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Articles by Espen Dietrichs
Vascular parkinsonism
- Hedda Holm,
- Vidar Gundersen,
- Espen Dietrichs
08.05.2023:
Parkinsonism can have many causes, among them cerebrovascular disease. Vascular parkinsonism can be caused by infarction or haemorrhage in the nigrostriatal pathway, resulting in hemiparkinsonism, or by widespread small vessel disease in the white matter, leading to the gradual development of...
Treatment of motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease
- Espen Dietrichs,
- Guido Alves,
- Espen Benjaminsen,
- Krisztina Kunszt Johansen,
- Ole-Bjørn Tysnes
05.05.2023:
In recent years, the development of new therapies and improvements in our understanding of older therapies have led to changes in the management of Parkinson's disease. However, current Norwegian and international therapy recommendations present a range of different options as being equally viable...
Use of advanced therapies for Parkinson’s disease in Norway
- Beriwan Ezat,
- Lasse Pihlstrøm,
- Jan Aasly,
- Ole-Bjørn Tysnes,
- Arild Egge,
- Espen Dietrichs
02.05.2017:
Parkinson’s disease is a chronic progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterised by motor impairments in the form of tremor, rigidity and akinesia/bradykinesia (1, 2). The incidence of Parkinson’s disease in Norway is 12.6 per 100 000 inhabitants per year, similar to that reported in other...
Deep Brain Stimulation in Essential Tremor
- Mirza Jusufovic,
- Ane Eidahl Konglund,
- Mona Kristiansen Beyer,
- Espen Dietrichs,
- Mona Skjelland
30.09.2014:
A man in his 70’s had ever since his youth developed essential tremor in his hands and forearms, and after many years also head tremor like a yes movement. The condition had progressed over time. In the course of the last few years, there had been worsening with increased tremor amplitude. He had...