Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Solheim, Anne Marit"
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Are white matter hyperintensities associated with neuroborreliosis? The answer is twofold
Lindland, Elisabeth Margrete Stokke; Røvang, Martin Soria; Solheim, Anne Marit; Andreassen, Silje; Skarstein, Ingerid; Dareez, Nazeer; MacIntosh, Bradley J.; Eikeland, Randi; Ljøstad, Unn; Mygland, Åse; Bos, Steffan D.; Ulvestad, Elling; Reiso, Harald; Lorentzen, Åslaug R.; Harbo, Hanne F.; Bjørnerud, Atle; Beyer, Mona K. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Purpose Many consider white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) to be important imaging findings in neuroborreliosis. However, evidence regarding association with WMHs is of low quality. The objective was to investigate WMHs ... -
Assessment of cognitive function, structural brain changes and fatigue 6 months after treatment of neuroborreliosis
Andreassen, Silje; Lindland, Elisabeth Margrete Stokke; Beyer, Mona K.; Solheim, Anne Marit; Ljøstad, Unn; Mygland, Åse Daasvand; Lorentzen, Åslaug Rudjord; Reiso, Harald; Bjuland, Knut Jørgen; Pripp, Are Hugo; Harbo, Hanne-Cathrin Flinstad; Løhaugen, Gro; Eikeland, Randi (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Complete recovery after adequately treated neuroborreliosis is common, but studies report that some patients experience persistent symptoms like self-reported cognitive problems and fatigue. Persisting symptoms ... -
Clinical characteristics and factors affecting disease severity in hospitalized tick-borne encephalitis patients in Norway from 2018 to 2022
Skudal, Hilde Kristin; Lorentzen, Åslaug Rudjord; Stenstad, Tore; Paulsen, Else Quist; Egeland, Jens; Fevang, Børre; Jaioun, Keson; Hansen, Bjørn Åsheim; Solheim, Anne Marit; Tveten, Yngvar; Veje, Malin; Eikeland, Randi; Kersten, Hege (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Purpose To describe the clinical characteristics and factors associated with disease severity in a Norwegian cohort of hospitalized patients with tick-borne encephalitis (TBE). Methods This observational multicenter study ... -
Cognitive function in patients with neuroborreliosis: A prospective cohort study from the acute phase to 12 months post treatment
Andreassen, Silje; Solheim, Anne Marit; Ljøstad, Unn; Mygland, Åse Daasvand; Lorentzen, Åslaug Rudjord; Reiso, Harald; Beyer, Mona Kristiansen; Harbo, Hanne-Cathrin Flinstad; Løhaugen, Gro; Eikeland, Randi (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Long-term cognitive problems after neuroborreliosis treatment remain a subject of debate. We have previously shown that cognitive problems are not present in the acute phase of neuroborreliosis, although fatigue ... -
Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI shows altered blood–brain barrier function of deep gray matter structures in neuroborreliosis: a case–control study
Lindland, Elisabeth Margrete Stokke; Solheim, Anne Marit; Andreassen, Silje; Bugge, Robin Antony Birkeland; Eikeland, Randi; Reiso, Harald; Lorentzen, Åslaug Rudjord; Harbo, Hanne-Cathrin Flinstad; Beyer, Mona Kristiansen; Bjørnerud, Atle (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Main aim was assessment of regional blood–brain barrier (BBB) function by dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) in patients with neuroborreliosis. Secondary aim was to study the correlation ... -
Enhancement of cranial nerves in Lyme neuroborreliosis: incidence and correlation with clinical symptoms and prognosis
Lindland, Elisabeth Margrete Stokke; Solheim, Anne Marit; Dareez, Muhammad Nazeer; Eikeland, Randi; Ljøstad, Unn; Mygland, Åse Daasvand; Reiso, Harald; Lorentzen, Åslaug Rudjord; Harbo, Hanne; Beyer, Mona Kristiansen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Purpose Symptoms of cranial neuritis are a common presentation of Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB). Imaging studies are scarce and report contradictory low prevalence of enhancement compared to clinical studies of cranial ... -
Imaging in Lyme neuroborreliosis
Lindland, Elisabeth Margrete Stokke; Solheim, Anne Marit; Andreassen, Silje; Paulsen, Else Quist; Eikeland, Randi; Ljøstad, Unn; Mygland, Åse; Elsais, Ahmed; Nygaard, Gro Owren; Lorentzen, Åslaug Rudjord; Harbo, Hanne Flinstad; Beyer, Mona K. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-10)Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) is a tick-borne spirochetal infection with a broad spectrum of imaging pathology. For individuals who live in or have travelled to areas where ticks reside, LNB should be considered among ... -
Lyme neuroborreliosis with encephalitis; a systematic literature review and a Scandinavian cohort study
Knudtzen, Fredrikke Christie; Eikeland, Randi; Bremell, Daniel; Paulsen, Else Quist; Johansen, Isik Somuncu; Solheim, Anne Marit; Skarphédinsson, Sigurdur (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) presenting with encephalitis is rare and scarcely described. Objectives To describe the available literature on LNB encephalitis and to characterize this patient group through a ... -
Serum neurofilament light chain associates with symptom burden in Lyme neuroborreliosis patients: a longitudinal cohort study from Norway
Skarstein, Ingerid; Ulvestad, Elling; Solheim, Anne Marit; Vedeler, Christian; Ljøstad, Unn; Mygland, Åse; Eikeland, Randi; Reiso, Harald; Lorentzen, Åslaug Rudjord; Bos-Haugen, Steffan Daniel (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Objectives: Serum neurofilament light chain (sNfL), an indicator of neuronal damage, is increasingly recognized as a potential biomarker for disease activity in neurodegenerative disorders. In this study, we wanted to ... -
Six versus 2 weeks treatment with doxycycline in European Lyme neuroborreliosis: a multicentre, noninferiority, double-blinded, randomised and placebocontrolled trial
Solheim, Anne Marit; Lorentzen, Åslaug Rudjord; Dahlberg, Audun Olav; Flemmen, Heidi Øyen; Brune, Synne; Forselv, Kristine Johanne Nordstrøm; Pripp, Are Hugo; Bø, Margrete Halvorsen; Eikeland, Randi; Reiso, Harald; Mygland, Åse Daasvand; Ljøstad, Unn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background There is limited evidence regarding optimal duration of antibiotic treatment in neuroborreliosis. We aimed to compare efficacy and safety of oral doxycycline for 2 and 6 weeks in European Lyme neuroborreliosis ... -
Six versus two weeks treatment with doxycycline in Lyme neuroborreliosis: the protocol of a multicentre, non-inferiority, double-blinded and randomised controlled trial
Solheim, Anne Marit; Ljøstad, Unn; Mygland, Åse (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Introduction: Current treatment guidelines for European Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) recommend cephalosporins, penicillin or doxycycline for 14–28 days but evidence for optimal treatment length is poor. Treatment lengths ...