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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 29 avhandlingar innehållade ordet hjorth.
1. Experiences of care and everyday life in a time of change for families in which a child has spinal muscular atrophy
Sammanfattning : This thesis focuses on children with severe spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and their families. Although the disease is severe, and the families are faced with challenges in everyday life related to the progressive muscle weakness that SMA causes, knowledge of their experiences of the situation is limited. LÄS MER
2. Inflammation as a therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease
Sammanfattning : Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder which is characterised by impairment of memory and learning. The impairment is caused by neuronal death which originates in the parts of the brain that execute memory functions: the entorhinal cortex and hippocampus. LÄS MER
3. A Study of Renal Function in Children with Cancer
Sammanfattning : Evaluation of long-term side effects of treatment is important due to the growing number of childhood cancer survivors. How kidney function is affected over time needs to be clarified. LÄS MER
4. Daily Experiences and Perceived Quality of Care for Patients with Liver Cirrhosis
Sammanfattning : Aim and methods: This thesis aimed to study patients’ experiences with illness in their day-to-day lives and their perceived quality of care before and after implementing a 24-month adjunctive registered nurse-based outpatient intervention in liver cirrhosis. Qualitative data was used to explore patient perspectives on day-to-day life and healthcare experiences related to liver cirrhosis. LÄS MER
5. Imaging serotonin and dopamine transporters in social anxiety disorder : Characterization, treatment and expectancy effects
Sammanfattning : The monoamines serotonin and dopamine are likely to be involved in the pathophysiology of social anxiety and other affective disorders, but their respective contributions and putative interactions in the causes and cures of these disorders are still not well understood. It is also largely unknown if and how expectations of treatment success affect brain neurochemistry and neural activations, and if expectations interact with antidepressants like selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). LÄS MER