PD Dr. Tim Bastian Brämswig
Specialist in neurology

- specialist training in ultrasound (DGKN/DEGUM certificate), EMG (DGKN certificate), EP (DGKN certificate), EEG (DGKN certificate), qualified botulinum toxin therapy for neurological indications (certificate from the DGN botulinum toxin working group).
- Fellow of the European Stroke Organisation (FESO) among others
- Habilitation 2023 at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (translated title of habilitation thesis: “Beyond clinical findings: Purely image-detectable cerebrovascular lesions as predictors of risk and prognosis”), working group “Clinical Stroke Research” (Prof. Dr. Christian H. Nolte).
- Alumnus of the BIH Charité Clinician Scientist Program.
Languages
german, english
Career
- born 1987
- medical state examination: 2014
- 2014 - 2022: further training in neurology at the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin
- 2022 - 2024: specialist work in the neurological outpatient clinic of the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (consultation specialties: general neurology, polyneuropathy, movement disorders / Parkinson’s disease and botulinum toxin outpatient clinic)
- since 2023: specialist teleneurological consultation as part of the ANNOTeM network (acute neurological care in north-east Germany with telemedical support, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin)
Areas of specialization
My field of work includes the diagnosis and treatment of the following diseases:
- diseases of the peripheral nervous system (including lesions of peripheral nerves, radicular syndromes and polyneuropathies)
- stroke (pre- and post-stroke care, vascular diagnostics of the neck vessels and intracranial vessels)
- movement disorders (including Parkinson’s disease, dystonia, tremor)
- vertigo and dizziness
- headaches
- motor neuron and muscle diseases
- dementia
- multiple sclerosis and other chronic inflammatory diseases of the CNS
- treatment with botulinum toxin for spastic syndromes, dystonia, autonomic indications and headaches
Further activities
- research and teaching at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Neurology
- teleneurological consulting as part of the ANNOTeM network (acute neurological care in north-eastern Germany with telemedical support, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin)
- reviewer for international journals (e.g. Brain Communications, Neurology, European Journal of Neurology)
Publications (selected):
- Braemswig TB*, Usnich T*, Albach FN, Brunecker P, Grittner U, Scheitz JF, Fiebach JB, Nolte CH. Early New Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Lesions Appear More Often in Stroke Patients With a Multiple Territory Lesion Pattern. Stroke (2013).
- Braemswig TB, Scheitz JF, Nolte CH. Trials of Patent Foramen Ovale Closure. N Engl J Med (2017).
- Braemswig TB, Villringer K, Turc G, Erdur H, Fiebach JB, Audebert HJ, Endres M, Nolte CH, Scheitz JF. Predictors of new remote cerebral microbleeds after IV thrombolysis for ischemic stroke. Neurology (2019).
- Weller JM, Enkirch SJ, Bogs C, Braemswig TB, Deb-Chatterji M, Keil F, Kindler C, Maywald S, Schirmer MD, Stösser S, Solymosi L, Nolte CH, Bode FJ, Petzold GC; GSR-ET Investigators. Endovascular Treatment for Acute Stroke in Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy. Stroke (2021).
- Schlemm L, Braemswig TB, Boutitie F, Vynckier J, Jensen M, Galinovic I, Simonsen CZ, Cheng B, Cho TH, Fiehler J, Puig J, Thijs V, Fiebach J, Muir K, Nighoghossian N, Ebinger M, Pedraza S, Thomalla G, Gerloff C, Endres M, Lemmens R, Nolte CH; WAKE-UP Investigators. Cerebral Microbleeds and Treatment Effect of Intravenous Thrombolysis in Acute Stroke: An Analysis of the WAKE-UP Randomized Clinical Trial. Neurology (2022).
- Braemswig TB, Kusserow M, Kruppa J, Reinthaler M, Erdur H, Fritsch M, Curio J, Alushi B, Villringer K, Galinovic I, Berger C, Leistner DM, Audebert HJ, Endres M, Landmesser U, Fiebach JB, Nolte CH, Beckhoff F, Lauten A. Cerebral embolisation during transcatheter edge-to-edge repair of the mitral valve with the MitraClip system: a prospective, observational study. EuroIntervention (2022).
- Braemswig TB, Kusserow M, Bellmann B, Beckhoff F, Reinthaler M, von Rennenberg R, Erdur H, Scheitz JF, Galinovic I, Villringer K, Leistner DM, Audebert HJ, Endres M, Landmesser U, Haeusler KG, Fiebach JB, Lauten A, Rillig A, Nolte CH. New Cerebral Microbleeds After Catheter-Based Structural Heart Interventions: An Exploratory Analysis. J Am Heart Assoc (2023).
- Nolte CH, von Rennenberg R, Litmeier S, Leistner DM, Szabo K, Baumann S, Mengel A, Michalski D, Siepmann T, Blankenberg S, Petzold GC, Dichgans M, Katus H, Pieske B, Regitz-Zagrosek V, Braemswig TB, Rangus I, Pepic A, Vettorazzi E, Zeiher AM, Scheitz JF, Wegscheider K, Landmesser U, Endres M. Type 1 Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke. JAMA Neurol (2024)
- Schuermann H, von Rennenberg R, Riegler C, Rangus I, Litmeier S, Scheitz JF, Doehner W, Audebert H, Braemswig TB, Nolte CH. Characteristics associated with occurrence of stroke in patients with infective endocarditis - a retrospective cohort study. Neurol Res Pract (2024)
* shared authorship