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Role of the department  The Neuropaediatrics Department treats all diseases of the nervous system in children – brain, spinal cord, bone marrow, peripheral nerves and muscles – from diagnosis to treatment. The care is psychosocial as well as medical and surgical.    Image "The department's mission is to provide children with the best possible care through a multidisciplinary and humanist approach. It also seeks to offer the complete medical and paramedical team stimulating working conditions rooted in respect, for which clinical, scientific and teaching excellence are the motor. Finally, as a tertiary centre, special attention is paid to communication with the paediatricians and generalists who place their trust in us in referring their patients for specialised opinions."    The department's specialities The refractory epilepsy unit provides personalised care with a special focus on ensuring that the patient and family are involved in the care plan. Thanks to a highly specialised multidisciplinary team, the child is at the centre of care when:   treating epileptic episodes with innovative treatment (medicinal, dietary, surgical in cooperation with the Erasmus Hospital)   dealing with learning difficulties and the psychological and social impact of the illness.  The neuromuscular reference centre proposes consultations for diagnosing neuromuscular diseases and multidisciplinary care involving physiotherapists, orthopaedists, ergotherapists, psychologists, etc. in cooperation with the centre dedicated to adults at the Erasmus Hospital. For some diseases gene therapies can be proposed.   Specialised consultation for neuro-inflammatory pathologies permits an adapted and multidisciplinary treatment of these rare and complex diseases involving intensive care, physical medicine and pain management.   Prenatal diagnosis proposes the treatment of neurological diseases at the earliest possible stage with pre- and post-natal teams from the HUB and IRIS networks. This makes it possible to determine the neurological prognosis, to participate in therapeutic decisions and to provide pre- and post-natal follow up best suited to the specific and ethical needs of the child and family.   The multidisciplinary centre for neurodevelopmental pathologies proposes multidisciplinary consultations for the optimal care of these pathologies. Consultations with all the specialists are scheduled on the same day to avoid unnecessary travel. (Very) premature babies are monitored by the department after their stay in the neonatal unit, possibly in collaboration with a private paediatrician. The CRFNI, a centre where children are tested (multidisciplinary assessments: occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech therapy, neuropsychology) and monitored (rehabilitation). The centre also monitors children with cerebral palsy.   Our team Image Our specialists Focus The Neuropaediatrics Department cooperates with other national and international university centres within the European Research Network (ERN) EpiCare via the BRACE (Brussels Rare and Complex Epilepsies) centre.   Research The department is actively involved in a number of research projects, in particular on the link between epilepsy  and cognition in centrotemporal epilepsy thanks to the support of the Belgian Kids Fund and IRIS Fund in cooperation with the UR2NF.  It actively participates in developing innovative treatments for neuromuscular diseases.    It is actively seeking to improve the treatment of dyspraxia in children.  Teaching Teaching is at the heart of the department's practice: As an internship department approved by the Federal Department of Public Health for paediatric neurology, we organise weekly multidisciplinary tours with trainee doctors in particular.  We participate actively in a number of interuniversity certificates (epilepsy, neuromuscular diseases, paediatric neurology).   Several doctors and paramedics teach and supervise doctoral theses in several faculties.  Scientific publications Lien vers https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37054522/ Frontoparietal 18F-FDG-PET hypo-metabolism in Lennox-Gastaut syndrome: Further evidence highlighting the key network. Balfroid T, Warren AEL, Dalic LJ, Aeby A, Berlangieri SU, Archer JS.Epilepsy Res. 2023 May;192:107131. doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2023.107131. Epub 2023 Mar 30.PMID: 37054522 Lien vers https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35992485/ Cognitive, perceptual, and motor profiles of school-aged children with developmental coordination disorder. Van Dyck D, Baijot S, Aeby A, De Tiège X, Deconinck N.Front Psychol. 