Karl Otto Nakken
- Senior researcher; MD, PhD
Publications 2024
Strange episodes during sleep - epilepsy or parasomnia?
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 144 (4)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.23.0579, PubMed 38506017
[Education and training on epilepsy for patients and next of kin]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 144 (2)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.23.0794, PubMed 38349105
[Not Available]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 144 (8)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.24.0277, PubMed 38934314
Post-stroke epilepsy
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 144 (9)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.24.0103, PubMed 39167001
From goat-fall to modern epilepsy surgery—the development of epilepsy care in Norway
Clin Epileptol, 37, 1-8
DOI 10.1007/s10309-024-00659-8, PublikaID 491
Publications 2023
Temporal lobe epilepsy
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 143 (2)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.22.0369, PubMed 36718887
[Epilepsy – potential for improving patient care]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 143 (8)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.23.0218, PubMed 37254988
Health-related quality of life in adults with drug-resistant focal epilepsy treated with modified Atkins diet in a randomized clinical trial
Epilepsia, 64 (5), e69-e74
DOI 10.1111/epi.17585, PubMed 36923995
Stress biomarkers in adult patients with drug-resistant epilepsy on a modified Atkins diet: A prospective study
Epilepsia Open, 8 (4), 1331-1339
DOI 10.1002/epi4.12808, PubMed 37574592
Publications 2022
[Nicotine as a precision treatment for epilepsy]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 142 (7)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.22.0139, PubMed 35510456
Substantial early changes in bone and calcium metabolism among adult pharmacoresistant epilepsy patients on a modified Atkins diet
Epilepsia, 63 (4), 880-891
DOI 10.1111/epi.17169, PubMed 35092022
The fair-haired giant
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 142 (10)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.21.0804, PubMed 35763846
Genome-wide decrease in DNA methylation in adults with epilepsy treated with modified ketogenic diet: A prospective study
Epilepsia, 63 (9), 2413-2426
DOI 10.1111/epi.17351, PubMed 35762681
Efficacy, tolerability and pharmacokinetic variability of brivaracetam in adults with difficult-to-treat epilepsy
Epilepsy Res, 183, 106946
DOI 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2022.106946, PubMed 35609355
Publications 2021
Precision treatment with nicotine in autosomal dominant sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy (ADSHE): An observational study of clinical outcome and serum cotinine levels in 17 patients
Epilepsy Res, 178, 106792
DOI 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2021.106792, PubMed 34763266
People with epilepsy still feel stigmatized
Acta Neurol Scand, 144 (3), 312-316
DOI 10.1111/ane.13449, PubMed 33961282
The start of epilepsy care in Norway
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 141 (2)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.20.0731, PubMed 33528132
The start of epilepsy care in Norway
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 141 (2), 168-171
All patients with epilepsy, whether at high or low risk of SUDEP, should have access to individually tailored SUDEP information
Epilepsy Behav, 127, 108418
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108418, PubMed 34785152
COVID-19 and epilepsy
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 141 (10)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.21.0429, PubMed 34182721
Effect and tolerability of perampanel in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy
Epilepsy Behav, 119, 107965
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.107965, PubMed 33940525
Don't forget the small multiplication table
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 141 (3), 282
"You're a doctor, aren't you?"
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 141 (10), 994
From hystero epilepsy to non-epileptic seizures
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 141 (4), 373
Publications 2020
Patient satisfaction with information provided by epilepsy specialist nurses: Results of an online survey
Epilepsy Behav, 112, 107273
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107273, PubMed 32846308
How often do doctors discuss drug withdrawal with their seizure-free patients with epilepsy?
Epilepsy Behav, 108, 107095
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107095, PubMed 32320921
Effects of modified Atkins diet on thyroid function in adult patients with pharmacoresistant epilepsy
Epilepsy Behav, 111, 107285
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107285, PubMed 32698106
Best before, but not bad after
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 140 (1), 81
EPILEPSY A basic book
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 140 (6), 600
Do we need brain starters?
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 140 (14), 1484
Are the new anti-epileptic drugs any better than their predecessors?
