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Alfred Meurs

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142 Results

2026

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for refractory and super-refractory status epilepticus : a systematic review

Chloé AlgoetKato Van RooyPaul BoonEvelien CarretteSofie CarretteMathieu SprengersRobrecht RaedtAnn MertensAlfred MeursKristl Vonck

A1 Journal Article in NEUROMODULATION

2025

Coaching doctors to improve ethical decision-making in adult hospitalized patients potentially receiving excessive treatment : process evaluation study of the CODE intervention in doctors and nurses working in ten acute hospital wards

Ruth PiersLet DillenKatrijn GoethalsAn LievrouwKaren VersluysAglaja De PauwCeline JacobsIne MoorsFritz OffnerAnja Velghe et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Coaching doctors to improve ethical decision-making in adult hospitalized patients potentially receiving excessive treatment : the CODE stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial (vol 50, pg 1635, 2024)

Dominique BenoitAglaja De PauwCeline JacobsIne MoorsFritz OffnerAnja VelgheNele Van Den NoortgatePieter DepuydtPatrick DruwéDimitri Hemelsoet et al.

Continuous theta burst stimulation in the treatment of epilepsia partialis continua : a case series

Chloé AlgoetSofie CarretteAlfred MeursAnn MertensDimitri HemelsoetPaul BoonKristl Vonck

A2 Journal Article in BIOELECTRONIC MEDICINE

The effectiveness of cenobamate in patients treated with vagus nerve stimulation for drug resistant epilepsy

Lara HogeveenBenjamin LegrosAlfred MeursVeerle De HerdtMathieu SprengersStephanie HödlAnn MertensStefanie GadeyneRobrecht RaedtFrank Dewaele et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY

Unravelling the origin of the reward positivity : a human intracranial event-related brain potential study

Joyce OerlemansRicardo Alejandro BenavidesDirk Van RoostPaul BoonVeerle De HerdtAlfred MeursClay Holroyd

A1 Journal Article in BRAIN

2024

Chronic subthreshold cortical stimulation : a promising therapy for motor cortex seizures

Sebastien HeyndrickxSimon LamquetJoyce OerlemansKristl VonckPaul BoonDirk Van RoostAlfred Meurs

A2 Journal Article in EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR REPORTS

Coaching doctors to improve ethical decision-making in adult hospitalized patients potentially receiving excessive treatment : the CODE stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial

Dominique BenoitAglaja De PauwCeline JacobsIne MoorsFritz OffnerAnja VelgheNele Van Den NoortgatePieter DepuydtPatrick DruwéDimitri Hemelsoet et al.

A1 Journal Article in INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

Imagined speech event detection from electrocorticography and its transfer between speech modes and subjects

Aurelie de BormanBenjamin WittevrongelIne DauweEvelien CarretteAlfred MeursDirk Van RoostPaul BoonMarc Van Hulle

A1 Journal Article in COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY

The effectiveness of Cenobamate in patients previously treated with Vagus Nerve Stimulation for drug resistant epilepsy

Lara HogeveenBenjamin LegrosAlfred MeursVeerle De HerdtMathieu SprengersStephanie HödlAnn MertensStefanie GadeyneRobrecht RaedtFrank Dewaele et al.

2023

In vivo inhibition of epileptiform afterdischarges in rat hippocampus by light-activated chloride channel, stGtACR2

Anirudh AcharyaLars Emil LarsenJean DelbekeWytse WadmanKristl VonckAlfred MeursPaul BoonRobrecht Raedt

A1 Journal Article in CNS NEUROSCIENCE & THERAPEUTICS

2022

Cognitive tasks propagate the neural entrainment in response to a visual 40 Hz stimulation in humans

Elvira KhachatryanBenjamin WittevrongelMariska ReinartzIne DauweEvelien CarretteAlfred MeursDirk Van RoostPaul BoonMarc Van Hulle

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN AGING NEUROSCIENCE

Continuous theta burst stimulation for drug-resistant epilepsy

Sofie CarrettePaul BoonDebby KloosterAnnelies Van DyckeEvelien CarretteMarijke MiattonRobrecht RaedtJean DelbekeAlfred MeursKristl Vonck

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE

Identifying the source of the reward positivity : two patient studies involving cortical lesions and intracranial recording

Joyce OerlemansRicardo Alejandro BenavidesDimitri HemelsoetAlfred MeursPaul BoonVeerle De HerdtClay Holroyd

Laryngeal muscle-evoked potential recording as an indicator of vagal nerve fiber activation

Charlotte BouckaertRobrecht RaedtLars Emil LarsenRiem El TahryStefanie GadeyneEvelien CarretteSilke ProesmansFrank DewaeleJean DelbekeVeerle De Herdt et al.

