I am a neurobiologist and clinical researcher specialized in nutrition, nutritional therapy and brain research. Previously I have been affiliated with the National Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Budapest and the Neurological Department, University of Pécs, Hungary and have been involved in research related to epilepsy and sleep, elecroencephalograpy, vitamin D and brain MRI. Since 2013 I am the CEO of ICMNI - Paleomedicina. We have developed the paleolithic ketogenic diet (PKD) and have been using it in our clinical practice during the last 10 years in the treatment of diabetes, autoimmune diseases and cancer. It is clear that the method we developed is of superior effectivity as compared to standard medicinal therapies. Our patients are not just "treated" but literally cured if the principles of the method are properly applied. Our team is also involved in publishing medical cases and research data in academic journals. We distance ourselves from non-scientific approaches and naturopathy. Our approach conforms major criteria of science: replicability, cognizability and biological plausibility.
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In international academic journals, I have published 40 research articles with more than 1100 citations.
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Darnai G, Nagy SA, Horváth R, Ács P, Perlaki G, Orsi G, Kovács N, Altbäcker A, Plózer E, Tényi D, Weintraut R, Schwarcz A, John F, Varga E, Bereczkei T, Clemens Z, Komoly S, Janszky J. Iron Concentration in Deep Gray Matter Structures is Associated with Worse Visual Memory Performance in Healthy Young Adults. J Alzheimers Dis. 2017;59(2):675-681.
Csaba Tóth, Andrea Dabóczi, Madhvi Chanrai, Zsófia Clemens. Comment on “Systematic Review: Isocaloric Ketogenic Dietary Regimes for Cancer Patients” by Erickson et al. Journal of Cancer Research and Treatment. Vol. 5, No. 3, 2017, pp 86-88. link
Darnai G, Plózer E, Perlaki G, Orsi G, Nagy SA, Horváth R, Schwarcz A, Kovács N, Altbäcker A, Janszky J, Clemens Z. Milk and dairy consumption correlates with cerebral cortical as well as cerebral white matter volume in healthy young adults. Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2015;66(7):826-9.
Darnai G, Plózer E, Perlaki G, Orsi G, Nagy SA, Horváth R, Schwarcz A, Kovács N, Altbäcker A, Janszky J, Clemens Z. 2D:4D finger ratio positively correlates with total cerebral cortex in males. Neurosci Lett. 2016 Feb 26;615:33-6.
Darnai G, Plózer E, Altbácker A, Perlaki G, Orsi G, Kőszegi T, Nagy SA, Lucza T, Kovács N, Janszky J, Zsófia C. The relationship between serum cholesterol and verbal memory may be influenced by body mass index (BMI) in young healthy women. Ideggyogy Sz. 2016 Mar 30;69(5-6):177-82.
Darnai G, Nagy SA, Horváth R, Ács P, Perlaki G, Orsi G, Kovács N, Altbäcker A, Plózer E, Tényi D, Weintraut R, Schwarcz A, John F, Varga E, Bereczkei T, Clemens Z, Komoly S, Janszky J. Iron Concentration in Deep Gray Matter Structures is Associated with Worse Visual Memory Performance in Healthy Young Adults. J Alzheimers Dis. 2017;59(2):675-681.
Clemens, Zsófia, Tóth, Csaba. Vitamin C and Disease: Insights from the Evolutionary Perspective, Journal of Evolution and Health: Vol. 1: Iss. 1, Article 13. 2016.
Csaba Tóth, Zsófia Clemens. Halted progression of soft palate cancer in a patient treated with the paleolithic ketogenic diet alone: A 20-months follow-up. American Journal of Medical Case Reports, vol. 4, no. 8. 2016: 288-292.
Tóth Csaba, Dabóczi Andrea, Howard M, Miller NJ, Clemens Zsófia. Crohn’s disease successfully treated with the paleolithic ketogenic diet. Int J Case Rep Images 7: 570-578, 2016.
Altbäcker A, Plózer E, Darnai G, Perlaki G, Horváth R, Orsi G, Nagy SA, Bogner P, Schwarcz A, Kovács N, Komoly S, Clemens Z, Janszky J. Problematic internet use is associated with structural alterations in the brain reward system in females. Brain Imaging Behav. 2016 Dec;10(4):953-959.
