
| Leif Gjerstad | |
| Position: | Professor of Neurology |
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Publications in press
Repeated neuropsychological assessment in well-controlled epilepsy
Acta Neurol Scand (in press)
PubMed 22607393
Publications 2012
Increased risk of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy in females using lamotrigine: a nested, case-control study
Epilepsia, 53 (2), 258-66
PubMed 22126371
Consistent message?
Epilepsia, 53 (5), 929
PubMed 22533644
Publications 2011
Psychiatric symptoms in Norwegian children with epilepsy aged 8-13 years: effects of age and gender?
Epilepsia, 52 (7), 1231-8
PubMed 21446963
Gender differences in risk-taking behaviour in youth with epilepsy: a Norwegian population-based study
Acta Neurol Scand Suppl (191), 12-7
PubMed 21711251
Haematological side effects of antiepileptic drug treatment in patients with epilepsy
Acta Neurol Scand Suppl (191), 23-7
PubMed 21711253
Partnership and cooperation is necessary to improve and expand neurology
Acta Neurol Scand Suppl (191), 1-4
PubMed 21711249
Executive dysfunction in mild cognitive impairment is associated with changes in frontal and cingulate white matter tracts
J Alzheimers Dis, 27 (2), 453-62
PubMed 21841261
Improvement in verbal memory after withdrawal of carbamazepine and valproate in patients with well-controlled epilepsy: a randomized, double-blind study
Acta Neurol Scand, 123 (6), 385-9
PubMed 20955400
Is Temporal Lobe Epilepsy with childhood febrile seizures a distinctive entity? A comparative study
Seizure, 20 (2), 163-6
PubMed 21167748
Cingulum fiber diffusivity and CSF T-tau in patients with subjective and mild cognitive impairment
Neurobiol Aging, 32 (4), 581-9
PubMed 19428143
White matter lesion load increases the risk of low CSF A?42 in apolipoprotein E-?4 carriers attending a memory clinic
J Neuroimaging, 21 (2), e78-82
PubMed 19888930
Publications 2010
Region-specific changes in gene expression in rat brain after chronic treatment with levetiracetam or phenytoin
Epilepsia, 51 (9), 1714-20
PubMed 20345932
Temporal lobe epilepsy and matrix metalloproteinase 9: a tempting relation but negative genetic association
Seizure, 19 (6), 335-8
PubMed 20605480
Variants of the genes encoding AQP4 and Kir4.1 are associated with subgroups of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy
Epilepsy Res, 88 (1), 55-64
PubMed 19864112
Common genetic variation and susceptibility to partial epilepsies: a genome-wide association study
Brain, 133 (Pt 7), 2136-47
PubMed 20522523
Antiepileptic drugs and quality of life in the elderly: results from a randomized double-blind trial of carbamazepine and lamotrigine in patients with onset of epilepsy in old age
Epilepsy Behav, 17 (3), 395-401
PubMed 20149756
Cost of disorders of the brain in Norway
Acta Neurol Scand Suppl (190), 1-5
PubMed 20586727
Cardiovascular risk factors in epilepsy patients taking levetiracetam, carbamazepine or lamotrigine
Acta Neurol Scand Suppl (190), 30-3
PubMed 20586732
Publications 2009
New SCN5A mutation in a SUDEP victim with idiopathic epilepsy
Seizure, 18 (2), 158-60
PubMed 18752973
Antiepileptic monotherapy significantly impairs normative scores on common tests of executive functions
Acta Neurol Scand, 119 (3), 194-8
PubMed 18976320
Health concerns predicts poor quality of life in well-controlled epilepsy
Seizure, 18 (7), 487-91
PubMed 19428272
Phenotypic characteristics of temporal lobe epilepsy: the impact of hippocampal sclerosis
