Continuous muscle fiber activity associated with denervation atrophy. Clinical presentation, electrophysiological and pharmacological investigations, histological and histochemical examinations of muscle biopsy.

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：:The IgG oligoclonal bands in CSF can be found in high percentage of MS patients but the existence of a limited number of cases with CSF normal IgG profile is known as well. In the present study 63 out of 70 patients with definite MS and 24 out of 35 with probable MS had oligoclonal bands in the CSF at the isoelectric ...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Rocchelli B,Poloni M,Mazzarello P,Delodovici M

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Embolism from the aneurysmal sac is a rare but possible manifestation of intracranial aneurysm; thrombus formation is probably related to the combined action of turbulent flow and a 'stagnant zone'. Three cases are presented: 2 with giant aneurysms (1 internal carotid and 1 sylvian) and 1 with a large aneurysm of the ...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Parenti G,Fiori L,Marconi F

更新日期：1992-01-01 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：:Patients suffering from migraine, tension-type headache (TTH), or combined headache (CH) are at risk of developing drug-induced headache (DIH) due to regular use of analgesics, ergot alkaloids, and triptans. The aim of our study was to determine (1) the clinical features of DIH, (2) the outcome of withdrawal therapy u...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Fritsche G,Eberl A,Katsarava Z,Limmroth V,Diener HC

更新日期：2001-01-01 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：:Two cases are presented with a long clinical history of multiple sclerosis (MS) before the diagnosis of an intracranial brain tumor. In the subsequent brain autopsy, however, both cases presented a diffusely growing anaplastic astrocytoma, only, and no changes similar to MS were seen. Diffuse tumor growth was noted in...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Röyttä M,Latvala M

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:QTc intervals were measured in 30 patients with Parkinson's disease and 30 healthy control subjects. The mean value of QTc intervals in patients with Parkinson's disease significantly exceeded that of healthy controls (418 +/- 14 ms vs. 403 +/- 18 ms). Prolongation of the QTc interval was unrelated to the administrati...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Oka H,Mochio S,Sato H,Katayama K

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathogenesis of primary degenerative dementia is still unknown and current therapeutic approaches can aim only at ameliorating some of the symptoms associated with this brain disease. At present, most approaches, attempt to correct a cholinergic deficit. Although the therapeutic benefits obtained so far with curre...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Markstein R

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SJL/J mice have been studied as the model animals for autoimmunological diseases. Recently it was clarified that SJL/J mice have a defect of dysferlin. Human limb girdle muscular dystrophy 2B and Miyoshi myopathy also have a defect of dysferlin. In this study we present the histological and immunohistological changes ...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Nemoto H,Konno S,Nakazora H,Miura H,Kurihara T

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:In a 5-year follow-up of a case of adult metachromatic leukodystrophy, already diagnosed in the preclinical stage, the development of the symptoms of this disease could be studied in detail: initially, lack of drive, emotional lability and depressive mood. At the same time, pain in the arms and beginning gait disturba...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Pilz H,Duensing I,Heipertz R,Seidel D,Lowitzsch K,Hopf HC,Goebel HH

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this work was to precisely analyse the reduction of the antiparkinsonian treatment in 18 consecutive patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) operated on for bilateral subthalamic nucleus (STN) stimulation, first after 1 month of follow-up, then at 1 year postoperatively. Trihexyphenidyle, selegiline, e...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Thobois S,Corvaisier S,Mertens P,Di Guardo C,Mollion H,Guenot M,Rochefort F,Chazot G,Sindou M,Broussolle E

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Cerebral infarction (CI) occurring soon after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) has been rarely reported. The purpose of the present study was to characterize this condition and discuss the possible pathophysiology. METHOD:We retrospectively studied 6 patients who developed CI within 10 days after ...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Kim CH,Kim JS

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Botulinum toxin type B (BT-B) therapy failure due to formation of botulinum toxin type B antibodies (BT-B-AB) has only been reported in patients with botulinum toxin type A antibodies (BT-A-AB). We are reporting BT-B-AB-induced therapy failure in 2 patients with no previous exposure to botulinum toxin. In patient 1 co...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Dressler D,Bigalke H

