Search for dissertations about: "Mattias Ekstedt"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words Mattias Ekstedt.

2. 1. Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease : A clinical and histopathological study

   Author : Mattias Ekstedt; Stergios Kechagias; Stefan Lindgren; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Gastroenterology; Gastroenterologi;

   Abstract : Fatty liver has previously often been associated with excessive alcohol consumption. During the last two decades, the interest in fatty liver occurring in non-drinkers i.e. non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has increased dramatically. READ MORE

4. 2. Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease : Insights into Alcohol Consumption, Genetics, and Proteomics

   Author : Julia Blomdahl; Stergios Kechagias; Mattias Ekstedt; Maja Thiele; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Abstract : NAFLD (Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease) affects approximately a quarter of the global population and is closely linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity. The disease spectrum ranges from steatosis and steatohepatitis to fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular cancer. READ MORE

5. 3. Adverse Muscle Composition : Revisiting Sarcopenia in General Population and Liver Disease using Magnetic Resonance Imaging

   Author : Jennifer Linge; Mattias Ekstedt; Patrik Nasr; Martin Henriksson; Tommy Cederholm; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Sarcopenia - from the Greek words 'sarx' (flesh) and 'penia' (loss) - was, when coined in 1989, a term denoting the decline in muscle mass and strength that occurs with aging. Such definition implies everyone suffers from sarcopenia to varying degrees, which naturally makes studying sarcopenia challenging. READ MORE

6. 4. Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease : Aspects on Diagnosis and Long-term Prognosis

   Author : Patrik Nasr; Stergios Kechagias; Mattias Ekstedt; Peter Lundberg; Einar Stefán Björnsson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease affecting approximately 25% of the global population and is commonly recognized as the hepatic manifestation of the metabolic syndrome. The histological spectrum of NAFLD ranges from isolated steatosis to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), with risk of developing fibrosis and subsequent cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. READ MORE

7. 5. Navigating in a landscape of practices : Healthcare students’ interprofessional collaboration and learning

   Author : Tove Törnqvist; Pia Tingström; Madeleine Abrandt Dahlgren; Mattias Ekstedt; Annika Lindh Falk; Susanne Lindqvist; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Interprofessional education; Interprofessional learning; Observational studies; Focused ethnography; Video; Practice theory; Interprofessionell utbildning; Interprofessionellt lärande; Observationsstudier; Fokuserad etnografi; Video; Praktikteori;

   Abstract : Scientific advances, along with better conditions for attaining healthy lifestyles, have had the result that more people live longer. On the flipside of this success, people are also living longer with diseases and are thus in need of more health care than before. This takes up available resources and the health care system must adapt accordingly. READ MORE