Acta Neurol Scand Suppl (189), 8-13
PubMed 19566491
Reversible effects of antiepileptic drugs on thyroid hormones in men and women with epilepsy: a prospective randomized double-blind withdrawal study
Epilepsy Behav, 16 (1), 64-8
PubMed 19646931
Cardiac function and antiepileptic drug treatment in the elderly: a comparison between lamotrigine and sustained-release carbamazepine
Epilepsia, 50 (8), 1841-9
PubMed 19400874
Norwegian neurology: present status and future trends
Acta Neurol Scand Suppl (189), 5-7
PubMed 19566490
Differential effects of levetiracetam, carbamazepine, and lamotrigine on reproductive endocrine function in adults
Epilepsy Behav, 16 (2), 281-7
PubMed 19716343
Multimodal imaging in mild cognitive impairment: Metabolism, morphometry and diffusion of the temporal-parietal memory network
Neuroimage, 45 (1), 215-23
PubMed 19056499
Publications 2008
An insufficient effect of lamotrigine leading to fatal seizures
Acta Neurol Scand, 117 (4), 293
PubMed 18333958
Morphometric changes in the episodic memory network and tau pathologic features correlate with memory performance in patients with mild cognitive impairment
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol, 29 (6), 1183-9
PubMed 18544670
A retrospective view on research in neuroscience in Norway
Acta Neurol Scand Suppl, 188, 3-5
PubMed 18439214
Behavioural adjustment in seizure-free epilepsy patients on monotherapy
Seizure, 17 (5), 422-30
PubMed 18243738
Consequences of antiepileptic drug withdrawal: a randomized, double-blind study (Akershus Study)
Epilepsia, 49 (3), 455-63
PubMed 17888074
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
PubMed 18618370
How can antiepileptic drugs affect bone mass, structure and metabolism? Lessons from animal studies
Seizure, 17 (2), 187-91
PubMed 18180177
G protein beta3 subunit C825T polymorphism modifies the presentation of temporal lobe epilepsy
Acta Neurol Scand Suppl, 188, 62-6
PubMed 18439224
Does menopause affect the epilepsy?
Seizure, 17 (2), 172-5
PubMed 18164217
White matter lesion subtypes and cognitive deficits in patients with memory impairment
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord, 26 (5), 424-31
PubMed 18946220
White matter lesion severity is associated with reduced cognitive performances in patients with normal CSF Abeta42 levels
Acta Neurol Scand, 118 (6), 373-8
PubMed 18510598
Long-term levetiracetam treatment affects reproductive endocrine function in female Wistar rats
Seizure, 17 (2), 203-9
PubMed 18155931
Disorders of reproduction in epilepsy--what can we learn from animal studies?
Seizure, 17 (2), 120-6
PubMed 18155932
Publications 2007
Lamotrigine in idiopathic epilepsy - increased risk of cardiac death?
Acta Neurol Scand, 115 (3), 199-203
PubMed 17295716
Influence of major antiepileptic drugs on neuropsychological function: results from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled withdrawal study of seizure-free epilepsy patients on monotherapy
J Int Neuropsychol Soc, 13 (3), 393-400
PubMed 17445287
Slight improvement in mood and irritability after antiepileptic drug withdrawal: a controlled study in patients on monotherapy
Epilepsy Behav, 10 (3), 449-55
PubMed 17350342
Changes in autonomic cardiac control in patients with epilepsy after discontinuation of antiepileptic drugs: a randomized controlled withdrawal study
Eur J Neurol, 14 (9), 1022-8
PubMed 17718695
