• Cancer and stroke: commonly encountered by clinicians, but little evidence to guide clinical approach 

      Woock, Malin; Martinez-Majander, Nicolas; Seiffge, David J.; Selvik, Henriette Aurora; Nordanstig, Annika; Redfors, Petra; Lindgren, Erik; Sanchez van Kammen, Mayte; Rentzos, Alexandros; Coutinho, Jonathan M.; Doyle, Karen; Næss, Halvor; Putaala, Jukka; Jood, Katarina; Tatlisumak, Turgut (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      The association between stroke and cancer is well-established. Because of an aging population and longer survival rates, the frequency of synchronous stroke and cancer will become even more common. Different pathophysiologic ...
    • Cancer-Associated Ischemic Stroke: The Bergen NORSTROKE Study 

      Selvik, Henriette Aurora (Doctoral thesis, 2018-05-25)
      Background: Stroke and cancer are both leading causes of death and disability in the Western world. Cancer can lead to a hypercoagulable state that can cause ischemic stroke. Mechanisms include disturbance of the coagulation ...
    • Cancer-Associated stroke: The Bergen NORSTROKE Study 

      Selvik, Henriette Aurora; Thomassen, Lars; Bjerkreim, Anna Therese; Næss, Halvor (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-10-13)
      Background: Underlying malignancy can cause ischemic stroke in some patients. Mechanisms include the affection of the coagulation cascade, tumor mucin secretion, infections and nonbacterial endocarditis. The release of ...
    • The impact of ischaemic stroke subtype on 30-day hospital readmissions 

      Bjerkreim, Anna Therese; Khanevski, Andrej; Selvik, Henriette Aurora; Waje-Andreassen, Ulrike; Thomassen, Lars; Næss, Halvor; Logallo, Nicola (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-12-03)
      Background. Stroke aetiologymay affect the risk and causes of readmission after ischaemic stroke (IS) and transient ischaemic attack (TIA) due to differences in risk factors, functional outcome, and treatment.We aimed to ...