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Advancing cardiovascular shear wave elastography and image registration : method development and safety evaluation
(2024-04-29)
Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death and disability worldwide, with its burden on health and healthcare systems projected to rise. In cardiovascular diagnostics and treatment strategy decisions, medical ...
Hyperthyroidism : incidence and long term quality-of-life
(2008-03-07)
Hyperthyroidism is a common disorder which in general affects
approximately 2 % of women and 0.2 % of men. There are three main types
of hyperthyroidism, caused by increased thyroid hormone production:
Graves disease, ...
Cataract surgery : complications and techniques
(2015-11-05)
Cataract surgery is one of the most common surgical procedures performed worldwide.
Posterior capsul opacification (PCO) remains the most common postoperative complication
that can deteriorate vision. Development of ...
Human aging, dopamine, and cognition : molecular and functional imaging of executive functions and implicit learning
(2011-10-06)
Age-related deficits are legion in task switching, updating of information in working memory (WM) and inhibiting irrelevant information, collectively referred to as executive functions. Executive functions are tightly ...
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults : neuropsychological deficits and functional impairments
(2017-11-28)
The overall aim of the present thesis was to investigate the role of neuropsychological deficits in adult ADHD. Study I examined the psychometric properties of a new rating instrument, the Adult Executive Functioning ...
Cognitive performance in old-age depression
(2015-09-10)
Study I assessed the influence of depression severity on cognitive performance, while controlling for a range of clinical and demographic factors. Individuals with moderate/severe depression exhibited deficits in multiple ...
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents : neuropsychological deficits and functional outcomes
(2014-12-19)
This thesis investigated the role of neuropsychological functioning in ADHD and some of the
major functional consequences of the disorder: academic achievement and peer problems.
Study I used both a logistic ...
Diabetes mellitus and the risk of dementia
(2008-04-25)
This doctoral thesis investigated the complex relationship between
diabetes and the risk of dementia, Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular
dementia (VaD), and examined the effect of borderline diabetes on the
risk of ...
Development and training of higher order cognitive functions and their interrelations
(2011-03-28)
Inhibitory functions (IFs) and working memory (WM) are essential for higher order cognitive functions such as non-verbal reasoning (NVR). WM is the ability to temporarily store and process information. IFs involve resisting ...
Oncologic and functional outcomes after robot-assisted radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer
(2020-10-16)
Background: Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide, but the incidence has rapidly declined in developed countries after the introduction of structured screening programs. This disease is caused ...