OUH - Dementia research group

Anne Brita Knapskog

Senior consultant; MD, PhD
+47 909 82 548

Original articles

Sajjad MU, Blennow K, Knapskog AB, Idland AV, Chaudhry FA, Wyller TB, Zetterberg H, Watne LO (2020)
Cerebrospinal Fluid Levels of Interleukin-8 in Delirium, Dementia, and Cognitively Healthy Patients
J Alzheimers Dis, 73 (4), 1363-1372
DOI 10.3233/JAD-190941, PubMed 31929159

Leavey N, Hammond SP, Shepstone L, Cross J, Zetterberg H, Cunningham C, MacLullich A, Leiv Otto Watne, Minihane AM, Ballard C, Knapskog AB, Hall R, Howard G, Hammond M, Fox C (2019)
Study protocol: ASCRIBED: the impact of Acute SystematiC inflammation upon cerebRospinal fluId and blood BiomarkErs of brain inflammation and injury in dementia: a study in acute hip fracture patients
BMC Neurol, 19 (1), 223
DOI 10.1186/s12883-019-1447-7, PubMed 31493787

Müller EG, Edwin TH, Stokke C, Navelsaker SS, Babovic A, Bogdanovic N, Knapskog AB, Revheim ME (2019)
Amyloid-β PET-Correlation with cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers and prediction of Alzheimer´s disease diagnosis in a memory clinic
PLoS One, 14 (8), e0221365
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0221365, PubMed 31430334

Hazen J, Vistnes M, Barca ML, Eldholm RS, Persson K, Brækhus A, Saltvedt I, Selbæk G, Engedal K, Knapskog AB (2019)
The Association Between Circulating Inflammatory Markers and the Progression of Alzheimer Disease in Norwegian Memory Clinic Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment or Dementia
Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord (in press)
DOI 10.1097/WAD.0000000000000342, PubMed 31414991

Flak MM, Hol HR, Hernes SS, Chang L, Engvig A, Bjuland KJ, Pripp A, Madsen BO, Knapskog AB, Ulstein I, Lona T, Skranes J, Løhaugen GCC (2019)
Adaptive Computerized Working Memory Training in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment. A Randomized Double-Blind Active Controlled Trial
Front Psychol, 10, 807
DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00807, PubMed 31031677

Strand BH, Knapskog AB, Persson K, Holt Edwin T, Bjertness E, Engedal K, Selbaek G (2019)
The Loss in Expectation of Life due to Early-Onset Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early-Onset Dementia in Norway
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord, 47 (4-6), 355-365
DOI 10.1159/000501269, PubMed 31319412

Zugic Soares J, Pettersen R, Saltyte Benth J, Knapskog AB, Selbæk G, Bogdanovic N (2019)
Higher Vitamin D Levels Are Associated with Better Attentional Functions: Data from the NorCog Register
J Nutr Health Aging, 23 (8), 725-731
DOI 10.1007/s12603-019-1220-z, PubMed 31560030

Knapskog AB, Braekhus A, Engedal K (2019)
The Effect of Changing the Amyloid β42 Cut-off of Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers on Alzheimer Disease Diagnosis in a Memory Clinic Population in Norway
Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord, 33 (1), 72-74
DOI 10.1097/WAD.0000000000000268, PubMed 30106756

Barca ML, Eldholm RS, Persson K, Bjørkløf GH, Borza T, Telenius E, Knapskog AB, Brækhus A, Saltvedt I, Selbæk G, Engedal K (2018)
Cortisol levels among older people with and without depression and dementia
Int Psychogeriatr, 31 (4), 597-601
DOI 10.1017/S1041610218001199, PubMed 30556798

Thingstad P, Askim T, Beyer MK, Bråthen G, Ellekjær H, Ihle-Hansen H, Knapskog AB, Lydersen S, Munthe-Kaas R, Næss H, Pendlebury ST, Seljeseth YM, Saltvedt I (2018)
The Norwegian Cognitive impairment after stroke study (Nor-COAST): study protocol of a multicentre, prospective cohort study
BMC Neurol, 18 (1), 193
DOI 10.1186/s12883-018-1198-x, PubMed 30477436

Flak MM, Hol HR, Hernes SS, Chang L, Ernst T, Engvig A, Bjuland KJ, Madsen BO, Lindland EMS, Knapskog AB, Ulstein ID, Lona TEE, Skranes J, Løhaugen GCC (2018)
Cognitive Profiles and Atrophy Ratings on MRI in Senior Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment
Front Aging Neurosci, 10, 384
DOI 10.3389/fnagi.2018.00384, PubMed 30519185

Strand BH, Knapskog AB, Persson K, Edwin TH, Amland R, Mjørud M, Bjertness E, Engedal K, Selbæk G (2018)
Survival and years of life lost in various aetiologies of dementia, mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and subjective cognitive decline (SCD) in Norway
PLoS One, 13 (9), e0204436
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0204436, PubMed 30240425

