Ulrika Löfkvist

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Article: INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2025;57(9):819-825
Self-reported executive functioning in adults with congenital cytomegalovirus infection
Schmidt KF; Nystrom A; Ehinger J; Karltorp E; Magnusson M; Lofkvist U
Journal article: BMJ PAEDIATRICS OPEN. 2025;9(1):e003524
Exploring hygiene practices, prenatal recommendations and parental attitudes towards congenital cytomegalovirus prevention and screening in Sweden
Mackey A; Lofkvist U
Article: JOURNAL OF SPEECH LANGUAGE AND HEARING RESEARCH. 2025;68(4):1902-1916
Validation of the Language ENvironment Analysis in Swedish Children
Nilsson S; Ostlund E; Thalen Y; Lofkvist U
Article: JOURNAL OF SPEECH LANGUAGE AND HEARING RESEARCH. 2025;68(3):1105-1125
Hearing Early Opens More Doors: Long-Term Effects of Age at Implantation on Metaphor Comprehension in Adolescents and Young Adults With Cochlear Implants
Dahlby-Skoog M; Kalandadze T; Karltorp E; Lyxell B; Lofkvist U
Article: JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION DISORDERS. 2025;114:106497
Longitudinal predictors of reading ability in children with CI learning to read in Swedish
Wass M; Anmyr L; Lyxell B; Karltorp E; Ostlund E; Lofkvist U
Article: AUDIOLOGY RESEARCH. 2025;15(1):16
Teenagers and Young Adults with Cochlear Implants: A Multidisciplinary Follow-Up Study Approach and Baseline Characteristics
Lofkvist U; Dahlby-Skoog M; Persson A; Asp F; Verrecchia L; Gripenberg S; Karpeta N; Eklof M; Karltorp E
Journal article: NORDIC JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. 2024;78(6):482-488
Psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire in a preschool sample
Laugen NJ; Midtli H; Loefkvist U; Stensen K
Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2024;24(1):107
Employees' experiences of a large-scale implementation in a public care setting: a novel mixed-method approach to content analysis
Safstrom M; Lofkvist U
Article: INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2024;56(1):32-41
Long-term linguistic outcome in adults with congenital cytomegalovirus infection
Schmidt KF; Nystrom A; Karltorp E; Magnusson M; Lofkvist U
Journal article: 2024
Early Detection and Intervention for Unilateral Hearing Loss and Mild Bilateral Hearing Loss in Children: Clinical Practices and Outcomes
Editor(s): Ching TYC; Fitzpatrick E; Huttunen K; Kung C; Löfkvist U; Sung V
Article: VOLTA REVIEW. 2024;124(1)
Congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection: A Common Yet Overlooked Cause of Hearing Loss and Neurodevelopmental Disorders.
Löfkvist U; Karltorp E; Dunn J; Teagle H; Park A
Article: PLOS ONE. 2023;18(8):e0289898
Validation of the Norwegian version of the Parents' Evaluation of Aural/Oral Performance of Children (PEACH plus ) for children with typical hearing aged 12-72 months
Johansen L; Gray T; Haukedal CL; Laugen NJ; Diamanti V; Lofkvist U
Journal article: PERSPECTIVES OF THE ASHA SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS. 2022;7(6):1828-1852
Listening and Spoken Language Specialist Auditory–Verbal Certification: Self-Perceived Benefits and Barriers to Inform Change
de Melo ME; Soman U; Voss J; Valencia MFH; Noll D; Clark F; Guignard GH; Löfkvist U
Article: JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION DISORDERS. 2022;99:106247
Comparing the semantic networks of children with cochlear implants and children with typical hearing: Effects of length of language access
Socher M; Lofkvist U; Wass M
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY. 2022;156:111103
Gender differences in caregiver's use of spoken language with young children who are hard-of-hearing
Lofkvist U; Nilsson S; Thalen Y; Ostlund E; Mared H; Johansson C; Anmyr L; Karltorp E
Article: CODAS. 2022;35(1):e20210250
Home language environment in relation to language outcome in Brazilian toddlers who are hard of hearing and controls with typical hearing-a pilot study including reliability analyses of the LENA recording system
Ferreira MDS; Levy CCADC; Loefkvist U
Article: EAR AND HEARING. 2022;43(1):53-69
X-linked Malformation Deafness: Neurodevelopmental Symptoms Are Common in Children With IP3 Malformation and Mutation in POU3F4
Smeds H; Wales J; Karltorp E; Anderlid B-M; Henricson C; Asp F; Anmyr L; Lagerstedt-Robinson K; Lofkvist U
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. 2021;10(21):5152
Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention in Children with Unilateral Hearing Impairment: Clinical Practices in Three Nordic Countries
Laugen NJ; Erixon E; Huttunen K; Maeki-Torkko E; Loefkvist U
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2021;110(1):30-35
Identical twins affected by congenital cytomegalovirus infections showed different audio-vestibular profiles
Lazar A; Lofkvist U; Verrecchia L; Karltorp E
Article: LOGOPEDICS PHONIATRICS VOCOLOGY. 2020;45(4):172-180
Babbling and consonant production in children with hearing impairment who use hearing aids or cochlear implants - a pilot study
Lofkyist U; Backstrom K; Dahlby-Skoog M; Gunnarsson S; Persson M; Lohmander A
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY. 2020;130:109809
Female caregivers talk more to 18-56-months-old children with and without hearing impairment than male caregivers measured with LENA™ A cross-sectional pilot study
Kristensen NM; Sundby CF; Hauge MN; Lofkvist U
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2020;109(2):332-341
Cochlear implants before 9 months of age led to more natural spoken language development without increased surgical risks
Karltorp E; Eklof M; Ostlund E; Asp F; Tideholm B; Lofkvist U
Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY. 2020;10:2808
Executive Functions, Pragmatic Skills, and Mental Health in Children With Congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection With Cochlear Implants: A Pilot Study
Lofkvist U; Anmyr L; Henricsson C; Karltorp E
Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY. 2019;10:2155
Predictors of Reading Comprehension in Children With Cochlear Implants
Wass M; Anmyr L; Lyxell B; Ostlund E; Karltorp E; Lofkvist U
Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY. 2019;10:143
Correlates of Orthographic Learning in Swedish Children With Cochlear Implants
Wass M; Lofkvist U; Anmyr L; Karltorp E; Ostlund E; Lyxell B
Article: CLINICAL LINGUISTICS & PHONETICS. 2018;32(10):950-971
Prosodic and segmental aspects of nonword repetition in 4-to 6-year-old children who are deaf and hard of hearing compared to controls with normal hearing
Sundstrom S; Lofkvist U; Lyxell B; Samuelsson C
Article: CHILD LANGUAGE TEACHING & THERAPY. 2018;34(3):289-302
Phonological and grammatical production in children with developmental language disorder and children with hearing impairment
Sundstrom S; Lofkvist U; Lyxell B; Samuelsson C
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY. 2018;105:56-62
How does a bilingual environment affect the results in children with cochlear implants compared to monolingual-matched children? An Italian follow-up study
Forli F; Giuntini G; Ciabotti A; Bruschini L; Lofkvist U; Berrettini S
Article: OTOLOGY & NEUROTOLOGY. 2017;38(1):38-46
X-linked Malformation and Cochlear Implantation
Smeds H; Wales J; Asp F; Lofkvist U; Falahat B; Anderlid B-M; Anmyr L; Karltorp E
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2014;103(11):1165-1173
Impaired balance and neurodevelopmental disabilities among children with congenital cytomegalovirus infection
Karltorp E; Lofkvist U; Lewensohn-Fuchs I; Lindstrom K; Westblad ME; Fahnehjelm KT; Verrecchia L; Engman M-L
Journal article: SPEECH, LANGUAGE AND HEARING. 2014;17(2):88-100
Verbal fluency in adults with postlingually acquired hearing impairment
Classon E; Löfkvist U; Rudner M; Rönnberg J
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY. 2014;78(2):253-263
Lexical and semantic ability in groups of children with cochlear implants, language impairment and autism spectrum disorder
Lofkvist U; Almkvist O; Lyxell B; Tallberg I-M
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY. 2012;53(6):467-474
Word fluency performance and strategies in children with cochlear implants: age-dependent effects?
Lofkvist U; Almkvist O; Lyxell B; Tallberg I-M
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY. 2010;74(2):206-211
Bilateral versus unilateral cochlear implantation in young children
Tait M; Nikolopoulos TP; De Raeve L; Johnson S; Datta G; Karltorp E; Ostlund E; Johansson U; van Knegsel E; Mylanus EAM; Gulpen PMH; Beers M; Frijns JHM
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Book chapter: SPECIALPEDAGOGIKK. 2025;p.
Hørselstap hos barn og ungdommer, chapter in Specialpedagogikk; Edvard Befring, Kari-Anne B. Næss (red.)
Lingås-Haukedal C; Sundström S; Löfkvist U; Bø-Wie O
Preprint: PREPRINTS.ORG. 2024
Teenagers and Young Adults with Cochlear Implants: a Multidisciplinary Follow-up Study Approach and Baseline Characteristics
Löfkvist U; Dahlby-Skoog M; Persson A; Asp F; Verrecchia L; Gripenberg S; Karpeta N; Eklöf M; Karltorp E
Editorial comment: FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS. 2024;12:1400074
Editorial: Early detection and intervention for unilateral hearing loss and mild bilateral hearing loss in children: clinical practices and outcomes
Ching TYC; Fitzpatrick EM; Huttunen K; Lofkvist U; Kung C; Sung V
Book chapter: GRUNDBOK I LOGOPEDI. 2024;p. 83-92
978-91-44-18137-0
Nakeva von Mentzer C; Löfkvist U
Preprint: PSYARXIV. 2021
Comparing the semantic networks of children with cochlear implants and children with typical hearing: Effects of length of language access.
Socher M; löfkvist U; Wass M
Review: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY. 2019;120:173-183
The impact of permanent early-onset unilateral hearing impairment in children - A systematic review
Huttunen K; Erixon E; Lofkvist U; Maki-Torkko E
Book chapter: SPESIALPEDAGOGIKK. 2019;p.
Hörselstap hos barn
Löfkvist U; Lingås-Haukedal C; Bö-Wie O
Doctoral thesis: 2014
Lexical and semantic development in children with cochlear implants
Löfkvist U
Book chapter: 101 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT AUDITORY VERBAL PRACTICE. 2012;p. 414
”When might Auditory-Verbal therapy and education not be appropriate for a child who is deaf or hard- och hearing?”
Löfkvist U; Macgyver-Lux K
Book chapter: 101 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT AUDITORY VERBAL PRACTICE. 2012;p. 132
What can the listening- and spoken language professional do to stimulate questions from parents during the session?”
Shah S; Löfkvist U; Estabrooks W

Grants

How to read when speech sounds different? A longitudinal study of the development of reading strategies in children with cochlear implants
Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation
1 January 2016 - 31 December 2018

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Affiliated to Research, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2026

Degrees and Education

Docent, Uppsala university, 2022
Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, 2014
Master Of Medical Science, Karolinska Institutet, 2001
Master Of Science In Speech Pathology And Therapy, Karolinska Institutet, 2001

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