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Nico J. Diederich is affiliated with the Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg in Luxembourg. Their research focuses primarily on medical and neuroscience fields, with notable contributions to neurology and molecular biology subfields. They have extensively worked on topics related to Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments, genetic neurodegenerative diseases, mitochondrial function and pathology, as well as hallucinations in medical conditions.

The scientist has published in various respected journals, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • npj Parkinson s Disease
  • Frontiers in Neurology
  • Movement Disorders
  • Annals of Neurology
  • npj Systems Biology and Applications

Nico J. Diederich's recent papers include:

  • Biomarkers of conversion to α-synucleinopathy in isolated rapid-eye-movement sleep behaviour disorder, 2021, The Lancet Neurology
  • Parkinson's disease-associated alterations of the gut microbiome predict disease-relevant changes in metabolic functions, 2020, BMC Biology
  • GBA Variants in Parkinson's Disease: Clinical, Metabolomic, and Multimodal Neuroimaging Phenotypes, 2020, Movement Disorders
  • Understanding visual hallucinations: A new synthesis, 2023, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • Fibroblast mitochondria in idiopathic Parkinson's disease display morphological changes and enhanced resistance to depolarization, 2020, Scientific Reports

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Rejko Krüger
  • Enrico Glaab
  • Lukas Pavelka
  • Anne Grünewald
  • Claire Pauly

Core research topics explored in their publications are:

  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Hallucinations in medical conditions
  • RNA regulation and disease
  • Neurological diseases and metabolism

In terms of academic focus, the main fields of study contributing to their research portfolio are Medicine and Neuroscience. Their subfields include Neurology, Molecular Biology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

Best Publications

  • Sleep-related violence, injury, and REM sleep behavior disorder in Parkinson's disease

    Cynthia L. Comella;Timothy M. Nardine;Nico J. Diederich;Glenn T. Stebbins

  • Neurotransmitter changes in dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson disease dementia in vivo

    Johannes C. Klein;Carsten Eggers;Elke Kalbe;S. Weisenbach

  • Hallucinations in Parkinson disease.

    Nico J Diederich;Gilles Fénelon;Glenn Stebbins;Christopher G Goetz

  • Repeated visual hallucinations in Parkinson's disease as disturbed external/internal perceptions: Focused review and a new integrative model

    Nico J. Diederich;Nico J. Diederich;Christopher G. Goetz;Glenn T. Stebbins

  • The hallmarks of Parkinson's disease.

    Paul M. A. Antony;Nico J. Diederich;Nico J. Diederich;Rejko Krüger;Rejko Krüger;Rudi Balling

  • Integrating Pathways of Parkinson's Disease in a Molecular Interaction Map

    Kazuhiro A. Fujita;Marek Ostaszewski;Yukiko Matsuoka;Samik Ghosh

  • Efficient internal pallidal stimulation in Gilles de la Tourette syndrome: A case report†

    Nico J. Diederich;Karin Kalteis;Mara Stamenkovic;Vannina Pieri

  • Biomarkers of conversion to α-synucleinopathy in isolated rapid-eye-movement sleep behaviour disorder

    Mitchell G. Miglis;Charles H. Adler;Elena Antelmi;Dario Arnaldi

  • Poor visual discrimination and visual hallucinations in Parkinson's disease.

    N J Diederich;C G Goetz;R Raman;E J Pappert

  • Decreased color discrimination and contrast sensitivity in Parkinson's disease

    V. Pieri;N.J. Diederich;N.J. Diederich;R. Raman;C.G. Goetz

  • Diffusion tensor imaging in idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder reveals microstructural changes in the brainstem, substantia nigra, olfactory region, and other brain regions.

    Marcus M. Unger;Marcus Belke;Katja Menzler;Johannes T. Heverhagen

  • The placebo treatments in neurosciences New insights from clinical and neuroimaging studies

    Nico J. Diederich;Christopher G. Goetz

  • Progressive Worsening of Spatial and Chromatic Processing Deficits in Parkinson Disease

    Nico J. Diederich;Rema Raman;Sue Leurgans;Christopher G. Goetz

  • Sleep apnea syndrome in Parkinson's disease. A case-control study in 49 patients.

    Nico J. Diederich;Michel Vaillant;Mike Leischen;Giovanna Mancuso

  • Parkinson disease with old-age onset: a comparative study with subjects with middle-age onset.

    Nico J. Diederich;Charity G. Moore;Sue E. Leurgans;Teresa A. Chmura

  • Progressive sleep ‘destructuring’ in Parkinson's disease. A polysomnographic study in 46 patients

    Nico J. Diederich;Michel Vaillant;Giovanna Mancuso;Peter Lyen

  • Lifelong exposure to multilingualism: new evidence to support cognitive reserve hypothesis.

    Magali Perquin;Michel Vaillant;Anne-Marie Schuller;Jessica Pastore

  • Thalamic stimulation for essential tremor activates motor and deactivates vestibular cortex

    A. O. Ceballos-Baumann;H. Boecker;W. Fogel;F. Alesch

  • Sleep disorders in Parkinson's disease: many causes, few therapeutic options.

    Nico J. Diederich;Nico J. Diederich;Deborah J. McIntyre

  • The Luxembourg Parkinson’s Study: A Comprehensive Approach for Stratification and Early Diagnosis

    Geraldine Hipp;Michel Vaillant;Nico J. Diederich;Kirsten Roomp

  • Cerebral acetylcholine esterase activity in mild cognitive impairment.

    Karl Herholz;Simon Weisenbach;Elke Kalbe;Nico J. Diederich

Frequent Co-Authors

Rudi Balling
Rudi Balling University of Bonn
Marc Tittgemeyer
Marc Tittgemeyer Max Planck Society
Lars Timmermann
Lars Timmermann Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Sue Leurgans
Sue Leurgans Rush University Medical Center
Toshiki Uchihara
Toshiki Uchihara Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science
Sten Grillner
Sten Grillner Karolinska Institute
Gereon R. Fink
Gereon R. Fink University of Cologne
Jennifer G. Goldman
Jennifer G. Goldman Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Elke Kalbe
Elke Kalbe University of Vechta
Christine Klein
Christine Klein University of Lübeck

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