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Lars Wojtecki is affiliated with Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf in Germany, contributing extensively to the fields of medicine and neuroscience. Their research primarily spans neurology, anesthesiology and pain medicine, cognitive neuroscience, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, and infectious diseases.

The scientist's work addresses various main topics, including:

  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neurological Disorders and Treatments
  • Pain Management and Treatment
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine
  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Wojtecki are:

  • Retrospective real-world pilot data on transcranial pulse stimulation in mild to severe Alzheimer's patients, 2022, Frontiers in Neurology
  • Non-epileptic seizures in autonomic dysfunction as the initial symptom of COVID-19, 2020, Journal of Neurology
  • Enhancement of Executive Functions but Not Memory by Multidomain Group Cognitive Training in Patients with Parkinson's Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial, 2020, Parkinson's Disease
  • Screen Fast, Screen Faster: A Pilot Study to Screen for Depressive Symptoms Using the Beck Depression Inventory Fast Screen in Parkinson's Disease With Mild Cognitive Impairment, 2021, Frontiers in Neurology
  • The Contribution of Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation to the Improvement in Motor Functions and Quality of Life, 2022, Movement Disorders

Frequent co-authors in Wojtecki's research include:

  • Celine Cont
  • Anastasia Galli
  • Nathalie Stute
  • Christina Schulte
  • Carlos Trenado

Wojtecki has published repeatedly in several professional venues, such as:

  • Journal of Neurology
  • Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Brain Stimulation
  • Frontiers in Neurology
  • Parkinsonism & Related Disorders

Their research contributions are notably concentrated in neurology, with 56 publications, supported by work in associated subfields that include anesthesiology and pain medicine, and cognitive neuroscience among others. This multidisciplinary approach reflects engagement with both foundational and applied medical research, especially targeting neurological and movement disorders.

Best Publications

  • A Randomized Trial of Deep-Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease

    Günther Deuschl;Carmen Schade-Brittinger;Paul Krack;Jens Volkmann

  • Neurostimulation for Parkinson's Disease with Early Motor Complications

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

  • Neuropsychological and psychiatric changes after deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease: a randomised, multicentre study

    Karsten Witt;Christine Daniels;Julia Reiff;Paul Krack

  • Long-term results of a multicenter study on subthalamic and pallidal stimulation in Parkinson's disease.

    Elena Moro;Andres M. Lozano;Pierre Pollak;Yves Agid

  • Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease

    S J Groiss;L Wojtecki;M Südmeyer;Alfons Schnitzler

  • 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

  • Ten‐Hertz stimulation of subthalamic nucleus deteriorates motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease

    Lars Timmermann;Lars Wojtecki;Joachim Gross;Ralph Lehrke

  • 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

  • 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

  • Frequency-dependent reciprocal modulation of verbal fluency and motor functions in subthalamic deep brain stimulation.

    Lars Wojtecki;Lars Timmermann;Silke Jörgens;Martin Südmeyer

  • An update on best practice of deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease.

    Christian J Hartmann;Sabine Fliegen;Stefan J Groiss;Lars Wojtecki

  • 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

  • Deep brain stimulation in the nucleus ventralis intermedius in patients with essential tremor: habituation of tremor suppression

    Michael T. Barbe;Lena Liebhart;Matthias Runge;K. Amande M. Pauls

  • Deep brain stimulation of the ventral intermediate nucleus in patients with essential tremor: Stimulation below intercommissural line is more efficient but equally effective as stimulation above

    Michael T. Barbe;Lena Liebhart;Matthias Runge;Janina Deyng

  • Characterisation of tremor-associated local field potentials in the subthalamic nucleus in Parkinson’s disease

    Christiane Reck;Esther Florin;Lars Wojtecki;Holger Krause

  • Risk factors for executive dysfunction after subthalamic nucleus stimulation in Parkinson's disease.

    Christine Daniels;Paul Krack;Jens Volkmann;Markus O. Pinsker

  • Is improvement in the quality of life after subthalamic nucleus stimulation in Parkinson's disease predictable?

    Christine Daniels;Paul Krack;Jens Volkmann;Jan Raethjen

  • Essential tremor and tremor in Parkinson's disease are associated with distinct 'tremor clusters' in the ventral thalamus

    David J. Pedrosa;Christiane Reck;Esther Florin;K. Amande M. Pauls

  • Diagnostic Accuracy of Combined FP-CIT, IBZM, and MIBG Scintigraphy in the Differential Diagnosis of Degenerative Parkinsonism: A Multidimensional Statistical Approach

    Martin Südmeyer;Christina Antke;Tanja Zizek;Markus Beu

  • Quality of life predicts outcome of deep brain stimulation in early Parkinson disease

    W.M. Michael Schuepbach;Lisa Tonder;Alfons Schnitzler;Paul Krack

Frequent Co-Authors

Alfons Schnitzler
Alfons Schnitzler Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Jan Vesper
Jan Vesper Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Lars Timmermann
Lars Timmermann Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Volker Sturm
Volker Sturm University of Cologne
Joachim Gross
Joachim Gross University of Münster
Jens Volkmann
Jens Volkmann University of Würzburg
Paul Krack
Paul Krack University of Bern
Bettina Pollok
Bettina Pollok Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Karsten Witt
Karsten Witt Kiel University
Andreas Kupsch
Andreas Kupsch Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg

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