• Ultrasound imaging for assessing functions of the GI tract 

  Steinsvik, Elisabeth Kjelsvik; Hatlebakk, Jan Gunnar; Hausken, Trygve; Nylund, Kim; Gilja, Odd Helge (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Objective: In the following review we outline how ultrasound can be used to measure physiological processes in the gastrointestinal tract. Approach: We have investigated the potential of ultrasound in assessing ...

• Characteristics, management and survival of ICU patients with coronavirus disease-19 in Norway, March-June 2020. A prospective observational study 

  Laake, Jon Henrik; Buanes, Eirik A.; Småstuen, Milada C.; Kvåle, Reidar; Olsen, Brita Fosser; Rustøen, Tone; Strand, Kristian; Sørensen, Vibecke; Hofsø, Kristin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background: Norwegian hospitals have operated within capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic. We present patient and management characteristics, and outcomes for the entire cohort of adult (>18 years) COVID-19 patients ...

• Digital Image Analysis of the Proliferation Markers Ki67 and Phosphohistone H3 in Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms: Accuracy of Grading Compared with Routine Manual Hot Spot Evaluation of the Ki67 Index 

  Lea, Dordi; Gudlaugsson, Einar G.; Skaland, Ivar; Lillesand, Melinda; Søreide, Kjetil; Søreide, Jon A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP-NENs) are rare epithelial neoplasms. Grading is based on mitotic activity or the percentage of Ki67-positive cells in a hot spot. Routine methods have poor intraobserver ...

• Long-Term Survival in 1,931 Patients With Dizziness: Disease- and Symptom-Specific Mortality 

  Berge, Jan Erik; Nordahl, Stein Helge Glad; Aarstad, Hans Jørgen; Goplen, Frederik Kragerud (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Objective: To evaluate mortality among patients referred for suspected vestibular disorder and to examine whether specific symptoms or disorders predict long-term survival among patients with dizziness or vertigo. Study ...

• Dizziness and physical health are associated with pain in dizzy patients—A cross‐sectional study 

  Gustavsen, Ingvild Ølfarnes; Wilhelmsen, Kjersti; Goode, Adam P.; Nordahl, Stein Helge Glad; Goplen, Frederik Kragerud; Nilsen, Roy Miodini; Magnussen, Liv Heide (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background and Purpose Associations between dizziness, health-related quality of life, and musculoskeletal pain have not been systematically explored in patients with vestibular disorders. Such knowledge may be important ...

• KRAS mutation analysis by droplet digital PCR of duodenal juice from patients with MODY8 and other pancreatic diseases 

  Choi, Man Hung; Tjora, Erling; Forthun, Rakel Brendsdal; Engjom, Trond; Ræder, Helge; Hovland, Randi; Molven, Anders (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background Maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 8 (MODY8 or CEL-MODY) is an inherited pancreatic disease characterized by chronic inflammation of the pancreas and diabetes. It is not known whether MODY8 patients ...

• Reflexivity in Interprofessional Workplace Learning 

  Baerheim, Anders; Ness, Ingunn Johanne; Raaheim, Arild (Journal article, 2021)

  Despite a vast literature oninterprofessional teamwork, it is still unclear how learning in interprofessional student teams proceed at the workplace. We aim to elucidate reflexivity conceptually in interprofessional workplace ...

• Tick-transmitted co-infections among erythema migrans patients in a general practice setting in Norway: a clinical and laboratory follow-up study 

  Eliassen, Knut Eirik Ringheim; Ocias, Lukas; Krogfelt, Karen; Wilhelmsson, Peter; Dudman, Susanne; Andreassen, Åshild Kristine; Lindbæk, Morten; Lindgren, Per-Eric (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background Erythema migrans (EM) is the most common manifestation of Lyme borreliosis. Here, we examined EM patients in Norwegian general practice to find the proportion exposed to tick-transmitted microorganisms other ...

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): exacerbations and costs. 

  Erdal, Marta (Doctoral thesis, 2021-10-27)

  Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality worldwide. Being a preventable disease in most cases, the burden on both patients and society may be reduced ...

• Management of cluster headache and other trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias in pregnancy and breastfeeding 

  Bjørk, Marte-Helene; Kristoffersen, Espen Saxhaug; Tronvik, Erling Andreas; Nordeng, Hedvig Marie Egeland (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Many clinicians lack experience in managing trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias (TACs) in pregnancy and lactation. In addition to cluster headache, TACs include hemicrania continua, paroxysmal hemicrania, and short-lasting ...

• Accounting for symptom heterogeneity can improve neuroimaging models of antidepressant response after electroconvulsive therapy 

  Wade, Benjamin; Hellemann, Gerhard S.; Espinoza, Randall; Woods, Roger P.; Joshi, Shantanu H.; Redlich, Ronny; Dannlowski, Udo; Jorgensen, Anders; Abbott, Christopher; Oltedal, Leif; Narr, Katherine L. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Depression symptom heterogeneity limits the identifiability of treatment-response biomarkers. Whether improvement along dimensions of depressive symptoms relates to separable neural networks remains poorly understood. We ...

• Child alcohol use disorder in Eastern Uganda: screening, diagnostics, risk factors and management of children drinking alcohol in Uganda (TREAT CAUD): a mixed-methods research protocol 

  Skylstad, Vilde; Aber, Harriet; Bakken, Victoria; Dierkes, Jutta; Iversen, Silje Akselberg; Kisaakye, Esther; Kühl, Melf-Jakob; Nalugya, Joyce; Rayamajhi, Divya; Sebuwufu, Deogratious; Skar, Ane-Marthe Solheim; Skokauskas, Norbert; Valeckaite, Neda; Wamani, Henry; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv; Babirye, Juliet Ndimwibo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background Following a finding of alcohol use among children aged 5–8 years old in Mbale, Uganda, this project investigates the magnitude of alcohol and substance use among children ged 6–13 years old and related household, ...

