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Articles by Ivar Otto Gjerde
Investigation of suspected chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalopathy
- Jone Furlund Owe,
- Halvor Næss,
- Ivar Otto Gjerde,
- Jørn Eilert Bødtker,
- Ole-Bjørn Tysnes
09.02.2016:
The reported prevalence of CFS/ME is 0.2 – 3 % (7) – (9). In the period from 2008 – 12, 5 809 persons in Norway received the ICD-10 diagnosis G93.3 (10). This figure will include patients with CFS/ME, but it is not known whether all these fulfil the established criteria for this condition. The...
A man in his 50s with high ferritin levels and increasing cognitive impairment
- Marte-Helene Bjørk,
- Ivar Otto Gjerde,
- Charalampos Tzoulis,
- Rune Johan Ulvik,
- Laurence Albert Bindoff
25.08.2015:
A healthy man in his late 30s was found to have elevated ferritin levels, which raised suspicion of haemochromatosis. He was treated for many years with phlebotomy, but in his 50s developed progressive neuropsychiatric symptoms. A blood test finally provided a diagnosis – more than 20 years after...
Spasms in legs – lesion in neck
- Ivar Otto Gjerde,
- Marte Helene Bjørk
17.06.2014:
A woman in her 80s was found on the floor of her home. She was hypothermic, confused and had neck pain. The ambulance team observed spasms in her right leg. The patient experienced transient respiratory arrest with concomitant loss of consciousness and was admitted to hospital. A basic neurological...