Frank Becker

• Mæhlum Walle, Kjersti; Nordvik, Jan Egil; Becker, Frank; Espeseth, Thomas; Sneve, Markus Handal & Laeng, Bruno (2019). Unilateral neglect post stroke: Eye movement frequencies indicate directional hypokinesia while fixation distributions suggest compensational mechanism. Brain and Behavior.  ISSN 2162-3279.  9:e01170(1) . doi: 10.1002/brb3.1170
• Chatelle, Camille; Hauger, Solveig Lægreid; Martial, Charlotte; Becker, Frank; Eifert, Bernd; Boering, Dana; Giacino, Joseph T.; Laureys, Steven; Løvstad, Marianne & Maurer-Karattup, Petra (2018). Assessment of nociception and pain in participants in an unresponsive or minimally conscious state after acquired brain injury: the relation between the coma recovery scale-revised and the nociception coma scale-revised. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.  ISSN 0003-9993.  99(9), s 1755- 1762 . doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2018.03.009
• Langhammer, Birgitta; Sunnerhagen, Katharina Stibrant; Lundgren-Nilsson, Åsa; Sällström, susanne; Becker, Frank & Stanghelle, Johan K (2018). En observasjonell multisenterstudie i spesialisert rehabilitering. Faktorer som forbedrer aktivitetene i dagliglivet etter slag.. Best Practice.  ISSN 1329-1874.
• Langhammer, Birgitta; Sunnerhagen, Katharina Stibrant; Sällström, susanne; Becker, Frank & Stanghelle, Johan K (2018). Tilbake til arbeid etter hjerneslag- en studie fra sju land om personer med funksjonsnedsettelse etter hjerneslag SIN(Sunnaas International Network) stroke study. Best Practice.  ISSN 1329-1874.  s 25- 28
• Langhammer, Birgitta; Sunnerhagen, Kathrina Skibrunt; Sällström, susanne; Becker, Frank & Stanghelle, Johan K (2018). Return to work after specialized rehabilitation-An explorative longitudinal study in a cohort of severely disabled persons with stroke in seven countries: The Sunnaas International Network stroke study.. Brain and Behavior.  ISSN 2162-3279.  8(8) . doi: 10.1002/brb3.1055
• Mæhlum Walle, Kjersti; Nordvik, Jan Egil; Espeseth, Thomas; Becker, Frank & Laeng, Bruno (2018). Multiple object tracking and pupillometry reveal deficits in both selective and intensive attention in unilateral spatial neglect. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology.  ISSN 1380-3395. . doi: 10.1080/13803395.2018.1536735
• Nyberg, Claudia Kim; Nordvik, Jan Egil; Becker, Frank; Rohani, Darius; Sederevicius, Donatas; Fjell, Anders Martin & Walhovd, Kristine B (2018). A longitudinal study of computerized cognitive training in stroke patients - effects on cognitive function and white matter. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation.  ISSN 1074-9357.  25(4), s 241- 247 . doi: 10.1080/10749357.2018.1443570
• Wouda, Matthijs Ferdinand; Lundgaard, Eivind; Becker, Frank & Strøm, Vegard (2018). Effects of moderate- and high-intensity aerobic training program in ambulatory subjects with incomplete spinal cord injury–a randomized controlled trial. Spinal Cord.  ISSN 1362-4393.  56, s 955- 963 . doi: 10.1038/s41393-018-0140-9
• Øra, Hege Prag; Kirmess, Melanie; Brady, Marian C.; Winsnes, Ingvild Elisabeth; Hansen, Silje Merethe & Becker, Frank (2018). Telerehabilitation for aphasia - Protocol of a pragmatic, exploratory, pilot randomized controlled trial. Trials.  ISSN 1745-6215.  19(208) . doi: 10.1186/s13063-018-2588-5 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.
• Brunner, Iris Charlotte; Skouen, Jan Sture; Hofstad, Håkon; Assmus, Jörg; Becker, Frank; Sanders, Anne-Marthe; Pallesen, Hanne; Michielsen, Marc; Thijs, L & Verheyden, Geert (2017). Virtual Reality Training for Upper Extremity in Subacute Stroke (VIRTUES): A multicenter RCT. Neurology.  ISSN 0028-3878.  12(89), s 2413- 2421 . doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000004744
• Karic, Tanja; Røe, Cecilie; Nordenmark, Tonje Haug; Becker, Frank; Sorteberg, Wilhelm & Sorteberg, Angelika (2017). Effect of early mobilization and rehabilitation on complications in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Journal of Neurosurgery.  ISSN 0022-3085.  126(2), s 518- 526 . doi: 10.3171/2015.12.JNS151744 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.
• Langhammer, Birgitta; Sunnerhagen, Katharina Stibrant; Lundgren-Nilsson, Åsa; Sällström, susanne; Becker, Frank & Stanghelle, Johan K (2017). Factors promoting /enhancing Activities of Daily Living after stroke in specialized rehabilitation. An observational multicenter study within the Sunnaas International Network. European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine.  ISSN 1973-9087.  53(5), s 725- 734 . doi: 10.23736/S1973-9087.17.04489-6
• Langhammer, Birgitta; Sunnerhagen, Katharina Stibrant; Stanghelle, Johan K; Sällström, susanne; Becker, Frank & Fugl Meyer, Kerstin (2017). Life satisfaction in persons With severe stroke. A longitudinal report from the Sunnaas International Network (SIN) stroke study. European Stroke Journal.  ISSN 2396-9873.  2(2), s 154- 162 . doi: 10.1177/2396987317695140
• Mæhlum Walle, Kjersti; Kyler, Hillary Lynn; Nordvik, Jan Egil; Becker, Frank & Laeng, Bruno (2017). Binocular rivalry after right-hemisphere stroke: Effects of attention impairment on perceptual dominance patterns. Brain and Cognition.  ISSN 0278-2626.  117, s 84- 96 . doi: 10.1016/j.bandc.2017.06.007
• Brunner, Iris Charlotte; Skouen, Jan Sture; Hofstad, Håkon; Assmus, Jörg; Becker, Frank; Pallesen, Hanne; Thijs, Liselot & Verheyden, Geert (2016). Is upper limb virtual reality training more intensive than conventional training for patients in the subacute phase after stroke? An analysis of treatment intensity and content. BMC Neurology.  ISSN 1471-2377.  16:219, s 1- 7 . doi: 10.1186/s12883-016-0740-y
• Karic, Tanja; Røe, Cecilie; Nordenmark, Tonje Haug; Becker, Frank & Sorteberg, Angelika (2016). Impact of early mobilization and rehabilitation on global functional outcome one year after aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine.  ISSN 1650-1977.  48(8), s 676- 682 . doi: 10.2340/16501977-2121 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.
• Hauger, Solveig Lægreid; Schnakers, Caroline; Andersson, Stein; Becker, Frank; Moberget, Torgeir; Giacino, Joseph T.; Schanke, Anne-Kristine & Løvstad, Marianne (2015). Neurophysiological Indicators of Residual Cognitive Capacity in the Minimally Conscious State. Behavioural Neurology.  ISSN 0953-4180.  2015, s 1- 12 . doi: 10.1155/2015/145913
• Karic, Tanja; Sorteberg, Angelika Gabriel; Nordenmark, Tonje Haug; Becker, Frank & Røe, Cecilie (2015). Early rehabilitation in patients with acute aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Disability and Rehabilitation.  ISSN 0963-8288.  37(16), s 1446- 1454 . doi: 10.3109/09638288.2014.966162 Vis sammendrag