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 140 (17)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.20.0657, PubMed 33231395
Are new drugs for epilepsy better than old ones?
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 140 (17), 1754-1756
[Should epilepsy patients and their relatives be informed of the risk of sudden death?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 140 (1)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.19.0708, PubMed 31948206
Should epilepsy patients and relatives be informed of the risk of sudden death?
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 140 (1), 25-26
[Drug-resistant epilepsy – not always correct]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 140 (7)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.20.0149, PubMed 32378861
Drug resistant epilepsy - not always right
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 140 (7), 646-647
Seizure prevention drugs, not antiepileptic medicinal products
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 140 (12), 1278
[KO. Nakken and E. Sætre respond]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 140 (14)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.20.0747, PubMed 33070597
Clinical experience combined with therapeutic drug monitoring of lacosamide
Acta Neurol Scand, 141 (4), 279-286
DOI 10.1111/ane.13206, PubMed 31853958
[Assisted reproductive treatment in women with epilepsy]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 140 (1)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.19.0253, PubMed 31948216
[Correction: Assisted reproductive technology among women with epilepsy]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 140 (3)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.20.0063, PubMed 32105046
Publications 2019
A call for better information about epilepsy: The patients' perspective-An online survey
Seizure, 69, 173-179
DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2019.04.015, PubMed 31054491
Nonadherence to treatment regimens in epilepsy from the patient's perspective and predisposing factors: Differences between intentional and unintentional lack of adherence
Epilepsia, 60 (5), e58-e62
DOI 10.1111/epi.14734, PubMed 30980675
Sexual function in people with epilepsy: Similarities and differences with the general population
Epilepsia, 60 (9), 1984-1992
DOI 10.1111/epi.16311, PubMed 31407332
Challenges in epilepsy-The perspective of Norwegian epilepsy patients
Acta Neurol Scand, 140 (1), 40-47
DOI 10.1111/ane.13098, PubMed 30963535
Refractory epilepsy and nonadherence to drug treatment
Epilepsia Open, 4 (4), 618-623
DOI 10.1002/epi4.12367, PubMed 31819918
Pharmacokinetic interaction between modified Atkins diet and antiepileptic drugs in adults with drug-resistant epilepsy
Epilepsia, 60 (11), 2235-2244
DOI 10.1111/epi.16364, PubMed 31602644
[Epilepsy – more than seizures]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 139 (12)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.19.0149, PubMed 31502784
Medical Humor - are there?
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 139 (7), 647
Heated disputes in the Doctor's Club
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 139 (12), 1190
Psychosocial complications in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
Epilepsy Behav, 90, 122-128
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2018.11.022, PubMed 30530133
Publications 2018
Increased rate of acute caesarean sections in women with epilepsy: results from the Oppland Perinatal Database in Norway
Eur J Neurol, 26 (4), 617-623
DOI 10.1111/ene.13865, PubMed 30414297
People with epilepsy and their relatives want more information about risks of injuries and premature death
Epilepsy Behav, 82, 6-10
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2018.02.023, PubMed 29574300
[Better information for patients with epilepsy]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 138 (5)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.17.1112, PubMed 29513448
Better information to patients with epilepsy
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 138 (5), 430-431
Effect of modified Atkins diet in adults with drug-resistant focal epilepsy: A randomized clinical trial
Epilepsia, 59 (8), 1567-1576
DOI 10.1111/epi.14457, PubMed 29901816
[Not Available]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 138 (6)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.18.0080, PubMed 29557145
A lot of incomprehensible tribal language among colleagues
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 138 (6), 580
Sports chat in the doctor club
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 138 (10), 948
Zonisamide serum concentrations during pregnancy
Epilepsy Res, 144, 25-29
DOI 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2018.05.002, PubMed 29751353
Epilepsy and anxiety
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 138 (17)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.17.1026, PubMed 30378412
Publications 2017
National Center for Epilepsy, Oslo, Norway
Epilepsy Behav, 76S, S39-S40
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2017.07.028, PubMed 28865881
[New classification of epileptic seizures]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 137 (21)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.17.0894, PubMed 29135168
[Behavioural arrest]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 137 (23-24)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.17.0910, PubMed 29231636
[New epilepsy classification]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 137 (23-24)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.17.0973, PubMed 29231646
New classification of epileptic seizures
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 137 (21), 1672-1673
Behavioural delay
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 137 (23-24), 1951
Dietary therapy for epilepsy
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 137 (16)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.16.0486, PubMed 28871763
Diet treatment of epilepsy
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 137 (16), 1197-1200
Discontinuation of antiepileptic drugs in seizure-free patients - when and how?
