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2024

Aquaporin-4 immunoglobulin g-seropositive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder MRI characteristics: data analysis from the international real-world PAMRINO study cohort.
Chien, C., Cruz E Silva, V., Geiter, E., Meier, D., Zimmermann, H., Bichuetti, D.B., Idagawa, M.I., Altintas, A., Tanriverdi, U., Siritho, S., Pandit, L., Dcunha, A., Sá, M.J., Figueiredo, R., Qian, P., Tongco, C., Lotan, I., Khasminsky, V., Hellmann, M.A., Stiebel-Kalish, H., Rotstein, D.L., Waxman, L., Ontaneda, D., Nakamura, K., Abboud, H., Subei, M.O., Mao-Draayer, Y., Havla, J., Asgari, N., Skejø, P.B., Kister, I., Ringelstein, M., Broadley, S., Arnett, S., Marron, B., Jolley, A.M., Wunderlich, M., Green, S., Cook, L.J., Yeaman, M.R., Smith, T.J., Brandt, A.U., Wuerfel, J. and Paul, F.
Radiology 313 (2): e233099. November 2024

Diagnostic value of inter-eye difference metrics on OCT for myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated optic neuritis.
Volpe, G., Jurkute, N., Girafa, G., Zimmermann, H.G., Motamedi, S., Bereuter, C., Pandit, L., D'Cunha, A., Yeaman, M.R., Smith, T.J., Cook, L.J., Brandt, A.U., Paul, F., Petzold, A. and Oertel, F.C.
Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation 11 (6): e200291. November 2024

Application of the international criteria for optic neuritis in the Acute Optic Neuritis Network.
Klyscz, P., Asseyer, S., Alonso, R., Bereuter, C., Bialer, O., Bick, A., Carta, S., Chen, J.J., Cohen, L., Cohen-Tayar, Y., Contentti, E.C., Dale, R.C., Flanagan, E.P., Gernert, J.A., Haas, J., Havla, J., Heesen, C., Hellmann, M., Levin, N., Lopez, P., Lotan, I., Luis, M.B., Mariotto, S., Mayer, C., Vergara, A.J.M., Ocampo, C., Ochoa, S., Oertel, F.C., Olszewska, M., Uribe, J.L.P., Sastre-Garriga, J., Scocco, D., Ramanathan, S., Rattanathamsakul, N., Shi, F.D., Shifa, J., Simantov, I., Siritho, S., Tiosano, A., Tisavipat, N., Torres, I., Dembinsky, A.V., Vidal-Jordana, A., Wilf-Yarkoni, A., Wu, Ti, Zamir, S., Zarco, L.A., Zimmermann, H.G., Petzold, A., Paul, F. and Stiebel-Kalish, H.
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology 11 (9): 2473-2484. September 2024

Individual prognostication of disease activity and disability worsening in multiple sclerosis with retinal layer thickness z scores.
Lin, T.Y., Motamedi, S., Asseyer, S., Chien, C., Saidha, S., Calabresi, P.A., Fitzgerald, K.C., Samadzadeh, S., Villoslada, P., Llufriu, S., Green, A.J., Preiningerova, J.L., Petzold, A., Leocani, L., Garcia-Martin, E., Oreja-Guevara, C., Outteryck, O., Vermersch, P., Balcer, L.J., Kenney, R., Albrecht, P., Aktas, O., Costello, F., Frederiksen, J., Uccelli, A., Cellerino, M., Frohman, E.M., Frohman, T.C., Bellmann-Strobl, J., Schmitz-Hübsch, T., Ruprecht, K., Brandt, A.U., Zimmermann, H.G. and Paul, F.
Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation 11 (5): e200269. September 2024

Retinal changes in double-antibody seronegative neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders.
Oertel, F.C., Zimmermann, H.G., Motamedi, S., Bereuter, C., Manthey, L.M., Ashtari, F., Kafieh, R., Dehghani, A., Pourazizi, M., Pandit, L., D'Cunha, A., Aktas, O., Albrecht, P., Ringelstein, M., Martinez-Lapiscina, E.H., Sanchez Dalmau, B.F., Villoslada, P., Asgari, N., Marignier, R., Cobo-Calvo, A., Leocani, L., Pisa, M., Radaelli, M., Palace, J., Roca-Fernandez, A., Leite, M.I.S., Sharma, S., De Seze, J., Senger, T., Yeaman, M.R., Smith, T.J., Cook, L.J., Brandt, A.U. and Paul, F.
Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation 11 (5): e200273. September 2024

Protocol of a prospective multicenter study on comorbidity impact on multiple sclerosis and antibody-mediated diseases of the central nervous system (COMMIT).
Samadzadeh, S., Adnan, R., Berglova, P., Barzegar, M., Debrabant, B., Roikjaer, S.G., Levy, M., Petzold, A., Palace, J., Flanagan, E.P., Mariotto, S., Skou, S.T., Froelich, A., Lotan, I., Messina, S., Geraldes, R., Asseyer, S., Stiebel-Kalish, H., Oertel, F.C., Shaygannejad, V., Sahraian, M.A., Kim, H.J., Bennett, J.L., Böttcher, C., Zimmermann, H.G., Weinshenker, B.G., Paul, F. and Asgari, N.
Frontiers in Immunology 15 : 1380025. 2 July 2024

Evolution of retinal degeneration and prediction of disease activity in relapsing and progressive multiple sclerosis.
Krämer, J., Balloff, C., Weise, M., Koska, V., Uthmeier, Y., Esderts, I., Nguyen-Minh, M., Zimmerhof, M., Hartmann, A., Dietrich, M., Ingwersen, J., Lee, J.I., Havla, J., Kümpfel, T., Kerschensteiner, M., Häußler, V., Heesen, C., Stellmann, J.P., Zimmermann, H.G., Oertel, F.C., Ringelstein, M., Brandt, A.U., Paul, F., Aktas, O., Hartung, H.P., Wiendl, H., Meuth, S.G. and Albrecht, P.
Nature Communications 15 (1): 5243. 19 June 2024

CD4+ T cell mitochondrial genotype in Multiple Sclerosis: a cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis.
Cortes-Figueiredo, F., Asseyer, S., Chien, C., Zimmermann, H.G., Ruprecht, K., Schmitz-Hübsch, T., Bellmann-Strobl, J., Paul, F. and Morais, V.A.
Scientific Reports 14 (1): 7507. 29 March 2024

Predicting disease severity in multiple sclerosis using multimodal data and machine learning.
Andorra, M., Freire, A., Zubizarreta, I., de Rosbo, N.K., Bos, S.D., Rinas, M., Høgestøl, E.A., de Rodez Benavent, S.A., Berge, T., Brune-Ingebretse, S., Ivaldi, F., Cellerino, M., Pardini, M., Vila, G., Pulido-Valdeolivas, I., Martinez-Lapiscina, E.H., Llufriu, S., Saiz, A., Blanco, Y., Martinez-Heras, E., Solana, E., Bäcker-Koduah, P., Behrens, J., Kuchling, J., Asseyer, S., Scheel, M., Chien, C., Zimmermann, H., Motamedi, S., Kauer-Bonin, J., Brandt, A., Saez-Rodriguez, J., Alexopoulos, L.G., Paul, F., Harbo, H.F., Shams, H., Oksenberg, J., Uccelli, A., Baeza-Yates, R. and Villoslada, P.
Journal of Neurology 271 (3): 1133-1149. March 2024

