• Does a history of migraine affect the rate of thrombolysis in young stroke patients? 

      Øygarden, Halvor; Kvistad, Christopher Elnan; Thomassen, Lars; Waje-Andreassen, Ulrike; Næss, Halvor (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)
      Background. Migraine is prevalent in young patients and a frequent stroke mimic. To distinguish stroke mimics from true stroke can be difficult, and there is a possibility of misdiagnosing a stroke as a migrainous attack ...
    • Early vascular aging in young and middle-aged ischemic stroke patients: The Norwegian stroke in the young study 

      Saeed, Sahrai; Waje-Andreassen, Ulrike; Fromm, Annette; Øygarden, Halvor; Kokorina, Marina Victorovna; Næss, Halvor; Gerdts, Eva (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-11-18)
      Background: Ischemic stroke survivors have high risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality even at young age, suggesting that early arterial aging is common among such patients. Methods: We measured aortic stiffness ...
    • Is atopic sensitization associated with indicators of early vascular ageing in adolescents? 

      Königstein, Karsten; Infanger, Denis; Bertelsen, Randi Jacobsen; Johannessen, Ane; Waje-Andreassen, Ulrike; Schmidt-Trucksäss, Arno; Svanes, Cecilie; Dratva, Julia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Background: Chronic systemic inflammation accelerates early vascular ageing. Atopic sensitization and allergic diseases may involve increased inflammatory activity. This study aimed to assess whether atopic sensitization ...