2022 Aug 3;13:860766. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.860766. eCollection 2022.PMID: 35992485  Lien vers https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33626251/ Risdiplam in Type 1 Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Baranello G, Darras BT, Day JW, Deconinck N, Klein A, Masson R, Mercuri E, Rose K, El-Khairi M, Gerber M, Gorni K, Khwaja O, Kletzl H, Scalco RS, Seabrook T, Fontoura P, Servais L; FIREFISH Working Group.N Engl J Med. 2021 Mar 11;384(10):915-923. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2009965. Epub 2021 Feb 24.PMID: 33626251 Clinical Trial. Lien vers https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33276197/  A qualitative awake EEG score for the diagnosis of continuous spike and waves during sleep (CSWS) syndrome in self-limited focal epilepsy (SFE): A case-control study. Aeby A, Santalucia R, Van Hecke A, Nebbioso A, Vermeiren J, Deconinck N, De Tiège X, Van Bogaert P.Seizure. 2021 Jan;84:34-39. doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2020.11.008. Epub 2020 Nov 17.PMID: 33276197 

Our role Interventional neuroradiology (INR) is a radiological subspeciality. INR diagnoses and treats diseases of the brain, the spinal cord and the head with access via blood vessels (endovascular route) or through direct puncture (percutaneously).  INR specialists work closely with neurologists from the Stroke Unit where their adult patients are hospitalised.    Image  "At present, we are the only fully fledged department of this kind in Belgium. Our high degree of expertise attracts patients from throughout Belgium and beyond." Our specialities The Erasmus Hospital's INR Department is active across 3 pathologies or clinics:Malformation pathologies such as brain aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations and fistulas, etc.  Thromboembolic pathologies such as ischemic stroke (caused by a blood clot), chronic subdural hematoma, cervical or intracranial artery stenosis, etc. Within the INR Neonatal and Paediatric Clinic that treats newborns showing a malformation pathology (see Focus), in cooperation with the HUDERF.  There are several INR approaches and methods. The most frequent are: Angiography that consists of introducing a catheter via the wrist artery or the femoral vein (endovascular route) into which a contrast agent is injected and a series of X-rays are then taken. The images thereby obtained make it possible to map the blood vessels and identify anomalies. Embolisation, a procedure by which a small catheter is introduced  endovascularly or percutaneously. This makes it possible to gain access to the brain damage or spinal cord and to provide treatment without recourse to more major surgery. Mechanical thrombectomy that consists of "unblocking" blood vessels by "suctioning out" the blood clot via a catheter. It is one of the treatments for an ischemic stroke. Our team Image our specialists Focus The Erasmus Hospital is home to one of the few Interventional Neuroradiology Neonatal and Paediatric Clinics in the world. Vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation is the pathology most frequently treated. This is an abnormal communication between certain arteries and the vein of Galen. These malformations can cause serious cardiac problems   in utero or at birth and subsequently a risk of haemorrhages and brain developmental problems. If operated on in time, most babies can survive and develop normally.  Publications Endovascular treatment of intracranial vascular malformations in children. Auteurs : Lubicz B, Christiaens F.Journal : Dev Med Child Neurol 2020;62: 1124-1130 16 August 2023 Firs-pass Effect Predicts Clinical Outcome and Infarct Growth after Thrombectomy for DMVO Auteurs : Farouki Y, et alJournal : Neurosurgery 2022 16 August 2023 WEB device for EVT of wide-necked bifurcation aneurysms. Auteurs : Lubicz B, Mine B, Collignon L, Brisbois D, Duckwiler G, Strother CJournal : Am J of Neuroradiol AJNR 2013;34: 1209-1214 Flow-diverter stent for endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms: a prospective study in 29 patients with 34 aneurysms. Auteurs : Lubicz B, Collignon L, Raphaeli G, Pruvo JP, Bruneau M, De Witte O, Leclerc XJournal : Stroke 2010;41: 2247-53 16 August 2023

