Sahlgrenska Academy / Sahlgrenska akademin: Recent submissions
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Knee ligament injuries in male professional football players
(2019-10-25)ABSTRACT Knee ligament injuries are common in professional football and entail a significant time loss from football, but studies of knee ligament injuries other than anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are ... -
Symptom patterns in irritable bowel syndrome
(2019-10-23)Who has never had them: symptoms in the abdominal region, such as pain, bloating, constipation, and diarrhoea? These are common symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). IBS affects 5-10% of the population, especially ... -
Evaluation of fucosylated receptors for Cholera toxin in the human small intestine
(2019-10-22)Cholera toxin (CT) produced by Vibrio cholerae is the causative agent for the diarrheal disease cholera. Cholera is yearly afflicting millions and is estimated to kill over 100 000 people every year. In this thesis I aimed ... -
Herpesvirus infections in transplant recipients
(2019-10-21)Abstract Herpesvirus infections are common and can cause serious and life-threatening conditions in transplanted individuals. In this thesis, consisting of 4 papers (I-IV), we investigated primary infection and reactivation ... -
Recurrent unexplained first-trimester miscarriage. Effects of acetylcalicylic acid, platelet aggregation and thyroid disease
(2019-10-18)Recurrent unexplained first-trimester miscarriage. Effects of acetylsalicylic acid, platelet aggregation and thyroid disease. Lennart Blomqvist, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, ... -
Surgical and neurological adverse effects of epilepsy surgery
(2019-10-16)The aim of this thesis was to study surgical and neurological complications of preoperative invasive investigations and epilepsy surgery procedures (Papers I-II) and seizure worsening after epilepsy surgery (Paper III). A ... -
Metabolic and immunological interactions between adipose tissue and breast cancer - implications of obesity in tumor progression
(2019-10-16)Triple-negative breast cancers have fewer treatment options than other breast cancers. The overall goal of this research is to identify new pharmaceutical targets for triple-negative breast cancer through studies of the ... -
Participation after stroke in a short- and long-term perspective
(2019-10-15)The main scope of this thesis was to study and describe perceived participation among persons with stroke. In doing so, different timepoints were chosen to make a more complete picture of participation after stroke. The ... -
On percutaneous implants fate and feature
(2019-10-07)Abstract The main objective of this thesis was to investigate skin reactions around percutaneous abutments in the facial and retroauricular regions. Secondary objectives were to investigate the number of lost extraoral ... -
A prospective chohort study on bone formation and bone loss in ankylosing spondylitis
(2019-10-02)Background and objectives: Patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) have an increased risk of bone loss with development of osteoporosis and vertebral fractures (VFs) but also spinal new bone formation with growth of bony ... -
Upper and Lower Motoneuron Lesions in Tetraplegia - Diagnostic and Therapeutic Implications of Electrical Stimulation
(2019-09-25)The overall objective of this thesis was to improve outcomes and predictability of the treatment of upper extremity function in patients with cervical spinal cord injury and tetraplegia by advancing the diagnostic and ... -
Neurofilaments as biomarkers of neuronal damage
(2019-09-24)Different neurodegenerative diseases have overlapping symptomatology and pathology and have thus become a challenge to modern medicine to achieve a correct diagnosis. The aim of the thesis was to evaluate the use of ... -
Adipose tissue mitchondrial function is modulated by antioxidants
(2019-09-23)Antioxidants are widely used as reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging agents in experimental research and in conditions where oxidative stress plays a primary role. However, the effect of antioxidant supplementation ... -
Kartläggning av orsaksinriktade åtgärder till individer med hög kariesförekomst
(2017)Syfte: Studiens syfte var att undersöka i vilken utsträckning patienter som betalar enligt taxetandvård, 25-65 år, med hög kariesförekomst får orsaksinriktad sjukdomsbehandling. Metod: Studien genomfördes med kvantitativ ... -
Register-based evaluation of primary care - Focus on chronic disease
(2019-09-19)Background: Options for following up primary care at the regional level have increased in Sweden, partly as a result of a national reform in 2009. In Region Västra Götaland (VGR) this was the starting point for a quality ... -
The bone cement implantation syndrome - epidemiology, pathophysiology and prevention
(2019-09-18)Bone cementation implantation syndrome (BCIS) has significant morbidity and mortality for patients who are undergoing cemented hip hemiarthroplasty or arthroplasty. The aim of this thesis is to contribute with information ... -
Diseases in the hip - Exploring risk for fracture and osteoarhritis
(2019-09-18)Objective: Hip fracture is the most serious condition linked to low bone mass or osteoporosis, and Sweden has one of the highest incidences in the world. The proportion of elderly is increasing in the Swedish population ... -
Studies of tibial fractures using the Swedish Fracture Register
(2019-09-13)This thesis has two topics. First, the creation and application of the Swedish Fracture Register (SFR) is described. Second, a series of studies of tibial fractures based on data from the SFR follows. Until the start ... -
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and anxiety symptoms in older adults
(2019-09-11)Anxiety is a broad concept, difficult to detect and recognize. Expression may shift over the lifetime further complicating identification. Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is one of the most common anxiety disorders in ... -
Management and women's experiences of pregnancies lasting more than 41 gestational weeks
(2019-09-10)It is well known that the risks for complications of both the foetus and the mother increase in post-term pregnancy. To date, there is no uniform worldwide guideline for when to induce a pregnant woman who has passed her ...