• Male to female ratios in autism spectrum disorders by age, intellectual disability and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder 

  Posserud, Maj-Britt; Skretting Solberg, Berit; Engeland, Anders; Haavik, Jan; Klungsøyr, Kari (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Objective To examine the gender distribution in ASD in adults compared with children and the impact of comorbid intellectual disability (ID) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) on the male to female ratio ...

• Mental and somatic health in university students with type 1 diabetes: new results from DiaSHoT18, a cross sectional national health and well-being survey 

  Bratke, Heiko Holger Karl-Ernst; Sivertsen, Børge (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Objectives To explore mental and somatic health, quality of life, alcohol-related problems, sleep problems, and diabetes related distress in university students with type 1 diabetes (T1D), compared to students without ...

• Controlled Attenuation Parameter in Healthy Individuals Aged 8–70 Years 

  Mjelle, Anders Batman; Mulabecirovic, Anesa; Olafsdottir, Edda Jonina; Gilja, Odd Helge; Havre, Roald Flesland; Vesterhus, Mette Nåmdal (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Purpose Controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) is a non-invasive method to assess the presence of liver steatosis. It has been evaluated in children and adults, mainly in either the obese or in subjects with suspected ...

• Bag-in-the-lens intraocular lens in paediatric cataract surgery: intraoperative and postoperative outcomes 

  Boonstra, Nils-Erik; Haugen, Olav H. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Purpose: To report intra- and postoperative surgical outcome using the bag-in-the-lens (BIL) technique in paediatric cataract surgery. Methods: In a retrospective case series, we studied the outcomes of children aged ...

• Precision medicine and the principle of equal treatment: a conjoint analysis 

  Tranvåg, Eirik Joakim; Strand, Roger; Ottersen, Trygve; Norheim, Ole Frithjof (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background: In precision medicine biomarkers stratify patients into groups that are offered different treatments, but this may conflict with the principle of equal treatment. While some patient characteristics are seen as ...

• Genotype-phenotype correlations and novel molecular insights into the DHX30-associated neurodevelopmental disorders 

  Mannucci, Ilaria; Dang, Nghi D. P.; Huber, Hannes; Murry, Jaclyn B.; Abramson, Jeff; Althoff, Thorsten; Banka, Siddharth; Baynam, Gareth; Bearden, David; Beleza-Meireles, Ana; Benke, Paul J.; Berland, Siren; Bierhals, Tatjana; Bilan, Frédéric; Bindoff, Laurence A.; Braathen, Geir Julius; Busk, Øyvind; Chenbhanich, Jirat; Denecke, Jonas; Escobar, Luis F.; Estes, Caroline; Fleischer, Julie; Groepper, Daniel; Haaxma, Charlotte A.; Hempel, Maja; Holler-Managan, Yolanda; Houge, Gunnar Douzgos; Jackson, Adam; Kellogg, Laura; Keren, Boris; Kiraly-Borri, Catherine; Kraus, Cornelia; Kubisch, Christian; Le Guyader, Gwenaël; Ljungblad, Ulf Wike; Martinez-Agosto, Julian A.; Brenman, Leslie Manace; Might, Matthew; Miller, David T.; Minks, Kelly Q.; Moghaddam, Billur; Nava, Caroline; Nelson, Stanley F.; Parant, John M.; Prescott, Trine; Rajabi, Farrah; Randrianaivo, Hanitra; Reiter, Simone B. C. Frizell; Schuurs-Hoeijmakers, Janneke; Shieh, Perry B.; Slavotinek, Anne; Smithson, Sarah; Stegmann, Alexander P. A.; Tomczak, Kinga; Tveten, Kristian; Wang, Jun; Whitlock, Jordan H.; Zweier, Christiane; McWalter, Kirsty; Juusola, Jane; Quintero-Rivera, Fabiola; Fischer, Utz; Yeo, Nan Cher; Kreienkamp, Hans-Jürgen; Lessel, Davor (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background: We aimed to define the clinical and variant spectrum and to provide novel molecular insights into the DHX30-associated neurodevelopmental disorder. Methods: Clinical and genetic data from affected individuals ...

• Determinants of interindividual variation in exercise-induced cardiac troponin I levels 

  Bjørkavoll-Bergseth, Magnus; Erevik, Christine Bjørkvik; Kleiven, Øyunn; Eijsvogels, Thijs M. H.; Skadberg, Øyvind; Frøysa, Vidar; Wiktorski, Tomasz; Auestad, Bjørn; Edvardsen, Thor; Aakre, Kristin Moberg; Ørn, Stein (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background: Postexercise cardiac troponin levels show considerable interindividual variations. This study aimed to identify the major determinants of this postexercise variation in cardiac troponin I (cTnI) following 3 ...

• The Effect of Two Different Interventions on Chronic Pain and Mental Health Symptoms among Syrian Refugees 

  Hasha, Wegdan Hamed Nasser (Doctoral thesis, 2021-10-19)

  The main aim of this PhD project is to assess the effect of two different interventions among adult Syrian refugees suffering from pain and/or post-traumatic symptoms: (i) Physiotherapy Activity and Awareness Intervention ...

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