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2023

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in France Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in France Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in France Leader Award
  • 2014 - Mémain-Pelletier Biomedical Sciences Prize, French Academy of Sciences
  • 2006 - Clinical Excellence Bronze Award, National Institutes of Health (UK)
  • 2006 - Fellow of the European Stroke Organization
  • 2005 - Johannes Jacob Wepfer Excellence in Stroke Award, European Stroke Conference
  • 2003 - Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • 2003 - Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, UK
  • 1998 - Fellow of the American Stroke Association
  • 1979 - Ferdinand Dreyfous Prize, French Academy of Medicine
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Jean-Claude Baron is affiliated with Université Paris Cité in France and has contributed extensively to the medical field, particularly within the study of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases. Their research work spans several major topics and fields, highlighted by a focus on acute ischemic stroke management and stroke rehabilitation.

The main fields of study covered in their publications include Medicine, with subfields in Epidemiology, Neurology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Rehabilitation, and Internal Medicine. These fields align closely with the primary research areas and topics investigated.

Key topics of Jean-Claude Baron's research include:

  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
  • Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders

Their frequent coauthors demonstrate a collaborative approach, with notable partnerships including:

  • Guillaume Turc (33 joint publications)
  • Catherine Oppenheim (21 joint publications)
  • Pierre Seners (20 joint publications)
  • Wagih Ben Hassen (14 joint publications)
  • Joseph Benzakoun (12 joint publications)

Jean-Claude Baron has published extensively in several prominent scientific journals and venues, such as:

  • Stroke (23 publications)
  • Neurology (5 publications)
  • JAMA Neurology (4 publications)
  • International Journal of Stroke (4 publications)
  • Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism (4 publications)

Selected recent papers include:

  • Prediction of Early Neurological Deterioration in Individuals With Minor Stroke and Large Vessel Occlusion Intended for Intravenous Thrombolysis Alone, 2021, JAMA Neurology
  • The ischemic penumbra: From concept to reality, 2020, International Journal of Stroke
  • Tissue no-reflow despite full recanalization following thrombectomy for anterior circulation stroke with proximal occlusion: A clinical study, 2020, Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism
  • Bridging Therapy or IV Thrombolysis in Minor Stroke with Large Vessel Occlusion, 2020, Annals of Neurology
  • A Risk Score Including Carotid Plaque Inflammation and Stenosis Severity Improves Identification of Recurrent Stroke, 2020, Stroke

Among their accolades, Jean-Claude Baron has received multiple awards including the Mémain-Pelletier Biomedical Sciences Prize from the French Academy of Sciences in 2014, the Fellow of the European Stroke Organization in 2006, and the Johannes Jacob Wepfer Excellence in Stroke Award from the European Stroke Conference in 2005. Their recognition also extends to fellowships at prestigious institutions such as the Royal College of Physicians, the American Stroke Association, and The Academy of Medical Sciences in the UK.

Best Publications

  • Nucleus accumbens D2/3 receptors predict trait impulsivity and cocaine reinforcement.

    Jeffrey W. Dalley;Tim D. Fryer;Laurent Brichard;Emma S. J. Robinson

  • Discrimination between Alzheimer dementia and controls by automated analysis of multicenter FDG PET

    Karl Herholz;Eric Salmon;Daniela Perani;Jean-Claude Baron

  • Functional neuroimaging studies of motor recovery after stroke in adults: a review.

    Cinzia Calautti;Jean-Claude Baron

  • Motor Imagery A Backdoor to the Motor System After Stroke

    Nikhil Sharma;Valerie M. Pomeroy;Jean-Claude Baron

  • Reversal of focal "misery-perfusion syndrome" by extra-intracranial arterial bypass in hemodynamic cerebral ischemia. A case study with 15O positron emission tomography.

    J C Baron;M G Bousser;A Rey;A Guillard

  • In vivo mapping of gray matter loss with voxel-based morphometry in mild Alzheimer's disease.

    J.C. Baron;J.C. Baron;G. Chételat;B. Desgranges;G. Perchey

  • The structural components of music perception. A functional anatomical study.

    Hervé Platel;Cathy Price;Jean-Claude Baron;Richard Wise

  • The Boston criteria version 2.0 for cerebral amyloid angiopathy: a multicentre, retrospective, MRI–neuropathology diagnostic accuracy study

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  • Mild cognitive impairment: Can FDG-PET predict who is to rapidly convert to Alzheimer’s disease?

    G. Chételat;B. Desgranges;V. de la Sayette;F. Viader

  • Spontaneous neurological recovery after stroke and the fate of the ischemic penumbra

    M Furlan;G Marchal;F Viader;J M Derlon

  • Using voxel-based morphometry to map the structural changes associated with rapid conversion in MCI: a longitudinal MRI study.

    G. Chételat;B. Landeau;F. Eustache;F. Eustache;F. Mézenge

  • "Crossed cerebellar diaschisis" in human supratentorial brain infarction.

    J C Baron;M G Bousser;D Comar;P Castaigne

  • Post-stroke plastic reorganisation in the adult brain.

    Paolo M Rossini;Cinzia Calautti;Flavia Pauri;Jean-Claude Baron

  • The Pathophysiology of Watershed Infarction in Internal Carotid Artery Disease Review of Cerebral Perfusion Studies

    Isabelle Momjian-Mayor;Jean-Claude Baron

  • Early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease: contribution of structural neuroimaging.

    G.aël Chetelat;Jean-Claude Baron

  • Obsessive-compulsive and other behavioural changes with bilateral basal ganglia lesions. A neuropsychological, magnetic resonance imaging and positron tomography study.

    D. Laplane;M. Levasseur;B. Pillon;B. Dubois

  • Mapping the ischaemic penumbra with PET: implications for acute stroke treatment.

    Jean-Claude Baron

  • Regional cerebral blood flow and oxygen consumption in human aging.

    Patrizia Pantano;Jean Claude Baron;Philippe Lebrun-Grandié;Nathalie Duquesnoy

  • Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke Challenging the Concept of a Rigid and Universal Time Window

    J.C. Baron;R. von Kummer;G.J. del Zoppo

  • Perfusion thresholds in human cerebral ischemia: historical perspective and therapeutic implications

    Baron Jc

  • The neural substrates of memory systems impairment in Alzheimer's disease. A PET study of resting brain glucose utilization.

    B Desgranges;J C Baron;V de la Sayette;M C Petit-Taboué

Frequent Co-Authors

Francis Eustache
Francis Eustache Université de Caen Normandie
Fausto Viader
Fausto Viader PSL University
Tim D. Fryer
Tim D. Fryer University of Cambridge
Catherine Oppenheim
Catherine Oppenheim Université Paris Cité
Franklin I. Aigbirhio
Franklin I. Aigbirhio University of Cambridge
Béatrice Desgranges
Béatrice Desgranges Université de Caen Normandie
Gaël Chételat
Gaël Chételat Université de Caen Normandie
Jean-Louis Mas
Jean-Louis Mas Université Paris Cité
Marie-Germaine Bousser
Marie-Germaine Bousser Université Paris Cité
Young T. Hong
Young T. Hong University of Cambridge

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