Pasquale Calabrese, Phd
Pasquale Calabrese, Phd
Professor of Neuroscience

University of Basel
Switzerland

Education

 

Profile

Following an undergraduate degree in Psychology and Biology at the University of Konstanz (Germany) as well as preclinical medicine at the University of Zurich (Switzerland) Prof. Calabrese obtained a PhD in Psychology and a medical habilitation degree in experimental neurology (MDhabil) and medical neuropsychology at the University of Bochum (Germany). He is also trained in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and holds an european diploma in preventive medicine.
In 1995 Dr. Calabrese was nominated as head of Department of Neuropsychology and Behavioral Neurology and head of the memory clinic at the University Hospital of Bochum (Germany). Since 2011, Dr. Calabrese is professor at the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Basel/Switzerland (Division of molecular and cognitive neuroscience). He has also served as head of the Dept. of Neuropsychology and behavioral Neurology at theneurocenter of southern switzerland. He is also lecturer for neurosciences and neurodegenerative disease in the preventive medicine branch of the Dresden International University (DIU). His research focus is in the field of diagnosis and treatmentof neuropsychological and behavioral disturbances in neuropsychiatric patients (with a focus on PD, AD and MS). He is involved in the conceptualization of several clinical trails in the field of behavioral neurology and psychiatry. Prof. Calabrese is member and board member of various professional and scientific societies and also member of Editorial boards of national and international Journals. He has authored and co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed papers, edited and co-edited 10 books on cognitive disorders as well as over 80 book chapters and invited reviews. He also authored and coauthored several psychometric tests on cognitive and behavioural disturbances in braindamaged subjects. In 2011 Prof. Calabrese and his coworkers received the Geriatric Brain- Science-Award for their investigations on cognitive brain aging.

 

Research Interest

Diagnosis and treatmentof neuropsychological and behavioral disturbances in neuropsychiatric patients (with a focus on PD, AD and MS). He is involved in the conceptualization of several clinical trials in the field of behavioral neurology and psychiatry.

 

Professional Activities:

 

