• Exploring use of activity monitors for patients with obesity during weight-loss treatment - a qualitative study 

  Følling, Ingrid Sørdal; Oldervoll, Line Merethe; Hilmarsen, Christina Wikstrøm; Ersfjord, Ellen Margrete Iveland (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Background Obesity is a major health concern in western countries. In Norway, patients with obesity can attend weight-loss programmes, which focus on changes in dietary and physical activity habits. Use of self-monitoring ...

• Improper monitoring and deviations from physiologic treatment goals in patients with brain injury in the early phases of emergency care. 

  Andersen, Siri Kojen; Hustveit, Ragnhild; Frøland, Erlend; Uleberg, Oddvar; Kruger, Andreas; Klepstad, Pål; Nordseth, Trond (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and intracerebral- and subarachnoid hemorrhage (ICH/SAH) are conditions associated with high mortality and morbidity. The aim of this study was to ...

• Impact of thyrotropin receptor antibody levels on fetal development in two successive pregnancies in a woman with Graves' Disease 

  Bjørgaas, Marit Ragnhild Rokne; Farstad, Hanne; Christiansen, Sverre Christian; Blaas, Harm-Gerd Karl (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)

  Background: Treatment with radioiodine for Graves’ disease regularly increases the level of antithyroid antibodies, and transplacental passage of stimulating thyrotropin receptor antibodies (TRAb) may cause fetal ...

• Within family Mendelian randomization studies 

  Davies, Neil M.; Howe, Laurence; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Havdahl, Alexandra; Evans, David M.; Smith, George Davey (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)

  Mendelian randomization (MR) is increasingly used to make causal inferences in a wide range of fields, from drug development to etiologic studies. Causal inference in MR is possible because of the process of genetic ...

• Socioeconomic factors affect treatment delivery for patients with low grade glioma: a Swedish population-based study 

  Carstam, Louise; Rydén, Isabelle; Gulati, Sasha; Rydenhag, Bertil; Henriksson, Roger; Salvesen, Øyvind; Smits, Anja; Jakola, Asgeir S (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)

  Background Despite aspirations to achieve equality in healthcare we know that socioeconomic differences exist and may affect treatment and patient outcome, also in serious diseases such as cancer. We investigated ...

• PTSD relapse in Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan: A systematic review 

  Berge, Erik Eng; Hagen, Roger; Halvorsen, Joar Øveraas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  This systematic review examines studies published between 2003, the initial invasion of Iraq, and 2018 related to the long-term treatment outcomes for Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan suffering from combat-related posttraumatic ...

• Barriers and facilitators to cervical cancer screening in Nepal: A qualitative study 

  Darj, Elisabeth; Chalise, Pratibha; Shakya, Sunila (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)

  Objectives Despite being preventable, cervical cancer remains the most common cancer among women in Nepal, a country where there is no nationwide screening programme. Hence, the objective was to investigate and better ...

• Postoperative controls of ventilation tubes in children by general practitioner or otolaryngologist? Study protocol for a multicenter randomized non-inferiority study (The ConVenTu study) 

  Austad, Bjarne; Nilsen, Ann Helen; Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Albrektsen, Grethe; Nordgård, Ståle; Thorstensen, Wenche Moe (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Background Otitis media with effusion is the major cause of acquired hearing problems in children. Some of the affected children need surgery with ventilation tubes in the tympanic membrane to reduce ear complaints and to ...

• Sustained Maternal Hyperandrogenism During PCOS Pregnancy Reduced by Metformin in Non-obese Women Carrying a Male Fetus 

  Andræ, Frida; Abbott, David H.; Stridsklev, Solhild; Schmedes, Anne Vibeke; Odsæter, Ingrid Hov; Vanky, Eszter; Salvesen, Øyvind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Context Large, longitudinal studies on androgen levels in pregnant women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are lacking. While metformin has a mild androgen-lowering effect in non-pregnant women with PCOS, its effects ...

• Post mortem tissue distribution of quetiapine in forensic autopsies 

  Breivik, Håvard; Frost, Joachim; Løkken, Trine Nordgård; Slørdal, Lars (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  The antipsychotic drug quetiapine is widely used, and increasingly prescribed off-label. Furthermore, quetiapine use has been linked to increased mortality rates, most likely due to a range of cardiovascular and metabolic ...

• Current and Future Prevalence Estimates of Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia, and Its Subtypes in a Population-Based Sample of People 70 Years and Older in Norway: The HUNT Study 

  Gjøra, Linda; Strand, Bjørn Heine; Bergh, Sverre; Borza, Tom; Brækhus, Anne; Engedal, Knut Arne; Johannessen, Aud; Kvello-Alme, Marte; Krokstad, Steinar; Livingston, Gill; Matthews, Fiona E; Myrstad, Christian; Skjellegrind, Håvard; Thingstad, Pernille; Aakhus, Eivind; Aam, Stina; Selbæk, Geir (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Background: Having accurate, up-to-date information on the epidemiology of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia is imperative. Objective: To determine the prevalence of MCI and dementia in Norway using data ...

