Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology / Inst för neurovetenskap och fysiologi: Recent submissions
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The Modified Version of the Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke Patients. Measurement properties and a longitudinal follow-up.
(2012-11-20)The Modified Version of the Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke Patients (SwePASS) Measurement properties and a longitudinal follow-up Carina U Persson Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Institute of Neuroscience ... -
Glycine receptors in the central nervous system - development, distribution and relation to actions of alcohol
(2012-11-14)The widespread consumption of alcohol and the great socioeconomic impact of alcohol abuse and addiction have contributed to the extensive investigations of this substance. Despite great efforts there is still uncertainty ... -
Neuronal networks involved in low back pain; experimental studies
(2012-10-08)Low back pain is a common cause of disability, with a lifetime prevalence of up to 80%. A lumbar disc herniation, involving a bulging disc and/or leakage of the intervertebral disc’s nucleus pulposus, may be a possible ... -
Factors related to depression in women - over the life course
(2012-10-08)FACTORS RELATED TO DEPRESSION IN WOMEN – OVER THE LIFE COURSE Pia Gudmundsson Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit, Department of ... -
Child Sexual Abuse: Crimes, Victims, Offender Characteristics, and Recidivism
(2012-09-21)Background: Epidemiological research on child sexual abuse relies on health care surveys, anonymized population surveys, and criminal statistics, each with its methodological limitations. This study aims at compensating ... -
Psychological stress in relation to dementia and brain structural changes
(2012-09-03)Psychological stress has been recognized as an increasing public health problem with serious consequences in both physical and mental health. Women reported a higher prevalence of psychological stress, especially in midlife. ... -
The hemostatic pathway in ischemic stroke. Clinical studies of genetic variation and plasma protein measurements
(2012-08-28)Although stroke is a common cause of death and disability in adults, there are few studies on stroke compared to other common diseases. A stroke could be either ischemic or hemorrhagic, but even within these two groups, ... -
Synaptic elimination and the complement system in Alzhaimer's disease
(2012-08-23)The mechanisms behind Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are largely unknown. The disease is to a large extent hereditary, and the best pathophysiological correlate to the severity of the symptoms is loss of synapses. The general ... -
Body fat regulating neuropeptides: relation to interleukines and gut microbiota
(2012-05-25)Previous studies have shown that mice lacking interleukin-6 (IL-6), an important cytokine in the immune system, develop obesity, and that central, but not peripheral, administration of IL-6 induces energy expenditure. These ... -
Chronic tension-type headache. Treatment with acupuncture, physical training and relaxation training
(2012-05-25)The overall aim of this thesis was to compare the effect of acupuncture, physical training and relaxation training on chronic tension-type headache (CTTH) and related symptoms through measurements of headache intensity, ... -
Signal identification for visual electrophysiological recordings. A comparison of signal analysis techniques and their application to clinical electrophysiology of vision.
(2012-05-24)Aims: The aim of this thesis was to investigate the use of objective methods for the analysis of visual electrophysiological recordings. Specifically can signal identification algorithms identify electrophysiological signals ... -
Colonic barrier function in ulcerative colitis - Interactions between ion and mucus secretion
(2012-05-07)Anion and mucus secretions have traditionally been looked upon as two separate parts of the epithelial defense system. The importance of anion secretion has been attributed to its role in creating the driving force for ... -
Cerebral white matter changes in patients with cognitive impairment - clinical and pathophysiological aspects
(2012-04-04)Cerebral white matter changes (WMC), detected with computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), represent a common condition in elderly people. However, the prognostic, symptomatological and biochemical ... -
Screening and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders
(2012-04-04)Objectives: Develop and examine a new screening and diagnostic framework for autism spectrum disorders (ASD), and study the prevalence of ASD in 2-year-old children in Gothenburg. Methods: Psychometric properties of the ... -
Transcriptomics and bioconcentration studies in fish to identify pharmaceuticals of environmental concern
(2012-03-02)Pharmaceuticals are frequently found in the aquatic environment. As they are most often highly biologically active, quite persistent and may accumulate in aquatic organisms, i.e. bioconcentrate, they may pose a risk to ... -
Autism and early development in adults with schizophrenia. Methodological and clinical aspects
(2012-02-24)Background: Typical symptoms of schizophrenia usually appear in young adult life, but problems with social interaction, activity control, motor performance, and cognition have often been noted in childhood. This thesis ... -
On the prevention of migraine -focus on exercise and the patient's perspective
(2012-02-03)ABSTRACT Migraine is a common neurological disorder causing huge suffering both for the individuals affected and for society. As migraine is a chronic disorder that cannot be cured, but merely relieved, prevention is of ... -
Health-promoting intervention for community-dwelling older adults - Focusing on the concept of frailty and intervention outcome
(2012-02-03)Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to increase our understanding of the concept of frailty in relation to older adults, and to review and evaluate outcomes in health-promoting interventions for community-dwelling older ... -
Asperger syndrome and schizophrenia: Psychiatric and social cognitive aspects
(2012-01-23)Background: Asperger syndrome (AS) and schizophrenia are psychiatric disorders often implying low global social functioning and a life-long course. Both disorders are of neurodevelopmental origin and genetic factors are ... -
Attempted suicide in late life: A prospective study
(2012-01-20)Background: Elderly have high suicide rates. While attempted suicide is the strongest known predictor of suicide death, there are few controlled studies focusing on elderly attempters and prospective studies are ...