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Overview

Leif Gjerstad is affiliated with Oslo University Hospital in Norway and has a research focus primarily spanning medicine, neuroscience, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work connects closely with epilepsy research, neuropharmacology, and genetic aspects of neurological disorders.

The scientist's publication record includes several recent papers covering diverse yet interrelated topics. Notable works include:

  • "GWAS meta-analysis of over 29,000 people with epilepsy identifies 26 risk loci and subtype-specific genetic architecture," 2023, published in Nature Genetics
  • "Cognition in adult patients with newly diagnosed non-lesional temporal lobe epilepsy," 2021, published in Epilepsy & Behavior
  • "Biological rhythms and epilepsy treatment," 2023, published in Frontiers in Neurology
  • "Per Andersen," 2020, published in Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening
  • "Rolf Nyberg-Hansen," 2025, published in Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening

Their research intersects important areas such as genetics, psychiatry and mental health, cellular and molecular neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, and pediatric health. This interdisciplinary approach supports investigations into complex neurological and genetic conditions.

Leif Gjerstad has contributed to understanding key topics, including:

  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders
  • Genomics and rare diseases
  • Genetic associations and epidemiology
  • EEG and brain-computer interfaces
  • Pharmacological effects and toxicity studies

Frequent collaborators in their work have included researchers such as Erik Taubøll, Kjell Heuser, Ketil Berg Olsen, Remi Stevelink, and Ciarán Campbell. These coauthor relationships reflect ongoing partnerships within the neurological and genetic research communities.

Publication venues for Gjerstad's work have featured journals like Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening, Nature Genetics, Epilepsy & Behavior, and Frontiers in Neurology, representing contributions to both national and international scientific forums.

Best Publications

  • Two different responses of hippocampal pyramidal cells to application of gamma-amino butyric acid.

    P Andersen;R Dingledine;L Gjerstad;I A Langmoen

  • Comparative risk of major congenital malformations with eight different antiepileptic drugs: a prospective cohort study of the EURAP registry

    Torbjörn Tomson;Torbjörn Tomson;Dina Battino;Erminio Bonizzoni;John Craig

  • Reduced inhibition during epileptiform activity in the in vitro hippocampal slice.

    R Dingledine;L Gjerstad

  • An international multicenter randomized double-blind controlled trial of lamotrigine and sustained-release carbamazepine in the treatment of newly diagnosed epilepsy in the elderly

    Erik Saetre;Emilio Perucca;Jouko Isojärvi;Leif Gjerstad

  • Consequences of antiepileptic drug withdrawal: a randomized, double-blind study (Akershus Study).

    Morten Ingvar Lossius;Erik Hessen;Petter Mowinckel;Knut Stavem

  • New SCN5A mutation in a SUDEP victim with idiopathic epilepsy.

    Dag Aurlien;Trond P. Leren;Erik Taubøll;Leif Gjerstad

  • Altered ovarian function and cardiovascular risk factors in valproate-treated women

    Jouko I.T Isojärvi;Erik Taubøll;Arto J Pakarinen;Johan van Parys

  • Common genetic variation and susceptibility to partial epilepsies: a genome-wide association study

    Dalia Kasperavičiūtė;Claudia B. Catarino;Erin L. Heinzen;Chantal Depondt

  • Poststroke epilepsy: occurrence and predictors--a long-term prospective controlled study (Akershus Stroke Study).

    Morten I. Lossius;Ole M. Rønning;Geir D. Slapø;Petter Mowinckel

  • Psychiatric comorbidity and hostility in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures compared with somatoform disorders and healthy controls.

    Kjell Mökleby;Svein Blomhoff;Ulrik Fr. Malt;Astri Dahlström

  • Penicillin blocks hippocampal IPSPs, unmasking prolonged EPSPs.

    Raymond Dingledine;Leif Gjerstad

  • Temporal distribution of seizures in epilepsy

    Erik Taubøll;Arvid Lundervold;Leif Gjerstad

  • Loss of Perivascular Kir4.1 Potassium Channels in the Sclerotic Hippocampus of Patients With Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

    Kjell Heuser;Tore Eid;Fredrik Lauritzen;Fredrik Lauritzen;Anna E. Thoren

  • Levetiracetam, phenytoin, and valproate act differently on rat bone mass, structure, and metabolism.

    Lise Sofie H. Nissen-Meyer;Sigrid Svalheim;Erik Taubøll;Erik Taubøll;Sjur Reppe

  • Up-regulation of hippocampal glutamate transport during chronic treatment with sodium valproate.

    Bjørnar Hassel;Evy Grini Iversen;Leif Gjerstad;Erik Taubøll

  • Effects of chronic valproate treatment on reproductive endocrine hormones in female and male Wistar rats

    Line Sveberg Røste;Erik Taubøll;Jouko I.T. Isojärvi;Arto J. Pakarinen

  • Influence of major antiepileptic drugs on attention, reaction time, and speed of information processing: results from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled withdrawal study of seizure-free epilepsy patients receiving monotherapy.

    Erik Hessen;Morten I. Lossius;Morten I. Lossius;Ivar Reinvang;Leif Gjerstad

  • Variants of the genes encoding AQP4 and Kir4.1 are associated with subgroups of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy.

    Kjell Heuser;Erlend A. Nagelhus;Erik Taubøll;Ulf Indahl

  • White matter imaging changes in subjective and mild cognitive impairment.

    Per Selnes;Anders M. Fjell;Anders M. Fjell;Leif Gjerstad;Atle Bjørnerud;Atle Bjørnerud

  • Multimodal imaging in mild cognitive impairment: Metabolism, morphometry and diffusion of the temporal-parietal memory network

    Kristine B. Walhovd;Anders M. Fjell;Inge K. Amlien;Ramune Grambaite;Ramune Grambaite

  • Effects of cooling on inhibitory processes in the cuneate nucleus.

    Per Andersen;Leif Gjerstad;Emil Pasztor

Frequent Co-Authors

Erik Taubøll
Erik Taubøll Oslo University Hospital
Tormod Fladby
Tormod Fladby University of Oslo
Ivar Reinvang
Ivar Reinvang University of Oslo
Paulina Due-Tønnessen
Paulina Due-Tønnessen Oslo University Hospital
Anders M. Fjell
Anders M. Fjell Oslo University Hospital
Dag Aarsland
Dag Aarsland King's College London
Erlend A. Nagelhus
Erlend A. Nagelhus University of Oslo
Jouko I. T. Isojärvi
Jouko I. T. Isojärvi University of Oulu
Per Andersen
Per Andersen University of Copenhagen
Raymond Dingledine
Raymond Dingledine Emory University

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