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C9orf72, age at onset, and ancestry help discriminate behavioral from language variants in FTLD cohorts
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objective: We sought to characterize C9orf72 expansions in relation to genetic ancestry and age at onset (AAO) and to use these measures to discriminate the behavioral from the language variant syndrome in a large pan-European ... -
Caesarean birth experiences. A qualitative study from Sierra Leone.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Positive birth experiences lead to better postnatal functioning, and influence mode of delivery choice for subsequent pregnancies. Healthcare workers can influence the birth experience through relevant support ... -
Caesarean section and the association with migraine: a retrospective register-linked HUNT population cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objectives To evaluate the association between caesarean section and migraine in a population-based register-linked cohort study. Setting Data from the population-based Nord-Trøndelag Health Studies (HUNT2 and HUNT3) ... -
Calibrating and adjusting expectations in life: A grounded theory on how elderly persons with somatic health problems maintain control and balance in life and optimize well-being
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Aim: This study aims at exploring the main concern for elderly individuals with somatic health problems and what they do to manage this. Method: In total, 14 individuals (mean = 74.2 years; range = 68–86 years) of both ... -
Can a Peritoneal Conduit Become an Artery?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objective Current vascular grafts all have limitations. This study examined peritoneum as a potential graft material and the in vivo transfer of peritoneum into a functional artery like conduit after end to end anastomosis ... -
Can Gaming Get You Fit?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Rationale: Exergaming may be a viable alternative to more traditional exercise. As high-intensity exercise can provide substantial health benefits, the purpose of this study was to investigate the long-term effectiveness ... -
Can we define success criteria for lumbar disc surgery? Estimates for a substantial amount of improvement in core outcome measures
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background and purpose A successful outcome after lumbar discectomy indicates a substantial improvement. To use the cutoffs for minimal clinically important difference (MCID) as success criteria has a large potential bias, ... -
Cancer Patients’ Perceived Value of a Smartphone App to Enhance the Safety of Home-Based Chemotherapy: Feasibility Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: Oral anticancer therapies can be self-administered by patients outside the hospital setting, which poses challenges of adherence to a drug plan and monitoring of side effects. Modern information technology ... -
Cancer therapy and risk of congenital malformations in children fathered by men treated for testicular germ-cell cancer: A nationwide register study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Because of the potential mutagenic effects of chemo- and radiotherapy, there is concern regarding increased risk of congenital malformations (CMs) among children of fathers with cancer. Previous register studies ... -
Cardiorespiratory Fitness and the Risk of First Acute Myocardial Infarction: The HUNT Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background The majority of studies evaluating cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) as a cardiovascular risk factor use cardiovascular mortality and not cardiovascular disease events as the primary end point, and generally ... -
Cardiorespiratory fitness in patients with rheumatoid arthritis is associated with the patient global assessment but not with objective measurements of disease activity
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Objective Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) suffer from more cardiovascular disease (CVD), and develop cardiovascular risk factors at an earlier age than the general population. Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is an ... -
Cardiovascular disease is increased prior to onset of rheumatoid arthritis but not osteoarthritis: The population-based Nord-Trøndelag health study (HUNT)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)with individuals without RA or osteoarthritis at both times (n = 33,567). Results Female gender, age, smoking, body mass index, and history of previous CV disease were associated with self-reported incident RA (previous ... -
Case-mix, care pathways, and outcomes in patients with traumatic brain injury in CENTER-TBI: a European prospective, multicentre, longitudinal, cohort study.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)BACKGROUND: The burden of traumatic brain injury (TBI) poses a large public health and societal problem, but the characteristics of patients and their care pathways in Europe are poorly understood. We aimed to characterise ... -
Causes of inferior relative survival after testicular germ cell tumor diagnosed 1953–2015: A population-based prospective cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Testicular germ cell tumor (TGCT) patients and survivors have excess mortality compared to the general male population, but relative survival (RS) has been scarcely studied. We investigated causes of excess ... -
Centralizing a national pancreatoduodenectomy service: striking the right balance
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Centralization of pancreatic surgery is currently called for owing to superior outcomes in higher‐volume centres. Conversely, organizational and patient concerns speak for a moderation in centralization. Consensus ... -
Cerebral cortical dimensions in headache sufferers aged 50-66 years: a population-based imaging study in the Nord-Trondelag Health Study (HUNT-MRI)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Based on previous clinic-based magnetic resonance imaging studies showing regional differences in the cerebral cortex between those with and without headache, we hypothesized that headache sufferers have a decrease in ... -
Cerebrospinal fluid sTREM2 in Alzheimer’s disease: comparisons between clinical presentation and AT classification
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) is an innate immune receptor expressed by microglia. Its cleaved fragments, soluble TREM2 (sTREM2), can be measured in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Previous studies ... -
Change in cardiovascular risk factors in patients who develop psoriatic arthritis: longitudinal data from the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Objectives The aim of this population-based study was to compare changes in cardiovascular (CV) risk factors over a decade-long period in patients who developed psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and the background population. Methods ... -
Change in Headache Suffering and Predictors of Headache after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Population-Based, Controlled, Longitudinal Study with Twelve-Month Follow-Up
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Headache attributed to traumatic injury to the head (HAIH) is claimed to be the most common sequela following mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), but epidemiological evidence is scarce. We explored whether patients with ... -
Change in Self-Reported Cognitive Symptoms After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Is Associated With Changes in Emotional and Somatic Symptoms and Not Changes in Cognitive Performance
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objective: To investigate (a) whether self-reported cognitive symptoms after mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) are associated with cognitive test performances, and (b) whether improvement in self-reported symptoms from 2 ...