Tóth Csaba, Clemens Zsófia. A child with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) successfully treated with the Paleolithic ketogenic diet: A 19-month insulin freedom. Int J Case Rep Images 6: 752-757. 2015.
Csaba Tóth, Zsófia Clemens. Gilbert’s syndrome successfully treated with the paleolithic ketogenic diet.American Journal of Medical Case Reports 3, no. 4 (2015): 117-120.
Clemens Z, Holló A. Comment on "VEEG models of seizure frequency - Do SSRI medications or vitamin D supplements alter seizure collections?". Epilepsy Behav. 2015 Apr;45:81.
Clemens, Z., Kelemen, A., Tóth, C. NREM-sleep Associated Epileptiform Discharges Disappeared Following a Shift toward the Paleolithic Ketogenic Diet in a Child with Extensive Cortical Malformation. Am J Med Case Rep 3: 212-215, 2015.
Tóth C, Clemens Z. Successful treatment of a patient with obesity, type 2 diabetes and hypertension with the paleolithic ketogenic diet. Int J Case Rep Images 2015;6(3):161–167.
Tóth Csaba, Clemens Zsófia. Type 1 diabetes mellitus successfully managed with the paleolithic ketogenic diet. Int J Case Rep Images 2014;5(10):699–703.
Clemens Z, Holló A. Comment on “VEEG models of seizure frequency — Do SSRI medications or vitamin D supplements alter seizure collections?” Epilepsy & Behavior , 2015; 45 : 81.
Kuperczkó D, Perlaki G, Faludi B, Orsi G, Altbacker A, Kovács N, Dóczi T, Komoly S, Swhwarcz A, Clemens Z, Janszky J. Late bedtime is associated with decreased hippocampal volume in young healthy subjects. Sleep and Biological Rhythms. 2014 doi: 10.1111/sbr.12077
Altbäcker A, Plózer E, Darnai G, Perlaki G, Orsi G, Nagy SA, Lucza T, Schwarcz A, Kőszegi T, Kovács N, Komoly S, Janszky J, Clemens Z. Alexithymia is associated with low level of vitamin D in young healthy adults. Nutr Neurosci. 2014 17:284-8.
Plózer E, Altbäcker A, Darnai G, Perlaki G, Orsi G, Nagy SA, Schwarcz A, Kőszegi T, Woth GL, Lucza T, Kovács N, Komoly S, Clemens Z, Janszky J. Intracranial volume inversely correlates with serum 25(OH)D level in healthy young women. Nutr Neurosci. 2015;18:37-40.
Clemens Zsófia, Kelemen Anna, Fogarasi András, Tóth Csaba. Childhood absence epilepsy successfully treated with the paleolithic ketogenic diet. Neurology and Therapy. 09/2013. magyar fordítás
Clemens Z, Holló A, Kelemen A, Rásonyi G, Fabó D, Halász P, Janszky J, Szűcs A. Seasonality in epileptic seizures. J Neurol Transl Neurosci 2013 1: 1016.
Clemens Zsófia. A 2-es típusú cukorbetegség: a paleolit étrend és az Amerikai Diabétesz Társaság (ADA) hivatalos étrendjének összehasonlítása. Medicus Universalis. 11/2013
Tóth Csaba, Séllei Lajos, Clemens Zsófia. A paleolit táplálkozás, mint a dinamikusan fejlődő evolúciós orvostudományi szemlélet alaptétele és módszere. Medicus Universalis. 11/2013
Holló A, Clemens Z, Lakatos P. Epilepsy and vitamin D. Int J Neurosci. 2014 Jun;124(6):387-93.
Clemens Z, Borbély C, Weiss B, Erőss L, Szűcs A, Kelemen A, Fabó D, Rásonyi G, Janszky J, Halász P. Increased mesiotemporal delta activity characterizes virtual navigation in humans. Neurosci Res. 2013 May-Jun;76(1-2):67-75.
Holló A, Clemens Z, Kamondi A, Lakatos P, Szűcs A. Correction of vitamin D deficiency improves seizure control in epilepsy: a pilot study. Epilepsy Behav. 2012 May;24(1):131-3.
Clemens Z. The methodology and objectives of registrating high frequency oscillation in epilepsy. Ideggyogy Sz. 2011 Sep 30;64(9-10):310-3.
