Ansgar Torvik
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Ansgar Torvik was a Norwegian physician. He was born in Lesja and finished his secondary education in 1945. He took the dr.med. degree ar the University of Oslo in 1958. He also studied in Sweden, and was a research fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He was assistant chief physician at Ullevål Hospital, docent and professor of neuropathology at the University of Oslo. He was a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.
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- Afferent connections to the sensory trigeminal nuclei, the nucleus of the solitary tract and adjacent structures. An experimental study in the rat (1956) (744)
- TREATMENT OF PARKINSONISM BY STEREOTACTIC THERMOLESIONS IN THE PALLIDAL REGION. A clinical evaluation of 81 cases. (1960) (430)
- Combined modality therapy of operated astrocytomas grade III and IV. Confirmation of the value of postoperative irradiation and lack of potentiation of bleomycin on survival time: A prospective multicenter trial of the scandinavian glioblastoma study group (1981) (414)
- Brain lesions in alcoholics A neuropathological study with clinical correlations (1982) (381)
- The origin of reticulospinal fibers in the cat. An experimental study (1957) (239)
- The pathogenesis of watershed infarcts in the brain. (1984) (237)
- Ischaemic cerebrovascular diseases in an autopsy series. 2. Prevalence, location, pathogenesis, and clinical course of cerebral infarcts. (1969) (208)
- Ischaemic cerebrovascular diseases in an autopsy series (1966) (158)
- Corticofugal fibers to sensory trigeminal nuclei and nucleus of solitary tract . An experimental study in the cat (1956) (154)
- The prevalence of alcoholic cerebellar atrophy A morphometric and histological study of an autopsy material (1986) (149)
- CENTRAL CHROMATOLYSIS AND THE AXON REACTION: A REAPPRAISAL (1976) (112)
- Content of Brain Aluminum Is Not Elevated in Alzheimer Disease (1996) (103)
- Atrophy of the cerebellar vermis in ageing A morphometric and histologic study (1986) (97)
- PHAGOCYTOSIS OF NERVE CELLS DURING BETROGRADE DEGENERATION: An Electron Microscopic Study (1972) (95)
- Thrombotic and embolic occlusions of the carotid arteries in an autopsy series (1966) (93)
- Neuropathological diagnoses in elderly patients in Oslo: Alzheimer's disease, Lewy body disease, vascular lesions. (1995) (90)
- The ascending fibers from the main trigeminal sensory nucleus; an experimental study in the cat. (1957) (83)
- Watershed infarcts in the brain caused by microemboli. (1982) (80)
- Cerebellar projection of paramedian reticular nucleus of medulla oblongata in cat. (1954) (79)
- TRANSNEUTRONAL CHANGES IN THE INFERIOR OLIVE AND PONTINE NUCLEI IN KITTENS (1956) (78)
- The perineuronal glial reaction after axotomy (1975) (78)
- The Relationship Between Cerebrospinal Fluid Creatine Kinase and Morphologic Changes in the Brain After Transient Cardiac Arrest (1980) (75)
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage and cerebrovascular spasm. Morphological study of intracranial arteries based on animal experiments and human autopsies. (1981) (72)
- Trimethyltin poisoning: report of a case with postmortem examination. (1992) (70)
- THROMBOTIC AND EMBOLIC OCCLUSIONS OF THE CAROTID ARTERIES IN AN AUTOPSY MATERIAL. I. PREVALENCE, LOCATION AND ASSOCIATED DISEASES. (1964) (69)
- Angiographic Diagnosis of Teleangiectases with Cavernous Angioma of the Posterior Fossa (1976) (64)
- Neurotoxicity of Water-Soluble Contrast Media (1995) (64)
- Wernicke's encephalopathy--prevalence and clinical spectrum. (1991) (62)
- THE CEREBELLAR PROJECTION OF THE PERI‐HYPOGLOSSAL NUCLEI (NUCLEUS INTERCALATUS, NUCLEUS PRAEPOSITUS HYPOGLOSSI AND NUCLEUS OF ROLLER) IN THE CAT (1954) (62)
- Infantile Refsum's disease: A generalized peroxisomal disorder Case report with postmortem examination (1988) (60)
- [The carbohydrate deficient glycoprotein syndrome]. (1991) (54)
- Postmortem Findings in Two Patients with the Carbohydrate‐deficient Glycoprotein Syndrome (1991) (52)
