Ainārs Stepens

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Selected research works

Up to 100 highly cited works; DOI links open the original research. Counts reflect the collected record, not real-time citation totals.

1. A Parkinsonian Syndrome in Methcathinone Users and the Role of Manganese

   2008 · 188 citations

2. Risk factors for musculoskeletal injuries in the military: a qualitative systematic review of the literature from the past two decades and a new prioritizing injury model

   2021 · 90 citations

3. White matter abnormalities in methcathinone abusers with an extrapyramidal syndrome

   2010 · 43 citations

4. The outcome of the movement disorder in methcathinone abusers: clinical, MRI and manganesemia changes, and neuropathology

   2013 · 30 citations

5. Role of EEG in Measuring Cognitive Reserve: A Rapid Review

   2020 · 19 citations

6. Combined Score of Perivascular Space Dilatation and White Matter Hyperintensities in Patients with Normal Cognition, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Dementia

   2022 · 17 citations

7. Grey matter abnormalities in methcathinone abusers with a Parkinsonian syndrome

   2016 · 14 citations

8. Relationship of footwear comfort, selected size, and lower leg overuse injuries among infantry soldiers

   2021 · 12 citations

9. Relationship between lifestyle proxies of cognitive reserve and cortical regions in older adults

   2024 · 12 citations

10. Management of dystonia in Europe: a survey of the European network for the study of the dystonia syndromes

    2016 · 11 citations

11. The adaption and evaluation of a Latvian version of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale

    2016 · 9 citations

12. Peak Plantar Pressure as a Risk Factor for Lower Extremity Overuse Injury Among Infantry Soldiers

    2021 · 8 citations

13. Whole Brain and Corpus Callosum Fractional Anisotropy Differences in Patients with Cognitive Impairment

    2023 · 6 citations

14. The Neuropathology of Movement Disorders in 1-Methyl-4-Phenyl-1,2,3,6-Tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) and Methcathinone (Ephedrone) Addictions

    2016 · 4 citations

15. SELF-REPORTED MUSCULOSKELETAL ACUTE AND OVERUSE INJURIES AMONG LATVIAN INFANTRY SOLDIERS

    2020 · 4 citations

16. Effects of Tactical Boots on Foot and Ankle Kinematics

    2023 · 4 citations

17. Increased Barefoot Stride Variability Might Be Predictor Rather than Risk Factor for Overuse Injury in the Military

    2023 · 4 citations

18. Relationship Between Personality Disorders Scales, Pathological Personality Traits, and Six Domains of Functioning in Sample With Alcohol Use Disorder

    2020 · 3 citations

19. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COGNITIVE RESERVE, MOTOR RESERVE AND THALAMUS VOLUMETRY IN OLDER ADULTS

    2021 · 3 citations

20. Brodmann Areas, V1 Atlas and Cognitive Impairment: Assessing Cortical Thickness for Cognitive Impairment Diagnostics

    2024 · 3 citations

21. Amygdala Nuclei Atrophy in Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: Insights from High-Resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    2025 · 3 citations

22. CRITERION-BASED VALIDITY OF THE DEPRESSION SCALE OF LATVIAN CLINICAL PERSONALITY INVENTORY

    2017 · 2 citations

23. COGNITIVE RESERVE AND COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE IN HEALTHY LATVIAN SENIORS

    2018 · 2 citations

24. Differences in Long- and Short-Term Memory Performance and Brain Matter Integrity in Seniors With Different Physical Activity Experience

    2019 · 2 citations

25. DEVELOPMENT OF RETROSPECTIVE LIFE-LONG PHYSICAL ACTIVITY QUESTIONNAIRE: FIRST STAGE

    2019 · 2 citations

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