1988 Ph.D. University of Heidelberg, Germany 1989 1991 PostDoc Princeton University and Rockefeller Research Laboratory, New York, USA (Prof. James E. Rothman) 1992 1998 Group Leader and habilitation Ludwig-MaximiliansUniversität München, Germany (Prof. Walter Neupert) 1998 2000 Professor Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany since 2000 Full Professor BZH 2010 2013 Director BZH

BACKGROUND Although several determinants of global developmental delay (GDD) have been recognized, a significant number of children remain without definitive etiologic diagnosis. The objective of this study was to assess the effect of various prenatal and perinatal factors on the severity and outcome of developmental delay without definitive etiologic yield. METHODS From March 2008 to Februar...

Presbyacusis is defined as the cumulative effects of aging on hearing ability. Each of them commonly feature different impairments, e.g on: sound hearing (mostly for high frequencies), speech understanding (mostly in noise), delayed speech processing by NCS and sound source localization. Its fuzzy and unclear simptomatology frequently leads to a delayed detection. In addition, the affected subj...

Previous research suggests that children and adolescents with visual impairment may face several challenges in their academic learning socio-emotional development due to restricted mobility, feelings of loneliness, dependency on others. Habilitation services attempt provide support respect many these positively impact well-being mental health, such as enabling independence daily tasks, particip...