Eduard Kraft

Summary

Affiliation: University of Munich
Country: Germany

Publications

  1. ncbi Cognitive function, physical activity, and aging: possible biological links and implications for multimodal interventions
    Eduard Kraft
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University Hospital, Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Germany
    Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn 19:248-63. 2012
  2. ncbi Levodopa-induced striatal activation in Parkinson's disease: a functional MRI study
    Eduard Kraft
    Department of Neurology, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
    Parkinsonism Relat Disord 15:558-63. 2009
  3. ncbi The role of the basal ganglia in bimanual coordination
    Eduard Kraft
    Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
    Brain Res 1151:62-73. 2007
  4. ncbi Cortical plasticity in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: motor imagery and function
    Dorothee Lule
    Section of Neurophysiology, Univeristy of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
    Neurorehabil Neural Repair 21:518-26. 2007
  5. ncbi Evaluation of cognition, structural, and functional MRI in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
    Robert Roebling
    Department of Neurology, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
    Epilepsia 50:2456-65. 2009
  6. ncbi Anterior cingulate cortex does not differ between patients with major depression and healthy controls, but relatively large anterior cingulate cortex predicts a good clinical course
    Thomas Frodl
    Department of Psychiatry, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
    Psychiatry Res 163:76-83. 2008
  7. ncbi Emotional responding in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
    Dorothee Lule
    University of Ulm, Dept of Neurology, Oberer Eselsberg 45, 89081 Ulm, Germany
    J Neurol 252:1517-24. 2005
  8. ncbi Motor recovery and cortical reorganization after constraint-induced movement therapy in stroke patients: a preliminary study
    Judith D Schaechter
    Massachusetts General Hospital NMR Center, Department of Radiology, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
    Neurorehabil Neural Repair 16:326-38. 2002
  9. ncbi T2*-weighted MRI differentiates multiple system atrophy from Parkinson's disease
    Eduard Kraft
    Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, Germany
    Neurology 59:1265-7. 2002
  10. ncbi Mirror movements and the role of handedness: isometric grip forces changes
    Ingo Uttner
    Neurological Clinic, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
    Motor Control 11:16-28. 2007

Detail Information

Publications11

  1. ncbi Cognitive function, physical activity, and aging: possible biological links and implications for multimodal interventions
    Eduard Kraft
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University Hospital, Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Germany
    Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn 19:248-63. 2012
    ..These studies are needed to conclusively prove that both strategies will positively interact when used in combined interventions. Finally the use of modern technology for these interventions will be discussed...
  2. ncbi Levodopa-induced striatal activation in Parkinson's disease: a functional MRI study
    Eduard Kraft
    Department of Neurology, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
    Parkinsonism Relat Disord 15:558-63. 2009
    ..To assess the effect of a single levodopa dose (200 mg levodopa, 50 mg carbidopa=sdLD) on cortical and subcortical motor-circuit activation during bimanual grip force in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD)...
  3. ncbi The role of the basal ganglia in bimanual coordination
    Eduard Kraft
    Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
    Brain Res 1151:62-73. 2007
    ..Our results suggest a critical role of the basal ganglia in the neural control of bimanual coordination...
  4. ncbi Cortical plasticity in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: motor imagery and function
    Dorothee Lule
    Section of Neurophysiology, Univeristy of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
    Neurorehabil Neural Repair 21:518-26. 2007
    ..Cortical networks underlying motor imagery are functionally close to motor performance networks and can be activated by patients with severe motor disabilities...
  5. ncbi Evaluation of cognition, structural, and functional MRI in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
    Robert Roebling
    Department of Neurology, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
    Epilepsia 50:2456-65. 2009
    ..The aim of this study was a comprehensive analysis of neuropsychological parameters, and functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in an independent cohort of patients with JME...
  6. ncbi Anterior cingulate cortex does not differ between patients with major depression and healthy controls, but relatively large anterior cingulate cortex predicts a good clinical course
    Thomas Frodl
    Department of Psychiatry, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
    Psychiatry Res 163:76-83. 2008
    ..These findings suggest that ACC volumes are not altered in patients with major depression, but that patients with larger ACC have a better clinical outcome than patients with smaller ACC...
  7. ncbi Emotional responding in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
    Dorothee Lule
    University of Ulm, Dept of Neurology, Oberer Eselsberg 45, 89081 Ulm, Germany
    J Neurol 252:1517-24. 2005
    ..These findings contradict assumptions of a generally negative impact of the disease on the emotional disposition and may indicate compensatory cognitive or neuroplastic changes...
  8. ncbi Motor recovery and cortical reorganization after constraint-induced movement therapy in stroke patients: a preliminary study
    Judith D Schaechter
    Massachusetts General Hospital NMR Center, Department of Radiology, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
    Neurorehabil Neural Repair 16:326-38. 2002
    ..These data provide preliminary evidence that gains in motor function produced by CIMT in chronic stroke patients may be associated with a shift in laterality of motor cortical activation toward the undamaged hemisphere...
  9. ncbi T2*-weighted MRI differentiates multiple system atrophy from Parkinson's disease
    Eduard Kraft
    Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, Germany
    Neurology 59:1265-7. 2002
    ..Hypointense putaminal signal changes were more often observed in MSA than in PD using T2* but not T2-weighted images, indicating that T2*-weighted GE sequences are of diagnostic value for patients with parkinsonism...
  10. ncbi Mirror movements and the role of handedness: isometric grip forces changes
    Ingo Uttner
    Neurological Clinic, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
    Motor Control 11:16-28. 2007
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  11. ncbi Strategies for treatment of gait and posture associated deficits in movement disorders: the impact of deep brain stimulation
    Kai Bötzel
    Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Ludwig Maximilian University, 81366 Munich, Germany
    Restor Neurol Neurosci 28:115-22. 2010
    ..An integrated multimodal approach, which has been adopted in our institution is presented...