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Brynjar Fure

Position: Senior Lecturer School/office: School of Medical Sciences

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Research subject

Medicine

About Brynjar Fure

Brynjar Fure is a senior lecturer and an associate professor at Örebro University, Sweden. By profession, he is a medical doctor specialized in geriatric medicine, neurology and internal medicine. Since 2017, he was a consultant geriatrician and neurologist at Karlstad Central Hospital. From spring 2026, he works part-time at Örebro Unversity, mainly with supervision of PhD-students and teaching.

He has earlier been a professor at the Institute of Societal Medicine, University of Tromsö, Norway, a research director at the National Health Technology Assessment (HTA) center in Oslo, Norway and a consultant geriatrician and neurologist at Oslo University Hospital, Akershus University Hospital and Vestre Viken Hospital Trust.

He holds a PhD since 2006 when his dissertation took place at the University of Oslo with a thesis entitled "Improving the diagnostic and prognostic accuracy in acute ischemic stroke".

After his PhD-dissertation, he has been principal supervisor and co-supervisor for several PhD-students in clinical research projects focusing mainly on vascular aspects in the development of dementia and mild cognitive impairment after stroke. In addition, vascular emotional impairments as well as evidence-based practice in the health services including international HTA-projects and systematic reviews have been topics in his research.

At Karlstad Central Hospital and Örebro University, he is, at present, principal supervisor and project leader in PhD-projects on the impact of cognitive impairments on frailty in elderly people > 80 years with multiple diagnoses (Section of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine), consequences of stroke in persons > 85 years (Stroke unit, Department of Neurology) and cerebral hemodynamics in mild cognitive impairment and dementia (Section of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine). In addition, he is affiliated as a co-supervisor in a PhD-project on oral health in persons with acute stroke at Karlstad University, Sweden.

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Articles in journals | Articles, reviews/surveys |

