Neurology

Adolescents' challenging and grief-filled transitions when living with a parent with ALS: A qualitative interpretive study

Malmström, Nina; Öhlen, Joakim; Jakobsson Larsson, Birgitta; Nilsson, Stefan et al.

Part of Social Science and Medicine, 2024

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Cardiovascular risk factor assessment in late-onset seizures: A study protocol to assess the value of structured intervention

Larsson, David; Åsberg, Signild; Sundström, Johan; Frid, Petrea et al.

Part of Epilepsia Open, p. 1611-1617, 2024

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Cerebrospinal fluid and plasma concentrations of the inflammatory marker soluble CD27 in a large surgical population

Tigchelaar, Celien; Cunningham, Janet L.; Rasmusson, Annica J.; Thulin, Måns et al.

Part of iScience, 2024

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Cerebrospinal fluid glial fibrillary acidic protein, in contrast to amyloid beta protein, is associated with disease symptoms in Huntington's disease

Korpela, Sara; Sundblom, Jimmy; Zetterberg, Henrik; Constantinescu, Radu et al.

Part of Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 2024

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Cerebrospinal fluid mtDNA concentrations are increased in multiple sclerosis and were normalized after intervention with autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Pavlovic, Ivan; Zjukovskaja, Christina; Hayat Nazir, Faisal; Müller, Malin et al.

Part of Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 2024

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Cerebrovascular Hemodynamics in Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Transcranial Doppler Studies

Fresnais, David; Ihle-Hansen, Hakon; Lundström, Erik; Andersson, Asa G. et al.

Part of Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, p. 277-295, 2024

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Characterization of the Increase in Narcolepsy following the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic in Sweden

Gauffin, Helena; Bostrom, Inger; Berntsson, Shala; Kristoffersson, Anna et al.

Part of Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2024

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Comparison of quantitative [11C]PE2I brain PET studies between an integrated PET/MR and a stand-alone PET system

Sousa, Joao M.; Appel, Lieuwe; Engstrom, Mathias; Nyholm, Dag et al.

Part of Physica medica (Testo stampato), 2024

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Deciphering Proteomic Expression in Inflammatory Disorders: A Mass Spectrometry Exploration Comparing Infectious, Noninfectious, and Traumatic Brain Injuries in Human Cerebrospinal Fluid

Dyhrfort, Philip; Lindblad, Caroline; Widgren, Anna; Virhammar, Johan et al.

Part of NEUROTRAUMA REPORTS, p. 857-873, 2024

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Developing education in environmental health and medicine focusing on neurology: Initiatives in Sweden (the UPRISE model), France, and Turkey

Ghaderi Berntsson, Shala; Reis, J.; Tulek, Z.; Spencer, P.S. et al.

Part of Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 2024

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Effectiveness of autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation versus natalizumab in progressive multiple sclerosis

Kalincik, Tomas; Sharmin, Sifat; Roos, Izanne; Massey, Jennifer et al.

Part of Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, p. 775-783, 2024

• DOI for Effectiveness of autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation versus natalizumab in progressive multiple sclerosis

Evaluation of [¹¹C]UCB-A positron emission tomography in human brains

Xiong, Mengfei; Lubberink, Mark; Appel, Lieuwe; Fang, Xiaotian Tsong et al.

Part of EJNMMI Research, 2024

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Evoked potentials after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for multiple sclerosis

Katsarogiannis, Evangelos; Axelson, Hans; Berntsson, Shala; Rothkegel, Holger et al.

Part of Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 2024

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Experiences of being treated with autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for aggressive multiple sclerosis: A qualitative interview study

Tolf, Andreas; Gauffin, Helena; Burman, Joachim; Landtblom, Anne-Marie et al.

Part of PLOS ONE, 2024

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Exploring biomarkers in trigeminal neuralgia patients operated with microvascular decompression: A comparison with multiple sclerosis patients and non-neurological controls

Lafta, Muataz S; Sokolov, Aleksandr V.; Landtblom, Anne-Marie; Ericson, Hans et al.

Part of European Journal of Pain, p. 929-942, 2024

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Extracellular vesicles in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid in patients with COVID-19 and neurological symptoms

Taxiarchis, Apostolos; Bellander, Bo-Michael; Antovic, Jovan; Soutari, Nida et al.

