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Multimodal strategy in the successful implementation of a stroke unit in a community hospitalT Etgen
Department of Neurology, Klinikum Traunstein, Cuno Niggl Strasse 3, Traunstein, Germany
Acta Neurol Scand 123:390-5. 2011..Thrombolysis in stroke remains underutilized in daily practice. We analyzed the impact of a multimodal strategy on the rate of thrombolysis and specific procedure times during the implementation of a community hospital stroke unit...- Vitamin D deficiency, cognitive impairment and dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysisThorleif Etgen
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technische Universitat Munchen, Munich, Germany
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 33:297-305. 2012..Recent preventive strategies for patients with cognitive impairment include the identification of modifiable somatic risk factors like vitamin D deficiency... 
Mild cognitive impairment and dementia: the importance of modifiable risk factorsThorleif Etgen
Klinik und Poliklinik fur Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Technische Universitat Munchen, Germany
Dtsch Arztebl Int 108:743-50. 2011..MCI may be a precursor of dementia; the rate of transition from MCI to dementia is 10% to 20% per year. The role of somatic diseases and modifiable risk factors in MCI and dementia needs further study...- Anti-retroviral therapy-induced status epilepticus in "pseudo-HIV serodeconversion"Thorleif Etgen
Department of Neurology, Klinikum Traunstein, D 83278 Traunstein, Germany
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 32:559.e15-7. 2010..Critical review of previous diagnostic investigations revealed several errors in the diagnosis of HIV infection leading to a "pseudo-serodeconversion." Finally, anti-retroviral therapy could be discontinued... - Bilateral superior altitudinal hemianopia: missing the goal, but hitting the stroke causeThorleif Etgen
Department of Neurology, Klinikum Traunstein, Germany
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 19:165-6. 2010..This symptom was first overlooked and a delusion was suspected. A thorough clinical examination is essential to avoid any misdiagnosis or to overlook correct treatment... - Metabolic and endocrine factors in mild cognitive impairmentThorleif Etgen
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technische Universitat Munchen, Germany
Ageing Res Rev 9:280-8. 2010..Other less familiar or unknown risk factors contributing to cognitive dysfunction should be identified as they are a potential target of prevention or intervention of MCI or dementia... - Physical activity and incident cognitive impairment in elderly persons: the INVADE studyThorleif Etgen
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technische Universitat Munchen, Munich, Germany
Arch Intern Med 170:186-93. 2010..Data regarding the relationship between physical activity and cognitive impairment are limited and controversial. We examined whether physical activity is associated with incident cognitive impairment during follow-up... - Cisplatin-associated occlusion of the internal carotid arteryThorleif Etgen
Department of Neurology, Technische Universitat Munchen, Germany
Onkologie 32:754-7. 2009..Cisplatin is a highly effective antineoplastic agent used also in germ cell cancer. Thromboembolic complications like pulmonary embolism, myocardial infarction and stroke have occasionally been reported... - Chronic kidney disease is associated with incident cognitive impairment in the elderly: the INVADE studyThorleif Etgen
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technische Universitat Munchen, Munich, Germany
Nephrol Dial Transplant 24:3144-50. 2009..Limited data exist regarding the relationship between decreased renal function and cognitive impairment... - Bilateral grey-matter increase in the putamen in primary blepharospasmT Etgen
Department of Neurology, Technische Universitat Munchen, Munchen, Germany
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 77:1017-20. 2006..Primary blepharospasm is a focal dystonia characterised by excessive involuntary closure of the eyelids. The pathophysiology of primary blepharospasm is unresolved... - Carotid- intima media thickness is independently associated with cognitive decline. The INVADE studyK Sander
Department of Neurology, Technical University, Munich, Germany
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 25:389-94. 2010..The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between C-IMT and the development of cognitive impairment in a large population-based sample... - The role of intima-media-thickness, ankle-brachial-index and inflammatory biochemical parameters for stroke risk prediction: a systematic reviewD Sander
Department of Neurology, Benedictus Krankenhaus, Feldafing, Germany
Eur J Neurol 19:544-e36. 2012..Coinciding with a change in current understanding of atherosclerosis as an inflammatory, cross-organ disease, new parameters to assess the individual risk are emerging... 
Enhanced progression of early carotid atherosclerosis is related to Chlamydia pneumoniae (Taiwan acute respiratory) seropositivityD Sander
Department of Neurology, Technical University of Munich, Germany
Circulation 103:1390-5. 2001..However, the relationship between Cp seropositivity and the progression of early carotid atherosclerosis is not unequivocally clarified...- [Somatic factors in cognitive impairment]T Etgen
Neurologische Klinik, Klinikum Traunstein, Cuno Niggl Strasse 3, Traunstein
Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr 77:72-82. 2009..Knowledge and diagnosis of these somatic factors is essential in cognitive impairment, as diligent treatment may lead to improve cognitive performance and postpone the manifestation of dementia... - Voxel-based morphometry in individual patients: a pilot study in early Huntington diseaseM Mühlau
Department of Neurology, Technische Universitat Munchen, Munich, Germany
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 30:539-43. 2009..Here, we performed single subject analyses in 22 patients in early stages of Huntington disease (HD), a neurodegenerative disorder with a well-known and characteristic pattern of GM loss... - Dynamics of intracranial venous flow patterns in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertensionK Sander
Department of Neurology, Technische Universitat Munchen, Munich, Germany
Eur Neurol 66:334-8. 2011..To examine the dynamics of intracranial venous flow patterns in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH)... - Prognostic relevance of pathological sympathetic activation after acute thromboembolic strokeD Sander
Department of Neurology, Technical University of Munich, Germany
Neurology 57:833-8. 2001..To evaluate the prognostic impact of early pathologic sympathetic activation after stroke... - Structural brain changes in tinnitusM Mühlau
Department of Neurology, Technische Universitat Munchen, D 81675 Munchen, Germany
Cereb Cortex 16:1283-8. 2006..Our results suggest that reciprocal involvement of both sensory and emotional areas are essential in the generation of tinnitus...