Multiscale networks in multiple sclerosis.
Kennedy, K.E., Kerlero de Rosbo, N., Uccelli, A., Cellerino, M., Ivaldi, F., Contini, P., De Palma, R., Harbo, H.F., Berge, T., Bos, S.D., Høgestøl, E.A., Brune-Ingebretsen, S., de Rodez Benavent, S.A., Paul, F., Brandt, A.U., Bäcker-Koduah, P., Behrens, J., Kuchling, J., Asseyer, S., Scheel, M., Chien, C., Zimmermann, H., Motamedi, S., Kauer-Bonin, J., Saez-Rodriguez, J., Rinas, M., Alexopoulos, L.G., Andorra, M., Llufriu, S., Saiz, A., Blanco, Y., Martinez-Heras, E., Solana, E., Pulido-Valdeolivas, I., Martinez-Lapiscina, E.H., Garcia-Ojalvo, J. and Villoslada, P.
PLoS Computational Biology 20 (2): e1010980. February 2024

Interactions of optic radiation lesions with retinal and brain atrophy in early multiple sclerosis.
Lin, T.Y., Chien, C., Kuchling, J., Asseyer, S., Motamedi, S., Bellmann-Strobl, J., Schmitz-Hübsch, T., Ruprecht, K., Brandt, A.U., Zimmermann, H.G. and Paul, F.
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology 11 (1): 45-56. January 2024

2023

Effectiveness of oral prednisone tapering following intravenous methylprednisolone for acute optic neuritis in multiple sclerosis.
Wilf-Yarkoni, A., Feldmann, K., Rubarth, K., Dorsch, E.M., Rust, R., Urman, I., Hellmann, M.A., Friedman, Y., Lotan, I., Bialer, O., Buenrostro, G.S., Zimmermann, H.G., Leutloff, C., Schmitz-Hübsch, T., Paul, F., Asseyer, S. and Stiebel-Kalish, H.
PLoS ONE 18 (12): e0288366. 7 December 2023

The OSCAR-MP consensus criteria for quality assessment of retinal optical coherence tomography angiography.
Wicklein, R., Yam, C., Noll, C., Aly, L., Banze, N., Romahn, E.F., Wolf, E., Hemmer, B., Oertel, F.C., Zimmermann, H., Albrecht, P., Ringelstein, M., Baumann, C., Feucht, N., Penkava, J., Havla, J., Gernert, J.A., Mardin, C., Vasileiou, E.S., Van Der Walt, A., Al-Louzi, O., Cabello, S., Vidal-Jordana, A., Krämer, J., Wiendl, H., Preiningerova, J.L., Ciccarelli, O., Garcia-Martin, E., Kana, V., Calabresi, P.A., Paul, F., Saidha, S., Petzold, A., Toosy, A.T. and Knier, B.
Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation 10 (6): e200169. November 2023

Visual function resists early neurodegeneration in the visual system in primary progressive multiple sclerosis.
Rosenkranz, S.C., Gutmann, L., Has Silemek, A.C., Dorr, M., Häußler, V., Lüpke, M., Mönch, A., Reinhardt, S., Kuhle, J., Tilsley, P., Heesen, C., Friese, M.A., Brandt, A., Paul, F., Zimmermann, H. and Stellmann, J.P.
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry 94 (11): 924-933. 12 October 2023

Retinal changes after acute and late optic neuritis in aquaporin-4 antibody seropositive NMOSD.
Oertel, F.C., Zimmermann, H.G., Motamedi, S., Bereuter, C., Asseyer, E.S., Chien, C., Marignier, R., Cobo-Calvo, A., Leocani, L., Pisa, M., Radaelli, M., Villoslada, P., Sanchez-Dalmau, B., Martinez-Lapiscina, E.H., Lana-Peixoto, M.A., Fontenelle, M.A., Aktas, O., Ringelstein, M., Albrecht, P., Green, A.J., Yeaman, M.R., Smith, T.J., Cook, L., Paul, F. and Brandt, A.U.
Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology 29 September 2023 (In Press)

Discrimination of multiple sclerosis using OCT images from two different centers.
Khodabandeh, Z., Rabbani, H., Ashtari, F., Zimmermann, H.G., Motamedi, S., Brandt, A.U., Paul, F. and Kafieh, R.
Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders 77 : 104846. September 2023

Diagnostic value of intereye difference metrics for optic neuritis in aquaporin-4 antibody seropositive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders.
Oertel, F.C., Zimmermann, H.G., Motamedi, S., Chien, C., Aktas, O., Albrecht, P., Ringelstein, M., Dcunha, A., Pandit, L., Martinez-Lapiscina, E.H., Sanchez-Dalmau, B., Villoslada, P., Palace, J., Roca-Fernández, A., Leite, M.I., Sharma, S.M., Leocani, L., Pisa, M., Radaelli, M., Lana-Peixoto, M.A., Fontenelle, M.A., Havla, J., Ashtari, F., Kafieh, R., Dehghani, A., Pourazizi, M., Marignier, R., Cobo-Calvo, A., Asgari, N., Jacob, A., Huda, S., Mao-Draayer, Y., Green, A.J., Kenney, R., Yeaman, M.R., Smith, T.J., Cook, L., Brandt, A.U., Paul, F. and Petzold, A.
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry 94 (7): 560-566. July 2023

Visually evoked potential as prognostic biomarker for neuroaxonal damage in multiple sclerosis from a multicenter longitudinal cohort.
Oertel, F.C., Krämer, J., Motamedi, S., Keihani, A., Zimmermann, H.G., Dimitriou, N.G., Condor-Montes, S., Bereuter, C., Cordano, C., Abdelhak, A., Trip, A., Aktas, O., Meuth, S.G., Wiendl, H., Ruprecht, K., Bellmann-Strobl, J., Paul, F., Petzold, A., Brandt, A.U., Albrecht, P. and Green, A.J.
Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation 10 (3): e200092. May 2023

Multiple sclerosis and circadian rhythms: Can diet act as a treatment?
Pivovarova-Ramich, O., Zimmermann, H.G. and Paul, F.
Acta Physiologica 237 (4): e13939. April 2023

Retinal ganglion cell loss is associated with future disability worsening in early relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis.
Wauschkuhn, J., Solorza Buenrostro, G., Aly, L., Asseyer, S., Wicklein, R., Hartberger, J.M., Ruprecht, K., Mühlau, M., Schmitz-Hübsch, T., Chien, C., Berthele, A., Brandt, A.U., Korn, T., Paul, F., Hemmer, B., Zimmermann, H.G. and Knier, B.
European Journal of Neurology 30 (4): 982-990. April 2023

The Acute Optic Neuritis Network (ACON): study protocol of a non-interventional prospective multicenter study on diagnosis and treatment of acute optic neuritis.
Asseyer, S., Asgari, N., Bennett, J., Bialer, O., Blanco, Y., Bosello, F., Camos-Carreras, A., Carnero Contentti, E., Carta, S., Chen, J., Chien, C., Chomba, M., Dale, R.C., Dalmau, J., Feldmann, K., Flanagan, E.P., Froment Tilikete, C., Garcia-Alfonso, C., Havla, J., Hellmann, M., Kim, H.J., Klyscz, P., Konietschke, F., La Morgia, C., Lana-Peixoto, M., Leite, M.I., Levin, N., Levy, M., Llufriu, S., Lopez, P., Lotan, I., Lugaresi, A., Marignier, R., Mariotto, S., Mollan, S.P., Ocampo, C., Oertel, F.C., Olszewska, M., Palace, J., Pandit, L., Peralta Uribe, J.L., Pittock, S., Ramanathan, S., Rattanathamsakul, N., Saiz, A., Samadzadeh, S., Sanchez-Dalmau, B., Saylor, D., Scheel, M., Schmitz-Hübsch, T., Shifa, J., Siritho, S., Sperber, P.S., Subramanian, P.S., Tiosano, A., Vaknin-Dembinsky, A., Mejia Vergara, A.J., Wilf-Yarkoni, A., Zarco, L.A., Zimmermann, H.G., Paul, F. and Stiebel-Kalish, H.
Frontiers in Neurology 14 : 1102353. 24 February 2023

