Jurg Kesselring

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Country: Switzerland

Publications

  1. ncbi Neurorehabilitation: a bridge between basic science and clinical practice
    J Kesselring
    Department of Neurology, Rehabilitation Centre, CH 7317 Valens, Switzerland
    Eur J Neurol 8:221-5. 2001
  2. ncbi VladimirMikhailovic Bekhterev (1857-1927): strange circumstances surrounding the death of the great Russian neurologist
    Jurg Kesselring
    Department of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, Rehabilitation Centre, Valens, Switzerland
    Eur Neurol 66:14-7. 2011
  3. ncbi Developing the ICF Core Sets for multiple sclerosis to specify functioning
    J Kesselring
    Department of Neurorehabilitation, Valens Rehabilitation Centre, Valens, Switzerland
    Mult Scler 14:252-4. 2008
  4. ncbi Symptomatic therapy and neurorehabilitation in multiple sclerosis
    Jurg Kesselring
    Department of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, Rehabilitation Centre, CH 7317, Valens, Switzerland
    Lancet Neurol 4:643-52. 2005
  5. ncbi Neurorehabilitation in multiple sclerosis--what is the evidence-base?
    Jurg Kesselring
    Department of Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Centre Klinik Valens, 7317, Valens, Switzerland
    J Neurol 251:IV25-9. 2004
  6. ncbi Cognitive and affective disturbances in multiple sclerosis
    J Kesselring
    Department of Neurology, Rehabilitation Centre, 7317 Valens, Switzerland
    J Neurol 248:180-3. 2001
  7. ncbi Neuroscience and clinical practice: a personal postscript
    J Kesselring
    Chefarzt Neurologie, Rehabilitation Center, CH 7317, Valens, Switzerland
    Brain Res Brain Res Rev 36:285-6. 2001
  8. ncbi Characterization of functioning in multiple sclerosis using the ICF
    Lisa Holper
    Department of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, Rehabilitation Centre Valens, Valens, Switzerland
    J Neurol 257:103-13. 2010
  9. ncbi Rehabilitation interventions in multiple sclerosis: an overview
    Serafin Beer
    Department of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, Rehabilitation Center, 7317, Valens, Switzerland
    J Neurol 259:1994-2008. 2012
  10. ncbi Impact of neurorehabilitation on disability in patients with acutely and chronically disabling diseases of the nervous system measured by the Extended Barthel Index
    M Jörger
    Neurorehabilitation Centre, Valens, Switzerland
    Neurorehabil Neural Repair 15:15-22. 2001