A1 Journal Article in NEUROMODULATION

Optogenetic modulation of hippocampal excitability and seizures

Anirudh AcharyaRobrecht RaedtAlfred Meurs

Parallel roles of neuroinflammation in feline and human epilepsies

Sophie BinksSimon LamquetAbbe H. CrawfordAlfred MeursSarosh R. IraniAkos Pakozdy

A1 Journal Article in VETERINARY JOURNAL

The potential of invasive and non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation to improve verbal memory performance in epilepsy patients

Ann MertensStefanie GadeyneEmma LescrauwaetEvelien CarretteAlfred MeursVeerle De HerdtFrank DewaeleRobrecht RaedtMarijke MiattonPaul Boon et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

2021

Attenuation of hippocampal evoked potentials in vivo by activation of GtACR2, an optogenetic chloride channel

Anirudh AcharyaLars Emil LarsenWouter Van LysebettensWytse WadmanJean DelbekeKristl VonckAlfred MeursPaul BoonRobrecht Raedt

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE

In vivo blue light illumination for optogenetic inhibition : effect on local temperature and excitability of the rat hippocampus

Anirudh AcharyaBram VandekerckhoveLars Emil LarsenJean DelbekeWytse WadmanKristl VonckEvelien CarretteAlfred MeursJan VanfleterenPaul Boon et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF NEURAL ENGINEERING

Long‐term chemogenetic suppression of seizures in a multifocal rat model of temporal lobe epilepsy

Marie-Gabrielle GoossensPaul BoonWytse WadmanChris Van den HauteVeerle BaekelandtAlain VerstraeteKristl VonckLars Emil LarsenMathieu SprengersEvelien Carrette et al.

A1 Journal Article in EPILEPSIA

Pre-ictal heart rate variability alterations in focal onset seizures and response to vagus nerve stimulation

Stephanie HödlElisabeth OlbertChristoph MahringerWalter StruhalEvelien CarretteAlfred MeursStefanie GadeyneIne DauweLutgart GoossensRobrecht Raedt et al.

A1 Journal Article in SEIZURE-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPILEPSY

Severe autonomic nervous system imbalance in Lennox-Gastaut syndrome patients demonstrated by heart rate variability recordings

Stephanie HödlE. OlbertC. MahringerEvelien CarretteAlfred MeursStefanie GadeyneIne DauweLutgart GoossensRobrecht RaedtP. Boon et al.

A1 Journal Article in EPILEPSY RESEARCH

2020

High-gamma oscillations precede visual steady-state responses : a human electrocorticography study

Benjamin WittevrongelElvira KhachatryanEvelien CarrettePaul BoonAlfred MeursDirk Van RoostMarc M. Van Hulle

A1 Journal Article in HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING

Localization of deep brain activity with scalp and subdural EEG

Mansoureh Fahimi HnazaeeBenjamin WittevrongelElvira KhachatryanArno LibertEvelien CarretteIne DauweAlfred MeursPaul BoonDirk Van RoostMarc M. Van Hulle

A1 Journal Article in NEUROIMAGE

Neurophysiological investigations of drug resistant epilepsy patients treated with vagus nerve stimulation to differentiate responders from non-responders

Stephanie HödlSofie CarretteAlfred MeursEvelien CarretteAnn MertensStefanie GadeyneLutgart GoossensFrank DewaeleCharlotte BouckaertIne Dauwe et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY

2019

Long-term chemogenetic suppression of spontaneous seizures in a mouse model for temporal lobe epilepsy.

Jana DeslooverePaul BoonLars Emil LarsenCaroline MerckxMarie-Gabrielle GoossensC Van den HauteV BaekelandtD De BundelEvelien CarretteJean Delbeke et al.

A1 Journal Article in EPILEPSIA

Preparing for hard times : scalp and intracranial physiological signatures of proactive cognitive control

Esther De LoofEliana VassenaClio JanssensLeen De TaeyeAlfred MeursDirk Van RoostPaul BoonRobrecht RaedtTom Verguts

A1 Journal Article in PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY

Semantic and perceptual priming activate partially overlapping brain networks as revealed by direct cortical recordings in humans

Elvira KhachatryanBenjamin WittevrongelMansoureh Fahimi HnazaeeEvelien CarretteIne DauweAlfred MeursPaul BoonDirk Van RoostMarc M Van Hulle

A1 Journal Article in NEUROIMAGE

Use of a light-activated chloride channel for the modulation of hippocampal evoked potentials

Anirudh AcharyaMarie-Gabrielle GoossensWouter Van LysebettensLatoya StevensCharlotte GermonpréWytse WadmanV. BaekelandtC. Van den HautePaul BoonAlfred Meurs et al.

VNS responders have a significant higher amount of deep sleep : the Adenosine hypothesis

Stephanie HödlEvelien CarretteAlfred MeursFrank DewaeleSofie CarretteRobrecht RaedtPaul BoonKristl Vonck

2018

A new insight into sentence comprehension : the impact of word associations in sentence processing as shown by invasive EEG recording

Elvira KhachatryanHarm BrouwerWilleke StaljanssensEvelien CarretteAlfred MeursPaul BoonDirk Van RoostMarc M Van Hulle

A1 Journal Article in NEUROPSYCHOLOGIA

Chemogenetic silencing of excitatory hippocampal neurons prevents spontaneous seizures in a mouse model for temporal lobe epilepsy

Jana DesloovereMarie-Gabrielle GoossensChris Van den HauteVeerle BaeckelandtJean DelbekeEvelien CarretteKristl VonckAlfred MeursWytse WadmanPaul Boon et al.

