Myasthenia gravis: protective effect of ipratropiumbromide (Atrovent) on airways obstruction caused by edrophonium chloride (Tensilon).

abstract：:A case of post-convulsive spinal spidural haematoma in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis is presented. As acute tetraplegia developed, surgery was performed with finding of blood clots in the extradural space from C6 to D8. Lethal evolution due to late referral to medical care stresses the need for prompt decompre...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Agnetti V,Monaco F,Mutani R

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial abnormalities and effectiveness of replacement therapy were examined in a murine model of systemic carnitine deficiency, namely the juvenile visceral steatosis (JVS) mouse. Homozygous JVS mice revealed severe lipid deposition and abnormal mitochondria in liver, heart, skeletal muscle, and kidney, but the...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Kaido M,Fujimura H,Ono A,Toyooka K,Yoshikawa H,Nishimura T,Ozaki K,Narama I,Kuwajima M

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:197 cases of patients with CVI, subjected to surgery by carotid endarterectomy, are examined. The results were nearly always good and hence the technique is recommended. Particular interest is attached to the risk connected with carotid clamping, through intraoperative study of CBF with 133Xe, such a risk is practical...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Fiorani P,Pistolese GR,Faraglia V,Spartera C

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most of the previously described pathogenic mutations in desmin are located in highly conserved α-helical domains that play an important role in intermediate filament assembly. The role of the C-terminus non-α-helical 'tail' domain is much less investigated and until recently mutations in this domain have be...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Maddison P,Damian MS,Sewry C,McGorrian C,Winer JB,Odgerel Z,Shatunov A,Lee HS,Goldfarb LG

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:Machado-Joseph disease (MJD) is a dominantly inherited cerebellar ataxia associated with spasticity, ophthalmoplegia, dystonia and peripheral neuropathy. Presented here are 5 MJD cases. A morphometric analysis of the histopathology of their sural nerves was carried out to know the relationship between axon size and my...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Lin KP,Soong BW

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To quantitate embolic risk we studied a retrospective series of 61 patients with strictly defined bacterial endocarditis. Eighteen patients had neurological complications attributable to cerebral embolism. Seventeen embolic episodes occurred prior to antibiotic treatment and 8 episodes after its commencement. The rate...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Paschalis C,Pugsley W,John R,Harrison MJ

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium ions play a major role in the regulation of cell functions. Minor alterations of the cellular calcium ion homeostasis lead to major functional aberrations. Alterations of the calcium homeostasis occur under conditions of hypoxia, the major cause being an extracellular increase of potassium ions which gate volt...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Peters T

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Assessing collateral status is important in acute ischemic stroke. The purpose of this study was to compare multiphasic perfusion computed tomography (MPCT) with digital subtraction angiography (DSA) in predicting leptomeningeal collateral flow in acute middle cerebral artery (MCA) infarction. METHODS:Conse...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Kim SJ,Noh HJ,Yoon CW,Kim KH,Jeon P,Bang OY,Kim GM,Chung CS,Lee KH

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Marcel Proust is one of the most important French writers of the 20th century. His relationship with medicine and with neurology is possibly linked to the fact that his asthma was considered to be a psychosomatic disease classified as neurasthenia. Stendhal's syndrome is a rare psychiatric syndrome characterized by an...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Teive HA,Munhoz RP,Cardoso F

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the fast moving field of muscular dystrophy, therapeutic matters are now high on the agenda. Despite little progress made in the understanding of the exact pathogenesis, hopes have been raised with the advent of molecular medicine applied to such disorders. A constellation of techniques or therapeutic solutions are...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Urtizberea JA

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to observe the incidence of falls in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients with different cognitive levels and to investigate the effect of the cholinesterase inhibitor Rivastigmine on cognitive dysfunction and falling in PD patients. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Data from 176 PD patients ...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Li Z,Yu Z,Zhang J,Wang J,Sun C,Wang P,Zhang J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thalamic lesion due to deep cerebral venous thrombosis (DCVT) is an uncommon cause of stroke. Until now, only a few case reports have been published. The aim of the study is to report the clinical and radiological findings of thalamic lesion with DCVT. METHODS:We reviewed our computerized stroke database of...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Caplan LR,Wang Q

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of Fisher's syndrome associated with trigeminal herpes zoster is reported for the first time. Retrograde propagation of the virus to the brainstem through the trigeminal root was thought to be the most probable pathogenic mechanism. We provide additional evidence suggesting that the focus of Fisher's syndrome i...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Uematsu D,Satoh T,Tanahashi N,Koto A,Gotoh F

