Birgit Westermann
University Hospital of Basel
24 Papers
173 Citations
Birgit Westermann is an academic researcher from University Hospital of Basel. The author has contributed to research in topics: Patient registration & Laughter. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 22 publications. Previous affiliations of Birgit Westermann include University of Basel.
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Papers
Olfactory Impairment Predicts Brain Atrophy in Parkinson's Disease
Elise Wattendorf,Antje Welge-Lüssen,Klaus Fiedler,Deniz Bilecen,Markus Wolfensberger,Peter Fuhr,Thomas Hummel,Birgit Westermann +7 more
TL;DR: Olfactory-correlated atrophy in these brain regions is consistent with the assumption that olfactory impairment as an early symptom of PD is likely to be associated with extranigral pathology.
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Patent
A method and apparatus for recording a three-dimensional image of a body part
Birgit Westermann,Rolf Hauser +1 more
- 27 Sep 1997
TL;DR: In this article, the position of the patient's head is continuously measured and recorded using a reference device mounted on the teeth of the upper jaw of a patient's upper upper jaw.
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Exploration of the Neural Correlates of Ticklish Laughter by Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
TL;DR: It is indicated that hypothalamic activity plays a crucial role in evoking ticklish laughter in healthy individuals and a comparison of the findings with published data relating to humorous laughter revealed the involvement of a common set of subcortical centers.
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Olfactory-induced brain activity in Parkinson's disease relates to the expression of event-related potentials: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study.
Antje Welge-Lüssen,Elise Wattendorf,U. Schwerdtfeger,Peter Fuhr,Deniz Bilecen,Thomas Hummel,Birgit Westermann +6 more
TL;DR: The relationship between the expression of olfactory ERPs and cortical activation patterns seen during Olfactory stimulation in fMRI in IPD patients supports the idea that ERPs are a sensitive marker of neurodegeneration in olf factory regions.
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The course of olfactory deficits in patients with Parkinson's disease—A study based on psychophysical and electrophysiological measures
TL;DR: Overall, mean olfactory function decreased, although improvements were observed at the individual level, and electrophysiological measures showed a pattern of fluctuation in OERPs comparable to that of the psychophysical results.
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