- E-mailMartin.Kurz@uib.no
- Visitor AddressHaukeland Universitetssykehus Laboratoriebygget, 7. etg. Heis øst5009 Bergen
- Postal AddressPostboks 78045020 Bergen
Academic article
- (2023). Volume and Visual Field Defects in Occipital Stroke: The NOR-OCCIP Study. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 6 pages.
- (2023). Virtual reality simulation training in stroke thrombectomy centers with limited patient volume—Simulator performance and patient outcome. Interventional Neuroradiology. 8 pages.
- (2023). Underlying causes of cryptogenic stroke and TIA in the nordic atrial fibrillation and stroke (NOR-FIB) study – the importance of comprehensive clinical evaluation. BMC Neurology. 1-10.
- (2023). Prehospital identification of acute ischaemic stroke with large vessel occlusion: A retrospective study from western Norway. Emergency Medicine Journal.
- (2023). Prediction of underlying atrial fibrillation in patients with a cryptogenic stroke: results from the NOR-FIB Study. Journal of Neurology. 4049-4059.
- (2023). Biomarkers predictive of atrial fibrillation in patients with cryptogenic stroke. Insights from the Nordic Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke (NOR-FIB) study. European Journal of Neurology. 1352-1363.
- (2022). Thrombectomy in large vessel occlusion stroke—Does age matter? Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 628-634.
- (2022). Simulation-based team-training in acute stroke: Is it safe to speed up? Brain and Behavior. 8 pages.
- (2022). Metric based virtual simulation training for endovascular thrombectomy improves interventional neuroradiologists’ simulator performance. Interventional Neuroradiology. 6 pages.
- (2022). Atrial fibrillation in cryptogenic stroke and TIA patients in The Nordic Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke (NOR-FIB) Study: Main results. European Stroke Journal. 148-156.
- (2021). Machine learning algorithms vs. thresholding to segment ischemic regions in patients with acute ischemic stroke . IEEE journal of biomedical and health informatics. 1-12.
- (2021). Cost-effectiveness of a quality improvement project, including simulation-based training, on reducing door-to-needle times in stroke thrombolysis. BMJ Quality and Safety. 569-578.
- (2020). Simulation Methods in Acute Stroke Treatment - Current State of Affairs and Implications. Stroke. 1978-1982.
- (2020). Improving stroke care in times of the COVID-19 pandemic through simulation: Practice your protocols! Stroke. 2273-2275.
- (2020). Endovascular thrombectomy at low-volume centres: A Bayesian solution. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 169-174.
- (2020). Clinical outcomes and safety profile of Tenecteplase in wake-up stroke. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 1-5.
- (2019). Safety and Outcomes of Tenecteplase in Moderate and Severe Ischemic Stroke. Stroke. 1279-1281.
- (2019). Reducing door-to-needle times in stroke thrombolysis to 13 min through protocol revision and simulation training: A quality improvement project in a Norwegian stroke centre. BMJ Quality and Safety. 939-948.
- (2019). Endovascular Thrombectomy in the Elderly: Do Radiological and Clinical Outcomes Differ from Those in Younger Patients? A Prospective Single-Center Experience. Cerebrovascular Diseases. 65-71.
- (2019). Atrial fibrillation in cryptogenic stroke and transient ischaemic attack – The Nordic Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke (NOR-FIB) Study: Rationale and design. European Stroke Journal. 172-180.
- (2017). The prognosis of stroke survivors primarily discharged to their homes. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 338-344.
- (2017). The golden hour of acute ischemic stroke. Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine. 1-5.
- (2017). Tenecteplase versus alteplase for management of acute ischaemic stroke (NOR-TEST): a phase 3, randomised, open-label, blinded endpoint trial. Lancet Neurology. 781-788.
- (2017). Endovascular stroke treatment in a small-volume stroke center. Brain and Behavior. 7 pages.
- (2016). Serial NIHSS scores in patients with acute cerebral infarction. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 415-420.
- (2016). Mass media intervention in western Norway aimed at improving public recognition of stroke, emergency response, and acute treatment. Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases. 1467-1472.
- (2016). Long-term mortality and its risk factors in stroke survivors. Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases. 635-641.
- (2015). Evaluation of the recombinant tissue plasminogen activator pretreatment in acute stroke patients with large vessel occlusions treated with the direct bridging approach. Is it worth the effort? European Journal of Neurology. 322-327.
- (2015). Are the current MRI criteria using the DWI-FLAIR mismatch concept for selection of patients with wake-up stroke to thrombolysis excluding too many patients? Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine. 1-6.
- (2014). The Norwegian tenecteplase stroke trial (NOR-TEST): Randomised controlled trial of tenecteplase vs. alteplase in acute ischaemic stroke. BMC Neurology.