  Purpose: The aim of this study was to describe and quantify the content of early rehabilitation adapted to patients with acute aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) and to assess its feasibility. Methods: This was a prospective, observational study including 37 aSAH patients. Early rehabilitation was applied according to a mobilization algorithm. Clinical parameters, the time that rehabilitation team used on early rehabilitation and progression in mobilization were recorded. The patients’ clinical conditions were graded according to the World Federation of Neurological Surgeons scale (WFNS). Results: Poor-grade patients (WFNS 3, 4, 5) (n = 12) received more rehabilitation (median 412 min) than did good-grade patients (WFNS 1, 2) (median 240 min). Mobilization to 60° of head elevation in good-grade patients began on day one after securing the aneurysm. Out-of-bed mobilization was possible on day three. Poor-grade patients were mobilized to 60° after two days and were out of bed on day seven. At discharge, 67% of poor-grade patients were mobilized to walking versus 78% of good-grade patients. No serious adverse effects to early rehabilitation were observed. Conclusions: Early rehabilitation in aSAH patients is feasible from the first day after securing the aneurysm. The rehabilitation content varied according to the patient’s clinical grade.

• Langhammer, Birgitta; Becker, Frank; Sunnerhagen, Kathrina Skibrunt; Zhang, Tong; Du, Xiaoxia; Bushnik, Tamara; Panchenko, Maria; Keren, Ofer; Banura, Samir; Elessi, Khamis; Luzon, Fuad; Lundgren-Nilsson, Åsa; Li, Xie; Sällström, susanne & Stanghelle, Johan K (2015). Specialized stroke rehabilitation services in seven countries Preliminary results from nine rehabilitation centers. International Journal of Stroke.  ISSN 1747-4930.  10(8), s 1236- 1246 . doi: 10.1111/ijs.12599
• schillinger, andreas & Becker, Frank (2015). Fatigue/utmattelse etter traumatisk hjerneskade og hjerneslag. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.  ISSN 0029-2001.  135(4), s 331- 335 . doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.14.0271 Vis sammendrag

