Search for dissertations about: "permanent medical impairment"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 swedish dissertations containing the words permanent medical impairment.

2. 1. Acute sports injuries in Sweden and their possible prevention : an epidemiological study using insurance data

   Author : Malin Åman; Karin Larsén; Magnus Forssblad; Jerker Sandelin; Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; permanent medical impairment; severe injuries; knee injury; dental; eye injury; football; handball; ice hockey; floorball; basketball; motorcycle; automobile sports; incidence of acute injury; invaliditet; allvarliga skador; idrottsskada; försäkringsdata; knäskada; prevention; fotboll; innebandy; handboll; ishockey; basket; motorcykel; bilsport; tandskada; ögonskada; Medicin Teknik; Medicine Technology;

   Abstract : Physical activity is an essential component of a healthy life, e.g. to prevent obesity, cardiovascular disease and premature death, of which sports can be an important part. Unfortunately, sports activities increase the risk of both overuse and acute injuries. READ MORE

4. 2. Prediction of Alzheimer’s disease in subjects with Mild Cognitive Impairment using biomarkers

   Author : Peder Buchhave; Klinisk minnesforskning; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Alzheimer’s disease; Mild Cognitive Impairment; Biomarkers; Prediction; Cerebrospinal fluid; Amyloid.;

   Abstract : Background: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia. In order to have effect of future disease-modifying therapies for AD, the disease must be identified early, before the patients have developed dementia. Many patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) have prodromal AD, but other causes for the syndrome are common. READ MORE

5. 3. Sickness absence, disability pension, and permanent medical impairment after a car crash

   Author : Rasmus Elrud; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background: Road traffic injuries constitute a major public health problem worldwide. Permanent medical impairment (PMI) is used as a measure of seriousness of injuries in Sweden. READ MORE

6. 4. Sickness absence, disability pension, and permanent medical impairment among car occupants injured in a crash

   Author : Rasmus Elrud; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background: Health loss in the road transport system is a major global public health problem, with approximately 1.35 million people killed annually, and it is also the fifth leading cause of overall burden of disease. Based on the Vision Zero, fatal or serious injuries within the road transport system are unacceptable. READ MORE

7. 5. Cognitive function, quality of life and functional brain networks : before and after glioma surgery

   Author : Mattias Stålnacke; Rickard L. Sjöberg; Tommy Bergenheim; Johan Eriksson; Kenneth Hugdahl; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Glioma; Neuropsychology; Neurosurgery; Quality of life; Supplementary Motor Area; Primary motor area. rsfMRI; fMRI; neurokirurgi; Neurosurgery; Oncology; onkologi;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to investigate how cognitive function and quality of life are affected by glioma surgery in the supplementary motor area (SMA) and the lower primary motor cortex (M1), as well as to explore possible changes in functional network connectivity after surgery in the SMA.Sixteen patients subject to resective neurosurgical procedures due to gliomas in either the SMA or the M1 were studied. READ MORE