J Pietz

Summary

Affiliation: University of Heidelberg
Country: Germany

Publications

  1. ncbi Physical growth and neurodevelopmental outcome of nonhandicapped low-risk children born preterm
    Joachim Pietz
    Department of Pediatric Neurology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 150, D 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    Early Hum Dev 79:131-43. 2004
  2. ncbi Large neutral amino acids block phenylalanine transport into brain tissue in patients with phenylketonuria
    J Pietz
    Department of Pediatric Neurology, University of Heidelberg, D 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    J Clin Invest 103:1169-78. 1999
  3. ncbi Prosopagnosia in a preschool child with Asperger syndrome
    Joachim Pietz
    Department of Paediatric Neurology, Children s Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 150, D 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    Dev Med Child Neurol 45:55-7. 2003
  4. ncbi Cerebral energy metabolism in phenylketonuria: findings by quantitative In vivo 31P MR spectroscopy
    Joachim Pietz
    Department of Pediatric Neurology, Division of Metabolic and Endocrine Diseases, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 150, Germany
    Pediatr Res 53:654-62. 2003
  5. ncbi Phenylalanine can be detected in brain tissue of healthy subjects by 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopy
    J Pietz
    Department of Pediatric Neurology, University of Heidelberg, Germany
    J Inherit Metab Dis 26:683-92. 2003
  6. ncbi Variability of blood-brain ratios of phenylalanine in typical patients with phenylketonuria
    A Rupp
    Department of Pediatric Neurology, University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
    J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 21:276-84. 2001
  7. ncbi Parent based language intervention for 2-year-old children with specific expressive language delay: a randomised controlled trial
    A Buschmann
    Department of Paediatric Neurology, Children s Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 150, D 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    Arch Dis Child 94:110-6. 2009
  8. ncbi Quantitative score for the evaluation of kinematic recordings in neuropediatric diagnostics. Detection of complex patterns in spontaneous limb movements
    D Karch
    Institute of Medical Biometry and Informatics, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 305, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    Methods Inf Med 49:526-30. 2010
  9. ncbi Neurological aspects of adult phenylketonuria
    J Pietz
    Department of Pediatric Neurology, University of Heidelberg, Germany
    Curr Opin Neurol 11:679-88. 1998
  10. ncbi Children with developmental language delay at 24 months of age: results of a diagnostic work-up
    Anke Buschmann
    Department of Paediatric Neurology, Children s Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 150, Heidelberg, Germany
    Dev Med Child Neurol 50:223-9. 2008

