Dopamine uptake sites and dopamine receptors in Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association between edentulism and cerebral small vessel disease is controversial. We aimed to assess this relationship in community-dwelling older adults living in rural Ecuador. METHODS:MRI was performed in 311 (81%) of 385 individuals ≥60 years enrolled in the Atahualpa Project. Participants were cla...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Del Brutto OH,Mera RM,Zambrano M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present 2 cases in which urinary retention was related to supratentorial cortical lesions. These cases support the presence and function of a supratentorial center involved in control of the voiding reflex loop and indicate that lesions affecting this center can result in urinary retention rather than the ...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Lang EW,Chesnut RM,Hennerici M

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress and generation of reactive oxygen species are believed to be implicated in Parkinson's disease (PD). Erythrocyte activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase, the blood glutathione system, and plasma levels of thiobarbituric-acid-reactive substances (TBARS) were measured in 80 PD patients. Thes...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Younes-Mhenni S,Frih-Ayed M,Kerkeni A,Bost M,Chazot G

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five patients with clinical features of corticobasal degeneration (CBD) were studied with PET imaging. The main clinical findings included a unilateral extrapyramidal motor disorder, without significant response to levodopa, as well as clumsiness, dysarthria, apraxia and a clear asymmetry of neurological signs. PET st...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Lutte I,Laterre C,Bodart JM,De Volder A

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypothesis that mitochondrial genes may implicate susceptibility to multiple sclerosis (MS) is supported by an increasing number of case reports on Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON)-associated mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) point mutations in patients with MS. A number of mtDNA mutations with primary pathogeni...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Houshmand M,Sanati MH,Rashedi I,Sharifpanah F,Asghari E,Lotfi J

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The child prodigy Marie-Jean-Pierre Flourens received his medical degree at Montpellier when aged 19. As a young promising physician Flourens was asked to investigate Gall's controversial views on cerebral localization. To test Gall's assertions, Flourens developed ablation as a procedure to explore the workings of th...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Pearce JM

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the contribution of the postsynaptic mechanism to the development of motor fluctuation in advanced Parkinson's disease (PD). We used 123I-iodobenzamide single-photon emission computed tomography to measure the striatal dopamine D2 receptor densities in early levodopa-naïve PD,...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Hwang WJ,Yao WJ,Wey SP,Shen LH,Ting G

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An analysis is presented of 35 cases of chorea as a symptom of polycythaemia. This analysis reveals: (a) whereas polycythaemia occurs predominantly in males (3:2), polycythaemic chorea (PC) occurs predominantly in females (5:2), at a real ratio of female:male = 4:1, the prevalence being 1-2.5% of polycythaemic patient...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Bruyn GW,Padberg G

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:ANO10 mutations have recently been reported in autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxia type 3 (ARCA3). The objective of this study was to describe the phenotype of 2 siblings with compound heterozygous ANO10 mutations and progressive cerebellar ataxia, epilepsy, and cognitive impairment. A porencephalic cyst w...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Chamard L,Sylvestre G,Koenig M,Magnin E

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of lithium neurotoxic effects are reported. Both cases are expressed by choreoathetotic movements and in both of them intoxication was caused by combined drug therapy. In our opinion caution is advised when lithium is administered in combination with drugs, especially in elderly patients. ...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Walevski A,Radwan M

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Direct evidence of the anatomical localization of brain function is provided by functional neurological changes during awake surgery combined with data from preoperative functional magnetic resonance imaging and diffusion tensor imaging studies. The goal of the present study was to analyze the etiology and mechanism o...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Shinoura N,Yoshida M,Yamada R,Tabei Y,Saito K,Suzuki Y,Yagi K

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Within non-rapid eye movement sleep, two complementary modalities of arousal organization may be identified: (1) the cyclic alternating pattern (CAP), correlated with successive upward (phase A) and downward (phase B) fluctuations of arousal and arousal-related vegetative functions, and (2) non-CAP, corresponding to a...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Terzano MG,Parrino L,Spaggiari MC

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disorder affecting neuromuscular transmission. Exacerbations may involve increasing bulbar weakness and/or sudden respiratory failure, both of which can be critically disabling. Management of MG exacerbations includes plasma exchange and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVI...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Karelis G,Balasa R,De Bleecker JL,Stuchevskaya T,Villa A,Van Damme P,Lagrange E,Heckmann JM,Nicolle M,Vilciu C,Bril V,Mondou E,Griffin R,Chen J,Henriquez W,Garcia B,Camprubi S,Ayguasanosa J

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A young man presented with myokymias, cramp-like difficulty in muscle relaxation and peroneal atrophy. EMG studies revealed continuous muscle activity (CMA) manifested as grouped potentials and high frequency discharges. Sensory nerve conduction studies and sural nerve biopsy gave normal results, and he was thought to...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Castilla JM,Alberca R,Chinchon I,Gil-Neciga E,Rafel E

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) report sleep disturbances (SD) and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) more frequently than the general population. Our objectives were to evaluate SD and EDS in MS patients and to test the reliability of subjective sleep questionnaires. METHODS:Demographic and clinical ...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Neau JP,Paquereau J,Auche V,Mathis S,Godeneche G,Ciron J,Moinot N,Bouche G