Honors and Awards

Publications

  1. Calabrese, P., Kim, J.-I. & Markowitsch, H.J. (1990). Aluminium induced distant lesions in rats - adescriptive anatomical study. Korean Journal of Biological and Physiological Psychology, 2, 94-99.
  2. Calabrese, P., Haupts, M., Babinsky, R., Markowitsch, H.J. & Gehlen, W. (1993).Alltagsgedächtnisleistungen bei Multipler Sklerose. Zeitschrift für Neuropsychologie, 4, 4-16.
  3. Calabrese, P., Haupts, M., Markowitsch, H.J. & Gehlen, W. (1993). The cognitive-mnestic performance profile of a patient with bilateral asymmetric thalamic infarction. International Journal of Neuroscience, 71, 101-106. MED; IF=0.85/C
  4. Babinsky, R., Calabrese, P., Durwen, H.F., Markowitsch, H.J., Brechtelsbauer, D., Heuser, L. & Gehlen, W. (1993). On the possible contribution of the amygdala in memory. Behavioural Neurology, 6, 167-170. MED; IF=0.87/C
  5. Markowitsch, H.J., Calabrese, P., Haupts, M., Durwen, H.F., Liess, J. & Gehlen, W. (1993). Searching for the anatomical basis of retrograde amnesia. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 15, 947-967. MED;IF=1.89/A
  6. Markowitsch, H.J., Calabrese, P., Liess, J.Haupts, M., Durwen, H.F. & Gehlen, W. (1993). Retrograde amnesia after traumatic injury of the temporo-frontal cortex. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 56, 988-992. MED; IF=4.87/A
  7. Calabrese, P., Fink, G.R., Markowitsch, H.J., Kessler, J., Durwen, H., Liess, J., Haupts, M., & Gehlen, W. (1994). Left hemispheric neuronal heterotopia. A PET, MRI, EEG, and neuropsychological investigation of a university student. Neurology, 44, 302-305. MED; IF=8.17/A
  8. 008.Babinsky, R., Maier, B., Calabrese, P., Markowitsch, H.J. & Gehlen, W. (1994). Atraumatic temporal lobe pathology and autobiographical memory. European Neurology, 34, 290-291. MED; IF=1.49/C 
  9. Haupts, M., Calabrese, P., Babinsky, R., Gehlen, W. & Markowitsch, H.J.(1994). Zur Struktur mnestischer Probleme bei multipler Sklerose - Alltagsgedächtnisleistungen und neuroradiologische Befunde. Schweizer Archiv für Neurologie und Psychiatrie, 145, 14-19. MED n.g./C 
  10. Haupts, M., Calabrese, P., Babinsky, R., Markowitsch, H.J. & Gehlen, W.(1994).Everyday memory impairment, neuropsychological findings and physical disability in multiple sclerosis.European Journal of Neurology, 1, 159-163. MED; IF=2.51/B
  11. Markowitsch, H.J., Calabrese, P., Würker M., Durwen, H.F., Kessler, J., Babinsky, R., Brechtelsbauer, D., Heuser, L. & Gehlen, W. (1994). The amygdala’s contribution to memory - A PET-study on two patients with Urbach-Wiethe disease. NeuroReport, 5, 1349-1352. MED; IF=1.81/B
  12. Calabrese, P. & Markowitsch, H.J. (1995). Recovery of mnestic functions after hypoxic brain damage. International Journal of Rehabilitation and Health, 1, 247-260. n.g./C 
  13. Calabrese, P., Markowitsch, H.J., Harders, A.G., Scholz, A. & Gehlen, W. (1995). Fornix damage and memory: A case report. Cortex, 31, 555-564. MED; IF=4.06/A
  14. Babinsky, R., Calabrese, P. & Gehlen, W. (1995). Zur Bedeutung neuropsychologischer Diagnostik bei zerebralen Läsionen. Aktuelle Neurologie, 22, 120-121. IF=0.2/C
  15. Haupts, M., Holinka, B. & Gehlen, W. (1996). Right temporofrontal cortex as critical locus for the ecphory of old episodic memories. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry, 61, 304-310. MED; IF=4.87/A
  16. Durwen, H.F., Herzog, A.G., Falk, A., Calabrese, P. & Gehlen, W. (1997). Motorische Spiegelphänomene - Spiegelbildliche Mitbewegungen und Mitaktivierungen. Neurologie & Rehabilitation, 2, 69-75. n.g./C
  17. Eibert, T.F., Hansen, V., Kammerer, H., Vaupel, T., Spittler, J.F., Calabrese, P. & Gehlen, W. (1997). Untersuchung biologisch-zerebraler Effekte in niederfrequent gepulsten Hochfrequenzfeldern. Frequenz, 51, 276-279. IF=0.165/C 
  18. Gehlen, W., Spittler, J.F. & Calabrese, P. (1997). Biologisch-zerebrale Effekte in niederfrequent gepulsten Hochfrequenzfeldern. Edition Wissenschaft, 12, 3-27. n.g./C
