Pekka Jäkälä
Professor
Professor of Neurology
Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences
pekka.jakala@uef.fi | +358 40 355 3532
Academic Degrees
- MD, Kuopio University, 1994
- PhD, Kuopio University, 1995
- Qualified Lecturer, Docent of Experimental Neurology, Kuopio University, 1997
- Specialist in Neurology, Kuopio University, 2003
- Adjunct Professor (Docent), Neurology, Kuopio University, 2006
- Professor, Kuopio University, 2009 –
Major Positions and Appointments
- Researcher, Department of Neurology, Kuopio University, 1989 – 1994
- Junior Researcher, Academy of Finland, 1995 – 1998
- Visiting Scientist, Center for Molecular Biology (ZMBH), University of Heidelberg, 1997 – 1999
- Resident Physician, Department of Neurology, Kuopio University Hospital, 1995 2002
- Chief Physician of Inpatient Clinic, Department of Neurology, Kuopio University Hospital, 2003 – 2006
- Chief Physician of Outpatient Clinic, Department of Neurology, Kuopio University Hospital, 2007 – 2009
- Chief of Neurological Care Unit (Stroke Unit), Kuopio University Hospital, 2004 – 2009
- Director, The Finnish Brain Research and Rehabilitation Center Neuron, 2009 – 2012
- Professor of Neurodegenerative Diseases and Rehabilitation, UEF, 2009 – 2012
- Director and Chief Physician, NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, 2012 – present
- Professor of Neurology, UEF, 2012 – present
Research groups
Publications
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Association between heavy alcohol consumption and cryptogenic ischaemic stroke in young adults: a case–control study
Martinez-Majander, Nicolas; Kutal, Shakar; Ylikotila, Pauli; Yesilot, Nilufer; Tulkki, Lauri; Zedde, Marialuisa; Sarkanen, Tomi; Junttola, Ulla; Nordanstig, Annika; Fromm, Annette; Ryliskiene, Kristina; Licenik, Radim; Ferdinand, Phillip; Jatuzis, Dalius; Kõrv, Liisa; Kõrv, Janika; Pezzini, Alessandro; Tuohinen, Suvi; Sinisalo, Juha; Lehto, Mika; Gerdts, Eva; Ryödi, Essi; Autere, Jaana; Hedman, Marja; Fonseca, Ana Catarina; Waje-Andreassen, Ulrike; von Sarnowski, Bettina; Redfors, Petra; Sairane. 2024. Journal of neurology neurosurgery and psychiatry. [Epub ahead of print 21 June 2024]: 1-8 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Association of Hypertension With Early‐Onset Cryptogenic Ischemic Stroke by the Presence of Patent Foramen Ovale: A Case–Control Study
Putaala, Jukka; von Sarnowski, Bettina; Schminke, Ulf; Busch, Raila; Martinez‐Majander, Nicolas; Ylikotila, Pauli; Lautamäki, Riikka; Zedde, Marialuisa; Grimaldi, Teresa; Sarkanen, Tomi; Virtanen, Marko; Ryliskiene, Kristina; Zakarkaite, Diana; Tulkki, Lauri; Pirinen, Jani; Licenik, Radim; Ferdinand, Phillip; Oxley, Cheryl; Kõrv, Janika; Muda, Piibe; Pezzini, Alessandro; Lombardi, Carlo Mario; Tsivgoulis, Georgios; Suihko, Satu; Tolppanen, Heli; Fonseca, Ana Catarina; Martínez‐Sánchez, Patricia;. 2024. Journal of the american heart association: Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease. 13: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Association of Left Atrial Stiffness With Risk of Cryptogenic Ischemic Stroke in Young Adults
