Per Östberg

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About me

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. 2023;:1-23

Anomia in left hemisphere stroke, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease - a comparative study.

Kristensson J; Longoni F; Östberg P; Rödseth Smith S; Åke 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; Östberg P; Smith SR; Åke 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; Östberg 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: FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY. 2022;13:1013652

Longitudinal changes in functional connectivity in speech motor networks in apraxia of speech after stroke.

Hybbinette H; Östberg P; Schalling E; Deboussard C; Plantin J; Borg J; Lindberg PG
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; Östberg P; Öqvist Seimyr G
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; Schütz M; Östberg 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; Östberg 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.

Möller R; Safa S; Östberg 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; Östberg 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.

Strömbergsson S; Holm K; Lohmander A; Östberg P
Article: AUDIOLOGY AND NEURO-OTOLOGY. 2020;25(5):276-282

Prognostic Value of a Test of Central Auditory Function in Conversion from Mild Cognitive Impairment to Dementia.

Häggström J; Hederstierna C; Rosenhall U; Östberg 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; Wårdh I; Östberg 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.

Häggström J; Rosenhall U; Hederstierna C; Östberg 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.

Cederlöf M; Kuja-Halkola R; Larsson H; Sjölander A; Östberg P; Lundström 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).

Möller R; Safa S; Östberg P
Article: LOGOPEDICS PHONIATRICS VOCOLOGY. 2016;41(3):124-128

Convergent and diagnostic validity of STAVUX, a word and pseudoword spelling test for adults.

Östberg P; Backlund C; Lindström E
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART B-NEUROPSYCHIATRIC GENETICS. 2016;171B(2):153-159

The association between childhood autistic traits and adolescent psychotic experiences is explained by general neuropsychiatric problems.

Cederlöf M; Pettersson E; Sariaslan A; Larsson H; Östberg P; Kelleher I; Långström N; Gumpert CH; Lundström 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.

Cederlöf M; Bergen SE; Långström N; Larsson H; Boman M; Craddock N; Östberg P; Lundström S; Sjölander A; Nordlind K; Landén 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; Hellström 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; Östberg 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 ALZHEIMERS 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.

Östberg P; Hansson V; Häägg 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).

Östberg P; Bogdanović 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: 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; Bogdanović N; 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: FOLIA PHONIATRICA ET LOGOPAEDICA. 2009;61(5):269-274

Articulatory agility in cognitive decline.

Ostberg P; Bogdanović 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; Jones Tinghag K; 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; Hellström 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.

Ostberg P; Fernaeus S-E; Hellström K; Bogdanović N; Wahlund L-O
Article: BRAIN AND LANGUAGE. 2003;84(3):448-450

18th century cases of noun-verb dissociation: the contribution of Carl Linnaeus.

Ostberg 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.

Ostberg 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; Ostberg P; Hellström A; Winblad B; Wahlund LO
Article: NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS. 2000;294(3):155-158

Tau protein in cerebrospinal fluid from semantic dementia patients.

Andersen C; Froelich Fabre S; Ostberg P; Lannfelt L; Wahlund L
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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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; Ostberg P
Meeting abstract: NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING. 2004;25:S453-S454

Semantic dementia -: Unique clinical and neuropathological entity?

Bogdanovic N; Volkmann I; Östberg P
Meeting abstract: NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING. 2004;25:S188

Treatment strategies in frontotemporal lobar degeneration

Andersen C; Östberg P; Wahlund LO

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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