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Katarina Laurell

Professor

I am Professor of Neurology and subject coordinator for Clinical Neuroscience, a broad field encompassing several areas of research. My research is clinical and translational and focuses primarily on hydrocephalus, particularly normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), with an emphasis on epidemiology, neuroimaging, and diagnostics. Our multidisciplinary research group works to improve and standardise diagnostic procedures so that patients with NPH receive the correct diagnosis and have access to effective neurosurgical treatment.

Other research areas include headache and migraine. My research is conducted in close national and international collaborations.

I am involved in teaching, primarily medical students but also other healthcare professionals. I also work clinically as a senior consultant in neurology and participate in various forms of collaboration and outreach.

Publications

2025

Maria Ekblom, Dag Nyholm, Lena Zetterberg, Katarina Laurell, Johan Virhammar (2025) Blinded gait assessment in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: reliability and correlation with clinical and patient-reported outcomes Fluids and Barriers of the CNS, Vol. 22, Article 91 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12987-025-00704-2
Rebecca Gronning, Anna Jeppsson, Per Hellstrom, Kerstin Andren, Katarina Laurell, Dan Farahmand, Henrik Zetterberg, Kaj Blennow, Carsten Wikkelso, Mats Tullberg (2025) Postoperative changes in ventricular cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers with correlation to clinical outcome in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, Vol. 106, p. 1036-1048 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13872877251350308
Giovanni Mostile, Giulia Donzuso, Katarina Laurell, Mario Zappia (2025) Is normal pressure hydrocephalus a movement disorder? Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences, Vol. 69, p. 37-45 (Article, review/survey) https://dx.doi.org/10.23736/S0390-5616.25.06390-8
Simon Lidén, Anna Lindam, Dan Farahmand, Anne-Marie Landtblom, Katarina Laurell (2025) Decrease of excessive daytime sleepiness after shunt treatment for normal pressure hydrocephalus Journal of Sleep Research, Vol. 34, Article e14333 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jsr.14333

2024

Johanna Andersson, Martin Maripuu, Mathilda Sjoevill, Anna Lindam, Katarina Laurell (2024) Depressive symptoms, functional impairment, and health-related quality of life in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: A population-based study PLOS ONE, Vol. 19, Article e0308079 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0308079

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