Detail Information

Publications19

  1. ncbi Physical growth and neurodevelopmental outcome of nonhandicapped low-risk children born preterm
    Joachim Pietz
    Department of Pediatric Neurology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 150, D 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    Early Hum Dev 79:131-43. 2004
    ..Outcome studies on the effects of prematurity are increasingly restricted to extremely immature infants with birth weight below 1000 g or gestational age below 26 weeks. In contrast, studies comprising low-risk preterm infants are rare...
  2. ncbi Large neutral amino acids block phenylalanine transport into brain tissue in patients with phenylketonuria
    J Pietz
    Department of Pediatric Neurology, University of Heidelberg, D 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    J Clin Invest 103:1169-78. 1999
    ....
  3. ncbi Prosopagnosia in a preschool child with Asperger syndrome
    Joachim Pietz
    Department of Paediatric Neurology, Children s Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 150, D 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    Dev Med Child Neurol 45:55-7. 2003
    ....
  4. ncbi Cerebral energy metabolism in phenylketonuria: findings by quantitative In vivo 31P MR spectroscopy
    Joachim Pietz
    Department of Pediatric Neurology, Division of Metabolic and Endocrine Diseases, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 150, Germany
    Pediatr Res 53:654-62. 2003
    ....
  5. ncbi Phenylalanine can be detected in brain tissue of healthy subjects by 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopy
    J Pietz
    Department of Pediatric Neurology, University of Heidelberg, Germany
    J Inherit Metab Dis 26:683-92. 2003
    ..It was demonstrated that detection and monitoring of brain Phe concentrations is feasible by means of 1H MRS. This approach constitutes a prerequisite for describing carrier kinetics in health...
  6. ncbi Variability of blood-brain ratios of phenylalanine in typical patients with phenylketonuria
    A Rupp
    Department of Pediatric Neurology, University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
    J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 21:276-84. 2001
    ....
  7. ncbi Parent based language intervention for 2-year-old children with specific expressive language delay: a randomised controlled trial
    A Buschmann
    Department of Paediatric Neurology, Children s Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 150, D 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    Arch Dis Child 94:110-6. 2009
    ....
  8. ncbi Quantitative score for the evaluation of kinematic recordings in neuropediatric diagnostics. Detection of complex patterns in spontaneous limb movements
    D Karch
    Institute of Medical Biometry and Informatics, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 305, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    Methods Inf Med 49:526-30. 2010
    ..This article presents a method to automatically extract segments which contain such complex patterns in order to quantitatively assess them...
  9. ncbi Neurological aspects of adult phenylketonuria
    J Pietz
    Department of Pediatric Neurology, University of Heidelberg, Germany
    Curr Opin Neurol 11:679-88. 1998
    ..Magnetic resonance imaging shows white matter abnormalities. However, in single patients, progressive neurological symptoms occurred. Thus, the long-term prognosis of treated phenylketonuria is still under discussion...
  10. ncbi Children with developmental language delay at 24 months of age: results of a diagnostic work-up
    Anke Buschmann
    Department of Paediatric Neurology, Children s Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 150, Heidelberg, Germany
    Dev Med Child Neurol 50:223-9. 2008
    ..A proposal for a rational diagnostic work-up is presented...
  11. ncbi Characterization of white matter alterations in phenylketonuria by magnetic resonance relaxometry and diffusion tensor imaging
    Peter Vermathen
    Department Clinical Research, Unit for MR Spectroscopy and Methodology, University Berne, Bern, Switzerland
    Magn Reson Med 58:1145-56. 2007
    ..Intramyelinic edema combined with vacuolization is a likely cause of the WM alterations. Correlations between diffusivity and Phe concentrations confirm vulnerability of WM to high Phe concentrations...
  12. ncbi Auditory temporal resolution in children assessed by magnetoencephalography
    Jennifer Diedler
    Department of Neurology, Section of Biomagnetism, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
    Neuroreport 18:1691-5. 2007
    ..AEFs thus provide an objective tool to assess auditory temporal resolution in children. Children's neuromagnetic response patterns differed significantly from the adult responses under the same experimental conditions...
  13. ncbi Phenylalanine reduces synaptic density in mixed cortical cultures from mice
    Friederike Hörster
    Department of General Pediatrics, University of Children s Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
    Pediatr Res 59:544-8. 2006
    ....
  14. ncbi [Family sense of coherence and resilience. A study on families with children with mental and physical disabilities]
    Rudiger Retzlaff
    Institut für Psychosomatische Kooperationsforschung und Familientherapie am Zentrum für Psychosoziale Medizin der Universität Heidelberg
    Prax Kinderpsychol Kinderpsychiatr 55:36-52. 2006
    ..The results indicate that family coherence can be regarded as a global resource contributing to family resilience, and therapeutic implications are being discussed...
  15. ncbi Visibility of vascular phenylalanine in dynamic uptake studies in humans using magnetic resonance spectroscopy
    Roland Kreis
    Department of Clinical Research, Unit for MR Spectroscopy and Methodology, University of Berne, Switzerland
    Magn Reson Med 54:435-8. 2005
    ..Similar effects are envisaged for studies of ethanol or glucose uptake across the blood-brain barrier...
  16. ncbi Strict bed rest following lumbar puncture in children and adolescents is of no benefit
    Friedrich Ebinger
    Department of Child Neurology, University Pediatric Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Germany
    Neurology 62:1003-5. 2004
    ..There were no differences in the frequencies of nausea or neck stiffness. Prophylactic bed rest following lumbar puncture in children and adolescents is of no benefit and may actually be disadvantageous...
  17. ncbi Headache and backache after lumbar puncture in children and adolescents: a prospective study
    Friedrich Ebinger
    University Pediatric Hospital, Department of Child Neurology, Heidelberg, Germany
    Pediatrics 113:1588-92. 2004
    ..In a prospective study of general pediatric and neuropediatric patients, we investigated the frequency of postlumbar puncture headaches or backaches and factors that might influence their occurrence...
  18. ncbi MR imaging-based volumetry in patients with early-treated phenylketonuria
    Nadine H Pfaendner
    Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Neurology, University of Heidelberg Medical Center, Heidelberg, Germany
    AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 26:1681-5. 2005
    ..CONCLUSION: The most severely affected brain structures in early-treated patients with phenylketonuria regarding volume loss are the cerebrum, corpus callosum, hippocampus, and pons...
  19. ncbi No evidence for individual blood-brain barrier phenylalanine transport to influence clinical outcome in typical phenylketonuria patients
    Joachim Pietz
    Ann Neurol 52:382-3; author reply 383-4. 2002