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22q11 Deletion Syndrome. Neuropsychological and Neuropsychiatric Correlates. A Clinical Study of 100 Cases
(2007-11-12)Objectives: Examine the prevalence and type of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity-Disorder (AD/HD), Learning Disability (LD), behavioural profile, intellectual ability/profile, and executive ... -
A Podocyte view on RhoGTPases and actin cytoskeleton regulation
(2020-06-11)Proteinuria is a hallmark symptom of chronic kidney disease, that if left to persist constitutes a risk for progression of disease. Symptomatic treatment aiming at decreasing proteinuria is therefore standard practice. ... -
Acquired epilepsy in Multiple sclerosis: a nationwide register-based investigation into prognosis and treatment
(2022-11-22)The prevalence of epilepsy in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) is thrice that of the general population. The association between epilepsy and MS prognosis and its management are however largely unknown. The prevalence ... -
Acquired Epilepsy with a Focus on Stroke: Treatment and Prognosis
(2022-02-23)The relationship between epilepsy and stroke is complicated. While stroke is a major cause of epilepsy after middle age, there is also evidence that the risk of stroke is increased in persons with epilepsy. The overall aim ... -
Active Ageing a Path towards Ageing Well. Physical Functioning, Physical Activity, Falls Self-Efficacy and Social Participation in Community-Dwelling Elderly
(2016-01-21)The overall aim of this thesis was to study factors of importance for active ageing with a focus on physical functioning, physical activity, falls self-efficacy, health-related quality of life and social participation in ... -
Acute and chronic effects by stimulants on behavior and striatal neurotransmission in the rat
(2017-08-18)Nicotine and amphetamines are the most widely abused stimulants. The main aim of the studies in this thesis was to investigate how these two drugs of abuse affect distinct regions of the rat brain involved in development ... -
Acute pulmonary embolism - aspects of respiratory symptoms and physical activity
(2022-03-16)Introduction. Pulmonary embolism (PE) is the third most common cardiovascular disease, after myocardial infarction and stroke. Post-PE syndrome, which is characterized by long-term consequences of PE with persistent dyspnea ... -
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 ... -
ADL assessments after stroke: aspects on reliability. The stability between raters, instruments and modes of administration
(2009-04-14)Activities in daily living, ADL are assessed as an outcome of the rehabilitation process or to be able to determine suitable interventions. The overall aim here was to analyse assessments in terms of ADL in order to ... -
Adult Chiari I malformation - Clinical presentation and surgical outcomes
(2018-04-04)Background Chiari I malformations (CMIs) are hindbrain anomalies that are characterized by cerebellar tonsillar ectopia. The typical presentation is an occipital headache that worsens with exertion. In this thesis, I focus ... -
Advanced renal cell carcinoma - The role of orellanine and associated therapeutic challenges
(2018-12-20)Orellanine is a fungal nephrotoxin selectively toxic to the human tubular epithelial cells (HTEC) of the kidney nephrons leading to kidney failure. Patients treated with renal replacement therapy after orellanine poisoning ... -
Affective touch throughout life: from cortical processing in infancy to touch perception in adulthood
(2017-05-09)Affective, interpersonal touch is important for forming and maintaining social bonds. In the hairy skin of humans there is a specific type of nerve fibers called C-tactile (CT) afferents which are optimally activated by a ... -
Aggressive Antisocial Behavior: Risk Factors and Personality Profile
(2016-11-18)Background: There is an increasing knowledge that violent criminality is restricted to a group of individuals with early onset of behavioral problems. These problems often emerge in combination with substance abuse and ... -
Airway reactions and breathing movements in sensory hyperreactivity
(2013-03-05)Abstract Patients diagnosed with sensory hyperreactivity, SHR, suffer from upper and lower airway symptoms like cough, difficulties to breathe and chest pain, induced by a variety of environmental irritants but also by ... -
Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia in population-based studies
(2021-03-30)Dementia, a clinical syndrome with several profiles and causes, is characterised by a decline in cognitive functions, including memory, learning, executive function, attention, language, and social ability. The most common ... -
Alzheimer’s Disease: effect of Tau-related genes on the pathology, neurochemistry and risk of disease
(2007-11-07)Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia in the elderly. The predominant sporadic form of AD is a genetically complex disorder probably involving a combination of genetic factors together with environmental ... -
Aphasia and the Challenge of Writing
(2009-01-12)Background Writing difficulties are usually one of the integral symptoms of persons with aphasia. Earlier research based on studies of the spelling of single words has yielded interesting results. This work includes analyses ... -
Appetite-regulating peptides and natural rewards: emphasis on ghrelin and glucagon-like peptide-1
(2020-09-02)Evolutionary conserved natural behaviors, such as foraging and sexual behaviors, are strongly associated with reward processes. Brain areas important for reward processes include, but are not limited to, the nucleus accumbens ... -
Applied Population Pharmacokinetic/ Pharmacodynamic Modeling of Antiretroviral and Antimalarial Drug Therapy
(2009-02-02)HIV/AIDS and malaria are two major global infectious diseases. Although better drugs against these conditions are becoming more available, dosages may not always be optimal with respect to effectiveness, safety, cost or ... -
Aspects of Communication, Language and Literacy in Autism Child Abilities and Parent Perspectives
(2019-02-07)The main aim of this thesis was to investigate literacy, ‘theory of mind’ (ToM) and narrative ability in children who had screened positive for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) (comprehensively assessed for neuropsychiatric ...