Reversible effects of antiepileptic drugs on reproductive endocrine function in men and women with epilepsy--a prospective randomized double-blind withdrawal study
Epilepsia, 48 (10), 1875-82
PubMed 17555526
Levetiracetam, phenytoin, and valproate act differently on rat bone mass, structure, and metabolism
Epilepsia, 48 (10), 1850-60
PubMed 17634065
Valproate is an effective, well-tolerated drug for treatment of status epilepticus/serial attacks in adults
Acta Neurol Scand Suppl, 187, 51-4
PubMed 17419829
An international multicenter randomized double-blind controlled trial of lamotrigine and sustained-release carbamazepine in the treatment of newly diagnosed epilepsy in the elderly
Epilepsia, 48 (7), 1292-302
PubMed 17561956
Diaschisis after thalamic stroke: a comparison of metabolic and structural changes in a patient with amnesic syndrome
Acta Neurol Scand Suppl, 187, 68-71
PubMed 17419833
APOE status and its association to learning and memory performance in middle aged and older Norwegians seeking assessment for memory deficits
Behav Brain Funct, 3, 57
PubMed 17974013
Publications 2006
Influence of major antiepileptic drugs on attention, reaction time, and speed of information processing: results from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled withdrawal study of seizure-free epilepsy patients receiving monotherapy
Epilepsia, 47 (12), 2038-45
PubMed 17201701
Predictors of neuropsychological impairment in seizure-free epilepsy patients
Epilepsia, 47 (11), 1870-8
PubMed 17116027
Psychiatric symptoms in adolescents with epilepsy in junior high school in Norway: a population survey
Epilepsy Behav, 9 (2), 286-92
PubMed 16891157
Poststroke epilepsy: occurrence, predictors and treatment
Expert Rev Neurother, 6 (12), 1801-9
PubMed 17181427
Onset of epilepsy and menarche--is there any relationship?
Seizure, 15 (8), 571-5
PubMed 16956776
Publications 2005
Poststroke epilepsy: occurrence and predictors--a long-term prospective controlled study (Akershus Stroke Study)
Epilepsia, 46 (8), 1246-51
PubMed 16060935
Cognitive ERPs are related to ApoE allelic variation in mildly cognitively impaired patients
Neurosci Lett, 382 (3), 346-51
PubMed 15925117
Antiepileptic drugs alter reproductive endocrine hormones in men with epilepsy
Eur J Neurol, 12 (2), 118-24
PubMed 15679699
Publications 2004
[Effect of drugs against dementia]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 124 (12), 1641-2
PubMed 15229711
[Post-stroke epilepsy]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 124 (5), 620-2
PubMed 15004603
Publications 2003
[From epilepsy to epilepsies]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 123 (10), 1314
PubMed 12806662
[What is epilepsy?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 123 (10), 1359-61
PubMed 12806678
[Epilepsy and genetics]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 123 (19), 2731-4
PubMed 14600748
[From lunatic diseases to molecular genetics]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 123 (18), 2555
PubMed 14714039
[Treating epilepsy]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 123 (13-14), 1864-8
PubMed 12830269
Alterations in semen parameters in men with epilepsy treated with valproate or carbamazepine monotherapy
Eur J Neurol, 10 (5), 501-6
PubMed 12940829
Gonadal morphology and sex hormones in male and female Wistar rats after long-term lamotrigine treatment
Seizure, 12 (8), 621-7
PubMed 14630507
Do women with epilepsy have increased frequency of menstrual disturbances?
