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Frank Dewaele

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2026

A first in human study for drug resistant epilepsy with a novel optoelectronic vagus nerve stimulation device (the Aurora study)

Riëm El TahryAnn MertensLara HogeveenHerbert RooijakkersFrank DewaeleSusana Ferrao SantosStefanie GadeyneInci CakirogluAndreas Schulze-BonhageVolker Coenen et al.

2025

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

2024

Creating high-fidelity 3D neuroanatomical models : exploring optimal surface scanning approaches

Rune BlanchaertLaura TisseghemWouter WillaertFrank DewaeleEmmanuel AudenaertVicky Vandenbossche

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.

2022

Computational fluid dynamics model to predict the dynamical behavior of the cerebrospinal fluid through implementation of physiological boundary conditions

Sarah VandenbulckeTim De PauwFrank DewaeleJoris DegrootePatrick Segers

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Impact of physiologically inspired boundary conditions on fluid pressure and flow in a computational fluid dynamics model of the cerebrospinal fluid

Sarah VandenbulckeTim De PauwFrank DewaeleJoris DegrootePatrick Segers

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

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

Implementing physiological processes in computational fluid dynamics models of the cerebrospinal fluid

Sarah VandenbulckeTim De PauwFrank DewaelePatrick Segers

2020

A novel hybrid 3D endoscope zooming and repositioning system : design and feasibility study

Tim De PauwAlain KalmarDirk Van de PutteCyriel MabildeBart BlanckaertLieven MaeneMauranne LievensAnne-Sophie Van HaverKevin BauwensYves Van Nieuwenhove et al.

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ROBOTICS AND COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY

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

A new dynamic model for in vitro evaluation of intravascular devices

Edward BaertJelle VandersteeneFrank DewaeleAnna VantilborghDirk Van RoostFilip De Somer

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL ORGANS

Articulated instruments and 3D visualization : a synergy? : evaluation of execution time, errors, and visual fatigue

Frank DewaeleTim De PauwNicolaas LumenElke Van DaeleTjalina HamerlynckSteven WeyersIne StrubbeFilip Van Den BroeckThibaut Van ZeleDirk Van Roost et al.

A1 Journal Article in SURGICAL INNOVATION

Is the human brain capable of controlling seven degrees of freedom?

Frank DewaeleTim De PauwAlain KalmarPiet PattynIsabelle Van HerzeeleAlexandre MottrieYves Van NieuwenhoveDirk Van Roost

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH

Laryngeal muscle-evoked potentials as an indicator of vagus nerve activation

Charlotte BouckaertRobrecht RaedtStefanie GadeyneEvelien CarretteSilke ProesmansJerome DelobelleFrank DewaeleJean DelbekePaul BoonKristl Vonck

The influence of cerebrospinal fluid on blood coagulation and the implications for ventriculovenous shunting

Jelle VandersteeneEdward BaertGuillaume PlanckaertThomas Van Den BergheDirk Van RoostFrank DewaeleMichaël HenrotteFilip De Somer

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY

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

Stephanie HödlEvelien CarretteAlfred MeursFrank DewaeleSofie CarretteRobrecht RaedtPaul BoonKristl Vonck

2018

A non-hydrocephalic goat experimental model to evaluate a ventriculosinus shunt

Jelle VandersteeneEdward BaertStijn SchauvliegeKimberley VandeveldeFrank DewaeleFilip De SomerDirk Van Roost

A1 Journal Article in LABORATORY ANIMALS

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

Ann MertensKristl VonckVeerle De HerdtAlfred MeursStephanie HödlStefanie GadeyneHelene VerhelstFrank DewaelePaul Boon

Hydroxyapatite cranioplasty : a retrospective evaluation of osteointegration in 17 cases

WIM MAENHOUDTGiorgio HallaertJean-Pierre Kalala OkitoEdward BaertFrank DewaeleWOUTER BAUTERSDirk Van Roost

A1 Journal Article in ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA

Laryngeal motor-evoked potentials as an indicator of vagus nerve activation

Charlotte BouckaertRobrecht RaedtStefanie GadeyneEvelien CarretteSilke ProesmansFrank DewaeleJean DelbekePaul BoonKristl Vonck

Laryngeal muscle-evoked potentials to evaluate vagus nerve activation

Charlotte BouckaertRobrecht RaedtStefanie GadeyneSilke ProesmansFrank DewaeleJean DelbekePaul BoonKristl Vonck

Needle-assisted laparo-endoscopic single-site surgery for radical prostatectomy (LESS-RP) using a new series of Steerable™ instruments : feasible option to overcome current limits?

Frank DewaeleTim De PauwAlain KalmarNicolaas LumenR De GrooteP DekuyperK TraenP UvinK BauwensYves Van Nieuwenhove et al.

Needle-assisted laparoendoscopic single-site radical prostatectomy using a new series of steerable instruments : feasible option to overcome current limits?

Frank DewaeleTim De PauwAlain KalmarNicolaas LumenRuben De GrootePeter DekuyperKoen TraenPieter UvinKevin BauwensYves Van Nieuwenhove et al.