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 137 (6), 451-454
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.16.0957, PubMed 28332798
[Not Available]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 137 (7), 560
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.17.0131, PubMed 28383237
[Not Available]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 137 (11), 820
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.17.0249, PubMed 28597643
[Wada and WADA]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 137 (12-13), 925
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.17.0351, PubMed 28655255
[What is absence?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 137 (14-15)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.17.0352, PubMed 28828836
[Not Available]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 137 (18)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.17.0780, PubMed 28972315
Miserable summer for the doctor club members
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 137 (18), 1448
Chance, serendipity and antiepileptic drugs
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 137 (20)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.17.0438, PubMed 29094573
Random, coincidences and antiepileptics
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 137 (20), 1621-1624
[New evidence based guideline on epilepsy]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 137 (1), 16-17
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.16.0977, PubMed 28073223
GLUT1-deficiency syndrome: Report of a four-generation Norwegian family with a mild phenotype
Epilepsy Behav, 70 (Pt A), 1-4
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2017.02.016, PubMed 28407523
The hanging of Derek Bentley, a 19-year-old boy with epilepsy
Epilepsy Behav, 76, 136-138
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2017.08.036, PubMed 28927710
Post-lobotomy epilepsy illustrated by the story of Ellinor Hamsun, the daughter of the famous Norwegian author Knut Hamsun
Epilepsy Behav Case Rep, 8, 87-91
DOI 10.1016/j.ebcr.2017.08.003, PubMed 29034166
Traditional folk beliefs on epilepsy in Norway and Sweden
Epilepsy Behav, 71 (Pt A), 104-107
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2017.03.032, PubMed 28578298
Aicardi syndrome and cognitive abilities: A report of five cases
Epilepsy Behav, 73, 161-165
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2017.05.002, PubMed 28641168
Publications 2016
[Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP)]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 136 (2), 131-5
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.14.0640, PubMed 26813818
Age-specific birth rates in women with epilepsy: a population-based study
Brain Behav, 6 (8), e00492
DOI 10.1002/brb3.492, PubMed 27547497
Sexual problems in people with refractory epilepsy
Epilepsy Behav, 61, 174-179
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2016.05.038, PubMed 27371882
Sexual problems in people with refractory epilepsy
Epilepsy Behav, 64 (Pt A), 293
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2016.08.015, PubMed 27727079
[What causes febrile convulsions?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 136 (1), 36-8
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.14.1503, PubMed 26757658
Early sexual debut in Norwegian youth with epilepsy: A population-based study
Epilepsy Behav, 56, 1-4
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.12.014, PubMed 26789985
[Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures in children]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 136 (23-24), 1993-1995
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.16.0312, PubMed 28004548
Discrepancies between physicians' prescriptions and patients' use of antiepileptic drugs
Acta Neurol Scand, 135 (1), 80-87
DOI 10.1111/ane.12578, PubMed 26923477
[Not Available]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 136 (1), 56
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.15.1051, PubMed 26757666
[Not Available]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 136 (3), 250
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.16.0012, PubMed 26860388
[Not Available]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 136 (11), 1024
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.16.0494, PubMed 27325040
[Not Available]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 136 (17), 1474
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.16.0731, PubMed 27686212
[Not Available]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 136 (23-24), 2030
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.16.0989, PubMed 28004559
[Contraception for women taking antiepileptic drugs]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 136 (1), 32-4
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.14.1559, PubMed 26757657
[Long-term adverse effects of anti-epileptic drugs]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 136 (4), 324-7
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.15.0220, PubMed 26905847
Prevalence of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy in people <30 years of age-A population-based study in Norway