Detail Information

Publications17

  1. ncbi Neurorehabilitation: a bridge between basic science and clinical practice
    J Kesselring
    Department of Neurology, Rehabilitation Centre, CH 7317 Valens, Switzerland
    Eur J Neurol 8:221-5. 2001
    ..Not infrequently, in fact, they actually set it in motion when the forces essential to restoration lie fallow and are not deployed by the organism...
  2. ncbi VladimirMikhailovic Bekhterev (1857-1927): strange circumstances surrounding the death of the great Russian neurologist
    Jurg Kesselring
    Department of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, Rehabilitation Centre, Valens, Switzerland
    Eur Neurol 66:14-7. 2011
    ..The next day, Bekhterev died and only his brain was examined postmortem, the body being cremated the same day...
  3. ncbi Developing the ICF Core Sets for multiple sclerosis to specify functioning
    J Kesselring
    Department of Neurorehabilitation, Valens Rehabilitation Centre, Valens, Switzerland
    Mult Scler 14:252-4. 2008
    ..The ICF Core Sets for MS are being designed with the goal of providing useful standards for research and clinical practice...
  4. ncbi Symptomatic therapy and neurorehabilitation in multiple sclerosis
    Jurg Kesselring
    Department of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, Rehabilitation Centre, CH 7317, Valens, Switzerland
    Lancet Neurol 4:643-52. 2005
    ..These findings suggest that quality of life is determined by disability and handicap more than by functional deficits and disease progression...
  5. ncbi Neurorehabilitation in multiple sclerosis--what is the evidence-base?
    Jurg Kesselring
    Department of Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Centre Klinik Valens, 7317, Valens, Switzerland
    J Neurol 251:IV25-9. 2004
    ..The improvements often outlast the treatment period by several months. These findings suggest that quality of life is determined by disability and handicap more than by functional deficit and disease progression...
  6. ncbi Cognitive and affective disturbances in multiple sclerosis
    J Kesselring
    Department of Neurology, Rehabilitation Centre, 7317 Valens, Switzerland
    J Neurol 248:180-3. 2001
    ..Yet the psychological problems of MS often cause more suffering than physical effects...
  7. ncbi Neuroscience and clinical practice: a personal postscript
    J Kesselring
    Chefarzt Neurologie, Rehabilitation Center, CH 7317, Valens, Switzerland
    Brain Res Brain Res Rev 36:285-6. 2001
    ..There is no fundamental contradiction, however, between this approach and the pastoral aspects of medical care...
  8. ncbi Characterization of functioning in multiple sclerosis using the ICF
    Lisa Holper
    Department of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, Rehabilitation Centre Valens, Valens, Switzerland
    J Neurol 257:103-13. 2010
    ..The study showed that it is possible to describe based on the ICF the spectrum in functioning and disability affected in MS as well as environmental factors relevant to persons with MS...
  9. ncbi Rehabilitation interventions in multiple sclerosis: an overview
    Serafin Beer
    Department of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, Rehabilitation Center, 7317, Valens, Switzerland
    J Neurol 259:1994-2008. 2012
    ..ICF core sets may increase the knowledge of more efficient and adapted rehabilitation measures meeting more properly individual requirements, and promote perception and acceptance of rehabilitation as a valuable treatment option in MS...
  10. ncbi Impact of neurorehabilitation on disability in patients with acutely and chronically disabling diseases of the nervous system measured by the Extended Barthel Index
    M Jörger
    Neurorehabilitation Centre, Valens, Switzerland
    Neurorehabil Neural Repair 15:15-22. 2001
    ..6 in the acute group and 0.5 in the chronic group, respectively. Analysis of EBI changes considering the different underlying diseases showed the highest increase in patients with stroke and traumatic brain injury...
  11. ncbi Advanced lightweight cooling-garment technology: functional improvements in thermosensitive patients with multiple sclerosis
    A Meyer Heim
    Department of Neurology, Rehabilitation Centre, CH 7317 Valens, Switzerland
    Mult Scler 13:232-7. 2007
    ..These encouraging findings promote further adaptations of the prototype to increase its cooling properties and ameliorate the practicability of the cooling garment...
  12. ncbi Wilhelm Uhthoff: a phenomenon 1853 to 1927
    P Stutzer
    Department of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, Rehabilitation Centre, Valens, Switzerland
    Int MS J 15:90-3. 2008
    ..This ophthalmologist described for the first time that increased body temperature from physical exertion may lead to transient impairment of vision in patients with multiple sclerosis...
  13. ncbi Robot-assisted gait training in multiple sclerosis: a pilot randomized trial
    S Beer
    Department of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, Rehabilitation Centre, CH 7317 Valens, Switzerland
    Mult Scler 14:231-6. 2008
    ..To evaluate feasibility and perform an explanatory analysis of the efficacy of robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) in MS patients with severe walking disabilities (Expanded Disability Status Scale [EDSS] 6.0-7.5) in a pilot trial...
  14. ncbi Fitness to drive with neurological disabilities
    M Keller
    Rehabilitation Centre Valens, Dept Neurology, 7317 Valens, Switzerland
    Neurorehabil Neural Repair 17:168-75. 2003
    ..However, the assessments need to be improved. New generations of interactive driving simulators may refine the fitness to drive evaluation and become useful tools in driving rehabilitation...
  15. ncbi Quantification of Uhthoff's phenomenon in multiple sclerosis: a magnetic stimulation study
    A M Humm
    Department of Neurology, University of Berne, Inselspital, Freiburgstrasse, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland
    Clin Neurophysiol 115:2493-501. 2004
    ..The results suggest that patients with central conduction slowing are particularly vulnerable to develop temperature-dependent central motor conduction blocks...
  16. ncbi A placebo-controlled trial of oral fingolimod in relapsing multiple sclerosis
    Ludwig Kappos
    Department of Neurology, University Hospital, University of Basel, Switzerland
    N Engl J Med 362:387-401. 2010
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  17. ncbi Effects of a short-term exercise training program on aerobic fitness, fatigue, health perception and activity level of subjects with multiple sclerosis
    S Mostert
    Department of Neurology, Rehabilitation Centre, Valens, Switzerland
    Mult Scler 8:161-8. 2002
    ..Overall compliance to the training program was quite low (65%), whereas incidence of symptom exacerbation by physical activity has been lower than expected (6%)...