Weiss B, Clemens Z, Bódizs R, Halász P. Comparison of fractal and power spectral EEG features: effects of topography and sleep stages. Brain Res Bull. 2011 Apr 5;84(6):359-75.
Clemens Z, Mölle M, Eross L, Jakus R, Rásonyi G, Halász P, Born J. Fine-tuned coupling between human parahippocampal ripples and sleep spindles. Eur J Neurosci. 2011 Feb;33(3):511-20.
Eross L, Entz L, Fabó D, Jakus R, Szucs A, Rásonyi G, Kelemen A, Barcs G, Juhos V, Balogh A, Barsi P, Clemens Z, Halász P. Interhemispheric propagation of seizures in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. Ideggyogy Sz. 2009 Sep 30;62(9-10):319-25.
Weiss B, Clemens Z, Bódizs R, Vágó Z, Halász P. Spatio-temporal analysis of monofractal and multifractal properties of the human sleep EEG. J Neurosci Methods. 2009 Dec 15;185(1):116-24.
Clemens Z, Weiss B, Szucs A, Eross L, Rásonyi G, Halász P. Phase coupling between rhythmic slow activity and gamma characterizes mesiotemporal rapid-eye-movement sleep in humans. Neuroscience. 2009 Sep 29;163(1):388-96.
Szucs A, Clemens Z, Jakus R, Rásonyi G, Fabó D, Holló A, Barcs G, Kelemen A, Janszky J. The risk of paradoxical levetiracetam effect is increased in mentally retarded patients. Epilepsia. 2008 Jul;49(7):1174-9.
Clemens Zsófia, Halász Péter. Az alvás és az alvás alatti emlékezeti konszolidáció. Pszichológiai Szemle 2008 63:(1) pp. 19-28.
Clemens Z, Mölle M, Eross L, Barsi P, Halász P, Born J. Temporal coupling of parahippocampal ripples, sleep spindles and slow oscillations in humans. Brain. 2007 Nov;130(Pt 11):2868-78.
Clemens Z, Fabó D, Halász P. Twenty-four hours retention of visuospatial memory correlates with the number of parietal sleep spindles. Neurosci Lett. 2006 Jul 31;403(1-2):52-6.
Janszky J, Hoppe M, Clemens Z, Janszky I, Gyimesi C, Schulz R, Ebner A. Spike frequency is dependent on epilepsy duration and seizure frequency in temporal lobe epilepsy. Epileptic Disord. 2005 Dec;7(4):355-9.
Bódizs R, Kis T, Lázár AS, Havrán L, Rigó P, Clemens Z, Halász P. Prediction of general mental ability based on neural oscillation measures of sleep. J Sleep Res. 2005 Sep;14(3):285-92.
Clemens Z, Fabó D, Halász P. Overnight verbal memory retention correlates with the number of sleep spindles. Neuroscience. 2005;132(2):529-35.
Clemens Z, Janszky J, Clemens B, Szucs A, Halász P. Factors affecting spiking related to sleep and wake states in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). Seizure. 2005 Jan;14(1):52-7.
Halász P, Janszky J, Rásonyi GY, Barcs G, Szucs A, Holló A, Kelemen A, Clemens Z, Csepella Z. Postoperative interictal spikes during sleep contralateral to the operated side is associated with unfavourable surgical outcome in patients with preoperative bitemporal spikes. Seizure. 2004 Oct;13(7):460-6.
Janszky J, Rásonyi G, Clemens Z, Schulz R, Hoppe M, Barsi P, Fogarasi A, Halász P, Ebner A. Clinical differences in patients with unilateral hippocampal sclerosis and unitemporal or bitemporal epileptiform discharges. Seizure. 2003 Dec;12(8):550-4.
Clemens Z, Janszky J, Szucs A, Békésy M, Clemens B, Halász P. Interictal epileptic spiking during sleep and wakefulness in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: a comparative study of scalp and foramen ovale electrodes. Epilepsia. 2003 Feb;44(2):186-92.
Szücs A, Janszky J, Barsi P, Erdei E, Clemens Z, Migléczi G, Bódizs R, Halász P. Sleep-related painful erection is associated with neurovascular compression of basal forebrain. J Neurol. 2002 Apr;249(4):486-7.