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    • Neurocognitive Functioning in Patients with Painful Temporomandibular Disorders 

      Staniszewski, Kordian; Ronold, Eivind Haga; Hammar, Åsa Karin; Rosén, Annika (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Aim: To investigate psychosocial factors in painful TMD (pTMD) which could have consequences for mastering chronic pain. Methods: Our study included 22 patients (20 women, 2 men) with pTMD, refractory to conservative ...

    • Neurocognitive profiles in treatment-resistant bipolar I and bipolar II disorder depression 

      Kessler, Ute; Schøyen, Helle Kristine; Andreassen, Ole Andreas; Eide, Geir Egil; Hammar, Åsa; Malt, Ulrik F.; Ødegaard, Ketil Joachim; Morken, Gunnar; Sundet, Kjetil; Vaaler, Arne E. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-04-04)
      Background: The literature on the neuropsychological profiles in Bipolar disorder (BD) depression is sparse. The aims of the study were to assess the neurocognitive profiles in treatment-resistant, acutely admitted BD ...

    • Neurocognitive profiles in treatment-resistant bipolar I and bipolar II disorder depression 

      Kessler, Ute; Schøyen, Helle Kristine; Andreassen, Ole Andreas; Eide, Geir Egil; Hammar, Åsa; Malt, Ulrik Fredrik; Ødegaard, Ketil Joachim; Morken, Gunnar; Sundet, Kjetil Søren; Vaaler, Arne Einar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-04-04)
      Background The literature on the neuropsychological profiles in Bipolar disorder (BD) depression is sparse. The aims of the study were to assess the neurocognitive profiles in treatment-resistant, acutely admitted BD ...

    • Neurodynamic tests for patellofemoral pain syndrome: A pilot study 

      Vegstein, Kristine; Robinson, Hilde Stendal; Jensen, Roar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-05-08)
      Background Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a common musculoskeletal disorder. There is little consensus on the etiology, but one explanatory model suggests that PFPS can be caused by referred pain. Neurodynamic tests ...

    • Neurofeedback for the treatment of children and adolescents with ADHD: a randomized and controlled clinical trial using parental reports 

      Duric, Nezla Sehovic; Assmus, Jørg; Gundersen, Doris; Elgen, Irene Bircow (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-08-10)
      Background: A randomized and controlled clinical study was performed to evaluate the use of neurofeedback (NF) to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents. Methods: The ADHD population ...

    • Neurofilament and Brain Atrophy and Their Association with Cognition in Multiple Sclerosis: A 10-Year Follow-Up Study 

      Bhan, Alok; Jacobsen, Cecilie; Dalen, Ingvild; Alves, Guido Werner; Bergsland, Niels; Myhr, Kjell-Morten; Zetterberg, Henrik; Zivadinov, Robert; Farbu, Elisabeth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Introduction. Cognitive impairment is an important contributor to disability in multiple sclerosis (MS). Disconnection of neuronal circuits due to axonal injury is probably an important underlying mechanism for this ...

    • Neurofilament light chain as a biomarker in multiple sclerosis 

      Varhaug, Kristin Nielsen; Torkildsen, Øivind; Myhr, Kjell-Morten; Vedeler, Christian A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-04-05)
      Due to the unpredictable course and heterogenous treatment response in multiple sclerosis (MS), there is a clear need for biomarkers that reflect disease activity in the clinical follow-up of these patients. Neurofilaments ...

    • Neurofilament light chain predicts disease activity in relapsing-remitting MS 

      Varhaug, Kristin Nielsen; Barro, Christian; Bjørnevik, Kjetil Lauvland; Myhr, Kjell-Morten; Torkildsen, Øivind; Wergeland, Stig; Bindoff, Laurence; Kuhle, Jens; Vedeler, Christian A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)
      Objective: To investigate whether serum neurofilament light chain (NF-L) and chitinase 3-like 1 (CHI3L1) predict disease activity in relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS). Methods: A cohort of 85 patients with RRMS were followed ...

    • Neurofilament light is a biomarker of brain involvement in lupus and primary Sjögren’s syndrome 

      Tjensvoll, Anne Bolette; Lauvsnes, Maria Boge; Zetterberg, Henrik; Kvaløy, Jan Terje; Kvivik, Ingeborg; Maroni, Stian; Greve, Ole Jacob; Beyer, Mona K.; Hirohata, Shunsei; Putterman, Chaim; Alves, Guido Werner; Harboe, Erna; Blennow, Kaj; Gøransson, Lasse; Omdal, Roald (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Background To test the hypothesis that neurofilament light (NfL) in CSF is a biomarker of CNS involvement in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS), we measured NfL in CSF ...

    • Neuroinflammation Associated With Inborn Errors of Immunity 

      Lindahl, Hannes; Bryceson, Yenan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      The advent of high-throughput sequencing has facilitated genotype-phenotype correlations in congenital diseases. This has provided molecular diagnosis and benefited patient management but has also revealed substantial ...