  BAKGRUNN Fatigue/utmattelse kan defineres som en opplevelse av langvarig eller tilbakevendende tretthet og redusert kapasitet for mental og/eller fysisk aktivitet. Tilstanden er vanlig etter ervervet hjerneskade. I artikkelen gis en oversikt over kunnskapsstatus om utmattelse etter hjerneslag og etter traumatiske hjerneskader. KUNNSKAPSGRUNNLAG En vurdering av eksisterende litteratur, inkludert litteratursøk, samt vår kliniske erfaring ligger til grunn for innholdet i artikkelen. RESULTATER I eksisterende undersøkelser er det brukt varierende definisjoner av tilstanden og det er anvendt ulike kartleggingsverktøy. Forekomsten av utmattelse etter hjerneslag eller traumatisk hjerneskade er usikker på grunn av ulike inklusjonskriterier og kartleggingsmetoder og fordi ulikt måletidspunkt kan gi ulike prevalenstall. I flere arbeider anslås forekomsten til å ligge mellom 50 % og 70 %. Vår kunnskap om de patologiske mekanismene er svært begrenset. Både premorbide, sosiodemografiske, slag-/traumerelaterte og komorbide faktorer spiller inn på hvordan pasienten oppfatter tilstanden. Blant anvendte behandlingstiltak er psykoedukasjon, aktivitetsregulering, fysisk trening og behandling av komorbide tilstander. Det er også gjort forsøk med medikamentell behandling, foreløpig uten overbevisende resultater. FORTOLKNING Utmattelse er vanlig hos hjerneslagpasienter og pasienter med traumatiske hjerneskader og begrenser ofte i betydelig grad deres hverdag. Vår viten om patologiske mekanismer og behandlingstiltak er mangelfull, og pasientpopulasjonen er heterogen. Behandlingen er individuelt tilpasset og har som mål at den enkelte skal kunne bruke sin begrensede kapasitet på en mest mulig hensiktsmessig måte.

• Stanghelle, Johan K; Sällström, susanne; Becker, Frank; Zhang, Tong; Du, Xiaoxia; Buschnik, Tamara; Panchencko, Maria; Keren, Ofer; Banura, Samir; Khamis, Elessi; Lundgren-Nilsson, Åsa; Sunnerhagen, Katharina Stibrant; Xie, Li & Langhammer, Birgitta (2015). An international multicenter study of specialized rehabilitation for stroke patients . Protocol of the Sunnaas InterNational (SIN) stroke project. Journal of Clinical Trials.  ISSN 2167-0870.  5(2) . doi: 10.4172/2167-0870.1000214 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.
• Becker, Frank; Kirmess, Melanie; Tornås, Sveinung & Løvstad, Marianne (2014). A description of cognitive rehabilitation at Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital - Balancing comprehensive holistic rehabilitation and retraining of specific functional domains. NeuroRehabilitation (Reading, MA).  ISSN 1053-8135.  34(1), s 87- 100 . doi: 10.3233/NRE-131015
• Brunner, Iris; Skouen, Jan Sture; Hofstad, Håkon; Strand, Liv Inger; Becker, Frank; Sanders, Anne-Marthe; Pallesen, Hanne; Kristensen, Tove; Michielsen, Marc & Verheyden, Geert (2014). Virtual reality training for upper extremity in subacute stroke (VIRTUES): Study protocol for a randomized controlled multicenter trial. BMC Neurology.  ISSN 1471-2377.  14:186, s 1- 5 . doi: 10.1186/s12883-014-0186-z Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.
• Erlenkamp, Sonja & Becker, Frank (2014). SunnGest: et norsk prosjekt om bruk av gester i afasirehabiliteringen. Norsk tidsskrift for logopedi.  ISSN 0332-7256.  60(2), s 18- 23
• Erlenkamp, Sonja; Reinertsen, Kristina Moltu & Becker, Frank (2014). Gester og afasi – en litteraturoversikt. Norsk tidsskrift for logopedi.  ISSN 0332-7256.  60(2), s 6- 16
• Becker, Frank; Kirmess, Melanie; Bønes, Erlend & Hansen, Silje Merethe (2013). Språktrening rett hjem : en pilotstudie om telemedisinsk afasirehabilitering. Norsk tidsskrift for logopedi.  ISSN 0332-7256.  59(4), s 16- 24
• Becker, Frank & Reinvang, Ivar (2013). Identification of target tones and speech sounds studied with event-related potentials: Language-related changes in aphasia. Aphasiology.  ISSN 0268-7038.  27(1), s 20- 40 . doi: 10.1080/02687038.2012.676163 Vis sammendrag