Chemogenetic silencing of excitatory hippocampal neurons prevents spontaneous seizures in a mouse model for temporal lobe epilepsy

Jana DesloovereMarie-Gabrielle GoossensChris Van den HauteVeerle BaeckelandtJean DelbekeEvelien CarretteKristl VonckAlfred MeursWytse WadmanPaul Boon et al.

Chemogenetic silencing of excitatory hippocampal neurons prevents spontaneous seizures in a mouse model for temporal lobe epilepsy

Jana DesloovereMarie-Gabrielle GoossensChris Van den HauteVeerle BaeckelandtJean DelbekeEvelien CarretteKristl VonckAlfred MeursWytse WadmanPaul Boon et al.

Chemogenetic silencing of excitatory hippocampal neurons prevents spontaneous seizures in a mouse model for temporal lobe epilepsy

Jana DesloovereMarie-Gabrielle GoossensChris Van den HauteVeerle BaeckelandtJean DelbekeEvelien CarretteKristl VonckAlfred MeursWytse WadmanPaul Boon et al.

Chemogenetic silencing of excitatory hippocampal neurons prevents spontaneous seizures in a mouse model for temporal lobe epilepsy

Jana DesloovereMarie-Gabrielle GoossensChris Van den HauteVeerle BaekelandtJean DelbekeEvelien CarretteKristl VonckAlfred MeursWytse WadmanPaul Boon et al.

Decoding steady-state visual evoked potentials from electrocorticography

Benjamin WittevrongelElvira KhachatryanMansoureh Fahimi HnazaeeFlavio CamarroneEvelien CarretteLeen De TaeyeAlfred MeursPaul BoonDirk Van RoostMarc M Van Hulle

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN NEUROINFORMATICS

Efficacy and safety of the AspireSR (R) VNS at Ghent University Hospital, Belgium

Ann MertensKristl VonckVeerle De HerdtAlfred MeursStephanie HödlStefanie GadeyneHelene VerhelstFrank DewaelePaul Boon

Reduced distractor interference during vagus nerve stimulation

Marlies van BochoveLeen De TaeyeRobrecht RaedtKristl VonckAlfred MeursPaul BoonIne DauweWim NotebaertTom Verguts

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY

Representation of steady-state visual evoked potentials elicited by luminance flicker in human occipital cortex : an electrocorticography study

Benjamin WittevrongelElvira KhachatryanMansoureh Fahimi HnazaeeEvelien CarretteLeen De TaeyeAlfred MeursPaul BoonDirk Van RoostMarc M Van Hulle

A1 Journal Article in NEUROIMAGE

2017

Automated long-term EEG analysis to localize the epileptogenic zone

Pieter van MierloGregor StrobbeVincent KeeremanGwénael BirotStefanie GadeyneMarkus GschwindEvelien CarretteAlfred MeursDirk Van RoostKristl Vonck et al.

A2 Journal Article in EPILEPSIA OPEN

Continuous thetaburst stimulation for the treatment of refractory neocortical epilepsy

Sofie CarretteD. KloosterWilleke StaljanssensPieter van MierloAnnelies Van DyckeEvelien CarretteRobrecht RaedtAlfred MeursChris BaekenKristl Vonck et al.

EEG source connectivity to localize the seizure onset zone from clinical ictal EEG in refractory epilepsy patients

Willeke StaljanssensGregor StrobbeRoel Van HolenVincent KeeremanStefanie GadeyneEvelien CarretteAlfred MeursM. SeeckPaul BoonStefaan Vandenberghe et al.

EEG source connectivity to localize the seizure onset zone in patients with drug resistant epilepsy

Willeke StaljanssensGregor StrobbeRoel Van HolenVincent KeeremanStefanie GadeyneEvelien CarretteAlfred MeursFrancesca PittauShahan MomjianMargitta Seeck et al.

A1 Journal Article in NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL

EEG source connectivity to localize the seizure onset zone in patients with drug resistant epilepsy

Willeke StaljanssensGregor StrobbeRoel Van HolenVincent KeeremanStefanie GadeyneEvelien CarretteAlfred MeursFrancesca PittauShahan MomjianMargitta Seeck et al.

Evolution of sleep abnormalities in a patient with anti-Lgi1 antibody associated autoimmune encephalitis

Tim KeldermanMathieu SprengersPaul BoonStephanie HödlAlfred Meurs

Pseudopheochromocytoma as a potential side effect of VNS in refractory epilepsy : a case report

PIETER-JAN HONOREBruno LapauwKristl VonckFrank DewaeleStephanie HödlStefanie GadeynePaul BoonAlfred Meurs

2016

Cortical distribution of N400 potential in response to semantic priming with visual non-linguistic stimuli

Elvira KhachatryanNikolay ChumerinEvelien CarretteFlavio CamarroneLeen De TaeyeAlfred MeursPaul BoonDirk Van RoostMarc M Van Hulle

Electrical source imaging of interictal spikes using multiple sparse volumetric priors for presurgical epileptogenic focus localization

Gregor StrobbeEvelien CarretteJosé David LópezVictoria Eugenia Montes RestrepoDirk Van RoostAlfred MeursKristl VonckPaul BoonStefaan VandenberghePieter van Mierlo

A1 Journal Article in NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL

Involvement of GATOR complex genes in familial focal epilepsies and focal cortical dysplasia

Sarah WeckhuysenElise MarsanVirginie LambrecqCécile MarchalMélanie Morin-BrureauIsabelle An-GourfinkelMichel BaulacMartine FohlenChristine Kallay ZetchiMargitta Seeck et al.