    • Neuroleptic malignant syndrome: An easily overlooked neurologic emergency 

      Oruch, Ramadhan; Pryme, Ian F; Engelsen, Bernt; Lund, Anders (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-01-16)
      Neuroleptic malignant syndrome is an unpredictable iatrogenic neurologic emergency condition, mainly arising as an idiosyncratic reaction to antipsychotic agent use. It is characterized by distinctive clinical features ...

    • Neurological disorders in Northern Tanzania: A 6-year prospective hospital-based case series 

      Howlett, William Patrick; Urasa, Sarah J.; Maro, Venance P.; Walker, Richard W.; Kilonzo, Kajiru G.; Howlett, Patrick J.; Dekker, Marieke C. J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background: The burden of neurological disorders is large and altered by the HIV epidemic. Objectives: We describe the pattern of neurological disorders and their association with HIV infection in adult patients attending ...

    • Neurological disorders in Tanzania. Studies on HIV-I, Guillain-Barré syndrome and konzo 

      Howlett, William P. (Doctoral thesis, 1995-04-27)
      This thesis is the result of clinical studies carried out in Northern Tanzania from 1984-1992 and reports on a number of new clinical entities. These are HIV related neurological disorders, konzo and new forms of existing ...

    • Neurological symptoms among dental assistants: a cross-sectional study 

      Moen, Bente E.; Hollund, Bjørg Eli; Riise, Trond (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-05-18)
      Background Dental assistants help the dentist in preparing material for filling teeth. Amalgam was the filling material mostly commonly used in Norway before 1980, and declined to about 5% of all fillings in 2005. Amalgam ...

    • Neurology in Africa: Clinical Skills and Neurological Disorders 

      Howlett, William P. (Book, 2012)
      Neurology in Africa is a new textbook on neurological disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa where they are a common cause of death and disability. The author has spent many years working as physician and neurologist in Tanzania. ...

    • Neuronal Dysfunction Is Linked to the Famine-Associated Risk of Proliferative Retinopathy in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes 

      Fedotkina, Olena; Jain, Ruchi; Prasad, Rashmi B.; Luk, Andrea; García-Ramírez, Marta; Özgümüs, Türküler; Cherviakova, Liubov; Khalimon, Nadiya; Svietleisha, Tetiana; Buldenko, Tetiana; Kravchenko, Victor; Jain, Deepak; Vaag, Allan; Chan, Juliana; Khalangot, Mykola D.; Hernández, Cristina; Nilsson, Peter M.; Simo, Rafael; Artner, Isabella; Lyssenko, Valeriya (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-05-05)
      Persons with type 2 diabetes born in the regions of famine exposures have disproportionally elevated risk of vision-threatening proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) in adulthood. However, the underlying mechanisms are ...

    • Neuronal markers are expressed in human gliomas and NSE knockdown sensitizes glioblastoma cells to radiotherapy and temozolomide 

      Yan, Tao; Skaftnesmo, Kai Ove; Leiss, Lina; Sleire, Linda; Wang, Jian; Li, Xingang; Enger, Per Øyvind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-12-20)
      Background: Expression of neuronal elements has been identified in various glial tumors, and glioblastomas (GBMs) with neuronal differentiation patterns have reportedly been associated with longer survival. However, the ...

    • Neuronal plasticity of trigeminal ganglia in mice following nerve injury 

      Lynds, Randi; Lyu, Chuang; Lyu, Gong-Wei; Shi, Xie-Qi; Rosén, Annika; Mustafa, Kamal Babikeir Eln; Shi, Tie-Jun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-02-09)
      Background: Nerve injury may induce neuropathic pain. In studying the mechanisms of orofacial neuropathic pain, attention has been paid to the plastic changes that occur in the trigeminal ganglia (TGs) and nucleus in ...

    • Neuropathy-related mutations alter the membrane binding properties of the human myelin protein P0 cytoplasmic tail 

      Raasakka, Arne; Ruskamo, Salla; Barker, Robert; Krokengen, Oda Caspara; Vatne, Guro Helén; Kristiansen, Cecilie Katrin; Hallin, Erik Ingmar; Skoda, Maximilian W. A.; Bergmann, Ulrich; Wacklin-Knecht, Hanna; Jones, Nykola C; Hoffmann, Søren V; Kursula, Petri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-06-07)
      Schwann cells myelinate selected axons in the peripheral nervous system (PNS) and contribute to fast saltatory conduction via the formation of compact myelin, in which water is excluded from between tightly adhered lipid ...

    • The neuroprotective potential of mesenchymal stem cells from bone marrow and human exfoliated deciduous teeth in a murine model of demyelination 

      Kråkenes, Torbjørn; Wergeland, Stig; Al-Sharabi, Niyaz Abdulbaqi Abdulmajid; Mohamed-Ahmed, Samih Salah Eldin Mahgoub; Fromreide, Siren; Costea, Daniela Elena; Mustafa, Kamal Babikeir Elnour; Bø, Lars; Kvistad, Christopher Elnan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Introduction Multiple sclerosis (MS) is characterized by chronic inflammation, demyelination, and axonal degeneration within the central nervous system (CNS), for which there is no current treatment available with the ...