Karin Wirdefeldt
Adjungerad Professor
E-postadress: karin.wirdefeldt@ki.se
Telefon: +46852482378
Besöksadress: Nobels väg 12a, 17165 Stockholm
Postadress: C8 Medicinsk epidemiologi och biostatistik, C8 MEB III, 171 77 Stockholm
Om mig
Jag är adjungerad professor i neuroepidemiologi vid
Institutionen för medicinsk epidemiologi och biostatistik [1] och
överläkare vid Medicinsk Enhet Neurologi, Karolinska
Universitetssjukhuset Solna.
[1] https://ki.se/meb
Forskningsbeskrivning
Min forskning fokuserar på riskfaktorer och utfall vid neurologiska sjukdomar, främst Parkinsons sjukdom och epilepsi.
Utvalda publikationer
- Article: NPJ PARKINSONS DISEASE. 2026;12(1):127Vincze K; Szwajda A; Ploner A; Karlsson R; Kang X; Tang B; Qin C; Domenighetti C; Sugier P-E; Ashok Kumar Sreelatha A; Schulte C; Portugal B; May P; Bobbili DR; Radivojkov-Blagojevic M; Lichtner P; Singleton AB; Hernandez DG; Edsall C; Mellick GD; Zimprich A; Pirker W; Rogaeva E; Lang AE; Koks S; Taba P; Lesage S; Brice A; Corvol J-C; Chartier-Harlin M-C; Mutez E; Brockmann K; Deutschlander AB; Burbulla LF; Hadjigeorgiou GM; Dardiotis E; Stefanis L; Simitsi AM; Valente EM; Petrucci S; Straniero L; Zecchinelli A; Pezzoli G; Brighina L; Ferrarese C; Annesi G; Quattrone A; Gagliardi M; Matsuo H; Nakayama A; Hattori N; Nishioka K; Chung SJ; Kim YJ; Kolber P; Van de Warrenburg BP; Bloem BR; Toft M; Pihlstrøm L; Correia Guedes L; Ferreira JJ; Bardien S; Carr J; Tolosa E; Ezquerra M; Pastor P; Ran C; Belin AC; Puschmann A; Clarke CE; Morrison KE; Tan M; Krainc D; Farrer MJ; Landoulsi Z; Kruger R; Gasser T; Elbaz A; Sharma M; Pedersen NL; Carlsson S; Hägg S; Wirdefeldt K; Comprehensive Unbiased Risk Factor Assessment for ; Domenighetti C; Sugier P-E; Ashok Kumar Sreelatha A; Schulte C; Portugal B; May P; Bobbili DR; Radivojkov-Blagojevic M; Lichtner P; Singleton AB; Hernandez DG; Edsall C; Mellick GD; Zimprich A; Pirker W; Rogaeva E; Lang AE; Koks S; Taba P; Lesage S; Brice A; Corvol J-C; Chartier-Harlin M-C; Mutez E; Brockmann K; Deutschlander AB; Burbulla LF; Hadjigeorgiou GM; Dardiotis E; Stefanis L; Simitsi AM; Valente EM; Petrucci S; Straniero L; Zecchinelli A; Pezzoli G; Brighina L; Ferrarese C; Annesi G; Quattrone A; Gagliardi M; Matsuo H; Nakayama A; Hattori N; Nishioka K; Chung SJ; Kim YJ; Kolber P; Van de Warrenburg BP; Bloem BR; Toft M; Pihlstrøm L; Correia Guedes L; Ferreira JJ; Bardien S; Carr J; Tolosa E; Ezquerra M; Pastor P; Ran C; Belin AC; Puschmann A; Clarke CE; Morrison KE; Tan M; Krainc D; Farrer MJ; Landoulsi Z; Kruger R; Gasser T; Elbaz A; Sharma M; Wirdefeldt K
- Article: EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR. 2024;161:110106Melin S; Tomson T; Sveinsson O; Andersson T; Carlsson S; Rück C; Wirdefeldt K
- Article: ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY. 2023;93(5):1023-1028Liu B; Svenningsson P; Ludvigsson JF; Lundholm C; Wallin J; Larsson H; Sjölander A; Williams DM; Pedersen NL; Wirdefeldt K
- Article: BRAIN COMMUNICATIONS. 2022;5(1):fcad002Kang X; Ploner A; Wang Y; Ludvigsson JF; Williams DM; Pedersen NL; Wirdefeldt K
