Blar i Department of Clinical Medicine på dokumenttype "Doctoral thesis"
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25-year results after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with the use of a patellar tendon autograft
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-06-17)Background: Only a few studies of ACL reconstruction with >20 years of follow-up exists. It is still a pause in the literature concerning the patient’s further sports participation and long-term subjective and objective ... -
A 3-D post-mortem model provides rationale for complications in gastrointestinal surgery : a post-mortem corrosion-cast model
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Acute cerebral infarcts in multiple arterial territories : The Bergen NORSTROKE study
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-09-18)Introduction The majority of acute cerebral infarcts results from an occlusion of one single cerebral artery followed by loss of blood supply to the respective arterial territory. However, several independent arterial ... -
Acute ischemic stroke. Factors that predict outcome
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Advanced imaging biomarkers in endometrial cancer
(Doctoral thesis, 2019-12-11)Background: Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecological cancer in highdeveloped regions of the world, and the incidence has been increasing over the last half century, largely driven by a concurrent increase in ... -
Agitation and use of restraint in nursing home residents with dementia. Prevalence, correlates and the effects of care staff training
(Doctoral thesis, 2009-01-22)Background: Dementia is one of the most prevalent syndromes in the elderly population, and over half of people with dementia live in long-term care homes. 80% of residents in nursing homes have dementia, the majority with ... -
ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis. Prognostic factors and outcome in a Norwegian cohort
(Doctoral thesis, 2018-02-16)Objective. The objective of this dissertation is to (I) explore the temporal survival and identify prognostic factors in patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis with renal affection, ... -
Apathy in Parkinson’s disease. A community-based study
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Arterial ischaemic stroke from 2010-2015: Incidence, risk factors, atherosclerosis and 5-year outcome : The Norwegian Stroke in the Young Study, a three-generation research program
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-12-09)“Norwegian Stroke in the Young Study” (NOR-SYS) er en tre generasjoners studie, som har inkludert hjerneinfarkt pasienter i alderen mellom 15-60 år, og deres foreldre, partnere og voksne barn mellom 2010-2015 for å få ... -
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and occurrence of epilepsy, interictal epileptiform discharges and two years follow-up in children
(Doctoral thesis, 2016-06-15)The detection and treatment of both attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and epilepsy in young patients are challenging. In some cases, the occurrence of interictal epileptiform discharges (IEDs) flowers the ... -
The autonomy of different aspects of Sjögren´s syndrome and their treatment in an experimental model: the use of comprehensive biomarker analyses to characterize the disease and the effect of heat-shock proteins in treatment intervention
(Doctoral thesis, 2008-06-20)Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is a systemic rheumatic disease, in which the salivary and lacrimal glands are the principal targets of a pathological autoimmune reaction. Clinically, SS is manifested by keratoconjunctivitis sicca ... -
Bakers’ rhinitis : diagnostic criteria, flour dust exposure, mucosal inflammation, IgE sensitization, and relation to lower airways
(Doctoral thesis, 2008-01-16)This thesis is the results of a cross-sectional epidemiological study undertaken in the period from March 2000 to January 2002 on bakery workers in 6 bakeries in Bergen, Norway. The aims were to study the consequences of ... -
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and treatment in biaxial rotational chair
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-04-23)Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is the most common cause of peripheral dizziness. The overall aim of this thesis was to examine a new standardised intervention-tool to provide a better treatment for patients ... -
Biological Characteristics of Stem-Like Cells in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
(Doctoral thesis, 2013-06-18)It has been shown that many solid malignancies, including oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), contain a small population of tumorigenic cells referred to as cancer stem-like cells (CSCs) or tumor initiating cells (TICs). ... -
Biomarker and pathology studies in neurodegenerative cognitive impairment
(Doctoral thesis, 2019-10-16)Background: Dementia is a major cause of functional impairment and early death in older age groups. Neurodegenerative disorders are the most common cause of dementia. The most frequent neuropathological lesions include ... -
Biomarkers and risk factors of neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-02-10)Bakgrunn og mål: Markører på nevrodegenerasjon er tett knyttet til klinisk funksjonsnedsettelse og sykdomsprogresjon hos pasienter med multippel sklerose (MS). Slike biomarkører kan derfor bidra til å identifisere potensielle ... -
Biomarkers in breast cancer, with special focus on tumor cell proliferation
(Doctoral thesis, 2016-10-31)Background: Breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease encompassing distinct subtypes that differ in incidence and prognosis. Better characterization of established biomarkers and exploration of novel biomarkers and possible ... -
Blue-blocking glasses as adjunctive treatment for bipolar mania - and exploration of motor activity patterns in serious mental disorders
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-10-23)Background: There is a need for more effective treatments of bipolar mania. Promising reports of the effects of dark therapy on bipolar disorder symptoms and the discovery of a mainly blue-light sensitive daylight-signaling ... -
Brain lateralization, attention and cognitive control in presistent Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
(Doctoral thesis, 2011-12-09)Objective: Divergent brain lateralization and dysfunctional attention and cognitive control may be part of the pathophysiology of ADHD, with the corpus callosum (CC) and the anterior cortex cinguli (ACC) as important ...