Publications

2007

Allison Brashear, William B. Dobyns, Patricia de Carvalho Aguiar, Michel Borg, C. J. M. Frijns, Seema Gollamudi, Andrew Green, João Guimaraes, Bret C. Haake, Christine Klein, Gurutz Linazasoro, Alexander Münchau, Deborah Raymond, David Riley, Rachel Saunders-Pullman, Marina A. J. Tijssen, David Webb, Jacek Zaremba, Susan B. Bressman, and Laurie J. Ozelius,
The phenotypic spectrum of rapid-onset dystonia-parkinsonism (RDP) and mutations in the ATP1A3 gene, Brain , vol. 130, no. Pt 3, pp. 828–835, 2007.
DOI:10.1093/brain/awl340
Stefan Klöppel, Thilo van Eimeren, Volkmar Glauche, Anna Vongerichten, Alexander Münchau, Richard S. J. Frackowiak, Christian Büchel, Cornelius Weiller, and Hartwig R. Siebner,
The effect of handedness on cortical motor activation during simple bilateral movements, Neuroimage , vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 274–280, 2007.
DOI:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2006.08.038
Tobias Bäumer, P. P. Pramstaller, H. R. Siebner, S. Schippling, J. Hagenah, M. Peller, C. Gerloff, C. Klein, and Alexander Münchau,
Sensorimotor integration is abnormal in asymptomatic Parkin mutation carriers: a TMS study, Neurology , vol. 69, no. 21, pp. 1976–1981, 2007.
DOI:10.1212/01.wnl.0000278109.76607.0a
Anja Hiller, Johann M. Hagenah, Ana Djarmati, Katja Hedrich, Kathrin Reetz, Christiane Schneider-Gold, Wolfgang Kress, Alexander Münchau, and Christine Klein,
Phenotypic spectrum of PINK1-associated parkinsonism in 15 mutation carriers from 1 family, Mov Disord , vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 145–147, 2007.
DOI:10.1002/mds.21059
M. Jonas, K. Biermann-Ruben, K. Kessler, R. Lange, Tobias Bäumer, H. R. Siebner, A. Schnitzler, and Alexander Münchau,
Observation of a finger or an object movement primes imitative responses differentially, Exp Brain Res , vol. 177, no. 2, pp. 255–265, 2007.
DOI:10.1007/s00221-006-0660-y
M. Jonas, H. R. Siebner, K. Biermann-Ruben, K. Kessler, Tobias Bäumer, C. Büchel, A. Schnitzler, and Alexander Münchau,
Do simple intransitive finger movements consistently activate frontoparietal mirror neuron areas in humans?, Neuroimage , vol. 36 Suppl 2, pp. T44-53, 2007.
DOI:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2007.03.028
Simone Zittel, Tobias Bäumer, and Joachim Liepert,
Modulation of intracortical facilitatory circuits of the human primary motor cortex by digital nerve stimulation, Exp Brain Res , vol. 176, no. 3, pp. 425–431, 2007.
DOI:10.1007/s00221-006-0624-2
Dieter Benninghoven, Vera Tadic, Sebastian Kunzendorf, and Günter Jantschek,
[Body images of male patients with eating disorders], Psychother Psychosom Med Psychol , vol. 57, no. 3–4, pp. 120–127, 2007.
DOI:10.1055/s-2006-951955
Tobias Bäumer, E. Dammann, F. Bock, S. Klöppel, H. R. Siebner, and Alexander Münchau,
Laterality of interhemispheric inhibition depends on handedness, Exp Brain Res , vol. 180, no. 2, pp. 195–203, 2007.
DOI:10.1007/s00221-007-0866-7
Tobias Bäumer, Cüneyt Demiralay, Ute Hidding, Rosalia Bikmullina, Rick C. Helmich, Silke Wunderlich, John Rothwell, Joachim Liepert, Hartwig R. Siebner, and Alexander Münchau,
Abnormal plasticity of the sensorimotor cortex to slow repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in patients with writer’s cramp, Mov Disord , vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 81–90, 2007.
DOI:10.1002/mds.21219
Michael Orth, Ana Djarmati, Tobias Bäumer, Susan Winkler, Anne Grünewald, Katja Lohmann-Hedrich, Kemal Kabakci, Johann Hagenah, Christine Klein, and Alexander Münchau,
Autosomal dominant myoclonus-dystonia and Tourette syndrome in a family without linkage to the SGCE gene, Mov Disord , vol. 22, no. 14, pp. 2090–2096, 2007.
DOI:10.1002/mds.21674
Anne Grünewald, Guido J. Breedveld, Katja Lohmann-Hedrich, Christan F. Rohé, Inke R. König, Johann Hagenah, Nicola Vanacore, Giuseppe Meco, Angelo Antonini, Stefano Goldwurm, Suzanne Lesage, Alexandra Dürr, Ferdinand Binkofski, Hartwig Siebner, Alexander Münchau, Alexis Brice, Ben A. Oostra, Christine Klein, and Vincenzo Bonifati,
Biological effects of the PINK1 c.1366C>T mutation: implications in Parkinson disease pathogenesis, Neurogenetics , vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 103–109, 2007.
DOI:10.1007/s10048-006-0072-y
Kirsten E. Zeuner, Martin Peller, Arne Knutzen, Iris Holler, Alexander Münchau, Mark Hallett, Günther Deuschl, and Hartwig R. Siebner,
How to assess motor impairment in writer’s cramp, Mov Disord , vol. 22, no. 8, pp. 1102–1109, 2007.
DOI:10.1002/mds.21294