On the occasion of the inauguration of the new road and reception infrastructures for Emergencies,  Adeline Higuet, Head of Department, presents her vision of the department, the renovation project and the next stages in the works. In the Emergency Department renovation project, the architecture makes the function and the function is supported by the architecture in the sense that the configuration of the infrastructures is adapted to the way emergency medicine is to be practiced.  Central to this approach is the “Moving Forward” concept that is used by the most modern Emergency Services.The “Moving Forward” concept places the patient at the centre of a continuous flow.  The  patient consequently progresses through dedicated care zones in which the hospital architecture and the duo of  emergency nurse and doctor both play a role in ensuring an attentive and fluid global care from admission through to discharge. This approach permits a more rapid care and treatment for emergency patients. Our aim is of course to be as efficient as possible while remaining person-centred and attentive to the needs and circumstances of the individual patientWithin this concept, the first care zone consists of the reception area and waiting room for adults and for paediatric emergencies. The central zone is occupied by 3 triage areas that are essential to the mechanisms of the “Moving Forward” concept.  “We have also developed a specificity for the medical triage (triage 3) with the creation of what we call an “Ultra Ultra Short” triage that is for managing “non-urgent” emergencies that can be quickly dealt with and do not require the patient to enter the care zone  reserved for more serious cases. This zone has a dedicated waiting room.”  It is these three areas, as well as a rest room to ensure the well-being of staff, that occupy the new Emergency Department space that is scheduled to open in May.  The rest of the renovation concerns the present Emergency Department that is currently being “updated” including structural modifications to enable us to work per care zone. Specifically:  Triage zone 4, dedicated to (minor) medical pathologies that do not require hospitalisation.Treatment zones 1, 2 and 3 where patients are sorted depending on the seriousness of their condition and importance of receiving treatment.The most urgent (i.e. serious) cases are directed to the shock lab.“We also have a new integrated Surveillance Unit  (SU) that equips the Emergency Department with 6 to 8 provisional hospitalisation beds.”  The SU is designed for:Patients who need to be kept under surveillance for 3 to 6 hours before returning home (in the case of a concussion, for example, or pain management);Patients who need to be kept under surveillance for 12 to 24 hours before returning home;Patients who have to be hospitalised while waiting for a bed to become free in the department to which they will be subsequently transferred.Respect for the patient remains throughout, starting with patient reception and extending to consideration for accompanying family members. Trauma care is a well defined zone for treating surgical and orthopaedic pathologies.  Its strategic location next to emergency radiology also ensures better care. The SU and trauma care (yellow and pink zones respectively) were renovated in 2024.  The next stages in this project The next stages in this project are the most complex with the renovation of the isolation room and psychiatry consulting rooms, renovation of the medical examination rooms and of the entire medico-nursing work space. This phase of the works is more complex as it will be carried out without interrupting activity and thus in zones where patients are present.  Fortunately we have the support of the Department of Infrastructures (DIHJ) that will manage this phase by playing musical chairs with the areas where patients are present and those where they are not. Our aim is to complete all the works by the end of this year.  “The changes we are making at the Emergency Department are inspired by values of respect, caring, and listening to the patient and care teams. The patient is at the centre of all we do.”  In terms of functioning, we are fortunate in having emergency nurses and doctors of the highest quality.  “We are in the process of creating a model that is unique in Belgium, a multidisciplinary emergency team consisting of accident and emergency doctors as well as internal specialists (who watch out for rarer pathologies: you find what you look for), anaesthetists, surgeons and senior paediatricians. It is this panel of cumulated skills that makes our department so effective in-patient care while at the same time functioning as a teaching class for trainee doctors. Another specificity of our department is that, from the moment of arrival, the patient is followed up by a doctor-nurse duo, this clearly improving the quality of care, a fact that has been proved scientifically. *”With these changes we want to create a more fluid, positive, human and caring patient experience. Our mission is based on three essential notions:“Care”, meaning caring for the patient with respect;“Cure”, meaning treating the patient;“Counsel”, which is based on our obligation to ensure the patient’s medical follow-up.“No patient leaves us without understanding what is wrong with them. All follow-up appointments are made before discharge. All the information, all the documents and all the prescriptions the patient needs are provided systematically.”  Special attention is paid to bilingualism at our department. There are still a lot of things to be put into place, of course, but we are doing everything possible with the nurses, doctors and SAMU and SMUR ambulance drivers to ensure optimal care and treatment.*Source : The impact of senior doctor assessment at triage on emergency department performance measures: systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies, Maysam Ali Abdulwahid 1, Andrew Booth 1, Maxine Kuczawski 1, Suzanne M Mason 1 , Emerg Med J, 2016 Jul;33(7):504-13.doi: 10.1136/emermed-2014-204388. Epub 2015 Jul 16. Dr. Adeline HIGUETHead of the Emergency Departement of the H.U.B

What is egg donation? Egg donation has existed at Erasme Hospital since 1984 and has enabled thousands of women worldwide to become mothers. In Belgium, under the law on Medically Assisted Reproduction (MAR), requests are accepted up to the age of 45, and donation procedures can be carried out until the age of 47.In which cases am I concerned?Egg donation is proposed when infertility is due to very low egg quality despite the presence of menstrual cycles (ovarian insufficiency or failure), or when the ovaries no longer contain follicles and no longer function (menopause).Some patients choose egg donation to avoid transmitting a genetic disease to their offspring.Who are the donors?Women who voluntarily present themselves at Erasme or the Gametia egg bank.Women motivated by a close relative or friend in need of egg donation, who agree to donate their eggs to the Erasme MCH bank. The eggs, obtained after ovarian stimulation, are anonymously allocated to several women with the same indication. Their relatives may receive several anonymous consecutive donations. This is known as cross donation.Any woman requiring egg donation may register on a waiting list. However, most prefer to bring their own donor to reduce waiting time and costs and increase success rates.Directed donationDirected donation is also possible at the Fertility Clinic of Erasme Hospital. In this case, you receive eggs exclusively from your donor (sister, friend, cousin), when access to genetic origins is important to you.Anonymous donationAccording to Belgian law, anonymity is permanent. Even as an adult, the child will not be able to access the donor’s identity.Couples choose anonymous donation to clearly define the donor’s role and avoid biological or relational ties.Anonymous cross donation also allows repeated access to donated eggs, increasing pregnancy chances compared to directed or simple anonymous donation.Physical characteristics are recorded to ensure appropriate donor–recipient matching. Medical services Psychological assessment and supportDonor criteriaAnonymous donors: 20–34 years oldDirected donation: up to 38 years old, with at least one childMedical assessmentEvaluation of ovarian reserve (blood test and ultrasound)Gynecological assessment and explanation of treatmentGenetic consultation to exclude transmissible genetic disordersFor anonymous donation, all donors undergo carrier screening (over 1,000 rare but serious genetic conditions), also offered to recipient couples. This test is costly and requires 2–4 months.Belgian law requires a mandatory psychological interview prior to gamete donation to ensure motivation, informed consent, and absence of coercion.At least one psychological consultation is required, with