Epilepsia, 58 (1), 105-112
DOI 10.1111/epi.13613, PubMed 27861775
Publications 2015
The relationship between epilepsy and religiosity illustrated by the story of the visionary mystic Wise-Knut
Epilepsy Behav, 46, 99-102
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.04.017, PubMed 25934587
Intrauterine growth retardation in foetuses of women with epilepsy
Seizure, 28, 76-80
DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2015.02.026, PubMed 25797889
Third International Congress on Epilepsy, Brain and Mind: Part 1
Epilepsy Behav, 50, 116-37
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.06.044, PubMed 26276417
A prospective study of the modified Atkins diet for adults with idiopathic generalized epilepsy
Epilepsy Behav, 53, 197-201
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.10.021, PubMed 26588588
Favorable change of lipid profile after carbamazepine withdrawal
Acta Neurol Scand, 134 (3), 219-23
DOI 10.1111/ane.12534, PubMed 26592200
A unique case of nontraumatic femoral neck fracture following epilepsia partialis continua
Epilepsy Behav Case Rep, 4, 33-4
DOI 10.1016/j.ebcr.2015.05.003, PubMed 26150925
Epilepsy A basic book
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 135 (10), 965
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.15.0241
About bottom lines and patient appointments
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 135 (12-13), 1164
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.15.0442
About poetry and damned lies
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 135 (17), 1580
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.15.0811
[New definition of epilepsy]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 135 (11), 1020-1
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.15.0511, PubMed 26080773
Retention rate of zonisamide in intractable epilepsy
Acta Neurol Scand, 131 (5), 268-74
DOI 10.1111/ane.12379, PubMed 25644477
[First generalized tonic-clonic seizure]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 135 (14), 1256-8
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.14.0654, PubMed 26269067
[Re: First generalized tonic-clonic seizure]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 135 (22), 2025-6
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.15.1194, PubMed 26627281
Epilepsy After Febrile Seizures: Twins Suggest Genetic Influence
Pediatr Neurol, 55, 14-6
DOI 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2015.10.008, PubMed 26638777
Prevalence and incidence of epilepsy in the Nordic countries
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 135 (18), 1641-5
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.15.0454, PubMed 26442732
Prevalence and etiology of epilepsy in a Norwegian county-A population based study
Epilepsia, 56 (5), 699-706
DOI 10.1111/epi.12972, PubMed 25810072
Epilepsy is Dancing
Epilepsy Behav, 51, 329-31
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.07.029, PubMed 26398488
Ian Curtis: Punk rock, epilepsy, and suicide
Epilepsy Behav, 52 (Pt A), 218-21
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.08.018, PubMed 26496010
Treatment for psychogenic non-epileptic seizures
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 135 (16), 1449-51
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.14.1361, PubMed 26356454
Landau-Kleffner syndrome
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 135 (22), 2061-4
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.15.0162, PubMed 26627294
Publications 2014
Modified Atkins diet may reduce serum concentrations of antiepileptic drugs
Acta Neurol Scand, 131 (3), 187-90
DOI 10.1111/ane.12330, PubMed 25312999
Multiple sclerosis and seizures: incidence and prevalence over 40 years
Acta Neurol Scand, 130 (6), 368-73
DOI 10.1111/ane.12276, PubMed 25209977
[How do antiepileptic drugs work?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 134 (1), 42-6
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.13.0761, PubMed 24429755
[Antiepileptic drugs and congenital malformations]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 134 (12-13), 1239-42
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.13.1349, PubMed 24989202
[Valproate should be avoided in pregnancy]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 134 (2), 144-5
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.13.1350, PubMed 24477142
Occurrence of GLUT1 deficiency syndrome in patients treated with ketogenic diet
Epilepsy Behav, 32, 76-8
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2014.01.003, PubMed 24508593
Does ketogenic diet improve cognitive function in patients with GLUT1-DS? A 6- to 17-month follow-up study
Epilepsy Behav, 39, 111-5
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2014.08.015, PubMed 25240122
[Advice for people who have forgotten to take their epilepsy medicine]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 134 (18), 1732
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.14.1051, PubMed 25273245
Epilepsy and stigma in popular music
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 134 (23-24), 2290-3
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.14.0873, PubMed 25492341
Epilepsy as stigma—evil, holy or mad?