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of patent foramen ovale (PFO) has long been discussed in the literature in relation to different coexisting medical conditions. Many researchers focused on the occurrence of PFO in ischemic stroke patients, especially in the subgroup of young patients with a recurrent event. Unfortunately, before establ...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Piechowski-Jozwiak B,Bogousslavsky J

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) is associated with a risk of causing diabetes mellitus and ischemic stroke. However, the association between hs-CRP levels and functional outcome after small-artery occlusion (SAO) is unknown. METHODS:Data for 836 patients diagnosed with SAO were collected from t...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Gao Y,Liu J,Wang W,Gao C,Yu C,Liu S,Wu J

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：: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：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：:It is generally believed that a homonymous defect of macular vision (HMV) is caused by a small lesion restricted to the occipital lobe tip and rarely results from ischemic stroke. The incidence of HMV was studied retrospectively in 54 patients with infarction of the posterior cerebral artery territory who underwent Go...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Isa K,Miyashita K,Yanagimoto S,Nagatsuka K,Naritomi H

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined 29 patients with chronic progressive ganglionopathy of different etiology. Neurophysiological abnormalities were dominated by a widespread decrease in sensory nerve action potential amplitudes, which involved both upper and lower limb nerves, even in patients with asymmetrical or patchy clinical presentati...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Lauria G,Pareyson D,Sghirlanzoni A

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies focusing on the anatomy and pathology of the 7th cranial nerve have already been published. However, only scattered cases of herpes zoster oticus (HZO) have been described and only the MRI appearance of the soft temporal bone structures has been reporte...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Berrettini S,Bianchi MC,Segnini G,Sellari-Franceschini S,Bruschini P,Montanaro D

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early traumatic epilepsy, whose frequency is rather high, especially in children, is usually characterized by focal motor seizures (57%) or by generalized seizures (43%). The association of both running and laughing fits in the same patient on the contrary is quite exceptional, as only three cases have been reported i...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Jandolo B,Gessini L,Occhipinti E,Pompili A

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The urinary clearance of pyridostigmine was studied in six patients with myasthenia gravis. In three patients on pyridostigmine alone, renal clearance ranged from 349 to 481 ml/min, corresponding to a pyridostigmine:creatinine clearance ratio of 2.64 to 3.46. In a patient on bendrofluazide as well as pyridostigmine, a...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Chan K,Calvey TN

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Familial cases of HTLV-I-associated myelopathy (HAM) and adult T-cell leukemia (ATL), developing in a daughter and father, respectively, are reported. The coexistence of both diseases in a family has not been reported before. This supports the recent findings that ATL and HAM may be brought about by an identical virus...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Shoji H,Kuwasaki N,Natori H,Kaji M,Miyamoto Y,Usuku K,Sonoda S,Osame M

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of thoracic duct lymph drainage (5-34 days) in 12 patients with myasthenia gravis on muscular function has been followed for 5-43 months. Among the results obtained were: (1) During the drainage the myasthenic symptoms decreased markedly after 1-4 days and remained so during the drainage. (2) The doses of c...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Bergström K,Franksson C,Matell G,Nilsson BY,Persson A,von Reis G,Stensman R

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of biologically active light (BL) on subjective and objective quality of sleep and awakening, as well as circadian rhythms in cortisol, temperature and well-being were studied in 10 hospitalized normal female volunteers as compared with partial sleep deprivation (PSD). After 2 adaption days, three 24-hour ...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Saletu B,Dietzel M,Lesch OM,Musalek M,Walter H,Grünberger J

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Automatic analysis of EMG (T/A analysis) and invasive muscle fiber conduction velocity in situ (MFCV) were performed in 15 patients after traumatic lesions of the knee and immobilization with quadriceps atrophy. T/A analysis showed transient reduced number of turns, consistent with inhibition of quadriceps motoneurons...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Cruz-Martínez A,Ramírez A,Arpa J

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bilateral choroid plexus papillomas, or villous hypertrophy of the choroid plexus, is a very rare entity that presents serious therapeutical problems in the management of secondary oversecretive hydrocephalus. The authors report the cases of 2 infants affected by this condition, and cured with removal of the lateral v...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Di Rocco C,Iannelli A

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00