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dr. J.M. (Matthijs) Biesbroek

dr. J.M. (Matthijs) Biesbroek

Assistant Professor - medical
dr. J.M. (Matthijs) Biesbroek
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery

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Brain

Biography

Biography

Matthijs Biesbroek obtained his medical degree in 2011 at Utrecht University. He received his PhD in Neurology after defending his thesis entitled "lesion-symptom mapping in vascular cognitive impairment" in 2016. He finished his training as neurologist at the UMC Utrecht in 2019. Het currently combines his clinical work as a neurologist at the Diakonessenhuis with his research on vascular cognitive impairment at the UMC Utrecht. His research focuses on location and patterns of vascular lesions in the brain as a source of new information on disease mechanisms and cognitive impact. He aims to use this information to develop tools that enable a more accurate diagnosis of the cause of cognitive decline in clinical practice, and an individualized cognitive prognosis after ischemic stroke. His research is funded by personal grants from the UMCU Brain Center (Rudolf Magnus Young Talent Fellowship in 2018), and ZonMw (VIMP grant, and off road grant in 2019).

Matthijs Biesbroek is sinds 2011 werkzaam in het UMC Utrecht. Hij studeerde geneeskunde aan de universiteit Utrecht en behaalde zijn artsexamen in 2011. In datzelfde jaar begon hij aan zijn opleiding tot neuroloog in het UMC Utrecht (opleiders prof. dr. J.H.J. Wokke en prof. dr. T. Seute), die hij in 2019 voltooide. In 2016 promoveerde hij op het proefschrift ‘lesion symptom-mapping in vascular cognitive impairment’. In 2019 deed hij een fellowship bij het Alzheimer Centrum van het VU medisch centrum in Amsterdam. Sinds 2020 is hij als neuroloog werkzaam in het Diakonessenhuis, en doet hij wetenschappelijk onderzoek in het UMC Utrecht. Zijn onderzoek richt zich op het belang van de locatie van vaatschade in de hersenen in relatie tot cognitief functioneren, met als doel om de diagnostiek en behandeling van patiënten met vasculaire cognitieve stoornissen te verbeteren.

Research Output (50)

Enhancing Cognitive Performance Prediction through White Matter Hyperintensity Connectivity Assessment:A Multicenter Lesion Network Mapping Analysis of 3,485 Memory Clinic Patients

Petersen Marvin, Coenen Mirthe, DeCarli Charles, De Luca Alberto, van der Lelij Ewoud, Barkhof Frederik, Benke Thomas, Chen Christopher P L H, Dal-Bianco Peter, Dewenter Anna, Duering Marco, Enzinger Christian, Ewers Michael, Exalto Lieza G, Fletcher Evan F, Franzmeier Nicolai, Hilal Saima, Hofer Edith, Koek Huiberdina L, Maier Andrea B, Maillard Pauline M, McCreary Cheryl R, Papma Janne M, Pijnenburg Yolande A L, Schmidt Reinhold, Smith Eric E, Steketee Rebecca M E, van den Berg Esther, van der Flier Wiesje M, Venkatraghavan Vikram, Venketasubramanian Narayanaswamy, Vernooij Meike W, Wolters Frank J, Xu Xin, Horn Andreas, Patil Kaustubh R, Eickhoff Simon B, Thomalla Götz, Biesbroek J Matthijs, Biessels Geert Jan, Cheng Bastian, 11 Apr 2024, 15 p.