Fighting post-COVID and ME/CFS - development of curative therapies.
Scheibenbogen, C., Bellmann-Strobl, J.T., Heindrich, C., Wittke, K., Stein, E., Franke, C., Prüss, H., Preßler, H., Machule, M.L., Audebert, H., Finke, C., Zimmermann, H.G., Sawitzki, B., Meisel, C., Toelle, M., Krueger, A., Aschenbrenner, A.C., Schultze, J.L., Beyer, M.D., Ralser, M., Mülleder, M., Sander, L.E., Konietschke, F., Paul, F., Stojanov, S., Bruckert, L., Hedderich, D.M., Knolle, F., Riemekasten, G., Vehreschild, M.J.G.T., Cornely, O.A., Behrends, U. and Burock, S.
Frontiers in Medicine 10 2023

2022

Berlin Registry of Neuroimmunological entities (BERLimmun): protocol of a prospective observational study.
Sperber, P.S., Brandt, A.U., Zimmermann, H.G., Bahr, L.S., Chien, C., Rekers, S., Mähler, A., Böttcher, C., Asseyer, S., Duchow, A.S., Bellmann-Strobl, J., Ruprecht, K., Paul, F. and Schmitz-Hübsch, T.
BMC Neurology 22 (1): 479. 14 December 2022

Normative data and conversion equation for spectral-domain optical coherence tomography in an international healthy control cohort.
Kenney, R., Liu, M., Hasanaj, L., Joseph, B., Al-Hassan, A.A., Balk, L., Behbehani, R., Brandt, A.U., Calabresi, P.A., Frohman, E.M., Frohman, T., Havla, J., Hemmer, B., Jiang, H., Knier, B., Korn, T., Leocani, L., Martínez-Lapiscina, E.H., Papadopoulou, A., Paul, F., Petzold, A., Pisa, M., Villoslada, P., Zimmermann, H., Ishikawa, H., Schuman, J.S., Wollstein, G., Chen, Y., Saidha, S., Thorpe, L.E., Galetta, S.L. and Balcer, L.J.
Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology 42 (4): 442-453. December 2022

Neuroophthalmologische Präsentation der Retrobulbärneuritis im Rahmen der Myelin-Oligodendrozyten-Glykoprotein-Antikörper-assoziierten Erkrankung [Neuro-ophthalmological presentation of optic neuritis in myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease].
Lin, T.Y., Asseyer, S., Buenrostro, G.S., Feldmann, K., Hamann, S., Paul, F. and Zimmermann, H.G.
Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde 239 (11): 1305-1314. 21 November 2022

Prior optic neuritis detection on peripapillary ring scans using deep learning.
Motamedi, S., Yadav, S.K., Kenney, R.C., Lin, T.Y., Kauer-Bonin, J., Zimmermann, H.G., Galetta, S.L., Balcer, L.J., Paul, F. and Brandt, A.U.
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology 9 (11): 1682-1691. November 2022

Serum glial fibrillary acidic protein correlates with retinal structural damage in aquaporin-4 antibody positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder.
Lin, T.Y., Schindler, P., Grittner, U., Oertel, F.C., Lu, A., Motamedi, S., Yadav, S.K., Duchow, A.S., Jarius, S., Kuhle, J., Benkert, P., Brandt, A.U., Bellmann-Strobl, J., Schmitz-Hübsch, T., Paul, F., Ruprecht, K. and Zimmermann, H.G.
Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders 67 : 104100. November 2022

Structure-function correlates of vision loss in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders.
Gigengack, N.K., Oertel, F.C., Motamedi, S., Bereuter, C., Duchow, A., Rust, R., Bellmann‑Strobl, J., Ruprecht, K., Schmitz-Hübsch, T., Paul, F., Brandt, A.U. and Zimmermann, H.G.
Scientific Reports 12 (1): 17545. 20 October 2022

The role of optical coherence tomography criteria and machine learning in multiple sclerosis and optic neuritis diagnosis.
Kenney, R.C., Liu, M., Hasanaj, L., Joseph, B., Al-Hassan, A.A., Balk, L.J., Behbehani, R., Brandt, A., Calabresi, P.A., Frohman, E., Frohman, T.C., Havla, J., Hemmer, B., Jiang, H., Knier, B., Korn, T., Leocani, L., Martinez-Lapiscina, E.H., Papadopoulou, A., Paul, F., Petzold, A., Pisa, M., Villoslada, P., Zimmermann, H., Thorpe, L.E., Ishikawa, H., Schuman, J.S., Wollstein, G., Chen, Y., Saidha, S., Galetta, S. and Balcer, L.J.
Neurology 99 (11): e1100-e1112. 13 September 2022

Longitudinal retinal changes in MOGAD.
Oertel, F.C., Sotirchos, E.S., Zimmermann, H.G., Motamedi, S., Specovius, S., Asseyer, E.S., Chien, C., Cook, L., Vasileiou, E., Filippatou, A., Calabresi, P.A., Saidha, S., Pandit, L., D'Cunha, A., Outteryck, O., Zéphir, H., Pittock, S., Flanagan, E.P., Bhatti, M.T., Rommer, P.S., Bsteh, G., Zrzavy, T., Kuempfel, T., Aktas, O., Ringelstein, M., Albrecht, P., Ayzenberg, I., Pakeerathan, T., Knier, B., Aly, L., Asgari, N., Soelberg, K., Marignier, R., Tilikete, C.F., Calvo, A.C., Villoslada, P., Sanchez-Dalmau, B., Martinez-Lapiscina, E.H., Llufriu, S., Green, A.J., Yeaman, M.R., Smith, T.J., Brandt, A.U., Chen, J., Paul, F. and Havla, J.
Annals of Neurology 92 (3): 476-485. September 2022

Intraretinal layer segmentation using cascaded compressed U-Nets.
Yadav, S.K., Kafieh, R., Zimmermann, H.G., Kauer-Bonin, J., Nouri-Mahdavi, K., Mohammadzadeh, V., Shi, L., Kadas, E.M., Paul, F., Motamedi, S. and Brandt, A.U.
Journal of Imaging 8 (5): 139. 17 May 2022

Impaired motion perception is associated with functional and structural visual pathway damage in multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders.
Ayadi, N., Oertel, F.C., Asseyer, S., Rust, R., Duchow, A., Kuchling, J., Bellmann-Strobl, J., Ruprecht, K., Klistorner, A., Brandt, A.U., Paul, F. and Zimmermann, H.G.
Multiple Sclerosis Journal 28 (5): 757-767. April 2022

Modular deep neural networks for automatic quality control of retinal optical coherence tomography scans.
Kauer-Bonin, J., Yadav, S.K., Beckers, I., Gawlik, K., Motamedi, S., Zimmermann, H.G., Kadas, E.M., Haußer, F., Paul, F. and Brandt, A.U.
Computers in Biology and Medicine 141 : 104822. 1 February 2022

Astrocytic outer retinal layer thinning is not a feature in AQP4-IgG seropositive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders.
Lu, A., Zimmermann, H.G., Specovius, S., Motamedi, S., Chien, C., Bereuter, C., Lana-Peixoto, M.A., Fontenelle, M.A., Ashtari, F., Kafieh, R., Dehghani, A., Pourazizi, M., Pandit, L., D'Cunha, A., Kim, H.J., Hyun, J.W., Jung, S.K., Leocani, L., Pisa, M., Radaelli, M., Siritho, S., May, E.F., Tongco, C., De Sèze, J., Senger, T., Palace, J., Roca-Fernández, A., Leite, M.I., Sharma, S.M., Stiebel-Kalish, H., Asgari, N., Soelberg, K.K., Martinez-Lapiscina, E.H., Havla, J., Mao-Draayer, Y., Rimler, Z., Reid, A., Marignier, R., Cobo-Calvo, A., Altintas, A., Tanriverdi, U., Yildirim, R., Aktas, O., Ringelstein, M., Albrecht, P., Tavares, I.M., Bichuetti, D.B., Jacob, A., Huda, S., Soto de Castillo, I., Petzold, A., Green, A.J., Yeaman, M.R., Smith, T.J., Cook, L., Paul, F., Brandt, A.U. and Oertel, F.C.
Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 93 (2): 188-195. February 2022

