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Simo Nuuttila
MD

- Doctoral Researcher,
Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine (Department of Clinical Medicine)

simo.c.nuuttila@utu.fi

ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1749-7936

Areas of expertise

Otitis media; artificial intelligence; telemedicine; pediatrics; pediatric infectious diseases; diagnostics

Biography

Simo Nuuttila, MD, is a physician specializing in pediatrics. His research focuses on developing and validating diagnostic tools for pediatric otitis media, leveraging artificial intelligence and other novel innovations. He has previously conducted research in the field of Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders.

Publications

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An artificial intelligence classifier as a screening tool to rule out otitis media in children (2026)
- International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Nuuttila, Simo; Vallin, Antti; Klockars, Tuomas; Ruohola, Aino; Laine, Miia; Ivaska, Lotta E.; Tähtinen, Paula A.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Striatal Dopamine Transporter and Rest Tremor in Parkinson Disease (2026)
- Neurology
Niemi, Kalle J.; Jaakkola, Elina; Myller, Elina Maaria; Eklund, Mikael R. E.; Nuuttila, Simo; Mertsalmi, Tuomas; Murtomäki, Kirsi-Marja; Levo, Reeta; Noponen, Tommi; Ihalainen, Toni; Scheperjans, Filip; Joutsa, Juho; Kaasinen, Valtteri
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Hand muscle strength in Parkinson's disease: A Sarcopenic epiphenomenon or a meaningful biomarker? (2025)
- Parkinsonism and Related Disorders
Saarinen, Emmi K.; Kuusimäki, Tomi; Niemi, Kalle; Noponen, Tommi; Jaakkola, Elina; Myller, Elina; Eklund, Mikael; Nuuttila, Simo; Ihalainen, Toni; Murtomäki, Kirsi; Mertsalmi, Tuomas; Levo, Reeta; Vahlberg, Tero; Joutsa, Juho; Scheperjans, Filip; Kaasinen, Valtteri
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Increased frontal [123I]FP-CIT binding in Parkinson’s disease patients with self-reported REM sleep behavior disorder (2025)
- NPJ Parkinson's disease
Jaakkola, Elina; Ijas, Jani; Joutsa, Juho; Vahlberg, Tero; Myller, Elina; Eklund, Mikael; Nuuttila, Simo; Murtomäki, Kirsi; Mertsalmi, Tuomas; Levo, Reeta; Noponen, Tommi; Ihalainen, Toni; Scheperjans, Filip; Kaasinen, Valtteri
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Striatal Dopaminergic Function and Motor Slowing in Essential Tremor Plus (2025)
- Movement disorders clinical practice
Kuusela, Aino M.; Honkanen, Emma A.; Jaakkola, Elina; Myller, Elina; Eklund, Mikael; Nuuttila, Simo; Murtomaki, Kirsi-Marja; Mertsalmi, Tuomas; Levo, Reeta; Ihalainen, Toni; Noponen, Tommi; Vahlberg, Tero; Joutsa, Juho; Scheperjans, Filip; Kaasinen, Valtteri
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Dietary Caffeine and Brain Dopaminergic Function in Parkinson Disease (2024)
- Annals of Neurology
Saarinen, Emmi K.; Kuusimäki, Tomi; Lindholm, Kari; Niemi, Kalle; Honkanen, Emma A.; Noponen, Tommi; Seppänen, Marko; Ihalainen, Toni; Murtomäki, Kirsi; Mertsalmi, Tuomas; Jaakkola, Elina; Myller, Elina; Eklund, Mikael; Nuuttila, Simo; Levo, Reeta; Chaudhuri, Kallol Ray; Antonini, Angelo; Vahlberg, Tero; Lehtonen, Marko; Joutsa, Juho; Scheperjans, Filip; Kaasinen, Valtteri
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Dopamine transporter binding in the brain is linked to irritable bowel syndrome in Parkinson's disease (2023)
- Brain and Behavior
Murtomäki Kirsi, Joutsa Juho, Mertsalmi Tuomas, Jaakkola Elina, Mäkinen Elina, Levo Reeta, Eklund Mikael, Nuuttila Simo, Pekkonen Eero, Noponen Tommi, Ihalainen Toni, Kaasinen Valtteri, Scheperjans Filip
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Floating door sign does not differentiate Parkinson's disease from essential tremor (2023)
- Clinical Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
Räty Valtteri, Eklund Mikael, Nuuttila Simo, Jaakkola Elina, Mäkinen Elina, Murtomäki Kirsi, Nojonen Tanja, Levo Reeta, Mertsalmi Tuomas, Joutsa Juho, Scheperjans Filip, Kaasinen Valtteri
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)
Diagnostic value of micrographia in Parkinson's disease: a study with [I-123]FP-CIT SPECT (2022)
- Journal of Neural Transmission
Eklund Mikael, Nuuttila Simo, Joutsa Juho, Jaakkola Elina, Mäkinen Elina, Honkanen Emma A, Lindholm Kari, Vahlberg Tero, Noponen Tommi, Ihalainen Toni, Murtomäki Kirsi, Nojonen Tanja, Levo Reeta, Mertsalmi Tuomas, Scheperjans Filip, Kaasinen Valtteri
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Dopamine Transporter Asymmetry in Early Parkinson's Disease (2022)
- Movement Disorders
Murtomäki Kirsi, Mertsalmi Tuomas, Jaakkola Elina, Mäkinen Elina, Levo Reeta, Nojonen Tanja, Eklund Mikael, Nuuttila Simo, Lindholm Kari, Pekkonen Eero, Joutsa Juho, Noponen Tommi, Ihalainen Toni, Kaasinen Valtteri, Scheperjans Philip
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)