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The K variant of butyrylcholinesterase (BCHE-K) exhibits a reduced acetylcholine-hydrolyzing capacity; so the clinical response to rivastigmine may differ in Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients with the BCHE-K gene. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the clinical response to rivastigmine transdermal patch monotherapy o...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Han HJ,Kwon JC,Kim JE,Kim SG,Park JM,Park KW,Park KC,Park KH,Moon SY,Seo SW,Choi SH,Cho SJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is good evidence that patients with Parkinson's disease have respiratory chain dysfunction in their substantia nigra. Since mitochondrial cytopathies due to enzyme defects in the respiratory chain are predominantly manifested in tissues with a high oxidative metabolism we analyzed oxidative energy metabolism in ...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Reichmann H,Janetzky B,Bischof F,Seibel P,Schöls L,Kuhn W,Przuntek H

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A critical analysis of cases of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and chorea is presented. Choreatic movements occurred early in the course of the disease in most cases; the duration varied from several days to 3 years. No sex predominance was found and no relationship could be demonstrated between chorea and other n...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Bruyn GW,Padberg G

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Saccade may be abnormal in Parkinson's disease (PD), but there have been no systematic studies on directional asymmetries of horizontal saccades in early PD. The aims of this study were to determine the saccadic abnormalities and their directional asymmetries. METHODS:We recorded visually guided horizontal ...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Choi SM,Lee SH,Choi KH,Nam TS,Kim JT,Park MS,Kim BC,Kim MK,Cho KH

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To analyze the trajectory to diagnosis and information provided in a series of cluster headache (CH) patients from five headache clinics. METHODS:CH patients were asked to fill in an ad hoc questionnaire. RESULTS:Seventy-five patients (mean age 41.5 years, 67 males) completed the questionnaire. Patients ha...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Sánchez Del Rio M,Leira R,Pozo-Rosich P,Laínez JM,Alvarez R,Pascual J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper records a patient of Osler's, who showed many features compatible with the Churg-Strauss syndrome of allergic granulomatous angiitis to be described 50 years later. ...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Pearce JM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diplopia, blurred vision and colour disturbances are well-known side effects associated with anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs). Farnsworth-Munsell 100-hue colour test (F-100) is an accepted and sensitive tool to detect changes in colour perception. To determine the impact of AEDs upon colour vision, we evaluated 37 consecut...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： López L,Thomson A,Rabinowicz AL

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess the impact of cardiac autonomic derangement on gender-associated functional outcome of patients with subacute ischemic stroke undergoing a hospital-based rehabilitation program. The study population included 126 consecutive first-ever stroke survivors (mean age 59.7 +/- 11.6 years)....

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Bassi A,Colivicchi F,Santini M,Caltagirone C

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transient global amnesia (TGA) is a clinical syndrome of unknown etiology characterized by sudden onset anterograde amnesia, which was thought to resolve completely. However, some authors have also suggested permanent memory impairment. It is unclear whether these results reflect a true persistent damage or a simply t...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Uttner I,Weber S,Freund W,Schmitz B,Ramspott M,Huber R

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Albuminuria and carotid atherosclerosis are predictors of cardiovascular disease and potential predictors of cognitive decline. Our aim was to study whether albuminuria was an early predictor of cognitive function independent of carotid atherosclerosis in a general population. METHODS:The study populat...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Rogne SO,Solbu MD,Arntzen KA,Herder M,Mathiesen EB,Schirmer H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aimed to assess the prevalence of headache and migraine, along with comorbidities, in a large -Saudi sample. METHODS:Self-reported information was collected about headache, migraine and migraine comorbidities including depression, restless legs syndrome (RLS), syncope, bruxism, hypertension and ischaemic...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Muayqil T,Al-Jafen BN,Al-Saaran Z,Al-Shammari M,Alkthiry A,Muhammad WS,Murshid R,Alanazy MH

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Small fiber neuropathy (SFN) is a challenging subtype of peripheral neuropathies. Once the diagnosis has been established, there is an uncertainty how SFN may progress, whether larger fibers will become involved over time, whether quality of life may be compromised, or whether repeated diagnostic workup in p...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Flossdorf P,Haupt WF,Brunn A,Deckert M,Fink GR,Lehmann HC,Wunderlich G

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Norwegian family with asymmetrical scapuloperoneal atrophy is described. Chronic, aching shoulder pain, slight proximal and distal sensory dysfunction, and atrophy of the extensor digitorum brevis muscle occurred in some individuals. The proband had slightly impaired sensory conduction velocity, and his father exhib...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Sand T,Hestnes A

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:18F-Dopa positron emission tomography (PET) provides a sensitive means of quantitating the loss of nigrostriatal dopaminergic fibres in Parkinson's disease and so can be used to diagnose its presence and to objectively follow the rate of disease progression. It can also be used, in principle, to determine the efficacy...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Brooks DJ

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Posterior tibial somatosensory evoked potentials were obtained in a group of cystic fibrosis patients and age-matched controls. A small but significant delay of the lumbar potential and larger delays of the early scalp potentials were observed. These findings are consistent with earlier pathological studies demonstrat...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Staley K,Iragui VJ

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00