Estimation and testing of Wilcoxon–Mann–Whitney effects in factorial clustered data designs.
Rubarth, K., Sattler, P., Zimmermann, H.G. and Konietschke, F.
Symmetry 14 (2): 244. February 2022

2021

Longitudinal analysis of T1w/T2w ratio in patients with multiple sclerosis from first clinical presentation.
Cooper, G., Chien, C., Zimmermann, H., Bellmann-Strobl, J., Ruprecht, K., Kuchling, J., Asseyer, S., Brandt, A.U., Scheel, M., Finke, C. and Paul, F.
Multiple Sclerosis Journal 27 (14): 2180-2190. December 2021

Retinal optical coherence tomography in neuromyelitis optica.
Oertel, F.C., Specovius, S., Zimmermann, H.G., Chien, C., Motamedi, S., Bereuter, C., Cook, L., Lana Peixoto, M.A., Fontanelle, M.A., Kim, H.J., Hyun, J.W., Palace, J., Roca-Fernandez, A., Leite, M.I., Sharma, S., Ashtari, F., Kafieh, R., Dehghani, A., Pourazizi, M., Pandit, L., D'Cunha, A., Aktas, O., Ringelstein, M., Albrecht, P., May, E., Tongco, C., Leocani, L., Pisa, M., Radaelli, M., Martinez-Lapiscina, E.H., Stiebel-Kalish, H., Siritho, S., de Seze, J., Senger, T., Havla, J., Marignier, R., Cobo-Calvo, A., Bichuetti, D., Tavares, I.M., Asgari, N., Soelberg, K., Altintas, A., Yildirim, R., Tanriverdi, U., Jacob, A., Huda, S., Rimler, Z., Reid, A., Mao-Draayer, Y., Soto de Castillo, I., Petzold, A., Green, A.J., Yeaman, M.R., Smith, T., Brandt, A.U. and Paul, F.
Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation 8 (6): e1068. November 2021

Retinal optical coherence tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders and MOG-antibody associated disorders: an updated review.
Lin, T.Y., Chien, C., Lu, A., Paul, F. and Zimmermann, H.G.
Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics 21 (10): 1101-1123. October 2021

Increased serum neurofilament light and thin ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer are additive risk factors for disease activity in early multiple sclerosis.
Lin, T.Y., Vitkova, V., Asseyer, S., Martorell Serra, I., Motamedi, S., Chien, C., Ditzhaus, M., Papadopoulou, A., Benkert, P., Kuhle, J., Bellmann-Strobl, J., Ruprecht, K., Paul, F., Brandt, A.U. and Zimmermann, H.G.
Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation 8 (5): e1051. September 2021

APOSTEL 2.0 recommendations for reporting quantitative optical coherence tomography studies.
Aytulun, A., Cruz-Herranz, A., Aktas, O., Balcer, L.J., Balk, L., Barboni, P., Blanco, A.A., Calabresi, P.A., Costello, F., Sanchez-Dalmau, B., DeBuc, D.C., Feltgen, N., Finger, R.P., Frederiksen, J.L., Frohman, E., Frohman, T., Garway-Heath, D., Gabilondo, I., Graves, J.S., Green, A.J., Hartung, H.P., Havla, J., Holz, F.G., Imitola, J., Kenney, R., Klistorner, A., Knier, B., Korn, T., Kolbe, S., Krämer, J., Lagrèze, W.A., Leocani, L., Maier, O., Martínez-Lapiscina, E.H., Meuth, S., Outteryck, O., Paul, F., Petzold, A., Pihl-Jensen, G., Preiningerova, J.L., Rebolleda, G., Ringelstein, M., Saidha, S., Schippling, S., Schuman, J.S., Sergott, R.C., Toosy, A., Villoslada, P., Wolf, S., Yeh, E.A., Yu-Wai-Man, P., Zimmermann, H.G., Brandt, A.U. and Albrecht, P.
Neurology 97 (2): 68-79. 13 July 2021

Association of a marker of N-acetylglucosamine with progressive multiple sclerosis and neurodegeneration.
Brandt, A.U., Sy, M., Bellmann-Strobl, J., Newton, B.L., Pawling, J., Zimmermann, H.G., Yu, Z., Chien, C., Dörr, J., Wuerfel, J.T., Dennis, J.W., Paul, F. and Demetriou, M.
JAMA Neurology 78 (7): 842-852. July 2021

Foveal changes in aquaporin‐4 antibody seropositive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder are independent of optic neuritis and not overtly progressive.
Roca-Fernández, A., Oertel, F.C., Yeo, T, Motamedi, S., Probert, F., Craner, M.J., Sastre-Garriga, J., Zimmermann, H.G., Asseyer, S., Kuchling, J., Bellmann-Strobl, J., Ruprecht, K., Leite, M.I., Paul, F., Brandt, A.U. and Palace, J.
European Journal of Neurology 28 (7): 2280-2293. July 2021

Serum GFAP and NfL as disease severity and prognostic biomarkers in patients with aquaporin-4 antibody-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder.
Schindler, P., Grittner, U., Oechtering, J., Leppert, D., Siebert, N., Duchow, A.S., Oertel, F.C., Asseyer, S., Kuchling, J., Zimmermann, H.G., Brandt, A.U., Benkert, P., Reindl, M., Jarius, S., Paul, F., Bellmann-Strobl, J., Kuhle, J. and Ruprecht, K.
Journal of Neuroinflammation 18 (1): 105. 1 May 2021

Epigallocatechin gallate in progressive MS: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
Rust, R., Chien, C., Scheel, M., Brandt, A.U., Dörr, J., Wuerfel, J., Klumbies, K., Zimmermann, H., Lorenz, M., Wernecke, K.D., Bellmann-Strobl, J. and Paul, F.
Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation 8 (3): e964. May 2021

Retinal thickness analysis in progressive multiple sclerosis patients treated with epigallocatechin gallate: optical coherence tomography results from the SUPREMES study.
Klumbies, K., Rust, R., Dörr, J., Konietschke, F., Paul, F., Bellmann-Strobl, J., Brandt, A.U. and Zimmermann, H.G.
Frontiers in Neurology 12 : 615790. 28 April 2021

AQP4-IgG autoimmunity in Japan and Germany: differences in clinical profiles and prognosis in seropositive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders.
Asseyer, S., Masuda, H., Mori, M., Bellmann-Strobl, J., Ruprecht, K., Siebert, N., Cooper, G., Chien, C., Duchow, A., Schließeit, J., Liu, J., Sugimoto, K., Uzawa, A., Ohtani, R., Paul, F., Brandt, A.U., Kuwabara, S. and Zimmermann, H.G.
Multiple Sclerosis Journal Experimental Translational and Clinical 7 (2): 205521732110068. 1 April 2021

Anti-MOG antibody-associated disorders: differences in clinical profiles and prognosis in Japan and Germany.
Liu, J., Mori, M., Zimmermann, H., Brandt, A., Havla, J., Tanaka, S., Sugimoto, K., Oji, S., Uzawa, A., Asseyer, S., Cooper, G., Jarius, S., Bellmann-Strobl, J., Ruprecht, K., Siebert, N., Masuda, H., Uchida, T., Ohtani, R., Nomura, K., Meinl, E., Kuempfel, T., Paul, F. and Kuwabara, S.
Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 92 (4): 377-383. April 2021