optional ongoing support during treatment, pregnancy, or after birth.Treatment and success ratesDonors undergo controlled ovarian hyperstimulation similar to standard IVF cycles.Recipients receive estrogen and progesterone to prepare the endometrium. Treatment continues for three months if pregnancy occurs.Increasing scientific evidence supports embryo transfer in natural ovulatory cycles. In this case, embryos are frozen and transferred five days after ovulation.Pregnancy rates per attempt are generally higher than in conventional IVF. The main determining factor is donor age.What support is available?Psychological support addresses emotional distress related to infertility and MAR, while encouraging reflection focused on the future child.Specialized fertility psychologists work closely with gynecologists to provide comprehensive multidisciplinary care.Questions regarding disclosure to relatives and to the child receive particular attention.Fertidata A national Belgian application managed by Sciensano that limits the number of families per donor to six. Advice Anonymous cross donation offers the highest chance of pregnancy at lower cost but requires openness about infertility and acceptance of non-genetic parenthood. Our medical-psychological team can guide you through this process Focus Collaboration with Gametia egg bankPartnerships with Cryos and FertibankCompensation is provided to cover travel expenses and the consultation time required for the assessment and ovarian stimulation. Scientific research Embryo transfer in natural cyclesStudy on progesterone-induced endometrial luteinization without waiting for ovulation peak (Dr Amirgholami- Prof Delbaere)  Our specialists Cross egg donation is performed exclusively at Erasme in Belgium.Genetic matching available via Begecs.Associated ServicesAdministrative Contact: Linda GouinDepartment of Gynecology and ObstetricsPr. Anne DELBAEREPr. Fabienne DEVREKERDr. Soraya AMIRGHOLAMIDr. Catherine HOUBADr. Caroline LECOCQ PsychologistsDepartment of GeneticsGeneticists:Pr. Guillaume SMITSPr. Isabelle VANDERNOOTDr. Sandra COPPENSGenetics Supervisors:Adeline BUSSON  Marie-Laure GRENET  Marie BRUNEAUAlice LE MORILLON 

Our role Ophthalmology is the medical speciality concerned with the eyes. Our aim is to improve visual health and treat eye disease. Image "Our care is comprehensive: from screening to medical and/or surgical treatment. The academic aspect is and must remain central. We have doctors who are experts in modern treatments designed for all stages of life."  Our specialities The Ophthalmology Department is subdivided into a number of elements: The Orbito-Palpebro-Lacrymal and Onco-Ophthalmology Clinic is concerned with problems of the eye socket, eyelids, tear glands and ducts as well as with the orbital mass.    The Glaucoma Clinic is recognised nationally for its expertise; patients are referred to this clinic from throughout Belgium. The Paediatric Ophthalmology Clinic prevents, screens for and treats eye problems in children.  Examples: refraction problems (myopia, hypermetropia and astigmatism), strabism, amblyopia, eye development anomalies, infectious diseases, etc. Corneal medical treatment proposes a range of treatment to stabilise and/or treat degenerative or progressive diseases on the surface of the eye. Corneal surgery is fast developing and carries out all available cornea grafts. Refractive surgery seeks to dispense with optical corrections such as spectacles or contact lenses.    Retinal medical treatment is concerned with pathologies such as age-associated wet or dry macular degeneration (AMD). Retinal surgery is used, for example, to correct detached retinas or to place or change intraocular transplants, etc. Neuro-ophthalmology treats disorders of the optic nerves and all the various ocular disorders associated with a neurological pathology (SEP, stroke, brain tumour, etc.) Some diseases (diabetes, tuberculosis, Sjögren's syndrome, etc.) can affect the eyes and threaten vision. This is why the Ophthalmology Department cooperates with other departments such as endocrinology, rheumatology, paediatrics, haematology, etc.  