Prim. Dr. Pucks-Faes

Personal information

Name

Dr. Pucks-Faes Elke

Telephone

+43 50504 44100

E-mail

elke.pucks-faes@tirol-kliniken.at

Work experience

08/2022 - to date

LKH Hochzirl – Natters (Tirol-Kliniken GmbH), Austria

Medical Director of LKH Hochzirl – Natters, 6161 Natters, Austria

Medical Director, Dept. Neurology and Neurological rehabilitation in the post-acute phase, LKH Hochzirl - Natters

12/2019 – 08/2022

LKH Hochzirl - Natters, Standort Hochzirl (Tirol-Kliniken GmbH), 6170 Zirl, Austria

Medical Director, Dept. Neurology and Neurological rehabilitation in the post acute care phase

02/2012 – 11/2019

LKH Hochzirl - Natters, Standort Hochzirl (Tirol-Kliniken GmbH), 6170 Zirl, Austria

Head of ward Senior Physician; Dept. Neurology and Neurological post acute care

04/2009 – 01/2012

LKH Hochzirl - Natters, Standort Hochzirl (Tirol-Kliniken GmbH), 6170 Zirl, Austria

Senior physician; Dept. Neurology and Neurological post acute care

07/2008 – 03/2009

LKH Hochzirl - Natters, Standort Hochzirl (Tirol-Kliniken GmbH), 6170 Zirl, Austria

Neurology specialist; Dept. Neurology and Neurological post acute care

09/2004 – 06/2008

LKH Hochzirl - Natters, Standort Hochzirl (Tirol-Kliniken GmbH), 6170 Zirl, Austria

Psychiatric Hospital, 6060 Hall in Tirol, Austria

Universitätsklinik Innsbruck (Tirol-Kliniken GmbH), Anichstr. 36, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria

Assistant Physician in Neurology

05/2004 – 09/2004

Sanatorium Kreuzschwestern - Privatklinik Hochrum, Austria, Lärchenstraße 41, 6063 Rum

Ward Physician

03/2000 – 01/2003

LKH Hochzirl - Natters, Standort Hochzirl (Tirol-Kliniken GmbH), 6170 Zirl, Austria

Ward physician

11/1998 – 02/2000

Universitätskliniken Innsbruck

Medical resident

03/1997 – 10/1998

Maternity leave

02/1995 – 02/1997

Klinikum Freistadt, Krankenhausstraße 1, 4240 Freistadt, Austria

Medical resident

Education and training

06/2008

Medizinische Universität Innsbruck, Austria

Certificate of medical specialization “Neurology specialist” (exam in 04/2008)

02/1995 – 11/1999

Klinikum Freistadt, Austria

Universitätskliniken der Medizinischen Universität Innsbruck, Austria

general practitioners' training, Certificate of general practitioner

10/1984 – 11/1994

Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck, Austria

Medical studies

09/1980 – 06/1984

Secondary school emphasizing natural sciences, BORG Feldkirch, Austria

High school diploma

09/1976 – 07/1980

ISecondary school Satteins, Austria

09/1972 – 07/1976

Volksschule Frastanz, Austria

Management training

06/2015 – 06/2019

Schulz von Thun, Institut für Kommunikation, Hamburg, Germany

Training sessions for executives „Communication and leadership“

- Basics of communication psychology for executives

(29.06. - 02.07.2015)

- Talk to each other, the high art of conversation techniques

(22. - 25.09.2015)

- Conflict clarification

(06. - 09.11.2017)

- Leadership and self-image

(24. - 27.04.2018)

- Employee coaching for executives

(25. - 28.09.2018)

- Team development for executives

(25.-28.06.2019)

- Leadership in times of change

(11.-13.12.2023)

11/2019

Management Forum Starnberg, Germany

Leadership for Senior physicians

02/2013

Tiroler Landeskrankenanstalten, Personalmanagement, LKH Natters, Austria

Situational leadership – the art of flexible leadership

04/2009

Tiroler Landeskrankenanstalten, Ausbildungszentrum West für Gesundheitsberufe, Innsbruck, Austria

Patient- and staff-oriented leadership

Medical/Scientific collaboration

Since 2022

Participation in study about Individualazing Stroke-posture Assessments in the Therapeutic Environment during early Rehabilitation

Since 2021

Partecipation in Brain Computer Interface study

Since 2021

Partecipation in a prospective, multi-center, randomized, double-blind study to assess efficacy and safety of neuroplastic intervention by Cerebrolysin and atDCS on motor function recovery in subacute and chronic stroke patients