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 134 (23-24), 2328-31
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.14.0872, PubMed 25492353
Publications 2013
[Epilepsy-related psychoses]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 133 (11), 1205-9
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.12.1238, PubMed 23759783
[The term epileptic should be avoided]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 133 (10), 1088
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.13.0452, PubMed 23712176
[Epilepsy in the elderly]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 133 (5), 528-31
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.12.0781, PubMed 23463065
Good outcome in patients with early dietary treatment of GLUT-1 deficiency syndrome: results from a retrospective Norwegian study
Dev Med Child Neurol, 55 (5), 440-7
DOI 10.1111/dmcn.12096, PubMed 23448551
Publications 2012
[Dravet syndrome as a cause of epilepsy and learning disability]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 132 (1), 44-7
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.11.0539, PubMed 22240828
[Epilepsy surgery--assessment and patient selection]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 132 (14), 1614-8
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.11.1149, PubMed 22875126
[Epilepsy--controversial proposal on new classification]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 132 (10), 1212-3
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.12.0435, PubMed 22669379
[Anticonvulsants and drivers license--new guidelines should be revised]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 132 (18), 2040-1
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.12.0676, PubMed 23038191
[Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 132 (14), 1610-3
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.11.1518, PubMed 22875125
Long-term outcome of resective epilepsy surgery in Norwegian children
Acta Paediatr, 101 (12), e557-60
DOI 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2012.02834.x, PubMed 22924953
Publications 2011
Acute postoperative seizures after epilepsy surgery - a long-term outcome predictor?
Acta Neurol Scand, 123 (1), 48-53
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2010.01343.x, PubMed 20199515
Dravet syndrome--considerable delay in making the diagnosis
Acta Neurol Scand, 125 (5), 359-62
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2011.01609.x, PubMed 22050316
Landau-Kleffner syndrome in Norway: long-term prognosis and experiences with the health services and educational systems
Epilepsy Behav, 21 (2), 153-9
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.03.019, PubMed 21514895
Importance of genetic factors in the occurrence of epilepsy syndrome type: a twin study
Epilepsy Res, 97 (1-2), 103-11
DOI 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2011.07.018, PubMed 21885256
[Epilepsy and depression]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 131 (13-14), 1298-301
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.10.0739, PubMed 21725390
[Changed health requirements regarding driver's licence for people with epilepsy]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 131 (13-14), 1283-4
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.10.1447, PubMed 21725386
[Epilepsy and driving licenses]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 131 (23), 2335
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.11.1189, PubMed 22139104
[Lennox-Gastaut syndrome--course and treatment]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 131 (1), 24-7
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.09.1540, PubMed 21233883
[Epilepsy and religion]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 131 (13-14), 1294-7
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.10.1049, PubMed 21725389
Buccal midazolam or rectal diazepam for treatment of residential adult patients with serial seizures or status epilepticus
Acta Neurol Scand, 124 (2), 99-103
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2010.01474.x, PubMed 21208198
[Glucose transporter protein type 1 (GLUT-1) deficiency syndrome]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 131 (8), 828-31
PubMed 21556087
Bone health in adults with epilepsy
Acta Neurol Scand Suppl (191), 89-95
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2011.01551.x, PubMed 21711263
Publications 2010
Psychiatric comorbidity and use of psychotropic drugs in epilepsy patients
Acta Neurol Scand Suppl (190), 18-22
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2010.01370.x, PubMed 20586730
Epilepsy and driving: considerations on how eligibility should be decided
Acta Neurol Scand Suppl (190), 67-71
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2010.01379.x, PubMed 20586739
Efficacy and tolerability of long-term treatment with vagus nerve stimulation in adolescents and adults with refractory epilepsy and learning disabilities
Seizure, 20 (1), 34-7
DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2010.10.002, PubMed 21035358
Epilepsi
Cappelen akademisk, Oslo (2. utg.), 237 s.
