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Jan Vesper is affiliated with Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf in Germany and focuses their research primarily within the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience. Their work has a strong emphasis on Neurology, with significant contributions also in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Pharmacology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The main topics explored in their research include Neurological disorders and treatments, Pain Management and Treatment, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders, and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering.

Jan Vesper has contributed extensively to the field through publications in various scientific venues. They have a significant publication record in the journal Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface, followed by notable outputs in Neurology, Acta Neurochirurgica, Movement Disorders, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Their notable recent papers include:

  • Superiority of temozolomide over radiotherapy for elderly patients with RTK II methylation class, MGMT promoter methylated malignant astrocytoma, 2020, Neuro-Oncology
  • Directional Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease: Results of an International Crossover Study With Randomized, Double-Blind Primary Endpoint, 2021, Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface
  • Neuronal oscillations predict deep brain stimulation outcome in Parkinson's disease, 2022, Brain Stimulation
  • Directional Deep Brain Stimulation of the Thalamic Ventral Intermediate Area for Essential Tremor Increases Therapeutic Window, 2020, Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface
  • Quality of Life After Deep Brain Stimulation of Pediatric Patients with Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy: A Prospective, Single-Arm, Multicenter Study with a Subsequent Randomized Double-Blind Crossover (STIM-CP), 2021, Movement Disorders

Collaboration plays an important role in their scientific efforts. Frequent co-authors include Alfons Schnitzler, Philipp J. Slotty, Jan Willem Kallewaard, Guilherme Santos Piedade, and Roshini Jain.

Their research covers a wide array of topics related to neurological conditions and their treatment options, with a clear focus on deep brain stimulation methods and their impact in disorders such as Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, and cerebral palsy.

Best Publications

  • Neurostimulation for Parkinson's Disease with Early Motor Complications

    W. M. M. Schuepbach;J. Rau;K. Knudsen;J. Volkmann

  • Temozolomide chemotherapy alone versus radiotherapy alone for malignant astrocytoma in the elderly: the NOA-08 randomised, phase 3 trial

    Wolfgang Wick;Michael Platten;Christoph Meisner;Joerg Felsberg

  • Pallidal Deep-Brain Stimulation in Primary Generalized or Segmental Dystonia

    Andreas Kupsch;Reiner Benecke;Jörg Müller;Thomas Trottenberg

  • Pallidal deep brain stimulation in patients with primary generalised or segmental dystonia: 5-year follow-up of a randomised trial

    Jens Volkmann;Jens Volkmann;Alexander Wolters;Andreas Kupsch;Jörg Müller

  • Pallidal neurostimulation in patients with medication-refractory cervical dystonia: a randomised, sham-controlled trial

    Jens Volkmann;Joerg Mueller;Günther Deuschl;Andrea A. Kühn

  • Spinal cord stimulation in patients with painful diabetic neuropathy: A multicentre randomized clinical trial

    Cecilia Cecilia Clementine de Vos;Kaare Meier;Paul Brocades Zaalberg;Harold J.A. Nijhuis

  • Distinct oscillatory STN-cortical loops revealed by simultaneous MEG and local field potential recordings in patients with Parkinson's disease

    Jan Hirschmann;Tolga E. Özkurt;Markus Butz;M. Homburger

  • A prospective, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to examine the effectiveness of burst spinal cord stimulation patterns for the treatment of failed back surgery syndrome.

    Stefan Schu;Philipp J. Slotty;Gregor Bara;Monika von Knop

  • High frequency oscillations in the subthalamic nucleus: A neurophysiological marker of the motor state in Parkinson's disease

    Tolga Esat Özkurt;Markus Butz;Melanie Homburger;Saskia Elben

  • Dystonia in neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation: outcome of bilateral pallidal stimulation

    L. Timmermann;K. A. M. Pauls;K. Wieland;R. Jech

  • Behavioural outcomes of subthalamic stimulation and medical therapy versus medical therapy alone for Parkinson's disease with early motor complications (EARLYSTIM trial): secondary analysis of an open-label randomised trial.

    Eugenie Lhommee;Lars Wojtecki;Virginie Czernecki;Virginie Czernecki;Karsten Witt

  • Effects of subthalamic deep brain stimulation on dysarthrophonia in Parkinson’s disease

    Fabian Klostermann;Felicitas Ehlen;Jan Vesper;Karsten Nubel

  • Therapy-Related Explants After Spinal Cord Stimulation: Results of an International Retrospective Chart Review Study.

    Jean‐Pierre Van Buyten;Frank Wille;Iris Smet;Carin Wensing

  • Pallidal deep brain stimulation improves quality of life in segmental and generalized dystonia: results from a prospective, randomized sham-controlled trial

    Joerg Mueller;Inger M Skogseid;Reiner Benecke;Andreas Kupsch

  • The Polyanalgesic Consensus Conference (PACC): Recommendations for Intrathecal Drug Delivery: Guidance for Improving Safety and Mitigating Risks.

    Timothy R. Deer;Jason E. Pope;Salim M. Hayek;Tim J. Lamer

  • Chronic High-Frequency Deep Brain Stimulation of the STN/SNr for Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy

    Jan Vesper;Bernhard Steinhoff;Sabine Rona;Christian Wille

  • Differential modulation of STN-cortical and cortico-muscular coherence by movement and levodopa in Parkinson's disease.

    Jan Hirschmann;Tolga E. Özkurt;Markus Butz;Markus Butz;M. Homburger

  • A direct relationship between oscillatory subthalamic nucleus-cortex coupling and rest tremor in Parkinson's disease.

    Jan Hirschmann;Christian J. Hartmann;Markus Butz;Markus Butz;Nienke Hoogenboom

  • Gamma activity and reactivity in human thalamic local field potentials.

    Florian Kempf;Christof Brücke;Farid Salih;Thomas Trottenberg

  • Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation in elderly patients--analysis of outcome and complications.

    Jan Vesper;Susanne Haak;Christoph Ostertag;Guido Nikkhah

Frequent Co-Authors

Alfons Schnitzler
Alfons Schnitzler Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Lars Wojtecki
Lars Wojtecki Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Jens Volkmann
Jens Volkmann University of Würzburg
Andrea A. Kühn
Andrea A. Kühn Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Andreas Kupsch
Andreas Kupsch Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Guido Nikkhah
Guido Nikkhah University of Freiburg
Lars Timmermann
Lars Timmermann Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Joachim K. Krauss
Joachim K. Krauss Hannover Medical School
Gabriel Curio
Gabriel Curio Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Werner Poewe
Werner Poewe Innsbruck Medical University

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