Our team Image Our medical specialists Research The ophthalmologists at the Erasmus Hospital carry out clinical studies and fundamental research, on: vitreoretinal proliferation, in collaboration with the ULB's Laboratory of Physiopathological and Nutritional Biochemistry (LBPN);cornea cells, in collaboration with the Jules Bordet Institute's Cell Therapy Laboratory. Focus Every year the Ophthalmological Department carries out approximately 2,000 intravitreal injections. This type of treatment can be indicated to treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD), retinopathies associated with diabetes, intraocular inflammation, etc.  Publications Lien vers Neuro-Ophthalmological Manifestations in Children with Down Syndrome: Current Perspectives Auteurs : Lavinia Postolache 1, Anne Monier 2, Sophie Lhoir 1Journal : Eye Brain 2021 Jul 21;13:193-203. doi: 10.2147/EB.S319817. eCollection 2021. 10 August 2023 Lien vers Intense Pulsed Light Therapy in the Treatment of Dry Eye Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Auteurs : Demolin L, Es-Safi M, Soyfoo MS, Motulsky E.Journal : J Clin Med. 2023 Apr 21;12(8):3039. doi: 10.3390/jcm12083039.PMID: 37109374 10 August 2023 Lien vers Experimental Models to Study Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy. Auteurs : Datlibagi A, Zein-El-Din A, Frohly M, Willermain F, Delporte C, Motulsky E.Journal : Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Feb 24;24(5):4509. doi:  10.3390/ijms24054509.PMID: 36901938 10 August 2023 Lien vers Visual field defects and retinal nerve fiber layer damage in buried optic disc drusen: a new insight. Auteurs : Nana Wandji B, Dugauquier A, Ehongo A.Journal : Int J Ophthalmol. 2022 Oct 18;15(10):1641-1649. doi: 10.18240/ijo.2022.10.12. eCollection 2022. PMID: 36262850 10 August 2023

Our role Orthopaedics is the medico-surgical discipline concerned with pathologies of the musculoskeletal system (skeleton, muscles, tendons, etc.). These pathologies or injuries can be of traumatic, infectious, constitutional (malformation, sequelae, etc.) or degenerative (ageing) origin. Most of our therapeutic activity is surgical.   Image Our specialities The Erasmus Hospital's Orthopaedics-Traumatology Department covers a number of structures: The Hip, Pelvis and Infectious Diseases Clinic has a number of subspecialities and recognised areas of expertise, notably: Hip replacement that can be on an outpatient basis, the patient leaving the hospital on the same day as the operation. The department is also reputed for revision surgery and complex hip replacement.  The Orthopaedic Infectious Disease Clinic proposes multidisciplinary consultations to treat infections of the bones and joints (e.g. infected prostheses). The Upper Limb Clinic is concerned with pathologies of the shoulder, wrist or hand, with the emphasis on minimally invasive procedures (e.g. percutaneous surgery of the carpal tunnel). The Foot and Knee Clinic also includes the Sports Clinic that is dedicated to injuries suffered when engaging in physical acidity or playing a sport.  The Orthogeriatric Unit, co-managed with the Geriatrics Department, treats persons aged 75 and over who, in addition to an orthopaedic injury (fractured hop, for example) suffer from other pathologies. The Pathologies of the Plexus and Peripheral Nerves Unit (see Focus).The Paediatric Surgery and Scoliosis Clinic straddles the Erasmus Hospital and the HUDERF.   The Erasmus Hospital is accredited as a Level 1 Trauma Center for the multidisciplinary care of severe traumas (accidents in the home, road accidents, etc.). The department is specialised in treating diverse traumas   (pelvis, acetabulum, complex fractures).The Musculoskeletal Tumours Clinic, in cooperation with the Bordet Institute.Medical appraisal – necessary to obtain compensation or recognition of a disability – concerns the assessment of the physical sequelae of traumas (accidents in private or professional life) or degenerative pathologies.   Our team Image Our specialist doctors Focus The Pathologies of the Plexus and Peripheral Nerves Unit treats pathologies of the brachial and lumbosacral plexus and peripheral nerves, in cooperation with doctors-physiotherapists, neurologists and neuropaediatricians. Surgical intervention and appropriate re-education can correct or compensate for these injuries – of traumatic, inflammatory or obstetrical origin – and their sequels that can induce paralysis, contractures and malposition of the limbs.    Research The Erasmus Hospital Orthopaedics Department cooperates in particular with the ULB's  Anatomy Laboratory on fundamental research projects in the field of biomechanics and biokinetics and with spin-offs for cell therapy experimentation (for consolidating bones and cartilage in particular. 