- Article: JOURNAL OF PARKINSONS DISEASE. 2021;11(3):1325-1334Sieurin J; Zhan Y; Pedersen NL; Wirdefeldt K
- Article: MOVEMENT DISORDERS. 2021;36(8):1919-1926Kang X; Ploner A; Roelstraete B; Khalili H; Williams DM; Pedersen NL; Ludvigsson JF; Wirdefeldt K
- Article: NPJ PARKINSONS DISEASE. 2021;7(1):5Liu B; Sjölander A; Pedersen NL; Ludvigsson JF; Chen H; Fang F; Wirdefeldt K
- Article: MOVEMENT DISORDERS. 2017;32(11):1631-1636Yang F; Wolk A; Håkansson N; Pedersen NL; Wirdefeldt K
- Article: NEUROLOGY. 2017;88(21):1996-2002Liu B; Fang F; Pedersen NL; Tillander A; Ludvigsson JF; Ekbom A; Svenningsson P; Chen H; Wirdefeldt K
- Article: BRAIN. 2015;138(Pt 2):269-275Yang F; Trolle Lagerros Y; Bellocco R; Adami H-O; Fang F; Pedersen NL; Wirdefeldt K
Artiklar
- Article: JOURNAL OF PARKINSONS DISEASE. 2026;16(6):1164-1173Licaj S; Ploner A; Szwajda A; Hägg S; Fang F; Ludvigsson JF; Wirdefeldt K
- Article: NEUROLOGY. 2026;107(1):e218072Guinebretiere O; Yang F; Wei D; Calonge Q; Hu Y; Wirdefeldt K; Ingre C; Piehl F; Modig K; Ye W; Del Mar Amador M; Durrleman S; Bruneteau G; Louapre C; Corvol J-C; Fang F; Nedelec T
- Article: NPJ PARKINSONS DISEASE. 2026;12(1):160Landoulsi Z; Sreelatha AAK; Kuznetsov N; Schulte C; Bobbili DR; Montanucci L; Leu C; Niestroj L-M; Hassanin E; Domenighetti C; Sugier P-E; Radivojkov-Blagojevic M; Lichtner P; Portugal B; Edsall C; Kruger J; Hernandez DG; Blauwendraat C; Mellick GD; Zimprich A; Pirker W; Tan M; Rogaeva E; Lang A; Koks S; Taba P; Lesage S; Brice A; Corvol J-C; Chartier-Harlin M-C; Mutez E; Brockmann K; Deutschlander AB; Hadjigeorgiou GM; Dardiotis E; Stefanis L; Simitsi AM; Valente EM; Petrucci S; Straniero L; Zecchinelli A; Pezzoli G; Brighina L; Ferrarese C; Annesi G; Quattrone A; Gagliardi M; Burbulla LF; Matsuo H; Nakayama A; Hattori N; Nishioka K; Chung SJ; Kim YJ; Pavelka L; Kolber P; van de Warrenburg BPC; Bloem BR; Singleton AB; Vitale D; Toft M; Pihlstrom L; Guedes LC; Ferreira JJ; Bardien S; Carr J; Tolosa E; Ezquerra M; Pastor P; Wirdefeldt K; Pedersen NL; Ran C; Belin AC; Puschmann A; Clarke CE; Morrison KE; Krainc D; Farrer MJ; Lal D; Elbaz A; Gasser T; Kruger R; Sharma M; May P
- Article: JOURNAL OF HEADACHE AND PAIN. 2026;27(1):78Nordenmalm S; Malmström RE; Freyland S; Nilsson Remahl AIM; Ekheden I; Wirdefeldt K
- Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2026;299(2):216-227Kang X; Bergman D; Sun J; Wirdefeldt K; Ludvigsson JF
- Article: NEUROLOGY-NEUROIMMUNOLOGY & NEUROINFLAMMATION. 2025;12(6):e200472Jonsson DI; Sveinsson O; Moeini N; Pivac E; Wirdefeldt K; Brundin L; Iacobaeus E
- Article: NATURE AGING. 2025;5(11):2188-2196Zhuang Q; Hu Y; Wei D; Qin C; Hu K; Zhang J; Chen L; Yang Z; Ye W; Wirdefeldt K; Zou X; Mao Y; Hagg S; Fang F
- Article: CEPHALALGIA. 2025;45(6):03331024251348648-3331024251348648Wennersten T; Lindh JD; Nilsson Remahl AIM; Andersson ML; von Euler M; Wirdefeldt K; Ekheden I
- Article: MOVEMENT DISORDERS. 2025;40(6):1134-1142Svenningsson P; Odin P; Bergquist F; Wirdefeldt K; Nyholm D; Andreasson M; Markaki I; Johansson AC; Jergil M; Jankosky C; Varney MA; Herbrecht F; Johnson SA; Newman-Tancredi A
