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Overview

Claudia Sommer is affiliated with the University of Würzburg in Germany and focuses primarily on research within the field of Medicine. Their work extensively covers subfields such as Neurology, Physiology, Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Cell Biology.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
  • Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
  • Hereditary Neurological Disorders
  • Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments

Sommer's recent publications reflect their focus on neurological and peripheral nerve disorders. Notable papers include:

  • "European Academy of Neurology/Peripheral Nerve Society guideline on diagnosis and treatment of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy: Report of a joint Task Force-Second revision," 2021, Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System
  • "European Academy of Neurology/Peripheral Nerve Society guideline on diagnosis and treatment of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy: Report of a joint Task Force-Second revision," 2021, European Journal of Neurology
  • "Rituximab Treatment and Long-term Outcome of Patients With Autoimmune Encephalitis," 2021, Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation
  • "Diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy," 2020, Neurological Research and Practice
  • "Diagnostic value of skin RT-QuIC in Parkinson's disease: a two-laboratory study," 2021, npj Parkinson's Disease

Their frequent co-authors include Nurcan Üçeyler, Kathrin Doppler, Heike L. Rittner, Luise Appeltshauser, and Frank Leypoldt. Collaboration with these researchers suggests a strong network in the field of neurological and immunological conditions.

Sommer often publishes in journals such as Pain, European Journal of Neurology, Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature. These venues indicate a focus on neurology and neuroimmunology-related disciplines.

Best Publications

  • The International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd edition (beta version)

    Jes Olesen;André Bes;Robert Kunkel;James W. Lance

  • European Federation of Neurological Societies/Peripheral Nerve Society Guideline on Management of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy: Report of a Joint Task Force of the European Federation of Neurological Societies and the Peripheral Nerve Society - First Revision

    P. Y. K. Van den Bergh;R. D. M. Hadden;P. Bouche;D. R. Cornblath

  • NeuPSIG guidelines on neuropathic pain assessment

    Maija Haanpää;Nadine Attal;Miroslav Backonja;Ralf Baron

  • Quantitative sensory testing in the German Research Network on Neuropathic Pain (DFNS): Somatosensory abnormalities in 1236 patients with different neuropathic pain syndromes

    C. Maier;R. Baron;T. R. Tölle;A. Binder

  • Recent findings on how proinflammatory cytokines cause pain: peripheral mechanisms in inflammatory and neuropathic hyperalgesia.

    Claudia Sommer;Michaela Kress

  • EFNS guidelines on neuropathic pain assessment: revised 2009.

    G. Cruccu;C. Sommer;P. Anand;N. Attal

  • EFNS guidelines on the use of skin biopsy in the diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy

    Giuseppe Lauria;D. R. Cornblath;O. Johansson;J. C. McArthur

  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Induces Mechanical Allodynia after Spinal Nerve Ligation by Activation of p38 MAPK in Primary Sensory Neurons

    Maria Schäfers;Camilla I. Svensson;Claudia Sommer;Linda S. Sorkin

  • European Federation of Neurological Societies/Peripheral Nerve Society Guideline on management of multifocal motor neuropathy. Report of a Joint Task Force of the European Federation of Neurological Societies and the Peripheral Nerve Society - first revision

    Robert D. Hadden;Eduardo Nobile-Orazio;Claudia Sommer;Angelika Hahn

  • European Federation of Neurological Societies/Peripheral Nerve Society Guideline on management of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy: report of a joint task force of the European Federation of Neurological Societies and the Peripheral Nerve Society : First Revision

    Peter Y.K. Van Den Bergh;Robert D.M. Hadden;Pierre Bouche;David R. Cornblath

  • Peripheral neuropathic pain: a mechanism-related organizing principle based on sensory profiles.

    Ralf Baron;Christoph Maier;Nadine Attal;Andreas Binder

  • European Academy of Neurology/Peripheral Nerve Society guideline on diagnosis and treatment of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy: Report of a joint Task Force-Second revision.

    Peter Y.K. Van den Bergh;Pieter A. van Doorn;Robert D.M. Hadden;Bert Avau

  • Treatment of fibromyalgia syndrome with antidepressants: a meta-analysis.

    Winfried Häuser;Kathrin Bernardy;Nurcan Üçeyler;Claudia Sommer

  • Small fibre pathology in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome

    Nurcan Üçeyler;Daniel Zeller;Ann-Kathrin Kahn;Susanne Kewenig

  • Inflammation in the pathophysiology of neuropathic pain.

    Claudia Sommer;Mathias Leinders;Mathias Leinders;Nurcan Üçeyler

  • Intraneural injection of interleukin-1β and tumor necrosis factor-alpha into rat sciatic nerve at physiological doses induces signs of neuropathic pain

    Marek Zelenka;Maria Schäfers;Claudia Sommer

  • Differential expression of cytokines in painful and painless neuropathies

    Nurcan Üçeyler;Jan P. Rogausch;Klaus V. Toyka;Claudia Sommer

  • Differential expression patterns of cytokines in complex regional pain syndrome

    Nurcan Üçeyler;Tatiana Eberle;Roman Rolke;Frank Birklein

  • Recommendations for initiation and cessation of enzyme replacement therapy in patients with Fabry disease: the European Fabry Working Group consensus document

    Marieke Biegstraaten;Reynir Arngrímsson;Frederic Barbey;Lut Boks

  • European federation of neurological societies/peripheral nerve society guideline on management of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy : report of a joint task force of the European federation of neurological societies and the peripheral nerve society

    R A C Hughes;P Bouche;D R Cornblath;E Evers

Frequent Co-Authors

Winfried Häuser
Winfried Häuser Technical University of Munich
Klaus V. Toyka
Klaus V. Toyka University of Würzburg
Frank Birklein
Frank Birklein Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Christoph Wanner
Christoph Wanner University of Würzburg
David R. Cornblath
David R. Cornblath Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Maria Schäfers
Maria Schäfers University of Duisburg-Essen
Thomas R. Tölle
Thomas R. Tölle Technical University of Munich
Christoph Maier
Christoph Maier Ruhr University Bochum
Robert R. Myers
Robert R. Myers University of California, San Diego
Andreas Reif
Andreas Reif Goethe University Frankfurt

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