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Stephan C. J. Huijbregts

Stephan C. J. Huijbregts

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Psychology

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37
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4486
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402

Overview

Stephan C. J. Huijbregts is affiliated with Leiden University in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on metabolism and genetic disorders, with significant contributions to diet and metabolism studies.

Their work spans several fields of study, notably biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, medicine, and psychology. Specific subfields include clinical biochemistry, physiology, molecular biology, clinical psychology, and biochemistry.

Huijbregts has published extensively on topics related to metabolism, genetics, and psychosocial development. The main topics of their research are:

  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Francjan J. van Spronsen
  • Anita MacDonald
  • Annemiek M. J. van Wegberg
  • Cristina Romani
  • Amaya Bélanger-Quintana

Huijbregts has a notable publication record in several scientific venues. Their most frequent publication venues are:

  • Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
  • Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
  • Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease
  • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • Developmental Psychobiology

Examples of recent papers authored or coauthored by Huijbregts include:

  • "PKU dietary handbook to accompany PKU guidelines," 2020, Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
  • "Meta-analyses of cognitive functions in early-treated adults with phenylketonuria," 2022, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • "Management of early treated adolescents and young adults with phenylketonuria: Development of international consensus recommendations using a modified Delphi approach," 2022, Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
  • "Associations between empathy, inhibitory control, and physical aggression in toddlerhood," 2020, Developmental Psychobiology
  • "Correlations of blood and brain biochemistry in phenylketonuria: Results from the Pah-enu2 PKU mouse," 2021, Molecular Genetics and Metabolism

Best Publications

  • The top and the bottom of ADHD: a neuropsychological perspective

    Joseph A Sergeant;Hilde Geurts;Stephan Huijbregts;Anouk Scheres

  • Differences in cognitive impairment of relapsing remitting, secondary, and primary progressive MS.

    S. C.J. Huijbregts;N. F. Kalkers;L. M.J. de Sonneville;V. de Groot

  • Executive function in early-treated phenylketonuria: Profile and underlying mechanisms

    Shawn E. Christ;Stephan C.J. Huijbregts;Leo M.J. de Sonneville;Desirée A. White

  • Cognitive impairment and decline in different MS subtypes.

    Stephan C.J. Huijbregts;Nynke F. Kalkers;Leo M.J. de Sonneville;Vincent de Groot

  • Sustained attention and inhibition of cognitive interference in treated phenylketonuria: associations with concurrent and lifetime phenylalanine concentrations

    S.C.J. Huijbregts;L.M.J. de Sonneville;R. Licht;F.J. van Spronsen

  • Cognitive and environmental predictors of early literacy skills.

    Neeltje J. Davidse;Maria T. de Jong;Adriana G. Bus;Stephan C. J. Huijbregts

  • The neuropsychological profile of early and continuously treated phenylketonuria: orienting, vigilance, and maintenance versus manipulation-functions of working memory

    S.C.J Huijbregts;L.M.J de Sonneville;F.J van Spronsen;R Licht

  • Maternal prenatal smoking, parental antisocial behavior, and early childhood physical aggression.

    Stephan C. J. Huijbregts;Jean R. Séguin;Mark Zoccolillo;Michel Boivin

  • Cognitive control in adolescents with neurofibromatosis type 1.

    I. Rowbotham;I. M. Pit-ten Cate;E. J. S. Sonuga-Barke;S. C. J. Huijbregts

  • Associations of Maternal Prenatal Smoking with Early Childhood Physical Aggression, Hyperactivity-Impulsivity, and Their Co-Occurrence

    Stephan C. J. Huijbregts;Jean R. Séguin;Mark Zoccolillo;Michel Boivin

  • Does Cognitive Impairment Explain Behavioral and Social Problems of Children with Neurofibromatosis Type 1

    Stephan C. J. Huijbregts;Leo M. J. de Sonneville

  • Hot and Cool Forms of Inhibitory Control and Externalizing Behavior in Children of Mothers who Smoked during Pregnancy: An Exploratory Study

    Stephan C. J. Huijbregts;Alison J. Warren;Leo M. J. de Sonneville;Hanna Swaab-Barneveld

  • Inhibition of Prepotent Responding and Attentional Flexibility in Treated Phenylketonuria

    S Huijbregts;L de Sonneville;R Licht;J Sergeant

  • Social-cognitive functioning and social skills in patients with early treated phenylketonuria: a PKU-COBESO study

    Rianne Jahja;Francjan J. van Spronsen;Leo M. J. de Sonneville;Jaap J. van der Meere

  • Neurocognitive Evidence for Revision of Treatment Targets and Guidelines for Phenylketonuria

    Rianne Jahja;Stephan C.J. Huijbregts;Leo M.J. de Sonneville;Jaap J. van der Meere

  • Motor function under lower and higher controlled processing demands in early and continuously treated phenylketonuria

    S.C.J. Huijbregts;L.M.J. de Sonneville;F.J. van Spronsen;I.E. Berends

  • Cannabis use and development of externalizing and internalizing behaviour problems in early adolescence: A TRAILS study.

    M. F. H. Griffith-Lendering;Stephen C. J. Huijbregts;A. Mooijaart;W. A. M. Vollebergh

  • Cannabis use and vulnerability for psychosis in early adolescence—a TRAILS study

    Merel F H Griffith-Lendering;Johanna T W Wigman;Andrea Prince van Leeuwen;Stephan C J Huijbregts

  • Social information processing in children and adolescents with neurofibromatosis type 1

    Stephan Huijbregts;Rianne Jahja;Leo De Sonneville;Sascha De Breij

  • Short-term dietary interventions in children and adolescents with treated phenylketonuria: effects on neuropsychological outcome of a well-controlled population

    S. C. J. Huijbregts;L. M. J. De Sonneville;R. Licht;F. J. Van Spronsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Hanna Swaab
Hanna Swaab Leiden University
Leo M. J. de Sonneville
Leo M. J. de Sonneville Leiden University
Ilya M. Veer
Ilya M. Veer Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Jaap van der Meere
Jaap van der Meere University of Groningen
Richard E. Tremblay
Richard E. Tremblay University of Montreal
Wilma A. M. Vollebergh
Wilma A. M. Vollebergh Utrecht University
Anja C. Huizink
Anja C. Huizink Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Arne Popma
Arne Popma University of Amsterdam
Michel Boivin
Michel Boivin Université Laval

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