Spinocerebellar ataxia type 14: refining clinicogenetic diagnosis in a rare adult-onset disorder.
Schmitz-Hübsch, T., Lux, S., Bauer, P., Brandt, A.U., Schlapakow, E., Greschus, S., Scheel, M., Gärtner, H., Kirlangic, M.E., Gras, Vi., Timmann, D., Synofzik, M., Giorgetti, A., Carloni, P., Shah, J.N., Schöls, L., Kopp, U., Bußenius, L., Oberwahrenbrock, T., Zimmermann, H., Pfueller, C., Kadas, E.M., Rönnefarth, M., Grosch, A.S., Endres, M., Amunts, K., Paul, F., Doss, S. and Minnerop, M.
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology 8 (4): 774-789. April 2021

Lateral geniculate nucleus volume changes after optic neuritis in neuromyelitis optica: a longitudinal study.
Papadopoulou, A., Oertel, F.C., Chien, C., Kuchling, J., Zimmermann, H.G., Siebert, N., Motamedi, S., D'Souza, M., Asseyer, S., Bellmann-Strobl, J., Ruprecht, K., Chakravarty, M.M., Scheel, M., Magon, S., Wuerfel, J., Paul, F. and Brandt, A.U.
NeuroImage: Clinical 30 : 102608. 4 March 2021

Cultural bias in motor function patterns: potential relevance for predictive, preventive, and personalized medicine.
Otte, K., Ellermeyer, T., Suzuki, M., Röhling, H.M., Kuroiwa, R., Cooper, G., Mansow-Model, S., Mori, M., Zimmermann, H., Brandt, A.U., Paul, F., Hirano, S., Kuwabara, S. and Schmitz-Hübsch, T.
EPMA Journal 12 (1): 91-101. March 2021

Validation of computer-adaptive contrast sensitivity as a tool to assess visual impairment in multiple sclerosis patients.
Rosenkranz, S.C., Kaulen, B., Zimmermann, H.G., Bittner, A.K., Dorr, M. and Stellmann, J.P.
Frontiers in Neuroscience 15 : 591302. 23 February 2021

A novel investigation method for axonal damage in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: In vivo corneal confocal microscopy.
Altıntaş, A., Yildiz-Tas, A., Yilmaz, S., Bayraktutar, B.N., Comert, M.C., Zimmermann, H., Brandt, A.U., Paul, F. and Sahin, A.
Multiple Sclerosis Journal Experimental Translational and Clinical 7 (1): 2055217321998060. 1 January 2021

2020

Cohort profile: a collaborative multicentre study of retinal optical coherence tomography in 539 patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (CROCTINO).
Specovius, S., Zimmermann, H.G., Oertel, F.C., Chien, C., Bereuter, C., Cook, L.J., Lana Peixoto, M.A., Fontenelle, M.A., Kim, H.J., Hyun, J.W., Jung, S.K., Palace, J., Roca-Fernandez, A., Diaz, A.R., Leite, M.I., Sharma, S.M., Ashtari, F., Kafieh, R., Dehghani, A., Pourazizi, M., Pandit, L., Dcunha, A., Aktas, O., Ringelstein, M., Albrecht, P., May, E., Tongco, C., Leocani, L., Pisa, M., Radaelli, M., Martinez-Lapiscina, E.H., Stiebel-Kalish, H., Hellmann, M., Lotan, I., Siritho, S., de Seze, J., Senger, T., Havla, J., Marignier, R., Tilikete, C., Cobo Calvo, A., Bichuetti, D.B., Tavares, I.M., Asgari, N., Soelberg, K., Altintas, A., Yildirim, R., Tanriverdi, U., Jacob, A., Huda, S., Rimler, Z., Reid, A., Mao-Draayer, Y., de Castillo, I.S., Yeaman, M.R., Smith, T.J., Brandt, A.U. and Paul, F.
BMJ Open 10 (10): e035397. 29 October 2020

Visual system damage and network maladaptation are associated with cognitive performance in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders.
Chavarro, V.S., Bellmann-Strobl, J., Zimmermann, H.G., Scheel, M., Chien, C., Oertel, F.C., Weygandt, M., Ruprecht, K., Paul, F., Finke, C. and Brandt, A.U.
Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders 45 : 102406. October 2020

Altered fovea in AQP4-IgG-seropositive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders.
Motamedi, S., Oertel, F.C., Yadav, S.K., Kadas, E.M., Weise, M., Havla, J., Ringelstein, M., Aktas, O., Albrecht, P., Ruprecht, K., Bellmann-Strobl, J., Zimmermann, H.G., Paul, F. and Brandt, A.U.
Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation 7 (5): e805. September 2020

Optic chiasm measurements may be useful markers of anterior optic pathway degeneration in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders.
Juenger, V., Cooper, G., Chien, C., Chikermane, M., Oertel, F.C., Zimmermann, H., Ruprecht, K., Jarius, S., Siebert, N., Kuchling, J., Papadopoulou, A., Asseyer, S., Bellmann-Strobl, J., Paul, F., Brandt, A.U. and Scheel, M.
European Radiology 30 (9): 5048-5058. September 2020

Investigation of visual system involvement in spinocerebellar ataxia type 14.
Ihl, T., Kadas, E.M., Oberwahrenbrock, T., Endres, M., Klockgether, T., Schroeter, J., Brandt, A.U., Paul, F., Minnerop, M., Doss, S., Schmitz-Hübsch, T. and Zimmermann, H.G.
Cerebellum 19 (4): 469-482. August 2020

Functionally relevant maculopathy and optic atrophy in spinocerebellar ataxia type 1.
Oertel, F.C., Zeitz, O., Rönnefarth, M., Bereuter, C., Motamedi, S., Zimmermann, H.G., Kuchling, J., Grosch, A.S., Doss, S., Browne, A., Paul, F., Schmitz-Hübsch, T. and Brandt, A.U.
Movement Disorders Clinical Practice 7 (5): 502-508. July 2020

Protective effects of 4-aminopyridine in experimental optic neuritis and multiple sclerosis.
Dietrich, M., Koska, V., Hecker, C., Göttle, P., Hilla, A.M., Heskamp, A., Lepka, K., Issberner, A., Hallenberger, A., Baksmeier, C., Steckel, J., Balk, L., Knier, B., Korn, T., Havla, J., Martínez-Lapiscina, E.H., Solà-Valls, N., Manogaran, P., Olbert, E.D., Schippling, S., Cruz-Herranz, A., Yiu, H., Button, J., Caldito, N.G., von Gall, C., Mausberg, A.K., Stettner, M., Zimmermann, H.G., Paul, F., Brandt, A.U., Küry, P., Goebels, N., Aktas, O., Berndt, C., Saidha, S., Green, A.J., Calabresi, P.A., Fischer, D., Hartung, H.P. and Albrecht, P.
Brain 143 (4): 1127-1142. April 2020

Fingolimod after a first unilateral episode of acute optic neuritis (MOVING) - preliminary results from a randomized, rater-blind, active-controlled, phase 2 trial.
Albert, C., Mikolajczak, J., Liekfeld, A., Piper, S.K., Scheel, M., Zimmermann, H.G., Nowak, C., Dörr, J., Bellmann-Strobl, J., Chien, C., Brandt, A.U., Paul, F. and Hoffmann, O.
BMC Neurology 20 (1): 75. 3 March 2020

Understanding neurodegenerative changes of the afferent visual pathway in MS.
Zimmermann, H.G. and Oertel, F.C.
Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation 7 (2): e667. March 2020

Longitudinal optic neuritis-unrelated visual evoked potential changes in NMO spectrum disorders.
Ringelstein, M., Harmel, J., Zimmermann, H., Brandt, A.U., Paul, F., Haarmann, A., Buttmann, M., Hümmert, M.W., Trebst, C., Schroeder, C., Ayzenberg, I., Kleiter, I., Hellwig, K., Havla, J., Kümpfel, T., Jarius, S., Wildemann, B., Rommer, P., Weber, M.S., Pellkofer, H., Röpke, L., Geis, C., Retzlaff, N., Zettl, U., Deppe, M., Klotz, L., Young, K., Stellmann, J.P., Kaste, M., Kermer, P., Marouf, W., Lauda, F., Tumani, H., Graf, J., Klistorner, A., Hartung, H.P., Aktas, O. and Albrecht, P.
Neurology 94 (4): e407-e418. 28 January 2020

