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Alexander C. van Huffelen

Alexander C. van Huffelen

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Neuroscience

D-Index
37
Citations
5224
World Ranking
8820
National Ranking
235

Overview

Alexander C. van Huffelen is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to research in medicine and neuroscience. Their work centers on neonatal and fetal brain pathology, EEG and brain-computer interfaces, neonatal respiratory health research, epilepsy research and treatment, atomic and subatomic physics research, neuroscience of respiration and sleep, and pharmacological effects and toxicity studies.

The scientist has published on topics including:

  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies

Alexander C. van Huffelen has authored or co-authored several papers, notable examples include:

  • "A machine-learning algorithm for neonatal seizure recognition: a multicentre, randomised, controlled trial", 2020, The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
  • "Temporal evolution of electrographic seizures in newborn infants with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy requiring therapeutic hypothermia: a secondary analysis of the ANSeR studies", 2024, The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
  • "High-frequency oscillations recorded with surface EEG in neonates with seizures", 2021, Clinical Neurophysiology
  • "Risk factors predicting intractability in focal epilepsy in children under 3 years of age: A cohort study", 2021, Epilepsy & Behavior
  • "Proceedings of the 15th International Newborn Brain Conference: Neonatal Neurocritical Care, seizures, and continuous aEEG and/or EEG monitoring", 2024, Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Frequent co-authors with whom Alexander C. van Huffelen has collaborated include:

  • Linda S. de Vries
  • Mats Blennow
  • Adrienne Foran
  • Olga Kapellou
  • Eugene Dempsey

The main venues where their research has been published include:

  • The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
  • Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Epilepsy & Behavior
  • Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Their academic output spans primary fields in medicine and neuroscience, with a substantial focus on pediatrics, perinatology, and child health; cognitive neuroscience; pulmonary and respiratory medicine; psychiatry and mental health; and atomic and molecular physics and optics.

Best Publications

  • EEG-fMRI in the preoperative work-up for epilepsy surgery.

    Maeike Zijlmans;Geertjan Huiskamp;Maaike Hersevoort;Jan-Henry Seppenwoolde

  • Sleep-wake cycling on amplitude-integrated electroencephalography in term newborns with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.

    Damjan Osredkar;Mona C. Toet;Linda G. M. van Rooij;Alexander C. van Huffelen

  • Effect of Treatment of Subclinical Neonatal Seizures Detected With aEEG: Randomized, Controlled Trial

    Linda G. M. van Rooij;Mona C. Toet;Alexander C. van Huffelen;Floris Groenendaal

  • Epilepsy surgery in tuberous sclerosis: a systematic review.

    Floor E. Jansen;Alexander. C. Van Huffelen;Ale Algra;Onno Van Nieuwenhuizen

  • Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography to confirm brain death: a meta-analysis

    Louisa M. Monteiro;Casper W. Bollen;Alexander C. van Huffelen;Rob G. A. Ackerstaff

  • Electrocorticographic discharge patterns in glioneuronal tumors and focal cortical dysplasia

    Cyrille H. Ferrier;Eleanora Aronica;Frans S.S. Leijten;Wim G.M. Spliet

  • Transcranial pulsed Doppler measurements of blood velocity in the middle cerebral artery: reference values at rest and during hyperventilation in healthy volunteers in relation to age and sex.

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  • Postneonatal epilepsy following amplitude-integrated EEG-detected neonatal seizures

    Mona C. Toet;Floris Groenendaal;Damjan Osredkar;Alexander C. van Huffelen

  • A machine-learning algorithm for neonatal seizure recognition: a multicentre, randomised, controlled trial.

    Andreea M Pavel;Janet M Rennie;Linda S de Vries;Mats Blennow;Mats Blennow

  • Identification of the epileptogenic tuber in patients with tuberous sclerosis : A comparison of high-resolution EEG and MEG

    Floor E. Jansen;Geertjan Huiskamp;Alexander C. van Huffelen;Mireille Bourez-Swart

  • Detection of subclinical electroencephalographic seizure patterns with multichannel amplitude-integrated EEG in full-term neonates.