  19. Markowitsch, H.J., Calabrese, P., Fink, G.R., Durwen, H.F., Kessler, J., Härting, C., König, M., Mirzaian, E.B., Heiss, W.-D.,Heuser, L. & Gehlen, W. (1997). Impaired episodic memory retrieval in a case of probable psychogenic amnesia. Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, 74, 119-126. MED; IF=2.37/B
  20. Spittler, J.F., Calabrese, P. & Gehlen, W. (1997). Einfluß elektromagnetischer Felder auf die menschliche Gehirntätigkeit. Medizintechnik, 5, 176-178. n.g.k.a./C
  21. Calabrese, P., Schröder, S.G. & Gehlen, W. (1999). Memory profiles of early dementia and depression. Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine, 9, 107-111. IF=0.09/C
  22. Härting, C., Calabrese, P. & Wagner, T. (1999). Neuropsychologische Abgrenzung vonAlzheimerscher Demenz und Depression im revidierten Wechslerschen Gedächtnistest.Neurologische Rehabilitation, 5, 27-31. n.g.;k.a./ C
  23. Markowitsch, H.J., Calabrese, P., Neufeld, H., Gehlen, W. & Durwen, H.F. (1999).Retrograde amnesia for world knowledge and preserved memory for autobiographic events. A case report. Cortex, 35, (243-252). MED IF=4.06/A
  24. Calabrese, P., Haupts, M. & Gehlen, W. (2000). VerlaufsabhängigeGedächtnisstörungen und Läsionsmuster bei Multipler Sklerose. Neurologische Rehabilitation, 4, 184-188. n.g.;k.a./C
  25. Calabrese, P., Neufeld, H., Falk, A., Markowitsch, H.J., Müller, C., Heuser, L., Gehlen, W. & Durwen, H.F. (2000). Wortgenerierung bei Bilingualen. Eine fMRT-Studie mit Implikationen für Sprach- und Gedächtnisprozesse. Fortschritte der Neurologie und Psychiatrie, 69, 42-50. MED IF=0.80;/C
  26. Kessler,J., Calabrese, P., Kalbe, E. & Berger, F. (2000). DemTect. Ein neues Screening-Verfahren zur Unterstützung derDemenzdiagnostik, Psycho,6, 343-347. n.g./C
  27. Neufeld, H., Malak, J., Calabrese, P., Spittler, J.F. & Gehlen, W. (2000).Neuropsychological performance after paramedian thalamus infarction – a comparative study.Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine,2, 39-44. n.g.;IF=0.90/C 
  28. Kalbe, E., Calabrese, P. , Schwalen, S. & Kessler, J. (2002). Der Demenz-Schnelltest: ein ökonomisches Verfahren zur Erkennung möglicher Demenzpatienten. Psycho, 28,94-97.n.g./k.a./C
  29. Hager, K., Calabrese, P., Frölich, L., Goebel, C. & Berger, F.M. (2003). Anobservational clinical study of the efficacy and tolerability of donepezil in the treatment of Alzheimer´s disease. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 15, 189-198. MED;IF=2.58/B
  30. Kalbe, E., Calabrese, P., Schwalen, S. & Kessler, J. (2003). The rapid dementia screening test (RDST): a new economical tool for detecting possible patients with dementia. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 16, 193-199. MED; IF=2.58/B
  31. Kalbe, E., Kessler, J., Calabrese, P., Smith, R., Passmore, A.P., Brand, M. & Bullock, R. (2004). DemTect: a new sensitive screening test to support  the diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment and early dementia. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 19, 1-8.MED; IF=1.98/B
  32. Calabrese, P., Kalbe, E. & Kessler, J. (2004). Ein neuropsychologisches screening zur Erfassung kognitiver Störungen bei MS-Patienten – Das Multiple Sklerose Inventarium Cognition (MUSIC).NeuroPsycho,30, 384-388. n.g.;k.a./C
  33. Calabrese, P., Kessler, J., Kalbe, E., Smith, R., Passmore, A.P., Fischer, L. & Bullock, R. (2004). A neuropsychological screening test to diagnose mild cognitive impairment and early dementia: DemTect. Polish Journal of Old Age Psychiatry, 1, 205-214.n.g.;k.a./C
  34. Calabrese, P. (2005). Attentional parameters in the evaluation of treatment efficacy in patients with Alzheimer´s dementia. Polish Journal of Old Age Psychiatry, 2, 73-80.n.g.;k.a./C
