Browsing Doctoral Theses / Doktorsavhandlingar Institutionen för neurovetenskap och fysiologi by Title
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Screening and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders
(2012-04-04)Objectives: Develop and examine a new screening and diagnostic framework for autism spectrum disorders (ASD), and study the prevalence of ASD in 2-year-old children in Gothenburg. Methods: Psychometric properties of the ... -
Screening of cognitive functions. Evaluation of methods and their applicability in neurological rehabilitation.
(2009-05-15)Screening of cognitive functions Evaluation of methods and their applicability in neurological rehabilitation Caisa Hofgren, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology/Rehabilitation Medicine, The Sahlgrenska Academy at the ... -
Se och hör mig. Personer med förvärvad dövblindhets erfarenheter av delaktighet, rehabilitering och medborgerligt liv
(2016-12-20)Introduction and objective: There are very few research studies about the experiences of living with deaf blindness. The objective of this dissertation is to capture the experiences of people with acquired deafblindness ... -
Secretory and anti-inflammatory actions of some gastro-intestinal hormones in salivary glands
(2009-09-17)Textbooks generally state that the secretory activity of salivary glands is solely regulated by nerves. This view is challenged in the present Thesis, using the parotid gland of the anaesthetized rat as experimental in ... -
Seizure and non-seizure outcomes after epilepsy surgery in selected patient groups
(2023-05-09)This thesis addresses some understudied aspects of epilepsy surgery with special emphasis on children and adolescents. The specific aims were to analyse educational and employment outcomes after epilepsy surgery in ... -
Self-reported activity and participation in persons with haemophilia living in Sweden
(2016-08-30)Background: Haemophilia is a hereditary disease caused by deficiency of clotting factor VIII or IX. Recurrent joint bleeding episodes can lead to haemophilia arthropathy, a condition affecting daily activities and participation ... -
Sensory and secretory responses to intestinal distension; implications for the pathophysiology of the irritable bowel syndrome
(2007-06-18)Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common gut disorder, characterized by abdominal pain and/or discomfort associated with disturbed bowel habits. The pathophysiology of IBS is complex and still largely unknown, although ... -
Serotonin in Fear and Anxiety
(2020-10-16)That the neurotransmitter serotonin (5-HT) has a central role in fear and anxiety is supported by numerous experimental and clinical studies. Arguably the most illustrative example is the effect of serotonergic-acting ... -
Sex differences in behavior and metabolism
(2023-11-16)Men and women exhibit distinct illness patterns and disparate responses to pharmacotherapies. However, there is a scarcity of preclinical studies that systematically compare the sexes. The overarching aim of this thesis ... -
Sex steroids and social behavior: from mouse to human
(2016-04-11)Social behavior is a classification of various behaviors such as sexual behavior, aggressive behavior, social memory and sociability. These behaviors are under the regulation of the brain, and the sex steroids influence ... -
Shedding light on cognitive control
(2020-05-18)This thesis aimed to investigate the ability to adjust cognitive processes and behavior, i.e., cognitive control, and its related functional activity in the cortex. The optical imaging technique functional near-infrared ... -
Short- and long-term neuronal plasticity in hippocampal CA1 region of rat
(2010-06-14)The brain is highly plastic, displaying both short- and long-term changes, resulting from developmental processes as well as learning and memory. Moreover, short-term plasticity such as paired pulse facilitation and ... -
Signal identification for visual electrophysiological recordings. A comparison of signal analysis techniques and their application to clinical electrophysiology of vision.
(2012-05-24)Aims: The aim of this thesis was to investigate the use of objective methods for the analysis of visual electrophysiological recordings. Specifically can signal identification algorithms identify electrophysiological signals ... -
Sleep, sense of coherence and suicidality in suicide attempters
(2009-01-26)A suicide attempt is a strong predictor of future suicide. The management of patients who self-harm presents a challenge for psychiatric services. It is therefore important to identify factors that may be related to ... -
Small diameter afferent stimulation and its effect on behavior in humans
(2013-09-11)Sensation and behavior are linked dimensions in human lives. Experiencing a gentle caress from a loved one is very different than getting our hand burnt on a hot stove. However both those stimuli are signaled in small ... -
Social phobia among the elderly
(2013-05-02)Background: Social phobia is common and often associated with impairment in daily activities and reduced quality of life. Comorbidity with depression and other anxiety disorders is not unusual in social phobia. Few studies ... -
Speech and language dysfunction in childhood epilepsy and epileptiform EEG activity
(2010-03-05)In severe childhood language disorder, concomitant dysfunction in other areas may be present. There are indications that epileptiform EEG activity and epilepsy may influence speech and language development, but this ... -
Speech production and literacy in students with intellectual disabilities and communication difficulties
(2024-02-07)Many individuals with intellectual disabilities have difficulties with spoken communication and literacy learning leading to vulnerability. It has been suggested that interventions to promote reading in this group not only ... -
Speech, Language and Communicative Ability in School-Aged Children with Cerebral Palsy and Speech Impairment
(2015-09-10)Abstract: The overall aim of this thesis was to explore and describe speech, language and communicative ability in school-aged children with cerebral palsy (CP) and speech impairment. The medical records of a population-based ... -
Spinal mobility, muscle strength and function in patients with idiopathic scoliosis. Different aspects on long term outcome
(2019-11-19)Introduction: The long-term physical function outcome in patients treated for idiopathic scoliosis (IS) during childhood and adolescence has not been fully explored. In addition, there is a lack of studies where different ...