Unn Ljøstad

Summary

Country: Norway

Publications

  1. ncbi Oral doxycycline versus intravenous ceftriaxone for European Lyme neuroborreliosis: a multicentre, non-inferiority, double-blind, randomised trial
    Unn Ljøstad
    Department of Neurology, Sørlandet Hospital HF, Kristiansand, Norway
    Lancet Neurol 7:690-5. 2008
  2. ncbi [Spontaneous intracranial hypotension]
    Unn Ljøstad
    Nevrologisk avdeling, Sørlandet sykehus, 4604 Kristiansand
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 124:1376-8. 2004
  3. ncbi Remaining complaints 1 year after treatment for acute Lyme neuroborreliosis; frequency, pattern and risk factors
    U Ljøstad
    Department of Neurology, Sørlandet Hospital HF, Kristiansand, Norway
    Eur J Neurol 17:118-23. 2010
  4. ncbi [Lyme borreliosis in adults]
    Unn Ljøstad
    Nevrologisk avdeling, Sørlandet Sykehus Kristiansand, Serviceboks 416, 4604 Kristiansand
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 128:1175-8. 2008
  5. ncbi Management of neuroborreliosis in European adult patients
    U Ljøstad
    Department of Neurology, Sørlandet Sykehus HF, Kristiansand, Norway
    Acta Neurol Scand Suppl 188:22-8. 2008
  6. ncbi CSF B--lymphocyte chemoattractant (CXCL13) in the early diagnosis of acute Lyme neuroborreliosis
    Unn Ljøstad
    Dept of Neurology, Sørlandet Sykehus HF, Kristiansand Serviceboks 416, 4604 Kristiansand, Norway
    J Neurol 255:732-7. 2008
  7. ncbi Clinical usefulness of intrathecal antibody testing in acute Lyme neuroborreliosis
    U Ljøstad
    Department of Neurology, Sørlandet Sykehus HF, Kristiansand, Norway
    Eur J Neurol 14:873-6. 2007
  8. ncbi Acute peripheral facial palsy in adults
    Unn Ljøstad
    Dept of Neurology, Sørlandet Sykehus HF, Kristiansand, 416, 4604 Kristiansand, Norway
    J Neurol 252:672-6. 2005
  9. ncbi Tickborne encephalitis virus, Norway and Denmark
    Tone Skarpaas
    Sørlandet Hospital, Kristiansand, Norway
    Emerg Infect Dis 12:1136-8. 2006
  10. ncbi Vestibular sensitivity in vestibular migraine: VEMPs and motion sickness susceptibility
    Marion Ingeborg Boldingh
    Sørlandet Hospital HF, Norway
    Cephalalgia 31:1211-9. 2011

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Publications12

  1. ncbi Oral doxycycline versus intravenous ceftriaxone for European Lyme neuroborreliosis: a multicentre, non-inferiority, double-blind, randomised trial
    Unn Ljøstad
    Department of Neurology, Sørlandet Hospital HF, Kristiansand, Norway
    Lancet Neurol 7:690-5. 2008
    ..We aimed to compare the efficacy of oral doxycycline with intravenous ceftriaxone for the treatment of Lyme neuroborreliosis...
  2. ncbi [Spontaneous intracranial hypotension]
    Unn Ljøstad
    Nevrologisk avdeling, Sørlandet sykehus, 4604 Kristiansand
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 124:1376-8. 2004
    ..Spontaneous intracranial hypotension is probably an under-reported cause of headache and other neurological symptoms...
  3. ncbi Remaining complaints 1 year after treatment for acute Lyme neuroborreliosis; frequency, pattern and risk factors
    U Ljøstad
    Department of Neurology, Sørlandet Hospital HF, Kristiansand, Norway
    Eur J Neurol 17:118-23. 2010
    ..To chart remaining complaints 1 year after treatment for neuroborreliosis, and to identify risk factors for a non-favorable outcome...
  4. ncbi [Lyme borreliosis in adults]
    Unn Ljøstad
    Nevrologisk avdeling, Sørlandet Sykehus Kristiansand, Serviceboks 416, 4604 Kristiansand
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 128:1175-8. 2008
    ..Lyme borreliosis is a MULTISYSTEM: tick-borne infection caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. We present a survey of clinical stages, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of Lyme borreliosis in adults...
  5. ncbi Management of neuroborreliosis in European adult patients
    U Ljøstad
    Department of Neurology, Sørlandet Sykehus HF, Kristiansand, Norway
    Acta Neurol Scand Suppl 188:22-8. 2008
    ..To survey present knowledge and controversies in European neuroborreliosis. Material and..
  6. ncbi CSF B--lymphocyte chemoattractant (CXCL13) in the early diagnosis of acute Lyme neuroborreliosis
    Unn Ljøstad
    Dept of Neurology, Sørlandet Sykehus HF, Kristiansand Serviceboks 416, 4604 Kristiansand, Norway
    J Neurol 255:732-7. 2008
    ..001). Four months post-treatment CSF CXCL13 was normalized in 82 % of patients with definite LNB, as compared to a negative Bb AI in 10 % (p < 0.001).CSF CXCL13 may be a useful supplement in early diagnosis of acute LNB...
  7. ncbi Clinical usefulness of intrathecal antibody testing in acute Lyme neuroborreliosis
    U Ljøstad
    Department of Neurology, Sørlandet Sykehus HF, Kristiansand, Norway
    Eur J Neurol 14:873-6. 2007
    ..Repeated post-treatment Bb AI testing, to confirm or reject LNB diagnosis, is unreliable, as the majority of initial Bb AI negative patients remained negative at follow-up...
  8. ncbi Acute peripheral facial palsy in adults
    Unn Ljøstad
    Dept of Neurology, Sørlandet Sykehus HF, Kristiansand, 416, 4604 Kristiansand, Norway
    J Neurol 252:672-6. 2005
    ..To collect epidemiological data of peripheral facial palsy, and especially to chart the incidence and clinical characteristics of Lyme associated facial palsy...
  9. ncbi Tickborne encephalitis virus, Norway and Denmark
    Tone Skarpaas
    Sørlandet Hospital, Kristiansand, Norway
    Emerg Infect Dis 12:1136-8. 2006
    ..Sequencing and phylogenetic analysis were performed. This is the first genome detection of TBEV in serum from Norwegian patients...
  10. ncbi Vestibular sensitivity in vestibular migraine: VEMPs and motion sickness susceptibility
    Marion Ingeborg Boldingh
    Sørlandet Hospital HF, Norway
    Cephalalgia 31:1211-9. 2011
    ..The aim of our study was to evaluate the vestibular function and sensitivity in a series of VM patients in comparison to ordinary migraine (M) patient and healthy controls...
  11. ncbi Intracerebral hemorrhage in southern norway - a hospital-based incidence study
    Arnstein Tveiten
    Department of Neurology, Sørlandet Sykehus Kristiansand, Kristiansand, Norway
    Eur Neurol 67:240-5. 2012
    ..Men are at higher risk than women. The proportion with warfarin-associated ICH is higher than previously reported from Scandinavia...
  12. ncbi First human cases of tickborne encephalitis, Norway
    Tone Skarpaas
    Sørlandet Hospital Kristiansand, Kristiansand, Norway
    Emerg Infect Dis 10:2241-3. 2004
    ..From 1997 to 2003, from zero to two cases of human TBE have been diagnosed per year in Norway, for a total of eight cases. Clinical TBE cases in dogs are not reported in Norway...