Werner Mess

Professor

Prof. Werner Mess received his medical degree in 1989 at the University of Düsseldorf, whereafter he was a resident in neurology in Mannheim/Heidelberg and Düsseldorf until 1994. As a certified neurologist he went to Nieuwegein (NL), where he worked as a clinical neurophysiologist for two years. In 1997, he became staff member and subsequently (2006) chairman of the Department of Clinical Neurophysiology at Maastricht University. In 2003, he received his PhD in Medicine at Maastricht University on the physical properties of microembolus detection and in 2007 became professor of clinical neurophysiology.

He has been involved in ultrasound since his first scientific activities resulting in a thesis based on CW Doppler measurements of the carotid and vertebral arteries in patients with an asymptomatic vascular disease. Since then, he has performed and participated in multiple studies on plaque morphology as well as microembolus detection. The latter led to his PhD degree and focussed on the physical aspects of the method. Currently, he focusses on long-term embolus detection, as well as the combined evaluation of functional, and anatomical properties of the carotid artery by means of ultrasound. He is an internationally recognised expert in this field and a member of the ESNCH and board member of the Neurosonology Research Group.

Department of Clinical Neurophysiology
P. Debyelaan 25, 6229 HX Maastricht 
PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht
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: +31(0)43 387 52 73

  • 2024
    • Prats-Sanchez, L., Camps-Renom, P., Nash, P. S., Wilson, D., Ambler, G., Best, J. G., Guasch-Jiménez, M., Ramos-Pachón, A., Martinez-Domeño, A., Lambea-Gil, Á., Díaz, G. E., Guisado-Alonso, D., Du, H., Al-Shahi Salman, R., Jäger, H. R., Lip, G. Y., Ay, H., Jung, S., Bornstein, N. M., ... Microbleeds International Collaborative Network (MICON) (2024). Statin Therapy for Secondary Prevention in Ischemic Stroke Patients With Cerebral Microbleeds. Neurology, 102(7), Article 209173. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000209173
    • Hodzelmans, J. J. A., Janssen, M. L. F., Reulen, J. P. H., Blijham, P. J., Koster, A., Stehouwer, C. D. A., Mess, W. H., & Sutedja, N. A. (2024). Reference values for nerve conduction studies of the peroneal, tibial, and sural nerve derived from a large population-based cohort: Associations with demographic and anthropometric characteristics-The Maastricht study. Muscle & nerve. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.28076
  • 2023
    • Kassem, M., Crombag, G. A. J. C., Stegers, J., Liem, M. I., Koornstra, E., Schreuder, F. H. B. M., van Dam-Nolen, D. H. K., Lucci, C., van der Geest, R. J., Daemen, M. J., van der Steen, A. F. W., Hendrikse, J., Mess, W. H., Bos, D., Wildberger, J. E., van Oostenbruggeb, R. J., Nederkoorn, P. J., & Kooi, M. E. (2023). The association between antiplatelet therapy and changes in intraplaque hemorrhage in patients with mild to moderate symptomatic carotid stenosis: a longitudinal MRI study. Cerebrovascular Diseases. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1159/000535274
    • Kassem, M., Nies, K. P. H., Boswijk, E., van der Pol, J., Aizaz, M., Gijbels, M. J. J., Li, D., Bucerius, J., Mess, W. H., Wildberger, J. E., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., Moonen, R. P. M., Fan, Z., & Kooi, M. E. (2023). Quantification of carotid plaque composition with a multi-contrast atherosclerosis characterization (MATCH) MRI sequence. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 10, Article 1227495. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1227495
    • Hazenberg, L., Aries, M. J. H., Beqiri, E., Mess, W. H., van Mook, W. N. K. A., Delnoij, T., Zeiler, F. A., van Kuijk, S., & Tas, J. (2023). Are NIRS-derived cerebral autoregulation and ABPopt values different between hemispheres in hypoxic-ischemic brain injury patients following cardiac arrest?Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing, 37, 1427–1430. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10877-023-01008-2
    • Malik, A. E. F., Giudici, A., van der Laan, K. W. F., Op 't Roodt, J., Mess, W. H., Delhaas, T., Spronck, B., & Reesink, K. D. (2023). Detectable Bias between Vascular Ultrasound Echo-Tracking Systems: Relevance Depends on Application. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12(1), Article 69. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12010069
  • 2022
    • van Dam-Nolen, D. H. K., Truijman, M. T. B., van der Kolk, A. G., Liem, M. I., Schreuder, F. H. B. M., Boersma, E., Daemen, M. J. A. P., Mess, W. H., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., van der Steen, A. F. W., Bos, D., Koudstaal, P. J., Nederkoorn, P. J., Hendrikse, J., van der Lugt, A., Kooi, M. E., & PARISK Study Group (2022). Carotid Plaque Characteristics Predict Recurrent Ischemic Stroke and TIA: The PARISK (Plaque At RISK) Study. JACC-Cardiovascular Imaging, 15(10), 1715-1726. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2022.04.003
    • Lukas, A., Theunissen, M., de Korte-de Boer, D., van Kuijk, S., Van Noyen, L., Magerl, W., Mess, W., Buhre, W., & Peters, M. (2022). AMAZONE: prevention of persistent pain after breast cancer treatment by online cognitive behavioral therapy-study protocol of a randomized controlled multicenter trial. Trials, 23(1), Article 595. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06549-6
    • Sijben, L. C. J., Mess, W. H., Walter, U., Janssen, A. M. L., L Kuijf, M., Oosterloo, M., Weber, W. E. J., & Janssen, M. L. F. (2022). The cross-sectional area of the vagus nerve is not reduced in Parkinson's disease patients. eNeurologicalSci, 27, Article 100400. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensci.2022.100400
    • Crombag, G. A. J. C., Aizaz, M., Schreuder, F. H. B. M., Benali, F., Van Dam-Nolen, D. H. K., Liem, M. I. L., Lucci, C., van der Steen, A. F., Daemen, M. J. A. P., Mess, W. H., van der Lugt, A., Nederkoorn, P. J., Hendrikse, J., Hofman, P. A. M., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., Wildberger, J. E., & Kooi, M. E. (2022). Proximal Region of Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque Shows More Intraplaque Hemorrhage: The Plaque at Risk Study. American Journal of Neuroradiology, 43(2), 265-271. https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7384