Clinical Practice Update 2018 Symposium of the Belgian Neurological Society 09th of June 2018.

abstract：UNLABELLED:Although there only have been a limited number of double-blind, placebo controlled trials, antipsychotics are considered to be effective drugs for the treatment of tics in Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (GTS). Evidence concerning the efficacy of olanzapine and other atypical antipsychotics in the treatment o...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Van den Eynde F,Naudts KH,De Saedeleer S,van Heeringen C,Audenaert K

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most common causes of chronic cough in nonsmokers are postnasal drip syndrome, asthma, and gastroesophageal reflux disease. Drugs are also important in the etiology of resistant cough. Most common drugs inducing cough are the ACE inhibitors. Many drugs other than ACE inhibitors can also cause dry cough and one amo...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Tosun E,Topaloğlu O,Akkalyoncu B

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are five possible ocular signs or complaints of a life or sight threatening neuro-ophthalmological condition: diplopia, isolated anisocoria, transient visual loss, severe pain in head or neck (with or without photophobia) and oscillopsia/nystagmus. In this review, the ocular signs and symptoms of neuro-ophthalmo...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Cordonnier M,Van Nechel C

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe an additional case of spastic paretic hemifacial contracture, an uncommon condition characterized by sustained unilateral contraction of the facial muscles associated with mild ipsilateral facial paresis. This entity has only rarely been associated with multiple sclerosis (MS) and can be mistaken for hemif...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Fastré S,Hanson P,London F

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last decade, many new drugs have been added to the therapeutic armamentarium for epilepsy. These drugs differ considerably in their mechanisms of action and, consequently, in their spectrum of efficacy against various seizure types. Oxcarbazepine, gabapentin, tiagabine and vigabatrin are especially useful in ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Perucca E

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small fiber neuropathy (SFN), due to loss of A-delta and unmyelinated C fibers, is a cause of neuropathic pain. Although the patients with vitamin B12 deficiency are included in SFN studies in the literature, there is no histopathological study investigating the small fiber loss solely in patients with vitamin B12 def...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Güneş HN,Bekircan-Kurt CE,Tan E,Erdem-Özdamar S

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many studies have reported that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is beneficial for post-stroke patients with upper limb hemiparesis. It was reported that application of rTMS during sleep could possibly strengthen neural plasticity. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship betwee...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Niimi M,Sasaki N,Kimura C,Hara T,Yamada N,Abo M

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report the case of a 17 year-old female patient who presented acute ascending polyneuritis of the Landry-Guillain-Barré type extending to all cranial nerve pairs during the abatement of hepatitis of unspecified etiology. The patient remained in a state of coma vigil for five days prior to gradual but full ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Vanderheyden JE,Jacquy J,Kennes B,Noel G

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to evaluate the relationship between sympathetic skin responses (SSR), electrodiagnostic reflex activities (F wave, H reflex), and functional capacity in post-stroke patients. The study comprised 40 hemiplegia patients (mean age 57.8 ± 10.9 years) and 40 healthy volunteers (mean age 557 ± ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Çakır T,Evcik FD,Subaşı V,Demirdal ÜS,Kavuncu V

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A knowledge of the mechanisms used in adaptation to vestibular lesions is important for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Here we discuss commonly encountered circumstances--habitual wearing of spectacles, unilateral or bilateral labyrinthine dysfunction--that call for adaptation. The context specificity of ve...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Zee DS

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the huge health and economic burden of migraine headache, few medications have been approved for its prophylactic treatment, most of which can potentially induce serious adverse effects. Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is a supplement and has shown preliminary benefits in migraine prophylaxis. We aimed to assess this eff...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Shoeibi A,Olfati N,Soltani Sabi M,Salehi M,Mali S,Akbari Oryani M

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among the last 7000 consecutive autopsies from our department, nine cases of primary reticulum cell sarcoma (non hodgkinian malignant lymphoma) of the central nervous system were discovered. Another case was found by cerebral biopsy. There were six males and four females (mean age 43.5 years). Mean duration of illness...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Reznik M

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is described as a neurodegenerative disorder. However, neuroinflammation and chemokine expression are prominent pathological finding at sites of injury. Adipsin and adiponectin are molecules that are implicated in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative and neuroimmune disorders. Adip...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Martínez HR,Escamilla-Ocañas CE,Camara-Lemarroy CR,González-Garza MT,Tenorio-Pedraza JM,Hernández-Torre M

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 35-year-old female presented with three days' history of aching discomfort in her back, chest, and ankles. She had also noticed increasing weakness of her legs and a week before admission had shown flu-like symptoms. Chest X-ray showed bilateral hilar and right paratracheal lymphadenopathy. Bronchoscopic biopsies re...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Findik S,Bulbul R,Ozbenli T,Aslan E,Sandikci U,Aydin D,Atici AG,Ozkaya S

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osmotic demyelination syndrome (ODS) is the damage over the central nervous system caused by several electrolytes, metabolic and toxic disorders. We aimed to describe cases of unusual forms of ODS. In a 9-year period, 25 consecutive patients with ODS (15 men; mean age 42 years) were registered in our referral institut...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Ruiz-Sandoval JL,Chiquete E,Alvarez-Palazuelos LE,Andrade-Ramos MA,Rodríguez-Rubio LR

