Per Östberg

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Associate Professor of Speech and Language Pathology and speech-language pathologist at Karolinska University Hospital.

Textbook: Klinisk neurovetenskap [Clinical Neuroscience] by Bo Norrving, Håkan Aldskogius, Christina Brogårdh, Birgitta Jakobsson Larsson, Jerry Larsson, Katharina Stibrant Sunnerhagen, Kerstin Tham, and Per Östberg. Liber 2015.

Research

Research area

My research is about:

language function in acquired brain disorders
the course of apraxia of speech after the acute and subacute stages of stroke
patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in dysphagia (eating and swallowing problems)

Articles

Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2024;46(11):2294-2316
Anomia in left hemisphere stroke, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease - a comparative study
Kristensson J; Longoni F; Ostberg P; Smith SR; Ake S; Saldert C
Article: APHASIOLOGY. 2022;36(6):706-731
Evaluation of treatment effects of semantic feature analysis on mild anomia in multiple sclerosis
Kristensson J; Longoni F; Ostberg P; Ake S; Rodseth Smith S; Saldert C
Article: JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION DISORDERS. 2022;97:106215
Naming vs. non-naming treatment in aphasia in a group setting-A randomized controlled trial
Kristensson J; Saldert C; Ostberg P; Smith SR; Ake S; Longoni F
Article: APHASIOLOGY. 2022;36(4):534-554
Protocol for the development of the international population registry for aphasia after stroke (I-PRAISE)
Ali M; Ben Basat AL; Berthier M; Blom Johansson M; Breitenstein C; Cadilhac DA; Constantinidou F; Cruice M; Davila G; Gandolfi M; Gil M; Grima R; Godecke E; Jesus L; Jiminez LM; Kambanaros M; Kukkonen T; Laska A; Mavis I; Mc Menamin R; Mendez-Orellana C; Obrig H; Ostberg P; Robson H; Sage K; Van De Sandt-koenderman M; Sprecht K; Visch-Brink E; Wehling E; Wielaert S; Wallace SJ; Williams LJ; Brady MC
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY. 2022;24(2):156-167
Speech feature profiles in Swedish 5-year-olds with speech sound disorder related to suspected childhood apraxia of speech or cleft palate
Malmenholt A; McAllister A; Lohmander A; Ostberg P
Article: APHASIOLOGY. 2022;36(1):76-94
Self-reported changes in everyday life and health of significant others of people with aphasia: a quantitative approach
Blom Johansson M; Carlsson M; Ostberg P; Sonnander K
Article: JOURNAL OF EYE MOVEMENT RESEARCH. 2022;15(4):10.16910/jemr.15.4.3
Eye Movements during Reading and their Relationship to Reading Assessment Outcomes in Swedish Elementary School Children
Strandberg A; Nilsson M; Ostberg P; Seimyr GO
Article: FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY. 2022;13:1013652
Longitudinal changes in functional connectivity in speech motor networks in apraxia of speech after stroke
Hybbinette H; Ostberg P; Schalling E; Deboussard C; Plantin J; Borg J; Lindberg PG
Article: APHASIOLOGY. 2021;35(7):900-913
Is cognitive impairment associated with reduced syntactic complexity in writing? Evidence from automated text analysis
Aronsson F; Kuhlmann M; Jelic V; Ostberg P
Article: FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY. 2021;12:634065
Recovery of Apraxia of Speech and Aphasia in Patients With Hand Motor Impairment After Stroke
Hybbinette H; Schalling E; Plantin J; Nygren-Deboussard C; Schutz M; Ostberg P; Lindberg PG
Article: JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION DISORDERS. 2021;89:106076
Intra- and Interjudge Reliability of the Apraxia of Speech Rating Scale in Early Stroke Patients
Hybbinette H; Ostberg P; Schalling E
Article: BMC GERIATRICS. 2020;20(1):269
A prospective study for evaluation of structural and clinical validity of the Eating Assessment Tool
Moller R; Safa S; Ostberg P
Article: CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY. 2020;195:105946
High-level language outcomes three and twelve months after awake surgery in low grade glioma and cavernoma patients
Norrelgen F; Jensdottir M; Ostberg P
Article: FOLIA PHONIATRICA ET LOGOPAEDICA. 2020;72(1):52-63
Towards an Integrated Curriculum in a Speech and Language Pathology Education Programme: Development and Constituents' Initial Responses
Strombergsson S; Holm K; Lohmander A; Ostberg P
Article: AUDIOLOGY AND NEUROTOLOGY. 2020;25(5):276-282
Prognostic Value of a Test of Central Auditory Function in Conversion from Mild Cognitive Impairment to Dementia
Haggstrom J; Hederstierna C; Rosenhall U; Ostberg P; Idrizbegovic E
Article: DYSPHAGIA. 2019;34(2):271-278
Repetitive Saliva Swallowing Test: Norms, Clinical Relevance and the Impact of Saliva Secretion
Persson E; Wardh I; Ostberg P