- Journal article: GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2025;169(1):s-1406Bergman D; Li X; Yao J; Wirdefeldt K; Green PH; Lebwohl B; Leffler DA; Ludvigsson J; Sundquist K
- Article: NPJ PARKINSONS DISEASE. 2025;11(1):71Joyce EE; Yin W; Lof M; Wirdefeldt K; Sandin S; Fang F
- Journal article: LANCET NEUROLOGY. 2025;24(4):285Farrer MJ; GEoPD
- Article: MOVEMENT DISORDERS CLINICAL PRACTICE. 2025;12(3):375-379Hellevik A; Wirdefeldt K; Lees AJ
- Article: PARKINSONISM & RELATED DISORDERS. 2024;128:107121Kang X; Jiao T; Tan B; Larsson H; Wirdefeldt K
- Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2024;296(4):327-335Liu X; Xue H; Wirdefeldt K; Song H; Smedby K; Fang F; Liu Q
- Article: NEUROLOGY. 2024;103(3):e209620Domenighetti C; Sugier P-E; Ashok Kumar Sreelatha A; Schulte C; Grover S; Portugal B; Lee P-C; May P; Bobbili D; Radivojkov Blagojevic M; Lichtner P; Singleton AB; Hernandez D; Edsall C; Mellick GD; Zimprich AA; Pirker W; Rogaeva EA; Lang AE; Koks S; Taba P; Lesage S; Brice A; Corvol J-C; Chartier-Harlin M-C; Mutez E; Brockmann K; Deutschlander AB; Hadjigeorgiou GM; Dardiotis E; Stefanis L; Simitsi AM; Valente EM; Petrucci S; Straniero L; Zecchinelli AL; Pezzoli G; Brighina L; Ferrarese C; Annesi G; Quattrone A; Gagliardi M; Matsuo H; Nakayama A; Hattori N; Nishioka K; Chung SJ; Kim YJ; Kolber P; Van De Warrenburg BPC; Bloem BR; Toft M; Pihlstrm L; Correia Guedes L; Ferreira JJ; Bardien S; Carr J; Tolosa E; Ezquerra M; Pastor P; Diez-Fairen M; Wirdefeldt K; Pedersen NL; Ran C; Belin AC; Puschmann A; Hellberg C; Clarke CE; Morrison KE; Tan MM; Krainc D; Burbulla LF; Farrer M; Kruger R; Gasser T; Sharma M; Elbaz A
- Article: NEUROEPIDEMIOLOGY. 2024;58(4):256-263Ye M; Kang X; Karlsson IK; Wang Y; Ji Q; Liu Q; Xu X; Hagg S; Fang F; Wirdefeldt K; Zhan Y
- Article: PARKINSONS DISEASE. 2023;2023:1-7Ran C; Wirdefeldt K; Sydow O; Svenningsson P; Diaz Heijtz R
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. 2023;30(11):3430-3439Sun J; Ludvigsson JF; Roelstraete B; Pedersen NL; Pawitan Y; Wirdefeldt K; Fang F
- Article: ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY. 2023;94(5):911-916Kang X; Ploner A; Roelstraete B; Ludvigsson JF; Wirdefeldt K
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Alla övriga publikationer
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2026Dimartino P; Tenghe A; Khodaee S; Sreelatha AAK; Domenighetti C; Sugier PE; Schulte C; Portugal B; May P; Landoulsi Z; Bobbili DR; Radivojkov-Blagojevic M; Krüger J; Lichtner P; Hernandez DG; Edsall C; Mellick GD; Zimprich A; Pirker W; Rogaeva E; Lang AE; Koks S; Taba P; Lesage S; Brice A; Corvol JC; Chartier-Harlin MC; Mutez E; Ricardo LGG; Brockmann K; Deutschlander AB; Burbulla LF; Hadjigeorgiou GM; Dardiotis E; Stefanis L; Simitsi AM; Petrucci S; Straniero L; Asselta R; Magistrelli L; Isaias IU; Zecchinelli A; Pezzoli G; Brighina L; Ferrarese C; Annesi G; Quattrone A; Gagliardi M; Matsuo H; Nakayama A; Hattori N; Nishioka K; Chung SJ; Kim YJ; Pavelka L; Bergua IY; Warrenburg BPC; Bloem BR; Toft M; Pihlstrøm L; Guedes LC; Ferreira JJ; Bardien S; Carr J; Singleton AB; Tolosa E; Ezquerra M; Pastor P; Wirdefeldt K; Pedersen NL; Ran C; Belin AC; Puschmann A; Clarke CE; Morrison KE; Tan M; Krainc D; Farrer MJ; Elbaz A; Kruger R; Gasser T; Valente EM; Sharma M
