• Overweight and eating disorders in people with epilepsy 

      Kolstad, Eivind (Doctoral thesis, 2019-09-27)
      Background: Epilepsy is a common neurological disease and occurs in 0.7-1.3 % of the general population. It is associated with comorbid mental disorders such as depression and anxiety, and with a high risk for adverse ...
    • Young people with epilepsy have an increased risk of eating disorder and poor quality diet 

      Kolstad, Eivind; Bjørk, Marte Helene; Gilhus, Nils Erik; Alfstad, Kristin Åshild; Clench-Aas, Jocelyne; Lossius, Morten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-03)
      Objective: To investigate whether adolescents with epilepsy are at increased risk of having self‐reported eating disorder symptoms and poor quality diet compared to young people from the general population. Methods: We ...