The Multiple Sleep Latency Test: a paradoxical test?

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe a unique case of secondary gliosarcoma (SGS) with widespread extra-cranial metastases that developed more than 5 years after the initial diagnosis of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). This interval is the longest among the cases reported to date. METHODS:A PUBMED search using the key words "secondar...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Dawar R,Fabiano AJ,Qiu J,Khushalani NI

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two siblings suffering from acro-osteolysis, a rare disorder, are discussed. Although three distinct types of acro-osteolysis, namely familial, idiopathic, and due to vinyl-chloride, are clearly defined, these patients did not fit into any category. They had intact nails, preserved tactile and sensory system, plantar ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Kaur S,Kumar B,Chopra JS,Lamba G,Narang A

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a 67-year-old non-diabetic male who presented with muscle cramps, paresis, atrophy and fasciculations in the left leg, followed by rapidly progressive muscle stiffness and superimposed spasms which subsequently also affected the right leg and the trunk. GAD65 autoantibodies were elevated in serum and CSF, c...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Holmøy T,Skorstad G,Røste LS,Scheie D,Alvik K

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the usefulness of serum and CSF adenosine deaminase (ADA) activity for the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis (TBM) from other meningitis. METHODS:We studied CSF and serum ADA activity for 83 cases of TBM, 148 of bacterial meningitis (BM), and 262 of viral or aseptic meningitis. RESULTS:The mea...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Cho BH,Kim BC,Yoon GJ,Choi SM,Chang J,Lee SH,Park MS,Shin JH,Kim MK,Cho KH

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases of spinal cord compression due to solitary osteochondroma of the spine are reported. The rarity and benign nature of the tumour is stressed. Other reported cases are reviewed. ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Kak VK,Prabhakar S,Khosla VK,Banerjee AK

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe terminal changes in a long-term follow-up of a 51-year-old man with sporadic hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy (HSAN). From the age of 15 years onwards, he suffered from multiple painless ulcers of his feet and fingers, necessitating amputation. Neurological studies revealed almost complete senso...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Lee SS,Lee SH,Han SH

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) is a powerful endogenous mechanism whereby a brief period of ischemia is capable of protecting remote tissues from subsequent ischemic insult. While this phenomenon has been extensively studied in the heart and brain in animal models, little work has been done to explor...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Connolly M,Bilgin-Freiert A,Ellingson B,Dusick JR,Liebeskind D,Saver J,Gonzalez NR

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Recurrent lumbar disc herniation has been reported in 5-11% of patients. Revision surgery carries a higher risk of complications due to epidural scar formation and difficulty in identifying the bony landmarks. The present study was conducted to apply an innovative procedure which optimally has lower complica...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Eloqayli H,Al-omari M

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lafora disease (LD) is an autosomal recessive inherited form of progressive myoclonic epilepsy with dementia and ataxia, usually presenting in the second decade of life and inexorably progressing until death. Neuropathological hallmarks are Lafora bodies, intracytoplasmic inclusions that can be found in neurons and in...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Boccella P,Striano P,Zara F,Barbieri F,Sarappa C,Vacca G,de Falco FA,Striano S

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare clinical evaluation, electrophysiological investigation and magnetic resonance findings in assessing the severity of idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Seventy-four patients with idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome were prospectively recruited. Clinical evaluation included sympt...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Martins RS,Siqueira MG,Simplício H,Agapito D,Medeiros M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A now 58-year-old female patient, carrier of the point-mutation in the beta-amyloid gene on chromosome 21 which causes hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis - Dutch type, developed progressive dementia after the age of 55 years. She never suffered from a cerebral hemorrhage. Dementia has been described as a ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Haan J,Bakker E,Jennekens-Schinkel A,Roos RA

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the presence of Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) in Cluster Headache (CH) patients compared to headache-free controls. DESIGN AND SETTING:Cross-sectional case-control study of CH patients presenting at tertiary headache centers over the period January-December 2008. PATIENTS AND PARTICIPANTS:Fift...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Florindo D,Daniela C,Giulio C,Vittorio P,Gabriella M,Vincenzo T,Eliana M,Gerardo C,Gennaro B

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Comorbid cerebrovascular disease (CVD) can occur in idiopathic Parkinson's disease (IPD) but its reported prevalence varies considerably. CVD may alter the clinical presentation, course and prognosis in IPD. We aimed to determine the prevalence of radiological and clinical CVD in a neurology clinic IPD population. We ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Patel M,Coutinho C,Emsley HC

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated trigeminal neuropathy after cranial trauma is exceptional. A 40-year-old woman was found to have unilateral trigeminal motor paralysis with muscle atrophy, unaccompanied by sensory involvement and without affecting other cranial nerves. She developed this deficit immediately after head trauma. ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Ko KF,Chan KL

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of a primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the CNS is reported in which a complete and stable disappearance of an enhancing mass lesion on the CT scan after treatment with dexamethasone was followed by the occurrence of a high-grade malignant lymphoma in the opposite hemisphere 18 months later. The long-lasting and...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Pohl P,Oberhuber G,Dietze O,Vogl G,Pallua AK,Plangger CA,Huber H