- Corrigendum: NEUROLOGY-NEUROIMMUNOLOGY & NEUROINFLAMMATION. 2026;13(1):e200518Jonsson DI; Sveinsson O; Moeini N; Pivac E; Wirdefeldt K; Brundin L; Iacobaeus E
- Conference publication: MOVEMENT DISORDERS. 2025;40Licaj S; Ploner A; Szwajda A; Hagg S; Fang F; Ludvigsson J; Wirdefeldt K
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2025;MEDRXIVLandoulsi Z; Sreelatha AAK; Kuznetsov N; Schulte C; Bobbili DR; Montanucci L; Leu C; Niestroj L-M; Hassanin E; Domenighetti C; Sugier P-E; Radivojkov-Blagojevic M; Lichtner P; Portugal B; Edsall C; Kru Ger J; Hernandez DG; Blauwendraat C; Mellick GD; Zimprich A; Pirker W; Tan M; Rogaeva E; Lang A; Koks S; Taba P; Lesage S; Brice A; Corvol J-C; Chartier-Harlin M-C; Mutez E; Brockmann K; Deutschländer AB; Hadjigeorgiou GM; Dardiotis E; Stefanis L; Simitsi AM; Valente EM; Petrucci S; Straniero L; Zecchinelli A; Pezzoli G; Brighina L; Ferrarese C; Annesi G; Quattrone A; Gagliardi M; Burbulla LF; Matsuo H; Nakayama A; Hattori N; Nishioka K; Chung SJ; Kim YJ; Pavelka L; Kolber P; van de Warrenburg BP; Bloem BR; Singleton AB; Vitale D; Toft M; Pihlstrom L; Guedes LC; Ferreira JJ; Bardien S; Carr J; Tolosa E; Ezquerra M; Pastor P; Wirdefeldt K; Pedersen NL; Ran C; Belin AC; Puschmann A; Clarke CE; Morrison KE; Krainc D; Farrer MJ; Lal D; Global Parkinson Genetics Program (GP2); Elbaz A; Gasser T; Krüger R; Sharma M; May P
- Conference publication: GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2025;169(1)Bergman D; Li X; Yao J; Wirdefeldt K; Green PH; Lebwohl B; Leffler DA; Ludvigsson J; Sundquist K
- Letter: GUT. 2024;74(1):e1Sun J; Yan D; Wirdefeldt K; Yao J; Ludvigsson JF
- Conference publication: NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2024;49:409-410Svenningsson P; Odin P; Bergquist F; Wirdefeldt K; Nyholm D; Andreasson M; Markaki I; Johansson AC; Jergil M; Jankosky C; Varney MA; Herbrecht F; Johnson J; Kleven M; Newman-Tancredi A
- Conference publication: EPILEPSIA. 2024;65:22Melin S; Tomson T; Sveinsson O; Carlsson S; Andersson T; Wirdefeldt K
- Conference publication: MOVEMENT DISORDERS. 2023;38:S628Svenningsson P; Odin P; Berquist F; Wirdefeldt K; Nyholm D; Andreasson M; Markaki I; Johansson A; Jergil M; Jankosky C; Varney M; Herbrecht F; Johnson S; Newman-Tancredi A
- Conference publication: EPILEPSIA. 2022;63:151-152Melin S; Wirdefeldt K; Sveinsson O; Andersson T; Carlsson S; Tomson T
- Letter: MOVEMENT DISORDERS. 2021;36(10):2453Reply to: "Association between Microscopic Colitis and Parkinson's Disease in a Swedish Population".Kang X; Ploner A; Roelstraete B; Khalili H; Williams DM; Pedersen NL; Ludvigsson JF; Wirdefeldt K
