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Albert C. Ludolph

Albert C. Ludolph

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Medicine

D-Index
126
Citations
64787
World Ranking
2934
National Ranking
156

Overview

Albert C. Ludolph is affiliated with the University of Ulm in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a focus on neurology and related disciplines. Their research spans a variety of subfields including genetics, molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and physiology.

Their work primarily addresses neurological disorders, with a major emphasis on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neurogenetic and muscular diseases. Key topics of research include:

  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Alzheimer's Disease Research and Treatments
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Neurological Diseases and Metabolism
  • Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding

Their recent publications offer insight into these topics with notable papers such as:

  • "Blood GFAP as an emerging biomarker in brain and spinal cord disorders," 2022, Nature Reviews Neurology
  • "Nusinersen in adults with 5q spinal muscular atrophy: a non-interventional, multicentre, observational cohort study," 2020, The Lancet Neurology
  • "Tau-targeting antisense oligonucleotide MAPTRx in mild Alzheimer's disease: a phase 1b, randomized, placebo-controlled trial," 2023, Nature Medicine
  • "Safety and Effectiveness of Long-term Intravenous Administration of Edaravone for Treatment of Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis," 2022, JAMA Neurology
  • "Altered perivascular fibroblast activity precedes ALS disease onset," 2021, Nature Medicine

Ludolph's collaborative efforts are reflected in their frequent co-authors, who include:

  • Jan Kassubek
  • Markus Otto
  • Jochen H. Weishaupt
  • Hans-Peter Müller
  • Dorothée Lulé

The scientist has published prolifically in several academic venues with the highest number of publications found in:

  • Journal of Neurology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
  • InFo Neurologie + Psychiatrie
  • European Journal of Neurology

Albert C. Ludolph's research integrates extensive study of neurological and neurodegenerative disorders, participating in advancing understanding in ALS and related genetic and molecular mechanisms. This body of work is positioned within a comprehensive engagement in both clinical and molecular domains of neurology.

Best Publications

  • Stages of pTDP‐43 pathology in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    Johannes Brettschneider;Kelly Del Tredici;Jon B. Toledo;John L. Robinson

  • Haploinsufficiency of TBK1 causes familial ALS and fronto-temporal dementia

    Axel Freischmidt;Thomas Wieland;Benjamin Richter;Wolfgang Ruf

  • Genome-wide Analyses Identify KIF5A as a Novel ALS Gene.

    Aude Nicolas;Kevin P. Kenna;Alan E. Renton;Alan E. Renton;Nicola Ticozzi

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify new risk variants and the genetic architecture of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    Wouter van Rheenen;Aleksey Shatunov;Annelot M. Dekker;Russell L. McLaughlin

  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis—a model of corticofugal axonal spread

    Heiko Braak;Johannes Brettschneider;Albert C. Ludolph;Virginia M. Lee

  • Energy metabolism in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

    Luc Dupuis;Luc Dupuis;Pierre-François Pradat;Albert C Ludolph;Jean-Philippe Loeffler;Jean-Philippe Loeffler

  • Point mutations of the p150 subunit of dynactin (DCTN1) gene in ALS.

    C. Münch;R. Sedlmeier;T. Meyer;V. Homberg

  • Prognosis for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: development and validation of a personalised prediction model

    Henk Jan Westeneng;Thomas P.A. Debray;Anne E. Visser;Ruben P.A. van Eijk

  • Experimental and clinical neurotoxicology

    Peter S. Spencer;Herbert H. Schaumburg;Albert C. Ludolph

  • LATHYRISM: EVIDENCE FOR ROLE OF THE NEUROEXCITATORY AMINOACID BOAA

    Peter S. Spencer;Albert Ludolph;M. P. Dwivedi;Dwijendra N. Roy

  • Leitlinien für Diagnostik und Therapie in der Neurologie

    H. C. Diener;C. Weimar;P. Berlit;G. Deuschl

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 19p13.3 (UNC13A) and 9p21.2 as susceptibility loci for sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

    Michael A van Es;Jan H Veldink;Christiaan G J Saris;Hylke M Blauw

  • A revision of the El Escorial criteria - 2015.

    Albert Ludolph;Vivian Drory;Orla Hardiman;Imaharu Nakano

  • A yeast functional screen predicts new candidate ALS disease genes

    Julien Couthouis;Michael P. Hart;James Shorter;Mariely DeJesus-Hernandez

  • Frontal lobe function in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a neuropsychologic and positron emission tomography study.

    A. C. Ludolph;K. J. Langen;M. Regard;H. Herzog

  • Riluzole treatment, survival and diagnostic criteria in Parkinson plus disorders: The NNIPPS Study

    Gilbert Bensimon;Albert Ludolph;Yves Agid;Marie Vidailhet

  • Cognitive impairment in patients with multiple system atrophy and progressive supranuclear palsy

    Richard G. Brown;Lucette Lacomblez;Bernard G. Landwehrmeyer;Thomas Bak

  • Guidelines for preclinical animal research in ALS/MND: A consensus meeting.

    Albert C. Ludolph;Caterina Bendotti;Eran Blaugrund;Adriano Chio

  • Topography of cerebral atrophy in early Huntington's disease: a voxel based morphometric MRI study

    J Kassubek;F D Juengling;T Kioschies;K Henkel

  • Genome-Wide Analyses Identify KIF5A as a Novel ALS Gene

    Aude Nicolas;Kevin P. Kenna;Alan E. Renton;Nicola Ticozzi

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Kassubek
Jan Kassubek University of Ulm
Hayrettin Tumani
Hayrettin Tumani University of Ulm
Peter M Andersen
Peter M Andersen Umeå University
Orla Hardiman
Orla Hardiman Trinity College Dublin
Tobias M. Boeckers
Tobias M. Boeckers University of Ulm
Leonard H. van den Berg
Leonard H. van den Berg Utrecht University
Julian Grosskreutz
Julian Grosskreutz University of Lübeck
Hans-Jürgen Huppertz
Hans-Jürgen Huppertz Swiss Epilepsy Center
Thomas F. Meyer
Thomas F. Meyer Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology

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