Dr. Frank De Leeuw

Biography

Frank-Erik de Leeuw is a professor of cerebrovascular disease at Radboud University Medical Centre, where he works as a vascular neurologist in the Department of Neurology. His research primarily focuses on the cognitive consequences of cerebrovascular disease in young adults, exploring a broad spectrum of conditions including acute symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhages, cerebral infarcts, and chronic white matter lesions. He is the founder and principal investigator of several key studies: the RUNDMC study, which investigates the causes and consequences of cerebral small vessel disease; the FUTURE study, the world's largest research initiative tracking young stroke patients; and the ODYSSEY study, a nationwide multicenter prospective cohort study on young stroke. His work integrates clinical observations with applied research questions, using methodologies from neuroepidemiology, neuroimaging, and neuropsychology. As an associate editor for the International Journal of Stroke and a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Heart Foundation, he is also active in various clinical trials and cohort studies aiming to better understand cerebrovascular disease and improve patient outcomes.

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