Our role The Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Department is concerned with pathologies of the ears, nose and throat.   "This anatomical region is at the crossroads of a number of functions: hearing, swallowing, sense of smell, balance, phonation (production of language sounds), breathing, etc. We therefore diagnose and propose treatment for diseases that affect the organs, tissues and functions of the ENT region."  Depending on the case, the treatment can be medical, surgical or paramedical (speech therapy, vestibular physiotherapy, etc.)   Image Image Our specialities The activities of the Erasmus Hospital ENT Department span 4 clinics:   The Otology Clinic that is concerned with ear, hearing and balance problems. For example: deafness, tinnitus, chronic infections, etc.   The Rhinology Clinic that is concerned with problems of the nose (e.g. chronic tinnitus and rhinitis, nasal tumours, etc.) and sleeping problems (e.g. sleep apnoea, snoring, etc.)    The Laryngology Clinic that is concerned with voice and swallowing problems, including of a cancerous origin (e.g.: dysphagia, dysphoria, etc.)   The Paediatric ENT Clinic that is situated on the HUDERF site. The ENT field being an anatomical crossroads, the care is very often multidisciplinary. ENT doctors therefore cooperate regularly with other departments: neurology, pneumology, ophthalmology, stomatology-dentistry, etc. Our team Our specialists Focus The ENT Department proposes joint consultations for certain pathologies. In this case the patient is seen at the same time by two specialist doctors:   An ENT doctor and a neurologist for dizziness and balance problems (e.g. Ménière disease)An ENT doctor and a pneumologist for problems relating to respiratory immuno- allergology  (e.g. allergic asthma, chronic rhinitis, nasal polyposis, etc.)    Research The ENT Department participates in several research programmes. It cooperates, for example, with the ULB's Institute of Neurosciences and in particular with the Functional Brain Mapping Laboratory. ENT doctors from the Erasmus Hospital study in particular :speech understanding problems, in particular in a noisy environment, neuromuscular problems involved in difficulties in swallowing, ageing of the balance function, etc.  Publications Lien vers https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30745419/ Cortical Tracking of Speech-in-Noise Develops from Childhood to Adulthood Authors : Vander Ghinst M, Bourguignon M, Niesen M, Wens V, Hassid S, Choufani G, Veikko J, Riita H, Goldman S, De Tiège XJournal : J Neurosci 2019 Apr 10;39(15):2938-2950. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1732-18.2019. Epub 2019 Feb 11. Lien vers https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26843641/ Left Superior Temporal Gyrus Is Coupled to Attended Speech in a Cocktail-Party Auditory Scene Authors :  Vander Ghinst M, Bourguignon M, Op de Beeck M, Wens V, Brice M, Hassid S, Choufani G, Veikko J, Riita H, Van Bogaert P, Goldman S, De Tiège XJournal : J Neurosci. 2016 Feb 3;36(5):1596-606. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1730-15.2016. Lien vers https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36949199/ RHOJ controls EMT-associated resistance to chemotherapy Authors : Debaugnies M, Rodriguez-Acebes S, Blondeau J, Parent M-A, Zocco M, Song Y, de Maertelaer V, Moers V, Latil M, Dubois C, Coulonval K, Impens F, Van Haver D, Dufour S, Uemura A, Sotiropoulou P, Méndez J, Blanpain CJournal : Nature. 2023 Apr;616(7955):168-175. doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-05838-7. Epub 2023 Mar 22. Lien vers https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33398411/ Structural and metabolic brain abnormalities in COVID-19 patients with sudden loss of smell Authors : Niesen M, Trotta N, Noel A, Coolen t, Favard G, Leurkin-sterk G, Delpierre I, Henrard S, Sadeghi N, Goffard J-C, Goldman S, De Tiège XJournal : Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imagin. 2021 Jun;48(6):1890-1901. doi: 10.1007/s00259-020-05154-6. Epub 2021 Jan 4.