    Mireille D. Bourez-Swart;Linda van Rooij;Cristiano Rizzo;Linda S. de Vries

  • Collateral circulation via the ophthalmic artery or leptomeningeal vessels is associated with impaired cerebral vasoreactivity in patients with symptomatic carotid artery occlusion.

    J. Hofmeijer;C.J.M. Klijn;L.J. Kappelle;A.C. van Huffelen

  • Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Identification of the Epileptogenic Tuber in Patients With Tuberous Sclerosis

    Floor E. Jansen;Kees P. J. Braun;Onno van Nieuwenhuizen;Geertjan Huiskamp

  • 1H and 31P NMR measurement of cerebral lactate, high‐energy phosphate levels, and pH in humans during voluntary hyperventilation: associated EEG, capnographic, and doppler findings

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  • High-resolution source imaging in mesiotemporal lobe epilepsy: a comparison between MEG and simultaneous EEG.

    Frans S. S. Leijten;Geert-Jan M. Huiskamp;Irene Hilgersom;Alexander C. Van Huffelen

  • The Added Value of [18F]‐Fluoro‐D‐deoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in Screening for Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Surgery

    Sabine G. Uijl;Frans S. S. Leijten;Johan B. A. M. Arends;Jaime Parra

  • Quantitative EEG changes due to hypobaric hypoxia in normal subjects.

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  • Epileptic high‐frequency oscillations in intraoperative electrocorticography: The effect of propofol

    Maeike Zijlmans;Geertjan M. Huiskamp;Olaf L. Cremer;Cyrille H. Ferrier

  • Prognosis after temporal lobe epilepsy surgery: The value of combining predictors

    Sabine G Uijl;Frans S S Leijten;Johan B A M Arends;Jaime Parra

  • 3T versus 1.5T phased-array MRI in the presurgical work-up of patients with partial epilepsy of uncertain focus

    Maeike Zijlmans;Gérard A.P. de Kort;Theodore D. Witkamp;Geertjan M. Huiskamp

  • High embolic rate early after carotid endarterectomy is associated with early cerebrovascular complications, especially in women.

    D.Martin Laman;George H. Wieneke;Hans van Duijn;Alexander C. van Huffelen

  • Neurodevelopmental Outcome in Term Infants With Status Epilepticus Detected With Amplitude-Integrated Electroencephalography

    Linda G M van Rooij;Linda S de Vries;Setyo Handryastuti;Dewi Hawani;Dewi Hawani

  • Modality-specific spike identification in simultaneous magnetoencephalography/electroencephalography: a methodological approach.

    Maeike Zijlmans;Geertjan M. Huiskamp;Frans S. S. Leijten;Wil M. Van Der Meij

  • Ocular myasthenia gravis: the diagnostic yield of repetitive nerve stimulation and stimulated single fiber EMG of orbicularis oculi muscle and infrared reflection oculography.

    P. Liam Oey;George H. Wieneke;Tjaard U. Hoogenraad;Alexander C. Van Huffelen

Frequent Co-Authors

Frans S.S. Leijten
Frans S.S. Leijten Utrecht University
Floor E. Jansen
Floor E. Jansen Utrecht University
Maeike Zijlmans
Maeike Zijlmans Utrecht University
Peter C. van Rijen
Peter C. van Rijen Utrecht University
Johan Arends
Johan Arends Leiden University Medical Center
Kees P.J. Braun
Kees P.J. Braun Utrecht University
Margriet M. Sitskoorn
Margriet M. Sitskoorn Tilburg University
Colin D. Binnie
Colin D. Binnie University of Cambridge
Eleonora Aronica
Eleonora Aronica University of Amsterdam
Yvonne T. van der Schouw
Yvonne T. van der Schouw Utrecht University

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