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Bertil Rydenhag is affiliated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with significant contributions in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health; Psychiatry and Mental Health; Genetics; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine; and Neurology.

Their work encompasses a range of topics including epilepsy research and treatment, pharmacological effects and toxicity studies, glioma diagnosis and treatment, head and neck surgical oncology, cancer survivorship and care, cancer-related cognitive impairment studies, and brain metastases and treatment.

Rydenhag has published extensively, with frequent contributions in the following venues:

  • Epilepsia
  • Neuro-Oncology
  • Journal of Neuro-Oncology
  • The Lancet Neurology
  • Frontiers in Surgery

Notable recent papers include:

  • Seizure outcome and use of antiepileptic drugs after epilepsy surgery according to histopathological diagnosis: a retrospective multicentre cohort study, 2020, The Lancet Neurology
  • Timing of referral to evaluate for epilepsy surgery: Expert Consensus Recommendations from the Surgical Therapies Commission of the International League Against Epilepsy, 2022, Epilepsia
  • How technology is driving the landscape of epilepsy surgery, 2020, Epilepsia
  • Establishing criteria for pediatric epilepsy surgery center levels of care: Report from the ILAE Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Task Force, 2020, Epilepsia
  • Health-related quality of life and emotional well-being in patients with glioblastoma and their relatives, 2020, Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Rydenhag has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Anja Smits
  • Asgeir Store Jakola
  • Pernilla Ståhl
  • Ingela Henoch
  • Anneli Ozanne

The scientist's scholarly output reflects extensive engagement with neurological disorders, particularly epilepsy, and oncological conditions of the brain. Their multidisciplinary research intersects clinical, surgical, and quality of life aspects associated with these health challenges.

Best Publications

  • Increased Sympathetic Nervous Activity in Patients With Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

    S. Naredi;G. Lambert;E. Edén;S. Zäll

  • Seizure outcome and use of antiepileptic drugs after epilepsy surgery according to histopathological diagnosis: a retrospective multicentre cohort study

    Herm J Lamberink;Willem M Otte;Ingmar Blümcke;Kees P J Braun

  • Complications of Epilepsy Surgery after 654 Procedures in Sweden, September 1990–1995: A Multicenter Study Based on the Swedish National Epilepsy Surgery Register

    Bertil Rydenhag;Hans C:son Silander

  • Complications and safety of vagus nerve stimulation: 25 years of experience at a single center

    David Révész;Bertil Rydenhag;Elinor Ben-Menachem;Elinor Ben-Menachem

  • Timing of referral to evaluate for epilepsy surgery: Expert Consensus Recommendations from the Surgical Therapies Commission of the International League Against Epilepsy

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  • Aspects on decompressive craniectomy in patients with traumatic head injuries.

    Thomas S. Skoglund;Catherine Eriksson-Ritzén;Christer Jensen;Bertil Rydenhag

  • International recommendation for a comprehensive neuropathologic workup of epilepsy surgery brain tissue: A consensus Task Force report from the ILAE Commission on Diagnostic Methods

    Ingmar Blümcke;Ingmar Blümcke;Eleonora Aronica;Hajime Miyata;Harvey B. Sarnat

  • European trends in epilepsy surgery

    Maxime Olivier Baud;Thomas Perneger;Attila Rácz;Max C. Pensel

  • Long-term outcomes of epilepsy surgery in Sweden A national prospective and longitudinal study

    Anna Edelvik;Bertil Rydenhag;Ingrid Olsson;Roland Flink

  • A standardized neurosurgical neurointensive therapy directed toward vasogenic edema after severe traumatic brain injury: clinical results.

    S. Naredi;E. Edén;S. Zäll;H. Stephensen

  • Intersubject variability in the anterior extent of the optic radiation assessed by tractography.

    Daniel Nilsson;Göran Starck;Maria Ljungberg;Susanne Ribbelin

  • Severe traumatic brain injury in pediatric patients: treatment and outcome using an intracranial pressure targeted therapy—the Lund concept

    Marie Rodling Wahlström;Magnus Olivecrona;Lars-Owe D. Koskinen;Bertil Rydenhag

  • Current use of imaging and electromagnetic source localization procedures in epilepsy surgery centers across Europe.

    Brian E. Mouthaan;Matea Rados;Péter Barsi;Paul Boon

  • Complications to invasive epilepsy surgery workup with subdural and depth electrodes: a prospective population-based observational study

    Emelie Hedegärd;Johan Bjellvi;Anna Edelvik;Bertil Rydenhag

  • Sympathetic activation and inflammatory response in patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage.

    Silvana Naredi;Gavin Lambert;Gavin Lambert;Peter Friberg;Stefan Zäll

  • Sympathetic activity influences the vascular axon reflex in the skin.

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  • Seizure outcome after resective epilepsy surgery in patients with low IQ.

    Kristina Malmgren;Ingrid Olsson;Elisabeth Engman;Roland Flink

  • Bilateral diffusion tensor abnormalities of temporal lobe and cingulate gyrus white matter in children with temporal lobe epilepsy

    Daniel Nilsson;Cristina Go;James T. Rutka;Bertil Rydenhag

  • Long term follow-up of the first 70 operated adults in the Göteborg Epilepsy Surgery Series with respect to seizures, psychosocial outcome and use of antiepileptic drugs

    Fredrik Asztely;Gerd Ekstedt;Bertil Rydenhag;Kristina Malmgren

  • Effects of naloxone on dental pain threshold following muscle exercise and low frequency transcutaneous nerve stimulation: a comparative study in man.

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  • Surgical treatment of epilepsy - clinical, radiological and histopathological findings in 139 children and adults

    s Eriksson;Kristina Malmgren;Bertil Rydenhag;Lars Jönsson

  • Long‐term follow‐up after callosotomy—A prospective, population based, observational study

    Lina Stigsdotter-Broman;Ingrid Olsson;Roland Flink;Bertil Rydenhag

  • Visual field defects after temporal lobectomy -- comparing methods and analysing resection size.

    D. Nilsson;K. Malmgren;B. Rydenhag;L. Frisén

Frequent Co-Authors

Kristina Malmgren
Kristina Malmgren University of Gothenburg
J. Helen Cross
J. Helen Cross Great Ormond Street Hospital
Milos Pekny
Milos Pekny University of Gothenburg
Pavel Krsek
Pavel Krsek Czech Technical University in Prague
Elinor Ben-Menachem
Elinor Ben-Menachem University of Gothenburg
Kees P.J. Braun
Kees P.J. Braun Utrecht University
Reetta Kälviäinen
Reetta Kälviäinen University of Eastern Finland
Margitta Seeck
Margitta Seeck University of Geneva
Eva Kumlien
Eva Kumlien Uppsala University
Marcela Pekna
Marcela Pekna University of Gothenburg

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