Article: APPLIED PSYCHOLINGUISTICS. 2019;40(2):445-472
Verbal fluency in relation to reading ability in students with and without dyslexia
Shareef Z; Ostberg P; Hedenius M
Article: DEMENTIA AND GERIATRIC COGNITIVE DISORDERS EXTRA. 2018;8(3):393-401
A Longitudinal Study of Peripheral and Central Auditory Function in Alzheimer's Disease and in Mild Cognitive Impairment
Haggstrom J; Rosenhall U; Hederstierna C; Ostberg P; Idrizbegovic E
Article: JOURNAL OF SPECIAL EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY. 2018;33(2):98-110
The Compensatory Effect of Text-to-Speech Technology on Reading Comprehension and Reading Rate in Swedish Schoolchildren With Reading Disability: The Moderating Effect of Inattention and Hyperactivity Symptoms Differs by Grade Groups
Gruner S; Ostberg P; Hedenius M
Article: SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH. 2017;181:13-16
A longitudinal study of adolescent psychotic experiences and later development of substance use disorder and suicidal behavior
Cederlof M; Kuja-Halkola R; Larsson H; Sjolander A; Ostberg P; Lundstrom S; Kelleher I; Lichtenstein P
Article: ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA. 2016;136(7):749-753
Validation of the Swedish translation of eating assessment tool (S-EAT-10)
Moller R; Safa S; Ostberg P
Article: LOGOPEDICS PHONIATRICS VOCOLOGY. 2016;41(3):124-128
Convergent and diagnostic validity of STAVUX, a word and pseudoword spelling test for adults
Ostberg P; Backlund C; Lindstrom E
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS, PART B: NEUROPSYCHIATRIC GENETICS. 2016;171(2):153-159
The association between childhood autistic traits and adolescent psychotic experiences is explained by general neuropsychiatric problems
Cederlof M; Pettersson E; Sariaslan A; Larsson H; Ostberg P; Kelleher I; Langstrom N; Gumpert CH; Lundstrom S; Lichtenstein P
Article: BIPOLAR DISORDERS. 2015;17(3):340-344
The association between Darier disease, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia revisited: a population-based family study
Cederlof M; Bergen SE; Langstrom N; Larsson H; Boman M; Craddock N; Ostberg P; Lundstrom S; Sjolander A; Nordlind K; Landen M; Lichtenstein P
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY. 2014;55(6):546-553
Memory factors in Rey AVLT: Implications for early staging of cognitive decline
Fernaeus S-E; Ostberg P; Wahlund L-O; Hellstrom A
Article: JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE. 2014;40(4):897-906
Shape Analysis of the Corpus Callosum in Alzheimer's Disease and Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration Subtypes
Walterfang M; Luders E; Looi JCL; Rajagopalan P; Velakoulis D; Thompson PM; Lindberg O; Ostberg P; Nordin LE; Svensson L; Wahlund L-O
Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2014;44(6):1293-1302
Language and mathematical problems as precursors of psychotic-like experiences and juvenile mania symptoms.
Cederlöf M; Ostberg P; Pettersson E; Anckarsäter H; Gumpert C; Lundström S; Lichtenstein P
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY. 2013;54(4):283-285
Late reaction times identify MCI
Fernaeus S-E; Ostberg P; Wahlund L-O
Article: APHASIOLOGY. 2013;27(2):201-226
A multiple-case study of a family-oriented intervention practice in the early rehabilitation phase of persons with aphasia
Johansson MB; Carlsson M; Ostberg P; Sonnander K
Article: APHASIOLOGY. 2012;26(8):1005-1028
Communication changes and SLP services according to significant others of persons with aphasia
Johansson MB; Carlsson M; Ostberg P; Sonnander K
Article: JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. 2012;30(2):355-365
Hippocampal Shape Analysis in Alzheimer's Disease and Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration Subtypes
Lindberg O; Walterfang M; Looi JCL; Malykhin N; Ostberg P; Zandbelt B; Styner M; Paniagua B; Velakoulis D; Orndahl E; Wahlund L-O
Article: LOGOPEDICS PHONIATRICS VOCOLOGY. 2012;37(1):11-17
Adult norms and test-retest reliability for the Months Backward test: Durational and response accuracy measures
Ostberg P; Hansson V; Haagg S
Article: FRONTIERS IN AGING NEUROSCIENCE. 2012;4:32
Is the subcallosal medial prefrontal cortex a common site of atrophy in Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal lobar degeneration?
Lindberg O; Westman E; Karlsson S; Ostberg P; Svensson LA; Simmons A; Wahlund L-O
Article: NEUROPATHOLOGY. 2011;31(3):271-279
Semantic dementia with lower motor neuron disease showing FTLD-TDP type 3 pathology (sensu Mackenzie)
Ostberg P; Bogdanovic N
Article: PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH. 2011;191(2):98-111