Amyloid pathology and vascular risk are associated with distinct patterns of cerebral white matter hyperintensities:A multicenter study in 3132 memory clinic patients

Biesbroek J. Matthijs, Coenen Mirthe, DeCarli Charles, Fletcher Evan M., Maillard Pauline M., Barkhof Frederik, Barnes Josephine, Benke Thomas, Chen Christopher P.L.H., Dal-Bianco Peter, Dewenter Anna, Duering Marco, Enzinger Christian, Ewers Michael, Exalto Lieza G., Franzmeier Nicolai, Hilal Saima, Hofer Edith, Koek Huiberdina L., Maier Andrea B., McCreary Cheryl R., Papma Janne M., Paterson Ross W., Pijnenburg Yolande A.L., Rubinski Anna, Schmidt Reinhold, Schott Jonathan M., Slattery Catherine F., Smith Eric E., Sudre Carole H., Steketee Rebecca M.E., Teunissen Charlotte E., van den Berg Esther, van der Flier Wiesje M., Venketasubramanian Narayanaswamy, Venkatraghavan Vikram, Vernooij Meike W., Wolters Frank J., Xin Xu, Kuijf Hugo J., Biessels Geert Jan, Apr 2024, In: Alzheimer's and Dementia. 20 , p. 2980-2989 10 p.

Bayesian modelling disentangles language versus executive control disruption in stroke

Hartwigsen Gesa, Lim Jae-Sung, Bae Hee-Joon, Yu Kyung-Ho, Kuijf Hugo J, Weaver Nick A, Biesbroek J Matthijs, Kopal Jakub, Bzdok Danilo 2024, In: Brain communications. 6

When the central integrator disintegrates:A review of the role of the thalamus in cognition and dementia

Biesbroek J Matthijs, Verhagen Marieke G, van der Stigchel Stefan, Biessels Geert Jan 2 Dec 2023, In: Alzheimer's & Dementia . 20 , p. 2209-2222 14 p.

Spatial distributions of white matter hyperintensities on brain MRI:A pooled analysis of individual participant data from 11 memory clinic cohorts

Coenen Mirthe, Biessels Geert Jan, DeCarli Charles, Fletcher Evan F, Maillard Pauline M, Barkhof Frederik, Barnes Josephine, Benke Thomas, Boomsma Jooske M F, P L H Chen Christopher, Dal-Bianco Peter, Dewenter Anna, Duering Marco, Enzinger Christian, Ewers Michael, Exalto Lieza G, Franzmeier Nicolai, Groeneveld Onno, Hilal Saima, Hofer Edith, Koek Huiberdina L, Maier Andrea B, McCreary Cheryl R, Papma Janne M, Paterson Ross W, Pijnenburg Yolande A L, Rubinski Anna, Schmidt Reinhold, Schott Jonathan M, Slattery Catherine F, Smith Eric E, Sudre Carole H, Steketee Rebecca M E, van den Berg Esther, van der Flier Wiesje M, Venketasubramanian Narayanaswamy, Vernooij Meike W, Wolters Frank J, Xin Xu, Biesbroek J Matthijs, Kuijf Hugo J, 23 Nov 2023, In: NeuroImage. Clinical. 40 , p. 103547 1 p.

White Matter Hyperintensity Volume and Poststroke Cognition:An Individual Patient Data Pooled Analysis of 9 Ischemic Stroke Cohort Studies

de Kort Floor A S, Coenen Mirthe, Weaver Nick A, Kuijf Hugo J, Aben Hugo P, Bae Hee-Joon, Bordet Régis, Cammà Guido, Chen Christopher P L H, Dewenter Anna, Duering Marco, Fang Rong, van der Giessen Ruben S, Hamilton Olivia K L, Hilal Saima, Huenges Wajer Irene M C, Kan Cheuk Ni, Kim Jonguk, Kim Beom Joon, Köhler Sebastian, de Kort Paul L M, Koudstaal Peter J, Lim Jae-Sung, Lopes Renaud, Mok Vincent C T, Staals Julie, Venketasubramanian Narayanaswamy, Verhagen Charlotte M, Verhey Frans R J, Wardlaw Joanna M, Xu Xin, Yu Kyung-Ho, Biesbroek J Matthijs, Biessels Geert Jan 30 Oct 2023, In: Stroke. 54 , p. 3021-3029 9 p.