  Background: Although frequently observed in aphasia, the contribution of speech sound processing impairments to auditory comprehension deficits has not been clarified. Event-related brain potentials can be used to investigate the neural processes underlying speech sound processing in aphasia, thereby adding information to investigations exclusively based on behavioural assessments. Aims: Against the background of previous findings of reduced amplitudes in an aphasic group during a syllable identification task, three main research questions are pursued in this study: whether possible ERP alterations in the aphasia group (1) are specific for language processing or can also be observed in non-language processing, (2) are also found in brain-injured persons without aphasia, and (3) correlate with auditory comprehension deficits. Methods & Procedures: Here 10 aphasic participants were compared with 10 non-aphasic participants who had right hemisphere lesions and with 18 healthy controls. Event-related brain potentials (ERPs) were obtained during two oddball paradigms in which the participants had to identify: (i) target tones differing in pitch and (ii) target syllables differing in the initial consonant. Outcomes & Results: Overall the aphasic participants performed the task successfully, but responded correctly to fewer targets and had prolonged response times. When compared to healthy controls, N1 amplitude was reduced in both brain-damaged groups; in response to syllables, this attenuation was more pronounced in the aphasic participants. The aphasia group demonstrated significantly reduced N1 amplitude in response to standard and target tones and target syllables, while the right hemisphere group had significantly reduced N1 amplitudes in response to tones only (both standard and target). In both brain-injured groups, N1 amplitudes were larger over the contralesional hemisphere. This hemisphere difference was significantly larger for syllables than tones in the aphasic participants. Furthermore this group had delayed N2 and P3 latencies, whereas N2 amplitude reduction was found in the right hemisphere group. Conclusions: The present results indicate reduced early attentional processing and delayed subsequent processing in aphasia. In addition to disturbed non-linguistic auditory processing, the present results suggest impairments in speech sound related processing in aphasia occurring as early as at 100 ms post-stimulus. Topographical distribution patterns in the aphasia group suggest a larger right hemisphere involvement in the processing of syllables than for tones.

• Hauger, Solveig Lægreid; Becker, Frank & Løvstad, Marianne (2013). Alvorlig bevissthetsforstyrrelse etter ervervet hjerneskade - hvor skal den lokale helsetjeneste søke spisskompetanse?. Utposten.  ISSN 0800-5680.  42(7), s 30- 32
• Becker, Frank (2012). Samtaler med hjernen: Hvilke metoder har vi for å undersøke hvordan hjernen oppfatter og produserer språk? Har hjernen evne til å kompensere for skade i språkområdene?. Årbok / Det norske videnskaps-akademi.  ISSN 0332-6209.  s 165- 172

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• Mæhlum Walle, Kjersti; Kyler, Hillary Lynn; Nordvik, Jan Egil; Becker, Frank & Laeng, Bruno (2018). Corrigendum to "Binocular rivalry after right-hemisphere stroke: Effects of attention impairment on perceptual dominance patterns" [Brain Cogn. 117 (2017) 84–96]. Brain and Cognition.  ISSN 0278-2626.  123, s 89- 91 . doi: 10.1016/j.bandc.2018.03.001
• Langhammer, Birgitta; Sunnerhagen, Katharina Stibrant; Sällström, susanne; Becker, Frank & Stanghelle, Johan K (2017). Rehabilitation after stroke in specialized rehabilitation. Psychosocial adaptions post stroke. An international multicenter study.
• Langhammer, Birgitta; Sunnerhagen, Katharina Stibrant; Stanghelle, Johan K; Sällström, susanne; Becker, Frank & Fugl Meyer, Kerstin (2017). Perceived Life satisfaction from admission to specialized rehabilitation until one-year post discharge in nine clinics, seven countries the SINs stroke study..
• Winsnes, Ingvild Elisabeth; Øra, Hege Prag; Kirmess, Melanie & Becker, Frank (2017). Aphasia telerehabilitation - A digital enterprise (experience from the SLT intervention).
• Hauger, Solveig Lægreid; Schnakers, Caroline; Andersson, Stein; Becker, Frank; Moberget, Torgeir; Giacino, Joseph T.; Schanke, Anne-Kristine & Løvstad, Marianne (2016). Counting own name -clinical robustness of electrophysiology in assessing residual cognition in disorders of consciousness..
• Langhammer, Birgitta; Sunnerhagen, Katharina Stibrant; Lundgren-Nilsson, Åsa; Sällström, Susanne; Becker, Frank; Zhang, Tong; Du, Xiaoxia; Bushnik, Tamara; Panchenko, Maria; Keren, Ofer; Banura, Samir; Elessi, Khamis; Deng, Wanying & Stanghelle, Johan K (2016). Specialized rehabilitation, stroke and Activities of Daily Living in nine different clinics,Sunnaas International Network (SIN) Stroke Study. What influence and predict improvements?.
• Øra, Hege Prag; Kirmess, Melanie; Brady, Marian C.; Winsnes, Ingvild Elisabeth & Becker, Frank (2016). Aphasia telerehabilitation early post stroke.
• Becker, Frank (2015). Aphasia telerehabilitation early post stroke - design of a randomized controlled trial.
• Becker, Frank (2015, 17. mars). Fanget i egen kropp.  VG.
• Becker, Frank (2015, 03. juni). Hjelper pasienter til et aktivt liv. [TV].  NRK Dagsrevyen.
• Becker, Frank (2015). Long-term outcome in aphasia - improvement from 15 to 66 months post stroke.
• Becker, Frank (2015). Tverrfaglig samarbeid - grunnlaget for god slagrehabilitering.
• Becker, Frank & Falch, Kjersti (2015). Locked-in syndrom i Norge – kunnskapsstatus og rehabiliteringstilbud.
• Becker, Frank; Theepan, Dilanee & Jensen, Ole Bjørn (2015). How to determine who should participate in a CILT- program, and who should not? Experiences from pre-admission screening.
• Erlenkamp, Sonja; Kirmess, Melanie; Bergersen, Hilde; Audestad, Solveig & Becker, Frank (2015). Promoting evidence-based aphasia rehabilitation – guidelines at Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital.
• Hauger, Solveig Lægreid; Schnakers, Caroline; Andersson, Stein; Becker, Frank; Moberget, Torgeir & Løvstad, Marianne (2015). Clinical utility of neurophysiological assessment of residual cognition in disorders of consciousness.
• Helsingen, Lise Mørkved & Becker, Frank (2015). Langvarig bevissthetsforstyrrelse etter hodetraume er sjeldent. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.  ISSN 0029-2001.  135(1), s 23 Vis sammendrag

