Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf

2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Neuroscience

Using Optical Coherence Tomography and Optokinetic Response As Structural and Functional Visual System Readouts in Mice and Rats

Michael Dietrich¹, Christina Hecker¹, Alexander Hilla², Andrés Cruz-Herranz³, Hans-Peter Hartung¹, Dietmar Fischer², Ari Green³, Philipp Albrecht¹

¹Department of Neurology, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, ²Department of Cell Physiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr-University Bochum, ³Division of Neuroinflammation and Glial Biology, Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco

A detailed protocol for the assessment of structural and visual readouts in rodents by optical coherence tomography and optokinetic response is presented. The results provide valuable insights for ophthalmologic as well as neurologic research.

Neuroscience

Transcranial Pulse Stimulation for Alzheimer's Patients

Celine Cont^1,2,3, Barbara S. Reinboth², Carolin Schütz^1,3, Nathalie Stute¹, Anastasia Galli^1,3, Christina Schulte¹, Lars Wojtecki^1,2,3

¹Department of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, Hospital Zum Heiligen Geist, Academic Teaching Hospital of the Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, ²Institute of Clinical Neuroscience and Medical Psychology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, ³Neurologische Praxis am Neurozentrum Kempen, Prof. Dr. med. Lars Wojtecki

This article describes the procedure of transcranial pulse stimulation in patients with Alzheimer's disease. It discusses the indications, methodology, and future prospects in detail.