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Kathrin Reetz is affiliated with RWTH Aachen University in Germany. Their research spans extensive work in the fields of medicine and neuroscience, with a principal focus on neurology and cellular and molecular neuroscience. The scientist's publication record highlights significant involvement in studying genetic neurodegenerative diseases and mitochondrial function and pathology, among other key topics related to neurological disorders.

The main fields of study for Kathrin Reetz include:

  • Medicine
  • Neuroscience

Their research further delves into specialized subfields such as:

  • Neurology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Molecular Biology
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health

Kathrin Reetz's principal topics of work comprise:

  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neurological Disorders and Treatments
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

The scientist has been published frequently in several venues, evidencing the scope and focus of their contributions to the field. Key publication venues include:

  • Journal of Neurology
  • Neurological Research and Practice
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Movement Disorders
  • The Cerebellum

Selected recent papers with year and publication venue are:

  • "Long COVID-19: Objectifying most self-reported neurological symptoms," 2022, Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology
  • "Neurofilaments in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3: blood biomarkers at the preataxic and ataxic stage in humans and mice," 2020, EMBO Molecular Medicine
  • "Structural brain changes in patients with post-COVID fatigue: a prospective observational study," 2023, EClinicalMedicine
  • "Progression characteristics of the European Friedreich's Ataxia Consortium for Translational Studies (EFACTS): a 4-year cohort study," 2021, The Lancet Neurology
  • "Neurological symptoms in COVID-19: a cross-sectional monocentric study of hospitalized patients," 2021, Neurological Research and Practice

Kathrin Reetz has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, underscoring a network of research partnerships. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Jörg B. Schulz
  • Imis Dogan
  • Sandro Romanzetti
  • Thomas Klockgether
  • Lüdger Schöls

Best Publications

  • Modelling neural correlates of working memory: a coordinate-based meta-analysis.

    Claudia Rottschy;Robert Langner;Robert Langner;Imis Dogan;Kathrin Reetz;Kathrin Reetz

  • Identification of genetic variants associated with Huntington's disease progression: a genome-wide association study

    Davina J Hensman Moss;Antonio F Pardiñas;Douglas Langbehn;Kitty Lo

  • Resting-state connectivity in neurodegenerative disorders: Is there potential for an imaging biomarker?

    Christian Hohenfeld;Cornelius J. Werner;Kathrin Reetz

  • Biological and clinical characteristics of the European Friedreich's Ataxia Consortium for Translational Studies (EFACTS) cohort: A cross-sectional analysis of baseline data

    Kathrin Reetz;Imis Dogan;Imis Dogan;Ana S Costa;Manuel Dafotakis

  • The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) - A Sensitive Screening Instrument for Detecting Cognitive Impairment in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients

    Frances E. Tiffin-Richards;Ana S. Costa;Bernhard Holschbach;Rolf D. Frank

  • Multisensory integration mechanisms during aging.

    Jessica Freiherr;Johan N Lundström;Johan N Lundström;Johan N Lundström;Ute Habel;Kathrin Reetz;Kathrin Reetz

  • Biological and clinical characteristics of individuals at risk for spinocerebellar ataxia types 1, 2, 3, and 6 in the longitudinal RISCA study: analysis of baseline data

    Heike Jacobi;Kathrin Reetz;Kathrin Reetz;Sophie Tezenas du Montcel;Peter Bauer

  • Genotype-specific patterns of atrophy progression are more sensitive than clinical decline in SCA1, SCA3 and SCA6

    Kathrin Reetz;Kathrin Reetz;Ana Sofia Costa;Shahram Mirzazade;Shahram Mirzazade;Anna Lehmann;Anna Lehmann

  • Progression characteristics of the European Friedreich’s Ataxia Consortium for Translational Studies (EFACTS): a 2 year cohort study

    Kathrin Reetz;Imis Dogan;Ralf-Dieter Hilgers;Paola Giunti

  • Alternate-form reliability of the Montreal cognitive assessment screening test in a clinical setting.

    Ana S Costa;Bruno Fimm;Paul Friesen;Herve Soundjock

  • Altered resting‐state connectivity in Huntington's Disease

    Cornelius J. Werner;Imis Dogan;Imis Dogan;Christian Saß;Shahram Mirzazade;Shahram Mirzazade

  • Cerebral changes improved by physical activity during cognitive decline: A systematic review on MRI studies.

    Alexa Haeger;Ana S. Costa;Jörg B. Schulz;Kathrin Reetz

  • Predominant dystonia with marked cerebellar atrophy A rare phenotype in familial dystonia

    J. Hagenah;K. Reetz;C. Zühlke;A. Rolfs

  • Differentiated parietal connectivity of frontal regions for "what" and "where" memory

    Claudia Rottschy;Svenja Caspers;C Roski;K Reetz

  • Recessively inherited parkinsonism: effect of ATP13A2 mutations on the clinical and neuroimaging phenotype.

    Norbert Brüggemann;Johann Hagenah;Kathrin Reetz;Alexander Schmidt

  • Neurofilaments in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3: blood biomarkers at the preataxic and ataxic stage in humans and mice.

    Carlo Wilke;Carlo Wilke;Eva Haas;Kathrin Reetz;Jennifer Faber;Jennifer Faber

  • Brain imaging findings in idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) – A systematic review on potential biomarkers for neurodegeneration

    Julia Heller;Nikolina Brcina;Imis Dogan;Florian Holtbernd

  • Morphometric fingerprint of asymptomatic Parkin and PINK1 mutation carriers in the basal ganglia

    F. Binkofski;K. Reetz;C. Gaser;R. Hilker

  • Going beyond the mean: Intraindividual variability of cognitive performance in prodromal and early neurodegenerative disorders

    Ana Sofia Costa;Imis Dogan;Jörg B Schulz;Kathrin Reetz

  • Engineered antibodies: new possibilities for brain PET?

    Dag Sehlin;Stina Syvänen;Benedicte Ballanger;Henryk Barthel

  • Increased brain tissue sodium concentration in Huntington's Disease — A sodium imaging study at 4 T

    Kathrin Reetz;Sandro Romanzetti;Imis Dogan;Christian Saß;Christian Saß

  • FDG PET, Dopamine Transporter SPECT, and Olfaction: Combining Biomarkers in REM Sleep Behavior Disorder

    Sanne K Meles;David Vadasz;Remco J Renken;Elisabeth Sittig-Wiegand

Frequent Co-Authors

Ferdinand Binkofski
Ferdinand Binkofski RWTH Aachen University
Simon B. Eickhoff
Simon B. Eickhoff Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Thomas Klockgether
Thomas Klockgether German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Felix Hoffstaedter
Felix Hoffstaedter Forschungszentrum Jülich
Ludger Schöls
Ludger Schöls University of Tübingen
Christine Klein
Christine Klein University of Lübeck
Alexandra Durr
Alexandra Durr Sorbonne University
N. Jon Shah
N. Jon Shah Forschungszentrum Jülich
Karsten Witt
Karsten Witt Kiel University
Daniela Berg
Daniela Berg University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein

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