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2023

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  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in United Kingdom Leader Award
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Overview

Dag Aarsland is affiliated with King's College London in the United Kingdom and has a significant body of work primarily in the field of medicine, with a focus on psychiatry and mental health, neurology, physiology, cognitive neuroscience, and molecular biology. Their research output reflects extensive investigations into neurodegenerative diseases and cognitive impairments.

Their recent notable publications include:

  • New insights into the genetic etiology of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • Parkinson disease-associated cognitive impairment, 2021, Nature Reviews Disease Primers
  • Research criteria for the diagnosis of prodromal dementia with Lewy bodies, 2020, Neurology
  • A multicentre validation study of the diagnostic value of plasma neurofilament light, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Diagnosis and management of dementia with Lewy bodies: Fourth consensus report of the DLB Consortium, 2020, Newcastle University ePrints (Newcastle University)

The primary topics covered in their research span:

  • Dementia and cognitive impairment research
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments
  • Functional brain connectivity studies
  • Neurological disease mechanisms and treatments
  • Nutrition and health in aging
  • Genetic associations and epidemiology

They have collaborated frequently with a number of researchers, including:

  • Clive Ballard
  • Anne Corbett
  • Miguel Germán Borda
  • Byron Creese
  • Latha Velayudhan

Their work has appeared in multiple specialized publication venues, suggesting involvement in a variety of academic communities. Frequent outlets for their research include:

  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
  • Brain Communications
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Dag Aarsland's research contributes notably to the understanding of neurodegenerative disorders through a multidisciplinary approach. The integration of psychiatry, neurology, and molecular biology within their work reflects a broad investigation into the etiologies and mechanisms underlying dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease among other related conditions.

Best Publications

  • Diagnosis and management of dementia with Lewy bodies: Third report of the DLB Consortium

    I. G. McKeith;I. G. McKeith;D. W. Dickson;J. Lowe;M. Emre

  • Diagnosis and management of dementia with Lewy bodies Fourth consensus report of the DLB Consortium

    Ian G. McKeith;Bradley F. Boeve;Dennis W. DIckson;Glenda Halliday

  • Clinical diagnostic criteria for dementia associated with Parkinson's disease.

    Murat Emre;Dag Aarsland;Dag Aarsland;Richard Brown;David J. Burn

  • Diagnostic Criteria for Mild Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s Disease: Movement Disorder Society Task Force Guidelines

    Irene Litvan;Jennifer G. Goldman;Alexander I. Tröster;Ben A. Schmand

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies new loci and functional pathways influencing Alzheimer's disease risk.

    Iris E. Jansen;Jeanne E. Savage;Kyoko Watanabe;Julien Bryois

  • Prevalence and characteristics of dementia in Parkinson disease: an 8-year prospective study.

    Dag Aarsland;Kjeld Andersen;Jan P Larsen;Anette Lolk

  • Rivastigmine for Dementia Associated with Parkinson's Disease

    M Emre;D. Aarsland;A. Albanese;EJ Byrne

  • A systematic review of prevalence studies of dementia in Parkinson's disease.

    Dag Aarsland;Julia Zaccai;Carol Brayne

  • A systematic review of prevalence studies of depression in Parkinson's disease: The Prevalence of Depression in PD

    Jennifer S.A.M. Reijnders;Uwe Ehrt;Wim E.J. Weber;Dag Aarsland

  • CSF biomarkers and incipient Alzheimer disease in patients with mild cognitive impairment.

    Niklas Mattsson;Henrik Zetterberg;Oskar Hansson;Niels Andreasen

  • Parkinson disease-associated cognitive impairment.

    Dag Aarsland;Dag Aarsland;Lucia Batzu;Glenda M Halliday;Gert J Geurtsen

  • Diagnostic procedures for Parkinson's disease dementia: Recommendations from the movement disorder society task force

    Bruno Dubois;David Burn;Christopher Goetz;Dag Aarsland;Dag Aarsland

  • Risk of dementia in Parkinson’s disease: A community-based, prospective study

    Dag Aarsland;K. Andersen;J. P. Larsen;A. Lolk

  • Cognitive decline in Parkinson disease

    Dag Aarsland;Byron Creese;Byron Creese;Marios Politis;K. Ray Chaudhuri

  • A genome-wide association study with 1,126,563 individuals identifies new risk loci for Alzheimer's disease.

    Douglas P Wightman;Iris E Jansen;Jeanne E Savage;Alexey A Shadrin

  • Mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson disease: a multicenter pooled analysis.

    D. Aarsland;K. Bronnick;C. Williams-Gray;D. Weintraub

  • MDS Task Force on Mild Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s disease: Critical Review of PD-MCI

    Irene Litvan;Dag Aarsland;Charles H. Adler;Jennifer G. Goldman

  • Predictors of nursing home placement in Parkinson's disease: a population-based, prospective study.

    Dag Aarsland;Jan Petter Larsen;Elise Tandberg;Knut Laake

  • Cognitive impairment in incident, untreated Parkinson disease The Norwegian ParkWest Study

    D. Aarsland;K. Brønnick;J. P. Larsen;O. B. Tysnes

  • Range of neuropsychiatric disturbances in patients with Parkinson’s disease

    Dag Aarsland;Jan P Larsen;Neh Geok Lim;Carmen Janvin

  • CSFBiomarkersandIncipientAlzheimerDisease in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment

    Niklas Mattsson;Henrik Zetterberg;Oskar Hansson;Niels Andreasen

  • Rivastigmine for dementia associated with Parkinson's disease [5] (multiple letters)

    Caroline N. Harada;Joseph W. Shega;Greg Sachs;Murat Emre

Frequent Co-Authors

Clive Ballard
Clive Ballard University of Exeter
Jan Petter Larsen
Jan Petter Larsen University of Stavanger
Tormod Fladby
Tormod Fladby University of Oslo
Anne Corbett
Anne Corbett University of Exeter
Kaj Blennow
Kaj Blennow University of Gothenburg
Daniel Weintraub
Daniel Weintraub University of Pennsylvania
Paul T. Francis
Paul T. Francis University of Exeter
Tibor Hortobágyi
Tibor Hortobágyi University of Debrecen
Henrik Zetterberg
Henrik Zetterberg University of Gothenburg
Bengt Winblad
Bengt Winblad Karolinska Institute

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