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Kari-Pekka Saastamoinen
Researcher at University of Helsinki
Publications - 8
Citations - 221
Kari-Pekka Saastamoinen is an academic researcher from University of Helsinki. The author has contributed to research in topics: Neuropsychology & Natural law. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 7 publications receiving 190 citations. Previous affiliations of Kari-Pekka Saastamoinen include Helsinki University Central Hospital.
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Hypothermia-treated cardiac arrest patients with good neurological outcome differ early in quantitative variables of EEG suppression and epileptiform activity.
Johanna Wennervirta,Miikka Ermes,S Marjaana Tiainen,Tapani Salmi,Marja Hynninen,Mika Sarkela,Markku Hynynen,Ulf-Håkan Stenman,Hanna E. Viertio-Oja,Kari-Pekka Saastamoinen,Ville Pettilä,Anne Vakkuri +11 more
TL;DR: Quantitative electroencephalographic variables may be used to differentiate patients with good neurologic outcomes from those with poor outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
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Month of birth is associated with multiple sclerosis but not with HLA-DR15 in Finland
TL;DR: The month of birth effect in Finnish MS patients and its association with HLA-DR15 confirms that spring birth increases MS risk and suggests that early developmental processes may modulate MS risk.
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Postoperative cognitive change after cardiac surgery predicts long-term cognitive outcome.
Kristiina Relander,Marja Hietanen,Kirsi Rantanen,Juhani Rämö,Antti Vento,Kari-Pekka Saastamoinen,Risto O. Roine,Lauri Soinne +7 more
TL;DR: The aim of this study was to investigate whether domain‐specific cognitive changes after cardiac surgery predict long‐term cognitive outcome.
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Addison's disease presenting as hyperemesis, hyponatremia and pancytopenia in early pregnancy.
TL;DR: The case of a 21-year-old primipara, who was hospitalized at 10 weeks’ gestation due to severe hyperemesis, improved greatly within two days: vomiting ceased and the headache diminished, neutrophil and platelet counts normalized.
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Neuromyelitis optica and aquaporin-4 (AQP4) autoantibodies in consecutive optic neuritis patients in Southern Finland
Mika Siuko,Pentti J. Tienari,Pentti J. Tienari,Kari-Pekka Saastamoinen,Kari-Pekka Saastamoinen,Sari Atula,Aaro Miettinen,Aaro Miettinen,Tero Kivelä,Kirsi Setälä +9 more
TL;DR: The frequency of neuromyelitis optica (NMO) among consecutive optic neuritis patients in Southern Finland is analyzed and the feasibility of Aquaporin‐4 (AQP4) autoantibody assay in the diagnosis of NMO is studied.