A1 Journal Article in EPILEPSIA

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of refractory epilepsy

Sofie CarrettePaul BoonCathérine DekeyserDeborah KloosterEvelien CarretteAlfred MeursRobrecht RaedtChris BaekenChristian VanhoveAlbert P Aldenkamp et al.

A1 Journal Article in EXPERT REVIEW OF NEUROTHERAPEUTICS

The effect of neuropeptide FF in the amygdala kindling model

Ine BuffelAlfred MeursJeanelle PortelliRobrecht RaedtVeerle De HerdtLindsay PoppeV De MeulenaereWytse WadmanF BihelM Schmitt et al.

A1 Journal Article in ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA

2015

Aanvallen na een ongeval

Kristl VonckSofie CarretteAlfred MeursPaul Boon

Bookchapter in Epilepsie : basisboek

Electrical cortical stimulation, and the RF-amide and orexin neuropeptide systems as alternative treatments in refractory epilepsy

Ine BuffelPaul BoonAlfred Meurs

Event-related potentials reveal preserved attention allocation but impaired emotion regulation in patients with epilepsy and comorbid negative affect

Leen De TaeyeGilles PourtoisAlfred MeursPaul BoonKristl VonckEvelien CarretteRobrecht Raedt

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Genomic aberrations of the CACNA2D1 gene in three patients with epilepsy and intellectual disability

Sarah VergultAnnelies DheedeneAlfred MeursFranny FaesBertrand IsidorSandra JanssensAgnès GautierCédric Le CaignecBjörn Menten

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

Hyperacute presentation of encephalomyelitis 10 days after onset of mycoplasma pneumoniae infection

Vincent KeeremanAlfred MeursJan De Bleecker

Lokalisatie van de epileptische focus op basis van netwerkanalyse van hersensignalen

Pieter van MierloWilleke StaljanssensEvelien CarretteAlfred MeursDirk Van RoostPaul BoonKristl Vonck

A4 Journal Article in NEURON (NEDERLANDSE ED.)

Neuropeptide FF and prolactin-releasing peptide decrease cortical excitability through activation of NPFF receptors

Ine BuffelAlfred MeursJeanelle PortelliRobrecht RaedtVeerle De HerdtLynn SionckeWytse WadmanFrederic BihelMartine SchmittKristl Vonck et al.

A1 Journal Article in EPILEPSIA

Neuropeptide FF receptors as novel targets for limbic seizure attenuation

Jeanelle PortelliAlfred MeursFrederic BihelHassan HammoudMartine SchmittJoery De KockValerie UtardJean-Paul HumbertIsabelle BertinIne Buffel et al.

A1 Journal Article in NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

The antidepressant-like effect of vagus nerve stimulation is mediated through the locus coeruleus

Annelies GrimonprezRobrecht RaedtJeanelle PortelliIne DauweLars Emil LarsenCharlotte BouckaertJean DelbekeEvelien CarretteAlfred MeursVeerle De Herdt et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH

Vagus nerve stimulation has antidepressant effects in the kainic acid model for temporal lobe epilepsy

Annelies GrimonprezRobrecht RaedtIne DauweLies MolletLars Emil LarsenAlfred MeursVeerle De HerdtWytse WadmanJean DelbekeKristl Vonck et al.

A1 Journal Article in BRAIN STIMULATION

2014

Allopurinol reduces seizure severity and the inflammatory response in a mouse model for status epilepticus : a potential role for uric acid in ictogenesis

Lisa ThyrionRobrecht RaedtElke YdensSophie JanssensJulie KipsPieter Van LooJeanelle PortelliBart LambrechtAlfred MeursKristl Vonck et al.

The effect of high and low frequency cortical stimulation with a fixed or a Poisson distributed interpulse interval on cortical excitability in rats

Ine BuffelAlfred MeursRobrecht RaedtVeerle De HerdtLeen DecorteLaurence BertierJean DelbekeWytse WadmanKristl VonckPaul Boon

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEURAL SYSTEMS

The P3 event-related potential is a biomarker for the efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation in patients with epilepsy

Leen De TaeyeKristl VonckMarlies van BochovePaul BoonDirk Van RoostLies MolletAlfred MeursVeerle De HerdtEvelien CarretteIne Dauwe et al.

A1 Journal Article in NEUROTHERAPEUTICS

Vagus nerve stimulation has antidepressant effects in the kainic acid model for temporal lobe epilepsy

Annelies GrimonprezRobrecht RaedtIne DauweLies MolletAlfred MeursVeerle De HerdtWytse WadmanJean DelbekeKristl VonckPaul Boon

2013

A decade of experience with deep brain stimulation for patients with refractory medial temporal lobe epilepsy

Kristl VonckMathieu SprengersEvelien CarretteMarijke MiattonAlfred MeursVeerle De HerdtEric AchtenEvert ThieryRobrecht RaedtDirk Van Roost et al.