BIBSYS 100437451, ISBN 978-82-02-32687-6
[Benzodiazepines in the treatment of epilepsy]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 130 (8), 842-4
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.09.1152, PubMed 20418931
Bone loss associated with use of antiepileptic drugs
Expert Opin Drug Saf, 9 (4), 561-71
DOI 10.1517/14740331003636475, PubMed 20201711
Publications 2009
The accuracy of self-reported history of seizures in Danish, Norwegian and U.S. twins
Epilepsy Res, 84 (1), 1-5
DOI 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2008.11.014, PubMed 19128944
[Polyunsaturated fatty acids and epilepsy]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 129 (1), 26-8
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.2009.34487, PubMed 19119293
Changing the diagnosis from epilepsy to PNES: patients' experiences and understanding of their new diagnosis
Seizure, 19 (1), 40-6
DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2009.11.001, PubMed 19963406
[Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 129 (22), 2348-51
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.09.0300, PubMed 19935934
[Drug-resistant epilepsy]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 129 (19), 1986-9
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.08.0701, PubMed 19823202
[What does the Tidsskriftet's editorial committee do?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 129 (3), 175
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.09.0029, PubMed 19180158
Publications 2008
Reduced bone mass and increased bone turnover in postmenopausal women with epilepsy using antiepileptic drug monotherapy
Scand J Clin Lab Invest, 68 (8), 759-66
DOI 10.1080/00365510802233442, PubMed 18618370
[Seizure exacerbation caused by antiepileptic drugs]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 128 (18), 2052-5
PubMed 18846119
The occurrence and characteristics of auras in a large epilepsy cohort
Acta Neurol Scand, 119 (2), 88-93
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2008.01069.x, PubMed 18638041
SCN1A variant in a Scandinavian GEFS+ family: a wolf in sheep's clothing? Comment
Acta Neurol. Scand., 118 (5), 346
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2008.01061.x
Serum concentration/dose ratio of topiramate during pregnancy
Epilepsia, 50 (3), 480-5
DOI 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2008.01776.x, PubMed 19178558
Serum concentration/dose ratio of levetiracetam before, during and after pregnancy
Seizure, 17 (2), 192-8
DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2007.11.027, PubMed 18180176
Publications 2007
[Epilepsy and rehabilitation]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 127 (3), 309-12
PubMed 17279111
[Use of antiepileptic drugs in nursing home residents]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 127 (9), 1185-7
PubMed 17479135
Genetic screening of Scandinavian families with febrile seizures and epilepsy or GEFS+
Acta Neurol Scand, 117 (4), 289-92
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2007.00941.x, PubMed 17927801
Age-specific prevalence of epilepsy in Oppland County, Norway
Acta Neurol Scand, 116 (5), 307-11
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2007.00909.x, PubMed 17922724
Publications 2006
[Vagal nerve stimulation in children with drug-resistant epilepsy]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 126 (7), 896-8
PubMed 16554878
Fra epilepsikoloni til spesialsykehus: glimt fra epilepsi-institusjonen ved Solberg gård i Bærumgjennom 100 år
[Spesialsykehuset for epilepsi], [Sandvika], 64 s.
BIBSYS 061995126
[Epilepsy and pregnancy--drug use, seizure control, and complications]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 126 (19), 2507-10
PubMed 17028629
Analyzing the etiology of benign rolandic epilepsy: a multicenter twin collaboration
Epilepsia, 47 (3), 550-5
DOI 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00466.x, PubMed 16529620
Publications 2005
[Epilepsia partialis continua (Kojevnikov's syndrome)]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 125 (6), 746-9
PubMed 15776070
[Seizure-precipitating factors in epilepsy--what do patients report?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 125 (16), 2172-4
PubMed 16138128
Coeliac disease, unilateral occipital calcifications, and drug-resistant epilepsy: successful lesionectomy
Acta Neurol Scand, 111 (3), 202-4
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2005.00337.x, PubMed 15691291
A patient with a 44-year history of epilepsia partialis continua caused by a perirolandic cortical dysplasia
Epilepsy Behav, 6 (1), 94-7
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2004.10.010, PubMed 15652740
Which seizure-precipitating factors do patients with epilepsy most frequently report?
