Marte Roa Syvertsen

Tittel og arbeidssted:

Lege PhD, Nevrologisk avdeling, Drammen sykehus.

Forskningssjef, Drammen sykehus.

Førsteamanuensis, Institutt for klinisk medisin, Nevroklinikken, Universitetet i Oslo.

Spesialkompetanse:

Ungdomsepilepsi, hjerneutvikling, eksekutive funksjoner.

Marte leder det nasjonale forskernettverket EpilepsiNett, startet med støtte fra Norges Forskningsråd i 2019. Utforming, pilotering og spredning av digital hjemmeoppfølging (DHO) for epilepsi har vært en av EpilepsiNetts viktigiste oppgaver.

Utvalgte vitenskapelige publikasjoner:

Lin Y, Beier CB, Sobiskova Z, Hamandi K, Stödberg T, Ng CC, Andrade DM, Syvertsen MR, Gardella E, Orsini A, Fong CY, Zarubova J, Kajsová M, Lim KS, Selmer KK, Irelli EC, Rubboli G, Striano P, Pal DK, Strug LJ. Transfer learning enhances clinical utility of polygenic scores with small, phenotypically refined cohorts. Genom Res 2026;36:1403-1416.

Dahl-Hansen E, Bjørk MH, Wollertsen YM, Pesonen H, Gilhus NE, Koht J, Leinaas A, Moger TA, Syvertsen MR. Needs-based epilepsy follow-up: seizure control, treatment adherence and patient care. Epilepsy Behav 2026 Sep:182:111088.

Stenshorne I, Syvertsen MR, Ramm-Pettersen A, Selmer KK, Koht J, Henriksen MW. Impact of genetic testing in developmental and epileptic encephalopathy – parent’s perspective. Epilepsy Behav 2025;163:110174.

Roshandel D, Sanders EJ, Shakeshaft A, Panjwani N, Lin F, Collingwood A, Hall A, Keenan K, Deneubourg C, Mirabella F, Topp S, Zarubova J, Thomas RH, Talvik I, Syvertsen M, Striano P, Smith AB, Selmer KK, Rubboli G, Orsini A, Ng CC, Møller RS, Lim KS, Hamandi K, Greenberg DA, Gesche J, Gardella E, Fong CY, Beier CP, Andrade DM, Jungbluth H, Richardson MP, Pastore A, Fanto M, Pal DK, Strug LJ, BIOJUME Consortium. SLCO5A1 and synaptic assembly genes contribute to impulsivity in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. NPJ Genom Med 2023;8(1):28.

Bekkengen FV, McDaid D, Moisan MP, Pal DK, Selmer KK, Syvertsen M. Biopsychosocial models of stress-sensitive epilepsy needed to advance translation. Neuroscience Community nov 2023.

Rubboli G, Beier CP, Selmer KK, Syvertsen M, Shakeshaft A, Collingwidd A, Hall A, Andrade DM, Fong CY, Gesche J, Greenberg DA, Hamandi K, Lim KS, Ng CC, Orsini A, BIOJUME Consortium, Striano P, Thomas RH, Zarubova J, Richardson MP, Strug L, Pal DK Variation in prognosis and treatment outcome in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: a Biology of Juvenil Myoclonic Epilepsy Consortium proposal for a practical definition and stratified medicine classifications. Brain Commun 2023;5(3):fcad182.

Shakeshaft A, Panjwani N, Collingwood A, Crudgington H, Hall A, Andrade DM, Beier CP, Fong CY, Gardella E, Gesche J, Greenberg DA, Hamandi K, Koht J, Lim KS, Møller RS, Ng CC, Orsini A, Rees MI, Rubboli G, Selmer KK, Striano P, Syvertsen M, Thomas RH, Zarubova J, Richardson MP, Strug LJ, Pal DK. Sex-specific disease modifiers in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. Sci Rep 2022;21;12(1):2785.

Stenshorne I, Syvertsen M, Ramm-Pettersen A, Henning S, Weatherup E, Bjørnstad A, Brüggemann N, Spetalen T, Selmer KK, Koht J. Monogenic developmental and epileptic encephalopaties of finfancy and childhood, a population cohort from Norway. Front Pediatr 2022;1:10:965282.

Shakeshaft A, Laiou P, Abela E, Stavropoulos I, Richardson MP, Pal DK, BIOJUME Consortium. Heterogeneity of resting-state EEG features in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. Brain Commun 2022;8;4(4):fcac180.

Hatlestad-Hall C, Bruña R, Erichsen A, Andersson V, Syvertsen M, Skogan A, Renvall H, Marra C, Maestú F, Heuser K, Taubøll E, Solbakk AK, Haraldsen IH. The organization of functional neurocognitive networks in focal epilepsy correlates with domain-specific cognitive performance. J Neurosci Res 2021;99:2669-2687.

Hatlestad-Hall C, Bruña R, Syvertsen M, Erichsen A, Andersson V, Vecchio F, Miraglia F, Rossini PM, Renvall H, Taubøll E, Maestú F, Haraldsen IH. Source-level EEG graph theory reveal widespread functional network alterations in focal epilepsy. Clin Neurophysiol  2021;132:1663-1667.

Shakeshaft A, Panjwani N, McDowall R, Crudgington H, Peña Ceballos JP, Andrade DM, Beier CP, Fong CY, Gesche J, Greenberg DA, Hamandi K, Koht J, Lim KS, Orsini A, Rees MI, Rubboli G, Selmer, KK, Smith AB, Striano P, Syvertsen M, Talvik I, Thomas RH, Zarubova J, Richardson MP, Strug LJ, Pal DK; BIOJUME consortium Trait impulsivity in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. Ann Clin Transl Neurol 2021;8:138-152.

Syvertsen M, Vasantharajan S, Moth T, Enger U, Koht J. Predictors of anxiety, depression, and high school drop-out in genetic generalized epilepsy. Epilepsia Open 2020;5:611-615.

Smith A, Syvertsen M, Pal DK. Meta-analysis of response-inhibition in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav 2020;106:107038.

Syvertsen M, Selmer KK, Enger U, Nakken KO, Pal D, Smith A, Koht J. Psychosocial complications in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav 2018; 90: 122-8.

Syvertsen M, Hellum MK, Hansen G, Edland A, Nakken KO, Selmer KK, Koht J. Prevalence of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy – a population based study in Norway. Epilepsia 2017; 58: 105-112.

Stenshorne I, Syvertsen MR, Ramm-Pettersen A, Selmer KK, Koht J, Wold Henriksen M. Impact of genetic testing in developmental and epileptic encephalopathy– parents’ perspective. Epilepsy & Behavior 2025; 163. 

Bøker:

Syvertsen MR. Hjernen - en biografi. Bonnier Forlag 2025.

Syvertsen MR. Ungdomshjernen - vill og visjonær. Bonnier Forlag 2022.

Syvertsen MR. Menneskehjernen - farlig og fantastisk. Bonnier Forlag 2021.