Sex Differences in Poststroke Cognitive Impairment:A Multicenter Study in 2343 Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke

Exalto Lieza G, Weaver Nick A, Kuijf Hugo J, Aben Hugo P, Bae Hee-Joon, Best Jonathan G, Bordet Régis, Chen Christopher P L H, van der Giessen Ruben S, Godefroy Olivier, Gyanwali Bibek, Hamilton Olivia K L, Hilal Saima, Huenges Wajer Irene M C, Kim Jonguk, Kappelle L Jaap, Kim Beom Joon, Köhler Sebastian, de Kort Paul L M, Koudstaal Peter J, Lim Jae-Sung, Makin Stephen D J, Mok Vincent C T, van Oostenbrugge Robert J, Roussel Martine, Staals Julie, Valdés-Hernández Maria Del C, Venketasubramanian Narayanaswamy, Verhey Frans R J, Wardlaw Joanna M, Werring David J, Xu Xin, van Zandvoort Martine J E, Biesbroek J Matthijs, Chappell Francesca M, Biessels Geert Jan 8 Aug 2023, In: Stroke. 54 , p. 2296-2303 8 p.

Strategic white matter hyperintensity locations for cognitive impairment:A multicenter lesion-symptom mapping study in 3525 memory clinic patients

Coenen Mirthe, Kuijf Hugo J, Huenges Wajer Irene M C, Duering Marco, Wolters Frank J, Fletcher Evan F, Maillard Pauline M, Barkhof Frederik, Barnes Josephine, Benke Thomas, Boomsma Jooske M F, Chen Christopher P L H, Dal-Bianco Peter, Dewenter Anna, Enzinger Christian, Ewers Michael, Exalto Lieza G, Franzmeier Nicolai, Groeneveld Onno, Hilal Saima, Hofer Edith, Koek Dineke L, Maier Andrea B, McCreary Cheryl R, Padilla Catarina S, Papma Janne M, Paterson Ross W, Pijnenburg Yolande A L, Rubinski Anna, Schmidt Reinhold, Schott Jonathan M, Slattery Catherine F, Smith Eric E, Steketee Rebecca M E, Sudre Carole H, van den Berg Esther, van der Flier Wiesje M, Venketasubramanian Narayanaswamy, Vernooij Meike W, Xin Xu, DeCarli Charles, Biessels Geert Jan, Biesbroek J Matthijs, 12 Dec 2022, In: Alzheimer's & Dementia. 19 , p. 2420-2432 13 p.

Diagnosing vascular cognitive impairment:Current challenges and future perspectives

Biesbroek J Matthijs, Biessels Geert Jan 30 Jan 2022, In: International Journal of Stroke. 18 , p. 36-43 8 p.

Network impact score is an independent predictor of post-stroke cognitive impairment:A multicenter cohort study in 2341 patients with acute ischemic stroke

Biesbroek J Matthijs, Weaver Nick A, Aben Hugo P, Kuijf Hugo J, Abrigo Jill, Bae Hee-Joon, Barbay Mélanie, Best Jonathan G, Bordet Régis, Chappell Francesca M, Chen Christopher P L H, Dondaine Thibaut, van der Giessen Ruben S, Godefroy Olivier, Gyanwali Bibek, Hamilton Olivia K L, Hilal Saima, Huenges Wajer Irene M C, Kang Yeonwook, Kappelle L Jaap, Kim Beom Joon, Köhler Sebastian, de Kort Paul L M, Koudstaal Peter J, Kuchcinski Gregory, Lam Bonnie Y K, Lee Byung-Chul, Lee Keon-Joo, Lim Jae-Sung, Lopes Renaud, Makin Stephen D J, Mendyk Anne-Marie, Mok Vincent C T, Oh Mi Sun, van Oostenbrugge Robert J, Roussel Martine, Shi Lin, Staals Julie, Valdés-Hernández Maria Del C, Venketasubramanian Narayanaswamy, Verhey Frans R J, Wardlaw Joanna M, Werring David J, Xin Xu, Yu Kyung-Ho, van Zandvoort Martine J E, Zhao Lei, Biessels Geert Jan 2022, In: NeuroImage. Clinical. 34 , p. 1-7

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