Rune Midgard

• Stimulere, veilede og tilrettelegge for klinisk forskning innenfor Helse Nordmøre og Romsdal HF (Molde sjukehus og Kristiansund Sykehus)
• Undervisning av studenter og stipendiater
• Individuell forskningsveiledning
• Egne forskningsprosjekter
   

Deskriptiv og analytisk nevroepidemiologi inkludert registerepidemiologi generelt med særskilt fokus på multippel sklerose og andre nevroimmunologiske tilstander.
Forskningsbiobanker

• Cand. med. Universitetet i Bergen 1977
• Spesialist i nevrologi 1989
• Dr. med. Universitetet i Bergen 1996 

• Midgard R. The Multiple Sclerosis National Competence Centre - the Norwegian approach to improved multiple sclerosis care and research. In: Advances in multiple sclerosis. Clinical Research and Therapy. Fredrikson S, Link H (Eds.). Martin Dunitz Ltd, London 1999
   
• Lunding J, Midgard R, Vedeler CA., Oligoclonal bands in cerebrospinal fluid: a comparative study of isoelectric focusing, agarose gel electrophoresis and IgG-index., Acta Neurol Scand 2000; 102: 322 -325
   
• Midgard R. Clinical aspects and diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. In: Terapiverksted om Behandling av multipel skleros. Information från Läkemedelsverket 2000;11(1). ISSN 1101-7104
   
• Filippini G, Brusaferri F, Sibley WA, Citterio A, Ciucci G, Midgard R, Candelise L. Corticosteroids or ACTH for acute exacerbations in multiple sclerosis. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2000, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD001331. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001331
  
  
• Myhr KM, Riise T, Vedeler C, Nortvedt MW, Grønning R, Midgard R, Nyland HI. Disability and prognosis in multiple sclerosis: demographic and clinical variables important for the ability to walk and awarding of disability pension. Mult Scler 2001; 7:59-65
  
  
• Dahl OP, Aarseth JH, Myhr KM, Nyland H, Midgard R. Multiple sclerosis in Nord-Tröndelag, Norway – A prevalence and incidence study. Acta Neurol Scand 2004; 106: 378-84
  
  
• Midgard R, Ertresvåg K. Trondsen E, Spigset O. Life-threatening acute pancreatitis in association with interferon beta-1a treatment in MS. A case report. Neurology 2005; 65: 170-171
  
  
• Sellebjerg F, Barnes D, Filippini G, Midgard R, Montalban X, Rieckmann P, Selmaj K, Visser LH, Soelberg Sørensen P. EFNS Guideline on treatment of multiple sclerosis relapses. Report of an EFNS Task Force on treatment of multiple sclerosis relapses. Eur J Neurol 2005; 12: 939-946
  
  
• Grytten, N, Aarseth JH, Nyland H, Midgard R, Myhr KM. Multiple sclerosis in Hordaland County, Western Norway 1953 - 2003. A 50 year follow up of prevalence and incidence. Neurology 2006; 66: 182-186
  
  
• Ljøstad U, Skogvoll E, Eikeland R, Midgard R, Skarpaas T, Berg A, Mygland A.
  Oral doxycycline versus intravenous ceftriaxone for European Lyme neuroborreliosis: a multicentre, non-inferiority, double-blind, randomised trial. Lancet Neurol. 2008; 7:690-5. Erratum in: Lancet Neurol. 2008; 7:675