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R1352Q CACNA1A variant in a patient with sporadic hemiplegic migrainem ataxia, seizures and cerebral oedema: A case report
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Mutations in the CACNA1A gene show a wide range of neurological phenotypes including hemiplegic migraine, ataxia, mental retardation and epilepsy. In some cases, hemiplegic migraine attacks can be triggered by minor head ... -
Radiological assessment of chest compression point and achievable compression depth in cardiac patients
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Background Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to relate cardiovascular structures to surface anatomy in a population relevant to cardiac arrest victims, relate the external thoracic anterior-posterior (AP) diameter ... -
Radiotherapy for prostate cancer – Does daily image guidance with tighter margins improve patient reported outcomes compared to weekly orthogonal verified irradiation? Results from a randomized controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Novel cancer drugs are subject to strict scientific evaluation of safety and efficacy and usually undergo a cost effectiveness analysis before approval for use in clinical practice. For new techniques in ... -
Randomized phase III trial comparing switch-maintenance pemetrexed with observation followed by pemetrexed at progression in advanced NSCLC
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objectives: Two phase III trials show that maintenance pemetrexed therapy after platinum-doublet chemotherapy prolongs overall survival (OS) and progression free survival (PFS) in advanced non-squamous non-small-cell lung ... -
A randomized study of the effect of patient positioning on setup reproducibility and dose distribution to organs at risk in radiotherapy of rectal cancer patients
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Background:The patient positioning in pelvic radiotherapy (RT) should be decided based on both reproducibilityand on which position that yields the lowest radiation dose to the organs at risk (OAR), and thereby less ... -
Re-establishing and preserving hope of recovery through user participation in patients with a severe mental disorder: the self-referral-to-inpatient-treatment project
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Aims The treatment of patients with a severe mental disorder is generally not good enough. The aim of this article was to illustrate some alternative approaches for better understanding and treatment for the individual, ... -
Reactive attachment disorder and disinhibited social engagement disorder in adolescence: co-occurring psychopathology and psychosocial problems
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Insufficient care is associated with most psychiatric disorders and psychosocial problems, and is part of the etiology of reactive attachment disorder (RAD) and disinhibited social engagement disorder (DSED). To minimize ... -
Real-Time Automatic Ejection Fraction and Foreshortening Detection Using Deep Learning
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Volume and ejection fraction (EF) measurements of the left ventricle (LV) in 2-D echocardiography are associated with a high uncertainty not only due to interobserver variability of the manual measurement, but also due to ... -
Real-time forecasting of emergency department arrivals using prehospital data
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background: Crowding in emergency departments (EDs) is a challenge globally. To counteract crowding in day-to-day operations, better tools to improve monitoring of the patient flow in the ED is needed. The objective of ... -
Reasons for prolonged time for diagnostic workup for stage I-II lung cancer and estimated effect of applying an optimized pathway for diagnostic procedures
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background:Minimizing the time until start of cancer treatment is a political goal. In Norway, the target time forlung cancer is 42 days. The aim of this study was to identify reasons for delays and estimate the effect on ... -
REBOARREST, resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta in non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a study protocol for a randomised, parallel group, clinical multicentre trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is poor and dependent on high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) may be advantageous ... -
Receptor binding competition: A paradigm for regulating TGF-β family action
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The transforming growth factor (TGF)-β family is a group of structurally related, multifunctional growth factors, or ligands that are crucially involved in the development, regulation, and maintenance of animal tissues. ... -
Reduced hippocampal subfield volumes and memory function in school-aged children born preterm with very low birthweight (VLBW)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background The hippocampus, an essential structure for learning and memory, has a reduced volume in preterm born (gestational age < 37 weeks) individuals with very low birth weight (VLBW: birth weight < 1500 g), which ... -
Reduced LDL-Cholesterol and Reduced Total Cholesterol as Potential Indicators of Early Cancer in Male Treatment-Naïve Cancer Patients With Pre-cachexia and Cachexia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Cancer cachexia is characterized by the impairment of glucose and lipid homeostasis, the acceleration of processes promoting the mobilization of energy-rich compounds (e.g., insulin resistance, gluconeogenesis, and lipolysis) ... -
Reduced muscle activity variability in lumbar extensor muscles during sustained sitting in individuals with chronic low back pain
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The purpose of this study was to investigate muscle activity variability within and between the right and left side of lumbar muscles in patients with chronic low back pain (cLBP) compared to healthy controls (HCs) during ... -
Registrering av subjektive symptomer ved lymfødem: Finnes det et spørreskjema med gode måleegenskaper?
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Regression-based norms for the FAS phonemic fluency test for ages 40–84 based on a Norwegian sample
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The FAS phonemic fluency test is a commonly used neuropsychological test of executive function and processing speed. Although Norwegian discrete norms have been developed for the FAS test, American regression-based norms ... -
Regular antenatal exercise including pelvic floor muscle training reduces urinary incontinence 3 months postpartum-Follow up of a randomized controlled trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Introduction Urinary incontinence is a frequently reported condition among women with pregnancy and delivery as established risk factors. The aims of this study were to evaluate the effect of an antenatal exercise program ... -
Relationship between hippocampal subfield volumes and memory function in adults born preterm with very low birth weight (VLBW)
(Journal article, 2020)Background: Being born preterm with very low birth weight (VLBW) is related to aberrant brain development. Hippocampus is a brain region particularly vulnerable to injury, for instance from consequences following preterm ... -
Relationship of estimated GFR and albuminuria to concurrent laboratory abnormalities: An individual participant data meta-analysis in a global consortium
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Rationale & Objective Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is complicated by abnormalities that reflect disruption in filtration, tubular, and endocrine functions of the kidney. Our aim was to explore the relationship of specific ...