V. Visser-Vandewalle
@VVV_Cologne
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Head of department of stereotactic and functional neurosurgery, dedicated to treating refractory movement, psychiatric and mental disorders
Uniklinik Koeln
Joined July 2012
Well done @pandradeDBS ! First cingulotomy at @UKKoeln for intractable pain. Very elegant and safe procedure, especially for patients in need of palliative care.
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In May Andreas Horn will join us in Cologne and found an Institute for Network Stimulation. We cannot wait to join forces!
Briefly breaking my twitter silence to mention that I am hiring, postdocs, PhDs and admin folks to found a new institute for network stimulation in Cologne, Germany! More info on the other platform: https://t.co/y0Pf2HFS7u Please RT for reach! 🙏🙏
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We did the first DBS with the SUSy frame. Several advantages, BUT, the coordinate system is peculiar. Instead of the zero in the middle (CRW), or at the upper right corner (Leksell), it is at the upper left corner, except for the arc, there zero is at the right 🤯 @inomedhealth
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Still time to register!! Join us, it will be super interesting and fun! See https://t.co/F7C7LkORep
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'Hello, my name is Tom Dufton and I have had Tourette Syndrome for 31 years.For me, life is good, and I enjoy every second of it, but this hasn't always been the case.' Read Tom's brilliant new blog, here: https://t.co/voERPWapN7
#TourettesHurts #TourettesAwareness #TS
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A touching story about a couple with Parkinson’s disease who underwent DBS on the same day by our outstanding team at @PDCMDC. The film also shows the dramatic benefits of DBS during the on-off demonstration. https://t.co/qwvpukzWog
@MichaelOkun @movedisorder @AlbertoEspay
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Allison Toepperwien and Steven Eury underwent deep brain stimulation. The couple demonstrates how quickly their tremors could return if they turn off their controller.
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Teamwork makes the dream work! First bilateral capsulotomy for OCD using the G4 RF Generator in Cologne. In collaboration with our psychiatric team, we performed a successful ablative procedure in a patient that was not candidate for DBS implants…
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No better place to discuss DBS-state-of-the-art than in my beloved Bruges! Great time with @ToddMHerrington, @marwanhariz1 and @FiorellaCont. A big thank you to @BrunoBergmans and team for the wonderful organization!
You can register now for our DBS Symposium March 9th in Bruges on https://t.co/xCQmRYEWrd or through the QR-code below. Keynotes by @FiorellaCont, @ToddMHerrington & Marwan Hariz. Panel discussion moderated by @santens1
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Weird, can't seem to find the brain/mind divide in this paper? Absolutely fascinating work 👏
Intrigued to discover more about how DBS reveals & therapeutically impacts on the dysfunctional circuits behind different brain disorders, from OCD to dystonia? 🪄🧠 So were we! Join us on this deep dive from core to cortex – now out @NatureNeuro: https://t.co/v2ADJ0IqBt A 🧵
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Spend more time mind-wandering!
After observing a similar habit among highly creative people (Einstein, Mozart, da Vinci, etc), the neuroscientist Dr. Nancy Andreasen designed a brain-imaging study to understand the neural basis of this habit. Essentially, these creative people all carved out time each day
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Finally, after waiting for a looong time, we could implant our first Percept RC today, the thinnest DBS IPG ever (happens to be the first implantation worldwide after Japan 😃). @Medtronic @pandradeDBS
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3 happy brain surgeons, 2 because of their successful first amSTN DBS for OCD, 1 (in the center: S. Chabardes) because he could pass on his experience to the German center participating in the #Eqoloc study @pandradeDBS @bostonsci @UKKoeln
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The Chancellery of the Prime Minister made this video @UKKoeln @UniCologne for King Filip and Queen Mathilde of Belgium to illustrate what the activities of Belgian scientists in Germany consist of. (Later I had to explain that I am a neurosurgeon and not a neurologist 😄)
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I was there on the 5th and very much enjoyed meeting many interesting people from other universities. Just was sorry that it was so difficult to recognize other Alumni from @ugent. Shall we next time try to make our alma mater more recognizable @rvdwalle ?
Morgen gaat het voor enkele dagen richting Berlijn en Dresden. Dus werd het een lees- en studeerweekend, een weekend van briefings en achtergrondinformatie doornemen. (1/2)
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I am shocked by the totally false message that is being spread here. The sentence grammatically does not make sense. Israeli doctors want to STOP the bombing! @HoebekePiet @vanranstmarc
Ook al zijn het er maar 100, dit is tegen alle principes waartoe een arts zich verbindt bij het uitspreken van de eed van Hippocrates. Intriest!
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I am very grateful, that we had the opportunity to present our data at the #ESSFN2023. It was an amazing congress. It was great to see old friends and meet many new ones. See you in Chicago! #functionalneurosurgerylab @UKKoeln @VVV_Cologne @pandradeDBS @VVV_Cologne @drmarquez94
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Forschungspreis für Dr. Pablo Andrade: Mit der Untersuchung von Gehirnproben von #Parkinson- und #Alzheimer-Patienten will Dr. Andrade Stoffwechselprozesse entschlüsseln, die mit schweren neurodegenerativen Erkrankungen in Verbindung stehen. Mehr lesen: https://t.co/1hvwZYjdO9
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This is incredible! Also releasing the data and code to the public! Take note! ⬇
Our new study is out today in Nature! We demonstrate a brain-computer interface that turns speech-related neural activity into text, enabling a person with paralysis to communicate at 62 words per minute - 3.4 times faster than prior work. 1/3 https://t.co/6pB7NLAqjG
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