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Anne Brækhus er spesialist i nevrologi og overlege på Hukommelsesklinikken, Geriatrisk avdeling og på Nevrologisk avdeling ved Oslo universitetssykehus og forsker ved Nasjonalt senter for aldring og helse, Sykehuset i Vestfold, Tønsberg.
Articles by Anne Brækhus
Primary progressive aphasia
- Peter Bekkhus-Wetterberg,
- Anne Brækhus,
- Ebba Gløersen Müller,
- Monica Irene Norvik,
- Ingvild Elisabeth Winsnes,
- Torgeir Bruun Wyller
23.11.2022:
Neurodegenerative dementia may, in rare cases, initially manifest as isolated language impairments in the absence of other cognitive symptoms. These impairments are often somewhat imprecisely referred to as difficulties with 'word finding'. There are several variants of this form of dementia, each...
Say yes to medical certificates for older drivers
- Anne Brækhus
01.04.2022:
The requirement for a medical certificate for drivers over the age of 80 will be abolished if the government acts on a decision by the Storting. Whether the requirement for a medical certificate for drivers over the age of 80 should be retained or scrapped has been the subject of considerable, often...
Diagnosis of dementia – automatic quantification of brain structures
- Knut Engedal,
- Anne Brækhus,
- Ole A. Andreassen,
- Per Hj. Nakstad
21.08.2012:
Dementia has a variety of causes. Alzheimer’s type is the most common (1). Many patients with signs of dementia are not evaluated (2); on the other hand, patients are referred to memory clinics for evaluation at an earlier stage in the development of the disease today than ten years ago (3). They...
Biomarkers of dementia
- Anne Brækhus
15.11.2011:
Advances are constantly being made in research on biomarkers, but dementia ought still to be a clinical diagnosis Today about 70 000 people in Norway live with dementia, but this number is expected to double in the course of a few years. As a result, nursing home expenses for care of dementia...
The Memory Clinic – outpatient assessment when dementia is suspected
- Anne Brækhus,
- Ingun Ulstein,
- Torgeir Bruun Wyller,
- Knut Engedal
15.11.2011:
The patients who are assessed at Oslo University Hospital’s Memory Clinic are young – half of them are under 65 years of age. Most are suffering from mild cognitive impairment or dementia at a very early phase while others come to get a second opinion. The assessment takes 2 – 3 hours and is...