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Nervous system dysfunction

Description

Nervous system is the entire nerve apparatus, composed of a central part, the brain and spinal cord, and a peripheral part, the cranial and spinal nerves, autonomic ganglia, and plexuses. Diseases of the nervous system include diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system. This includes disorders of the brain, spinal cord, cranial nerves, peripheral nerves, nerve roots, autonomic nervous system, neuromuscular junction, and muscle. Description adapted from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68009420 and https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68009422).

Research projects
15
Research types
12
Research networks
6
Working groups
10
People
59
Publications
19
Event items
4

Research projects

Application of Direct Current Transcranial Stimulation, Remotely Supervised in Chronic Fatigue (ACTIVATE)
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Berthold Langguth
Organisations:
University of Regensburg
Research period:
2023-03
to 2025-01
Research types:
Clinical research
Research areas:
Nervous system dysfunction
Brain changes in ME/CFS: Focus on the stress and immune system
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Netherlands
Principal investigator:
Inge Huitinga
Organisations:
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam), Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN), University of Amsterdam
Research period:
2023-01
to 2027-12
Research types:
Basic research
Research areas:
Nervous system dysfunction
Characterisation of brain function and vascular pathology with a focus on autonomic dysfunctions during sleep
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Robert Goeder
Organisations:
University Clinic Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH) - Kiel
Research period:
2024-11
to 2027-11
Research types:
Clinical research
Research areas:
Nervous system dysfunction, Cardiovascular system dysfunction
Clinical characterisation, integrative morphological and functional studies of organ perfusion and biomarkers in patients with ME/CFS
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Wolfram Doehner
Organisations:
Charité – University Medicine Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health at Charité (BIH)
Research period:
2024-11
to 2027-11
Research types:
Basic research, Clinical research
Research areas:
Musculoskeletal system dysfunction, Nervous system dysfunction, Nutritional and metabolic system dysfunction, Cardiovascular system dysfunction
Converging neurobiological and immune pathways in ME/CFS and post-infectious fatigue syndromes (PIFS)
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Netherlands
Principal investigator:
Ruud Raijmakers
Organisations:
Radboud University Medical Centre (Radboud UMC)
Research period:
2023-01
to 2027-12
Research types:
Epidemiological research
Research areas:
Immune system dysfunction, Nervous system dysfunction, Nutritional and metabolic system dysfunction, Endocrine system dysfunction, General
Harmonised clinical phenotyping and biological signatures
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Martina Seifert
Organisations:
Charité – University Medicine Berlin
Research period:
2024-11
to 2027-11
Research types:
Basic research, Clinical research
Research areas:
Nervous system dysfunction, Cardiovascular system dysfunction, General
Hyperbaric High Pressure Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) in Post-COVID Syndrome and ME/​CFS
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Carmen Scheibenbogen
Organisations:
Charité – University Medicine Berlin
Research period:
2023-07
to 2025-08
Research types:
Clinical research
Research areas:
Nervous system dysfunction, Cardiovascular system dysfunction
Immune profiling and blood morphology analyses
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Christian Puta
Organisations:
University Clinic Jena, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Research period:
2024-11
to 2027-11
Research types:
Clinical research
Research areas:
Immune system dysfunction, Musculoskeletal system dysfunction, Nervous system dysfunction
Investigating Cerebral Oxygen Metabolism Dysfunction as a pathomechanism of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Austria
Principal investigator:
Lucas Haider
Organisations:
Medical University of Vienna
Research period:
2025-01
to 2026-02
Research types:
Clinical research
Research areas:
Nervous system dysfunction, Cardiovascular system dysfunction
Methylprednisolone in Patients With Cognitive Deficits in Post-COVID-19 Syndrome (PCS) (PoCoVIT)
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Christiana Franke
Organisations:
Charité – University Medicine Berlin
Research period:
2023-10
to 2025-03
Research types:
Clinical research
Research areas:
Immune system dysfunction, Nervous system dysfunction
Mobile sleep studies in adolescents
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Insa Wolf
Organisations:
Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology (IDMT)
Research period:
2024-11
to 2027-11
Research types:
Clinical research
Research areas:
Nervous system dysfunction, Cardiovascular system dysfunction
Multimodal characterisation of brain function and blood flow, neuronal metabolism and genetic risk structure
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Claudia Schilling
Organisations:
Central Institute of Mental Health (CIMH)
Research period:
2024-11
to 2027-11
Research types:
Clinical research
Research areas:
Nervous system dysfunction, Cardiovascular system dysfunction
POTS-CFS Study: Orthostatic Intolerance in the Context of Pediatric ME/​CFS (POTS-CFS)
Project status:
Completed
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Uta Behrends
Organisations:
University Clinic Aachen, University Hospital rechts der Isar (MRI TUM), Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Research period:
2021-12
to 2022-11
Research types:
Epidemiological research
Research areas:
Nervous system dysfunction, Cardiovascular system dysfunction
Post-exertional malaise: a starting point to study and understand ME/CFS
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Netherlands
Principal investigator:
C.A.T. (Inge) Zijdewind
Organisations:
University of Groningen
Research period:
2023-01
to 2027-12
Research types:
Clinical research
Research areas:
Musculoskeletal system dysfunction, Nervous system dysfunction, Nutritional and metabolic system dysfunction, Cardiovascular system dysfunction
Structural and Functional MRI Studies and Accompanying Arterial Spin Labeling (ASL)
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Carsten Finke
Organisations:
Charité – University Medicine Berlin, Berlin School of Mind and Brain, Max Delbrück Center (MDC)
Research period:
2022-10
to not available
Research types:
Clinical research
Research areas:
Nervous system dysfunction, Cardiovascular system dysfunction

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