Since 2020

Partecipation in Sativex study, Almirall

Since 2014

Participation in organisation and implementation of the multicentre PHADER-study (A prospective, single-arm, observational clinical follow-up study on the application of pharyngeal electrical stimulation for treatment of neurogenic Dysphagia: a European Registry), at state Hospital Hochzirl, dept. for neurology, Austria

Since 2008

Participation in the special field “therapy with intrathecal Baclofen (ITB)”, focus on “autonomic dysfunction”, at State Hospital, dept. for neurology, Hochzirl, Austria

Lectures

Since 2014 to date

Lecturer at the Institute for Sport Science, University for Medicine, Innsbruck, Austria

Areas of interest

- Intrathecal Baclofen

- Treatment of Spasticity

- Evaluation/treatment of swallowing disturbances

- Multiple Sclerosis

- Motor control

- Neurorehabilitation

- Robotic Treatment

- Neurophysiology

- Neuropharmacology

Areas of expertise

- Management of Spasticity (especially with Intrathecal Baclofen) in out- and in-patient treatment

- Management of neurogenic swallowing disorders and tracheostomy tubet

- Management of patients with multiple sclerosis in out- and in-patient treatment (the depart,ent of Neurology at LKH Hochzirl – Natters is a certified MS centre

- Functional Elektrostimulation (FES)

- Member of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN - OeGN) since 2009

- Member of the Austrian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology and Functional Imaging (OeGKN) since 2018

- Member of the Austrian Society of Neurorehabilitation (OeGNR) since 2020

11/2024

The sensory input, not the motor output, defines blink reflex conditioning

Markus Kofler, Josep Valls-Solé, Michael Thurner, Elke Pucks-Faes, Viviana Versace

Clin Neurophysiol. 2024 Nov 16:168:168-175. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2024.11.003. Online ahead of print.

04/2024

Abnormal modulation of the blink reflex in functional sensory loss.

Kofler M, Haibach M, Kofler M, Thurner M, Pucks-Faes E, Versace V.

Clin Neurophysiol. 2024 Jun;162:162-164. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2024.04.001. Epub 2024 Apr 10.

02/2023

In the spotlight: How the brainstem modulates information flow.

Kofler M, Valls-Solé J, Thurner M, Pucks-Faes E, Versace V.

Clin Neurophysiol. 2023 Apr;148:52-64. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2023.01.013. Epub 2023 Feb 6.

11/2022

Co-ultramicronized palmitoylethanolamide/luteolin normalizes GABAB-ergic activity and cortical plasticity in long COVID-19 syndrome.

Versace V, Ortelli P, Dezi S, Ferrazzoli D, Alibardi A, Bonini I, Engl M, Maestri R, Assogna M, Ajello V, Pucks-Faes E, Saltuari L, Sebastianelli L, Kofler M, Koch G.

Clin Neurophysiol. 2023 Jan;145:81-88. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2022.10.017. Epub 2022 Nov 11.

08/2022

Long-Term Clinical Trajectory of Patients with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Linking Acute Care and Neurorehabilitation.

Lindner A, Brunelli L, Rass V, Ianosi BA, Gaasch M, Kofler M, Limmert V, Schiefecker AJ, Pfausler B, Beer R, Pucks-Faes E, Helbok R.

Neurocrit Care. 2022 Aug 12. doi: 10.1007/s12028-022-01572-6. Online ahead of print.

01/2022

European expert consensus on improving patient selection for the management of disabling spasticity with intrathecal baclofen and/or botulinum toxin type A.

Biering-Soerensen B, Stevenson V, Bensmail D, Grabljevec K, Martínez Moreno M, Pucks-Faes E, Wissel J, Zampolini M.

J Rehabil Med. 2022 Jan 3;54:jrm00241. doi: 10.2340/16501977-2877.

04/2022

On the recovery of disorders of consciousness under intrathecal baclofen administration for severe spasticity-An observational study.

Halbmayer LM, Kofler M, Hitzenberger G, Matzak H, Fava E, Genelin E, Werkmann M, Saltuari L, Versace V, Dobesberger J, Pucks-Faes E.

Brain Behav. 2022 Apr 10:e2566. doi: 10.1002/brb3.2566. Online ahead of print.

