Ellen Merete Hagen

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Ellen Merete Hagen (f. 1962) er spesialist i nevrologi og i samfunnsmedisin og har for tiden permisjon fra stillingen som assistentlege ved Seksjon for klinisk nevrofysiologi, Haukeland universitetssykehus. Hun har doktorgrad i epidemiologi ved traumatiske ryggmargsskader fra Universitetet i Bergen og er postdoktor ved Universitetet i Bergen.

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Email: ellen.merete.hagen@helse-bergen.no

Articles by Ellen Merete Hagen

Cardiovascular complications of spinal cord injury

Ellen Merete Hagen,
Tiina Rekand,
Marit Grønning,
Svein Faerestrand

15.05.2012: Traumatic spinal cord injury is defined as an acute injury of the spinal cord which results in a varying degree of paralysis and/or sensory disorder (1). Injury to the cauda equina is included in the definition, but other isolated injuries to nerve roots are excluded (2). Injuries to the autonomic...

Spasticity following spinal cord injury

Tiina Rekand,
Ellen Merete Hagen,
Marit Grønning

30.04.2012: Spasticity is a relatively common phenomenon in patients with a disease or injury of the central nervous system, and is a sign of damage to upper motor neurons. Up to 70 % of patients with spinal cord injuries develop spasticity that may cause considerable disability (1) – (4). How the spasticity...

Chronic pain following spinal cord injury

Tiina Rekand,
Ellen Merete Hagen,
Marit Grønning

30.04.2012: Pain is common in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). Up to 80 % of SCI patients are reported to suffer from chronic pain (1). The pain may be of nociceptive or neuropathic type or a combination of the two. Neuropathic pain is caused by damage to or dysfunction of the nervous system, while...

Traumatic spinal cord injuries – incidence, mechanisms and course

Ellen Merete Hagen,
Tiina Rekand,
Nils Erik Gilhus,
Marit Grønning

17.04.2012: By definition, a spinal cord injury is an acute traumatic injury to the spinal cord that leads to varying degrees of motor and/or sensory deficits and paralysis (1). Although injury of the cauda equina is included, the definition excludes isolated injuries to other nerve roots (2). The condition can...