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Reetta Kälviäinen
Professor
Chair of Neurology, University of Eastern Finland
Director of Kuopio Epilepsy Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Member of EpiCARE ERN
Member of Board, Neurocenter Finland
Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences
reetta.kalviainen@uef.fi | +358 40 583 9249
Reetta Kälviäinen is the Full Professor and Chair of Neurology in the University of Eastern Finland and the Director of the Kuopio Epilepsy Center in the Kuopio University Hospital. Her special research interest is clinical epileptology including identifying biomarkers of seizure activity, epileptogenesis, progression, and drug-resistancy in cohorts of newly diagnosed and drug-resistant chronic patients. These aspects of scientific projects are combined with therapeutic neuropharmacological interventions. She serves in the steering group of the European Reference Network for rare and complex epilepsies EpiCARE (of which Kuopio Epilepsy Center is a member) and co-chairs the Epilepsy Scientific Panel of the European Academy of Neurology. She is the chair of the steering group for the Establishment Phase of Neurocenter Finland.
Research groups
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Brain Research Unit (BRU) - Clinical Trial Unit 01.01.2022 -
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Intracranial Aneurysm Group 01.01.2022 -
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Clinical Epilepsy Research 01.01.2010 -
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Clinical Research Centre (CRC) 01.01.2002 -
Projects
Publications
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Eurooppalaiset osaamisverkostot harvinaisten neurologisten sairauksien diagnostiikassa ja hoidossa
Martikainen, Mika H; Auranen, Mari; Palmio, Johanna; Metsähonkala, Liisa; Majamaa, Kari; Kälviäinen, Reetta. 2024. Duodecim. 140: 478-484 -
TWINGEN: protocol for an observational clinical biobank recall and biomarker cohort study to identify Finnish individuals with high risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Vuoksimaa, Eero; Saari, Toni T; Aaltonen, Aino; Aaltonen, Sari; Herukka, Sanna-Kaisa; Iso-Markku, Paula; Kokkola, Tarja; Kyttälä, Aija; Kärkkäinen, Sari; Liedes, Hilkka; Ollikainen, Miina; Palviainen, Teemu; Ruotsalainen, Ilona; Toivola, Auli; Urjansson, Mia; Vasankari, Tommi; Vähä-Ypyä, Henri; Forsberg, Markus M; Hiltunen, Mikko; Jalanko, Anu; Kälviäinen, Reetta; Kuopio, Teijo; Lähteenmäki, Jaakko; Nyberg, Pia; Männikkö, Minna; Serpi, Raisa; Siltanen, Sanna; Palotie, Aarno; Kaprio, Jaakko; Runz. 2024. BMJ open. 14: -
A FinnGen pilot clinical recall study for Alzheimer’s disease
Julkunen, Valtteri; Schwarz, Claudia; Kalapudas, Juho; Hallikainen, Merja; Piironen, Aino-Kaisa; Mannermaa, Arto; Kujala, Hanna; Laitinen, Timo; Kosma, Veli-Matti; Paajanen, Teemu I.; Kälviäinen, Reetta; Hiltunen, Mikko; Herukka, Sanna-Kaisa; Kärkkäinen, Sari; Kokkola, Tarja; Urjansson, Mia; FinnGen; Perola, Markus; Palotie, Aarno; Vuoksimaa, Eero; Runz, Heiko. 2023. Scientific reports. 13: . 12641 -
Cenobamate in refractory epilepsy: Overview of treatment options and practical considerations
Schmitz, Bettina; Lattanzi, Simona; Vonck, Kristl; Kälviäinen, Reetta; Nashef, Lina; Ben‐Menachem, Elinor. 2023. Epilepsia open. 8: 1241-1255 -
Detecting negative myoclonus during long-term home measurements using wearables
Sinokki, Aku; Säisänen, Laura; Hyppönen, Jelena; Silvennoinen, Katri; Kälviäinen, Reetta; Mervaala, Esa; Karjalainen, Pasi A; Rissanen, Saara M. 2023. Clinical neurophysiology. 156: 166-174 -
EPM1-taudin arvoitusten äärellä
Silvennoinen, Katri; Kälviäinen, Reetta. 2023. Epilepsialehti. : 16-17 -
Epilepsian toimiva hoitoketju Suomessa
Kälviäinen, Reetta. 2023. Epilepsialehti. : 9-11 -
FinnGen provides genetic insights from a well-phenotyped isolated population
Kurki, Mitja I.; Karjalainen, Juha; Palta, Priit; Sipilä, Timo P.; Kristiansson, Kati; Donner, Kati M.; Reeve, Mary P.; Laivuori, Hannele; Aavikko, Mervi; Kaunisto, Mari A.; Loukola, Anu; Lahtela, Elisa; Mattsson, Hannele; Laiho, Päivi; Della Briotta Parolo, Pietro; Lehisto, Arto A.; Kanai, Masahiro; Mars, Nina; Rämö, Joel; Kiiskinen, Tuomo; Heyne, Henrike O.; Veerapen, Kumar; Rüeger, Sina; Lemmelä, Susanna; Zhou, Wei; Ruotsalainen, Sanni; Pärn, Kalle; Hiekkalinna, Tero; Koskelainen, Sami; Paaja. 2023. Nature. 613: 508-518 -
GWAS meta-analysis of over 29,000 people with epilepsy identifies 26 risk loci and subtype-specific genetic architecture
International League Against Epilepsy Consortium on Complex Epilepsies. 2023. Nature genetics. 55: 1471-1482 -
Generation of a human induced pluripotent stem cell line (UEFi004-A) from a patient with progressive myoclonic epilepsy type 1 (EPM1)
Singh, Shekhar; Plotnikova, Lidiia; Karvonen, Kalle; Ryytty, Sanna; Hyppönen, Jelena; Kälviäinen, Reetta; Hämäläinen, Riikka H.. 2023. Stem cell research. 73: . 103248