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Articles by Karl O. Nakken
Strange episodes during sleep – epilepsy or parasomnia?
- Oliver Henning,
- Rune Markhus,
- Eva Elisabeth Jansen Dornish,
- Konstantin Hrisimirov Kostov,
- Fridny Heimisdottir,
- Karl O. Nakken
18.03.2024:
In some forms of epilepsy, the seizures occur almost exclusively during sleep. This is particularly the case with hypermotor frontal lobe seizures. Clinically it can be difficult to distinguish such seizures from parasomnias and psychogenic non-epileptic seizures. This clinical review article aims...
Temporal lobe epilepsy
- Oliver Henning,
- Kjell Heuser,
- Vilde Stangeby Larsen,
- Eli Berit Kyte,
- Hrisimir Kostov,
- Pål Bache Marthinsen,
- Arild Egge,
- Kristin Å. Alfstad,
- Karl O. Nakken
30.01.2023:
The temporal lobes are the part of the brain most likely to give rise to epileptic seizures. Seizures originating in the temporal lobes vary greatly in character; some may be so unusual that they are not even recognised as epileptic. For patients who have been diagnosed with hippocampal sclerosis...
COVID-19 and epilepsy
- Kjell Heuser,
- Toni Christoph Berger,
- Oliver Henning,
- Sigrid Svalheim,
- Jørn Mandla Sibeko,
- Karl O. Nakken,
- Erik Taubøll
28.06.2021:
Can COVID-19 cause epilepsy, or increase the tendency to seizures in those with epilepsy? Is it safe for persons with epilepsy to be vaccinated against COVID-19? The Epilepsy Association's advisory service has noted a marked increase in enquiries since the outbreak of the pandemic. Patients and...
The start of epilepsy care in Norway
- Oliver Henning,
- Karl O. Nakken
22.01.2021:
In 1912, an epilepsy colony was established in Bærum, inspired by similar colonies in other countries. Its first years were marked by financial constraints and limited treatment options. In the basement of the National Centre for Epilepsy in Bærum we recently came across a number of historical...
Epilepsy and anxiety
- Mia Tuft,
- Oliver Henning,
- Karl O. Nakken
30.10.2018:
Up to one-quarter of people with epilepsy have mental health disorders in addition to seizures. Depression has received the most attention although anxiety disorders occur just as frequently, if not more so. Even though psychiatric symptoms can reduce quality of life more than epileptic seizures...
Chance, serendipity and antiepileptic drugs
- Karl O. Nakken,
- Eylert Brodtkorb
30.10.2017:
We like to believe that progress in the field of medicine is achieved through rational and scientific developments. This is not always the case. Many of our most frequently used drugs were discovered by pure chance, among them several antiepileptics. Many significant advances in the field of...
Dietary therapy for epilepsy
- Magnhild Kverneland,
- Ellen Molteberg,
- Kathrine C. Haavardsholm,
- Sigrid Pedersen,
- Anette Ramm-Pettersen,
- Karl O. Nakken
04.09.2017:
Children with pharmacoresistant epilepsy should be offered ketogenic dietary therapy. The diet, which is rich in fat and low in carbohydrate, has a beneficial effect in reducing seizures in this patient group. It may also have a beneficial effect in adults, but there is less evidence than in...
Landau-Kleffner syndrome
- Mia Tuft,
- Marte Årva,
- Marit Bjørnvold,
- John Aage Wilson,
- Karl O. Nakken
01.12.2015:
Landau-Kleffner syndrome is a rare childhood-onset epileptic encephalopathy. The condition should be suspected if a child with normal development shows a fairly abrupt loss of established language skills. Such children should be referred to a regional department of paediatric medicine or the...