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Oliver Henning er dr.med., dr.philos., spesialist i nevrologi og i psykiatri, overlege og seksjonsleder ved Klinisk nevrofysiologisk laboratorium, Spesialsykehuset for epilepsi.
Articles by Oliver Henning
A hundred years of EEG
- Karl O. Nakken,
- Rune Markhus,
- Oliver Henning
24.03.2025:
The year 2024 marked the centennial of the first registration of human cerebral activity by the German psychiatrist Hans Berger. He called the method 'electroencephalography', abbreviated as EEG. Today, EEG plays a key role in the assessment of epilepsy, including assessment for epilepsy surgery...
Strange episodes during sleep – epilepsy or parasomnia?
- Oliver Henning,
- Rune Markhus,
- Eva Elisabeth Jansen Dornish,
- Konstantin Hrisimirov Kostov,
- Fridny Heimisdottir,
- Karl O. Nakken
18.03.2024:
In some forms of epilepsy, the seizures occur almost exclusively during sleep. This is particularly the case with hypermotor frontal lobe seizures. Clinically it can be difficult to distinguish such seizures from parasomnias and psychogenic non-epileptic seizures. This clinical review article aims...
Temporal lobe epilepsy
- Oliver Henning,
- Kjell Heuser,
- Vilde Stangeby Larsen,
- Eli Berit Kyte,
- Hrisimir Kostov,
- Pål Bache Marthinsen,
- Arild Egge,
- Kristin Å. Alfstad,
- Karl O. Nakken
30.01.2023:
The temporal lobes are the part of the brain most likely to give rise to epileptic seizures. Seizures originating in the temporal lobes vary greatly in character; some may be so unusual that they are not even recognised as epileptic. For patients who have been diagnosed with hippocampal sclerosis...
COVID-19 and epilepsy
- Kjell Heuser,
- Toni Christoph Berger,
- Oliver Henning,
- Sigrid Svalheim,
- Jørn Mandla Sibeko,
- Karl O. Nakken,
- Erik Taubøll
28.06.2021:
Can COVID-19 cause epilepsy, or increase the tendency to seizures in those with epilepsy? Is it safe for persons with epilepsy to be vaccinated against COVID-19? The Epilepsy Association's advisory service has noted a marked increase in enquiries since the outbreak of the pandemic. Patients and...
The start of epilepsy care in Norway
- Oliver Henning,
- Karl O. Nakken
22.01.2021:
In 1912, an epilepsy colony was established in Bærum, inspired by similar colonies in other countries. Its first years were marked by financial constraints and limited treatment options. In the basement of the National Centre for Epilepsy in Bærum we recently came across a number of historical...
Epilepsy and anxiety
- Mia Tuft,
- Oliver Henning,
- Karl O. Nakken
30.10.2018:
Up to one-quarter of people with epilepsy have mental health disorders in addition to seizures. Depression has received the most attention although anxiety disorders occur just as frequently, if not more so. Even though psychiatric symptoms can reduce quality of life more than epileptic seizures...