Seizure, 12 (8), 529-33
PubMed 14630488
[Fetal valproate syndrome]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 123 (19), 2765
PubMed 14600761
[Pregnancy and birth in women with epilepsy]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 123 (12), 1695-7
PubMed 12821994
[Women and epilepsy]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 123 (12), 1691-4
PubMed 12821993
Publications 2002
Incidence and predictors for post-stroke epilepsy. A prospective controlled trial. The Akershus stroke study
Eur J Neurol, 9 (4), 365-8
PubMed 12099919
Psychiatric comorbidity and hostility in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures compared with somatoform disorders and healthy controls
Epilepsia, 43 (2), 193-8
PubMed 11903468
Effects of chronic valproate treatment on reproductive endocrine hormones in female and male Wistar rats
Reprod. Toxicol., 16 (6), 767-773
Effects of chronic valproate treatment on reproductive endocrine hormones in female and male Wistar rats
Reprod Toxicol, 16 (6), 767-73
PubMed 12401504
Publications 2001
Up-regulation of hippocampal glutamate transport during chronic treatment with sodium valproate
J Neurochem, 77 (5), 1285-92
PubMed 11389179
Chronic lamotrigine treatment increases rat hippocampal GABA shunt activity and elevates cerebral taurine levels
Epilepsy Res, 43 (2), 153-63
PubMed 11164704
Altered ovarian function and cardiovascular risk factors in valproate-treated women
Am J Med, 111 (4), 290-6
PubMed 11566460
Valproate, but not lamotrigine, induces ovarian morphological changes in Wistar rats
Exp Toxicol Pathol, 52 (6), 545-52
PubMed 11256757
Morphological changes in the testis after long-term valproate treatment in male Wistar rats
Seizure, 10 (8), 559-65
PubMed 11792156
Publications 2000
Isolated retrograde amnesia: Evidence for preservation of implicit memory. An event-related potential investigation
Neurocase, 6 (5), 423-433
Failure to confirm neurotoxic impairment using cerebral magnetic resonance imaging on solvent-exposed workers
Scand J Work Environ Health, 26 (4), 346-52
PubMed 10994801
Publications 1999
Predictors for recurrence of epileptic seizures in a general epilepsy population
Seizure, 8 (8), 476-9
PubMed 10627410
Long-term valproate treatment induces changes in ovarian morphology and serum sex steroid hormone levels in female Wistar rats
Seizure, 8 (8), 490-3
PubMed 10627413
Cerebral artery blood velocity in normal subjects during acute decreases in barometric pressure
Aviat Space Environ Med, 70 (7), 692-7
PubMed 10417006
Publications 1998
Topiramate and fulminant liver failure
Lancet, 352 (9134), 1119
PubMed 9798593
Focal retrograde amnesia associated with vascular headache
Neuropsychologia, 36 (12), 1335-41
PubMed 9863687
Differential effects of valproate on tissue morphology in female Wistar rats
3RD EUROPEAN CONGRESS OF EPILEPTOLOGY, 49-53
Cyclosporin A and brain excitability studied in vitro
Epilepsia, 39 (7), 687-91
PubMed 9670895
Effects of antiepileptic drugs on the activation of glutamate receptors
Prog Brain Res, 116, 385-93
PubMed 9932390
Publications 1997
[Neuropsychiatric symptoms and findings in systemic lupus erythematosus ]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 117 (14), 2043-5
PubMed 9235685
Publications 1995
[Epilepsy]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 115 (12), 1502-7
PubMed 7770855
Publications 1994
Neuropsychological findings in a non-clinical sample of workers exposed to solvents
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 57 (5), 614-6
PubMed 8201335
Acute effects of 17 beta-estradiol on brain excitability studied in vitro and in vivo
Epilepsy Res, 18 (2), 107-17
PubMed 7957033
Publications 1993
[Driver's licence and seizures]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 113 (18), 2273-5
PubMed 8362397
[Driver's licenses and medicine. A review of legal requirements and practice]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 113 (18), 2277-80
PubMed 8362398
Comparison of 5 alpha-pregnan-3 alpha-ol-20-one and phenobarbital on cortical synaptic activation and inhibition studied in vitro
Epilepsia, 34 (2), 228-35
PubMed 8453930
The progesterone metabolite 5 alpha-pregnan-3 alpha-ol-20-one reduces K(+)-induced GABA and glutamate release from identified nerve terminals in rat hippocampus: a semiquantitative immunocytochemical study
Brain Res, 623 (2), 329-33
PubMed 8106124
Publications 1992