Part of International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, p. 42-49, 2024

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Factors associated with changes in walking performance in individuals 3 months after stroke or TIA: secondary analyses from a randomised controlled trial of SMS-delivered training instructions in Sweden

Vahlberg, Birgit; Eriksson, Staffan; Holmbäck, Ulf; Lundström, Erik

Part of BMJ Open, 2024

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Finding stroke with a blood test

Sjölin, Karl

2024

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Habitual short sleepers with pre-existing medical conditions are at higher risk of Long COVID

Berezin, Linor; Waseem, Rida; Merikanto, Ilona; Benedict, Christian et al.

Part of Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine (JCSM), p. 111-119, 2024

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Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis in Sweden: an observational cohort study

Silfverberg, Thomas; Zjukovskaja, Christina; Ljungman, Per; Nahimi, Adjmal et al.

Part of Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, p. 125-133, 2024

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Individual patient data meta-analysis of the effects of fluoxetine on functional outcomes after acute stroke

Mead, Gillian; Graham, Catriona; Lundström, Erik; Hankey, Graeme J. et al.

Part of International Journal of Stroke, p. 798-808, 2024

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Is the difference real, is the difference relevant: the minimal detectable and clinically important changes in the Montreal Cognitive Assessment

Lindvall, Elias; Abzhandadze, Tamar; Quinn, Terence J.; Sunnerhagen, Katharina S. et al.

Part of CEREBRAL CIRCULATION-COGNITION AND BEHAVIOR, 2024

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Large variations in atrial fibrillation screening practice after ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack in Sweden: a survey study

Strååt, Kajsa; Isaksson, Eva; Laska, Ann Charlotte; Rooth, Elisabeth et al.

Part of BMC Neurology, 2024

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Neurofilament Light Chain and Risk of Stroke in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

Aulin, Julia; Sjölin, Karl; Lindbäck, Johan; Benz, Alexander P et al.

Part of Circulation, p. 1090-1100, 2024

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Reduced long-term mortality after successful resective epilepsy surgery: a population-based study

Granthon, Cecilia; Tranberg, Anna Edelvik; Malmgren, Kristina; Strandberg, Maria Compagno et al.

Part of Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, p. 249-255, 2024

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Three cases with chronic obsessive compulsive disorder report gains in wellbeing and function following rituximab treatment.

Gallwitz, Maike; Lindqvist, Isa; Mulder, Jan; Rasmusson, Annica J et al.

Part of Molecular Psychiatry, 2024

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Volumetric effect of shunt adjustments in normal pressure hydrocephalus: a randomized, double-blind trial

Liden, Simon; Farahmand, Dan; Laurell, Katarina

Part of Journal of Neurosurgery, p. 1493-1500, 2024

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A comprehensive diagnostic approach in suspected neurosarcoidosis

Berntsson, Shala G.; Elmgren, Andreas; Gudjonsson, Olafur; Grabowska, Anna et al.

Part of Scientific Reports, 2023

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Absence of Oligoclonal Bands in Multiple Sclerosis: A Call for Differential Diagnosis

Katsarogiannis, Evangelos; Landtblom, Anne-Marie; Kristoffersson, Anna; Wikström, Johan et al.

Part of Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2023

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Anti-Müllerian hormone and pregnancy after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for multiple sclerosis

Zafeiri, Lida; Åkerfeldt, Torbjörn; Tolf, Andreas; Carlson, Kristina et al.

Part of PLOS ONE, 2023

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Association between ventricular CSF biomarkers and outcome after shunt surgery in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus

Grønning, Rebecca; Jeppsson, Anna; Hellström, Per; Laurell, Katarina et al.

Part of Fluids and Barriers of the CNS, 2023

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Associations between changes in habitual sleep duration and lower self-rated health among COVID-19 survivors: findings from a survey across 16 countries/regions

Matsui, Kentaro; Chung, Frances; Bjelajac, Adrijana Koscec; Merikanto, Ilona et al.

Part of BMC Public Health, 2023

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Case report: a novel deep intronic splice-altering variant in DMD as a cause of Becker muscular dystrophy

Ghaderi Berntsson, Shala; Matsson, Hans; Kristoffersson, Anna; Niemelä, Valter et al.