  En norsk studie viser lav forekomst av pasienter i vegetativ eller minimalt bevisst tilstand etter traumatisk hjerneskade.

• Langhammer, Birgitta; Becker, Frank; Sällström, Susanne; Sunnerhagen, Katharina Stibrant; Bushnik, Tamara & Lundgren-Nilsson, Åsa (2015). Symposium specialized stroke rehabilitation: a multicultural, multicenter study. Vis sammendrag

  •Introduction – The SINs network and stroke study; film Susanne Sällström •The interdisciplinary teamwork, Sunnaas rehabilitation hospital, Norway Frank Becker •The interdisciplinary teamwork , Langone, NYU, USA Tamara Bushnik •Interventions in rehabilitation, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden Åsa Lundgren-Nilsson •Specialized rehabilitation, University of Gothenburg, Sweden Katharina S Sunnerhagen •Sunnaas International Networks stroke study- some preliminary results Birgitta Langhammer

• Langhammer, Birgitta; Becker, Frank; Zhang, Tong; Du, Xiaoxia; Bushnik, Tamara; Panchenko, Maria; Keren, Ofer; Banura, Samir; Elessi, Khamis; Sunnerhagen, Katharina Stibrant; Lundgren-Nilsson, Åsa; Wanying, Deng; Sällström, Susanne & Stanghelle, Johan K (2015). A multicenter study on transfer, walking and stairclimbing in persons with stroke admitted to specialized rehabilitation.
• Langhammer, Birgitta; Stanghelle, Johan K; Sällström, Susanne; Becker, Frank; Sanders, Anne-Marthe; Zhang, Tong; Du, Xiaoxia; Bushnik, Tamara; Panchenko, Maria; Keren, Ofer; Amzallag, Yael; Banura, Samir; Elessi, Khamis; Luzon, Fuad; Lundgren-Nilsson, Åsa; Sunnerhagen, Katharina Stibrant & Li, Xie (2015). An international multi-center study on specialized stroke rehabilitation, nine institutions - seven countries.
• Langhammer, Birgitta; Stanghelle, Johan K; Sällström, Susanne; Becker, Frank; Zhang, Tong; Du, Xiaoxia; Bushnik, Tamara; Panchenko, Maria; Keren, Ofer; Banura, Samir; Elessi, Khamis; Lundgren-Nilsson, Åsa; Sunnerhagen, Katharina Stibrant & Wanying, Deng (2015). A multicenter on transfer, walking and stairclimbing in persons With stroke.
• Becker, Frank (2014). Afasi – når systemet svikter minst like mye som språket. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.  ISSN 0029-2001.  134(4), s 390- 391
• Becker, Frank (2014). Mange sliter med usynlige skader etter hjerneslag. Dagbladet.  ISSN 0805-3766.  s 26- 27
• Becker, Frank (2014). Memory Deficits After Acquired Brain Injury – Rehabilitation and Neuroplasticity.
• Becker, Frank (2014). Nevrorehabilitering – hvilke metoder virker?.
• Becker, Frank (2014). Sissel hadde gått tur med hunden - da hun kom hjem klarte hun ikke å løfte beinet. Dagbladet.  ISSN 0805-3766.  s 12- 13
• Becker, Frank (2014). Sommertips: ikke få hjerneslag nå. Dagbladet.  ISSN 0805-3766.
• Becker, Frank (2014). Veien videre for en kunnskapsbasert hjerneskaderehabilitering.
• Becker, Frank & Stanghelle, Johan K (2014). Rehabilitering av voksne, I:  Nevrologi og nevrokirurgi fra barn til voksen, 6.utgave.  Forlaget Vett & Viten AS.  ISBN 978-82-412-0709-9.  40.  s 621 - 627
• Hauger, Solveig Lægreid; Olafsen, Kjell; Andelic, Nada; Røe, Cecilie; Andersson, Stein; Schanke, Anne-Kristine; Becker, Frank; Schnakers, Caroline & Løvstad, Marianne (2014). Repeated sub-acute Event-Related Potentials as predictor of long-term outcome - presentation of a study design and single case data.
• Kirmess, Melanie; Nordli, Heidi & Becker, Frank (2014). ”Kan man være for god for deltakelse på CIST?” – Erfaringer fra Sunnaas intensive afasitilbud (SunCIST) for godt fungerende afasirammede.
• Becker, Frank (2013, 19. februar). Avviser omfordeling av slagmidler. [Internett].  DagensMedisin.no. Vis sammendrag

