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Walter H Backes

Professor of Medical Physics, Department of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical …
Verified email at maastrichtuniversity.nl
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Blood-brain barrier leakage in patients with early Alzheimer disease

…, M Muller, PAM Hofman, FRJ Verhey, WH Backes - Radiology, 2016 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To investigate whether the blood-brain barrier (BBB) leaks blood-circulating substances
in patients with early forms of Alzheimer disease (AD), and if so, to examine the extent …

1H MR Spectroscopy of the Brain: Absolute Quantification of Metabolites1

JFA Jansen, WH Backes, K Nicolay, ME Kooi - Radiology, 2006 - pubs.rsna.org
Hydrogen 1 ( 1 H) magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy enables noninvasive in vivo
quantification of metabolite concentrations in the brain. Currently, metabolite concentrations are …

Neuroimaging standards for research into small vessel disease—advances since 2013

…, WH Backes, HJ Bae, R Brown, H Chabriat… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) is common during ageing and can present as stroke,
cognitive decline, neurobehavioural symptoms, or functional impairment. SVD frequently …

[HTML][HTML] Working memory deficits in high-functioning adolescents with autism spectrum disorders: neuropsychological and neuroimaging correlates

…, MPH Hendriks, JFA Jansen, WH Backes… - Journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Working memory is a temporary storage system under attentional control. It is believed to
play a central role in online processing of complex cognitive information and may also play a …

Functional connectivity of dissociation in patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures

…, K Vonck, P Boon, PAM Hofman, WH Backes… - Journal of Neurology …, 2012 - jnnp.bmj.com
Introduction Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) resemble epileptic seizures, but lack
epileptiform brain activity. Instead, the cause is assumed to be psychogenic. An abnormal …

Blood–brain barrier leakage is more widespread in patients with cerebral small vessel disease

…, PAM Hofman, RJ van Oostenbrugge, WH Backes - Neurology, 2017 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: As blood–brain barrier (BBB) dysfunction may occur in normal aging but may also
play a pivotal role in the pathophysiology of cerebral small vessel disease (cSVD), we used …

Neurovascular unit impairment in early Alzheimer's disease measured with magnetic resonance imaging

…, S Burgmans, FRJ Verhey, WH Backes - Neurobiology of …, 2016 - Elsevier
… e , Sau May Wong a c , Paul AM Hofman a c , Saartje Burgmans b c , Frans RJ Verhey b c ,
Walter H. Backes a c … Walter H Backes contributed for analysis support and general support. …

[HTML][HTML] Increase in blood–brain barrier leakage in healthy, older adults

…, AA Postma, JFA Jansen, FRJ Verhey, WH Backes - Geroscience, 2020 - Springer
Blood–brain barrier (BBB) breakdown can disrupt nutrient supply and waste removal, which
affects neuronal functioning. Currently, dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) MRI is the …

[HTML][HTML] Quantifying blood-brain barrier leakage in small vessel disease: review and consensus recommendations

MJ Thrippleton, WH Backes, S Sourbron… - Alzheimer's & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Cerebral small vessel disease (cSVD) comprises pathological processes of the small vessels
in the brain that may manifest clinically as stroke, cognitive impairment, dementia, or gait …

Neuroimaging of anxiety in Parkinson's disease: a systematic review

…, JJA de Jong, PAM Hofman, WH Backes… - Movement …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background The aim of this systematic review was (1) to identify the brain regions involved in
anxiety in Parkinson's disease (PD) based on neuroimaging studies and (2) to interpret the …