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  • 2017 - Nordic Medical Prize, SalusAnsvar/Ulf Nilsonnes Foundation for Medical Research

Overview

Gunhild Waldemar is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with a strong focus on Psychiatry and Mental Health, Physiology, Geriatrics and Gerontology, General Health Professions, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

Waldemar's research topics extensively cover Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Frailty in Older Adults, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, and Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders.

Their recent notable papers include:

  • Alzheimer Disease as a Clinical-Biological Construct-An International Working Group Recommendation, 2024, JAMA Neurology
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid/Plasma Albumin Ratio as a Biomarker for Blood-Brain Barrier Impairment Across Neurodegenerative Dementias, 2020, Journal of Alzheimer s Disease
  • Barriers in access to dementia care in minority ethnic groups in Denmark: a qualitative study, 2020, Aging & Mental Health
  • Mid- to late-life migraine diagnoses and risk of dementia: a national register-based follow-up study, 2020, The Journal of Headache and Pain
  • Resting State EEG in Exercise Intervention Studies: A Systematic Review of Effects and Methods, 2020, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Waldemar include Thomas Munk Laursen, Janet Janbek, Kristian Steen Frederiksen, Christina Jensen-Dahm, and Steen Gregers Hasselbalch.

Waldemar's research is regularly published in venues such as Alzheimer's & Dementia, Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, European Journal of Neurology, International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, and Alzheimer's Research & Therapy.

In 2017, Waldemar received the Nordic Medical Prize from the SalusAnsvar/Ulf Nilsonnes Foundation for Medical Research.

Best Publications

  • Defeating Alzheimer's disease and other dementias: a priority for European science and society

    Bengt Winblad;Bengt Winblad;Philippe Amouyel;Sandrine Andrieu;Clive Ballard

  • Prevalence of cerebral amyloid pathology in persons without dementia: a meta-analysis.

    Willemijn J. Jansen;Rik Ossenkoppele;Dirk L. Knol;Betty M. Tijms

  • A 1-year, randomized, placebo-controlled study of donepezil in patients with mild to moderate AD

    B. Winblad;K. Engedal;H. Soininen;F. Verhey

  • Fast and robust multi-atlas segmentation of brain magnetic resonance images.

    Jyrki Mp. Lötjönen;Robin Wolz;Juha R. Koikkalainen;Lennart Thurfjell

  • Association of gait and balance disorders with age-related white matter changes The LADIS Study

    H. Baezner;C. Blahak;A. Poggesi;L. Pantoni

  • Impact of Age-Related Cerebral White Matter Changes on the Transition to Disability – The LADIS Study: Rationale, Design and Methodology

    Leonardo Pantoni;Anna Maria Basile;Giovanni Pracucci;Kjell Asplund

  • Changes in white matter as determinant of global functional decline in older independent outpatients: three year follow-up of LADIS (leukoaraiosis and disability) study cohort

    Domenico Inzitari;Giovanni Pracucci;Anna Poggesi;Giovanna Carlucci

  • Progression of white matter hyperintensities and incidence of new lacunes over a 3-year period: the Leukoaraiosis and Disability study.

    A.A. Gouw;W.M. van der Flier;F. Fazekas;E.C.W. van Straaten

  • Small Vessel Disease and General Cognitive Function in Nondisabled Elderly The LADIS Study

    Wiesje M. van der Flier;Elizabeth C.W. van Straaten;Frederik Barkhof;Ana Verdelho

  • Impact of White Matter Hyperintensities Scoring Method on Correlations With Clinical Data The LADIS Study

    Elisabeth C.W. Van Straaten;Franz Fazekas;Egill Rostrup;Philip Scheltens

  • Moderate-to-High Intensity Physical Exercise in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

    Kristine Hoffmann;Nanna A Sobol;Kristian S Frederiksen;Nina Beyer

  • Determinants of costs of care for patients with Alzheimer's disease.

    Linus Jönsson;Maria Eriksdotter Jönhagen;Lena Kilander;Hilkka Soininen

  • White matter changes and diabetes predict cognitive decline in the elderly The LADIS Study

    A. Verdelho;S. Madureira;C. Moleiro;J.M. Ferro

  • Validity of dementia diagnoses in the Danish hospital registers

    Thien Kieu Thi Phung;Birgitte Bo Andersen;Peter Høgh;Lars Vedel Kessing

  • 2001-2011: A Decade of the LADIS (Leukoaraiosis And DISability) Study: What Have We Learned about White Matter Changes and Small-Vessel Disease?

    Anna Poggesi;Leonardo Pantoni;Domenico Inzitari

  • Longitudinal cognitive decline in subcortical ischemic vascular disease--the LADIS Study.

    H. Jokinen;H. Kalska;R. Ylikoski;S. Madureira

  • Age, hypertension, and lacunar stroke are the major determinants of the severity of age-related white matter changes. The LADIS (Leukoaraiosis and Disability in the Elderly) Study.

    Anna Maria Basile;Leonardo Pantoni;Giovanni Pracucci;Kjell Asplund

  • 3-Year Study of Donepezil Therapy in Alzheimer’s Disease: Effects of Early and Continuous Therapy

    B. Winblad;A. Wimo;K. Engedal;H. Soininen

  • Access to diagnostic evaluation and treatment for dementia in Europe.

    Gunhild Waldemar;Kieu T T Phung;Alistair Burns;Jean Georges

  • Differential impact of cerebral white matter changes, diabetes, hypertension and stroke on cognitive performance among non-disabled elderly. The LADIS study

    Ana Verdelho;Sofia Madureira;José M Ferro;Anna-Maria Basile

Frequent Co-Authors

Hilkka Soininen
Hilkka Soininen University of Eastern Finland
Philip Scheltens
Philip Scheltens Amsterdam UMC
Wiesje M. van der Flier
Wiesje M. van der Flier Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Henrik Zetterberg
Henrik Zetterberg University of Gothenburg
Lars-Olof Wahlund
Lars-Olof Wahlund Karolinska Institute
Magda Tsolaki
Magda Tsolaki Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Sebastiaan Engelborghs
Sebastiaan Engelborghs University of Antwerp
Giovanni B. Frisoni
Giovanni B. Frisoni University of Geneva
Kaj Blennow
Kaj Blennow University of Gothenburg
Bengt Winblad
Bengt Winblad Karolinska Institute

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