• Sex Differences on Montreal Cognitive Assessment and Mini-Mental State Examination Scores and the Value of Self-Report of Memory Problems among Community Dwelling People 70 Years and above: The HUNT Study 

  Engedal, Knut; Gjøra, Linda; Bredholt, Thea; Thingstad, Pernille; Tangen, Gro Gujord; Ernstsen, Linda; Selbæk, Geir (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Introduction: The aims were to examine if the total and item scores on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and self-reported memory problems differed between older women ...

• Physical Activity Level Following Resistance Training in Community-Dwelling Older Adults Receiving Home Care: Results from a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial 

  Bårdstu, Hilde Bremseth; Andersen, Vidar; Fimland, Marius Steiro; Aasdahl, Lene; Lohne-Seiler, Hilde; Sæterbakken, Atle Hole (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Older adults’ physical activity (PA) is low. We examined whether eight months of resistance training increased PA level in community-dwelling older adults receiving home care. A two-armed cluster-randomized trial using ...

• The Impact of Vascular Risk Factors on Post-stroke Cognitive Impairment: The Nor-COAST Study 

  Aam, Stina; Gynnild, Mari Nordbø; Munthe-Kaas, Ragnhild; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Lydersen, Stian; Knapskog, Anne Brita; Ihle-Hansen, Hege; Ellekjær, Hanne; Eldholm, Rannveig Sakshaug; Fure, Brynjar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Introduction: Post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) is common, but evidence on the impact of vascular risk factors is lacking. We explored the association between pre-stroke vascular risk factors and PSCI and studied the ...

• The aerobic and anaerobic contribution during repeated 30-s sprints in elite cyclists. 

  Almquist, Nicki Winfield; Sandbakk, Øyvind; Rønnestad, Bent R.; Noordhof, Dionne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Although the ability to sprint repeatedly is crucial in road cycling races, the changes in aerobic and anaerobic power when sprinting during prolonged cycling has not been investigated in competitive elite cyclists. Here, ...

• 1q21.1 distal copy number variants are associated with cerebral and cognitive alterations in humans 

  Sønderby, Ida Elken; van der Meer, Dennis; Moreau, Clara; Kaufmann, Tobias; Walters, G. Bragi; Ellegaard, Maria; Abdellaoui, Abdel; Ames, David; Amunts, Katrin; Andersson, Micael; Armstrong, Nicola J.; Bernard, Manon; Blackburn, Nicholas B.; Blangero, John; Boomsma, Dorret I.; Brodaty, Henry; Brouwer, Rachel M.; Bülow, Robin; Bøen, Rune; Cahn, Wiepke; Calhoun, Vince D.; Caspers, Svenja; Ching, Christopher R. K.; Cichon, Sven; Ciufolini, Simone; Crespo-Facorro, Benedicto; Curran, Joanne E.; Dale, Anders M.; Dalvie, Shareefa; Dazzan, Paola; de Geus, Eco J. C.; Zubicaray, Greig I. de; Zwarte, Sonja M. C. de; Desrivieres, Sylvane; Doherty, Joanne L.; Donohoe, Gary; Draganski, Bogdan; Ehrlich, Stefan; Eising, Else; Espeseth, Thomas; Fejgin, Kim; Fisher, Simon E.; Fladby, Tormod; Frei, Oleksandr; Frouin, Vincent; Fukunaga, Masaki; Gareau, Thomas; Ge, Tian; Glahn, David C.; Grabe, Hans J.; Groenewold, Nynke A.; Gustafsson, Omar; Haavik, Jan; Haberg, Asta Kristine; Hall, Jeremy; Hashimoto, Ryota; Hehir-Kwa, Jayne Y.; Hibar, Derrek P.; Hillegers, Manon H. J.; Hoffmann, Per; Holleran, Laurena; Holmes, Avram J.; Johansson, Stefan; Jönsson, Erik Gunnar; Hellard, Stephanie Francoise Claire Le; Lundervold, Arvid; Lundervold, Astri J.; Moberget, Torgeir; Nordvik, Jan Egil; Sando, Sigrid Botne; Steen, Vidar Martin; Tamnes, Christian Krog; Agartz, Ingrid; Djurovic, Srdjan; Westlye, Lars Tjelta; Andreassen, Ole (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Low-frequency 1q21.1 distal deletion and duplication copy number variant (CNV) carriers are predisposed to multiple neurodevelopmental disorders, including schizophrenia, autism and intellectual disability. Human carriers ...