Epilepsy Behav, 6 (1), 85-9
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2004.11.003, PubMed 15652738
Publications 2004
Levetiracetam in adult patients with and without learning disability: focus on behavioral adverse effects
Epilepsy Behav, 5 (2), 231-5
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2003.12.005, PubMed 15123025
Utviklingshemming og epilepsi
[Norsk epilepsiforbund], [Oslo], 57 s.
BIBSYS 050473069
Publications 2003
No evidence for a seriously increased malignancy risk in LGI1-caused epilepsy
Epilepsy Res, 56 (2-3), 205-8
DOI 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2003.09.006, PubMed 14643004
[Epileptic syndromes in children]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 123 (10), 1362-4
PubMed 12806679
[Levetiracetam in the treatment of epilepsy]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 123 (11), 1539-41
PubMed 12822020
[Epileptic seizures caused by psychopharmaceuticals]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 123 (11), 1542-4
PubMed 12822021
Fokus på epilepsi
Cappelen akademisk forl., Oslo, 251 s.
BIBSYS 031370365, ISBN 978-82-02-22628-2
A paradoxical effect of levetiracetam may be seen in both children and adults with refractory epilepsy
Seizure, 12 (1), 42-6
DOI 10.1016/s1059131102001723, PubMed 12495648
Vagal nerve stimulation--the Norwegian experience
Seizure, 12 (1), 37-41
DOI 10.1016/s1059131102001383, PubMed 12495647
[Oral contraceptives in women with epilepsy]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 123 (12), 1674-5
PubMed 12821987
The ideal characteristics of antiepileptic therapy: an overview of old and new AEDs
Acta Neurol Scand, 107 (2), 87-95
DOI 10.1034/j.1600-0404.2003.01311.x, PubMed 12580856
Publications 2002
Familial temporal lobe epilepsy with aphasic seizures and linkage to chromosome 10q22-q24
Epilepsia, 43 (3), 228-35
DOI 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2002.32001.x, PubMed 11906506
[Epilepsy and death]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 122 (11), 1114-7
PubMed 12043056
Bør personer med epilepsi drive fysisk aktivitet?
In Fysisk aktivitet og helse: temahefte, Foreningen, Oslo, S. 74-76
BIBSYS 021845808
Publications 2001
[Chronic intermittent vagal nerve stimulation--a new therapeutic approach in epilepsy]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 121 (13), 1582-5
PubMed 11446042
Publications 2000
[Hidden motor dysfunctions in children with epilepsy]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 120 (18), 2115-7
PubMed 11006728
[Should people with epilepsy exercise?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 120 (25), 3051-3
PubMed 11109396
Bør personer med epilepsi drive fysisk aktivitet?
In Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening, Foreningen, Oslo, 120(2000)nr. 25, S. 3051-3053
BIBSYS 010293019
[Adverse effects of antiepileptic agents]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 120 (26), 3163-5
PubMed 11109365
Acupuncture in intractable epilepsy: lack of effect on health-related quality of life
Seizure, 9 (6), 422-6
DOI 10.1053/seiz.2000.0436, PubMed 10986000
[Topiramate--a new antiepileptic agents]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 120 (13), 1536-8
PubMed 10916475
Publications 1999
The effect of acupuncture in chronic intractable epilepsy
Seizure, 8 (3), 170-4
DOI 10.1053/seiz.1999.0278, PubMed 10356376
[Epilepsy in adolescence. Need for multi-professional diagnosis and treatment]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 119 (4), 528-30
PubMed 10081377
Physical exercise in outpatients with epilepsy
Epilepsia, 40 (5), 643-51
DOI 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1999.tb05568.x, PubMed 10386535
Physical exercise in epilepsy: need, ability, benefit and risk
National Center for Epilepsy, Sandvika, 1 b. (flere pag.)