- Two types of brain lesions in Wernicke's encephalopathy. (1985) (52)
- Necrotizing vasculitis without visceral involvement. Postmortem examination of three cases with affection of skeletal muscles and peripheral nerves. (2009) (52)
- Brain lesions in alcoholics: neuropathological observations. (2009) (51)
- Atherosclerotic carotid disease in asymptomatic individuals (1988) (50)
- Pathogenesis of carotid thrombosis. (1989) (48)
- How Often Are Brain Infarcts Caused by Hypotensive Episodes? (1976) (46)
- Gallstones in an autopsy series. Incidence, complications, and correlations with carcinoma of the gallbladder. (1960) (45)
- Changing incidence of HIV‐induced brain lesions in Oslo, 1983–1994: effects of zidovudine treatment (1995) (44)
- Ischaemic cerebrovascular diseases in an autopsy series. I. Prevalence, location and predisposing factors in verified thrombo-embolic occlusions, and their significance in the pathogenesis of cerebral infarction. (1966) (44)
- The spinal projection from the nucleus of the solitary tract; an experimental study in the cat. (1957) (41)
- Effect of apolipoprotein E genotype on Alzheimer's disease neuropathology in a cohort of elderly Norwegians (1995) (41)
- Topographic distribution and severity of brain lesions in Wernicke's encephalopathy. (1987) (41)
- NERVE CELL REGENERATION AFTER AXON LESIONS IN NEWBORN RABBITS LIGHT AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC STUDY (1972) (41)
- Clivus epidural hematoma: a case report. (1986) (37)
- Electron microscopic observations on nerve cell regeneration and degeneration after axon lesions (2004) (36)
- Model for skeletal muscle ischemia in rat hindlimb: evaluation of reperfusion and necrosis. (1991) (35)
- Macroglobulinaemia Waldenstrom. A case with haemolytic syndrome and involvement of the nervous system. (2009) (33)
- The spinal cord central canal in kaolin-induced hydrocephalus. (1977) (33)
- Auditory evoked brainstem responses (ABR) in coma due to severe head trauma. (1983) (32)
- Atherosclerotic carotid disease in asymptomatic individuals: An histological study of 53 cases. (1988) (31)
- Is there a transitional zone between brain infarcts and the surrounding brain? A histological study (1986) (29)
- Congenital neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis. A case report. (2009) (28)
- Electron microscopic observations on nerve cell regeneration and degeneration after axon lesions (2004) (25)
- The relationship between microglia and brain macrophages. Experimental investigations. (1975) (24)
- Macrocephaly, epilepsy, autism, dysmorphic features, and mental retardation in two sisters: a new autosomal recessive syndrome? (1997) (23)
- Neuronal uptake of plasma proteins after transient cerebral ischemia/hypoxia (1993) (23)
- Transitory block of the arachnoid granulations following subarachnoid haemorrhage (1978) (23)
- Air-filled ultrasound contrast agents do not damage the cerebral microvasculature or brain tissue in rats. (1998) (21)
- SENSORY, MOTOR, AND REFLEX CHANGES IN TWO CASES OF INTRACTABLE PAIN AFTER STEREOTACTIC MESENCEPHALIC TRACTOTOMY (1959) (21)
- DISTRIBUTION OF THE BRAIN STEM LESIONS IN POSTENCEPHALITIC PARKINSONISM (1966) (21)
- Congenital neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (1987) (21)
- Protective effect of low-grade hypothermia in experimental skeletal muscle ischemia. (1992) (21)
- Changes in frequency of cerebrovascular diseases in Oslo, Norway, 1958-1977. An autopsy study. (1981) (20)
- Myopathy with tremor and dementia: a metabolic disorder? Case report with postmortem study. (1974) (19)
- The effect of actinomycin D upon normal neurons and retrograde nerve cell reaction (1974) (18)
- Histological Studies on Postischemic Rat Skeletal Muscles (1993) (18)
- The pathology of experimental obstructive hydrocephalus (2004) (18)
- Distinction between artefactually shrunken and truly degenerated ‘dark’ neurons by in situ fixation with microwave irradiation (1993) (17)
- AUTORADIOGRAPHIC STUDIES ON LIPID SYNTHESIS IN THE MOUSE BRAIN DURING POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT * (1965) (17)
