Dr. Marijke Miatton

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Laboratory for Neuropsychology
Department Internal Medicine
University Hospital Ghent, 4K3
De Pintelaan 185
9000 Ghent
België
Tel: ++32-(0)9-332 45 93
Fax: ++32-(0)9-332 45 55
Email: Marijke.Miatton@UGent.be

Academic degree

Master degree in Psychologal and Pedagogical Sciences, option Clinical Psychology), Free University of Brussels, 2000
PhD in Medicine and Health Sciences, University Ghent, 2007

Academic function

Doctor-Assistant at the Department of Internal Medicine (University of Ghent)

Tasks:

- Clinical services: neuropsychological assessment in patients from the department of Neurology (memory clinic, movement disorders, epilepsy patients, stroke unit).

- Doctoral thesis: "Neuropsychological functioning in schoolaged children with a surgically corrected congenital heart disease". in cooperation with the Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospital Ghent & Centre for Congenital Heart Diseases. A Blancquaert UZ Ghent - UZ Antwerp.

- Teaching: Assisting Prof. Dr. Vingerhoets teaching Developmental Psychology, Introduction to Psychology, Neuropsychological Assessment, Neuropsychology and Cognitive rehabilitation and functional plasticity.

- Cooperated as neuropsychologist to the study " Effect of galantamine on attention in patients with mild to moderate dementia of the Alzheimer type, and the evaluation of the effect of galantamine by the caregiver and physician", carried out in cooperation with the Department of Neurology, UZ Ghent and the firm Janssen- Cilag (2001-2002).

- Cooperated as neuropsychologist to the study " A 24-week, Multicentre, Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo-controlled Study of the Efficacy, Tolerability and Safety of Donepezil (Aricept) in Parkinson's Disease Patients with Dementia", carried out in cooperation with the Department of Neurology, UZ Ghent and the firm Quintiles, Innovex NV/SA (2004).

- Member of the multidisciplinary team of the Reference Center for Refractory Epilepsy under supervision of Prof. dr. P. Boon.

- Coordinator Permanent/postacademic course Clinical Neuropsychology.
Website: http://www.pvklinneuropsy.ugent.be

Membership

              Dutch Society for Neuropsychology (NVN)

-Neuropsychology in children
-Neuropsychological functioning in children with (a surgically corrected) congenital heart diseases
-Functional Transcranial Doppler research
-Cognitive (dys)functioning in patients with neurodegenerative diseases
-Standardization and methodological research into neuropsychological assessment 
-Effect of different treatments for epilepsy (medication, resection, VNS, DBS) on cognition

Publications

Miatton, M., De Wolf, D., François, K., Thiery, E., Vingerhoets, G. Het neuropsychologisch en gedragsmatig functioneren van kinderen met een chirurgisch gecorrigeerde aangeboren hartafwijking. Tijdschrift voor Neuropsychologie, 2008, nr.2, pp 28-38.

Miatton, M., De Wolf, D., François, K., Thiery, E., Vingerhoets, G. Do parental ratings on cognition reflect neuropsychological outcome in congenital heart disease? Acta Paediatrica, 2008, 97: 41-45.

Miatton, M., De Wolf, D., François, K., Thiery, E., Vingerhoets, G. Neurospychological performance in school-aged children with a surgically corrected congenital heart disease. Journal of Pediatrics, 2007, 151: 73-78.

Miatton, M., De Wolf, D., Françcois, K., Thiery, E., Vingerhoets, G. Intellectual, neuropsychological and behavioral functioning in children with tetralogy of Fallot. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2007, 133: 449-455.

Miatton, M., De Wolf, D., François, K., Thiery, E., Vingerhoets, G. Behavior and self-perception in children with a surgically corrected congenital heart disease. Journal of Development and Behavioural Pediatrics, 2007, in press.

Miatton, M., De Wolf, D., François, K., Thiery, E., Vingerhoets, G. Neurocognitive consequences of surgically corrected heart defects: a review. Neuropsychology Review, 2006, 16: 65-85.

Vingerhoets, G., Miatton, M., Vonck, K., Seurinck, R., Boon, P. Memory performance during the intracarotid amobarbital procedure and neuropsychological assessment in medial temporal lobe epilepsy: The limits of material specificity. Epilepsy and Behavior, 2006, 8: 422-428.

Vingerhoets, G., Miatton, M., Vonck, K., Seurinck, R., Boon, P. Clinical relevance of memory performance during Wada is stimulus type dependant. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 2006, 77:272-274.

Miatton, M., Wolters, M., Lannoo, E., Vingerhoets, G. Updated and extended Flemish normative data of commonly used neuropsychological tests. Psychologica Belgica, 2004, 44-3:189-216.

Vingerhoets, G., Verleden, S., Santens, P., Miatton, M., De Reuck, J. Predictors of cognitive impairment in advanced Parkinson's disease. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 2003, 74, 793-796.

Vonck K., Boon P., Goossens L., Dedeurwaerdere S., Claeys P., Gossiaux F., Van Hese P., De Smedt T., Raedt R., Achten E., Deblaere K., Thieleman A., Vandemaele P., Thiery E., Vingerhoets G., Miatton M., Caemaert J., Van Roost D., Baert E., Michielsen G., Dewaele F., Van Laere K., Thadani V., Robertson D., Williamson P. Neurostimulation for refractory epilepsy. Acta Neurologica Belgica, 2003 dec, 103 (4): 212-217.