2019

Normative data and minimally detectable change for inner retinal layer thicknesses using a semi-automated OCT image segmentation pipeline.
Motamedi, S., Gawlik, K., Ayadi, N., Zimmermann, H.G., Asseyer, S., Bereuter, C., Mikolajczak, J., Paul, F., Kadas, E.M. and Brandt, A.U.
Frontiers in Neurology 10 : 1117. November 2019

Imaging markers of disability in aquaporin-4 immunoglobulin G seropositive neuromyelitis optica: a graph theory study.
Chien, C., Oertel, F.C., Siebert, N., Zimmermann, H., Asseyer, S., Kuchling, J., Scheel, M., Ruprecht, K., Bellmann-Strobl, J., Paul, F. and Brandt, A.U.
Brain Communications 1 (1): fcz026. 16 October 2019

Attack-related damage of thalamic nuclei in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders.
Papadopoulou, A., Oertel, F.C., Gaetano, L., Kuchling, J., Zimmermann, H., Chien, C., Siebert, N., Asseyer, S., Bellmann-Strobl, J., Ruprecht, K., Chakravarty, M.M., Scheel, M., Magon, S., Wuerfel, J., Paul, F. and Brandt, A.U.
Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 90 (10): 1156-1164. October 2019

Optical coherence tomography in myelin-oligodendrocyte-glycoprotein antibody-seropositive patients: a longitudinal study.
Oertel, F.C., Outteryck, O., Knier, B., Zimmermann, H., Borisow, N., Bellmann-Strobl, J., Blaschek, A., Jarius, S., Reindl, M., Ruprecht, K., Meinl, E., Hohlfeld, R., Paul, F., Brandt, A.U., Kümpfel, T. and Havla, J.
Journal of Neuroinflammation 16 (1): 154. 25 July 2019

Retinal inner nuclear layer volume reflects inflammatory disease activity in multiple sclerosis; a longitudinal OCT study.
Balk, L.J., Coric, D., Knier, B., Zimmermann, H.G., Behbehani, R., Alroughani, R., Martinez-Lapiscina, E.H., Brandt, A.U., Sánchez-Dalmau, B., Vidal-Jordana, A., Albrecht, P., Koska, V., Havla, J., Pisa, M., Nolan, R.C., Leocani, L., Paul, F., Aktas, O., Montalban, X., Balcer, L.J., Villoslada, P., Outteryck, O., Korn, T. and Petzold, A.
Multiple Sclerosis Journal Experimental Translational and Clinical 5 (3): 2055217319871582. 1 July 2019

Optimal intereye difference thresholds by optical coherence tomography in multiple sclerosis: an international study.
Nolan, R.C., Liu, M., Akhand, O., Calabresi, P.A., Paul, F., Petzold, A., Balk, L., Brandt, A.U., Martínez-Lapiscina, E.H., Saidha, S., Villoslada, P., Abu Al-Hassan, A., Behbehani, R., Frohman, E.M., Frohman, T., Havla, J., Hemmer, B., Jiang, H., Knier, B., Korn, T., Leocani, L., Papadopoulou, A., Pisa, M., Zimmermann, H., Galetta, S.L. and Balcer, L.J.
Annals of Neurology 85 (5): 618-629. May 2019

Vision and vision-related measures in progressive multiple sclerosis.
Backner, Y., Petrou, P., Glick-Shames, H., Raz, N., Zimmermann, H., Jost, R., Scheel, M., Paul, F., Karussis, D. and Levin, N.
Frontiers in Neurology 10 : 455. May 2019

Automatic quality evaluation as assessment standard for optical coherence tomography.
Kauer, J., Gawlik, K., Zimmermann, H.G., Kadas, E.M., Bereuter, C., Paul, F., Brandt, A.U., Hausser, F. and Beckers, I.
In: SPIE BiOS 2019, 2-7 Feb 2019, San Francisco, United States. 26 February 2019

Novel uses of retinal imaging with optical coherence tomography in multiple sclerosis.
Oertel, F.C., Zimmermann, H.G., Brandt, A.U. and Paul, F.
Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics 19 (1): 31-43. 2 January 2019

2018

Optical coherence tomography in acute optic neuritis: a population-based study.
Soelberg, K., Specovius, S., Zimmermann, H.G., Grauslund, J., Mehlsen, J.J., Olesen, C., Neve, A.S.B., Paul, F., Brandt, A.U. and Asgari, N.
Acta Neurologica Scandinavica 138 (6): 566-573. December 2018

Retinal ganglion cell loss in neuromyelitis optica: a longitudinal study.
Oertel, F.C., Havla, J., Roca-Fernández, A., Lizak, N., Zimmermann, H., Motamedi, S., Borisow, N., White, O.B., Bellmann-Strobl, J., Albrecht, P., Ruprecht, K., Jarius, S., Palace, J., Leite, M.I., Kuempfel, T., Paul, F. and Brandt, A.U.
Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 89 (12): 1259-1265. December 2018

Optische Kohärenztomografie bei Erkrankungen des zentralen Nervensystems [Optical coherence tomography in disorders of the central nervous system].
Papadopoulou, A., Oertel, F.C., Zimmermann, H., Zeitz, O., Brandt, A.U. and Paul, F.
Klinische Monatsblaetter fuer Augenheilkunde 235 (11): 1242-1258. 20 November 2018

Temporal visual resolution and disease severity in MS.
Ayadi, N., Dörr, J., Motamedi, S., Gawlik, K., Bellmann-Strobl, J., Mikolajczak, J., Brandt, A.U., Zimmermann, H. and Paul, F.
Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation 5 (5): e492. 1 September 2018

Association of retinal ganglion cell layer thickness with future disease activity in patients with clinically isolated syndrome.
Zimmermann, H.G., Knier, B., Oberwahrenbrock, T., Behrens, J., Pfuhl, C., Aly, L., Kaminski, M., Hoshi, M.M., Specovius, S., Giess, R.M., Scheel, M., Mühlau, M., Bellmann-Strobl, J., Ruprecht, K., Hemmer, B., Korn, T., Paul, F. and Brandt, A.U.
JAMA Neurology 75 (9): 1071-1079. September 2018

Frequent retinal ganglion cell damage after acute optic neuritis.
Brandt, A.U., Specovius, S., Oberwahrenbrock, T., Zimmermann, H.G., Paul, F. and Costello, F.
Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders 22 : 141-147. May 2018

Anatomical wiring and functional networking changes in the visual system following optic neuritis.
Backner, Y., Kuchling, J., Massarwa, S., Oberwahrenbrock, T., Finke, C., Bellmann-Strobl, J., Ruprecht, K., Brandt, A.U., Zimmermann, H., Raz, N., Paul, F. and Levin, N.
JAMA Neurology 75 (3): 287-295. March 2018

Association of visual impairment in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder with visual network reorganization.
Finke, C., Zimmermann, H., Pache, F., Oertel, F.C., Chavarro, V.S., Kramarenko, Y., Bellmann-Strobl, J., Ruprecht, K., Brandt, A.U. and Paul, F.
JAMA Neurology 75 (3): 296-303. March 2018

Optical coherence tomography in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders: potential advantages for individualized monitoring of progression and therapy.
Oertel, F.C., Zimmermann, H., Paul, F. and Brandt, A.U.
EPMA Journal 9 (1): 21-33. March 2018