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEURAL SYSTEMS

Electrophysiological responses from vagus nerve stimulation in rats

Lies MolletRobrecht RaedtJean DelbekeRIEM EL TAHRYAnnelies GrimonprezIne DauweVeerle De HerdtAlfred MeursWytse WadmanPaul Boon et al.

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEURAL SYSTEMS

Ictal-onset localization through connectivity analysis of intracranial EEG signals in patients with refractory epilepsy

Pieter van MierloEvelien CarretteHans HallezRobrecht RaedtAlfred MeursStefaan VandenbergheDirk Van RoostPaul BoonSteven StaelensKristl Vonck

A1 Journal Article in EPILEPSIA

Increased cognitive control during norepinephrine release through acute vagus nerve stimulation

Marlies van BochoveLeen De TaeyeKristl VonckRobrecht RaedtAlfred MeursPaul BoonIne DauweWim NotebaertTom Verguts

Intensity-dependent modulatory effects of vagus nerve stimulation on cortical excitability

Lies MolletAnnelies GrimonprezRobrecht RaedtJean DelbekeRIEM EL TAHRYVeerle De HerdtAlfred MeursWytse WadmanPaul BoonKristl Vonck

A1 Journal Article in ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA

Invasive brain stimulation in the treatment of epilepsy

Mathieu SprengersRobrecht RaedtAlfred MeursEvelien CarretteDirk Van RoostPaul BoonKristl Vonck

2012

A decade of experience with deep brain stimulation for patients with refractory medial temporal lobe epilepsy

Mathieu SprengersKristl VonckEvelien CarretteAlfred MeursDirk Van RoostPaul Boon

A decade of experience with deep brain stimulation for patients with refractory medial temporal lobe epilepsy

Mathieu SprengersKristl VonckEvelien CarretteAlfred MeursDirk Van RoostPaul Boon

A decade of experience with deep brain stimulation for patients with refractory medial temporal lobe epilepsy

Mathieu SprengersKristl VonckEvelien CarretteAlfred MeursDirk Van RoostPaul Boon

Attentional emotion control in dysphoric and non-dysphoric patients with epilepsy

Leen De TaeyeGilles PourtoisAlfred MeursEvelien CarretteKristl VonckPaul BoonRobrecht Raedt

Brain mapping of an epileptic brain using EEG functional and effective connectivity

Margarita PapadopoulouMarco LeiteAlfred MeursEvelien CarretteRobrecht RaedtKristl VonckPaul BoonDaniele Marinazzo

Clinical added value of magnetic source imaging in the presurgical evaluation of refractory focal epilepsy

Xavier De TiègeEvelien CarretteBenjamin LegrosKristl VonckMarc Op de BeeckMathieu BourguignonNicolas MassagerPhilippe DavidDirk Van RoostAlfred Meurs et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY

Deep brain stimulation early during epileptogenesis modifies disease progression in temporal lobe epilepsy

Bregt Van NieuwenhuyseKristl VonckRobrecht RaedtAlfred MeursWytse WadmanPaul Boon

Deep brain stimulation early during epileptogenesis modifies disease progression in the hippocampus

Bregt Van NieuwenhuyseKristl VonckRobrecht RaedtAlfred MeursWytse WadmanPaul Boon

Development of an electronic decision tool to support appropriate treatment choice in adult patients with epilepsy: Epi-Scope®

Benjamin LegrosPaul BoonBerten CeulemansThomas CoppensKarine GeensHenri HaumanLieven LagaeAlfred MeursLeon MolMichel Ossemann et al.

A1 Journal Article in SEIZURE-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPILEPSY

Electrophysiological responses to vagus nerve stimulation in rats

Lies MolletRobrecht RaedtJean DelbekeRIEM EL TAHRYVeerle De HerdtAlfred MeursWytse WadmanKristl VonckPaul Boon

Hippocampal deep brain stimulation has antiepileptogenic potential

Bregt Van NieuwenhuyseRobrecht RaedtKristl VonckAlfred MeursWytse WadmanPaul Boon

Is cortical excitability in rats altered after 1h of high frequency, Poisson distributed cortical stimulation?

Ine BuffelAlfred MeursRobrecht RaedtVeerle De HerdtRIEM EL TAHRYBregt Van NieuwenhuyseLies MolletWytse WadmanKristl VonckPaul Boon

Neuropeptide Y increases in vivo hippocampal extracellular glutamate levels through Y-1 receptor activation

Alfred MeursJeanelle PortelliRalph ClinckersAmbikaipakan BalasubramaniamYvette MichotteIlse Smolders

A1 Journal Article in NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS

Non-organic language disorders: three case reports

Miet De LetterJohn Van BorselKatleen PenenDimitri HemelsoetVeerle VervaetAlfred MeursPatrick Santens

A1 Journal Article in APHASIOLOGY

The effect of high frequency, Poisson distributed cortical stimulation on cortical excitability in rats

Ine BuffelAlfred MeursRobrecht RaedtVeerle De HerdtRIEM EL TAHRYBregt Van NieuwenhuyseLies MolletWytse WadmanKristl VonckPaul Boon