- (2014). Encouraging and Positive Trend Towards Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke Performed by Vascular Interventional Radiologist: Reply. Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology. 1387-1388.
- (2013). Neurointerventional Treatment in Acute Stroke. Whom to Treat? (Endovascular Treatment for Acute Stroke: Utility of THRIVE Score and HIAT Score for Patient Selection). Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology. 1241-1246.
- (2013). Cerebrospinal fluid A levels correlate with structural brain changes in Parkinson's disease. Movement Disorders. 302-310.
- (2013). Acute ischemic stroke - from symptom recognition to thrombolysis. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 57-64.
- (2012). Endovascular acute stroke treatment performed by vascular interventional radiologists: Is it safe and efficacious? Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology. 1029-1035.
- (2011). Ischemic stroke - novel therapeutic strategies. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 28-37.
- (2011). Depression in mild dementia: associations with diagnosis, APOE genotype and clinical features. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 1054-1061.
- (2010). The role of APOE alleles in incident Parkinson's disease. The Norwegian ParkWest Study. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 438-441.
- (2010). The epidemiology of dementia associated with Parkinson disease. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 18-22.
- (2010). The epidemiology of dementia Associated with Parkinson's Disease. Brain Pathology. 633-639.
- (2010). The effect of statin therapy on the progression of carotid artery stenosis in relation to stenosis severity. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 11-15.
- (2010). CSF amyloid-beta and tau proteins, and cognitive performance, in early and untreated Parkinson's Disease: the Norwegian ParkWest study. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. 1080-1086.
- (2008). Late-onset familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP) VAl30Met without family history. Clinical Medicine & Research. 80-82.
Academic lecture
- (2022). Vertigo - a challenge in acute stroke patients.
- (2022). Kombinasjon av de parametriske CT perfusjonskartene TTP og CoV i pasienter med akutt ischemisk hjerneslag uten storkarsokklusjon predikerer penumbra. .
- (2019). Hunting for the underlying causes and links: Atrial fibrillation in cryptogenic stroke and TIA - The Nordic atrial fibrillation and stroke study (NOR-FIB). .
Editorial
- (2020). Mechanical thrombectomy: Lessons to be learned from intravenous thrombolysis. Brain and Behavior.
Reader opinion piece
- (2018). Indikasjonsstillingen ved trombektomi : . Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 1592.
- (2013). Treatment with statins improves long-term survival in individuals with carotid artery stenosis. International Journal of Cardiology. 624-626.
Short communication
- (2021). Hjerneslag som eget fagfelt. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.
- (2021). Brain monitoring in hospitals needs to be strengthened. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 1-8.
- (2011). En-og-en-halv-syndrom. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 1653-1653.
- (2008). En 64 år gammel kvinne med mellomørebetennelse, miltinfarkt og pareser. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 1185-1187.
Feature article
- (2022). Overvåkning etter akutt hjerneslag bør bli bedre. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 1-6.
- (2020). Simulering som læringsmetode. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 4 pages.
Doctoral dissertation
- (2018). Risk factors influencing long-term survival and nursing home placement in stroke survivors and patients with carotid stenosis .
- (2018). Organisational and Informational Changes to Acute Onset Stroke Treatment Aimed at Increasing the Availability of Treatment and Improving Outcomes.
- (2015). Endovascular stroke treatment at Stavanger University Hospital.
Abstract
- (2019). Clinically available biomarkers as predictors of atrial fibrillation in patients with cryptogenic stroke the Nordic Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke Study (NOR-FIB) . European Journal of Neurology. 90-90.
- (2013). Evaluation of the bridging concept as treatment option in endovascular stroke treatment. Cerebrovascular Diseases. 831-831.
Poster
- (2023). Vertigo - the difficult therapy decision in the emergency setting.
- (2023). The combination of CBV and transit time coefficient variation seems promising in predicting tissue outcome in large vessel occlusion AIS with subsequent recanalization.
- (2023). In patients with large vessel occlusion acute ischemic stroke, the distribution of CTP capillary transit time heterogeneity voxel values differs in recanalized versus non-recanalized patients.
- (2023). Correlation between stroke mimics in IV-thrombolysis and experience levels of neurology registrars in a cohort study from 2017-2020.
Academic literature review
- (2022). Recent developments in pre-hospital and in-hospital triage for endovascular stroke treatment. Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery (JNIS).
- (2021). Time-Based Decision Making for Reperfusion in Acute Ischemic Stroke. Frontiers in Neurology. 9 pages.
- (2020). Utstein recommendation for emergency stroke care. International Journal of Stroke.
- (2016). Wake-up stroke—Amendable for thrombolysis-like stroke with known onset time? Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 4-10.
- (2016). Radiological imaging in acute ischaemic stroke. European Journal of Neurology. 8-17.
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