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Continuous Local Intra-Arterial Nimodipine for the Treatment of Cerebral Vasospasm
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Vasospasm (VSP) is one of the major causes for prolonged neurologic deficit in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Few case series have reported about continuous local intra-arterial nimodipine administration ... -
Continuous positive airway pressure for bronchiolitis in a general paediatric ward; a feasibility study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-05-12)Background: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is commonly used to relieve respiratory distress in infants with bronchiolitis, but has mostly been studied in an intensive care setting. Our prime aim was to evaluate ... -
Continuous positive airway pressure in cluster headache: A randomized, placebo-controlled, triple-blind, crossover study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Oxygen inhalation aborts cluster headache attacks, and case reports show the effect of continuous positive airway pressure. The aim of this study was to investigate the prophylactic effect of continuous positive ... -
Continuous Subcutaneous Hydrocortisone Infusion versus Oral Hydrocortisone Replacement for Treatment of Addison’s Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)Context: Conventional glucocorticoid replacement therapy fails to mimic the physiological cortisol rhythm, which may have implications for morbidity and mortality in patients with Addison’s disease. Objective: The objective ... -
Contracts for primary and secondary care physicians and equity-efficiency trade-offs
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)We analyse how payment systems for general practitioners (GPs) and hospital specialists affect inequalities in healthcare treatments, referrals, and patient health. We present a model of contracting with two providers, a ... -
Contrast stress echocardiography in hypertensive heart disease
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-11-18)Hypertension is associated with atherosclerosis and cardiac and vascular structural and functional changes. Myocardial ischemia may arise in hypertension independent of coronary artery disease through an interaction between ... -
Contrasting HIV prevalence trends among young women and men in Zambia in the past 12 years: data from demographic and health surveys 2002–2014
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: The HIV epidemic remains a concern on the global health agenda, despite progress made in reducing incidence. Investigation of trends among young people is important for monitoring HIV incidence and informing ... -
Contrasting patterns of overweight and thinness among preschool children of different ethnic groups in Norway, and relations with maternal and early life factors
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-08-23)Background: Childhood obesity is a worldwide health challenge and risk factor for adult life obesity, which predisposes to development of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. However, also thinness in early life ... -
Contribution of an extensive medication-based comorbidity index (Rx-Risk) in explaining the excess mortality after hip fracture in older Norwegians: a NOREPOS cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objectives Patients with hip fracture are typically characterised by extensive comorbidities and excess mortality. Methods that account for a wide range of comorbidities are needed when attempting to identify causal ... -
The contribution of functional HNF1A variants and polygenic susceptibility to risk of type 2 diabetes in ancestrally diverse populations
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Aims/hypothesis: We examined the contribution of rare HNF1A variants to type 2 diabetes risk and age of diagnosis, and the extent to which their impact is affected by overall genetic susceptibility, across three ancestry ... -
Controlled Attenuation Parameter in Healthy Individuals Aged 8–70 Years
(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 ... -
Controlling iodine deficiency disorders through salt iodation in Tanzania
(Doctoral thesis, 2009-12-11)Background: Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) is a major public health problem worldwide, in which more than two billion people have insufficient iodine intake, including 285 million school-age children. In Tanzania, 41% ... -
Conundrums in the breathless athlete; exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction or asthma?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Purpose: Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) and exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction (EILO) are the two disorders commonly considered when athletes complain of exertional dyspnea. They are highly different but ... -
Conventional early infant diagnosis in Lesotho from specimen collection to results usage to manage patients: Where are the bottlenecks?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-10-10)Introduction: Early infant diagnosis is an important step in identifying children infected with HIV during the perinatal period or in utero. Multiple factors contribute to delayed antiretroviral treatment initiation for ... -
Convergence of virulence and MDR in a single plasmid vector in MDR Klebsiella pneumoniae ST15
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: MDR and hypervirulence (hv) are typically observed in separate Klebsiella pneumoniae populations. However, convergent strains with both properties have been documented and potentially pose a high risk to public ... -
The cooperative folding of annexin A2 relies on a transient nonnative intermediate
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Annexins (Anxs) are a family of highly homologous proteins that bind and aggregate lipid vesicles in the presence of calcium. All members of the family contain a variable N-terminus determining specific functions, followed ... -
Coordination of Metabolism and Virulence Factors Expression of Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli Purified from Blood Cultures of Patients with Sepsis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-09)One of the trademarks of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli is adaptation of metabolism and basic physiology to diverse host sites. However, little is known how this common human pathogen adapts to permit survival ... -
COPD - do the right thing
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)A gap exists between guidelines and real-world clinical practice for the management and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Although this has narrowed in the last decade, there is room for improvement ... -
Coping with a disruptive life caused by obstetric fistula: Perspectives from Malawian women
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: The main symptom of obstetric fistula is urinary and or fecal incontinence. Incontinence, regardless of the type is debilitating, socially isolating, and psychologically depressing. The objective of this study ... -
Coping with multiple sclerosis
(Doctoral thesis, 2010-08-20)