Part of Frontiers in Genetics, 2023

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Cerebrospinal fluid concentrations of CXCL13 and sCD27 are decreased after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for multiple sclerosis

Lundblad, Katarina; Zjukovskaja, Christina; Larsson, Anders; Cherif, Honar et al.

Part of Neurology, 2023

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Cerebrospinal fluid cytokines after autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation and intrathecal rituximab treatment for multiple sclerosis

Burman, Joachim; Zhukovskaja, Christina; Svenningsson, Anders; Freyhult, Eva et al.

Part of Brain Communications, 2023

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Clinically relevant increases in serum neurofilament light chain and glial fibrillary acidic protein in patients with Susac syndrome

Plantone, Domenico; Sabatelli, Eleonora; Locci, Sara; Marrodan, Mariano et al.

Part of European Journal of Neurology, p. 3256-3264, 2023

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Deep Brain Stimulation of the Anterior Nucleus of the Thalamus in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy in the MORE Multicenter Patient Registry

Peltola, Jukka; Colon, Albert A.; Pimentel, Jose; Coenen, Volker et al.

Part of Neurology, 2023

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Development of a Swedish short version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment for cognitive screening in patients with stroke

Abzhandadze, Tamar; Lundström, Erik; Buvarp, Dongni; Eriksson, Marie et al.

Part of Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2023

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Early-onset hereditary isolated non-neurogenic orthostatic hypotension in a Swedish family

Fagius, Jan; Klar, Joakim; Dahl, Niklas

Part of Clinical Autonomic Research, p. 421-432, 2023

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Experiences in implementing immunopsychiatry in real life

Cunningham, Janet L.; Nordmark, Gunnel; Fällmar, David; Cervenka, Simon et al.

Part of Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 2023

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Genetic screening for Huntington disease phenocopies in Sweden: A tertiary center case series focused on short tandem repeat (STR) disorders

Paucar, Martin; Laffita-Mesa, José; Niemelä, Valter; Malmgren, Helena et al.

Part of Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 2023

• DOI for Genetic screening for Huntington disease phenocopies in Sweden: A tertiary center case series focused on short tandem repeat (STR) disorders
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Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis in Sweden

Zjukovskaja, Christina

2023

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Image-derived input functions from dynamic O-15-water PET scans using penalised reconstruction

Young, Peter; Appel, Lieuwe; Tolf, Andreas; Kosmidis, Savvas et al.

Part of EJNMMI Physics, 2023

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Immune response in blood before and after epileptic and psychogenic non-epileptic seizures

Ahl, Matilda; Taylor, Marie K.; Avdic, Una; Lundin, Anna et al.

Part of Heliyon, 2023

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Inventory study of an early pandemic COVID-19 cohort in South-Eastern Sweden, focusing on neurological manifestations

Ahmadpour, Doryaneh; Kristoffersson, Anna; Fredrikson, Mats; Huang-Link, Yumin et al.

Part of PLOS ONE, 2023

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Levels of inflammatory cytokines MCP-1, CCL4, and PD-L1 in CSF differentiate idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus from neurodegenerative diseases

Braun, Madelen; Boström, Gustaf; Ingelsson, Martin; Kilander, Lena et al.

Part of Fluids and Barriers of the CNS, 2023

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Living with a parent with ALS: adolescents' need for professional support from the adolescents' and the parents' perspectives

Malmström, Nina; Jakobsson Larsson, Birgitta; Nilsson, Stefan; Öhlén, Joakim et al.

Part of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, p. 727-735, 2023

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Longitudinal neuropsychological trajectories in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: a population-based study

Lilja-Lund, Otto; Maripuu, Martin; Kockum, Karin; Andersson, Johanna et al.

Part of BMC Geriatrics, 2023

• DOI for Longitudinal neuropsychological trajectories in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: a population-based study
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Long-term follow up of patients with WHO grade 2 oligodendroglioma.

Carstam, Louise; Latini, Francesco; Solheim, Ole; Bartek, Jiri et al.

Part of Journal of Neuro-Oncology, p. 65-74, 2023

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Meningioma classification by immunohistochemistry: A replicability study

Naslunda, Olivia; Lipatnikova, Anna; Denes, Anna; Lindskog, Cecilia et al.

Part of BRAIN AND SPINE, 2023

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