A5049145737- Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
- Treatment of Major Depression
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Associated Phenomena
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Pharmaceutical studies and practices
- Neurology and Historical Studies
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Electrolyte and hormonal disorders
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research
- Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices
- Infant Health and Development
- Innovation Policy and R&D
- Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies
- Medical and Health Sciences Research
- Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding
- Glycogen Storage Diseases and Myoclonus
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- Kierkegaardian Philosophy and Influence
Helse Førde
2003-2024
University of Bergen
1984-2016
Stavanger University Hospital
2015-2016
Haukeland University Hospital
1984-2016
Oslo University Hospital
2014-2016
University of Oslo
2015
St Olav's University Hospital
2015
Objective: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is regarded by many clinicians as the most effective treatment for treatment-resistant bipolar depression, but no randomized controlled trials have been conducted, to authors’ knowledge. They compared efficacy measures of ECT and algorithm-based pharmacological in depression. Method: This multicenter, trial was carried out at seven acute-care psychiatric inpatient clinics throughout Norway included 73 disorder patients with The were randomly...
Patients with morbid obesity have an increased risk for anxiety and depression. The "duodenal switch" is perhaps the most effective surgery procedure inducing weight loss. However, to our knowledge, data on symptoms of depression after duodenal switch are lacking. Furthermore, it has been hypothesized that self-reported physical health major predictor in patients obesity. We therefore investigated before whether post-operative changes were predictive these symptoms. Data assessed (n = 50),...
Abstract Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common and highly heritable psychiatric in children adults. Recent meta‐analyses have indicated an association between genes involved dopaminergic signaling childhood ADHD, but little known about their possible role adult ADHD. In this study of adults with we evaluated the three most commonly studied ADHD candidate genetic polymorphisms; dopamine receptor D4 (DRD4) exon 3 VNTR repeat, microsatellite repeat 18.5 kb upstream DRD5...
Article AbstractObjective: Bipolar spectrum disorders (BSD) have several symptoms and features in common with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Here we explored the prevalence of BSD relationship between ADHD adult patients. Method: Norwegian adults diagnosed DSM-IV during 1997 through 2007 (n†‰=†‰510) a random sample 417 controls from general population (aged 18-40 years) were recruited responded to 85 questions rating ADHD, lifetime mood disorders, other comorbid conditions,...
Seizure duration in unilateral electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was recorded by means of EEG an intraindividual comparison under different alveolar O2- and CO2-concentrations. Hypocapnia induced hyperventilation to CO2-concentration 2% (2 kPa) resulted a highly significant increase seizure compared normal CO2 5%, when the O2-concentration constant at 92%. Oxygen ventilation 92% gave no 15%, obtained with air, kept 5%. seems augment progressively decreasing CO2-concentration.
The aim of the study was to describe rate use and demographic distribution electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in Norway 2004, as well attitudes among Norwegian psychiatrists about ECT.A 42-item questionnaire on practice ECT sent 125 psychiatric hospitals, district centers, child adolescent units 2004.A total 67 (54%) responded, including 26 (67%) 39 32 (46%) 69 9 (53%) 17 units. There were 672 patients who received during which gives a yearly incidence 2.4 10,000 inhabitants. A 5.3% all...
The treatment of depressive phases bipolar disorder is challenging. effects the commonly used antidepressants in depression are questionable. Electroconvulsive therapy generally considered to be most effective even if there no randomized controlled trials electroconvulsive depression. safety well documented, but some controversies as cognitive side effects. aim this study compare and pharmacological resistant Cognitive changes quality life during will assessed. A prospective, randomised...
Objectives The aim of the study was to describe contemporary practice electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in Norway. Methods A 42- item questionnaire on ECT sent all 125 Norwegian psychiatric hospitals, district centers, and child adolescent units 2004. Results total 67 (54%) responded, including 26 (67%) 39 32 (46%) 69 9 (53%) 17 adolescents units. Trainee psychiatrists mostly administered ECT, with or without supervision, but underwent a training program before administering ECT. Written...
ABSTRACT— Cerebral computed tomography (CT) was performed before and after right‐sided electroconvutsive therapy (ECT) in 40 patients aged 26–87 years with major affective disorders. Nine a concomitant definite or possible non‐acute organic brain disorder were included. Several had long seizure durations, maximum 6.5 min, caused by hyperventilation‐induced hypocapnia. Twenty‐nine received at least 16 treatments (maximum 46). No CT changes occurred following ECT. A questionable dilatation of...
No study has previously investigated whether the speed of recovery from disorientation in post-ictal period may predict short-term treatment outcome electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).This longitudinal cohort included 57 elderly patients with unipolar or bipolar major depression, aged 60-85 years, treated formula-based ECT. Treatment was assessed weekly during ECT course using 17-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD17). The reorientation time (PRT) at first and third...
ABSTRACT– Seizure duration in unilateral electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was recorded by means of EEG an intraindividual comparison etomidate (dissolved a soy‐bean oil emulsion) 0.3 mg/kg and Althesin (alphaxalone 9 mg alphadolone 3 mg/ml) 0.6 with methohexitone 1 body weight. The patients were intubated alveolar CO 2 ‐ O ‐concentrations kept constant at 3% (3 kPa) 92% (92 respectively. the same when either or used, whereas significantly shortened seizure methohexitone. Local pain on...
The categories of functional psychoses build on views influential professionals. There have long been four main – affective, schizophrenic, schizoaffective/cycloid/reactive/polymorphic, and delusional/paranoid psychoses. last three are included in "psychotic disorders". However, this dichotomy the distinctions between may over-estimated contributed to lack progress. 1. varied with time, place professionals' views, moving boundaries, especially schizophrenia affective 2. Catatonia is most...
In a 32-year-old woman, cerebral angiography showed fibromuscular dysplasia of the left anterior and middle arteries. She had epilepsy subarachnoid hemorrhages with subsequent hemiplegia. Since she also multiple enchondromas (Ollier disease), this may represent case Maffucci syndrome.
The effect of pulse unilateral electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) on heart rate, blood pressure and the product rate systolic pressure, an index myocardial oxygen consumption, was studied during 48 ECT sessions in 7 patients with major depression. Intraindividually, hyperventilation‐induced hypocapnia compared normocapnia markedly augmented ECT‐induced increase (47% vs 28%) (82% 60%). Over all seizures, maximum were significantly correlated seizure duration as determined by...
In a large family five affected males belonging to four different kinships exhibited muscle wasting of varying degree and with predominantly proximal distribution. The index case had facio-scapulo-humeral peroneal muscular atrophy, whereas one his cousins suffered more generalized involvement starting in infancy similar Werdnig-Hoffman disease. other members only slight changes. brother positive Babinski sign. enzyme histochemical preparations, specimens from the showed small group atrophy...
A 51-year-old man who died of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), had transient dyskinesias with intention myoclonus and exaggerated startle reaction in early life. This may suggest a link between myoclonic encephalopathy infants CJD, an incubation period more than 40 years the transmissible agent CJD.