Symposium & PhD defence Berno Overbeek
17 April 2025Symposium: People in a minimally conscious state in the Netherlands
On Thursday 17 April 2025, the afternoon symposium 'People in a minimally conscious state in the Netherlands' will take place in the Berchmanianum in Nijmegen (university grounds). During this symposium, experts will share their insights on long-term disorders of consciousness, with presentations by chairman of the day Dr. Jan Lavrijsen, dr. Willemijn van Erp, dr. Astrid Hoedemaekers and dr. Pepijn van den Munckhof.
Berno Overbeek will then defend his thesis 'Minimally conscious state in the Netherlands: diagnosis, prevalence and characteristics' at Radboud University. Don't miss this unique opportunity to stay up to date with the latest developments in the care of people with severe acquired brain injury.
Participation is completely free (including lunch)!
Date: Thursday 17 April 2025
Time: 12:30 - 15:30 Location
: Berchmanianum, Houtlaan 4 in Nijmegen
PhD defence Berno Overbeek
On Thursday 17 April 2025 at 4.30 pm, Berno Overbeek will defend his PhD thesis entitled 'Minimal conscious state in the Netherlands: diagnosis, prevalence and characteristics' at Radboud University Nijmegen.
Date: Thursday 17 April 2025
Time: 16:30Location
: Aula, comeniuslaan 2, Nijmegen
His research is about people who end up in a minimally conscious state after severe brain injury. The minimally conscious state (minimal conscious state; MCS) is one of the most serious consequences of acquired brain injury. The study looked at the significance of eye movements in the diagnosis of MCS. In addition, it was investigated how many people in the Netherlands are in this condition and what medical complications they often have. It also investigated which decisions doctors make about treatment and the difficulties they experience in doing so.
This research was supervised by Prof. Raymond Koopmans, Dr. Jan Lavrijsen, Dr. Henk Eilander and Dr. Willemijn van Erp and funded by Azora, Kalorama (Joannes de Deo Foundation), The Coma Hospice and the Netherlands Brain Foundation.
Berno Overbeek - Specialist geriatric medicine