• Diagnostic accuracy of the 5.07 monofilament test for diabetes polyneuropathy: influence of age, sex, neuropathic pain and neuropathy severity 

      Dunker, Øystein; Uglem, Martin; Kvaløy, Marie Bu; Løseth, Sissel; Hjelland, Ina Elen; Allen, Sara Maria; Vigeland, Maria Dehli; Kleggetveit, Inge Petter; Sand, Trond Halfdan; Nilsen, Kristian Bernhard (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-11-20)
      Introduction There is a need for simple and cheap diagnostic tools for diabetic polyneuropathy (DPN). We aimed to assess the diagnostic accuracy of the 5.07/10 g monofilament test in patients referred to polyneuropathy assessments, as well as to examine how disease severity, age, sex and neuropathic pain (NP) impact diagnostic accuracy.<p> <p>Research design and methods Five Norwegian university ...
    • Late onset sensory-motor axonal neuropathy, a novel SLC12A6 related phenotype 

      Løseth, Sissel; Høyer, Helle; Delpire, Eric; Kinge, Einar; Lande, Asgeir; Hilmarsen, Hilde Tveitan; Fagerheim, Toril; Nilssen, Øivind; Braathen, Geir Julius; Le, Kim-Mai (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-12-21)
      We describe five families from different regions in Norway with a late onset autosomal dominant hereditary polyneuropathy sharing a heterozygous variant in the SLC12A6 gene. Mutations in the same gene have previously been described in infants with autosomal recessive hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy with corpus callosum agenesis and mental retardation (Andermann syndrome), and in a few ...
    • Pain in adult myotonic dystrophy type 1: relation to function and gender 

      Solbakken, Gro; Løseth, Sissel; Froholdt, Anne; Eikeland, Torunn D.; Nærland, Terje; Frich, Jan C.; Dietrichs, Espen; Ørstavik, Kristin (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-03-04)
      <i>Background</i> - Pain is prevalent in myotonic dystrophy 1 (DM1). This study investigated whether CTG repeat size, disease duration, BMI and motor and psychological function were related to pain in adult patients with DM1, and if there were gender differences regarding intensity and location of pain.<br><br> <i>Method</i> - Cross-sectional design. Pain was investigated in 50 genetically confirmed ...