Jean-Christophe Bier Erasme Hospital, Department of Neurology
Residency in various departments of Internal Medicine, Erasme Hospital, Brussels followed by six months of residency in the department of Neurology, Ambroise Paré Hospital, Mons,
Belgium, 1995-1996 Neurological residency in the department of Neurology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de
Neurologist in the department of Neurology headed by Pr Massimo Pandolfo, Erasme
Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium, since 2000
Keywords Cognitive neurology – Dementia – Neuropsychology - Behavioral Neurology - Psycho-
education - Neurodegenerative diseases - vascular diseases - Hemispatial neglect
Selected publications BIER JC, SLAMA H, VAN DEN BERGE D, FERY P, VOKAER M. “Epidemiology of dementia in a French
speaking population: High age-related variability of simple bedside tests efficiencies”. Chapter 16 in Alzheimer's Disease in the Middle-Aged (pp: 347-353). 2008 Nova Science
Publishers, Inc. ISBN: 978-1-60456-480-8
BIER JC, VAN DEN BERGE D, VOKAER M. “Aspects cliniques du vieillissement cerebral et des syndromes démeniels”. Chapter 2 in Les Annales du CEPUR: Neuro-imagerie du
vieillissement (pp: 31-36). 2008 Sauramps Médical, Inc. ISBN: 978-2-84023-586-6
BIER JC, DEGREEF F, CAMUT S, VOKAER M. “A simple bedside test to detect and evaluate intentional neglect”. Chapter 14 in Psychological Tests and Testing(pp: 283-295). 2007
Nova Science Publishers, Inc. ISBN: 1-60021-569-6
GANKAM KENGE F, VOKAER M, FERY P, ABRAMOWICZ M, MASSAT I, VAN DEN BROECK M, VAN BROECKHOVEN C, BIER JC. “Pure progressive amnesia as variant of genetically proven Alzheimer disease”. Eur BIER JC, BARTHOLOME EJ, FERY P, VOKAER M. “Ocular lateropulsion from a brainstem stroke can compensate for hemianopia”. Neurology 2007, 69: 616-617
RIBAI P, VOKAER M, MASSAT I, SLAMA H, BLECIC S, GOLDMAN S, BIER JC. “Acute Balint syndrome is
not always a stroke”. Eur J of Neurol 2006, 13: 310-312.
BIER JC, DONCKELS V, VAN EYLL E, CLAES T, SLAMA H, FERY P, VOKAER M. “The French Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination is effective to detect dementia in French speaking population”.
Dementia & Geriatric Cognitive Disorders 2005, 19(1): 15-17.
BIER JC, VENTURA M, DONCKELS V, VAN EYLL E, CLAES T, SLAMA H, FERY P, VOKAER M, PANDOLFO M. “Is the Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination effective to detect frontotemporal dementia?”.
Journal of Neurology 2004, 251: 428-431.
BIER JC, DETHY S, HILDEBRAND J, JACQUY J, MANTO M, MARTIN JJ, SEELDREYERS P. “Effects of oral form of ondansetron on cerebellar ataxia: a multi-center double-blind study”. J Neurol, 2003;
DE TIEGE X, BIER JC, MASSAT I, LAUREYS S, LOTSTRA F, BERRÉ J, MENDLEWICZ J, GOLDMAN S. “Regional
cerebral glucose metabolism in akinetic catatonia and after remission”. J Neurol, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 2003; 74(7): 1003-1004.
VOKAER M, BIER JC, ELLINCX S, CLAES T, PAQUIER P, GOLDMAN S, BARTHOLOME EJ, PANDOLFO M. “The
cerebellum may be directly involved in cognitive functions”. Neurology, 2002; 58: 967-970. - Neurology, 2002; 59: 990-991.
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