  Sunnaas-legen Frank Becker avviser forslaget fra professor David Russell om å bruke mindre penger til rehabilitering av hjerneslag på bekostning av forebygging og akuttbehandling.

• Becker, Frank (2013). Et slagprosjekt i Østfold – klinisk utvikling, forskning og innovasjon.
• Becker, Frank (2013). Faller mellom to stoler. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.).  ISSN 0804-3116. Vis sammendrag

  Flere tusen mennesker med språkvansker etter hjerneskade får dårlig rehabiliteringstilbud på grunn av unødig byråkrati og uklar ansvarsfordeling.

• Becker, Frank (2013, 14. desember). Helt super.  VG helg.
• Becker, Frank (2013). Hjernens plastisitet.
• Becker, Frank (2013). Hjernens plastisitet og endringsmuligheter.
• Becker, Frank (2013). Hjerneskadeforskning ved Sunnaas sykehus.
• Becker, Frank (2013). Hvordan kan ny kunnskap om hjernens plastisitet forbedre rehabiliteringen av hjerneskader?.
• Becker, Frank (2013). Lærerikt, men gjentakende, om dysleksi. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.  ISSN 0029-2001.  133(21), s 2282
• Becker, Frank (2013). Nasjonal behandlingstjeneste for rehabilitering ved locked-in syndrom.
• Becker, Frank (2013). Om hjernen etter skaden.
• Becker, Frank (2013). Plastisitet – hvordan kan hjernen komme seg etter et slag?.
• Becker, Frank (2013). Plastisitet: hvordan påvirke endringer i hjernen etter skade.
• Becker, Frank (2013). Rehabilitering ved hjernesvulst.
• Becker, Frank (2013). Visjoner for Nordisk nettverk i nevrorehabilitering – innspill fra Sunnaas sykehus (Norge).
• Erlenkamp, Sonja & Becker, Frank (2013). A new approach to the use of gestures in aphasia rehabilitation: stimulating spontaneous gesturing and body language.
• Hansen, Silje Merethe; Bønes, Erlend; Becker, Frank & Kirmess, Melanie (2013). ”Face to face, just with a camera” – exploring videoconference-based telerehabilitation for aphasia. Vis sammendrag

  ”Face to face, just with a camera” – exploring videoconference-based telerehabilitation for aphasia Introduction Ensuring individually tailored aphasia rehabilitation of sufficient intensity and duration is challenging in rural countries like Norway. Aphasia telerehabilitation has the potential to widen the access to speech-language therapists (SLT) when limited due to geographical or physical barriers, and its effectiveness has been demonstrated (Brennan et al 2004; Mashima & Doarn 2008). However, research on this topic is rare; furthermore, international differences and ongoing technical development require further studies. Research questions This pilot study explored the use of aphasia telerehabilitation focusing on the applicability of an internet-based videoconference format for a) “ordinary” treatment by interaction between the person with aphasia and the SLT, and b) SLT supervision of data program training (Lexia, Gunnilstam & Mårtens 2008). Methods A qualitative case study was conducted with 4 participants who received videoconference-based aphasia rehabilitation in their home for 2-5 hours/week for 3 weeks. Cisco Jabber Video and the remote access program LogMeIn were used. For each session, a log form regarding technical experiences and satisfaction with treatment was completed by participants and the treating SLT. In addition, qualitative interviews were performed after treatment. Results Log forms and interview results show an overall satisfaction in all 4 participants. Technical problems were described as “rather small”. Interaction between participants and SLT was experienced as similar to face-to-face treatment sessions. People with aphasia emphasized the advantages of treatment in their home environment, flexibility with regard to incorporation of treatment in their daily schedule and less travel time. The SLT highlighted the importance of remote access to the participants’ computer providing the opportunity to assist when needed. The SLT could see only the participant’s head, limiting her possibilities to register gestural communication. Discussion While experiences from this pilot study are promising, future aphasia telerehabilitation should include more extensive information before start (e.g. a leaflet), and a checklist regarding the physical environment to be applied before each session. The perception of all gestural communication should be possible. Telerehabilitation may be particularly well suited in the transition from hospital to community care. Continuing SLT in this phase may positively affect the quality of life for persons with aphasia. References Brennan, D.M., Georgeadis, A.C., Baron, C.R. & Barker, L.M. (2004). The Effect of Videoconference- Based Telerehabilitation on Story Retelling Performance by Brain-Injured Subjects and Its Implications for Remote Speech-Language Therapy. Telemedicine and e-health. 10 (2), 147- 154. Gunnilstam, O. & Mårtens, M. (2008). Lexia versjon 3.0. Stiftelsen Stora Skøndal. Mashima, P.A. & Doarn, C.R. (2008). Overview of Telehealth Activities in Speech-Language Pathology. Telemedicine and e-health. 14 (10) 1102-1117.

