Heiko Braak
Universität Ulm
Heiko Braak is a German anatomist at the Clinical Neuroanatomy Section, Department of Neurology, Center for Biomedical Research, University of Ulm, Germany. He has received awards for his work on Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson’s disease. Braak and his colleagues described disease progression in terms of six different stages, each involving abnormal pathology in particular neurological structures. The type and severity of symptoms is correlated to progression through the Braak stages.
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Heiko Braak is a German anatomist at the Clinical Neuroanatomy Section, Department of Neurology, Center for Biomedical Research, University of Ulm, Germany. He has received awards for his work on Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson’s disease. Braak and his colleagues described disease progression in terms of six different stages, each involving abnormal pathology in particular neurological structures. The type and severity of symptoms is correlated to progression through the Braak stages.
Affiliation
Universität Ulm
Top Publications
- Neuropathological stageing of Alzheimer-related changes (1991) - 16,691 citations
- Staging of brain pathology related to sporadic Parkinson’s disease (2002) - 11,049 citations
- Phases of Aβ-deposition in the human brain and its relevance for the development of AD (2002) - 3,637 citations
- Staging of Alzheimer disease-associated neurofibrillary pathology using paraffin sections and immunocytochemistry (2006) - 3,361 citations
- Stages in the development of Parkinson’s disease-related pathology (2004) - 2,745 citations
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- Full name
- Heiko Braak
- ORCID
- 0000-0002-6776-1045
- OpenAlex ID
- https://openalex.org/A5016965073
Research interests
- Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, Medical and Biological Sciences
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- Neuropathological stageing of Alzheimer-related changes ↗1991 · Acta Neuropathologica16,691OpenAlex citations
- Staging of brain pathology related to sporadic Parkinson’s disease ↗2002 · Neurobiology of Aging11,049OpenAlex citations
- 3,637OpenAlex citations
- 3,361OpenAlex citations
- Stages in the development of Parkinson’s disease-related pathology ↗2004 · Cell and Tissue Research2,745OpenAlex citations
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- Neuropathological stageing of Alzheimer-related changes ↗1991 · Acta Neuropathologica
- Staging of brain pathology related to sporadic Parkinson’s disease ↗2002 · Neurobiology of Aging
- Stages in the development of Parkinson’s disease-related pathology ↗2004 · Cell and Tissue Research
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