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Overview

Brigitte Wildemann is affiliated with the University Hospital Heidelberg in Germany and has a research portfolio focused primarily on neurology and related medical fields. Their scholarly output spans a broad range of topics centered on autoimmune and inflammatory neurological disorders.

The scientist's recent notable publications include:

  • Neuromyelitis optica (2020), published in Nature Reviews Disease Primers
  • Update on the diagnosis and treatment of neuromyelits optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) - revised recommendations of the Neuromyelitis Optica Study Group (NEMOS). Part I: Diagnosis and differential diagnosis (2023), published in Journal of Neurology
  • Treatment of MOG-IgG-associated disorder with rituximab: An international study of 121 patients (2020), published in Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders
  • Cerebrospinal fluid findings in COVID-19: a multicenter study of 150 lumbar punctures in 127 patients (2022), published in Journal of Neuroinflammation
  • Cerebrospinal fluid findings in patients with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibodies. Part 1: Results from 163 lumbar punctures in 100 adult patients (2020), published in Journal of Neuroinflammation

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Sven Jarius
  • Friedemann Paul
  • Tania Kümpfel
  • Florian Then Bergh
  • Luisa Klotz

The scientist publishes regularly in multiple venues, with the most frequent publication outlets being:

  • Journal of Neurology
  • Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation
  • Journal of Neuroinflammation
  • European Journal of Neurology
  • Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry

Their main field of study is Medicine, with 184 publications. Subfields of research include:

  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Neurology
  • Immunology
  • Rheumatology
  • Molecular Biology

Research interests and topics they focus on cover:

  • Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
  • Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments
  • Polyomavirus and related diseases
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Best Publications

  • MOG-IgG in NMO and related disorders: a multicenter study of 50 patients. Part 2: Epidemiology, clinical presentation, radiological and laboratory features, treatment responses, and long-term outcome

    Sven Jarius;Klemens Ruprecht;Ingo Kleiter;Nadja Borisow

  • Contrasting disease patterns in seropositive and seronegative neuromyelitis optica: A multicentre study of 175 patients

    Sven Jarius;Klemens Ruprecht;Brigitte Wildemann;Tania Kuempfel

  • MOG encephalomyelitis: International recommendations on diagnosis and antibody testing

    S. Jarius;F. Paul;F. Paul;O. Aktas;N. Asgari

  • Reduced suppressive effect of CD4+CD25high regulatory T cells on the T cell immune response against myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein in patients with multiple sclerosis

    Jürgen Haas;Andreas Hug;Andrea Viehöver;Benedikt Fritzsching

  • AQP4 antibodies in neuromyelitis optica: diagnostic and pathogenetic relevance

    Sven Jarius;Brigitte Wildemann

  • MOG-IgG in NMO and related disorders: a multicenter study of 50 patients. Part 1: Frequency, syndrome specificity, influence of disease activity, long-term course, association with AQP4-IgG, and origin.

    Sven Jarius;Klemens Ruprecht;Ingo Kleiter;Nadja Borisow

  • Immunologic NO synthase: elevation in severe AIDS dementia and induction by HIV-1 gp41.

    D. Cory Adamson;Brigitte Wildemann;Masayuki Sasaki;Jonathan D. Glass

  • Cerebrospinal fluid findings in aquaporin-4 antibody positive neuromyelitis optica: results from 211 lumbar punctures.

    S. Jarius;F. Paul;D. Franciotta;K. Ruprecht

  • Mechanisms of Disease: aquaporin-4 antibodies in neuromyelitis optica

    Sven Jarius;Friedemann Paul;Diego Franciotta;Patrick Waters

  • Neuromyelitis optica: clinical features, immunopathogenesis and treatment

    S. Jarius;B. Wildemann;F. Paul

  • Prevalence of Newly Generated Naive Regulatory T Cells (Treg) Is Critical for Treg Suppressive Function and Determines Treg Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis

    Jürgen Haas;Benedikt Fritzsching;Petra Trübswetter;Mirjam Korporal

  • Aquaporin-4 antibodies (NMO-IgG) as a serological marker of neuromyelitis optica: a critical review of the literature.

    Sven Jarius;Brigitte Wildemann

  • Multicentre comparison of a diagnostic assay: aquaporin-4 antibodies in neuromyelitis optica

    Patrick Waters;Markus Reindl;Albert Saiz;Kathrin Schanda

  • MOG-IgG in NMO and related disorders: a multicenter study of 50 patients. Part 4: Afferent visual system damage after optic neuritis in MOG-IgG-seropositive versus AQP4-IgG-seropositive patients

    Florence Pache;Hanna Zimmermann;Janine Mikolajczak;Sophie Schumacher

  • The history of neuromyelitis optica

    Sven Jarius;Brigitte Wildemann

  • MOG-IgG in NMO and related disorders: a multicenter study of 50 patients. Part 3: Brainstem involvement - frequency, presentation and outcome.

    Sven Jarius;Ingo Kleiter;Klemens Ruprecht;Nasrin Asgari

  • Standardized method for the detection of antibodies to aquaporin-4 based on a highly sensitive immunofluorescence assay employing recombinant target antigen

    S. Jarius;C. Probst;K. Borowski;D. Franciotta

  • Cutting Edge: In Contrast to Effector T Cells, CD4+CD25+FoxP3+ Regulatory T Cells Are Highly Susceptible to CD95 Ligand- but Not to TCR-Mediated Cell Death

    Benedikt Fritzsching;Nina Oberle;Nadine Eberhardt;Sabine Quick

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

    Ingo Kleiter;Anna Gahlen;Nadja Borisow;Katrin Fischer

  • Cerebrospinal fluid antibodies to aquaporin-4 in neuromyelitis optica and related disorders: frequency, origin, and diagnostic relevance

    Sven Jarius;Diego Franciotta;Friedemann Paul;Klemens Ruprecht

  • Thymic export function and T cell homeostasis in patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis.

    Andreas Hug;Mirjam Korporal;Isabella Schröder;Jürgen Haas

  • l-Selectin is a possible biomarker for individual PML risk in natalizumab-treated MS patients

    Nicholas Schwab;Tilman Schneider-Hohendorf;Vilmos Posevitz;Johanna Breuer

Frequent Co-Authors

Friedemann Paul
Friedemann Paul Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Hayrettin Tumani
Hayrettin Tumani University of Ulm
Heinz Wiendl
Heinz Wiendl University of Münster
Klemens Ruprecht
Klemens Ruprecht Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Orhan Aktas
Orhan Aktas Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Bernhard Hemmer
Bernhard Hemmer Technical University of Munich
Ralf Gold
Ralf Gold Ruhr University Bochum
Martin Stangel
Martin Stangel Hannover Medical School
Ulf Ziemann
Ulf Ziemann University of Tübingen
Frauke Zipp
Frauke Zipp Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz

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