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep and sleep deprivation are often used for EEG activation in epilepsy. We compared postprandial naps and day-long sleep deprived EEGs in 36 patients with generalized seizures, 57 complex partial seizure patients, and 7 individuals with mixed seizure disorders. Ten of 36 generalized seizure patients had normal slee...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Drake ME Jr,Pakalnis A,Phillips BB,Denio LS

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the value of pupil cycle time (PCT) as an indicator of optic nerve dysfunction in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), 42 patients with MS and 35 control subjects were included to the study. Patients with MS with a history of ON were accepted as group 1, without a history of ON as group 2 and healthy con...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Karahan E,Karti O,Koskderelioglu A,Karti DT,Uyar M,Kale MY,Gedizlioglu M

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite intensive research efforts, the cause of the muscular dystrophies has remained elusive for many decades. In the late 1980s, major advances in molecular genetics have led to the discovery of the dystrophin gene and its protein product, dystrophin. Mutations in the dystrophin gene result in dystrophin deficiency...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Van den Bergh PY,Tomé FM,Fardeau M

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis is an uncommon cause of stroke, which is more prevalent in Iran and the Middle East. We aimed to assess the etiology, radiologic, and clinical manifestations of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, specifically the predictors of patients' outcome in Namazi hospital, Shiraz, Iran. In this ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Shakibajahromi B,Haghighi AB,Salehi A,Vardanjani HM,Ghaedian M,Safari A,Mowla A

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Smoking is associated with increased multiple sclerosis (MS) risk. In addition, some studies have reported that smoking is associated with anxiety and depression. However, the associations between smoking, walking, and fatigue are needed to be investigated. The objective was to investigate the associations between cig...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Kahraman T,Ozdogar AT,Abasiyanik Z,Ozakbas S,Multiple Sclerosis Research Group.

更新日期：2020-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:n-Hexane gives cause to one of the most common toxic polyneuropathies seen in poorly ventilated factories. It is a sensory-motor polyneuropathy ending up with axonal degeneration. Nerve biopsy reveals paranodal axonal swelling and secondary myelin retraction in early stages. Myelin retraction imitates demyelination ca...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Alpaydin Baslo S,Ozturk O,Dayan C,Atakli D,Baslo MB

更新日期：2019-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:In Parkinson's disease (PD), sleep disorders (SD) occur as a result of the neurochemical changes in sleep centres, neurodegenerative changes in dopaminergic neurons, and other factors. The most common SD include excessive daytime sleepiness, insomnia, restless legs syndrome and nocturia. The aim of the study was to co...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Telarovic S,Mijatovic D,Telarovic I

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of Refsum's disease in a 62-year-old man, with an ophthalmologic symptomatology dominated by a tight bilateral miosis, is reported. The miosis mechanism in this disease is discussed. The clinical evolution has been stabilized by a diet poor in phytanic acid. ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Defebvre L,Blondel M,Dhellemmes-Defoort S,Hache JC,Arnott G

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous tissue plasminogen activator is the only approved medical treatment for patients with acute ischemic stroke. While it is associated with excellent clinical outcome in about 30 %, even with timely thrombolysis administration, certain strokes continue to evolve and lead to poor outcomes. Several studies have...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Hinduja A

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After a lapse of not less than two years the authors study the functional and clinical evolution of 62 patients presenting myelopathy in cervical arthrosis treated by surgery. A scoring system for evaluating the functional deficit of the patients is used for quantitative assessment of the disorders. Surgery brought a ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Delreux V,Laterre C,Stroobandt G,Thauvoy C

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous but incomplete remyelination is observed after a demyelinating lesion. We know since ten years now that oligodendrocyte progenitors, (OP) and totipotent neural stem cells remain present in the central nervous system of adult mammals. Moreover, these OP are more likely the cellular source of remyelinating c...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Rogister B,Belachew S,Moonen G

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychiatric comorbidity in patients with headache contributes to poorer prognosis, chronification of disease, poor response to treatment, increased cost of treatment, and decreased quality of life. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the depressive symptoms in adolescents with chronic and episodic migrain...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Arita JH,Lin J,Pinho RS,Minett TS,de Souza Vitalle MS,Fisberg M,Peres MF,Vilanova LC,Masruha MR

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine cases (seven men and two women, mean age 64.5 years) of classical lacunar syndromes due to intracerebral hemorrhage are reported. Three patients presented with pure motor hemiparesis (two putaminal hematomas with proportional weakness and one cortical hemorrhage with brachio-crural hemiparesis). Four patients pre...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Milandre L,Donnet A,Graziani N,Grisoli F,Khalil R

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stroke is still a major cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world, although better stratification and treatment modalities are being developed. As compared to ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) possesses many unknown data and lacks guidelines for better prophylaxis. In this study, we aimed to ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Bozluolcay M,Nalbantoglu M,Gozubatik-Celik RG,Benbir G,Akalin MA,Erkol G

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Down syndrome (DS) is a genetic disorder associated with mental and motor developmental delays in childhood. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of the femoral cartilage thickness with motor performance in children with Down syndrome (DS). A total of 39 children with DS in the age range of 12-42 ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Büyükavcı R,Büyükavcı MA,Aktürk S,Arslan FN,Doğan D,Canaloğlu SK

更新日期：2019-03-06 00:00:00