Karl Otto Nakken

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Karl Otto Nakken er dr.med., spesialist i nevrologi og pensjonert overlege. Han var i mange år medisinsk ansvarlig ved Spesialsykehuset for epilepsi i Sandvika.

Articles by Karl Otto Nakken

The troll elk and epilepsy

Trygve Holmøy,
Karl Otto Nakken

03.11.2025: In older works of fiction, epilepsy is often portrayed through the lens of mysticism, superstition and prejudice. Few Norwegian novels illustrate this better than Trollelgen (the troll elk) (1921) by Mikkjel Fønhus. Trollelgen (published in English in 1922 with the title The Trail of the Elk) is the...