- Validation of Norwegian death certificates on dementia in residents of nursing homes. (1998) (17)
- Acute compartment syndrome: for how long can muscle tolerate increased tissue pressure? (1992) (17)
- Uptake of plasma proteins into damaged neurons (1991) (16)
- On the pathology of experimental hydrocephalus (1975) (16)
- Toxicity of metrizamide and meglumine iocarmate in the spinal subarachnoid space. An experimental study in rats with special reference to long-term effects. (1975) (15)
- PROGRESSIVE DEMENTIA CAUSED BY AN UNUSUAL TYPE OF GENERALIZED SMALL VESSEL THROMBOSIS (1971) (15)
- The pathology of experimental obstructive hydrocephalus (1976) (15)
- The effect of trichlorfon and methylazoxymethanol on the development of guinea pig cerebellum. (2007) (14)
- Pentoxifylline reduces skeletal muscle necrosis after acute hindlimb ischemia in rats. (1994) (14)
- A case of chronic demyelinating polyneuropathy resembling the Guillain-Barré syndrome (1977) (14)
- Necrosis of granule cells of hippocampus in adrenocortical failure (2004) (13)
- Histological studies on the effect of actinomycin D on retrograde nerve cell reaction in the facial nucleus of mice (1967) (12)
- ASPECTS OF THE PATHOLOGY OF PRESENILE DEMENTIA (1970) (12)
- Toxicity of Metrizamide and Meglumine Iocarmate after Suboccipital Injection in Rats (1973) (12)
- Effect of actinomycin D on retrograde nerve cell reaction (1969) (12)
- Encephalomyelitis with polyneuropathy (1980) (12)
- Perfusion in the anterior tibial muscle measured by laser Doppler flowmetry after graded periods of hindlimb ischemia in rats. (1993) (12)
- Combined modality treatment of operated astrocytomas grade 3–4. A prospective and randomized study of misonidazole and radiotherapy with two different radiation schedules and subsequent CCNU chemotherapy (1984) (11)
- Local hypothermia during ischemia or reperfusion in skeletal muscles (1993) (11)
- Early entry of plasma proteins into damaged neurons in brain infarcts (1994) (11)
- Affection of the hippocampal granule cells in pontosubicular neuron necrosis (2004) (10)
- Origin of macrophages in traumatic lesions and Wallerian degeneration in peripheral nerves (2004) (9)
- Apolipoprotein E genotype and Alzheimer's disease in an elderly Norwegian cohort. (1996) (9)
- Neuronal uptake of plasma proteins in brain contusions (1992) (8)
- Histological studies on postischemic rat skeletal muscles. With emphasis on the time of leukocyte invasion. (1993) (8)
- Plasma proteins in normal neurons (1992) (7)
- [The origin of secondary vestibulo-cerebellar fibers in cats; an experimental anatomical study]. (1957) (7)
- The effects of ageing, cachexia and neoplasms on striated muscle (1982) (7)
- Does granulocyte depletion protect against ischaemic muscle necrosis? (1994) (6)
- The origin of reactive cells in retrograde and wallerian degeneration (1976) (6)
- Slow replenishment of carnitine deficiency after cessation of long-term treatment with pivaloyl-containing antibiotics (1993) (5)
- Lack of labelling of microglial cells following microinjection of [3H] β-alanine: An electron microscopic autoradiographic study (1978) (5)
- Neuronal uptake of plasma proteins in cryogenic brain lesions (1992) (3)
- Plasma proteins in normal neurons. Immunohistochemical studies on autopsy material and experimental animals. (1992) (3)
- Progressive degeneration of the cerebral cortex in infancy (1973) (2)
- [Brain changes in alcoholics]. (1982) (0)
- [Thrombo-embolic processes in the brain]. (1965) (0)
- Subject Index Vol. 23, 1991 (1991) (0)
- [Slow replenishment of carnitine level after long-term treatment with pivampicillin/pivmecillinam]. (1994) (0)
- Contents, Vol. 23, 1991 (1991) (0)
- Subject Index Vol. 25, 1993 (1993) (0)
- Level of Consciousness Grade Description 0 Awake I Drowsy but responding to verbal commands II Responding to mild painful stimulation III Minimum response to maximal painful stimulation IV No response to maximal painful stimulation (2005) (0)
- A tribute to Kristian Kristiansen (2005) (0)
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