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Tom Skyhøj Olsen

Tom Skyhøj Olsen

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D-Index
74
Citations
26308
World Ranking
19309
National Ranking
214

Overview

Tom Skyhøj Olsen is affiliated with Bispebjerg Hospital in Denmark and is active in the field of medicine, with a particular focus on pediatrics, perinatology, child health, public health, environmental and occupational health, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, otorhinolaryngology, as well as psychiatry and mental health.

Their research spans several main topics including maternal and fetal healthcare, reproductive health and contraception, lung cancer diagnosis and treatment, head and neck cancer studies, neurological complications and syndromes, venous thromboembolism diagnosis and management, and blood coagulation and thrombosis mechanisms.

Tom Skyhøj Olsen has contributed to multiple publications, with selected recent papers including:

  • Absolute risk of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke in Danish women using oral contraceptives, 2022, Acta Neurologica Scandinavica
  • Risk of Stroke in Women Using Levonorgestrel-Releasing Intrauterine Device for Contraception, 2024, Stroke
  • Types of occult cancer in stroke and the relation to smoking, 2020, Acta Neurologica Scandinavica
  • Occult lung cancer manifesting within the first year after stroke, 2020, Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
  • Occult primary brain cancers manifesting in the aftermath of ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke, 2020, European Stroke Journal

The venues where Tom Skyhøj Olsen frequently publishes include:

  • Acta Neurologica Scandinavica
  • Stroke
  • FOCUS The Journal of Lifelong Learning in Psychiatry
  • Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
  • European Stroke Journal

They collaborate regularly with several coauthors on their research, including:

  • Klaus Kaae Andersen
  • Anne Julie Tybjerg
  • Alejandro Daniel Babore
  • Gasper Letnar
  • Kurt Michael

Best Publications

  • Outcome and time course of recovery in stroke. Part I: Outcome. The Copenhagen stroke study

    Henrik S. Jørgensen;Hirofumi Nakayama;Hans O. Raaschou;Jørgen Vive-Larsen

  • Recovery of walking function in stroke patients: The copenhagen stroke study

    Henrik S. Jørgensen;Hirofumi Nakayama;Hans O. Raaschou;Tom S. Olsen

  • Recovery of upper extremity function in stroke patients: The Copenhagen stroke study

    Hirofumi Nakayama;Henrik Stig Jørgensen;Hans Otto Raaschou;Tom Skyhøj Olsen

  • Outcome and time course of recovery in stroke. Part II: Time course of recovery. The copenhagen stroke study

    Henrik S. Jørgensen;Hirofumi Nakayama;Hans O. Raaschou;Jørgen Vive-Larsen

  • Body temperature in acute stroke : relation to stroke severity, infarct size, mortality, and outcome

    J. Reith;H.S. Jørgensen;P.M. Pedersen;H. Nakamaya

  • Aphasia in acute stroke: incidence, determinants, and recovery.

    Palle Møller Pedersen;Henrik Stig Jørgensen;Hirofumi Nakayama;Hans Otto Raaschou

  • European Stroke Initiative Recommendations for Stroke Management-update 2003.

    Gunnel E. Carlsson;Anders Möller;Christian Blomstrand;Takashi Ueda

  • Hemorrhagic and Ischemic Strokes Compared. Stroke Severity, Mortality, and Risk Factors

    Klaus Kaae Andersen;Tom Skyhøj Olsen;Christian Dehlendorff;Lars Peter Kammersgaard

  • Acute Stroke With Atrial Fibrillation: The Copenhagen Stroke Study

    Henrik Stig Jørgensen;Hirofumi Nakayama;Jakob Reith;Hans Otto Raaschou

  • Aphasia after Stroke: Type, Severity and Prognosis

    Palle Møller Pedersen;Kirsten Vinter;Tom Skyhøj Olsen

  • Timing and topography of cerebral blood flow, aura, and headache during migraine attacks.

    Jes Olesen;Lars Friberg;Tom Skyhøj Olsen;Helle K. Iversen

  • Stroke in patients with diabetes. The Copenhagen Stroke Study.

    H. S. Jørgensen;H. Nakayama;H. O. Raaschou;T. S. Olsen

  • Effect of blood pressure and diabetes on stroke in progression

    H S Jørgensen;H Nakayama;H O Raaschou;T S Olsen

  • The influence of age on stroke outcome. The Copenhagen Stroke Study.

    Hirofumi Nakayama;Henrik Stig Jørgensen;Hans Otto Raaschou;Tom Skyhøj Olsen

  • The Effect of a Stroke Unit: Reductions in Mortality, Discharge Rate to Nursing Home, Length of Hospital Stay, and Cost A Community-Based Study

    Henrik S. Jørgensen;Hirofumi Nakayama;Hans O. Raaschou;Kim Larsen

  • Changes in regional cerebral blood flow during the course of classic migraine attacks.

    Martin Lauritzen;Tom Skyhøj Olsen;Niels A. Lassen;Olaf B. Paulson

  • Compensation in recovery of upper extremity function after stroke: The Copenhagen Stroke Study

    H Nakayama;H S Jørgensen;H O Raaschou;T S Olsen

  • Prevalence and Risk Factors of Incontinence After Stroke: The Copenhagen Stroke Study

    H. Nakayama;H.S. Jorgensen;P.M. Pedersen;H.O. Raaschou

  • Feasibility and safety of inducing modest hypothermia in awake patients with acute stroke through surface cooling: A case-control study: the Copenhagen Stroke Study

    L.P. Kammersgaard;B.H. Rasmussen;H.S. Jørgensen;J. Reith

  • Traffic Related Air Pollution Associated with Mild Stroke Hospital Admissions in Copenhagen, Denmark

    Zorana Jovanovic Andersen;Tom Skyhøj Olsen;Klaus Kaae Andersen;Steffen Loft

Frequent Co-Authors

Niels A. Lassen
Niels A. Lassen Bispebjerg Hospital
Jes Olesen
Jes Olesen University of Copenhagen
Markku Kaste
Markku Kaste University of Helsinki
Werner Hacke
Werner Hacke Heidelberg University
Zorana Jovanovic Andersen
Zorana Jovanovic Andersen University of Copenhagen
Julien Bogousslavsky
Julien Bogousslavsky University Hospital of Lausanne
Martin Lauritzen
Martin Lauritzen University of Copenhagen
Per E. Roland
Per E. Roland University of Copenhagen
Olaf B. Paulson
Olaf B. Paulson University of Copenhagen
Tamara B. Harris
Tamara B. Harris National Institutes of Health

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