• Development of an internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy program for use in combination with exercise therapy and education by patients at increased risk of chronic pain following total knee arthroplasty 

  Rognsvåg, Turid; Lindberg, Maren Falch; Lerdal, Anners; Stubberud, Jan Egil; Furnes, Ove Nord; Holm, Inger; Indrekvam, Kari; Lau, Bjørn; Rudsengen, Daniil; Skou, Søren Thorgaard; Badawy, Mona (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background Approximately 20% of patients experience chronic pain after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Due to the growing number of TKA procedures, this will affect an increasing number of people worldwide. Catastrophic ...

• Deciphering the inflection points to achieve proficiency for each procedure step during training in laparoscopic appendicectomy 

  Skjold-Ødegaard, B.; Hamid, S.; Lindeman, Robbert-Jan; Ersdal, H.L.; Søreide, Kjetil (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background Laparoscopic appendicectomy is a common procedure early in surgical training. A minimum number is usually required for certification in general surgery. However, data on proficiency are scarce. This study aimed ...

• Lack of Association Between GBA Mutations and Motor Complications in European and American Parkinson’s Disease Cohorts 

  Grødem, Jodi Maple; Paul, Kimberly C.; Dalen, Ingvild; Ngo, Kathie J.; Wong, Darice; Macleod, Angus D.; Counsell, Carl E.; Bäckström, David; Forsgren, Lars; Tysnes, Ole-Bjørn; Kusters, Cynthia D.J.; Fogel, Brent L.; Bronstein, Jeff M.; Ritz, Beate; Alves, Guido Werner (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background: Motor complications are a consequence of the chronic dopaminergic treatment of Parkinson’s disease (PD) and include levodopa-induced dyskinesia (LIDs) and motor fluctuations (MF). Currently, evidence is on ...

• Optical coherence tomography features and risk of macular hole formation in the fellow eye 

  Lindtjørn, Birger; Krohn, Jørgen Gitlesen; Forsaa, Vegard A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background To investigate the risk of primary macular hole (MH) in the fellow eye, and to evaluate baseline characteristics and optical coherence tomography (OCT) features that precede MH formation in the fellow ...

• Elevated Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurements are Associated with a Progressive Form of Fabry Disease 

  Rossi, Federica; Svarstad, Einar; Elsaid, Hassan; Binaggia, Agnese; Roggero, Letizia; Auricchio, Sara; Marti, Hans-Peter; Pieruzzi, Federico (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Introduction Published data on hypertension incidence and management in Anderson–Fabry disease are scant and the contribution of elevated blood pressure to organ damage is not well recognized. Aim Therefore, we have ...

• Thromboprophylaxis in primary shoulder arthroplasty does not seem to prevent death: a report from the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register 2005–2018 

  Hole, Randi Margrete; Fenstad, Anne Marie; Gjertsen, Jan-Erik; Lie, Stein A; Furnes, Ove (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background and purpose — There is still no consensus on whether to use thromboprophylaxis as a standard treatment in shoulder replacement surgery. We investigated the use of thromboprophylaxis reported to the Norwegian ...

• Interdisciplinary Approaches Suggested for Children With Multiple Hospital Referrals Presenting With Non-specific Conditions 

  Elgen, Irene; Lygre, Ragnhild; Greve, Gottfried; Griffiths, Silja; Heggestad, Torhild (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Aims: To describe the care patterns of patients with repeated referrals to both mental and somatic specialist healthcare, and to study their diagnostic processes. Methods: In a previous register study patients aged 6–12 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

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