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Overview

Wolfgang H. Oertel is affiliated with Philipp University of Marburg in Germany and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of neuroscience and medicine. Their work spans various subfields including cognitive neuroscience, neurology, epidemiology, physiology, and molecular biology.

Oertel's recent publications cover a range of topics related to neurodegenerative diseases and sleep disorders. Notable papers include:

  • Evaluation of a Structured Screening Assessment to Detect Isolated Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder, 2023, published in Movement Disorders
  • Comparative analysis of machine learning algorithms for multi-syndrome classification of neurodegenerative syndromes, 2022, published in Alzheimer's Research & Therapy
  • Overcoming fragmentation of health research in Europe: lessons from COVID-19, 2020, published in The Lancet
  • Acetyl-dl-leucine improves restless legs syndrome: a case report, 2021, published in Journal of Neurology
  • Acetyl-DL-leucine (Tanganil™) in three patients with advanced multiple system atrophy, 2025, published in BMC Neurology

Their research mainly involves topics such as restless legs syndrome research, sleep and wakefulness, Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments, genetic neurodegenerative diseases, sleep and related disorders, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, and functional brain connectivity studies.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Oertel include:

  • Michael Strupp
  • Sara Cannizzo
  • Vinciane Quoidbach
  • Paola Giunti
  • Gregory M. Pastores

Oertel's work has appeared in several publication venues, demonstrating involvement in both clinical and research-based journals. Key venues include:

  • Movement Disorders
  • Alzheimer's Research & Therapy
  • The Lancet
  • Journal of Neurology
  • BMC Neurology

Best Publications

  • MDS clinical diagnostic criteria for Parkinson's disease

    Ronald B. Postuma;Daniela Berg;Matthew Stern;Werner Poewe

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

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

  • Clinical diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy: The movement disorder society criteria

    Günter U Höglinger;Gesine Respondek;Maria Stamelou;Carolin Kurz

  • Validation of the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group rating scale for restless legs syndrome

    Jun Horiguchi;Magdolna Hornyak;Ulrich Voderholzer;Meir Kryger

  • Neurostimulation for Parkinson's Disease with Early Motor Complications

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

  • In vivo imaging of microglial activation with [11C](R)-PK11195 PET in idiopathic Parkinson's disease

    Alexander Gerhard;Nicola Pavese;Gary Hotton;Federico Turkheimer

  • Toward a better definition of the restless legs syndrome

    Arthur S. Walters;Michael S. Aldrich;Richard Allen;Sonia Ancoli‐Israel

  • MDS research criteria for prodromal Parkinson's disease

    Daniela Berg;Ronald B. Postuma;Charles H. Adler;Bastiaan R. Bloem

  • Progressive degeneration of nigrostriatal dopamine neurons following intrastriatal terminal lesions with 6-hydroxydopamine: a combined retrograde tracing and immunocytochemical study in the rat.

    H. Sauer;W.H. Oertel

  • Dopamine depletion impairs precursor cell proliferation in Parkinson disease

    Günter U Höglinger;Pamela Rizk;Marie P Muriel;Charles Duyckaerts

  • The REM sleep behavior disorder screening questionnaire—A new diagnostic instrument

    Karin Stiasny-Kolster;Geert Mayer;Sylvia Schäfer;Jens Carsten Möller

  • Risk and predictors of dementia and parkinsonism in idiopathic REM sleep behaviour disorder: a multicentre study

    Ronald B Postuma;Alex Iranzo;Michele Hu;Birgit Högl

  • Prevalence and incidence of Parkinson's disease in Europe.

    Sonja von Campenhausen;Bernhard Bornschein;Regina Wick;Kai Bötzel

  • Accurate differentiation of parkinsonism and essential tremor using visual assessment of [123I]-FP-CIT SPECT imaging: the [123I]-FP-CIT study group.

    Hani T. S. Benamer;Jim Patterson;Donald G. Grosset;J. Booij

  • Rasagiline as an adjunct to levodopa in patients with Parkinson's disease and motor fluctuations (LARGO, Lasting effect in Adjunct therapy with Rasagiline Given Once daily, study): a randomised, double-blind, parallel-group trial

    O Rascol;DJ Brooks;E Melamed;W Oertel

  • Genome-wide association study of restless legs syndrome identifies common variants in three genomic regions

    Juliane Winkelmann;Barbara Schormair;Peter Lichtner;Stephan Ripke

  • Identifying prodromal Parkinson's disease: Pre-Motor disorders in Parkinson's disease

    Ronald B. Postuma;Dag Aarsland;Paolo Barone;David J. Burn

  • Identification of common variants influencing risk of the tauopathy progressive supranuclear palsy

    Günter U. Höglinger;Nadine M. Melhem;Dennis W. Dickson;Patrick M A Sleiman

  • Possible environmental, occupational, and other etiologic factors for Parkinson's disease: A case‐control study in Germany

    A. Seidler;W. Hellenbrand;B.-P. Robra;P. Vieregge

  • Immunocytochemical localization of glutamate decar☐ylase in rat cerebellum with a new antiserum

    W.H. Oertel;D.E. Schmechel;E. Mugnaini;M.L. Tappaz

Frequent Co-Authors

Günter U. Höglinger
Günter U. Höglinger Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Richard Dodel
Richard Dodel University of Duisburg-Essen
Felix Rosenow
Felix Rosenow Goethe University Frankfurt
Claudia Trenkwalder
Claudia Trenkwalder University of Göttingen
Werner Poewe
Werner Poewe Innsbruck Medical University
Hajo M. Hamer
Hajo M. Hamer University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Karin Stiasny-Kolster
Karin Stiasny-Kolster Philipp University of Marburg
Susanne Knake
Susanne Knake Philipp University of Marburg
Birgit Högl
Birgit Högl Innsbruck Medical University
Thomas Gasser
Thomas Gasser University of Tübingen

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