Articles in journals

Sanner, J. , Thommessen, B. , von Euler, M. , Ström, J. O. & Fure, B. (2025). Acute stroke in persons 85 years or older-clinical characteristics, impact of frailty, and predictors of outcome. Frontiers in Neurology, 16. [BibTeX]
Marklund, I. , Fure, B. , Klässbo, M. , Liv, P. , Stålnacke, B. & Hu, X. (2025). Post-stroke health-related quality of life following lower-extremity constraint-induced movement therapy - An observational survey study. PLOS ONE, 20 (5). [BibTeX]
Vlachos, G. , Ihle-Hansen, H. , Wyller, T. B. , Brækhus, A. , Mangset, M. , Hamre, C. & Fure, B. (2023). Factors Determining Not Returning to Full-Time Work 12 Months After Mild Ischemic Stroke. Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation, 5 (1). [BibTeX]
Marklund, I. , Sefastsson, A. , Fure, B. , Klässbo, M. , Liv, P. , Stålnacke, B. & Hu, X. (2023). Lower-extremity constraint-induced movement therapy improved motor function, mobility, and walking after stroke. European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 59 (2), 136-144. [BibTeX]
Vlachos, G. , Ihle-Hansen, H. , Wyller, T. B. , Brækhus, A. , Mangset, M. , Hamre, C. & Fure, B. (2023). Predictors of cognitive and emotional symptoms 12 months after first-ever mild stroke. Neuropsychological rehabilitation (Print), 33 (4), 662-679. [BibTeX]
Wæhler, I. S. , Saltvedt, I. , Lydersen, S. , Fure, B. , Askim, T. , Einstad, M. S. & Thingstad, P. (2021). Association between in-hospital frailty and health-related quality of life after stroke: the Nor-COAST study. BMC Neurology, 21 (1). [BibTeX]
Ihle-Hansen, H. , Ihle-Hansen, H. , Fure, B. , Thommessen, B. , Helland, G. B. , Øksengård, A. R. , Beyer, M. K. , Sandset, E. C. & et al. (2021). Carotid Atherosclerosis and Longitudinal Changes of MRI Visual Rating Measures in Stroke Survivors: A Seven-Year Follow-Up Study. Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases, 30 (10). [BibTeX]
Vlachos, G. , Ihle-Hansen, H. , Wyller, T. B. , Braekhus, A. , Mangset, M. , Hamre, C. & Fure, B. (2021). Cognitive and emotional symptoms in patients with first-ever mild stroke: The syndrome of hidden impairments. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 53 (1). [BibTeX]
Hamre, C. , Fure, B. , Helbostad, J. L. , Wyller, T. B. , Ihle-Hansen, H. , Vlachos, G. , Ursin, M. H. & Tangen, G. G. (2021). Factors Associated with Level of Physical Activity After Minor Stroke. Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases, 30 (4). [BibTeX]
Aam, S. , Gynnild, M. N. , Munthe-Kaas, R. , Saltvedt, I. , Lydersen, S. , Knapskog, A. , Ihle-Hansen, H. , Ellekjær, H. & et al. (2021). The Impact of Vascular Risk Factors on Post-stroke Cognitive Impairment: The Nor-COAST Study. Frontiers in Neurology, 12. [BibTeX]
Hamre, C. , Fure, B. , Helbostad, J. L. , Wyller, T. B. , Ihle-Hansen, H. , Vlachos, G. , Ursin, M. & Tangen, G. G. (2020). Balance and Gait After First Minor Ischemic Stroke in People 70 Years of Age or Younger: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study. Physical Therapy, 100 (5), 798-806. [BibTeX]
Hamre, C. , Fure, B. , Helbostad, J. L. , Wyller, T. B. , Ihle-Hansen, H. , Vlachos, G. , Ursin, M. H. & Tangen, G. G. (2020). Impairments in spatial navigation during walking in patients 70 years or younger with mild stroke. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, 27 (8), 601-609. [BibTeX]
Hagberg, G. , Ihle-Hansen, H. , Fure, B. , Thommessen, B. , Ihle-Hansen, H. , Øksengård, A. R. , Beyer, M. K. , Wyller, T. B. & et al. (2020). No evidence for amyloid pathology as a key mediator of neurodegeneration post-stroke: a seven-year follow-up study. BMC Neurology, 20 (1). [BibTeX]

Articles, reviews/surveys

Vahedi, A. , Andersson, Å. G. & Fure, B. (2026). Medical students’ attitudes towards older persons: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Medical Education Online, 31 (1). [BibTeX]
Fresnais, D. & Fure, B. (2025). Statin treatment for cerebral small vessel disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Cerebral Circulation - Cognition & Behavior (CCCB), 9. [BibTeX]
Sanner, J. , Ström, J. O. , von Euler, M. , Thommessen, B. & Fure, B. (2024). Etiological Subclassification of Stroke in Older People ≥80 Years Compared to Younger People: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, 37 (6), 436-447. [BibTeX]
Fresnais, D. , Humble, M. B. , Bejerot, S. , Meehan, A. D. & Fure, B. (2023). Apathy as a Predictor for Conversion From Mild Cognitive Impairment to Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal Studies. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, 36 (1), 3-17. [BibTeX]
Fresnais, D. , Ihle-Hansen, H. , Lundström, E. , Andersson, Å. G. & Fure, B. (2023). Cerebrovascular Hemodynamics in Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Transcranial Doppler Studies. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 52 (5-6), 277-295. [BibTeX]
Rejbrand, C. , Fure, B. & Sonnby, K. (2023). Stand-alone virtual reality exposure therapy as a treatment for social anxiety symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, 128. [BibTeX]
Vahedi, A. , Eriksdotter, M. , Ihle-Hansen, H. , Wyller, T. B. , Øksengård, A. R. & Fure, B. (2022). Cognitive impairment in people with physical frailty using the phenotype model: A systematic review and meta analysis. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 37 (11). [BibTeX]
Fresnais, D. , Humble, M. B. , Bejerot, S. , Meehan, A. D. & Fure, B. (2021). The Association between Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 50 (4), 305-317. [BibTeX]