• Hansen, Silje Merethe; Bønes, Erlend; Becker, Frank & Kirmess, Melanie (2013). Språktrening rett hjem. Vis sammendrag

  Formålet med prosjektet “Språktrening rett hjem” har vært å utprøve og evaluere om telemedisin og videokonferanse potensielt kan øke behandlingshyppigheten på språktreningen personer med afasi får etter utskrivelse fra sykehus. I tillegg skulle behovet for e-læring innen afasi, for pasienter, pårørende og helsepersonell evalueres. Fire pasienter deltok i prosjektet. Alle hadde afasi av lett til moderat vanskelighetsgrad. Pasientene hadde noe erfaring med bruk av data, men ingen hadde erfaring med bruk av videokonferanse. Vi prøvde to typer for språktrening, og pasientene fikk språktrening som ble gitt over en periode på tre uker. Prosjektets erfaringer viser at språktrening hjem til pasienten via videokonferanse kan være et godt tilbud. Pasientene slipper reise, og kan få bedre kontinuitet i opplæringen, samtidig som bruk av fjernstyringsprogram åpner for variert og tilpasset språktrening. Noen problemer og vansker som kan oppstå, og hvordan disse kan unngås er detaljert beskrevet her. De viktigste anbefalingene for videre telemedisinsk språktrening er: god informasjon på forhånd til pasienter og pårørende, mulighet for fjernstyring av pasientens PC, videobildet bør vise pasientens hode og overkropp og det bør etableres en sjekkliste for tilrettelegging av fysisk miljø før hver språktreningstime. Bruk av telemedisinsk språktrening for afasirammede kan være særlig velegnet i videre oppfølging i kommunal helsetjeneste spesielt ved lange geografiske avstander, og i overgangsfasen etter utskrivelse fra sykehus. Pilot- prosjektet ”Språktrening rett hjem” gir et godt utgangspunkt for et eventuelt fremtidig telemedisintilbud for pasienter med afasi, og for studier i større skala.

• Kirmess, Melanie & Becker, Frank (2013). From Word Level Training to Social Conversation – Experience from an Intensive Group Program for Persons with Mild to Moderate Aphasia. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences.  ISSN 1877-0428.  94, s 267- 268
• Kirmess, Melanie & Becker, Frank (2013). From word level training to social communication – Experience from an intensive group program for persons with mild to moderate aphasia.
• Kirmess, Melanie & Becker, Frank (2013). Intensive afasigrupper på Sunnaas: SunCIST-programmet. Afasiposten.  ISSN 0803-2467.  24(3), s 13- 17
• Kirmess, Melanie; Nordli, Heidi & Becker, Frank (2013). "Now we are talking togheter..." Experience from an intensive aphasia group with focus on complex sentence production. Vis sammendrag

  ”Now we are talking together…” Experience from an intensive aphasia group with focus on complex sentence production The importance of intensive treatment with shaping, role-modelling, relevance for daily living and interaction as applied in constraint induced language therapy (CILT) has been demonstrated for successful aphasia rehabilitation (Difrancesco et al., 2012). Sunnaas rehabilitation hospital offers an intensive aphasia program based on the principles of CILT within a holistic, multi-disciplinary group setting (SunCIST) (Kirmess et al., 2012). This poster presents the structure and participant experience of an extended CILT program focussing on complex expressive language production for persons with moderate to mild aphasia. Six persons with mild to moderate aphasia participated in a two- week intensive group program in an inpatient hospital setting. All participants had previously attended the SunCIST program and asked for the possibility to return. The daily program covered three hours of CILT in groups of three persons with aphasia and an experienced speech-language pathologist. CILT included the typical requesting card game for pairs of cards, as well as the collection of sequential sets of 4-6 cards. The picture material was chosen to provide various options for sentence production with different subjects and verbs, numbers of objects, descriptions of the main subject, and the respective response by each participant. Following each round of card games the participants were asked to produce a sentence of their choice to each collected card or a short story to the picture sequences in order to reproduce the words once more in a more personalized context. In addition, all six participants had independent discussion groups in the evening with either given or self-chosen topics. All participants completed a short aphasia assessment pre and post CILT, and a final questionnaire about their experience of this program. Preliminary results show a further increase on the linguistic variables for at least some of the assessments. The personal feedback emphasised the positive experience of being challenged by different linguistic tasks in the structured CIST group, as well as having the opportunity to talk to each other ”all day long” in an environment where they know their aphasic challenges. This is assumed to enhance their communicative skills in a positive way and thereby participation in life. References: Difrancesco, S., Pulvermüller, F., & Mohr, B. (2012). Intensive language-action therapy (ILAT): The methods. Aphasiology, 26(11), 1317-1351. Kirmess, M., Becker, F., Günther, L., & Hvistendahl, A. K. (2012). The SunCIST Program: A Clinical Approach for Intensive Aphasia Rehabilitation. Paper presented at the Academy of Aphasia, San Francisco, USA.