2006

Katja Hedrich, Johann Hagenah, Ana Djarmati, Anja Hiller, Thora Lohnau, Kathrin Lasek, Anne Grünewald, Rüdiger Hilker, Susanne Steinlechner, Heather Boston, Norman Kock, Christiane Schneider-Gold, Wolfram Kress, Hartwig Siebner, Ferdinand Binkofski, Rebekka Lencer, Alexander Münchau, and Christine Klein,
Clinical spectrum of homozygous and heterozygous PINK1 mutations in a large German family with Parkinson disease: role of a single hit?, Arch Neurol , vol. 63, no. 6, pp. 833–838, 2006.
DOI:10.1001/archneur.63.6.833
Klaus Kessler, Katja Biermann-Ruben, Melanie Jonas, Hartwig Roman Siebner, Tobias Bäumer, Alexander Münchau, and Alfons Schnitzler,
Investigating the human mirror neuron system by means of cortical synchronization during the imitation of biological movements, Neuroimage , vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 227–238, 2006.
DOI:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2006.06.014
Tobias Bäumer, Franka Bock, Giacomo Koch, Rüdiger Lange, John C. Rothwell, Hartwig R. Siebner, and Alexander Münchau,
Magnetic stimulation of human premotor or motor cortex produces interhemispheric facilitation through distinct pathways, J Physiol (Lond) , vol. 572, no. Pt 3, pp. 857–868, 2006.
DOI:10.1113/jphysiol.2006.104901
Ute Hidding, Tobias Bäumer, Hartwig Roman Siebner, Cüneyt Demiralay, Carsten Buhmann, Thomas Weyh, Christian Moll, Wolfgang Hamel, and Alexander Münchau,
MEP latency shift after implantation of deep brain stimulation systems in the subthalamic nucleus in patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease, Mov Disord , vol. 21, no. 9, pp. 1471–1476, 2006.
DOI:10.1002/mds.20951
Rick C. Helmich, Hartwig R. Siebner, Maaike Bakker, Alexander Münchau, and Bastiaan R. Bloem,
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation to improve mood and motor function in Parkinson’s disease, J Neurol Sci , vol. 248, no. 1–2, pp. 84–96, 2006.
DOI:10.1016/j.jns.2006.05.009
F. Leypoldt, P. Eichhorn, C. Saager, Alexander Münchau, and J. Lewerenz,
Successful immunosuppressive treatment and long-term follow-up of anti-Ri-associated paraneoplastic myelitis, J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry , vol. 77, no. 10, pp. 1199–1200, 2006.
DOI:10.1136/jnnp.2005.086140
M. Peller, K. E. Zeuner, Alexander Münchau, A. Quartarone, M. Weiss, A. Knutzen, M. Hallett, G. Deuschl, and H. R. Siebner,
The basal ganglia are hyperactive during the discrimination of tactile stimuli in writer’s cramp, Brain , vol. 129, no. Pt 10, pp. 2697–2708, 2006.
DOI:10.1093/brain/awl181
Thilo van Eimeren, Thomas Wolbers, Alexander Münchau, Christian Büchel, Cornelius Weiller, and Hartwig Roman Siebner,
Implementation of visuospatial cues in response selection, Neuroimage , vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 286–294, 2006.
DOI:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2005.07.014

