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Christian Blahak
Researcher at Heidelberg University
Publications - 58
Citations - 1976
Christian Blahak is an academic researcher from Heidelberg University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Deep brain stimulation & Dystonia. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 56 publications receiving 1734 citations.
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Association of gait and balance disorders with age-related white matter changes The LADIS Study
H. Baezner,Christian Blahak,Anna Poggesi,Leonardo Pantoni,Domenico Inzitari,Hugues Chabriat,Timo Erkinjuntti,Franz Fazekas,José M. Ferro,Peter Langhorne,John T. O'Brien,Philip Scheltens,Marieke C. Visser,Lars-Olof Wahlund,Gunhild Waldemar,Åsa K. Wallin,M.G. Hennerici +16 more
TL;DR: The findings support a strong association between the severity of age-related white matter changes andThe severity of gait and motor compromise and physical activity might have the potential to reduce the risk of limitations in mobility.
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Deep frontal and periventricular age related white matter changes but not basal ganglia and infratentorial hyperintensities are associated with falls: cross sectional results from the LADIS study
Christian Blahak,Hansjoerg Baezner,Leonardo Pantoni,Anna Poggesi,Hugues Chabriat,Timo Erkinjuntti,Franz Fazekas,José M. Ferro,Peter Langhorne,John T. O'Brien,Marieke C. Visser,Lars-Olof Wahlund,Gunhild Waldemar,Anders Wallin,Domenico Inzitari,Michael G. Hennerici +15 more
TL;DR: The association of frontal and periventricular ARW MC with falls supports the hypothesis that interruption of frontal subcortical motor circuits lead to balance disturbances and hence to an increased risk for falls in ARWMC.
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GPi-DBS may induce a hypokinetic gait disorder with freezing of gait in patients with dystonia
Christoph Schrader,Hans-Holger Capelle,T. M. Kinfe,Christian Blahak,H. Bäzner,Götz Lütjens,Dirk Dressler,Joachim K. Krauss +7 more
TL;DR: A hypokinetic gait disorder with FOG can be a complication of GPi-DBS, and a compromise between optimal stimulation for dystonia and eliciting FOG was achieved in each case.
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Long-Term Clinical Outcome in Meige Syndrome Treated with Internal Pallidum Deep Brain Stimulation
René Reese,Doreen Gruber,Thomas Schoenecker,Hansjörg Bäzner,Christian Blahak,H. Holger Capelle,Daniela Falk,Jan Herzog,Marcus O. Pinsker,Gerd Schneider,Christoph Schrader,Günther Deuschl,Hubertus Maximilian Mehdorn,Andreas Kupsch,Jens Volkmann,Joachim K. Krauss +15 more
TL;DR: This series, the first to demonstrate a long‐term follow‐up in a large number of patients, shows that GPi DBS is a safe and highly effective therapy for Meige syndrome and the benefit is preserved for up to 6 years.
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Physical Activity Prevents Progression for Cognitive Impairment and Vascular Dementia Results From the LADIS (Leukoaraiosis and Disability) Study
Ana Verdelho,Sofia Madureira,José M. Ferro,H. Baezner,Christian Blahak,Anna Poggesi,Michael G. Hennerici,Leonardo Pantoni,Franz Fazekas,Philip Scheltens,Gunhild Waldemar,Anders Wallin,Timo Erkinjuntti,Domenico Inzitari +13 more
TL;DR: Physical activity reduces the risk of cognitive impairment, mainly vascular dementia, in older people living independently, in elderly people with white matter changes living independently.