• Inter-rater reliability of a national acute stroke register 

      Varmdal, Torunn; Ellekjær, Hanne; Fjærtoft, Hild; Indredavik, Bent; Lydersen, Stian; Bønaa, Kaare Harald (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-10-19)
      Background Medical quality registers are useful sources of knowledge about diseases and the health services. However, there are challenges in obtaining valid and reliable data. This study aims to assess the reliability ...
    • Post-stroke Cognitive Impairment—Impact of Follow-Up Time and Stroke Subtype on Severity and Cognitive Profile: The Nor-COAST Study 

      Aam, Stina; Einstad, Marte Stine; Munthe-Kaas, Ragnhild; Lydersen, Stian; Ihle-Hansen, Hege; Knapskog, Anne Brita; Ellekjær, Hanne; Seljeseth, Yngve Müller; Saltvedt, Ingvild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background: Post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) is common, but evidence of cognitive symptom profiles, course over time, and pathogenesis is scarce. We investigated the significance of time and etiologic stroke subtype ...
    • Risk Stratification in Patients with Ischemic Stroke and Residual Cardiovascular Risk with Current Secondary Prevention 

      Gynnild, Mari Nordbø; Hageman, Steven HJ; Dorresteijn, Jannick AN; Spigset, Olav; Lydersen, Stian; Wethal, Torgeir; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Visseren, Frank LJ; Ellekjær, Hanne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Purpose: Suboptimal secondary prevention in patients with stroke causes a remaining cardiovascular risk desirable to reduce. We have validated a prognostic model for secondary preventive settings and estimated future ...
    • Stroke risk after transient ischemic attack in a Norwegian prospective cohort 

      Ildstad, Fredrik; Ellekjær, Hanne; Wethal, Torgeir; Lydersen, Stian; Sund, Janne Kutschera; Fjærtoft, Hild; Schüler, Stephan; Horn, Jens; Bråthen, Geir; Midtsæther, Ann-Grete; Morsund, Åse Hagen; Lillebø, Marja-Liisa; Seljeseth, Yngve Müller; Indredavik, Bent (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Background Transient ischemic attack (TIA) is a risk factor of stroke. Modern treatment regimens and changing risk factors in the population justify new estimates of stroke risk after TIA, and evaluation of the recommended ...
    • Use of lipid-lowering therapy after ischaemic stroke and expected benefit from intensification of treatment 

      Gynnild, Mari Nordbø; Hageman, Steven H. J.; Spigset, Olav; Lydersen, Stian; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Dorresteijn, Jannick AN; Visseren, Frank L.J.; Ellekjær, Hanne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Objectives: Elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) increases the risk of recurrent cardiovascular disease (CVD) events. We examined use of lipid-lowering therapy (LLT) following ischaemic stroke, and estimated ...
    • Use of lipid-lowering therapy after ischaemic stroke and expected benefit from intensification of treatment 

      Gynnild, Mari Nordbø; Hageman, Steven H. J.; Spigset, Olav; Lydersen, Stian; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Dorresteijn, Jannick AN; Visseren, Frank L.J.; Ellekjær, Hanne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)