Agnethe Eltoft

Agnethe Eltoft serves as an Associate Professor at the Department of Clinical Medicine, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, and concurrently holds the position of senior consultant at the Neurology Section of the University Hospital of Northern Norway. She is an active member of the Brain and Circulation Research Group, contributing significantly to stroke research and clinical practice in northern Norway.

Her primary research interests focus on stroke and cerebrovascular diseases, with specialization in stroke epidemiology, acute stroke treatment protocols, biomarker discovery, and neuroimaging applications in stroke management. Her work extends to carotid atherosclerosis, pre-hospital thrombolysis, and the emerging field of artificial intelligence applications in stroke care. This multidisciplinary approach bridges clinical practice with population-based research, particularly through the Tromsø Study and the Norwegian Stroke Registry.

Analysis of her recent publications reveals a strong emphasis on wake-up stroke management, thrombolytic therapy optimization, and the implementation of evidence-based stroke treatments across Norway. Her work demonstrates consistent contributions to large-scale clinical trials like TWIST and NOR-TEST 2, with increasing focus on AI applications in stroke diagnosis and treatment.

As an educator, Dr. Eltoft teaches clinical neurology and contributes to professional and scientific communication modules ("profkom" and "vitkom") in medical education. She serves as a supervisor for master's and PhD students, mentoring the next generation of neurologists and stroke researchers. Her research projects include Acute Stroke Treatment - TWIST, Carotid Atherosclerosis studies, Pre-hospital Thrombolysis initiatives, AI in Stroke Care development, and comprehensive Stroke Epidemiology investigations.

Dr. Eltoft maintains an active clinical presence while contributing to healthcare improvement through publications addressing systemic challenges in stroke care, such as geographical disparities in treatment access and post-stroke monitoring protocols. Her work with the Norwegian Stroke Registry provides critical data for national stroke care quality improvement initiatives.