A2 Journal Article in VIDEOUROLOGY

Prospective study on the outcome of the sphenoid drill out procedure

Thibaut Van ZeleBauke PauwelsFrank DewaelePhilippe GevaertClaus Bachert

A1 Journal Article in RHINOLOGY

Safety & innovation in endoscopy

Frank DewaeleJacques CaemaertDirk Van RoostLuc LeybaertYves Van Nieuwenhove

Treating hydrocephalus with retrograde ventriculosinus shunt : prospective clinical study

Edward BaertFrank DewaeleJelle VandersteeneGiorgio HallaertJean-Pierre Kalala OkitoDirk Van Roost

A1 Journal Article in WORLD NEUROSURGERY

2017

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

Automatic detection of oesophageal intubation based on ventilation pressure waveforms shows high sensitivity and specificity in patients with pulmonary disease

Alain KalmarAnthony AbsalomPieter RomboutsJelle RoetsFrank DewaelePascal VerdonckArjanne StemerdinkJan ZijlstraKoenraad Monsieurs

A1 Journal Article in RESUSCITATION

The use of the trendelenburg position in the surgical treatment of extreme cerebellar slump

Frank DewaeleAlain KalmarEdward BaertAnnemieke Van HaverGiorgio HallaertFrank De MetsLeonie WilliamsJean-Pierre Kalala OkitoKoen PaemeleireJacques Caemaert et al.

A1 Journal Article in BRITISH JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY

2015

Endoscopic treatment of temporal arachnoid cysts in 34 patients

TIM COUVREURGiorgio HallaertTatjana Van Der HeggenEdward BaertFrank DewaeleJean-Pierre Kalala OkitoDimitri VanhauwaertMarc DeruytterDirk Van RoostJacques Caemaert

A1 Journal Article in WORLD NEUROSURGERY

2014

A novel design for steerable instruments based on laser-cut nitinol

Frank DewaeleAlain KalmarFrederic De RyckNicolaas LumenLeonie WilliamsEdward BaertHUGO VEREECKEJean-Pierre Kalala OkitoCyriel MabildeBart Blanckaert et al.

A1 Journal Article in SURGICAL INNOVATION

2012

Anaesthetic management of patients undergoing intraventricular neuro-endoscopic procedures

Alain KalmarFrank Dewaele

Bookchapter in Explicative cases of controversial issues in neurosurgery

Cerebral haemodynamic physiology during steep Trendelenburg position and CO2 pneumoperitoneum

Alain KalmarFrank DewaeleLuc FoubertJan F HendrickxEleanora HeeremansMichel Struys

A1 Journal Article in BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA

2011

Pressure monitoring during neuroendoscopy : new insights

Frank DewaeleAlain KalmarKoen Van CanneytH VereeckeA AbsalomJacques CaemaertMichel StruysDirk Van Roost

A1 Journal Article in BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA

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.

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

Study of the time course of the clinical effect of propofol compared with the time course of the predicted effect-site concentration : performance of three pharmacokinetic-dynamic models

Marc CoppensJurgen van LimmenThomas SchniderBarbara WylerSjoert BonteFrank DewaeleMichel StruysHUGO VEREECKE

A1 Journal Article in BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA

2009

Endoscopic treatment of cerebral tumors

Jacques CaemaertFrank DewaeleJean-Pierre Kalala OkitoEdward BaertDirk Van Roost

Neuroendoscopie et lésions expansives intracrâniennes. Quel futur?

Jean-Pierre Kalala OkitoFrank DewaeleDirk Van RoostJacques Caemaert

Three-dimensional methylacrylate and wax skull modelling preparing cranioplasty in the treatment of complex craniosynostosis and skull malformation

Edward BaertFrank DewaeleDirk Van RoostJacques Caemaert

2008

Frameless neuronavigation-guided endoscopic total en-bloc removal of a third ventricular colloid cyst : a case report on surgical technique

Z IdrisGiorgio HallaertD VanhauwaertJean-Pierre Kalala OkitoFrank DewaeleEdward BaertDirk Van RoostJacques Caemaert

A1 Journal Article in MINIMALLY INVASIVE NEUROSURGERY

2007

Deep brain stimulation in patients with refractory temporal lobe epilepsy

Paul BoonKristl VonckVeerle De HerdtAnnelies Van DyckeMaarten GoethalsLUTGARD GOOSSENSMichel Van ZandijckeTim De SmedtIsabelle DewaeleR ACHTEN et al.

A1 Journal Article in EPILEPSIA

Intradural endoscopic closure of dural breaches in a case of post-traumatic tension pneumocephalus

Frank DewaeleJacques CaemaertEdward BaertOKITO KALALADirk Van Roost

A2 Journal Article in Minimally invasive neurosurgery

Intradural endoscopic closure of dural breaches ion a case of post-traumatic tension pneumocephalus

Frank DewaeleJacques CaemaertEdward BaertJP KALALADirk Van Roost

A1 Journal Article in MINIMALLY INVASIVE NEUROSURGERY

2006

Acute modulation of unit firing by deep brain stimulation in the human hippocampus

Wytse WadmanDirk Van RoostPieter ClaeysFrank DewaeleVeerle De HerdtKristl VonckLiesbeth WaterschootPaul Boon

Acute modulation of unit firing by deep brain stimulation in the human hippocampus

Wytse WadmanDirk Van RoostPieter ClaeysFrank DewaeleVeerle De HerdtKristl VonckLiesbeth WaterschootPaul Boon

2003

Are psychotic symptoms related to vagus nerve stimulation in epilepsy patients?

Veerle De HerdtPaul BoonKristl VonckLUTGARD GOOSSENSLOTTE NIEUWENHUISKoen PaemeleireV MEIREGEERT MICHIELSENFrank DewaeleEdward Baert et al.

A1 Journal Article in ACTA NEUROLOGICA BELGICA

Neurostimulation for refractory epilepsy

Kristl VonckPaul BoonLUTGARD GOOSSENSStefanie DedeurwaerderePieter ClaeysFleur GossiauxPeter Van HeseTim De SmedtRobrecht RaedtEric Achten et al.

A1 Journal Article in ACTA NEUROLOGICA BELGICA