Self-perception and determinants of color vision in Parkinson's disease.
Brandt, A.U., Zimmermann, H.G., Oberwahrenbrock, T., Isensee, J., Müller, T. and Paul, F.
Journal of Neural Transmission 125 (2): 145-152. February 2018

2017

Patients with multiple sclerosis demonstrate reduced subbasal corneal nerve fibre density.
Mikolajczak, J., Zimmermann, H., Kheirkhah, A., Kadas, E.M., Oberwahrenbrock, T., Muller, R., Ren, A., Kuchling, J., Dietze, H., Prüss, H., Paul, F., Hamrah, P. and Brandt, A.U.
Multiple Sclerosis Journal 23 (14): 1847-1853. 1 December 2017

Optische Kohaerenztomografie in der Neurologie: Methodik und Anwendung in Forschung und Klinik [Optical coherence tomography in neurology: method and application in research and clinical routine].
Zimmermann, H.G., Brandt, A.U. and Paul, F.
Klinische Neurophysiologie 48 (4): 211-225. December 2017

Optische Kohaerenztomographie bei Neuromyelitis optica-Spektrum-Erkrankungen [Optical coherence tomography in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders].
Oertel, F.C., Zimmermann, H., Brandt, A.U. and Paul, F.
Nervenarzt 88 (12): 1411-1420. December 2017

Synergistic strategy for multicolor two-photon microscopy: application to the analysis of germinal center reactions in vivo.
Rakhymzhan, A., Leben, R., Zimmermann, H., Günther, R., Mex, P., Reismann, D., Ulbricht, C., Acs, A., Brandt, A.U., Lindquist, R.L., Winkler, T.H., Hauser, A.E. and Niesner, R.A.
Scientific Reports 7 (1): 7101. 2 August 2017

Contribution of blood vessels to retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in NMOSD.
Oertel, F.C., Zimmermann, H., Mikolajczak, J., Weinhold, M., Kadas, E.M., Oberwahrenbrock, T., Pache, F., Bellmann-Strobl, J., Ruprecht, K., Paul, F. and Brandt, A.U.
Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation 4 (3): e338. May 2017

Microstructural visual system changes in AQP4-antibody-seropositive NMOSD.
Oertel, F.C., Kuchling, J., Zimmermann, H., Chien, C., Schmidt, F., Knier, B., Bellmann-Strobl, J., Korn, T., Scheel, M., Klistorner, A., Ruprecht, K., Paul, F. and Brandt, A.U.
Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation 4 (3): e334. May 2017

Severe structural and functional visual system damage leads to profound loss of Vision-related quality of life in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders.
Schmidt, F., Zimmermann, H., Mikolajczak, J., Oertel, F.C., Pache, F., Weinhold, M., Schinzel, J., Bellmann-Strobl, J., Ruprecht, K., Paul, F. and Brandt, A.U.
Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders 11 : 45-50. January 2017

Untersuchungen des visuellen Systems in der Neurologie: aktuelle Forschung und klinische Relevanz [Investigation of the visual system in neurology: Current research and clinical relevance].
Brandt, A., Zimmermann, H., Scheel, M., Finke, C., Albrecht, P. and Paul, F.
Aktuelle Neurologie 44 (1): 27-45. 2017

2016

Longitudinal intravital imaging of the retina reveals long-term dynamics of immune infiltration and its effects on the glial network in experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis, without evident signs of neuronal dysfunction in the ganglion cell layer.
Bremer, D., Pache, F., Guenther, R., Hornow, J., Andresen, V., Leben, R., Mothes, R., Zimmermann, H., Brandt, A.U., Paul, F., Hauser, A.E., Radbruch, H. and Niesner, R.
Frontiers in Immunology 7 : 642. 23 December 2016

Brain parenchymal damage in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder - a multimodal MRI study.
Pache, F., Zimmermann, H., Finke, C., Lacheta, A., Papazoglou, S., Kuchling, J., Wuerfel, J., Hamm, B., Ruprecht, K., Paul, F., Brandt, A.U. and Scheel, M.
European Radiology 26 (12): 4413-4422. December 2016

Retinal imaging and axonal degeneration in later onset multiple sclerosis.
Huhn, K., Laemmer, R., Zimmermann, H., Lämmer, A., Waschbisch, A., Utz, K., Gieß, R.M., Paul, F., Linker, R.A. and Lee, D.H.
Journal of the Neurological Sciences 370 : 1-6. 15 November 2016

MOG-IgG in NMO and related disorders: a multicenter study of 50 patients. Part 3: Brainstem involvement - frequency, presentation and outcome.
Jarius, S., Kleiter, I., Ruprecht, K., Asgari, N., Pitarokoili, K., Borisow, N., Hümmert, M.W., Trebst, C., Pache, F., Winkelmann, A., Beume, L.A., Ringelstein, M., Stich, O., Aktas, O., Korporal-Kuhnke, M., Schwarz, A., Lukas, C., Haas, J., Fechner, K., Buttmann, M., Bellmann-Strobl, J., Zimmermann, H., Brandt, A.U., Franciotta, D., Schanda, K., Paul, F., Reindl, M. and Wildemann, B.
Journal of Neuroinflammation 13 (1): 281. 1 November 2016

MOG-IgG in NMO and related disorders: a multicenter study of 50 patients. Part 4: Afferent visual system damage after optic neuritis in MOG-IgG-seropositive versus AQP4-IgG-seropositive patients.
Pache, F., Zimmermann, H., Mikolajczak, J., Schumacher, S., Lacheta, A., Oertel, F.C., Bellmann-Strobl, J., Jarius, S., Wildemann, B., Reindl, M., Waldman, A., Soelberg, K., Asgari, N., Ringelstein, M., Aktas, O., Gross, N., Buttmann, Ma., Ach, T., Ruprecht, K., Paul, F. and Brandt, A.U.
Journal of Neuroinflammation 13 (1): 282. 1 November 2016

MOG-IgG in NMO and related disorders: a multicenter study of 50 patients. Part 2: Epidemiology, clinical presentation, radiological and laboratory features, treatment responses, and long-term outcome.
Jarius, S., Ruprecht, K., Kleiter, I., Borisow, N., Asgari, N., Pitarokoili, K., Pache, F., Stich, O., Beume, L.A., Hümmert, M.W., Ringelstein, M., Trebst, C., Winkelmann, A., Schwarz, A., Buttmann, M., Zimmermann, H., Kuchling, J., Franciotta, D., Capobianco, M., Siebert, E., Lukas, C., Korporal-Kuhnke, M., Haas, J., Fechner, K., Brandt, A.U., Schanda, K., Aktas, O., Paul, F., Reindl, M. and Wildemann, B.
Journal of Neuroinflammation 13 (1): 280. 28 October 2016

Afferent visual pathway affection in patients with PMP22 deletion-related hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies.
Brandt, A.U., Meinert-Bohn, E., Rinnenthal, J., Zimmermann, H., Mikolajczak, J., Oberwahrenbrock, T., Papazoglou, S., Pfüller, C.F., Schinzel, J., Tackenberg, B., Paul, F., Hahn, K. and Bellmann-Strobl, J.
PLoS ONE 11 (10): e0164617. 17 October 2016

MOG-IgG in NMO and related disorders: a multicenter study of 50 patients. Part 1: Frequency, syndrome specificity, influence of disease activity, long-term course, association with AQP4-IgG, and origin.
Jarius, S., Ruprecht, K., Kleiter, I., Borisow, N., Asgari, N., Pitarokoili, K., Pache, F., Stich, O., Beume, L.A., Hümmert, M.W., Trebst, C., Ringelstein, M., Aktas, O., Winkelmann, A., Buttmann, M., Schwarz, A., Zimmermann, H., Brandt, A.U., Franciotta, D., Capobianco, M., Kuchling, J., Haas, J., Korporal-Kuhnke, M., Lillevang, S.T., Fechner, K., Schanda, K., Paul, F., Wildemann, B. and Reindl, M.
Journal of Neuroinflammation 13 (1): 279. 26 September 2016