BIBSYS 990977544, ISBN 82-995143-0-4
[Epilepsy and pregnancy]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 119 (23), 3437-40
PubMed 10553342
[Epilepsy and pregnancy]
Ugeskr Laeger, 161 (46), 6334-8
PubMed 10611831
Autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy: an electroclinical study of a Norwegian family with ten affected members
Epilepsia, 40 (1), 88-92
DOI 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1999.tb01993.x, PubMed 9924907
Publications 1998
Do males 30-50 years of age with chronic epilepsy and on long-term anticonvulsant medication have lower-than-expected risk of developing coronary heart disease?
Epilepsia, 39 (3), 326-30
DOI 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1998.tb01381.x, PubMed 9578053
[Autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy. An electroclinical and genetic description of a Norwegian family with ten affected members]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 118 (5), 716-8
PubMed 9528368
[Gabapentin--a new antiepileptic agent]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 118 (6), 872-4
PubMed 9543799
Publications 1997
[Organization of epilepsy care for people with mental retardation. A situational analysis after the care reform]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 117 (20), 2956-60
PubMed 9340855
Does physical exercise influence the occurrence of epileptiform EEG discharges in children?
Epilepsia, 38 (3), 279-84
DOI 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1997.tb01118.x, PubMed 9070589
An insertion mutation of the CHRNA4 gene in a family with autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy
Hum Mol Genet, 6 (6), 943-7
DOI 10.1093/hmg/6.6.943, PubMed 9175743
Publications 1996
Autosomal dominant frontal epilepsy
Lancet, 347 (9009), 1191-2
DOI 10.1016/s0140-6736(96)90652-2, PubMed 8609795
[Ictus emeticus. Vomiting as epileptic manifestation]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 116 (3), 369-71
PubMed 8638265
Publications 1994
Epileptic seizures, arthrogryposis, and migrational brain disorders: a syndrome?
Acta Neurol Scand, 90 (4), 232-40
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1994.tb02713.x, PubMed 7839807
Physical exercise in women with intractable epilepsy
Epilepsia, 35 (6), 1256-64
DOI 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1994.tb01797.x, PubMed 7988519
[Frontal epileptic seizures]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 114 (24), 2840-2
PubMed 7998030
[Vigabatrin--a new antiepileptic agent]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 114 (24), 2843-4
PubMed 7998031
Publications 1993
[Epilepsy and physical activity]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 113 (7), 848-50
PubMed 8480292
[Injuries in epileptic seizures]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 113 (21), 2690-2
PubMed 8266290
Seizure-related injuries in multihandicapped patients with therapy-resistant epilepsy
Epilepsia, 34 (5), 836-40
DOI 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1993.tb02099.x, PubMed 8404734
Publications 1990
Leisure time habits and physical fitness in adults with epilepsy
Epilepsia, 31 (1), 83-7
DOI 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1990.tb05364.x, PubMed 2303016
Effect of physical training on aerobic capacity, seizure occurrence, and serum level of antiepileptic drugs in adults with epilepsy
Epilepsia, 31 (1), 88-94
DOI 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1990.tb05365.x, PubMed 2303017
Publications 1989
[Gelastic and cursive epilepsy]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 109 (5), 581-3
PubMed 2922719
Publications 1985
[Epilepsy and physical fitness]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 105 (16), 1136-8
PubMed 4012715
Publications 1984
Long time follow-up of patients operated on for sciatica with combined disc removal and spinal fusion
J Oslo City Hosp, 34 (7-8), 71-3
PubMed 6481517
Publications 1980
[Iatrogenic peripheral nerve lesions]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 100 (10), 564-6
PubMed 7385110
Publications 1978
The effect of dehydration on the side effects of metrizamide myelography
Radiology, 129 (3), 715-6
DOI 10.1148/129.3.715, PubMed 152937