2011

Auditory and visual naming in patients with lateralized refractory epilepsy: initial experience at Ghent University Hospital

Frederick De VogelaereMarijke MiattonAlfred MeursKristl VonckPaul Boon

Electrophysiological responses to vagus nerve stimulation in rats

Lies MolletRobrecht RaedtRIEM EL TAHRYJean DelbekeVeerle De HerdtAlfred MeursWytse WadmanKristl VonckPaul Boon

Hippocampal deep brain stimulation early during epileptogenesis affects spontaneous seizures in the kainic acid rat model

Bregt Van NieuwenhuyseKristl VonckT WyckhuysRobrecht RaedtAlfred MeursWytse WadmanPaul Boon

Increased hippocampal noradrenaline is a biomarker for efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation in a limbic seizure model

Robrecht RaedtRalf ClinckersLies MolletKristl VonckRIEM EL TAHRYTine WyckhuysVeerle De HerdtEvelien CarretteWyste WadmanYvette Michotte et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY

Long term hippocampal deep brain stimulation efficiently reduces seizures in the kainic acid model

Bregt Van NieuwenhuyseRobrecht RaedtAlfred MeursKristl VonckWytse WadmanPaul Boon

Magnetoencephalography in epilepsy patients carrying a vagus nerve stimulator

Evelien CarretteXavier De TiegeMark Op De BeeckVeerle De HerdtAlfred MeursBenjamin LegrosRobrecht RaedtKarel DeblaereDirk Van RoostMathieu Bourguignon et al.

A1 Journal Article in EPILEPSY RESEARCH

Memory performance after amygdalohippocampal deep brain stimulation in patients with medically refractory temporal lobe epilepsy

Marijke MiattonDirk Van RoostEvert ThieryEvelien CarretteAnnelies Van DyckeAlfred MeursKristl VonckPaul Boon

Pilot-trial : high frequency, Poisson distributed cortical stimulation in a screening model for epileptic seizures

Ine BuffelAlfred MeursRobrecht RaedtVeerle De HerdtRIEM EL TAHRYBregt Van NieuwenhuyseIne DauweLies MolletLynn SionckeKristl Vonck et al.

Repeated assessment of larynx compound muscle action potentials using a self-sizing cuff electrode around the vagus nerve in experimental rats

RIEM EL TAHRYLies MolletRobrecht RaedtJean DelbekeVeerle De HerdtTine WyckhuysDimitri HemelsoetAlfred MeursKristl VonckWytse Wadman et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE METHODS

Surgical successes and failures of invasive video-EEG monitoring in the presurgical evaluation of epilepsy

Pieter Van LooEvelien CarretteAlfred MeursLUTGARD GOOSSENSDirk Van RoostKristl VonckPaul Boon

A1 Journal Article in PANMINERVA MEDICA

2010

A novel implantable vagus nerve stimulation system (ADNS-300) for combined stimulation and recording of the vagus nerve: pilot trial at Ghent University Hospital

RIEM EL TAHRYRobrecht RaedtLies MolletVeerle De HerdtTine WyckhuysAnnelies Van DyckeAlfred MeursFrank DewaeleDirk Van RoostPatrick Doguet et al.

A1 Journal Article in EPILEPSY RESEARCH

A novel implantable vagus nerve stimulation system (ADNS-300): pilot trial at Ghent University Hospital

RIEM EL TAHRYRobrecht RaedtVeerle De HerdtAnnelies Van DyckeAlfred MeursFrank DewaeleDirk Van RoostPascal DoguetJean DelbekeKristl Vonck et al.

Continuous local intrahippocampal delivery of adenosine reduces seizure frequency in rats with spontaneous seizures

Annelies Van DyckeRobrecht RaedtIne DauweTom SanteTine WyckhuysAlfred MeursKristl VonckWytse WadmanPaul Boon

A1 Journal Article in EPILEPSIA

Evolution in VNS therapy for refractory epilepsy, experience with Demipulse devices at Ghent University Hospital

RIEM EL TAHRYVeerle De HerdtRobrecht RaedtAnnelies Van DyckeAlfred MeursFrank DewaelePaul BoonDirk Van RoostKristl Vonck

A1 Journal Article in SEIZURE-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPILEPSY

Pharmacological and neurochemical characterization of the involvement of hippocampal adrenoreceptor subtypes in the modulation of acute limbic seizures

Ralph ClinckersTine ZgaveKatia VermoesenAlfred MeursYvette MichotteIlse Smolders

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY

Predictive factors for outcome of invasive video-EEG monitoring and subsequent resective surgery in patients with refractory epilepsy

Evelien CarretteKristl VonckVeerle De HerdtAnnelies Van DyckeRIEM EL TAHRYAlfred MeursRobrecht RaedtLutgart GoossensMichel Van ZandijckeGEORGES VAN MAELE et al.

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY

The value of MEG in the presurgical evaluation of patients with refractory epilepsy

Evelien CarretteX De TiègeKristl VonckS LapereK DeblaereAlfred MeursL GoossensVeerle De HerdtAnnelies Van DyckeRIEM EL TAHRY et al.