Eldholm RS, Persson K, Barca ML, Knapskog AB, Cavallin L, Engedal K, Selbaek G, Skovlund E, Saltvedt I (2018)
Association between vascular comorbidity and progression of Alzheimer's disease: a two-year observational study in Norwegian memory clinics
BMC Geriatr, 18 (1), 120
DOI 10.1186/s12877-018-0813-4, PubMed 29788900

Eldholm RS, Barca ML, Persson K, Knapskog AB, Kersten H, Engedal K, Selbæk G, Brækhus A, Skovlund E, Saltvedt I (2018)
Progression of Alzheimer's Disease: A Longitudinal Study in Norwegian Memory Clinics
J Alzheimers Dis, 61 (3), 1221-1232
DOI 10.3233/JAD-170436, PubMed 29254085

Persson K, Barca ML, Cavallin L, Brækhus A, Knapskog AB, Selbæk G, Engedal K (2017)
Comparison of automated volumetry of the hippocampus using NeuroQuant® and visual assessment of the medial temporal lobe in Alzheimer's disease
Acta Radiol, 59 (8), 997-1001
DOI 10.1177/0284185117743778, PubMed 29172642

Persson K, Eldholm RS, Barca ML, Cavallin L, Ferreira D, Knapskog AB, Selbæk G, Brækhus A, Saltvedt I, Westman E, Engedal K (2017)
MRI-assessed atrophy subtypes in Alzheimer's disease and the cognitive reserve hypothesis
PLoS One, 12 (10), e0186595
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0186595, PubMed 29036183

Knapskog AB, Eldholm RS, Braekhus A, Engedal K, Saltvedt I (2017)
Factors that influence the levels of cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers in memory clinic patients
BMC Geriatr, 17 (1), 210
DOI 10.1186/s12877-017-0611-4, PubMed 28893185

Barca ML, Persson K, Eldholm R, Benth JŠ, Kersten H, Knapskog AB, Saltvedt I, Selbaek G, Engedal K (2017)
Trajectories of depressive symptoms and their relationship to the progression of dementia
J Affect Disord, 222, 146-152
DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2017.07.008, PubMed 28704802

Knapskog AB, Engedal K, Braekhus A (2016)
Performance of Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers of Alzheimer Disease in a Memory Clinic in Norway
Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord, 30 (1), 8-14
DOI 10.1097/WAD.0000000000000126, PubMed 26629677

Barca ML, Engedal K, Selbaek G, Knapskog AB, Laks J, Coutinho E, Benth JŠ (2015)
Confirmatory factor analysis of the Cornell scale for depression in dementia among patient with dementia of various degrees
J Affect Disord, 188, 173-8
DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2015.08.062, PubMed 26363614

Araujo NB, Moraes HS, Silveira H, Arcoverde C, Vasques PE, Barca ML, Knapskog AB, Engedal K, Coutinho ES, Deslandes AC, Laks J (2014)
Impaired cognition in depression and Alzheimer (AD): a gradient from depression to depression in AD
Arq Neuropsiquiatr, 72 (9), 671-9
DOI 10.1590/0004-282x20140108, PubMed 25252230

Knapskog AB, Barca ML, Engedal K (2013)
Prevalence of depression among memory clinic patients as measured by the Cornell Scale of Depression in Dementia
Aging Ment Health, 18 (5), 579-87
DOI 10.1080/13607863.2013.827630, PubMed 23998196

Knapskog AB, Barca ML, Engedal K (2013)
A comparison of the cornell scale for depression in dementia and the Montgomery-Aasberg depression rating scale in a memory clinic population
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord, 35 (5-6), 256-65
DOI 10.1159/000348345, PubMed 23594823

Knapskog AB, Portugal Mda G, Barca ML, Coutinho ES, Laks J, Engedal K (2012)
A cross-cultural comparison of the phenotype of depression as measured by the Cornell Scale and the MADRS in two elderly outpatient populations
J Affect Disord, 144 (1-2), 34-41
DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2012.06.003, PubMed 22858259

Portugal Mda G, Coutinho ES, Almeida C, Barca ML, Knapskog AB, Engedal K, Laks J (2011)
Validation of Montgomery-Åsberg Rating Scale and Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia in Brazilian elderly patients
Int Psychogeriatr, 24 (8), 1291-8
DOI 10.1017/S1041610211002250, PubMed 22185723

Knapskog AB, Barca ML, Engedal K (2011)
A comparison of the validity of the Cornell Scale and the MADRS in detecting depression among memory clinic patients
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord, 32 (4), 287-94
DOI 10.1159/000334983, PubMed 22262043