Posters & Abstracts

Miatton M., Thiery E., Vonck K., Boon P., Vingerhoets G. Cognitive effects of deep brain stimulation in patients with refractory epilepsy. 12th Congres of the European Federation of Neurological Societies, Madrid, 23-26 august 2008. EFNS European Journal of Neurology 2008, 15 (suppl 3), p 85.

Van Dycke A., Vonck K., Miatton M., De Herdt V., El Tahry R., Dewaele I., Carrette E., Vingerhoets G., Van Roost D., Boon P. 12th Congres of the European Federation of Neurological Societies, Madrid, 23-26 august 2008. EFNS European Journal of Neurology 2008, 15 (suppl 3), p 86.

Miatton, M., De Wolf, D., François, K., Thiery, E., Vingerhoets, G. Intellectual, neuropsychological and behavioral functioning in children with tetralogy of Fallot. International Academy of Cardiology, 13th World Congress on Heart Disease, Vancouver, BC, Canada, July 28-31, 2007. The Journal of Heart Disease, july 2007, vol. 5 nr. 1, p. 53.

Miatton, M., De Wolf, D., François, K., Thiery, E., Vingerhoets, G. Do parental ratings on cognition reflect neuropsychological outcome in congenital heart disease? International Academy of Cardiology, 13th World Congress on Heart Disease, Vancouver, BC, Canada, July 28-31, 2007. The Journal of Heart Disease, july 2007, vol. 5 nr. 1, p. 52.

Miatton, M., De Wolf, D., François, K., Thiery, E., Vingerhoets, G. Behavior and self-perception in children with a surgically corrected congenital heart disease. International Academy of Cardiology, 13th World Congress on Heart Disease, Vancouver, BC, Canada, July 28-31, 2007. The Journal of Heart Disease, july 2007, vol. 5 nr. 1, p. 165.

Miatton, M., De Wolf, D., François, K., Thiery, E., Vingerhoets, G. Neuropsychological profile in school-aged children after neonatal cardiac repair. 2nd Meeting of the European Societies of Neuropsychology, October 18-20, 2006, Toulouse, France.

Miatton, M., De Wolf, D., François, K., Thiery, E., Vingerhoets, G. Neuropsychological functioning after neonatal cardiac repair. AEPC Psychosocial Meeting, March 2006, Belfast.

Miatton, M., De Wolf, D., Francois, K., Vingerhoets, G. Intellectual performance and quality of life in children with a surgically corrected congenital heart defect six to twelve years postoperatively. 40th Annual Meeting of the Association for European Paediatric Cardiology, 18-21th May 2005, Copenhagen, Denmark. Available in Cardiology in the Young, 2005, 15, suppl. 2: 89.

Miatton, M., Wolters, M., Lannoo, E., Vingerhoets G. Differences in alternative versions of popular memory tests. First Congress of the European Neuropsychological Societies, Forum Guido Mondani, 18-20th April 2004, Modena, Italy.

Miatton, M, Sachem, C., Vingerhoets, G. Short Cognitive Profile Examination (SCOPE): Construction of a composite bedside diagnostic tool for the assessment of cognitive (dys)functions. Joint Meeting with the International Neuropsychological Society July 16-20, 2003, Berlin, German.

Vingerhoets, G., Verleden, S., Santens, P, Miatton, M., De Reuck. Predictors of cognitive impairment in patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease. Seventh International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders. November 10-14, 2002, Miami, FL, USA.

Vingerhoets, G., Verleden , S., Miatton, M., Santens, P. Cognitive profile in demented and non-demented patients with Parkinson’s disease. International Neuropsychological Society Thirty-first Annual Meeting February 5-8, 2003. Honululu, Hawaii, USA.

Vingerhoets, G., Verleden, S., Miatton, M., Santens, P. Predictors of cognitive impairment in patients with Parkinson’s disease. International Neuropsychological Society Thirty-first Annual Meeting February 5-8, 2003. Honululu, Hawaii, USA.

Lectures

Invited lecture: “Neuropsychological performance following pediatric cardiac operations”, 5th International course on Extracorporeal Perfusion Technologies, April 10-12, 2008, Milan, Italy.

“Neuropsychologische evolutie bij kinderen na hartchirurgie” 36ste jaarlijkse congres van de Belgische Vereniging voor Kindergeneeskunde, february 29 2008, Schelle.

Invited lecture: “Congenital heart disease and mental development”. Biannual Meeting of the Working Group Psychosocial care in Congenital Heart Disease of the Association of European Paediatric Cardiology, February 27-29, 2008, Bruges.

Neuropsychological functioning of schoolaged children with a surgically corrected congenital heart disease. Dutch Society for Neuropsychology. Lecture given within the workshop Developmental Neuropsychology, 30 september 2004, Doorwerth, the Netherlands.

Neuropsychological functioning after neonatal cardiac repair: Biannual Meeting of the Working Group Psychosocial Care in Congenital Heart Disease of the Association of European Paediatric Cardiology, Belfast, 8-10 March 2006.

Neuropsychological functioning in children with a surgically corrected congenital heart disease. National meeting vzw Hartekinderen, April 27, 2007, Ghent.

Contribution of neuropsychological assessment to the diagnosis of acquired brain injury in children. Congress for Developmental disorders, Over het bos en de bomen, May 24-25, 2007, Antwerp.

Heart diseases:

www.kinderhart.be
www.rchc.rush.edu
www.theheart.org
www.csun.edu/~hcmth011/heart
www.chssdc.org
www.hartziekten.be
www.hartekinderen.be

Transcranial Doppler Research:
www.dwl.de

Neuropsychological assessment:
www.harcourt.be
www.pits-online.nl
users.ugent.be/~mcovents/Testpracticum/