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We prospectively investigated the relationship between diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), dynamic susceptibility perfusion (DSP) MRI metrics and grade, subtype and Ki-67 labelling index of meningiomas. MATERIALS AND ΜETHODS: Thirty-nine patients operated for meningioma were included in the study. DTI and DSP were ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Zikou A,Alexiou GA,Goussia A,Kosta P,Xydis V,Voulgaris S,Kyritsis AP,Argyropoulou MI

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic demyelinating disease that affects the central nervous system. Researchers have looked for an association between relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) and human leukocyte antigen (HLA) as risk or protective factor associated to ethnicity, which may add a partial ex...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Flores J,Granados J,Alonso E,Rito Y,Ortega-Hernández E,Mena-Hernández L,Corona T

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, social media showed musicians performing pieces during awake surgery for brain diseases, such as tumors or dystonia. They tend to emphasize the use of intraoperative performance. Our aim is to review the literature on intraoperative performance in awake surgery for musicians, in order to understand if it is ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Scerrati A,Labanti S,Lofrese G,Mongardi L,Cavallo MA,Ricciardi L,De Bonis P

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ventriculoperitoneal shunt obstruction remains a major problem in pediatric neurosurgery. We analyzed the tissue reaction to ventriculoperitoneal shunts and compared the histology versus time elapsed to shunt failure. METHODS:85 ventricular catheter tissues samples obtained from 71 patients were reviewed al...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Sarkiss CA,Sarkar R,Yong W,Lazareff JA

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports a Chinese family that has suffered from occipital encephalocele over five generations with a pattern of autosomal dominant inheritance. There were 113 family members in this family, and 21 of them had an occipital subscalp encephalocele. The patients with the disease showed normal or nearly normal n...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Zhao X,Chi L,Zhao Y,Chi Z

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the cortical excitability in patients with mild cortical compression. METHODS:The present study used short interval intracortical inhibition (SICI), intracortical facilitation (ICF), and short latency afferent inhibition (SAI) to evaluate motor cortex excitability in 16 chronic subdural hematoma ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Kawasaki Y,Fujiki M,Ooba H,Sugita K,Hikawa T,Abe T,Ishii K,Kobayashi H

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The natural history of giant intracranial aneurysms is generally morbid. Mortality and morbidity associated with giant aneurysms is also higher than for smaller aneurysms. This study was carried out to assess the demographic profile, presenting features, complications, and outcome after surgical treatment of...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Sharma BS,Gupta A,Ahmad FU,Suri A,Mehta VS

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As anatomical studies have suggested that neglect might occur more frequently than is presently realized, and since pilot studies with dopamine agonists have suggested a possible therapy, we examined whether simple neuropsychological tests could detect neglect in the presence of a negative clinical examination. We fou...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Stam CJ,Bakker M

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze long-term results and to determine prognostic factors on seizure outcome in a series of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) who underwent anteromedial temporal lobectomy (AMTL). MATERIALS AND METHODS:From 1995 to 1998 forty-two patients suffering from non-lesional TLE underwent tailored AMT...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Roberti F,Potolicchio SJ,Caputy AJ

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients tend to develop progressive respiratory muscle weakness, leading to ventilatory failure and ineffective cough, principal causes of morbidity and mortality. Since patients are usually unaware of these symptoms, these are generally not noticed until the advanced stag...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Pirola A,De Mattia E,Lizio A,Sannicolò G,Carraro E,Rao F,Sansone V,Lunetta C

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) is a frequent disease in neurosurgical practice. However, a considerable recurrence rate keeps this condition challenging to treat. We aimed to provide a simple tool for risk assessment in these patients. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective analysis of surgically treated pa...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Suero Molina E,Borscheid L,Freistühler M,Zawy Alsofy S,Stummer W,Schipmann S

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The presence of asymmetry in symptoms and clinical signs favours the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PD). The aim of this study is to analyse this symptom asymmetry as a function of different variables and compare it with other parkinsonisms. MATERIALS AND METHODS:201 Patients with PD were studied. The ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Gómez-Esteban JC,Tijero B,Ciordia R,Berganzo K,Somme J,Lezcano E,Zarranz JJ

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Spinal intramedullary tuberculosis is a rare disease. This study aims to acquaint readers with its clinicoradiological features and emphasizes the importance of early treatment in intramedullary spinal tuberculosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Retrospective analysis was conducted from 1985 to 2006 over a period o...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Ramdurg SR,Gupta DK,Suri A,Sharma BS,Mahapatra AK

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Valid and reliable measures are needed to assess post-stroke cognitive impairment. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) has been considered a superior screening test to the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) for patients with post-stroke cognitive impairment, particularly in executive function, which ma...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Nakaoku Y,Oishi N,Hase Y,Hase M,Saito S,Mitsueda T,Matsui M,Toyoda K,Nagatsuka K,Kalaria RN,Fukuyama H,Ihara M,Takahashi R

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Meige's syndrome is a rare form of segmental dystonia characterized by blepharospasm and oromandibular dystonia. Medical treatment including botulinum toxin injections usually present disappointing results. The experience on Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) in the treatment of Meige's syndrome and other segmenta...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Markaki E,Kefalopoulou Z,Georgiopoulos M,Paschali A,Constantoyannis C

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00