Visual dysfunction, but not retinal thinning, following anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis.
Brandt, A.U., Oberwahrenbrock, T., Mikolajczak, J., Zimmermann, H., Prüss, H., Paul, F. and Finke, C.
Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation 3 (2): e198. April 2016

2015

Temporal retinal nerve fibre layer thinning in cluster headache patients detected by optical coherence tomography.
Ewering, C., Haşal, N., Alten, F., Clemens, C.R., Eter, N., Oberwahrenbrock, T., Kadas, E.M., Zimmermann, H., Brandt, A.U., Osada, N., Paul, F. and Marziniak, M.
Cephalalgia 35 (11): 946-958. October 2015

Reliability of intra-retinal layer thickness estimates.
Oberwahrenbrock, T., Weinhold, M., Mikolajczak, J., Zimmermann, H., Paul, F., Beckers, I. and Brandt, A.U.
PLoS ONE 10 (9): e0137316. 8 September 2015

Comparison of standard versus wide-field composite images of the corneal subbasal layer by In vivo confocal microscopy.
Kheirkhah, A., Muller, R., Mikolajczak, J., Ren, A., Kadas, E.M., Zimmermann, H., Pruess, H., Paul, F., Brandt, A.U. and Hamrah, P.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 56 (10): 5801-5807. 1 September 2015

Neuromyelitis optica and multiple sclerosis: Seeing differences through optical coherence tomography.
Bennett, J.L., de Seze, J., Lana-Peixoto, M., Palace, J., Waldman, A., Schippling, S., Tenembaum, S., Banwell, B., Greenberg, B., Levy, M., Fujihara, K., Chan, K.H., Kim, H.J., Asgari, N., Sato, D.K., Saiz, A., Wuerfel, J., Zimmermann, H., Green, A., Villoslada, P. and Paul, F.
Multiple Sclerosis Journal 21 (6): 678-688. May 2015

Optic radiation damage in multiple sclerosis is associated with visual dysfunction and retinal thinning - an ultrahigh-field MR pilot study.
Sinnecker, T., Oberwahrenbrock, T., Metz, I., Zimmermann, H., Pfueller, C.F., Harms, L., Ruprecht, K., Ramien, C., Hahn, K., Brück, W., Niendorf, T., Paul, F., Brandt, A.U., Dörr, J. and Wuerfel, J.
European Radiology 25 (1): 122-131. January 2015

No evidence for retinal damage evolving from reduced retinal blood flow in carotid artery disease.
Heßler, H., Zimmermann, H., Oberwahrenbrock, T., Kadas, E.M., Mikolajczak, J., Brandt, A.U., Kauert, A., Paul, F. and Schreiber, S.J.
BioMed Research International 2015 : 604028. 2015

2014

Photoreceptor layer thinning in idiopathic Parkinson's disease.
Roth, N.M., Saidha, S., Zimmermann, H., Brandt, A.U., Isensee, J., Benkhellouf-Rutkowska, A., Dornauer, M., Kühn, A.A., Mueller, T., Calabresi, P.A. and Paul, F.
Movement Disorders 29 (9): 1163-1170. August 2014

Effects of deep repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on brain-derived neurotrophic factor serum concentration in healthy volunteers.
Gaede, G., Hellweg, R., Zimmermann, H., Brandt, A.U., Dörr, J., Bellmann-Strobl, J., Zangen, A., Paul, F. and Pfueller, C.F.
Neuropsychobiology 69 (2): 112-119. April 2014

Relations of low contrast visual acuity, quality of life and multiple sclerosis functional composite: a cross-sectional analysis.
Schinzel, J., Zimmermann, H., Paul, F., Ruprecht, K., Hahn, K., Brandt, A.U. and Dörr, J.
BMC Neurology 14 : 31. 20 February 2014

2013

Low contrast visual acuity testing is associated with cognitive performance in multiple sclerosis: a cross-sectional pilot study.
Wieder, L., Gäde, G., Pech, L.M., Zimmermann, H., Wernecke, K.D., Dörr, J.M., Bellmann-Strobl, J., Paul, F. and Brandt, A.U.
BMC Neurology 13 : 167. 8 November 2013

Optic neuritis is associated with inner nuclear layer thickening and microcystic macular edema independently of multiple sclerosis.
Kaufhold, F., Zimmermann, H., Schneider, E., Ruprecht, K., Paul, F., Oberwahrenbrock, T. and Brandt, A.U.
PLoS ONE 8 (8): e71145. 6 August 2013

Optical coherence tomography does not support optic nerve involvement in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Roth, N.M., Saidha, S., Zimmermann, H., Brandt, A.U., Oberwahrenbrock, T., Maragakis, N.J., Tumani, H., Ludolph, A.C., Meyer, T., Calabresi, P.A. and Paul, F.
European Journal of Neurology 20 (8): 1170-1176. August 2013

Optical coherence tomography reveals distinct patterns of retinal damage in neuromyelitis optica and multiple sclerosis.
Schneider, E., Zimmermann, H., Oberwahrenbrock, T., Kaufhold, F., Kadas, E.M., Petzold, A., Bilger, F., Borisow, N., Jarius, S., Wildemann, B., Ruprecht, K., Brandt, A.U. and Paul, F.
PLoS ONE 8 (6): e66151. 21 June 2013

Optic neuritis interferes with optical coherence tomography and magnetic resonance imaging correlations.
Zimmermann, H., Freing, A., Kaufhold, F., Gaede, G., Bohn, E., Bock, M., Oberwahrenbrock, T., Young, K.L., Dörr, J., Wuerfel, J.T., Schippling, S., Paul, F. and Brandt, A.U.
Multiple Sclerosis Journal 19 (4): 443-450. April 2013

2012

Retinal damage in multiple sclerosis disease subtypes measured by high-resolution optical coherence tomography.
Oberwahrenbrock, T., Schippling, S., Ringelstein, M., Kaufhold, F., Zimmermann, H., Keser, N., Young, K.L., Harmel, J., Hartung, H.P., Martin, R., Paul, F., Aktas, O. and Brandt, A.U.
Multiple Sclerosis International 2012 : 530305. 25 July 2012

Patterns of retinal damage facilitate differential diagnosis between susac syndrome and MS.
Brandt, A.U., Zimmermann, H., Kaufhold, F., Promesberger, J., Schippling, S., Finis, D., Aktas, O., Geis, C., Ringelstein, M., Ringelstein, E.B., Hartung, H.P., Paul, F., Kleffner, I. and Doerr, J.
PLoS ONE 7 (6): e38741. 11 June 2012

Optic nerve head quantification in idiopathic intracranial hypertension by spectral domain OCT.
Kaufhold, F., Kadas, E.M., Schmidt, C., Kunte, H., Hoffmann, J., Zimmermann, H., Oberwahrenbrock, T., Harms, L., Polthier, K., Brandt, A.U. and Paul, F.
PLoS ONE 7 (5): e36965. 15 May 2012

Impairment of contrast visual acuity as a functional correlate of retinal nerve fibre layer thinning and total macular volume reduction in multiple sclerosis.
Bock, M., Brandt, A.U., Kuchenbecker, J., Doerr, J., Pfueller, C.F., Weinges-Evers, N., Gaede, G., Zimmermann, H., Bellmann-Strobl, J., Ohlraun, S., Zipp, F. and Paul, F.
British Journal of Ophthalmology 96 (1): 62-67. January 2012

2011

Temporal retinal nerve fiber loss in patients with spinocerebellar ataxia type 1.
Stricker, S., Oberwahrenbrock, T., Zimmermann, H., Schroeter, J., Endres, M., Brandt, A.U. and Paul, F.
PLoS ONE 6 (7): e23024. 29 July 2011