Ludo van der Pol

Full Professor

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Contact

wpol2@umcutrecht.nl

Pure profile

Research groups

Research in Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Research aim

The Netherlands SMA Center is the single dedicated center for SMA in the Netherlands, including newborn screening, diagnostics, care, treatments and scientific research. We conduct various national and internal clinical trials and studies.

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Recent publications

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Motor Unit Patterns Correlate With Severity in Symptomatic Patients With Spinal Muscular Atrophy Leandra A A Ros, W Ludo van der Pol, Diederik J L Stikvoort García, H Stephan Goedee, Hessel Franssen, Fay-Lynn Asselman, Bart Bartels, Danny R van der Woude, Ruben P A van Eijk, Boudewijn T H M Sleutjes, Renske I Wadman
European Journal of Neurology, 2025, vol. 32

Course of joint range of motion in children with spinal muscular atrophy receiving disease-modifying treatment I L B Oude Lansink, J W Gorter, W L van der Pol, D R Vd Woude, P J Scheiberlich, R P A van Eijk, B Bartels, A Beelen
Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2025, vol. 20

Respiratory muscle activity and fatigue response during respiratory endurance testing in patients with spinal muscular atrophy Kim Kant-Smits, Lisa Pomp, Laura E Habets, Erik H J Hulzebos, Jeroen A L Jeneson, Fay-Lynn Asselman, Janke F de Groot, C Kors van der Ent, Ruben P A van Eijk, W Ludo van der Pol, Bart Bartels
Clinical Neurophysiology, 2025, vol. 181, p.1-9

Indications for home mechanical ventilation in children Laura Verweij van den Oudenrijn, Michael Gaytant, Lieke Arts, Peter Wijkstra, W. Ludo van der Pol, Esther Veldhoen
European Journal of Pediatrics, 2025, vol. 184

The RESISTANT study (Respiratory Muscle Training in Patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy) Kim Kant-Smits, Bart Bartels, Ruben P A van Eijk, Fay-Lynn Asselman, Esther S Veldhoen, Kors van der Ent, W Ludo van der Pol, Erik H J Hulzebos
Physiotherapy, 2025, vol. 129, p.1-13

Safety and efficacy of apitegromab in nonambulatory type 2 or type 3 spinal muscular atrophy (SAPPHIRE) Thomas O Crawford, Laurent Servais, Eugenio Mercuri, Heike Kölbel, Nancy Kuntz, Richard S Finkel, Jena Krueger, Kaitlin Batley, Sally Dunaway Young, Jing L Marantz, Guochen Song, Bert Yao, Guolin Zhao, Jose Rossello, Giridhar S Tirucherai, Elena Stacy Mazzone, Russell J Butterfield, Marta Gomez Garcia de la Banda, Andreea M Seferian, Valeria A Sansone, Liesbeth De Waele, W Ludo van der Pol, Claude Cances, Astrid Pechmann, Basil T Darras,
The Lancet. Neurology, 2025, vol. 24, p.727-739

External positions

Bestuurslid - zie bijlage - Spierziekten Centrum Nederland