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Overview

Reiner Benecke is affiliated with the University of Rostock in Germany, focusing on research within the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience. Their work emphasizes neurological disorders and treatments, with particular attention to botulinum toxin and related neurological conditions as well as hereditary neurological disorders.

The scientist's recent publications include the paper titled Frequency and risk factors of antibody-induced secondary failure of botulinum neurotoxin therapy, published in 2020 in the journal Neurology. This publication explores important aspects of therapeutic responses in botulinum neurotoxin treatments and has been cited 46 times, indicating ongoing relevance in the research community.

Research collaborations have included frequent co-authors such as Uwe Walter, Christopher Mühlenhoff, Dirk Dressler, Eilhard Mix, and Janes Alt. These collaborators have contributed to advancing the understanding of neurological therapies and mechanisms.

  • Uwe Walter
  • Christopher Mühlenhoff
  • Dirk Dressler
  • Eilhard Mix
  • Janes Alt

Reiner Benecke's research has been published predominantly in the journal Neurology, which is also reflected in the focus on clinical neurology and related biomedical investigations.

  • Neurology

The core subfields of Benecke's academic work include Neurology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, highlighting a blend of clinical and basic science approaches in their research methodology.

  • Neurology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

The primary topics addressed in Benecke's research are:

  • Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Hereditary Neurological Disorders

This profile reflects a scientist concentrated on neurological mechanisms and therapeutic interventions, contributing to the broader knowledge of how treatments such as botulinum neurotoxin are influenced by immunological factors and genetic components.

Best Publications

  • Induction of plasticity in the human motor cortex by paired associative stimulation.

    Katja Stefan;Erwin Kunesch;Leonardo G. Cohen;Reiner Benecke

  • Pallidal Deep-Brain Stimulation in Primary Generalized or Segmental Dystonia

    Andreas Kupsch;Reiner Benecke;Jörg Müller;Thomas Trottenberg

  • Differential effects on motorcortical inhibition induced by blockade of GABA uptake in humans

    Konrad J. Werhahn;Erwin Kunesch;Soheyl Noachtar;Reiner Benecke

  • Mechanisms of enhancement of human motor cortex excitability induced by interventional paired associative stimulation.

    Katja Stefan;Erwin Kunesch;Reiner Benecke;Leonardo G. Cohen

  • A temporally asymmetric Hebbian rule governing plasticity in the human motor cortex.

    Alexander Wolters;Friedhelm Sandbrink;Antje Schlottmann;Erwin Kunesch

  • DISTURBANCE OF SEQUENTIAL MOVEMENTS IN PATIENTS WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE

    R. Benecke;J. C. Rothwell;J. P. R. Dick;B. L. Day

  • Prevalence of Fabry disease in patients with cryptogenic stroke: a prospective study.

    Arndt Rolfs;Tobias Böttcher;Marlies Zschiesche;Peter Morris

  • Performance of simultaneous movements in patients with Parkinson's disease.

    R. Benecke;J. C. Rothwell;J. P. R. Dick;B. L. Day

  • On the origin of the postexcitatory inhibition seen after transcranial magnetic brain stimulation in awake human subjects

    H. Roick;H. J. von Giesen;R. Benecke

  • Reorganisation of descending motor pathways in patients after hemispherectomy and severe hemispheric lesions demonstrated by magnetic brain stimulation

    R. Benecke;B.-U. Meyer;H.-J Freund

  • A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Dose-Ranging Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Three Doses of Botulinum Toxin Type A (Dysport) With Placebo in Upper Limb Spasticity After Stroke

    A. M. O. Bakheit;A. F. Thilmann;A. B. Ward;W. Poewe

  • Pallidal deep brain stimulation in patients with primary generalised or segmental dystonia: 5-year follow-up of a randomised trial

    Jens Volkmann;Jens Volkmann;Alexander Wolters;Andreas Kupsch;Jörg Müller

  • Long-term treatment of cervical dystonia with botulinum toxin A: efficacy, safety, and antibody frequency. German Dystonia Study Group.

    Kirn R. Kessler;Michael Skutta;R. Benecke

  • The coexistence of bradykinesia and chorea in Huntington's disease and its implications for theories of basal ganglia control of movement.

    P.D. Thompson;A. Berardelli;J.C. Rothwell;B.L. Day

  • THE BEREITSCHAFTSPOTENTIAL IS ABNORMAL IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE

    J. P. R. Dick;J. C. Rothwell;B. L. Day;R. Cantello

  • Pallidal neurostimulation in patients with medication-refractory cervical dystonia: a randomised, sham-controlled trial

    Jens Volkmann;Joerg Mueller;Günther Deuschl;Andrea A. Kühn

  • Thalamic metabolism and corticospinal tract integrity determine motor recovery in stroke

    F. Binkofski;R. J. Seitz;S. Arnold;J. Classen

  • A new botulinum toxin type A free of complexing proteins for treatment of cervical dystonia.

    R. Benecke;W. H. Jost;P. Kanovsky;E. Ruzicka

  • Brain parenchyma sonography discriminates Parkinson’s disease and atypical parkinsonian syndromes

    U. Walter;L. Niehaus;T. Probst;R. Benecke

  • Electron transfer complexes I and IV of platelets are abnormal in Parkinson's disease but normal in Parkinson-plus syndromes

    Reiner Benecke;Petra Strümper;Hanns Weiss

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph Classen
Joseph Classen Leipzig University
Günther Deuschl
Günther Deuschl Kiel University
Jens Volkmann
Jens Volkmann University of Würzburg
Alfons Schnitzler
Alfons Schnitzler Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Werner Poewe
Werner Poewe Innsbruck Medical University
Andreas Kupsch
Andreas Kupsch Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Gottfried Schlaug
Gottfried Schlaug University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Rüdiger J. Seitz
Rüdiger J. Seitz Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Jörn Kaufmann
Jörn Kaufmann Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Ferdinand Binkofski
Ferdinand Binkofski RWTH Aachen University

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