• Variations in Elite Female Soccer Players' Sleep, and Associations With Perceived Fatigue and Soccer Games 

  Moen, Frode; Olsen, Maja Gunhild; Halmøy, Gunvor; Hrozanova, Maria (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  The current study investigated the associations between female perceived fatigue of elite soccer players and their sleep, and the associations between the sleep of players and soccer games. The sample included 29 female ...

• CSF neurofilament light may predict progression from amnestic mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease dementia 

  Lim, Bryant; Grøntvedt, Gøril Rolfseng; Bathala, Pradeepthi; Kale, Shraddha S.; Campbell, Christopher T.; Stengelin, Martin; Sando, Sigrid Botne; Prassas, Ioannis; Diamandis, Eleftherios P.; Bråthen, Geir (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Neurofilament light (NfL) is a promising biomarker of neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) NfL was measured in a 24-month longitudinal cohort consisting of control (n = ...

• A prognostic model for failure and worsening after lumbar microdiscectomy: a multicenter study from the Norwegian Registry for Spine Surgery 

  Werner, David Andreas Thomas; Grotle, Margreth; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Gulati, Sasha; Nygaard, Øystein Petter; Salvesen, Øyvind; Ingebrigtsen, Tor; Solberg, Tore (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Methods This multicenter cohort study included 11,081 patients operated with lumbar microdiscectomy, registered at the Norwegian Registry for Spine Surgery. Follow-up was 1 year. Uni- and multivariate logistic regression ...

• Criteria for failure and worsening after surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis. A prospective national spine registry observational study 

  Alhaug, Ole Kristian; Dolatowski, Filip Celestyn; Solberg, Tore K.; Lønne, Greger (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Background context: Criteria for success after surgical treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) have been defined previously; however, there are no clear criteria for failure and worsening after surgery as assessed by ...

• The role of incline, speed and work rate on the choice of technique in classical roller skiing 

  Løkkeborg, Johannes Alnes; Ettema, Gerardus Johannes C (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Cross-country skiers use different sub-techniques like ‘gears’ (diagonals stride, double poling with kick, and double poling) depending on terrain (incline) and demand (speed and external work rate). Previous studies have ...

• GDPR Compliance for Blockchain Applications in Healthcare 

  Hasselgren, Anton; Wan, Paul Kengfai; Horn, Margareth; Kralevska, Katina; Gligoroski, Danilo; Faxvaag, Arild (Chapter, 2020)

  The transparent and decentralized characteristics associated with blockchain can be both appealing and problematic when applied to a healthcare use-case. As health data is highly sensitive, it is therefore, highly regulated ...

• Self-reported sleep quality with mandibular advancement device or continuous positive airway pressure: A randomized clinical trial on patients with mild and moderate obstructive sleep apnea 

  Berg, Lars Martin; Ankjell, Torun Karina Solheim; Trovik, Tordis A; Sjögren, Anders; Rikardsen, Oddveig G; Moen, Ketil; Sun, Yi-Qian; Bugten, Vegard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Study objectives To compare self-reported sleep quality, treatment compliance and respiratory event index (REI) after 4 months of treatment with mandibular advancement device (MAD) or continuous positive airway pressure ...