[Botulinum toxin treatment of spastic torticollis]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 112 (20), 2660-2
PubMed 1412292
[Infusion cisternography]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 112 (8), 1041-2
PubMed 1553730
Regional cerebral blood flow after long-term exposure to carbon disulfide
Acta Neurol Scand, 85 (4), 266-71
PubMed 1585798
Publications 1991
[Treatment of focal dystonia with botulinum toxin]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 111 (21), 2637-9
PubMed 1948848
Cognitive function and time-of-day variation in serum carbamazepine concentration in epileptic patients treated with monotherapy
Epilepsia, 32 (1), 116-21
PubMed 1985819
Temporal distribution of seizures in epilepsy
Epilepsy Res, 8 (2), 153-65
PubMed 2065644
Publications 1990
A new injectable carbamazepine solution--antiepileptic effects and pharmaceutical properties
Epilepsy Res, 7 (1), 59-64
PubMed 2292247
Triiodothyronine and brain excitability
Epilepsia, 31 (6), 713-7
PubMed 2245801
Publications 1988
Visual evoked responses in hereditary motor and sensory neuropathies
Acta Neurol Scand, 77 (3), 215-9
PubMed 3163873
Short-term exposure to bilirubin reduces synaptic activation in rat transverse hippocampal slices
Pediatr Res, 23 (5), 453-6
PubMed 3387166
Myasthenia gravis treated with ciclosporin
Acta Neurol Scand, 77 (4), 307-13
PubMed 3389081
Immunopharmacological treatment in myasthenia gravis
Transplant Proc, 20 (3 Suppl 4), 201-10
PubMed 3289206
Neurological examination, computerized tomography, cerebral blood flow and neuropsychological examination in workers with long-term exposure to carbon disulfide
Toxicology, 49 (2-3), 277-82
PubMed 3376132
Publications 1987
Effects of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) on thyroid function parameters
Psychoneuroendocrinology, 12 (5), 349-54
PubMed 3432498
[Solvent-induced encephalopathy. Occurrence, symptoms and diagnosis]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 107 (19-21), 1635-7, 1648
PubMed 3629565
Publications 1986
Obstetric complications as the first sign of myotonic dystrophy
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand, 65 (6), 667-8
PubMed 3799165
Herpes zoster ophthalmicus with cerebral angiitis and reduced cerebral blood flow
Acta Neurol Scand, 74 (6), 460-6
PubMed 3493617
[Congenital myasthenia]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 106 (8), 666-9
PubMed 3010496
[Migraine and neurological disorders]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 106 (15), 1298-300
PubMed 3726844
No monthly variations in serum levels of thyroid hormones in human males
Horm Metab Res, 18 (7), 500-1
PubMed 3744295
Association between regularly occurring complex partial seizures and thyroid function parameters
Epilepsia, 27 (4), 419-22
PubMed 3720700
Publications 1985
[Biological rhythms. Some basic and clinical aspects]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 105 (13), 872-5
PubMed 4012690
Publications 1984
PATTERN REVERSAL VISUAL EVOKED-RESPONSES IN HEREDITARY MOTOR AND SENSORY NEUROPATHIES (HMSN)
Acta Neurol. Scand., 69 98, 186-187
[Rhythmic occurrence of complex partial epileptic seizures]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 104 (6), 425-7
PubMed 6710458
Publications 1981
Synaptic triggering of epileptiform discharges in Ca2 pyramidal cells in vitro
Acta Physiol Scand, 113 (2), 245-52
PubMed 7315453
Monosynaptic transmission during epileptiform activity induced by penicillin in hippocampal slices in vitro
Acta Physiol Scand, 113 (3), 355-62
PubMed 6285676
Publications 1980
Two different responses of hippocampal pyramidal cells to application of gamma-amino butyric acid
J Physiol, 305, 279-96
PubMed 7441554
Reduced inhibition during epileptiform activity in the in vitro hippocampal slice
J Physiol, 305, 297-313
PubMed 7441555
Publications 1979
Penicillin blocks hippocampal IPSPs, unmasking prolonged EPSPs
Brain Res, 168 (1), 205-9
PubMed 455081
Publications 1977
[Neurological complications of diabetes mellitus]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 97 (31), 1631-3
PubMed 594957
Publications 1972
Effect of cooling on synaptic transmission through the cuneate nucleus
Acta Physiol Scand, 84 (4), 433-47
PubMed 4337602
Effects of cooling on inhibitory processes in the cuneate nucleus
Acta Physiol Scand, 84 (4), 448-61
PubMed 4337603




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