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abstract：:Migraine headaches are common in children. Early diagnosis and appropriate interventions are mandatory to prevent decades of suffering and diminished quality of life. There is need for data regarding the efficacy and safety of prophylactic agents in children with migraine; therefore, we designed a randomized clinical ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Togha M,Malamiri RA,Rashidi-Ranjbar N,Asa S,Mahvelati F,Ashrafi MR

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an unusual case of probable progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), who initially presented with a right-sided movement disorder, including upper limb dystonia, tremor, and dyspraxia, reminiscent of corticobasal degeneration. In the further course, the patient developed disorientation, confusion, a...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Van Zanducke M,Dehaene I

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visual disorder is one of the non-motor symptoms found in Parkinson's disease (PD). It can be easily identified in the early stages even before the spread of pathological conditions to the brain parts. Studies have revealed that loss of dopamine (DA) cells in retinal layers is a prime cause for both retinal disturbanc...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Mohana Devi S,Mahalaxmi I,Aswathy NP,Dhivya V,Balachandar V

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the ophthalmologic manifestations and factors that influence outcomes in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG). We retrospectively analyzed the prevalence of neuro-ophthalmologic findings and clinical and outcome measures of 100 consecutive patients (53 males, 47 females), aged 55.7 ± 17.5 (range 15-85)...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Akan O,Baysal-Kirac L

更新日期：2021-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Although migraine is a neurological disorder known for its long, physiopathology remains unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the levels of hematological parameters and neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR), lymphocyte/monocyte ratio (LMR) and neutrophil/monocyte ratio (NMR) u...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Sarıcam G

更新日期：2020-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary breast lymphoma (PBL) is an uncommon extranodal type of lymphoma, exhibiting more aggressive behavior and poorer prognosis. Patients with PBL have a higher incidence to relapse in central nervous system (CNS), which is always leading to a dismal outcome even treating with high intensity chemotherapy plus radio...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Tang TC,Chang H,Chuang WY

更新日期：2012-09-01 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：:Myasthenia gravis (MG) is one of the curable neurologic disorders. Various pharmacological therapies are administered for these patients and a thymectomy plays an important role in the therapy of myasthenia gravis, which develops a permanent or relative remission. We investigated the efficacy of intravenous immunoglob...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Alipour-Faz A,Shojaei M,Peyvandi H,Ramzi D,Oroei M,Ghadiri F,Peyvandi M

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of 13 patients have been examined to confirm and precise the diagnosis of herpes simplex virus encephalitis (HSVE). By amplifying the DNA with a nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR), we could demonstrate the herpetic origin of these cases of encephalitis. DNA of HSV type 1 or type...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Monteyne P,Laterre EC,Sindic CJ

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several genome-wide association studies have already explored the associations between rs498872 polymorphism and glioma, but the results of these studies were not consistent. Consequently, we conducted a meta-analysis of relevant studies to better analyze the effects of rs498872 polymorphism on individual susceptibili...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Chen B,Li Y,Chen L,Du Y

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

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journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Çakar A,Akçay Hİ,Gündüz T,Kürtüncü M

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between January 1992 and June 1995, 160 patients were presurgically evaluated for medically refractory epilepsy by the Epilepsy Monitoring and Surgery Team at the University Hospital of Gent. All these patients underwent a comprehensive presurgical evaluation, including extensive neurological history and examination, ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Boon P,Vandekerckhove T,Calliauw L,Achten E,De Reuck J,Thiery E,Caemaert J,Desomer A,Drieghe C,Vanbelleghem H,Vonck K,Defreyne L,Van Duyse A

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epilepsy and psychiatric diseases are frequent comorbidities. Psychoses in patients with epilepsy have special physiopathology and several clinical presentations and prognoses. Their treatments are also specific, according to the specific diagnosis. This paper represents the summary of a consensus meeting held in Nove...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Tugendhaft P,Ansseau M,de Borchgrave V,Delvaux V,de Tourtchaninoff M,Dubru JM,Floris M,Foulon M,Grisar T,Hmaimess G,Legros B,Mahieu B,Ossemann M,Sadzot B,van Ruckevorsel K,Verheulpen D

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 40 year-old woman with subacute headache and visual impairment was admitted. Neurological examination revealed meningismus, diminished visual acuity, bilateral sixth cranial nerve palsy, and papillary edema. Dermatologic examination was normal. The brain CT scan showed hydrocephalus and hyperdense edging around fiss...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Arias M,Alberte-Woodward M,Arias S,Dapena D,Prieto A,Suárez-Peñaranda JM

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diffuse multicentric sarcomas of the brain, also called cerebral malignant lymphomas, sometimes present symmetrical topography. This is well demonstrated by a CAT mirror image obtained by the authors in the reported case. The diagnostic value of the image is underlined in view of the possible forms of therapy, in part...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Kevers L,Brucher JM,Laterre EC

