Responsibilities
Senior Physician
Research group leader at the LMU; Head of Department Neurology Schoen Clinic Bad Aibling
LMU German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders (DSGZ), Neurorehabilitation
Contact
Neurorehabilitation
Phone:
+49 (0)160 97933677
Email:
klaus.jahn@med.uni-muenchen.de
Website:
https://www.schoen-clinic.com/specialists/klaus-jahn
Website:
https://www.lmu-klinikum.de/schwindelzentrum/forschung-und-wissenschaft/reha-plattform/f74e2eec2c72d7ce
Further Information
Keywords: gait disorders, vertigo, dizziness, spatial orientation, verticality perception
Research methods: Clinical research, Neuro-imaging, Gait analysis and Posturography, Neuromodulation
Brief research description: Our group focuses on the impact of sensorimotor control of posture and gait on recovery after peripheral and central lesions in the nervous system. We use structural and functional imaging, gait analysis, posturography and sensor based movement analysis to understand different movement disorders in neurological patients. We plan and conduct interventions to improve outcome after stroke and traumatic brain injury as well as after lesions in the vestibular and other sensory systems. We are a interdisciplinary research group between basic scientists, clinicians, and physical therapists. Among others, we have continious funding from the German Research Ministry (BMBF) and the EU.
Current or graduated students: Theresa Raiser, Katherina Volkening
Selected publications:
Zwergal A, la Fougère C, Lorenzl S, Rominger A, Xiong G, Deutschenbaur L, Schöberl F, Linn J, Dieterich M, Brandt T, Strupp M, Bartenstein P & Jahn K (2013) Functional disturbance of the locomotor network in progressive supranuclear palsy. Neurology 80: 634-641.
Selge C, Schoeberl F, Zwergal A, Nuebling G, Brandt T, Dieterich M, Schniepp R, Jahn K (2018) Gait analysis in PSP and NPH: Dual-task conditions make the difference. Neurology 90: e1021-e1028.
Bergmann J, Krewer C, Jahn K, Müller F (2018) Robot-assisted gait training to reduce pusher behavior: A randomized controlled trial. Neurology 91: e1319-e1327.(202)
Meldrum D, Burrows L, Cakrt O, Kerkeni H, Lopez C, Tjernstrom F, Vereeck L, Zur O, Jahn K (2020) Vestibular rehabilitation in Europe: a survey of clinical and research practice. J Neurol 267:24-35. doi: 10.1007/s00415-020-10228-4.
Bergmann J, Krewer C, Müller F, Jahn K (2021) The Scale for Retropulsion: Internal consistency, reliability and construct validity. Ann Phys Rehabil Med 29:101537. doi: 10.1016/j.rehab.2021.101537.