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Central pontine myelinolysis (CPM)/extrapontine myelinolysis (EPM) is one of the most serious neurological complications that can occur after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). We analyzed the risk factors for CPM/EPM in OLT patients. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the records of 1,247 patients wh...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Lee EM,Kang JK,Yun SC,Kim KH,Kim SJ,Hwang KS,Lee SG

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The diagnosis of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) in the very early stage may be challenging. Our aim was to report the neurophysiological abnormalities in GBS within 4 days of clinical onset. We expected that GBS will be diagnosed by the assistance of neurophysiological study in the very early stage. METHODS:We ...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Jin J,Hu F,Qin X,Liu X,Li M,Dang Y,Dang J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for hemiparesis is beneficial, so far no study has examined the usefulness of rTMS for apathy. Thirteen patients with chronic stroke were assigned randomly to 2 groups: rTMS group (n = 7) and sham stimulation group (n = 6). The patients received 5 sessions o...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Sasaki N,Hara T,Yamada N,Niimi M,Kakuda W,Abo M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) with urokinase is the standard reperfusion therapy for acute cerebral infarction (ACI) in China. Only about 30% patients who use urokinase for IVT can recanalize. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the influencing factors of recanalization after IVT using urokinase in ACI p...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Zeng J,Wang F,Feng H,Chen F,Wang R,Chen Y,Chen X,Miao J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Cardiac myxomas may present clinically with many different features. Since highly effective treatments exist, it is important that they are diagnosed quickly in order to avoid further complications. Our aim was to determine the influence of neurological presentation in diagnosis and prognosis of car...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Alvarez-Sabín J,Lozano M,Sastre-Garriga J,Montoyo J,Murtra M,Abilleira S,Codina A

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leonardo da Vinci clearly observed and described capillaries. Using the microscope, Marcello Malpighi examined the brain and major organs to demonstrate their finer anatomical features. This led to his discovery in 1661, of capillaries that proved fundamental to our understanding of the vascular system in the brain an...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Pearce JM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We attempted to investigate changes of the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) according to walking ability in chronic stroke patients, using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). METHODS:55 consecutive chronic stroke patients who were not able to walk due to injury of the corticospinal tract (CST) at stroke onset and...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Yeo SS,Ahn SH,Choi BY,Chang CH,Lee J,Jang SH

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biochemical process underlying Parkinson's disease is dopamine cell death of the nigrostriatal system. The age-dependent cell death is now proposed to be elicited by the formation of free hydroxy radicals which are formed from hydrogen peroxide, a product of oxidation of dopamine by monoamine oxidase, especially t...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Naoi M,Maruyama W

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a 14-year follow-up the improvement of language functions and the decrease of EEG abnormalities are described in a girl with the Landau-Kleffner syndrome. In this case, the results of subsequent EEG recordings do not permit conclusions about the course of the aphasia. Disappearance of focal spike and waves, bilater...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： van Dongen HR,Meulstee J,Blauw-van Mourik M,van Harskamp F

更新日期：1989-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of psychosocial variables on patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and the relationship between these variables and the onset of MS. BACKGROUND:The current evidence indicates that many types of psychosocial factors are involved in the development and rel...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Liu XJ,Ye HX,Li WP,Dai R,Chen D,Jin M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the role of computed tomography angiography (CTA) and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) in the quantification of atherosclerotic stenosis of carotid artery bifurcation in comparison with digital substraction angiography (DSA) and Doppler sonography (DS). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Twenty-five patient...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Binaghi S,Maeder P,Uské A,Meuwly JY,Devuyst G,Meuli RA

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Seizures and epilepsy are harmful and worsen the disability of stroke patients. There are currently no good clinical predictors of late-onset seizures and epilepsy in patients with cerebrovascular disease (CVD). PATIENTS AND METHODS:110 patients with delayed seizures after an ischaemic or a haemorrhagic str...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： De Reuck J,Goethals M,Vonck K,Van Maele G

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of peripheral neuropathy due to styrene is described. The diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy was confirmed by a motor-nerve conduction study and sural nerve biopsy. ...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Behari M,Choudhary C,Roy S,Maheshwari MC

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of hypocapnia on cerebral oxygen consumption (CMRO2) and blood flow (CBF) in cerebral ischemia were studied in 19 patients. The CMRO2 did not change significantly during hypocapnia within the whole group of patients, because 10 out of 19 cases showed a decrease (p less than 0.001) and other 9 showed an increas...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Tsuda Y,Kimura K,Yoneda S,Hartmann A,Etani H,Hashikawa K,Kamada T

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trials of pharmacological intervention for acute stroke show several points of similarity with legal trials by jury. The relationships between sponsoring organisation and regulatory authorities and the roles of the many other participants are described. Only through a partnership can the common aim of developing impro...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Lees KR

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00