• Antibiotic-loaded bone cement in prevention of periprosthetic joint infections in primary total knee arthroplasty: A register-based multicentre randomised controlled non-inferiority trial (ALBA trial) 

  Leta, Tesfaye Hordofa; Gjertsen, Jan-Erik; Dale, Håvard; Hallan, Geir; Lygre, Stein Håkon Låstad; Fenstad, Anne Marie; Dyrhovden, Gro Sævik; Westberg, Marianne; Wik, Tina Strømdal; Jakobsen, Rune Bruhn; Aamodt, Arild; Röhrl, Stephan Maximillian; Gøthesen, Øystein Johannes; Lindalen, Einar; Heir, Stig; Ludvigsen, Jarle; Bruun, Trond; Hansen, Ann Kristin; Aune, Knut Erik Moen; Warholm, Marianne; Skjetne, John Petter; Badawy, Mona; Høvding, Pål; Husby, Otto Schnell; Karlsen, Øystein Espeland; Furnes, Ove Nord (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Introduction The current evidence on the efficacy of antibiotic-loaded bone cement (ALBC) in reducing the risk of periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) after primary joint reconstruction is insufficient. In several European ...

• Nephronectin as a matrix effector in cancer 

  Norvoll Magnussen, Synnøve; Toraskar, Jimita Prashant; Hadler-Olsen, Elin Synnøve; Steigedal, Tonje S.; Svineng, Gunbjørg (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  The extracellular matrix protein nephronectin plays an important regulatory role during embryonic development, controlling renal organogenesis through integrin α8β1 association. Nephronectin has three main domains: five ...

• Computational Drug Repositioning and Experimental Validation of Ivermectin in Treatment of Gastric Cancer 

  Rabben, Hanne-Line; Andersen, Gøran Troseth; Ianevski, Aleksandr; Olsen, Magnus Kringstad; Kainov, Denis; Grønbech, Jon Erik; Wang, Timothy Cragin; Chen, Duan; Zhao, Chun-Mei (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Objective: The aim of the present study was repositioning of ivermectin in treatment of gastric cancer (GC) by computational prediction based on gene expression profiles of human and mouse model of GC and validations with ...

• Inflammatory diseases among Norwegian LRRK2 mutation carriers. A 15-years follow-up of a cohort 

  Aasly, Jan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  The first families with LRRK2 related Parkinson’s disease (PD) were presented around 15 years ago and numerous papers have described the characteristics of the LRRK2 phenotype. The prevalence of autosomal dominant PD varies ...

• The pen, the receiver and the pump: Exploring young children's experiences of having a parent with type 1 diabetes 

  Hansen, Julie; Ersfjord, Ellen Margrete Iveland (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  In this article, we explore young children's experiences of having a parent with type 1 diabetes (T1D). In our research we found that the children's knowledge about T1D was not age related, and that some had more in‐depth ...

• EACVI survey on investigations and imaging modalities in chronic coronary syndromes 

  Bularga, Anda; Saraste, Antti; Fontes-Carvalho, Ricardo; Holte, Espen; Cameli, Matteo; Michalski, Blazej; Williams, Michelle C.; Podlesnikar, Tomaz; D'Andrea, Antonello; Stankovic, Ivan; Mills, Nicholas L.; Manka, Robert; Newby, David E.; Schultz-Menger, Jeanette; Haugaa, Kristina; Dweck, Mark R. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Aims The European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) Scientific Initiatives Committee performed a global survey to evaluate current practice for the assessment and management of patients with suspected and ...

• The impact of authors’ medical specialty on publication patterns and published results of adjuvant radiotherapy for WHO grade 2 meningiomas—a systematic review 

  Strand, Per Sveino; Solheim, Ole (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Background The role of adjuvant radiotherapy after gross total resection (GTR) of WHO grade 2 meningioma remains unclear, and conflicting results have been published. We hypothesized that authors’ medical specialties could ...

• Is pituitary MRI screening necessary in cluster headache? 

  Grangeon, Lou; OConnor, Emer; Danno, Daisuke; Ngoc, Thanh Mai Pham; Cheema, Sanjay; Tronvik, Erling Andreas; Davagnanam, Indran; Matharu, Manjit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Objective To determine the prevalence and clinical predictors of pituitary adenomas in cluster headache patients, in order to determine the necessity of performing dedicated pituitary magnetic resonance imaging in patients ...

• Initial experience with positron emission tomography/computed tomography in addition to computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in preoperative risk assessment of endometrial cancer patients 

  Nordskar, Nina Jebens; Hagen, Bjørn; Ogarkov, Aleksei; Vesterfjell, Ellen Veronika; Salvesen, Øyvind; Aune, Guro (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Objective: Improved preoperative evaluation of lymph node status could potentially replace lymphadenectomy in women with endometrial cancer. PET/CT was routinely implemented in the preoperative workup of endometrial cancer ...

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