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E-post: mirjus@ous-hf.no
Nevrologisk avdeling
Oslo universitetssykehus, Rikshospitalet
Mirza Jusufovic er ph.d., spesialist i nevrologi og forsker.
Articles by Mirza Jusufovic
Spinal artery infarction
- Ina Lovise Jacob,
- Geir André Ringstad,
- Brian Anthony Enriquez,
- Mirza Jusufovic
13.03.2023:
Spinal cord infarctions are rare, and the symptoms vary depending on location and size. One patient presented with severe neck pain and paresis of the left arm. Compression of a cervical nerve root was initially suspected, but the progression of symptoms and MRI findings gradually suggested a...
A man in his fifties with increasing motor fluctuations, sleep impairment and altered mental status
- Ingrid Nysveen,
- Mirza Jusufovic,
- Svein Martin Luth,
- Vidar Gundersen,
- Inger Marie Skogseid
08.10.2020:
A man in his fifties with advanced Parkinson's disease showed a sudden and marked exacerbation of motor symptoms, and altered mental status. Therapeutic intervention produced only transient improvement. The cause was a rare and serious condition related to both the underlying disease and its...
Cerebral venous thrombectomy
- Mirza Jusufovic,
- Øivind Gjertsen,
- Fakhira Khalid,
- Bjørn Tennøe,
- Mona Skjelland
20.10.2015:
A man in his 50s was stopped by the police because he had driven his car on the wrong side of the road. He was admitted on suspicion of stroke. He was confused on examination. Cerebral CT and CT-angiography showed open arteries on initial investigation and his condition was considered consistent...
Mechanical embolectomy in cerebral infarction
- Mirza Jusufovic,
- Terje Nome,
- Mona Skjelland,
- Eva Astrid Jacobsen
28.10.2014:
Patient 1. A man in his 70s was admitted with acute right-sided paralysis. The neurological outcome was scored on the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) to 21 points (severe cerebral infarction), and intravenous thrombolytic therapy was administered. The image to the left shows...
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...
Ischaemic stroke with patent foramen ovale
- Mirza Jusufovic,
- Lars Thomassen,
- Mona Skjelland
28.01.2014:
Antithrombotic treatment and/or transcatheter closure may prevent recurrent cerebrovascular episodes in patients with patent (open) foramen ovale and transitory ischaemic attacks (TIA)/ embolic stroke. The Norwegian guidelines for transcatheter closure are based on systematic reviews (1), and the...
Catheter retained in the brain
- Mirza Jusufovic,
- Søren Jacob Bakke,
- Christian Georg Lund
10.12.2013:
A woman in her fifties presented with acute onset of paraesthesia in her right arm and leg. Neurological examination revealed a patchy reduction of sensibility on the right side of her body. Brain MRI showed an acute ischaemic lesion in the left pons near the ascending spinothalamic tract...
Subdural empyema
- Mirza Jusufovic,
- Paulina Due-Tønnessen,
- Radek Fric,
- Vidar Stenset
20.08.2013:
A man in his sixties was admitted to a local hospital after he was found confused and with impaired consciousness. According to informants, he had by then suffered headache for two days. On examination, he had high fever (40.5 °C), neck stiffness and a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 12. The...