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Ove Almkvist is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and has a research focus primarily in the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience. Their work spans several subfields including Psychiatry and Mental Health, Physiology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Sensory Systems, and Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology.

Their main research topics include:

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Aging and Gerontology Research
  • Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
  • Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies

Ove Almkvist's recent scholarly output includes the following papers:

  • "Cortical microstructural correlates of astrocytosis in autosomal-dominant Alzheimer disease," 2020, published in Neurology
  • "Processing speed and working memory are predicted by components of successful aging: a HUNT study," 2022, published in BMC Psychology
  • "Cerebrospinal Fluid YKL-40 and Neurogranin in Familial Alzheimer's Disease: A Pilot Study," 2020, published in Journal of Alzheimer s Disease
  • "The APOE ε4 Allele Affects Cognitive Functions Differently in Carriers of APP Mutations Compared to Carriers of PSEN1 Mutations in Autosomal-Dominant Alzheimer's Disease," 2021, published in Genes
  • "APOE ε4 influences cognitive decline positively in APP and negatively in PSEN1 mutation carriers with autosomal-dominant Alzheimer's disease," 2022, published in European Journal of Neurology

Collaborations are evident through frequent co-authorship with researchers such as Caroline Graff, Agneta Nordberg, Eric Westman, Henrik Zetterberg, and Marco Bucci.

Ove Almkvist has contributed to several key publication venues with multiple contributions to the Journal of Alzheimer s Disease, BMC Psychology, Alzheimer's & Dementia, Neurology, and Genes.

Best Publications

  • Mild cognitive impairment--beyond controversies, towards a consensus: report of the International Working Group on Mild Cognitive Impairment.

    B. Winblad;K. Palmer;Miia Kivipelto;V. Jelic

  • PET imaging of amyloid deposition in patients with mild cognitive impairment

    Anton Forsberg;Henry Engler;Ove Almkvist;Ove Almkvist;Ove Almkvist;Gunnar Blomquist

  • Two-year follow-up of amyloid deposition in patients with Alzheimer's disease.

    Henry Engler;Anton Forsberg;Ove Almkvist;Gunnar Blomquist

  • Vascular Factors and Risk of Dementia: Design of the Three-City Study and Baseline Characteristics of the Study Population

    Marilyn Antoniak;Maura Pugliatti;Richard Hubbard;John Britton

  • Quantitative electroencephalography in mild cognitive impairment: longitudinal changes and possible prediction of Alzheimer's disease

    V Jelic;S E Johansson;O Almkvist;M Shigeta

  • Evidence for Astrocytosis in Prodromal Alzheimer Disease Provided by 11C-Deuterium-L-Deprenyl: A Multitracer PET Paradigm Combining 11C-Pittsburgh Compound B and 18F-FDG

    Stephen F. Carter;Michael Schöll;Ove Almkvist;Anders Wall

  • Tau PET imaging in neurodegenerative tauopathies—still a challenge

    Antoine Leuzy;Konstantinos Chiotis;Konstantinos Chiotis;Laetitia Lemoine;Per-Göran Gillberg

  • Impaired cerebral glucose metabolism and cognitive functioning predict deterioration in mild cognitive impairment.

    E Arnáiz;V Jelic;O Almkvist;L O Wahlund

  • Neuropsychological features of mild cognitive impairment and preclinical Alzheimer's disease.

    Eva Arnáiz;Ove Almkvist

  • Visual rating of age-related white matter changes on magnetic resonance imaging: scale comparison, interrater agreement, and correlations with quantitative measurements.

    P. Kapeller;R. Barber;R. J. Vermeulen;H. Adèr

  • Brain activation in young and older adults during implicit and explicit retrieval

    Lars Bäckman;Ove Almkvist;Jesper Andersson;Agneta Nordberg

  • Diverging longitudinal changes in astrocytosis and amyloid PET in autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease

    Elena Rodriguez-Vieitez;Laure Saint-Aubert;Stephen F. Carter;Ove Almkvist;Ove Almkvist;Ove Almkvist

  • Quantitative electroencephalography power and coherence in Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment.

    Vesna Jelic;Masahiro Shigeta;Per Julin;Ove Almkvist

  • Brain regions associated with episodic retrieval in normal aging and Alzheimer's disease.

    Lars Bäckman;Jlr Andersson;L Nyberg;B Winblad

  • Cognitive predictors of incident Alzheimer's disease: a prospective longitudinal study.

    Brent J. Small;Agneta Herlitz;Laura Fratiglioni;Ove Almkvist

  • A European multicentre PET study of fibrillar amyloid in Alzheimer's disease

    Agneta Nordberg;Agneta Nordberg;Stephen F. Carter;Stephen F. Carter;Juha Rinne;Juha Rinne;Alexander Drzezga

  • Selective decline in information processing in subgroups of multiple sclerosis: an 8-year longitudinal study.

    G. Bergendal;S. Fredrikson;Ove Almkvist

  • White-matter hyperintensity and neuropsychological functions in dementia and healthy aging.

    Ove Almkvist;Lars-Olof Wahlund;Gunni Andersson-Lundman;Hans Basun

  • PET imaging of cortical 11C-nicotine binding correlates with the cognitive function of attention in Alzheimer's disease

    Ahmadul Kadir;Ove Almkvist;Ove Almkvist;Anders Wall;Bengt Långström

  • Sustained cholinesterase inhibition in AD patients receiving rivastigmine for 12 months

    T. Darreh-Shori;O. Almkvist;Z. Z. Guan;A. Garlind

Frequent Co-Authors

Agneta Nordberg
Agneta Nordberg Karolinska University Hospital
Anders Wall
Anders Wall Uppsala University
Lars-Olof Wahlund
Lars-Olof Wahlund Karolinska Institute
Bengt Winblad
Bengt Winblad Karolinska Institute
Caroline Graff
Caroline Graff Karolinska University Hospital
Kaj Blennow
Kaj Blennow University of Gothenburg
Vesna Jelic
Vesna Jelic Karolinska University Hospital
Bengt Långström
Bengt Långström Uppsala University
Matti Viitanen
Matti Viitanen University of Turku
Lars Lannfelt
Lars Lannfelt Uppsala University

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