- Conference publication: NEUROLOGY. 2021;96(15)Kang X; Ploner A; Roelstraete B; Khalili H; Williams D; Pedersen N; Ludvigsson J; Wirdefeldt K
- Conference publication: NEUROLOGY. 2021;96(15)Cui C; Sun J; Pawitan Y; Piehl F; Chen H; Ingre C; Wirdefeldt K; Evans M; Andersson J; Carrero J-J; Fang F
- Conference publication: NEUROLOGY. 2021;96(15_supplement)Kang X; Ploner A; Roelstraete B; Khalili H; Williams D; Pedersen N; Ludvigsson J; Wirdefeldt K
- Conference publication: MOVEMENT DISORDERS. 2020;35:S77Kang X; Ploner A; Pedersen N; Ludvigsson J; Bandres-Ciga S; Noyce A; Wirdefeldt K; Williams D
- Conference publication: MOVEMENT DISORDERS. 2019;34:S747Kang X; Ploner A; Ludvigsson J; Williams D; Pedersen N; Wirdefeldt K
- Letter: CNS DRUGS. 2016;30(10):1009-1010Wirdefeldt K; Odin P; Nyholm D
- Letter: MOVEMENT DISORDERS. 2016;31(9):1422-1423Svenningsson P; Wirdefeldt K; Yin L; Fang F; Markaki I; Efendic S; Ludvigsson JF
- Review: FRONTIERS IN AGING NEUROSCIENCE. 2016;8:147Heinzel S; Roeben B; Ben-Shlomo Y; Lerche S; Alves G; Barone P; Behnke S; Berendse HW; Bloem BR; Burn D; Dodel R; Grosset DG; Hu M; Kasten M; Krueger R; Moccia M; Mollenhauer B; Oertel W; Suenkel U; Walter U; Wirdefeldt K; Liepelt-Scarfone I; Maetzler W; Berg D
- Conference publication: MOVEMENT DISORDERS. 2016;31:S577Lerche S; Liepelt-Scarfone I; Alves G; Barone P; Behnke S; Ben-Shlomo Y; Berendse H; Burn D; Dodel R; Grosset D; Hu M; Kasten M; Krueger R; Maetzler W; Mollenhauer B; Oertel W; Walter U; Wirdefeldt K; Berg D
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Forskningsbidrag
- Swedish Research Council1 januari 2023 - 31 december 2025
- Swedish Research Council1 januari 2018 - 31 december 2021
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 januari 2014 - 31 december 2016
- Swedish Research Council1 januari 2014 - 31 december 2017
- Swedish Research Council1 januari 2013 - 31 december 2015
- Swedish Research Council1 januari 2012 - 31 december 2014
- Swedish Research Council1 januari 2011 - 31 december 2013
Anställningar
- Adjungerad Professor, Medicinsk epidemiologi och biostatistik, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2026
- Adjungerad Professor, Klinisk neurovetenskap, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2026
Examina och utbildning
- Docent, Neuroepidemiologi, Karolinska Institutet, 2015
- MEDICINE DOKTORSEXAMEN, Institutionen för medicinsk epidemiologi och biostatistik, Karolinska Institutet, 2004
- Läkarexamen, Karolinska Institutet, 1996
Priser och utmärkelser
- Åke Ljungdahls pris, Pris för Parkinsonforskning, Parkinsonfonden, 2013
Handledning
Handledning till doktorsexamen
- Sara Melin
- Sara Licaj
- Katalin Vincze
Handledning av postdoktorala forskare
- Ruotong Yang
- Boris Keselman
Uppdrag i kommitté
- Ordförande, Regionalt Programområde för nervsystemets sjukdomar, Nationella kunskapsstyrningen, 2026-
- Medlem, Nationella Programområdet för nervsystemets sjukdomar, 2026-
- Ordförande, Region Stockholms Läkemedelskommittés expertgrupp för nervsystemets sjukdomar, 2020-
- Medlem, Region Stockholms Läkemedelsekommitté