. Dr. J. Volkmann, Lecturer, Department of Neurology Prof. Dr. G. Deuschl, Head of the Department of Neurology, CAU Kiel. Long time commitment to the study / therapy of movement disorders especially tremor.
Recent publications relevant to the EMSA-SG:
Herzog J, Weiss PH, Assmus A, Wefer B, Seif C, Braun PM, et al. Improved sensory gating of urinary bladder afferents in Parkinson's disease following subthalamic stimulation. Brain 2008; 131: 132-45. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=17977862
Potter M, Herzog J, Siebner HR, Kopper F, Steigerwald F, Deuschl G, et al. Subthalamic nucleus stimulation modulates audiospinal reactions in Parkinson disease. Neurology 2008; 70: 1445-51. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=18413569
Raethjen J, Austermann K, Witt K, Zeuner KE, Papengut F, Deuschl G. Provocation of Parkinsonian tremor. Mov Disord 2008. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=18383537
Ludwig J, Remien P, Guballa C, Binder A, Binder S, Schattschneider J, et al. Effects of subthalamic nucleus stimulation and levodopa on the autonomic nervous system in Parkinson's disease. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007; 78: 742-5. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=17371906
Martinez-Martin P, Deuschl G. Effect of medical and surgical interventions on health-related quality of life in Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord 2007; 22: 757-65. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=17343275
Wilms H, Zecca L, Rosenstiel P, Sievers J, Deuschl G, Lucius R. Inflammation in Parkinson's diseases and other neurodegenerative diseases: cause and therapeutic implications. Curr Pharm Des 2007; 13: 1925-8. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=17584117
Witt K, Daniels C, Herzog J, Lorenz D, Volkmann J, Reiff J, et al. Differential effects of L-dopa and subthalamic stimulation on depressive symptoms and hedonic tone in Parkinson's disease. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 2006; 18: 397-401. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=16963590