  35. Kalbe, E., Kessler, J. Brand, M. & Calabrese, P. (2005). Der DemTect in der klinischenAnwendung. Sensitivität und Spezifität eines klinischen Untersuchungsvefahrens.Zeitschrift für Gerontopsychologie und –psychiatrie, 18, 121-130. n.g.;k.a./C
  36. Kalenscher, T., Güntürkün, O.,  Calabrese, P. , Gehlen, W., Kalt, T. & Diekamp. B. (2005). Neural corelates of a default response in a delayed go/no-go task.  Journal of the Experimental analysis of behavior, 84, 521-535. MED; IF=1.58/B
  37. Windmann, S., Wehrmann, M., Calabrese, P., Güntürkün, O. (2006). Role of theprefrontal Cortex in attentional control over bistable vision. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 18, 456-471 MED; IF=5.38/A*
  38. Calabrese, P. Essner, U. & Förstl, H. (2007). Memantine (Ebixa) in clinical practice - results of an observational study. Dementia Geriatric and Cognitive Disorders, 24,111-117. MEDIF=2.58/B
  39. Penner, I.K., Bechtel, N., Raselli, C., Stöcklin, M., Opwis, K., Kappos, L., & Calabrese, P.(2007). Fatigue in multiple sclerosis: Relation to depression, physical impairment, personality and action control. Multiple Sclerosis, 13, 1161-1167. MED; IF=3.28/A 
  40. Calabrese, P. & Schröder, S.G. (2007). Telefonaktion Alzheimerhilfe: Retrospektive Ergebnisanalyse einer mündlichen und schriftlichen Befragung unter Hilfesuchende.Neurogeriatrie, 1, 8-14. n.g;k.a./C
  41. Grass-Kapanke, B. & Calabrese, P. (2007). Demenz-Ambulanzen auf dem Weg zur Entwicklung von Qualitätsstandards: Eine Bestahdsaufnahme in NRW. Neurogeriatrie, (4) 3, 134-136. n.g.;k.a./C
  42. Penner, I.K., Kobel, M., Stöcklin, M., Opwis, K. & Calabrese, P. (2007). BrainStim – Hirnstimulation als Präventions- und Therapiemaßnahme? Neurogeriatrie, (4), 3, 109-115. N.g.;k.a./C
  43. Kalbe,E., Calabrese, P., Kohn, N., Hilker, R., Riedel, O., Wittchen, H.U.,Dodel, R., Otto, J. Ebersbach, G. & Kessler, J. (2008). Screening for cognitive deficits in Parkinson's disease with the Parkinson neuropsychometric dementia assessment (PANDA) instrument. Parkinsonism and Related Disorders, 16, 32-49. MED; IF=2.40/B 
  44. Vogt, A., Kappos, L., Calabrese, P.,  Stöcklin, M., Gschwind, L., Opwis, K. & Penner I.K. (2009). Working memory training in patients with multiple sclerosis – comparison of two different training schedules. Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, 27(3) 225-235.MED; IF=3.71/C
  45. Tiemann, L., Penner, I.K., Haupts, M., Schlegel, U. &  Calabrese, P. (2009). Cognitive decline in Multiple Sclerosis – impact of topographic lesion distribution on differential cognitive deficit patterns. Multiple Sclerosis, 10, 1164-1176. MED IF=3.28/A
  46. Penner, I.K., Raselli,C., Stöcklin, M., Opwis, K., Kappos, L. &  Calabrese, P. (2009). The FSMC (Fatigue Scale for Motor and Cognitive Functions) – validation of a new instrument to assess MS-related fatigue in clinical routine. Multiple Sclerosis, 15,1509-1517 MEDIF=3.28/A
  47. Studentkowski, G., Scheele, D., Calabrese, P., Balkau, F., Höffler, J., Aubel, T., Edel, M.A., Juckel, G. & Assion, A.J. (2010). Cognitive impairment in patients with a schizoaffective disorder: a comparison with bipolar patients with euthymia. European Journal of Medical Research, 26 , 70-78 MED; IF=1.13/C
  48. Fliessbach, K., Rogowski, S., Hoppe, C. Sabel. M., Goeppert, M., Helmstaedter, C.,Calabrese, P., Schackert, G., Tonn, J.C., Simon, M. & Schlegel, U. (2010). Computer-based assessment of cognitive functions in brain tumor patients. Journal of Neurooncology,100, 427-437.  MED; IF=2.75/C049.
  49. Kessler, J., Calabrese, P. & Kalbe, E. (2010). DemTect-B: AParallel Test Version to the Cognitive Screening Instrument DemTect-A(R). Fortschritte d. Neurologie & Psychiatrie, 78, 532-535.  MED; IF=0.80/C
  50. Amann, M., Dössegger, L.S., Penner, I.K., Hirsch, J.G., Raselli, C., Calabrese, P., Weier, K., Radü, E.W., Kappos, L. & Gass, A. (2010). Altered functional adaptation to attention and working memory tasks with increasing complexity in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis patients. Human Brain Mapping 32, 704-1719. MED; IF=6.26/A
