• Clinical experience combined with therapeutic drug monitoring of lacosamide 

      Svendsen, Torleiv; Brodtkorb, Eylert; Baftiu, Arton; Lossius, Morten; Nakken, Karl Otto; Johannessen, Svein Ivar; Landmark, Cecilie Johannessen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Objective Lacosamide (LCM) is an antiepileptic drug (AED) with insufficient clinical experience in patients with intellectual disability (ID). They often have more severe epilepsy with comorbidities. The objective was to ...
    • Reasons and predictors of non-thrombolysis in patients with acute ischemic stroke admitted within 4.5 h 

      Bergh, Elin; Jahr, Silje Holt; Rønning, Ole Morten; Askim, Torunn; Thommessen, Bente; Kristoffersen, Espen Saxhaug (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Objectives Thrombolytic treatment in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) reduces stroke-related disability. Nearly 40% of all patients with AIS (<4.5 h) receive thrombolysis, but there is a large variation in the use between ...
    • The development of cognitive and emotional impairment after a minor stroke: A longitudinal study 

      Morsund, Åse Hagen; Ellekjær, Hanne; Gramstad, Arne; Reiestad, Magnus Tallaksen; Midgard, Rune; Sando, Sigrid Botne; Jonsbu, Egil; Næss, Halvor (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Objectives To study the development of cognitive and emotional symptoms between 3 and 12 months after a minor stroke. Material and Methods We included patients from stroke units at hospitals in the Central Norway Health ...
    • Volume and Visual Field Defects in Occipital Stroke: The NOR-OCCIP Study 

      Tharaldsen, Ane Roushan; Kurz, Kathinka Dæhli; Kurz, Martin; Midelfart, Anna; Sand, Kristin Modalsli; Dalen, Ingvild; Hoff, Jana Midelfart (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Introduction. The majority of patients with occipital infarcts display homonymous visual field defects (VFD), with negative implications on activities of daily living and quality of life. To overcome the disability, better ...
    • What is the current clinico-radiological diagnostic accuracy for intracranial tumours? 

      Majewska, Paulina Luiza; Sagberg, Lisa Millgård; Reinertsen, Ingerid; Gulati, Sasha; Jakola, Asgeir Store; Solheim, Ole (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Objective To determine the diagnostic accuracy of routine clinico-radiological workup for a population-based selection of intracranial tumours. Methods In this prospective cohort study, we included consecutive adult ...