Structural hippocampal damage following anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis

C Finke, UA Kopp, A Pajkert, JR Behrens, F Leypoldt… - Biological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background The majority of patients with anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR)
encephalitis suffer from persistent memory impairment despite unremarkable routine clinical …

Low 25‐hydroxyvitamin D, but not the bioavailable fraction of 25‐hydroxyvitamin D, is a risk factor for multiple sclerosis

JR Behrens, L Rasche, RM Gieß… - European journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose Low 25‐hydroxyvitamin D [25( OH ) D ] levels correlate with higher
disease activity in patients with multiple sclerosis ( MS ). However, it is not clear whether …

Intrathecal IgM production is a strong risk factor for early conversion to multiple sclerosis

…, JR Behrens, L Rasche, FC Pache, R Wenzel… - Neurology, 2019 - AAN Enterprises
Objectives To evaluate intrathecal immunoglobulin M (IgM) production, as compared to
previously established risk factors, as risk factor for conversion from clinically isolated syndrome (…

[HTML][HTML] Epstein-Barr virus antibodies in serum and DNA load in saliva are not associated with radiological or clinical disease activity in patients with early multiple …

RM Gieß, C Pfuhl, JR Behrens, L Rasche, E Freitag… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Objective To investigate the association of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) nuclear antigen-1 (EBNA-1)
and viral capsid antigen (VCA) immunoglobulin (Ig)G antibodies in serum as well as …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term effects of serial anodal tDCS on motion perception in subjects with occipital stroke measured in the unaffected visual hemifield

MC Olma, RA Dargie, JR Behrens, A Kraft… - Frontiers in human …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a novel neuromodulatory tool that has seen
early transition to clinical trials, although the high variability of these findings necessitates …

Validity of visual perceptive computing for static posturography in patients with multiple sclerosis

JR Behrens, S Mertens, T Krüger… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients frequently have postural control impairment
but quantitative posturography is difficult to perform in clinical care. Recent technology …

[HTML][HTML] Maximum walking speed in multiple sclerosis assessed with visual perceptive computing

A Grobelny, JR Behrens, S Mertens, K Otte… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Gait is often impaired in people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS), but detailed
assessment of gait impairment in research and care remains challenging. In a previous pilot …

[HTML][HTML] Subjective and objective assessment of physical activity in multiple sclerosis and their relation to health-related quality of life

T Krüger, JR Behrens, A Grobelny, K Otte… - BMC neurology, 2017 - Springer
Background Physical activity (PA) is frequently restricted in people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS)
and aiming to enhance PA is considered beneficial in this population. We here aimed …

[HTML][HTML] Long-lasting enhancement of visual perception with repetitive noninvasive transcranial direct current stimulation

JR Behrens, A Kraft, K Irlbacher, H Gerhardt… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Understanding processes performed by an intact visual cortex as the basis for developing
methods that enhance or restore visual perception is of great interest to both researchers and …

[HTML][HTML] Next-generation sequencing identifies altered whole blood microRNAs in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder which may permit discrimination from …

…, J Haas, C Backes, L Rasche, JR Behrens… - Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Background Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) and multiple sclerosis (MS)
have a similar clinical phenotype but represent distinct diseases, requiring different therapies. …