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has been suggested as a method for detection of retinal alterations in neurodegenerative diseases. The usefulness of OCT as a diagnostic tool to differentiate Parkinson's disease (PD) from other tremor diseases, remains unknown. We aimed to evaluate morphological changes of the retin...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Tugcu B,Melikov A,Yildiz GB,Gökcal E,Ercan R,Uysal O,Ozdemir H

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumors in primary sensory area are challenging to remove without causing a neurological deficit, especially in musicians who present complex neuronal networks. Indeed, in this kind of patients, somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs) are not plenty. We describe our experience for sensory and proprioception preservatio...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Scerrati A,Mongardi L,Cavallo MA,Labanti S,Simioni V,Ricciardi L,De Bonis P

更新日期：2020-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune, inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system characterized in the majority of the patients by a relapsing-remitting disease course. For decades high-dosage corticosteroids (CS) are considered the cornerstone in the management of acute MS relapses. However, ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Smets I,Van Deun L,Bohyn C,van Pesch V,Vanopdenbosch L,Dive D,Bissay V,Dubois B,Belgian Study Group for Multiple Sclerosis.

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of bilateral agraphia produced by a left parietal glioma is described in a 49 year-old right-handed woman. Hypothesis of a pure agraphia, etiology and non-frontal localisation of tumor are discussed. This agraphia is associated to a right astereognosia; neither functional nor behavioral relationships are found ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Bruyer R,Rectem D,Collignon R,Laterre EC

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BRAT1-related neurodevelopmental disorders are characterized by heterogeneous phenotypes with varying levels of clinical severity. Since the discovery of BRAT1 variants as the molecular etiology of lethal neonatal rigidity and multifocal seizure syndrome (RMFSL, OMIM 614498), these variants have also been identified i...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Colak FK,Guleray N,Azapagasi E,Yazıcı MU,Aksoy E,Ceylan N

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Needle insertion during electromyography (EMG) may cause varying levels of pain that could lead to inaccurate assessment and premature termination of the procedure. The aim of this study is to compare paracetamol 325 mg/tramadol 37.5 mg with placebo in relieving pain before EMG. This is a randomized, crossover, placeb...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Kalantar SS,Abbasi M,Faghihi-Kashani S,Majedi H,Ahmadi M,Agah E,Tafakhori A

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates symptom relief in patients whose hemifacial spasms (HFS) were completely relieved following microvascular decompression (MVD). Patients with HFS who were operated on from January 2007 to May 2011, at our department, were studied. The medical records and operation videos of each patient were rev...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Dai Y,Ni H,Xu W,Lu T,Liang W

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Social media is a powerful tool in providing information and support for minority groups such as patients with chronic diseases. We aimed to assess the link between using online social media and depression in a sample population of Iranian Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients. In this cross-sectional study, a number of MS...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Farpour HR,Hoveidaei AH,Habibi L,Moosavi M,Farpour S

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After a review of current concepts about post-traumatic mutism, the authors describe five patients with this unusual symptom. The study extends on a long follow-up period. Differential diagnosis and possible neurological and psychopathological factors are discussed. Analysis of their personal observations leads the au...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： de Mol J,Deleval J

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight cases of acute or subacute hypercalcemic encephalopathy are described. The symptoms comprise digestive disorders, signs of dehydration and neuropsychological anomalies. Among the latter, it is stressed that impairments of upright stance and locomotion are present in all cases. The clinical picture is not charact...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Cornette M,Grisar T

更新日期：1977-05-01 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：: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：:We performed a systematic neurophysiological evaluation of newborns-infants newly diagnosed with congenital hypothyroidism and started on replacement therapy, in order to document the maturation of visual, auditory and somesthetic pathways and to evaluate the influence of treatment. Twenty-one patients (9 boys, 12 gir...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Triantafyllou P,Katzos G,Rousso I,Zafeiriou D

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to investigate the frequency of unilateral cranial autonomic symptoms during migraine attacks, and to compare the clinical characteristics of migraine patients with and without unilateral cranial autonomic symptoms. One hundred and eighty-six consecutive patients with episodic migraine attacks...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Guven H,Çilliler AE,Çomoğlu SS

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diets that have effects on health problems can vary in their composition. Whilst following a regular diet (RD) a person typically consumes about 30% of calories from fat. Ketogenic diet (KD) is a form of diet whereby a person consumes as much as 90% of calories from fat. KD has been trialed as a treatment for neurolog...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Belgica

authors： Koyuncu H,Fidan V,Toktas H,Binay O,Celik H

更新日期：2020-09-06 00:00:00