• Epidemiology and practice variations of shunt surgery for hydrocephalus: a nationwide registry-based study 

      Mansoor, Nadia; Gulati, Sasha; Fredriksli, Oddrun Anita; Salvesen, Øyvind Olav; Solheim, Ole Skeidsvoll (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      OBJECTIVE Indications for surgical treatment of hydrocephalus (HC) can vary across centers. The authors sought to investigate the frequencies of surgically treated HC disorders and to study variations in the practice ...
    • Epidemiology of 40 blood biomarkers of one-carbon metabolism, vitamin status, inflammation, and renal and endothelial function among cancer-free older adults 

      Zahed, Hana; Johansson, Mattias; Ueland, Per Magne; Midttun, Øivind; Milne, Roger L.; Giles, Graham G.; Manjer, Jonas; Sandsveden, Malte; Langhammer, Arnulf; Sørgjerd, Elin Pettersen; Grankvist, Kjell; Johansson, Mikael; Freedman, Neal D.; Huang, Wen-Yi; Chen, Chu; Prentice, Ross; Stevens, Victoria L.; Wang, Ying; Le Marchand, Loic; Wilkens, Lynne R.; Weinstein, Stephanie J.; Albanes, Demetrius; Cai, Qiuyin; Blot, William J.; Arslan, Alan A.; Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, Anne; Shu, Xiao-Ou; Zheng, Wei; Yuan, Jian-Min; Koh, Woon-Puay; Visvanathan, Kala; Sesso, Howard D.; Zhang, Xuehong; Gaziano, J. Michael; Fanidi, Anouar; Muller, David; Brennan, Paul; Guida, Florence; Robbins, Hilary A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Imbalances of blood biomarkers are associated with disease, and biomarkers may also vary non-pathologically across population groups. We described variation in concentrations of biomarkers of one-carbon metabolism, vitamin ...
    • Epidemiology of diagnosed cluster headache in Norway 

      Vidal, Joan Crespi; Gulati, Sasha; Salvesen, Øyvind; Bratbak, Daniel Fossum; Dodick, David W; Matharu, Manjit Singh; Tronvik, Erling Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background: Cluster headache (CH) is one of the most painful conditions in humans and there is limited epidemiological data on this debilitating condition. Objectives: To describe the epidemiology of CH in Norway Methods: We ...
    • Epidemiology of paediatric trauma in Norway: a single-trauma centre observational study 

      Nesje, Eirik; Valøy, Nadine Nalini; Krüger, Andreas; Uleberg, Oddvar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      BACKGROUND: Trauma is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in children globally. The burden of injury shows substantial geographical differences, with a significant mortality reduction in children in Norway during the ...
    • Epidurals during normal labour and birth — Midwives’ attitudes and experiences 

      Aune, Ingvild; Brøtmet, Siri; Grytskog, Katrine Heggem; Sperstad, Eldri Bakken (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background Midwives have their own beliefs and values regarding pain during childbirth. Their preferences concerning labour pain management may influence women’s choices. Aim To gain a deeper understanding of midwives’ ...
    • Epigenetics in the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease: influence of exercise and nutrition 

      Gevaert, Andreas B.; Wood, Nathaneal; Boen, Jente R A; Davos, Constantinos H.; Hansen, Dominique; Hanssen, Henner; Krenning, Guido; Moholdt, Trine; Osto, Elena; Paneni, Francesco; Pedretti, Roberto F E; Plösch, Torsten; Simonenko, Maria; Bowen, T Scott (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Increasing evidence links changes in epigenetic systems, such as DNA methylation, histone modification, and non-coding RNA expression, to the occurrence of cardiovascular disease (CVD). These epigenetic modifications can ...
    • Epilepsy and other seizure disorders in acute psychiatric inpatients 

      Nakken, Erlend Iversen; Grinde, Frithjof; Vaaler, Arne; Drange, Ole Kristian; Brodtkorb, Eylert; Sæther, Sverre Georg (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background: It is well known that patients with epilepsy have a high rate of psychiatric comorbidity. However, studies exploring epilepsy in psychiatric cohorts are scarce. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence ...
    • Epilepsy is overrepresented among young people who died from COVID-19: Analysis of nationwide mortality data in Hungary 

      Horwáth, Réka A.; Sütö, Zsófia; Cséke, Balázs; Schranz, Dániel; Darnai, Gergely; Kovács, Norbert; Janszky, Imre; Janszky, József (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background : Studies examining epilepsy as a COVID-related death risk have come to conflicting conclusions. Our aim was to assess the prevalence of epilepsy among COVID-related deaths in Hungary. Methods Each COVID-19 ...
    • 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. ...
    • Epitope-resolved profiling of the SARS-CoV-2 antibody response identifies cross-reactivity with endemic human coronaviruses 