  51. Carota A. & Calabrese P.  (2011). Simultanagnosia. European Neurology, (66), 6-7. MED; IF=1.49/C
  52. Carota A., Cereda C., Calabrese P., Rocchi S., Bassetti C.L. (2011). Recovery from non-dominantThalamo-polar Artery Stroke. European Neurology, 65, 68-69. MED; IF=1.49/C
  53. Gasser, A.I., Kalbe, E., Calabrese, P., Kessler, J., Von Allmen, G. & Rossier, P. (2011). French translation of the Parkinson Neuropsychometric Dementia Assessment (PANDA). Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 15, (310), 189-193.
  54. Carota A., Cereda C., Calabrese P. (2011). Cognitive sinking skin flap syndrome . European Neurology, 65, 68-69. MED; IF=1.49/C
  55. Carota A., Lyssankopoulos., Calabrese P. (2011). Pure left hippocampal stroke: a transient global amnesia-syndrome . Journal of Neurology, 259, 989-992. MED; IF=2.90/B
  56. Penner IK, Stemper B, Calabrese P., Freedman MS, Polman CH, Edan G, Hartung HP, Miller DH, Montalbán X, Barkhof F, Pleimes D, Lanius V, Pohl C, Kappos L, Sandbrink R. (2012). Effects of interferon beta-1b on cognitive performance in patients with a first event suggestive of multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis, 18, 1466-1471. MED IF=3.28/A
  57. Penner IK, Vogt A, Stoecklin M, Gschwind L, Opwis K, Calabrese P (2012) Computerized working memory training in healthy adults – A comparison of two different training schedules' Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 22, 716-732. MED; IF=1.73/C
  58. Penner, I.K., Kobel, M., Stöcklin, M., Weber, P., Opwis, K. & Calabrese, P. (2012). The stroop-task: comparison between the original paradigm and computerized versions in children and adults. Clinical Neuropsychology, 26, 1142-1153. . MED; IF=1.74/C
  59. Hubacher, M., Calabrese, P., Bassetti, C., Carota, A., Stöcklin, M. & Penner, IK (2012). Assessment of post-stroke fatigue: The Fatigue Scale for Motor and Cognitive Functions.European Neurology, 67, 377-384. MED; IF=1.49/C
  60. Carota, A. & Calabrese, P. (2012). Confabulations after bilateral consecutive strokes of the lenticulostriate arteries. Case reoprts in Neurology, 4, 61-67. MED; IF=1.4/C
  61. Carota, A., Bianchini, F., Pizzamiglio, L. & Calabrese, P. (2013). The "Altitudinal Anton`s Syndrome: Coexistence of anosognosia, attention blindsight and left spatial inattention. Behavioural Neurology, 26, 157-163. MED; IF=1.35/C
  62. Carota A, Marangolo P, Markowitsch HJ, Calabrese P. (2013). When solving 22-7 is much more difficult than 99-12. Neurocase, 19, 54-66. MED IF=1.1/C
  63. Kalbe, E., Calabrese, P., Fengler, S. & Kessler, J. (2013). DemTect, PANDA, EASY, and MUSIC: Cognitive Screening Tools with Age Correction and Weighting of Subtests According to Their Sensitivity and Specificity. Journal of Alzheimers Disease, 11, (in press). MED IF=3.91/A
  64. Giese, M., Unternährer, E., Hüttig, H, Beck, J., Brand, S., Calabrese, P., Holsboer-Trachsler, E. & Eckert, A. (2013). BDNF – an indicator of insomnia. Molecular Psychiatry (in press). MED IF=13.9/A
  65. Carota A, Pop AI, Dueron N, Calabrese P.(2013). Akinetic mutism and utilization behavior after bilateral thalamo-polar aretery stroke. Acta Neurol Belg. 2013 (in press)
  66. Carota A, Calabrese P. (2013). The achromatic "philosophical zombie", a syndrome of cerebral achromatopsia with color anopsgnosia. Case Rep Neurol. 19;5(1):98-103.
  67. Doolittle ND, Korfel A, Lubow MA, Schorb E, Schlegel U, Rogowski S, Fu R, Dósa E, Illerhaus G, Kraemer DF, Muldoon LL, Calabrese P, Hedrick N, Tyson RM, Jahnke K, Maron LM, Butler RW, Neuwelt EA. (2013). Long-term cognitive function, neuroimaging, and quality of life in primary cns lymphoma. Neurology, 2;81(1):84-92.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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