2005

J. Liepert, D. Mingers, C. Heesen, Tobias Bäumer, and C. Weiller,
Motor cortex excitability and fatigue in multiple sclerosis: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study, Mult Scler , vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 316–321, 2005.
DOI:10.1191/1352458505ms1163oa
A. H. Snijders, B. R. Bloem, M. Orth, J. C. Rothwell, M. R. Trimble, M. M. Robertson, and Alexander Münchau,
Video assessment of rTMS for Tourette syndrome, J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry , vol. 76, no. 12, pp. 1743–1744, 2005.
DOI:10.1136/jnnp.2004.058321
M. Orth, R. Kirby, M. P. Richardson, A. H. Snijders, J. C. Rothwell, M. R. Trimble, M. M. Robertson, and Alexander Münchau,
Subthreshold rTMS over pre-motor cortex has no effect on tics in patients with Gilles de la Tourette syndrome, Clin Neurophysiol , vol. 116, no. 4, pp. 764–768, 2005.
DOI:10.1016/j.clinph.2004.10.003
J. Liepert, C. Restemeyer, Alexander Münchau, and C. Weiller,
Motor cortex excitability after thalamic infarction, Clin Neurophysiol , vol. 116, no. 7, pp. 1621–1627, 2005.
DOI:10.1016/j.clinph.2005.03.002
Jan Lewerenz, Bartosz Zurowski, Lars Jenicke, Tobias Bäumer, Andrew J. Lees, and Alexander Münchau,
Lesion of the dorsorostral midbrain sparing the nigrostriatal tract mimics axial rigidity seen in progressive supranuclear palsy, Mov Disord , vol. 20, no. 8, pp. 1071–1075, 2005.
DOI:10.1002/mds.20484
R. C. G. Helmich, Tobias Bäumer, H. R. Siebner, B. R. Bloem, and Alexander Münchau,
Hemispheric asymmetry and somatotopy of afferent inhibition in healthy humans, Exp Brain Res , vol. 167, no. 2, pp. 211–219, 2005.
DOI:10.1007/s00221-005-0014-1
Alexander Münchau, J. M. Langosch, W. Gerschlager, J. C. Rothwell, M. Orth, and M. R. Trimble,
Mirtazapine increases cortical excitability in healthy controls and epilepsy patients with major depression, J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry , vol. 76, no. 4, pp. 527–533, 2005.
DOI:10.1136/jnnp.2004.037010

2004

J. Liepert, T. Kucinski, O. Tüscher, F. Pawlas, Tobias Bäumer, and C. Weiller,
Motor cortex excitability after cerebellar infarction, Stroke , vol. 35, no. 11, pp. 2484–2488, 2004.
DOI:10.1161/01.STR.0000143152.45801.ca
Willibald Gerschlager, Alexander Münchau, Regina Katzenschlager, Peter Brown, John C. Rothwell, Niall Quinn, Andrew J. Lees, and Kailash P. Bhatia,
Natural history and syndromic associations of orthostatic tremor: a review of 41 patients, Mov Disord , vol. 19, no. 7, pp. 788–795, 2004.
DOI:10.1002/mds.20132
Vincenzo Rizzo, Hartwig R. Siebner, Nicola Modugno, Alessandra Pesenti, Alexander Münchau, Willibald Gerschlager, Ruth M. Webb, and John C. Rothwell,
Shaping the excitability of human motor cortex with premotor rTMS, J Physiol (Lond) , vol. 554, no. Pt 2, pp. 483–495, 2004.
DOI:10.1113/jphysiol.2003.048777
A. Gorsler, S. Zittel, C. Weiller, Alexander Münchau, and J. Liepert,
Modulation of motor cortex excitability induced by pinch grip repetition, J Neural Transm (Vienna) , vol. 111, no. 8, pp. 1005–1016, 2004.
DOI:10.1007/s00702-004-0139-6
Alexander Peinemann, Bibiana Reimer, Christian Löer, Angelo Quartarone, Alexander Münchau, Bastian Conrad, and Hartwig Roman Siebner,
Long-lasting increase in corticospinal excitability after 1800 pulses of subthreshold 5 Hz repetitive TMS to the primary motor cortex, Clin Neurophysiol , vol. 115, no. 7, pp. 1519–1526, 2004.
DOI:10.1016/j.clinph.2004.02.005
Norman Kock, Meike Kasten, Birgitt Schüle, Katja Hedrich, Karin Wiegers, Kemal Kabakci, Johann Hagenah, Peter P. Pramstaller, Matthias F. Nitschke, Alexander Münchau, Jürgen Sperner, and Christine Klein,
Clinical and genetic features of myoclonus-dystonia in 3 cases: a video presentation, Mov Disord , vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 231–234, 2004.
DOI:10.1002/mds.10635
C. Buhmann, A. Gorsler, Tobias Bäumer, U. Hidding, C. Demiralay, K. Hinkelmann, C. Weiller, H. R. Siebner, and Alexander Münchau,
Abnormal excitability of premotor-motor connections in de novo Parkinson’s disease, Brain , vol. 127, no. Pt 12, pp. 2732–2746, 2004.
DOI:10.1093/brain/awh321