      Ladner, Jason T.; Henson, Sierra N.; Boyle, Annalee S.; Engelbrektson, Anna L.; Fink, Zane W.; Rahee, Fatima; D'ambrozio, Jonathan; Schaecher, Kurt E.; Stone, Mars; Dong, Wenjuan; Dadwal, Sanjeet; Yu, Jianhua; Caligiuri, Michael A.; Cieplak, Piotr; Bjørås, Magnar; Fenstad, Mona H.; Nordbø, Svein Arne; Kainov, Denis; Muranaka, Norihito; Chee, Mark S.; Shiryaev, Sergey A.; Altin, John A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The SARS-CoV-2 proteome shares regions of conservation with endemic human coronaviruses (CoVs), but it remains unknown to what extent these may be cross-recognized by the antibody response. Here, we study cross-reactivity ...
    • ERP correlates of proactive and reactive cognitive control in treatment-naïve adult adhd 

      Grane, Venke Arntsberg; Brunner, Jan Ferenc; Endestad, Tor; Aasen, Ida Emilia Sareneva; Kropotov, Yury; Knight, Robert Thomas; Solbakk, Anne-Kristin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)
      This study investigated whether treatment naïve adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD; n = 33; 19 female) differed from healthy controls (n = 31; 17 female) in behavioral performance, event-related ...
    • ESPEN practical guideline: Clinical Nutrition in cancer 

      Muscaritoli, Maurizio; Arends, Jann; Bachmann, Patrick; Baracos, Vickie E.; Barthelemy, Nicole; Bertz, Hartmut; Bozzetti, Federico; Hütterer, Elisabeth; Isenring, Elizabeth; Kaasa, Stein; Krznaric, Zeljko; Laird, Barry J.A.; Larsson, Maria; Laviano, Alessandro; Mühlebach, Stefan; Oldervoll, Line Merethe; Ravasco, Paula; Solheim, Tora S; Strasser, Florian; van Bokhorst- De van der Schue, M; Preiser, Jean-Charles; Bischoff, Stephan C. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background This practical guideline is based on the current scientific ESPEN guidelines on nutrition in cancer patients. Methods ESPEN guidelines have been shortened and transformed into flow charts for easier use in ...
    • Establishing Serum Reference Ranges for Antihypertensive Drugs 

      Rognstad, Stine; Søraas, Camilla Lund; Bergland, Ola Undrum; Høieggen, Aud; Strømmen, Magnus; Helland, Arne; Opdal, Mimi Stokke (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background: Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) involves the measurement of serum drug concentrations to optimize pharmacotherapy. Traditionally, blood pressure measurements alone, and not TDM, have been used to evaluate ...
    • Establishment of an in vivo rat model for chronic musculoskeletal implant infection 

      Witsø, Eivind; Hoang, Linh; Løseth, Kirsti; Bergh, Kåre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background The aim of the study was to establish an experimental chronic musculoskeletal infection model in vivo characterized by (a) a small bacterial inoculum, (b) no general or local signs of infection, (c) several ...
    • Estimated cardiorespiratory fitness in relation to overall, breast and prostate cancer incidence: The Norwegian HUNT Study 

      Wang, Jin; Mai, Xiao-Mei; Sun, Yi-Qian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Purpose To investigate the relationships between the estimated cardiorespiratory fitness (eCRF) and the incidence of overall, breast, and prostate cancer in a large prospective cohort study. Methods We included ...
    • Estimated Kidney Tubular Secretion and Kidney, Cardiovascular, and Mortality Outcomes in CKD: The Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial 

      Ascher, Simon B.; Shlipak, Michael G.; Katz, Ronit; Bullen, Alexander L.; Scherzer, Rebecca; Hallan, Stein; Cheung, Alfred K.; Raphael, Kalani L.; Estrella, Michelle M.; Jotwani, Vasantha K.; Seegmiller, Jesse C.; Ix, Joachim H.; Garimella, Pranav S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Rational & Objective Many drugs, metabolites, and toxins are cleared by the kidneys via tubular secretion. Whether novel endogenous measures of tubular secretion provide information about kidney, cardiovascular, and ...
    • Estimating prevalence and burden of major disorders of the brain in Nepal: cultural, geographic, logistic and philosophical issues of methodology 

      Risal, Ajay; Manandhar, Kedar; Steiner, Timothy J.; Holen, Are; Koju, Rajendra; Linde, Mattias (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Background Headache, anxiety and depression are major disorders of the brain in terms of their prevalence and the burdens and costs they impose on society. Nationwide population-based studies of these disorders are ...
    • Estimating the prevalence and burden of major disorders of the brain in Nepal: methodology of a nationwide population-based study 

      Manandhar, Kedar; Risal, Ajay; Steiner, Timothy J.; Holen, Are; Koju, Rajendra; Linde, Mattias (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Background The major disorders of the brain (MDBs), in terms of their prevalence and the burdens of ill health, disability and financial cost that they impose on individuals and society, are headache, depression and ...
    • An Estimation Model for Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis 

      Liff, Marthe Halsan; Hoff, Mari; Fremo, Thomas; Wisløff, Ulrik; Videm, Vibeke (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Purpose Cardiopulmonary exercise testing of peak oxygen uptake (V˙O2peak) is the gold standard to measure cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF). For resource-intensive evaluation, equations estimating CRF (eCRF) may be used. ...
    • Etablering av medisinske sannheter 

      Alstadhaug, Karl Bjørnar; Aamodt, Anne Hege (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)