Robert van Oostenbrugge

Professor

Robert van Oostenbrugge is Professor of Neurology, with a chair on Vascular Neurology, head of the Department of Neurology (UM); principal Investigator of CARIM and programme leader of Vascular Neurology / Stroke. Robert (R.J.) van Oostenbrugge; (born Havelte, 1965) obtained a MD at the Maastricht University in Maastricht (1990). He was registered as neurologist in 2000 and obtained a PhD in 1999 (University Maastricht, Maastricht). In 2013, he was appointed Professor of Neurology chair of the Department of Neurology at Maastricht University. He is member of the Centers of Excellence in Neurodegeneration initiative and of the JPND funded initiative HARNESS aiming to harmonise imaging standards in vascular dementia, member of the board of the Dutch Section of Vascular Neurology.

Department of Neurology
P. Debyelaan 25, 6229 HX Maastricht 
PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht
T: +31 (0)43 387 70 58

 

  • 2024
    • Ceulemans, A., Spronk, H. M. H., Ten Cate, H., van Zwam, W. H., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., & Nagy, M. (2024). Current and potentially novel antithrombotic treatment in acute ischemic stroke. Thrombosis Research, 236, 74-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.thromres.2024.02.009
    • Kaesmacher, J., Cavalcante, F., Kappelhof, M., Treurniet, K. M., Rinkel, L., Liu, J., Yan, B., Zi, W., Kimura, K., Eker, O. F., Zhang, Y., Piechowiak, E. I., van Zwam, W., Liu, S., Strbian, D., Uyttenboogaart, M., Dobrocky, T., Miao, Z., Suzuki, K., ... IRIS Collaborators (2024). Time to Treatment With Intravenous Thrombolysis Before Thrombectomy and Functional Outcomes in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Meta-Analysis. JAMA-Journal of the American Medical Association, 331(9), 764-777. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2024.0589
    • Knapen, R. R. M. M., Frol, S., van Kuijk, S. M. J., Oblak, J. P., van der Leij, C., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., & van Zwam, W. H. (2024). Intravenous thrombolysis for ischemic stroke in the posterior circulation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases , 33(5), Article 107641. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2024.107641
    • Voorter, P. H. M., van Dinther, M., Jansen, W. J., Postma, A. A., Staals, J., Jansen, J. F. A., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., van der Thiel, M. M., & Backes, W. H. (2024). Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption and Perivascular Spaces in Small Vessel Disease and Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Review on MRI Methods and Insights. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 59(2), 397-411. Article jmri28989. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmri.28989
    • Knapen, R. R. M. M., Pirson, F. A. V., Langezaal, L. C. M., Brouwer, J., Majoie, C. B. L. M., Emmer, B. J., Vos, J.-A., van Doormaal, P.-J., Yoo, A. J., Bruggeman, A. A. E., Lycklama À Nijeholt, G. J., van der Leij, C., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., van Zwam, W. H., Schonewille, W. J., MR CLEAN Registry Investigators, Goldhoorn, R.-J., Hinsenveld, W., Staals, J., ... Pirson, A.-F. (2024). Intravenous Thrombolysis Before Endovascular Treatment in Posterior Circulation Occlusions: A MR CLEAN Registry Study. Stroke, 55(2), 403-412. https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.123.043777
    • Verburgt, E., Hilkens, N. A., Ekker, M. S., Schellekens, M. M. I., Boot, E. M., Immens, M. H. M., van Alebeek, M. E., Brouwers, P. J. A. M., Arntz, R. M., van Dijk, G. W., Gons, R. A. R., van Uden, I. W. M., den Heijer, T., van Tuijl, J. H., de Laat, K. F., van Norden, A. G. W., Vermeer, S. E., van Zagten, M. S. G., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., ... Verhoeven, J. I. (2024). Short-Term and Long-Term Risk of Recurrent Vascular Event by Cause After Ischemic Stroke in Young Adults. Jama network open, 7(2), Article 240054. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.0054
    • Pinckaers, F. M. E., Grutters, J. P. C., Huijberts, I., Gabrio, A., Boogaarts, H. D., Postma, A. A., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., van Zwam, W. H., & Evers, S. M. A. A. (2024). Cost- and Utility Estimates per Modified Rankin Scale-Score up to 2 Years Post-Stroke: Data to Inform Economic Evaluations from a Societal Perspective. Value in Health. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2024.01.001
    • van Voorst, H., Pitkanen, J., van Poppel, L., de Vries, L., Mojtahedi, M., Martou, L., Emmer, B. J., Roos, Y. B. W. E. M., van Oostenbrugge, R., Postma, A. A., Marquering, H. A., Majoie, C. B. L. M., Curtze, S., Melkas, S., Bentley, P., Caan, M. W. A., CONTRAST Consortium Collaborators, & MR CLEAN No IV (2024). Deep learning-based white matter lesion volume on CT is associated with outcome after acute ischemic stroke. European Radiology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-024-10584-z
    • van Dinther, M. M., Hooghiemstra, A. E., Bron, E., Versteeg, A. E., Leeuwis, A., Kalay, T. E., Moonen, J., Kuipers, S. H., Backes, W., Jansen, J. F. A., van Osch, M. J. P., Biessels, G.-J., Staals, J. J., van Oostenbrugge, R., & Heart-Brain Connection Consortium (2024). Lower cerebral blood flow predicts cognitive decline in patients with vascular cognitive impairment. Alzheimer's & Dementia, 20(1), 136-144. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.13408
  • 2023
    • Schellekens, M. M. I., Springer, R. C. S., Boot, E. M., Verhoeven, J. I., Ekker, M. S., van Alebeek, M. E., Brouwers, P. J. A. M., Arntz, R. M., van Dijk, G. W., Gons, R. A. R., van Uden, I. W. M., den Heijer, T., van Tuijl, J. H., de Laat, K. F., van Norden, A. G. W., Vermeer, S. E., van Zagten, M. S. G., Van Oostenbrugge, R. J., Wermer, M. J. H., ... Tuladhar, A. M. (2023). Cognitive trajectory in the first year after first-ever ischaemic stroke in young adults: the ODYSSEY study. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2023-332104