• Langhammer, Birgitta; Stanghelle, Johan K; Sällström, Susanne; Becker, Frank; Zhang, Tong; Du, Xiaoxia; Buschnik, Tamara; Panchencko, Maria; Keren, Ofer; Banura, Samir; Khamis, E; Lundgren-Nilsson, Åsa; Sunnerhagen, Katharina Stibrant & Xie, Li (2013). A nine-institution (seven countries)-multi-center study on specialized stroke rehabilitation.
• Langhammer, Birgitta; Stanghelle, Johan K; Sällström, Susanne; Becker, Frank; Zhang, Tong; Du, Xiaoxia; Buschnik, Tamara; Panchencko, Maria; Keren, Ofer; Banura, Samir; Khamis, E; Lundgren-Nilsson, Åsa; Sunnerhagen, Katharina Stibrant & Xie, Li (2013). A nine-institution (seven countries)-multi-center study on specialized stroke rehabilitation.
• Langhammer, Birgitta; Stanghelle, Johan K; Sällström, Susanne; Becker, Frank; Zhang, Tong; Du, Xiaoxia; Buschnik, Tamara; Panchencko, Maria; Keren, Ofer; Banura, Samir; Khamis, E; Lundgren-Nilsson, Åsa; Sunnerhagen, Katharina Stibrant & Xie, Li (2013). A nine-institution (seven countries)-multi-center study on specialized stroke rehabilitation.
• Langhammer, Birgitta; Stanghelle, Johan K; Sällström, Susanne; Zhang, Tong; Du, Xiaoxia; Becker, Frank; Buschnik, Tamara; Panchencko, Maria; Keren, Ofer; Banura, Samir; Khamis, E; Lundgren-Nilsson, Åsa; Sunnerhagen, Katharina Stibrant & Xie, Li (2013). A nine-institution (seven countries)- multi-center study on specialized stroke rehabilitation.
• Langhammer, Birgitte; Stanghelle, Johan K; Sällstrøm, Susanne; Becker, Frank; Zhang, T; Bushnik, Tamara; Panchenko, M; Keren, O; Banura, S; Khamis, E; Lundgren-Nilsson, Åsa & Xie, L (2013). A nine-institution multi-center study on specialized stroke rehabilitation: The Sunnaas International Network´s stroke study.
• Stanghelle, Johan K & Becker, Frank (2013). Boikott av faglig samarbeid med Kina - og andre land?. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.  ISSN 0029-2001.
• Becker, Frank (2012, 25. desember). - Jeg hørte det knase da hodet traff isen. [Internett].  aftenposten.no.
• Becker, Frank (2012). A presentation of stroke rehabilitation services at Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital and of SunCIST, an interdisciplinary language training program for aphasia.
• Becker, Frank (2012). Etiske utfordringer vedr. bruk av nye medier i helsesammenheng.
• Becker, Frank (2012). Flerfaglig om språk og hjernen. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.  ISSN 0029-2001.  132(4), s 450 . doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.11.1435
• Becker, Frank (2012). Hjernen endrer seg – plastisitet gir muligheter for rehabilitering!.
• Becker, Frank (2012). Hjernens plastisitet – muligheter for rehabilitering.
• Becker, Frank (2012). Ideologiene bak byråkratiet. Klassekampen.  ISSN 0805-3839.  s 17
• Becker, Frank (2012). Kun talespråk eller også tegnspråk?. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.  ISSN 0029-2001.  132(2), s 136 . doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.11.1325 Vis sammendrag

  En ny rapport fra Kunnskapssenteret om kommunikasjonsformer for barn med cochleaimplantat konkluderer med at det ikke finnes forskningsmessige holdepunkter for å konkludere om de bør vokse opp med kun talespråk, med tegn- og talespråk eller med talespråk med støtte av tegn. Foreldre bør informeres om at det finnes ulike muligheter for språklig opplæring for barnet og at det ikke er noe som tyder på at tegnspråk har negativ innvirkning på barnets fremtid.

• Becker, Frank (2012). Rehabilitering ved hjernesvulst.
• Becker, Frank (2012). Rehabilitering ved hjernesvulst – utfall, tiltak og effekt.
• Becker, Frank (2012). Rehabiliteringstilbud ved Sunnaas sykehus.
• Becker, Frank (2012). Spinalenheter og andre enheter. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.  ISSN 0029-2001.  132(18), s 2036 . doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.12.0992

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