PhD V.J.J. Odekerken

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PhD V.J.J. Odekerken

Position
Medical Specialist
Main activities
Education, Patient care, Research
Specialisation
Neurology, Movement Disorders
Focus of research

The Department of Neurology performs clinical and translational research within three research themes: infection & inflammation, cerebrovascular disorders, and movement disorders. The themes are imbedded in the nine translational research programs of Amsterdam Neuroscience, the research institute of neuroscience investigators in the Amsterdam area. All staff members of the Department of Neurology are involved in research and collaborate within Neuroscience Amsterdam, with other academic and non-academic hospitals, and with international research groups.

The research of the movement disorders group focuses on improving treatment, diagnosis, and insight in pathophysiology of movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, tremor, myoclonus, and dystonia. The group has a strong clinical research infrastructure to conduct large cohort studies and randomized controlled trials on interventions ranging from medication to botulinum toxin injections and Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), aimed at solving burning clinical questions. Advanced neurophysiological measures and analysis techniques, intraoperative microrecording from nuclei situated deeply in the brain, and (functional) MRI are available to answer important diagnostic and pathophysiological research questions. The group is embedded in the neurodegeneration program of Amsterdam Neuroscience.

Individual research focus: Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease. 

 

Amsterdam UMC Research Institutes
AMC departments
Key publications
  • Odekerken Vincent J. J., van Laar Teus, Staal Michiel J., Mosch Arne, Hoffmann Carel F. E., Nijssen Peter C. G., Beute Guus N., van Vugt Jeroen P. P., Lenders Mathieu W. P. M., Contarino M. Fiorella, Mink Marieke S. J., Bour Lo J., van den Munckhof Pepijn, Schmand Ben A., de Haan Rob J., Schuurman P. Richard, de Bie Rob M. A. Subthalamic nucleus versus globus pallidus bilateral deep brain stimulation for advanced Parkinson's disease (NSTAPS study): a randomised controlled trial Lancet neurology 2013;12 (1):37-44 [PubMed]
  • Odekerken Vincent J. J., de Haan Rob J., Schurrman P. Richard, de Bie Rob M. A. Authors' reply. Subthalamic versus globus pallidus deep brain stimulation Lancet neurology 2013;12 (4):329 [PubMed]
  • Odekerken Vincent J., Boel Judith A., Schmand Ben A., de Bie Rob M. NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL OUTCOME AFTER DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION FOR PARKINSON DISEASE Response Neurology 2015;85 (16):1433-1434 [PubMed]
  • Odekerken Vincent J. J., Boel Judith A., Geurtsen Gert J., Schmand Ben A., Dekker I. P., de Haan Rob J., Schuurman P. Richard, de Bie Rob M. A., van Laar Teus, Staal Michiel J., Mosch Arne, Hoffmann Carel F. E., Nijssen Peter C. G., Beute Guus N., van Vugt Jeroen P. P., Mathieu W. P. M., Contarino M. Fiorella, Mink Marieke S. J., Bour Lo J., van den Munckhof Pepijn Neuropsychological outcome after deep brain stimulation for Parkinson disease Neurology 2015;84 (13):1355-1361 [PubMed]
  • Odekerken Vincent J. J., Boel Judith A., Schmand Ben A., de Haan Rob J., Figee M., van den Munckhof Pepijn, Schuurman P. Richard, de Bie Rob M. A., Bour L., Contarino M. F., Iwan M., Mink M. S. J., Postma M., Scholten M. N., van Laar T., van Dijk J. M. C., Hoffmann C. F. E., Mosch A., Beute G. N., Nijssen P. C. G., van Asseldonk T., Lenders M. W. P. M., van Vugt J. P. P. GPi vs STN deep brain stimulation for Parkinson disease: Three-year follow-up Neurology 2016;86 (8):755-761 [PubMed]
All Publications
Research programmes

Prof. PhD R.M.A. de Bie (Movement Disorders)

Current PhD Candidates