2009

Adenosine secretion by neural stem cells isolated from ADK-/- mice

Annelies Van DyckeRobrecht RaedtDetlev BoisonAlain VerstraeteAlfred MeursTine WyckhuysRIEM EL TAHRYKristl VonckWytse WadmanPaul Boon

Anti-epileptic effects of vagus nerve stimulation in the focal pilocarpine model

Lies MolletRalph ClinckersRobrecht RaedtAlfred MeursTine WyckhuysAnnelies Van DyckeRIEM EL TAHRYKristl VonckWytse WadmanYvette Michotte et al.

Anti-epileptic effects of vagus nerve stimulation in the focal pilocarpine model

Robrecht RaedtRalph ClinckersLies MolletAlfred MeursTine WyckhuysRIEM EL TAHRYKristl VonckY MichottePaul BoonI Smolders

Beneficial effect of add-on levetiracetam in patients treated with vagus nerve stimulation for refractory epilepsy

Veerle De HerdtEvelien VancaesterAnnelies Van DyckeIsabelle DewaeleRIEM EL TAHRYAlfred MeursPaul BoonKristl Vonck

Clinical added value of MEG in patients with refractory partial epilepsy and non-localizing conventional presurgical evaluation

Evelien CarretteXavier De TiègeKristl VonckAlfred MeursLutgart GoossensVeerle De HerdtAnnelies Van DyckeRIEM EL TAHRYRobrecht RaedtEvert Thiery et al.

Effect of hippocampal deep brain stimulation on blood perfusion evaluated by SPECT

Bregt Van NieuwenhuyseTine WyckhuysRobrecht RaedtAlfred MeursAnnelies Van DyckeRIEM EL TAHRYKristl VonckWytse WadmanSteven DeleyeSteven Staelens et al.

Hippocampal deep brain stimulation

Kristl VonckAnnelies Van DyckeRobrecht RaedtVeerle De HerdtAlfred MeursDirk Van RoostPaul Boon

Identification of a brainstem evoked potential following cervical vagus nerve stimulation in rats

RIEM EL TAHRYRobrecht RaedtVeerle De HerdtLiesbeth WaterschootTine WyckhuysAnnelies Van DyckeAlfred MeursKristl VonckWytse WadmanPaul Boon

In vivo measurements of vagus nerve compound action potentials in experimental rats

RIEM EL TAHRYRobrecht RaedtVeerle De HerdtAnnelies Van DyckeTine WyckhuysAlfred MeursJean DelbekeKristl VonckWytse WadmanPaul Boon

Increased hippocampal extracellular noradrenalin concentration contributes to the anticonvulsant effect of VNS in the focal pilocarpine rat model for limbic seizures

Alfred MeursLies MolletR ClinckersRobrecht RaedtRIEM EL TAHRYVeerle De HerdtKristl VonckI SmoldersY MichottePaul Boon

Intrastrain differences in seizure susceptibility, pharmacological response and basal neurochemistry of Wistar rats

Jeanelle PortelliNajat AourzDimitri De BundelAlfred MeursIlse SmoldersYvette MichotteRalph Clinckers

A1 Journal Article in EPILEPSY RESEARCH

Local infusion of neuropeptide Y has anti-epileptic effects in fully kindled rats

Ine DauweRobrecht RaedtAnnelies Van DyckeAlfred MeursTine WyckhuysRIEM EL TAHRYKristl VonckWytse WadmanPaul Boon

Local infusion of neuropeptide Y has anti-epileptic effects in kindled rats

Paul BoonIne DauweAnnelies Van DyckeAlfred MeursTine WyckhuysWytse WadmanRobrecht RaedtKristl Vonck

Recording epileptiform activity with magnetoencephalography in patients with refractory epilepsy implanted with a vagus nerve stimulator is feasible and presents added value in the presurgical evaluation

Evelien CarretteXavier De TiegePaul BoonM op de BeeckVeerle De HerdtAlfred MeursB LegrosRobrecht RaedtM BourguignonS Goldman et al.

Secretion of adenosine by foetal neural stem cells isolated from adenosine kinase deficient mice

Annelies Van DyckeRobrecht RaedtAlain VerstraeteAlfred MeursKristl VonckWytse WadmanDetlev BoisonPaul Boon

Susac syndrome : a case report and PET imaging findings

Charlotte DielmanGuy LaureysAlfred MeursVeronique BissayGuy Ebinger

A1 Journal Article in ACTA NEUROLOGICA BELGICA

The identification of prognostic factors prior to invasive video-EEG monitoring

Evelien CarretteKristl VonckVeerle De HerdtAnnelies Van DyckeRIEM EL TAHRYIsabelle DewaeleLutgart GoossensRobrecht RaedtGEORGES VAN MAELEAlfred Meurs et al.

2008

Direct enhancement of hippocampal dopamine or serotonin levels as a pharmacodynamic measure of combined antidepressant-anticonvulsant action

Ilse SmoldersRalph ClinckersAlfred MeursDimitri De BundelJeanelle PortelliGuy EbingerYvette Michotte

A1 Journal Article in NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

Epilepsy surgery: diagnosis, techniques, outcome

Evelien CarretteKristl VonckVeerle De HerdtAnnelies Van DyckeRIEM EL TAHRYIsabelle DewaeleLutgart GoossensRobrecht RaedtAlfred MeursDirk Van Roost et al.