Shape analysis of the neostriatum in subtypes of frontotemporal lobar degeneration: Neuroanatomically significant regional morphologic change
Looi JCL; Walterfang M; Styner M; Niethammer M; Svensson LA; Lindberg O; Ostberg P; Botes L; Orndahl E; Chua P; Velakoulis D; Wahlund L-O
Article: NEUROIMAGE. 2010;51(3):970-986
Shape analysis of the neostriatum in frontotemporal lobar degeneration, Alzheimer's disease, and controls
Looi JCL; Walterfang M; Styner M; Svensson L; Lindberg O; Ostberg P; Botes L; Orndahl E; Chua P; Kumar R; Velakoulis D; Wahlund L-O
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY. 2009;30(8):1552-1560
Putaminal Volume in Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration and Alzheimer Disease: Differential Volumes in Dementia Subtypes and Controls
Looi JCL; Svensson L; Lindberg O; Zandbelt BB; Ostberg P; Orndahl E; Wahlund L-O
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY. 2009;50(3):193-202
The AMQ: A Four-Factor Inventory of Absentmindedness and Memory
Fernaeus S-E; Ostberg P
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY. 2009;30(6):1233-1239
Cortical Morphometric Subclassification of Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
Lindberg O; Ostberg P; Zandbelt BB; Oberg J; Zhang Y; Andersen C; Looi JCL; Bogdanovic N; Wahlund L-O
Article: FOLIA PHONIATRICA ET LOGOPAEDICA. 2009;61(5):269-274
Articulatory Agility in Cognitive Decline
Ostberg P; Bogdanovic N; Wahlund L-O
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY. 2008;49(5):479-485
Swedish norms for word fluency tests:: FAS, animals and verbs
Tallberg IM; Ivachova E; Tinghag KJ; Ostberg P
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY. 2008;29(8):1537-1543
Caudate nucleus volumes in frontotemporal lobar degeneration:: Differential atrophy in subtypes
Looi JCL; Lindberg O; Zandbelt BB; Ostberg P; Andersen C; Botes L; Svensson L; Wahlund L-O
Article: CORTEX. 2008;44(2):161-169
Cut the coda:: Early fluency intervals predict diagnoses
Fernaeus S-E; Ostberg P; Hellstrom A; Wahlund L-O
Article: LOGOPEDICS PHONIATRICS VOCOLOGY. 2008;33(3):126-135
Word sequence production in cognitive decline: Forward ever, backward never
Ostberg P; Fernaeus S-E; Bogdanovic N; Wahlund L-O
Article: CORTEX. 2007;43(5):607-615
A temporal lobe factor in verb fluency
Ostberg P; Crinelli RM; Danielsson R; Wahlund L-O; Bogdanovic N; Fernaeus S-E
Article: BRAIN AND LANGUAGE. 2005;95(2):273-279
Impaired verb fluency:: A sign of mild cognitive impairment
Östberg P; Fernaeus SE; Hellström Å; Bogdanovic N; Wahlund LO
Article: BRAIN AND LANGUAGE. 2003;84(3):448-450
18th century cases of noun-verb dissociation:: The contribution of Carl!Linnaeus
Östberg P
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2002;99(17):1941-1944
[Progressive aphasia. New data on an old phenomenon].
Ostberg P; Andersen C; Wahlund L-O
Article: BRAIN AND LANGUAGE. 2001;79(2):333-339
Jargonagraphia in a case of frontotemporal dementia
Östberg P; Bogdanovic N; Fernaeus SE; Wahlund LO
Article: DEMENTIA AND GERIATRIC COGNITIVE DISORDERS. 2001;12(1):52-56
White matter lesions impair initiation of FAS flow
Fernaeus SE; Almkvist O; Bronge L; Östberg P; Hellström Å; Winblad B; Wahlund LO
Article: NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS. 2000;294(3):155-158
Tau protein in cerebrospinal fluid from semantic dementia patients
Andersen C; Fabre SF; Östberg P; Lannfelt L; Wahlund LO
Article: ARCHIVES OF NEUROLOGY. 1997;54(10):1294-1299
Bilateral temporal lobe volume reduction parallels cognitive impairment in progressive aphasia
Andersen C; Dahl C; Almkvist O; Ostberg P; Julin P; Wahlund LO
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Thesis / dissertation: 2008
Lexical and articulatory aspects of cognitive decline
Östberg, Per
Letter: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY. 2008;56(1):171-172
Folstein's Mini-Mental State Examination:: Fat chance or slim hope?
Crinelli RM; Oestberg P
Meeting abstract: NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING. 2004;25:S188
Treatment strategies in frontotemporal lobar degeneration
Andersen C; Östberg P; Wahlund LO
Meeting abstract: NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING. 2004;25:S453-S454
Semantic dementia -: Unique clinical and neuropathological entity?
Bogdanovic N; Volkmann I; Östberg P

Employments

Professor/Speech and Language Pathologist, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-

Degrees and Education

Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2013
Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2008

Supervisor

Martin Cederlöf, Risks, correlates and consequences of the extended psychosis phenotype.

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