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Achim Gass is affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on several subfields including Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Neurology, Molecular Biology, and Genetics.

Their research output encompasses over 100 publications, with significant work on topics such as Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies, RNA regulation and disease, Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications, and Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders. Additional research interests include Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases and Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography.

Achim Gass has published in a variety of journals, frequently contributing to these venues:

  • Journal of Neuroimaging
  • Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders
  • Neurology
  • Journal of Neurology
  • Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Recent notable publications include:

  • Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Consensus Group (MSTCG): position statement on disease-modifying therapies for multiple sclerosis (white paper), 2021, Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders
  • Update on the diagnosis and treatment of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) - revised recommendations of the Neuromyelitis Optica Study Group (NEMOS). Part II: Attack therapy and long-term management, 2023, Journal of Neurology
  • Diffusion-weighted MRI in transient global amnesia and its diagnostic implications, 2020, Neurology
  • The neuroradiology of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy: a clinical trial perspective, 2021, Brain
  • Exploring joint patterns of brain structure and function in inflammatory bowel diseases using multimodal data fusion, 2020, Neurogastroenterology & Motility

The scientist collaborates regularly with other researchers, including:

  • Philipp Eisele
  • Michael Platten
  • Claudia E. Weber
  • Matthias Wittayer
  • Claudio Gobbi

Best Publications

  • DTI measures in crossing-fibre areas: increased diffusion anisotropy reveals early white matter alteration in MCI and mild Alzheimer's disease.

    Gwenaëlle Douaud;Saâd Jbabdi;Timothy Edward John Behrens;Ricarda A. Menke

  • Transcranial Low-Frequency Ultrasound-Mediated Thrombolysis in Brain Ischemia Increased Risk of Hemorrhage With Combined Ultrasound and Tissue Plasminogen Activator: Results of a Phase II Clinical Trial

    Michael Daffertshofer;Achim Gass;Peter Ringleb;Matthias Sitzer

  • Genome-wide association analysis of susceptibility and clinical phenotype in multiple sclerosis

    Sergio E. Baranzini;Joanne Wang;Rachel A. Gibson;Nicholas Galwey

  • Stroke Magnetic Resonance Imaging Is Accurate in Hyperacute Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Multicenter Study on the Validity of Stroke Imaging

    Jochen B. Fiebach;Peter D. Schellinger;Achim Gass;Thomas Kucinski

  • Assessment of lesions on magnetic resonance imaging in multiple sclerosis: practical guidelines

    Massimo Filippi;Paolo Preziosa;Brenda L Banwell;Frederik Barkhof;Frederik Barkhof

  • Effect of Intravenous Thrombolysis on MRI Parameters and Functional Outcome in Acute Stroke <6 Hours

    J. Röther;P.D. Schellinger;A. Gass;M. Siebler

  • Correlation of magnetization transfer ratio with clinical disability in multiple sclerosis.

    A. Gass;G. J. Barker;D. Kidd;J. W. Thorpe

  • Diffusion-weighted and perfusion MRI demonstrates parenchymal changes in complex partial status epilepticus

    Kristina Szabo;Annkathrin Poepel;Bernd Pohlmann-Eden;Jochen Hirsch

  • Brain atrophy and lesion load predict long term disability in multiple sclerosis

    Veronica Popescu;Federica Agosta;Hanneke E Hulst;Ingrid C Sluimer

  • Assessing brain atrophy rates in a large population of untreated multiple sclerosis subtypes.

    N. De Stefano;A. Giorgio;M. Battaglini;M. Rovaris

  • A common brain network links development, aging, and vulnerability to disease

    Gwenaëlle Douaud;Adrian R. Groves;Christian K. Tamnes;Lars Tjelta Westlye

  • Diffusion MRI in multiple sclerosis

    M. Rovaris;A. Gass;R. Bammer;S. J. Hickman

  • Consensus recommendations for MS cortical lesion scoring using double inversion recovery MRI

    J.J.G. Geurts;S.D. Roosendaal;M. Calabrese;O. Ciccarelli

  • Bleeding Risk Analysis in Stroke Imaging Before ThromboLysis (BRASIL) Pooled Analysis of T2*-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data From 570 Patients

    Jens Fiehler;Gregory W Albers;Jean-Martin Boulanger;Laurent Derex

  • Copeptin: A novel, independent prognostic marker in patients with ischemic stroke

    Mira Katan;Felix Fluri;Nils G Morgenthaler;Philipp Schuetz

  • Detection of delayed focal MR changes in the lateral hippocampus in transient global amnesia

    O. Sedlaczek;J. G. Hirsch;E. Grips;C. N.A. Peters

  • Bapineuzumab for mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease in two global, randomized, phase 3 trials.

    Rik Vandenberghe;Juha O. Rinne;Mercè Boada;Sadao Katayama

  • Leukoaraiosis is a risk factor for symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage after thrombolysis for acute stroke.

    Tobias Neumann-Haefelin;Silke Hoelig;Joachim Berkefeld;Jens Fiehler

  • Risk for symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage after thrombolysis assessed by diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging†

    Oliver C Singer;Marek C Humpich;Jens Fiehler;Gregory W Albers

  • Apheresis therapies for NMOSD attacks: A retrospective study of 207 therapeutic interventions

    Ingo Kleiter;Anna Gahlen;Nadja Borisow;Katrin Fischer

  • Magnetic resonance imaging pattern in natalizumab-associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

    Tarek A. Yousry;Daniel Pelletier;Diego Cadavid;Achim Gass

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul M. Matthews
Paul M. Matthews Imperial College London
Frederik Barkhof
Frederik Barkhof University College London
Olga Ciccarelli
Olga Ciccarelli University College London
Paola Valsasina
Paola Valsasina Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Maria A. Rocca
Maria A. Rocca Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Federica Agosta
Federica Agosta Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Andreas U. Monsch
Andreas U. Monsch University of Basel
Thomas E. Nichols
Thomas E. Nichols University of Oxford
Jochen B. Fiebach
Jochen B. Fiebach Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Michèle Wessa
Michèle Wessa Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz

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