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Functional level after Traumatic Brain Injury
(The University of Bergen, 2012-02-03)
Objectives:
The objectives of the thesis were to describe the functional level (papers I and II) and self
awareness of functional deficits (paper III) after moderate and severe Traumatic Brain Injury
(TBI), and to ...
Neuroborreliosis in children: Epidemiological and clinical aspects
(The University of Bergen, 2012-06-08)
Background: Lyme borreliosis (LB) caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi
sensu lato (Bbsl) is the most common tick transmitted infection in Europe. LB is
a multi systemic infection that develops when the bacteria ...
Adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is associated with asthma
(BioMed Central, 2011-08-07)
Background: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is increasingly recognized as a common disorder not
only in children, but also in the adult population. Similarly, asthma also has a substantial prevalence among ...
Dementia with Lewy Bodies. Identification, frequency and sleep-disturbances. A cross-sectional clinical dementia cohort study
(The University of Bergen, 2011-02-18)
Background:
Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) has existed as a formal consensus diagnosis since
1996 and is defined by dementia and the core features parkinsonism, visual
hallucinations and cognitive fluctuations. The ...
Labour onset and early labour. An exploration of first-time mothers’ and midwives’ experiences
(The University of Bergen, 2011-10-28)
This dissertation is about how women experience waiting for the onset of labour, and how
first-time mothers and midwives communicate during the early phases of labour. Most
women in Norway give birth in public hospitals, ...
Serum uri acid: neuroprotection in thrombolysis. The Bergen NORSTROKE study
(BioMed Central, 2011-09-25)
Background: A possible synergic role of serum uric acid (SUA) with thrombolytic therapies is controversial and
needs further investigations. We therefore evaluated association of admission SUA with clinical improvement ...
Health related quality of life after extremely preterm birth: a matched controlled cohort study
(BioMed Central, 2010-05-23)
Background:
The majority of infants born before the last trimester now grow up. However, knowledge on subsequent health related quality of life (HRQoL) is scarce. We therefore aimed to compare HRQoL in children born ...
Faecal calprotectin concentrations in apparently healthy children aged 0-12 years in urban Kampala, Uganda: a community-based survey
(BioMed Central, 2011-02-02)
Background: Calprotectin is a calcium and zinc binding protein, abundant in neutrophils and is extremely stable
in faeces. Faecal calprotectin is used as a non-specific marker for gastrointestinal inflammation. It has a ...
Structural brain MRI and cognition in newly diagnosed Parkinson’s disease
(The University of Bergen, 2010-11-12)
Background:
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a common progressive neurodegenerative disorder
mainly affecting the elderly. Previously regarded a pure motor disease, PD is now
considered a multisystem brain disease with various ...
Genetic associations in myasthenia gravis. Implications for pathogenesis
(The University of Bergen, 2010-11-11)