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Overview

Piet Eikelenboom is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their scientific work primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience. Among subfields, their research engages with Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, Developmental Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Clinical Psychology, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The main research topics covered by Piet Eikelenboom include:

  • Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
  • Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
  • Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
  • Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on neuroinflammatory processes, cognitive dysfunction in older adults, and mental health treatment outcomes. Recent publications include:

  • Consistent patterns in the inconsistent associations of Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), C-Reactive Protein (C-RP) and Interleukin 6 (IL-6) levels with delirium in surgical populations. A systematic review and meta-analysis, 2021, published in Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
  • Are Apathy and Depressive Symptoms Related to Vascular White Matter Hyperintensities in Severe Late Life Depression?, 2020, Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology
  • Inflammation and Cognitive Functioning in Depressed Older Adults Treated With Electroconvulsive Therapy, 2021, The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
  • The pattern of inflammatory markers during electroconvulsive therapy in older depressed patients, 2021, The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry
  • Delirium, insulin-like growth factor I, growth hormone in older inpatients, 2020, World Journal of Psychiatry

Piet Eikelenboom frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including Dimitrios Adamis, Filip Bouckaert, Pascal Sienaert, Max L. Stek, and Didi Rhebergen. These collaborations have appeared regularly across multiple publications.

The scientist has published multiple papers in established venues, with known frequent publication outlets being:

  • Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders
  • Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
  • Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology
  • The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
  • The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry

Best Publications

  • Inflammation and Alzheimer's disease.

    H Akiyama;S Barger;S Barnum;B Bradt

  • Delirium in Elderly Patients and the Risk of Postdischarge Mortality, Institutionalization, and Dementia: A Meta-analysis

    Joost Witlox;Lisa S. M. Eurelings;Jos F. M. de Jonghe;Kees J. Kalisvaart

  • Haloperidol prophylaxis for elderly hip-surgery patients at risk for delirium: a randomized placebo-controlled study.

    Kees J. Kalisvaart;Jos F. M. De Jonghe;Marja J. Bogaards;Ralph Vreeswijk

  • Alterations in the circadian rest-activity rhythm in aging and Alzheimer's disease.

    W. Witting;I.H. Kwa;P. Eikelenboom;M. Mirmiran

  • The Unfolded Protein Response Is Activated in Pretangle Neurons in Alzheimer’s Disease Hippocampus

    Jeroen J.M. Hoozemans;Elise S. van Haastert;Diana A.T. Nijholt;Annemieke J.M. Rozemuller

  • Systemic infection and delirium: when cytokines and acetylcholine collide

    Willem A van Gool;Diederik van de Beek;Piet Eikelenboom

  • The unfolded protein response is activated in Alzheimer's disease.

    J. J. M. Hoozemans;R. Veerhuis;E. S. Van Haastert;J. M. Rozemuller

  • Immunoglobulins and complement factors in senile plaques. An immunoperoxidase study

    P. Eikelenboom;F. C. Stam

  • Activation of the unfolded protein response in Parkinson's disease

    J J M Hoozemans;E S van Haastert;P Eikelenboom;R A I de Vos

  • Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease and prion disease.

    P. Eikelenboom;C. Bate;W.A. Van Gool;J.J.M. Hoozemans

  • How chronic inflammation can affect the brain and support the development of Alzheimer's disease in old age: the role of microglia and astrocytes

    Imrich Blasko;Michaela Stampfer-Kountchev;Peter Robatscher;Robert Veerhuis

  • Serum inflammatory proteins and cognitive decline in older persons.

    M. G. Dik;C. Jonker;C. E. Hack;J. H. Smit

  • Complement activation in amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's dementia

    P. Eikelenboom;C. E. Hack;J. M. Rozemuller;F. C. Stam

  • The significance of neuroinflammation in understanding Alzheimer's disease

    P. Eikelenboom;P. Eikelenboom;R. Veerhuis;W. Scheper;A. J. M. Rozemuller

  • Inflammatory mechanisms in Alzheimer's disease

    P. Eikelenboom;Shan-Shan Zhan;W. A. Van Gool;D. Allsop

  • Risk factors and prediction of postoperative delirium in elderly hip-surgery patients: implementation and validation of a medical risk factor model

    Kees J. Kalisvaart;Ralph Vreeswijk;Jos F. M. De Jonghe;Tjeerd Van Der Ploeg

  • Costimulatory effects of interferon-gamma and interleukin-1beta or tumor necrosis factor alpha on the synthesis of Abeta1-40 and Abeta1-42 by human astrocytes.

    I. Blasko;R. Veerhuis;M. Stampfer-Kountchev;M. Saurwein-Teissl

  • Dementia and mortality in persons with Down's syndrome.

    A. Coppus;H. Evenhuis;G.-J. Verberne;F. Visser

  • Cyclooxygenase expression in microglia and neurons in Alzheimer's disease and control brain.

    Jeroen J.M. Hoozemans;Annemieke J.M. Rozemuller;I. Janssen;C.J. de Groot

  • A4 protein in Alzheimer's disease: primary and secondary cellular events in extracellular amyloid deposition.

    J. M. Rozemuller;P. Eikelenboom;F. C. Stam;K. Beyreuther

Frequent Co-Authors

Wiep Scheper
Wiep Scheper Utrecht University
Dick F. Swaab
Dick F. Swaab Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Frank Baas
Frank Baas Leiden University Medical Center
Frederik Barkhof
Frederik Barkhof University College London
Ben Schmand
Ben Schmand University of Amsterdam
Mike P. Wattjes
Mike P. Wattjes Hannover Medical School
Max L. Stek
Max L. Stek Leiden University Medical Center
Witte J.G. Hoogendijk
Witte J.G. Hoogendijk Erasmus University Rotterdam
Philip Scheltens
Philip Scheltens Amsterdam UMC
Aartjan T.F. Beekman
Aartjan T.F. Beekman Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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