Intrahippocampal delivery of adenosine reduces frequency of spontaneous seizures in the kainic acid rat model

Ine DauweAnnelies Van DyckeRobrecht RaedtAlfred MeursKristl VonckWytse WadmanPaul Boon

LOCAL DELIVERY OF ADENOSINE HAS AN ANTIEPILEPTIC EFFECT IN RATS WITH SPONTANEOUS SEIZURES

Annelies Van DyckeRobrecht RaedtI DauweTine WyckhuysVeerle De HerdtRIEM EL TAHRYAlfred MeursKristl VonckWytse WadmanPaul Boon

Seizure activity and changes in hippocampal extracellular glutamate, GABA, dopamine and serotonin

Alfred MeursRalph ClinckersGuy EbingerYvette MichotteIlse Smolders

A1 Journal Article in EPILEPSY RESEARCH

VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION SUPPRESSES PILOCARPINE-INDUCED LIMBIC SEIZURES AND INCREASES HIPPOCAMPAL EXTRACELLULAR NORADRENALIN CONCENTRATION

Alfred MeursR ClinckersRobrecht RaedtRIEM EL TAHRYVeerle De HerdtKristl VonckIlse SmoldersY MichottePaul Boon

2007

Involvement of the somatostatin 2 receptor in the anticonvulsant effect of angiotensin IV against pilocarpine-induced limbic seizures in rats

B StragierR ClinckersAlfred MeursD De BundelS SarreG EbingerY MichotteI Smolders

Sigma 1 receptor-mediated increase in hippocampal extracellular dopamine contributes to the mechanism of the anticonvulsant action of neuropeptide Y

Alfred MeursRalph ClinckersGuy EbingerYvette MichotteIlse Smolders

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

2006

Involvement of the somatostatin-2 receptor in the anti-convulsant effect of angiotensin IV against pilocarpine-induced limbic seizures in rats

Bart StragierRalph ClinckersAlfred MeursDimitri De BundelSophie SarreGuy EbingerYvette MichotteIlse Smolders

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY

Modulation of hippocampal extracellular dopamine concentration contributes to the anticonvulsant mechanism of action of neuropeptide Y

Alfred MeursR ClinckersG EbingerY MichotteI Smolders

Substantia nigra is an anticonvulsant site of action of topiramate in the focal pilocarpine model of limbic seizures

Alfred MeursRalph ClinckersGuy EbingerYvette MichotteIlse Smolders

A1 Journal Article in EPILEPSIA

2005

Hippocampal dopamine and serotonin elevations as pharmacodynamic markers for the anticonvulsant efficacy of oxcarbazepine and 10,11-dihydro-10-hydroxycarbamazepine

Ralph ClinckersIlse SmoldersAlfred MeursGuy EbingerYvette Michotte

A1 Journal Article in NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS

In vivo modulatory action of extracellular glutamate on the anticonvulsant effects of hippocampal dopamine and serotonin

Ralph ClinckersSarah GheuensIlse SmoldersAlfred MeursGuy EbingerYvette Michotte

A1 Journal Article in EPILEPSIA

Quantitative in vivo microdialysis study on the influence of multidrug transporters on the blood-brain barrier passage of oxcarbazepine: concomitant use of hippocampal monoamines as pharmacodynamic markers for the anticonvulsant activity

Ralph ClinckersIlse SmoldersAlfred MeursGuy EbingerYvette Michotte

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL THERAPEUTICS

Steroids in intractable childhood epilepsy: clinical experience and review of the literature

Helene VerhelstPaul BoonGunnar BuyseBerten CeulemansMarc D'HoogheLinda De MeirleirDanièle HasaertsAn JansenLieven LagaeAlfred Meurs et al.

A1 Journal Article in SEIZURE-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPILEPSY

2004

Anticonvulsant action of GBR-12909 and citalopram against acute experimentally induced limbic seizures

Ralph ClinckersIlse SmoldersAlfred MeursGuy EbingerYvette Michotte

A1 Journal Article in NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

Anticonvulsant action of hippocampal dopamine and serotonin is independently mediated by D2 and 5-HT1A receptors

Ralph ClinckersIlse SmoldersAlfred MeursGuy EbingerYvette Michotte

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY

In vivo modulation of extracellular hippocampal glutamate and GABA levels and limbic seizures by group I and II metabotropic glutamate receptor ligands

Ilse SmoldersHilde LindekensRalph ClinckersAlfred MeursMichael J O'NeillDavid LodgeGuy EbingerYvette Michotte

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY

Topiramate in the focal pilocarpine model of limbic seizures: evidence of an extra-hippocampal site of anticonvulsant action

Alfred MeursIlse SmoldersRalph ClinckersGuy EbingerYvette Michotte

2002

Extramedullary plasmacytoma of the cavernous sinus

I Vande BroekT StadnikAlfred MeursJ MaesB Van CampR Schots

A1 Journal Article in LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA