Publications

2006

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

2005

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, 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
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
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
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
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

2004

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
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
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
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
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

2003

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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

2002

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
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
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
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.
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

2001

Alexander Münchau, C. D. Good, S. McGowan, N. P. Quinn, J. D. Palmer, and K. P. Bhatia,
Prospective study of swallowing function in patients with cervical dystonia undergoing selective peripheral denervation, J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry , vol. 71, no. 1, pp. 67–72, 2001.
DOI:10.1136/jnnp.71.1.67
Alexander Münchau, S. R. Filipovic, A. Oester-Barkey, N. P. Quinn, J. C. Rothwell, and K. P. Bhatia,
Spontaneously changing muscular activation pattern in patients with cervical dystonia, Mov Disord , vol. 16, no. 6, pp. 1091–1097, 2001.
DOI:10.1002/mds.1236
Alexander Münchau, and A. M. Bronstein,
Role of the vestibular system in the pathophysiology of spasmodic torticollis, J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry , vol. 71, no. 3, pp. 285–288, 2001.
DOI:10.1136/jnnp.71.3.285
Alexander Münchau, S. Corna, M. A. Gresty, K. P. Bhatia, J. D. Palmer, D. Dressler, N. P. Quinn, J. C. Rothwell, and A. M. Bronstein,
Abnormal interaction between vestibular and voluntary head control in patients with spasmodic torticollis, Brain , vol. 124, no. Pt 1, pp. 47–59, 2001.
DOI:10.1093/brain/124.1.47
Alexander Münchau, J. D. Palmer, D. Dressler, J. D. O’Sullivan, K. L. Tsang, M. Jahanshahi, N. P. Quinn, A. J. Lees, and K. P. Bhatia,
Prospective study of selective peripheral denervation for botulinum-toxin resistant patients with cervical dystonia, Brain , vol. 124, no. Pt 4, pp. 769–783, 2001.
DOI:10.1093/brain/124.4.769
Alexander Münchau, G. Bahlke, P. J. Allen, N. P. Quinn, A. J. Lees, J. C. Rothwell, J. D. Palmer, and K. P. Bhatia,
Polymyography combined with time-locked video recording (video EMG) for presurgical assessment of patients with cervical dystonia, Eur Neurol , vol. 45, no. 4, pp. 222–228, 2001.
DOI:10.1159/000052133
Alexander Münchau, A. Schrag, C. Chuang, C. D. MacKinnon, K. P. Bhatia, N. P. Quinn, and J. C. Rothwell,
Arm tremor in cervical dystonia differs from essential tremor and can be classified by onset age and spread of symptoms, Brain , vol. 124, no. Pt 9, pp. 1765–1776, 2001.
DOI:10.1093/brain/124.9.1765

2000

Alexander Münchau, and K. P. Bhatia,
Pharmacological treatment of Parkinson’s disease, Postgrad Med J , vol. 76, no. 900, pp. 602–610, 2000.
DOI:10.1136/pmj.76.900.602
Alexander Münchau, and K. P. Bhatia,
Uses of botulinum toxin injection in medicine today, BMJ , vol. 320, no. 7228, pp. 161–165, 2000.
DOI:10.1136/bmj.320.7228.161
Alexander Münchau, D. Mathen, T. Cox, N. P. Quinn, C. D. Marsden, and K. P. Bhatia,
Unilateral lesions of the globus pallidus: report of four patients presenting with focal or segmental dystonia, J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry , vol. 69, no. 4, pp. 494–498, 2000.
DOI:10.1136/jnnp.69.4.494
A. Peinemann, C. Lehner, C. Mentschel, Alexander Münchau, B. Conrad, and H. R. Siebner,
Subthreshold 5-Hz repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the human primary motor cortex reduces intracortical paired-pulse inhibition, Neurosci Lett , vol. 296, no. 1, pp. 21–24, 2000.
DOI:10.1016/s0304-3940(00)01616-5
J. Claassen, Tobias Bäumer, and H. C. Hansen,
[Continuous EEG for monitoring on the neurological intensive care unit. New applications and uses for therapeutic decision making], Nervenarzt , vol. 71, no. 10, pp. 813–821, 2000.
DOI:10.1007/s001150050669
S. J. Chawda, Alexander Münchau, D. Johnson, K. Bhatia, N. P. Quinn, J. Stevens, A. J. Lees, and J. D. Palmer,
Pattern of premature degenerative changes of the cervical spine in patients with spasmodic torticollis and the impact on the outcome of selective peripheral denervation, J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry , vol. 68, no. 4, pp. 465–471, 2000.
DOI:10.1136/jnnp.68.4.465
A. Schrag, Alexander Münchau, K. P. Bhatia, N. P. Quinn, and C. D. Marsden,
Essential tremor: an overdiagnosed condition?, J Neurol , vol. 247, no. 12, pp. 955–959, 2000.
DOI:10.1007/s004150070053
Alexander Münchau, and T. Rosenkranz,
Benign monomelic amyotrophy of the lower limb--case report and brief review of the literature, Eur Neurol , vol. 43, no. 4, pp. 238–240, 2000.
DOI:10.1159/000008183
Alexander Münchau, E. M. Valente, M. B. Davis, V. Stinton, N. W. Wood, N. P. Quinn, and K. P. Bhatia,
A Yorkshire family with adult-onset cranio-cervical primary torsion dystonia, Mov Disord , vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 954–959, 2000.
DOI:10.1002/1531-8257(200009)15:5<954::aid-mds1028>3.0.co;2-i
Alexander Münchau, E. M. Valente, G. A. Shahidi, L. H. Eunson, M. G. Hanna, N. P. Quinn, A. H. Schapira, N. W. Wood, and K. P. Bhatia,
A new family with paroxysmal exercise induced dystonia and migraine: a clinical and genetic study, J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry , vol. 68, no. 5, pp. 609–614, 2000.
DOI:10.1136/jnnp.68.5.609

1999

K. P. Bhatia, Alexander Münchau, and P. Brown,
Botulinum toxin is a useful treatment in excessive drooling in saliva, J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry , vol. 67, no. 5, pp. 697, 1999.
DOI:10.1136/jnnp.67.5.697
K. P. Bhatia, Alexander Münchau, P. D. Thompson, M. Houser, V. S. Chauhan, M. Hutchinson, A. H. Shapira, and C. D. Marsden,
Generalised muscular weakness after botulinum toxin injections for dystonia: a report of three cases, J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry , vol. 67, no. 1, pp. 90–93, 1999.
DOI:10.1136/jnnp.67.1.90
Alexander Münchau, D. Dressler, K. P. Bhatia, P. Vogel, and C. Zühlke,
Machado-Joseph disease presenting as severe generalised dystonia in a German patient, J Neurol , vol. 246, no. 9, pp. 840–842, 1999.
DOI:10.1007/s004150050465