Last updated: 15.01.2024, 05:23 a.m.
By: Bjarne Kommnick, Michelle Brey
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"Checker Tobi" co-inventor Johannes Honsell has died of a brain tumor. There were less than two weeks between the diagnosis and his death.
Munich – Filmmaker, writer and producer Johannes Honsell died on December 27. He is best known as the co-creator of the children's science show "Checker Tobi" on KiKa and Das Erste. The reason for the death of the 45-year-old is said to be an extremely aggressive and fast-growing brain tumor, as Bild reports. According to the report, only twelve days had passed between the diagnosis and his death.
Filmmaker Johannes Honsell has died – brain tumor probably the cause
Honsell's death sparked widespread mourning. The Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), which is responsible for the children's science programme, commented as follows: "We are losing a great filmmaker and mourning the loss of a very special person." The broadcaster also confirmed, citing Honsell's family, that the Rosenheim-based director succumbed to cancer.
Johannes Honsell is dead. © Instagram
According to Bild, the exact cause of death is a so-called glioblastoma. Honsell is said to have undergone surgery shortly before Christmas. Although he was able to communicate with the doctors and his relatives after the operation, he fell into a coma shortly afterwards and subsequently died.
Glioblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumor in adults
The Department of Neurosurgery at Inselspital informs that there are different types of brain tumors: "Glioblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumor in adults." It goes on to say: "The prognosis for glioblastoma is unfavorable, so the main focus is on improving quality of life and maximizing patient survival."
The German Cancer Society points out that this type of tumor tends to "grow back even after aggressive therapy." In glioblastoma, the so-called glial cells in the brain are affected. "They multiply strongly within a few weeks," medical journalist Dr. Christoph Specht told RTL. Therefore, deaths within a few weeks are not uncommon, he said.
Symptoms of glioblastoma include frequent headaches and paralysis
The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies brain tumors into different categories. Depending on their malignancy, they are rated from I to IV (one to four). According to the German Cancer Society, glioblastomas are classified as grade IV and are therefore particularly malignant and grow quickly.
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Frequent headaches and ultimately paralysis, such as those experienced by Johannes Honsell, the inventor of "Checker Tobi", according to a statement by a friend to Bild, are among the typical signs of a brain tumor. The University Hospital Zurich informs that glioblastomas can sometimes cause headaches, "but these can also have completely different (harmless) reasons. In addition, there can be many other complaints, but these are also not specific to glioblastomas."
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