12/2020

Complications After Dual Placement of a Baclofen Pump and Ventricular Shunt in Individuals With Severe Brain Injury.

Pucks-Faes E, Dobesberger J, Halbmayer LM, Hitzenberger G, Matzak H, Saltuari L.

Arch Rehabil Res Clin Transl. 2020 Sep 16;2(4):100082. doi: 10.1016/j.arrct.2020.100082. eCollection 2020 Dec.

11/2020

Pharyngeal electrical stimulation for neurogenic dysphagia following stroke, traumatic brain injury or other causes: Main results from the PHADER cohort study.

Bath PM, Woodhouse LJ, Suntrup-Krueger S, Likar R, Koestenberger M, Warusevitane A, Herzog J, Schuttler M, Ragab S, Everton L, Ledl C, Walther E, Saltuari L, Pucks-Faes E, Bocksrucker C, Vosko M, de Broux J, Haase CG, Raginis-Zborowska A, Mistry S, Hamdy S, Dziewas R; for PHADER Investigators.

EClinicalMedicine. 2020 Nov 10;28:100608. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2020.100608. eCollection 2020 Nov.

07/2020

Effects of intrathecal baclofen therapy in subjects with disorders of consciousness: a reappraisal.

Nardone R, Sebastianelli L, Brigo F, Golaszewski S, Trinka E, Pucks-Faes E, Saltuari L, Versace V.

J Neural Transm (Vienna). 2020 Sep;127(9):1209-1215. doi: 10.1007/s00702-020-02233-8. Epub 2020 Jul 24.

07/2020

Understanding hyper-reflexia in acute motor axonal neuropathy (AMAN).

Versace V, Campostrini S, Rastelli E, Sebastianelli L, Nardone R, Pucks-Faes E, Saltuari L, Kofler M, Uncini A.

Neurophysiol Clin. 2020 Jul;50(3):139-144. doi: 10.1016/j.neucli.2020.05.004. Epub 2020 Jun 25.

02/2020

Effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in subjects with sleep disorders.

Nardone R, Sebastianelli L, Versace V, Brigo F, Golaszewski S, Pucks-Faes E, Saltuari L, Trinka E.

Sleep Med. 2020 Jul;71:113-121. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2020.01.028. Epub 2020 Feb 19.

01/2020

Facilitation of Auditory Comprehension After Theta Burst Stimulation of Wernicke's Area in Stroke Patients: A Pilot Study.

Versace V, Schwenker K, Langthaler PB, Golaszewski S, Sebastianelli L, Brigo F, Pucks-Faes E, Saltuari L, Nardone R.

Front Neurol. 2020 Jan 8;10:1319. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2019.01319. eCollection 2019.

12/2019

Contribution of transcranial magnetic stimulation in restless legs syndrome: pathophysiological insights and therapeutical approaches.

Nardone R, Sebastianelli L, Versace V, Brigo F, Golaszewski S, Pucks-Faes E, Saltuari L, Trinka E.

Sleep Med. 2020 Jul;71:124-134. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.12.009. Epub 2019 Dec 24.

08/2019

Intrathecal Baclofen in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis.

Pucks-Faes E, Dobesberger J, Hitzenberger G, Matzak H, Mayr A, Fava E, Genelin E, Saltuari L.

Front Neurol. 2019 Aug 23;10:901. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2019.00901. eCollection 2019.

10/2018

Intrathecal Baclofen Trial Before Device Implantation: 12-Year Experience With Continuous Administration.

Pucks-Faes E, Matzak H, Hitzenberger G, Genelin E, Halbmayer LM, Fava E, Fritz J, Saltuari L.

Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2019 May;100(5):837-843. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2018.09.124. Epub 2018 Oct 26.

09/2018

Intrathecal baclofen in paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity: Impact on oral treatment.

Pucks-Faes E, Hitzenberger G, Matzak H, Verrienti G, Schauer R, Saltuari L.

Brain Behav. 2018 Nov;8(11):e01124. doi: 10.1002/brb3.1124. Epub 2018 Sep 28.

03/2018

Eleven years' experience with Intrathecal Baclofen - Complications, risk factors.

Pucks-Faes E, Hitzenberger G, Matzak H, Fava E, Verrienti G, Laimer I, Fritz J, Saltuari L.

Brain Behav. 2018 Mar 30;8(5):e00965. doi: 10.1002/brb3.965. eCollection 2018 May.

Languages

German (mother tongue)

English

Italian