2003

Tobias Bäumer, J. C. Rothwell, and Alexander Münchau,
Functional connectivity of the human premotor and motor cortex explored with TMS, Suppl Clin Neurophysiol , vol. 56, pp. 160–169, 2003.
DOI:10.1016/s1567-424x(09)70217-x
A. Gorsler, Tobias Bäumer, C. Weiller, Alexander Münchau, and J. Liepert,
Interhemispheric effects of high and low frequency rTMS in healthy humans, Clin Neurophysiol , vol. 114, no. 10, pp. 1800–1807, 2003.
DOI:10.1016/s1388-2457(03)00157-3
Farsin Hamzei, Michel Rijntjes, Joystone Gbadamosi, Kornelius Fuchs, Cornelius Weiller, and Alexander Münchau,
Life-threatening respiratory failure due to cranial dystonia after dental procedure in a patient with multiple system atrophy, Mov Disord , vol. 18, no. 8, pp. 959–961, 2003.
DOI:10.1002/mds.10456
Joachim Liepert, A. Gorsler, T. van Eimeren, Alexander Münchau, and C. Weiller,
Motor excitability in a patient with a somatosensory cortex lesion, Clin Neurophysiol , vol. 114, no. 6, pp. 1003–1008, 2003.
DOI:10.1016/s1388-2457(03)00062-2
Hans Joerg Stuerenburg, K. Petersen, C. Buhmann, M. Rosenkranz, Tobias Bäumer, and R. Thomasius,
Plasma amino acids in ecstasy users, Neuro Endocrinol Lett , vol. 24, no. 5, pp. 348–349, 2003.
Tobias Bäumer, Rüdiger Lange, Joachim Liepert, Cornelius Weiller, Hartwig R. Siebner, John C. Rothwell, and Alexander Münchau,
Repeated premotor rTMS leads to cumulative plastic changes of motor cortex excitability in humans, Neuroimage , vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 550–560, 2003.
DOI:10.1016/s1053-8119(03)00310-0
Jaystone Gbadamosi, Alexander Münchau, Cornelius Weiller, and Hansjörg Schäfer,
Severe heart failure in a young multiple sclerosis patient, J Neurol , vol. 250, no. 2, pp. 241–242, 2003.
DOI:10.1007/s00415-003-0961-z
F. Schlaghecken, Alexander Münchau, B. R. Bloem, J. Rothwell, and M. Eimer,
Slow frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation affects reaction times, but not priming effects, in a masked prime task, Clin Neurophysiol , vol. 114, no. 7, pp. 1272–1277, 2003.
DOI:10.1016/s1388-2457(03)00118-4

2002

Alexander Münchau, Michael Orth, John C. Rothwell, Vincenzo Di Lazzaro, Antonio Oliviero, Paolo Profice, Pietro Tonali, Peter P. Pramstaller, and Kailash P. Bhatia,
Intracortical inhibition is reduced in a patient with a lesion in the posterolateral thalamus, Mov Disord , vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 208–212, 2002.
DOI:10.1002/mds.1264
H. J. Stuerenburg, K. Petersen, Tobias Bäumer, M. Rosenkranz, C. Buhmann, and R. Thomasius,
Plasma concentrations of 5-HT, 5-HIAA, norepinephrine, epinephrine and dopamine in ecstasy users, Neuro Endocrinol Lett , vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 259–261, 2002.
Alexander Münchau, B. R. Bloem, K. V. Thilo, M. R. Trimble, J. C. Rothwell, and M. M. Robertson,
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for Tourette syndrome, Neurology , vol. 59, no. 11, pp. 1789–1791, 2002.
DOI:10.1212/01.wnl.0000036615.25044.50
Alexander Münchau, B. R. Bloem, K. Irlbacher, M. R. Trimble, and J. C. Rothwell,
Functional connectivity of human premotor and motor cortex explored with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, J Neurosci , vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 554–561, 2002.
Marina A. J. Tijssen, Alexander Münchau, John F. Marsden, Andrew Lees, Kailash P. Bhatia, and Peter Brown,
Descending control of muscles in patients with cervical dystonia, Mov Disord , vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 493–500, 2002.
DOI:10.1002/mds.10121
Dirk Dressler, Alexander Münchau, Kailash P. Bhatia, Niall P. Quinn, and Hans Bigalke,
Antibody-induced botulinum toxin therapy failure: can it be overcome by increased botulinum toxin doses?, Eur Neurol , vol. 47, no. 2, pp. 118–121, 2002.
DOI:10.1159/000047963
Tobias Bäumer, Alexander Münchau, C. Weiller, and J. Liepert,
Fatigue suppresses ipsilateral intracortical facilitation, Exp Brain Res , vol. 146, no. 4, pp. 467–473, 2002.
DOI:10.1007/s00221-002-1202-x