Sindre, Rasmus Bach; Gerdts, Eva; Putaala, Jukka; Grymyr, Lisa M.D.; Midtbø, Helga; Almeida, Ana G.; Bech-Hanssen, Odd; Busch, Raila; Eilertsen, Rune K.; Fonseca, Ana Catarina; Hedman, Marja; Huhtakangas, Juha; Jäkälä, Pekka; Lautamäki, Riikka; Lehto, Mika; Martinez-Majander, Nicolas; Redfors, Petra; Sarkanen, Tomi; von Sarnowski, Bettina; Sinisalo, Juha; Virtanen, Marko; Waje-Andreassen, Ulrike; Yesilot, Nilufer; Ylikotila, Pauli; Cramariuc, Dana. 2024. JACC : advances. 3: . 100903 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
MAMAF-Net: Motion-aware and multi-attention fusion network for stroke diagnosis
Degerli, Aysen; Jäkälä, Pekka; Pajula, Juha; Immonen, Milla; López, Miguel Bordallo. 2024. Biomedical signal processing and control. 95: . 106381 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Tajuttoman potilaan etiologiset selvittelyt
Kantanen, Anne-Mari; Jäkälä, Pekka. Teoksessa: Karlsson, Sari; Ala-Kokko, Tero; Hästbacka, Johanna; Reinikainen, Matti; Valtonen, Mika(toim.) , 2024. Tehohoito-opas. s. 153-157. Kustannus Oy Duodecim D2 Article in a professional book (incl. an introduction by the editor) -
24-hour ambulatory blood pressure and cryptogenic ischemic stroke in young adults
Tulkki, Lauri; Martinez-Majander, Nicolas; Haapalahti, Petri; Tolppanen, Heli; Sinisalo, Juha; Repo, Olli; Sarkanen, Tomi; Numminen, Heikki; Ryödi, Essi; Ylikotila, Pauli; Roine, Risto O.; Lautamäki, Riikka; Saraste, Antti; Miettinen, Tuuli; Autere, Jaana; Jäkälä, Pekka; Hedman, Marja; Huhtakangas, Juha; Junttola, Ulla; Putaala, Jukka; Pirinen, Jani; The SECRETO Study Group. 2023. Annals of medicine. 55: . 2203513 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Incidence and Risk Factors of Transient Global Amnesia
Komulainen, Tiina; Bärlund, Venla; Tanila, Heikki; Koivisto, Anne; Jäkälä, Pekka. 2023. Neuroepidemiology. 57: 246-252 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Rapid diagnosis and initiation of treatment has a crucial role in the prognosis of primary central nervous system lymphoma
Kuitunen, Hanne; Puhakka, Inka; Ronka, Aino; Selander, Tuomas; Jakala, Pekka; Arkko, Ulla-Mari; Klaavuniemi, Tuula; Sunela, Kaisa; Rajamaki, Aino; Kuittinen, Outi. 2023. British journal of haematology. 203: e78-e81 B1 Non-refereed journal articles -
Incidence of first‐ever transient ischemic attack in Eastern Finland
Komulainen, Tiina; Koivisto, Anne; Jäkälä, Pekka. 2022. Acta neurologica scandinavica. 146: 615-622 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Obesity and the Risk of Cryptogenic Ischemic Stroke in Young Adults
Jaakonmäki, Nina; Zedde, Marialuisa; Sarkanen, Tomi; Martinez-Majander, Nicolas; Tuohinen, Suvi; Sinisalo, Juha; Ryödi, Essi; Autere, Jaana; Hedman, Marja; Junttola, Ulla; Huhtakangas, Jaana K.; Grimaldi, Teresa; Pascarella, Rosario; Nordanstig, Annika; Bech-Hanssen, Odd; Holbe, Christine; Busch, Raila; Fromm, Annette; Ylikotila, Pauli; Turgut, Esme Ekizoglu; Amorim, Isabel; Ryliskiene, Kristina; Tulkki, Lauri; Pascasio, Laura Amaya; Licenik, Radim; Ferdinand, Phillip; Tsivgoulis, Georgios; Jatu. 2022. Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases. 31: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research