• One-Year Prospective Study of Plasma Biomarkers From CNS in Patients With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury 

  Clarke, Gerard Janez Brett; Clarke, Gerard; Skandsen, Toril; Zetterberg, Henrik; Einarsen, Cathrine Elisabeth; Feyling, Casper Kongstein; Follestad, Turid; Vik, Anne; Blennow, Kaj; Håberg, Asta (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Objective: To investigate the longitudinal evolution of three blood biomarkers: neurofilament light (NFL), glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and tau, in out-patients and hospitalized patients with mild traumatic brain ...

• Long-term Follow-up after Stroke - Adherence to Physical Activity and Exercise, Its Association with Functional Recovery, and Prediction of Cardiorespiratory Fitness 

  Gunnes, Mari (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2021:123, Doctoral thesis, 2021)

  Stroke affects approximately 11,000 individuals in Norway annually, and it is considered one of the leading causes of disability among elderly persons. Due to an aging population, milder strokes, and decreased mortality ...

• Associations between body-height-normalized pole and ski lengths and performance among male and female elite cross-country skiers 

  Torvik, Per Øyvind; van den Tillaar, Roland Johannes Wilhelmus; Sandbakk, Øyvind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Cross-country (XC) skiers employ whole-body exercise to generate speed through poles and skis. The choice of optimal pole and ski lengths are therefore of high importance. The aim of this study was to document pole and ski ...

• Physical performance across the cognitive spectrum and between dementia subtypes in a population-based sample of older adults: The HUNT study 

  Sverdrup, Karen; Selbæk, Geir; Bergh, Sverre; Strand, Bjørn Heine; Thingstad, Pernille; Skjellegrind, Håvard; Skjerve, Kjerstin Næss; Tangen, Gro Gujord (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background: Literature on physical performance in older adults across the cognitive spectrum remains inconclusive, and knowledge on differences between dementia subtypes is lacking. We aim to identify distinct physical-performance ...

• Pre-stroke cognitive impairment is associated with vascular imaging pathology: a prospective observational study 

  Schellhorn, Till; Zucknick, Manuela; Askim, Torunn; Munthe-Kaas, Ragnhild; Ihle-Hansen, Hege; Seljeseth, Yngve Müller; Knapskog, Anne Brita; Næss, Halvor; Ellekjær, Hanne; Thingstad, Pernille; Wyller, Torgeir Bruun; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Beyer, Mona Kristiansen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Background Chronic brain pathology and pre-stroke cognitive impairment (PCI) is predictive of post-stroke dementia. The aim of the current study was to measure pre-stroke neurodegenerative and vascular disease burden ...

• Epilepsy patients with and without perceived benefit from vagus nerve stimulation: A long-term observational single center study 

  Brodtkorb, Eylert; Samsonsen, Christian; Jørgensen, Jan V.; Helde, Grethe (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)

  Purpose: Vagus nerve stimulaton (VNS) has been used for adjunctive treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy for more than 25 years. The true efficacy has been debated, as blinded randomized controlled trials are unavailable. ...

• Orthogeriatrics prevents functional decline in hip fracture patients: report from two randomized controlled trials 

  Dakhil, Shams; Thingstad, Pernille; Frihagen, Frede; Johnsen, Lars Gunnar; Lydersen, Stian; Skovlund, Eva; Wyller, Torgeir Bruun; Sletvold, Olav; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Watne, Leiv (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Background The incidence of hip fractures are expected to increase in the following years. Hip fracture patients have in addition to their fracture often complex medical problems, which constitute a substantial burden on ...

• Exploring life-space in the nursing home. An observational longitudinal study 

  Bergh, Sverre; Selbæk, Geir; Benth, Jurate Saltyte; Husebø, Bettina Elisabeth Franziska; Røen, Irene Mari; Thingstad, Pernille; Tangen, Gro Gujord (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Background Traditional performance-based measurements of mobility fail to recognize the interaction between the individual and their environment. Life-space (LS) forms a central element in the broader context of mobility ...

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