• Clinical Course in Chronic Subdural Hematoma Patients Aged 18–49 Compared to Patients 50 Years and Above: A Multicenter Study and Meta-Analysis 

      Bartek, Jiri; Sjåvik, Kristin; Dhawan, Sanjay; Sagberg, Lisa Millgård; Kristiansson, Helena; Ståhl, Fredrik; Förander, Petter; Chen, Clark C.; Jakola, Asgeir Store (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Objective: Chronic Subdural Hematoma (cSDH) is primarily a disease of elderly, and is rare in patients <50 years, and this may in part be related to the increased brain atrophy from 50 years of age. This fact may also ...
    • Development and external validation of a clinical prediction model for functional impairment after intracranial tumor surgery 

      Staartjes, Victor E.; Broggi, Morgan; Zattra, Costanza Maria; Vasella, Flavio; Velz, Julia; Schiavolin, Silvia; Serra, Carlo; Bartek, Jiri; Fletcher-Sandersjöö, Alexander; Förander, Petter; Kalasauskas, Darius; Renovanz, Mirjam; Ringel, Florian; Brawanski, Konstantin R.; Kerschbaumer, Johannes; Freyschlag, Christian F.; Jakola, Asgeir Store; Sjåvik, Kristin; Solheim, Ole; Schatlo, Bawarjan; Sachkova, Alexandra; Bock, Hans Christoph; Hussein, Abdelhalim; Rohde, Veit; Broekman, Marike L.D.; Nogarede, Claudine O.; Lemmens, Cynthia M.C.; Kernbach, Julius M.; Neuloh, Georg; Bozinov, Oliver; Krayenbühl, Niklaus; Sarnthein, Johannes; Ferroli, Paolo; Regli, Luca; Stienen, Martin N. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      OBJECTIVE Decision-making for intracranial tumor surgery requires balancing the oncological benefit against the risk for resection-related impairment. Risk estimates are commonly based on subjective experience and generalized ...
    • Is the anatomical distribution of low-grade gliomas linked to regions of gliogenesis? 

      Skjulsvik, Anne Jarstein; Bø, Hans Kristian; Jakola, Asgeir S; Berntsen, Erik Magnus; Bø, Lars Eirik; Reinertsen, Ingerid; Myrmel, Kristin Smistad; Sjåvik, Kristin; Åberg, Kristin; Berg, Thomas; Hong, Yan Dai; Kloster, Roar; Torp, Sverre Helge; Solheim, Ole (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Introduction According to the stem cell theory, two neurogenic niches in the adult human brain may harbor cells that initiate the formation of gliomas: The larger subventricular zone (SVZ) and the subgranular zone (SGZ) ...
    • Long-term follow up of patients with WHO grade 2 oligodendroglioma 

      Carstam, Louise; Latini, Francesco; Solheim, Ole Skeidsvoll; Bartek, Jiri; Pedersen, Lars Kjelsberg; Zetterling, Maria; Beniaminov, Stanislav; Sjåvik, Kristin; Ryttlefors, Mats; Jensdottir, Margret; Rydenhag, Bertil; Smits, Anja; Jakola, Asgeir Store (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Purpose Since the introduction of the molecular definition of oligodendrogliomas based on isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH)-status and the 1p19q-codeletion, it has become increasingly evident how this glioma entity differs ...
    • Spatial distribution of malignant transformation in patients with low-grade glioma 

      Jakola, Asgeir S; Bouget, David Nicolas Jean-Marie; Reinertsen, Ingerid; Skjulsvik, Anne Jarstein; Sagberg, Lisa Millgård; Bø, Hans Kristian; Gulati, Sasha; Sjåvik, Kristin; Solheim, Ole (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Background Malignant transformation represents the natural evolution of diffuse low-grade gliomas (LGG). This is a catastrophic event, causing neurocognitive symptoms, intensified treatment and premature death. However, ...
    • Variations in the management of diffuse low-grade gliomas - A Scandinavian multicenter study 

      Munkvold, Bodil Karoline Ravn; Solheim, Ole; Bartek, Jiri; Corell, Alba; De Dios, Eddie; Gulati, Sasha; Helseth, Eirik; Holmgren, Klas; Jensdottir, Margret; Lundborg, Mina; Mireles, Eduardo Erasmo Mendoza; Mahesparan, Rupavathana; Tveiten, Øystein Vesterli; Milos, Peter; Redebrandt, Henrietta Nittby; Pedersen, Lars Kjelsberg; Ramm-Pettersen, Jon-Terje; Sjöberg, Rickard L; Sjögren, Björn; Sjåvik, Kristin; Smits, Anja; Tomasevic, Gregor; Vecchio, Tomás Gómez; Vik-Mo, Einar O.; Zetterling, Maria; Salvesen, Øyvind; Jakola, Asgeir Store (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background Early extensive surgery is a cornerstone in treatment of diffuse low-grade gliomas (DLGGs), and an additional survival benefit has been demonstrated from early radiochemotherapy in selected “high-risk” patients. ...