Medical versus surgical treatment of patients with cerebrovascular insufficiency. A retrospective comparative study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dysnatremia, which is associated with increased mortality in general intensive care units (ICU), has not been thoroughly studied in neurologic ICU (NICU). METHODS:Prevalence of dysnatremia was retrospectively assessed. The multivariable binary logistic regression model was used to determine the influence of...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Zhang YZ,Qie JY,Zhang QH

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：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：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to elucidate the influence of insular infarction on blood pressure (BP) variability and outcomes according to the region of the insular cortex affected. METHODS:A total of 90 patients diagnosed with acute unilateral ischemic stroke were registered. The BP variability was calculated...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Kitamura J,Ueno H,Nagai M,Hosomi N,Honjo K,Nakamori M,Mukai T,Imamura E,Nezu T,Aoki S,Ohshita T,Nomura E,Wakabayashi S,Maruyama H,Matsumoto M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Although ataxic hemiparesis is a common lacunar syndrome, the precise mechanism underlying hemiataxia is not clear. We attempted to identify ataxia-related, cerebral blood flow changes in patients presenting with ataxic hemiparesis after acute capsular infarct. METHODS:We used 99mTc-ECD brain pe...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Yamamoto R,Johkura K,Nakae Y,Tanaka F

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 48-year-old woman was referred from Zaire with suspected rabies encephalitis. Survival was 34 days after the onset of symptoms and the diagnosis of rabies was ultimately proven after brain autopsy. Serial neurophysiological investigations, including EEG and multimodality evoked potentials and radiological examinatio...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Hantson P,Guérit JM,de Tourtchaninoff M,Deconinck B,Mahieu P,Dooms G,Aubert-Tulkens G,Brucher JM

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MPTP, 1-methyl-4-phenyl-pyridinium ion (MPP+) and the structurally related compounds including N-methyltetrahydroisoquinilinium ion inhibited the tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) system in tissue slices of rat striatum at 10(-5) M. Mouse striatum is more susceptible to MPTP than rat striatum. A similar degree of inhibition b...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Nagatsu T,Hirata Y

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positron emission tomography (PET) has opened new fields of investigation on clinicometabolic correlations in subcortical infarcts. Functional changes occurring in structurally unaffected brain regions represent one of the most interesting aspects of PET application. So far, the only one PET study on lacunar infarcts ...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Di Piero V,Lenzi GL,Fieschi C

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed at examining correlations between quantitative REM sleep EEG, regional cerebral blood flow measured by single photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) and global cognitive functioning in nine patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease. REM sleep EEG was not correlated with SPECT measure...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Montplaisir J,Petit D,McNamara D,Gauthier S

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

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：: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：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：INTRODUCTION:We investigated the predictive value of standard neurological evaluation, a commercially available biomarker assay and neuroimaging in the subacute phase for outcome after thrombolytic therapy in ischemic stroke. METHODS:Thirty-four consecutive ischemic stroke patients were evaluated by means of the NIH S...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Brouns R,Sheorajpanday R,Kunnen J,De Surgeloose D,De Deyn PP

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:64 patients on hemodialysis were investigated. The mean duration of dialysis was 43 months. In all the patients, serum aluminium levels, systolic blood pressure (averaged over a period of 6 weeks) and the EEG were investigated. Psychological testing to assess the level of intelligence (IQ) was also performed. The seru...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Ladurner G,Wawschinek O,Pogglitsch H,Petek W,Urlesberger H,Holzer H

更新日期：1982-01-01 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：:Reduction in caeruloplasmin (Cp) levels is sometimes found in other sporadic movement disorders, not limited to Wilson's disease (WD). Serum levels of Cp, copper, iron and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase were measured in 71 patients with various diagnoses of movement disorders, including Parkinson's disease (PD), atypic...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Ling H,Bhidayasiri R

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the frequency of epilepsies in the family members of epileptic patients. METHODS:The records of 4,851 patients with epilepsy were reviewed. The frequency and patterns of different epilepsies and epileptic syndromes in the patients, number of affected relatives and consanguinity were studied. RESULTS:...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Sozmen V,Baybas S,Dirican A,Koksal A,Ozturk M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute ischemia of the brain induces a cascade of biochemical and physiological events. The final consequences depend on the fact whether ischemia is of transient or permanent, total or partial nature. Alteration of extracellular potassium concentration, intracellular calcium and potassium concentration, development of...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Hartmann A

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Statins inhibit the production of 2,3-dimethoxy,5-methyl,6-polyisoprene parabenzoquinone also known as ubiquinone or coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), which is required for mitochondrial electron transport. Idiopathic or primary CoQ10 deficiencies have been known to cause mitochondrial encephalomyopathy. METHODS:We pre...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Thomas JE,Lee N,Thompson PD

更新日期：2007-01-01 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:Dizziness and vertigo are frequent complaints of outpatients in the neurological department. Our objective was to explore the epidemiological category and clinical features of patients with dizziness or vertigo in the neurological outpatient department of a tertiary hospital. METHODS:We consecutively recrui...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Pan Q,Zhang Y,Long T,He W,Zhang S,Fan Y,Zhou J

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：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：:Superior orbital fissure syndrome is a symptomatologic complex, consisting of retroorbital pain, paralysis of extraocular muscles, impairment of first trigeminal branches and frequent involvement of the optic nerve. From a review of 130 published cases including two personal observations, it appears that the clinical ...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Lenzi GL,Fieschi C

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The frontal lobe is the largest lobe of the brain, and it is thus commonly involved in stroke. Moreover, almost one in five strokes is limited to the prerolandic areas. This high frequency of anatomical involvement is in sharp contrast with the apparent rarity of clinical frontal dysfunction in stroke. It is remarkabl...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Bogousslavsky J

更新日期：1994-01-01 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：:Petit mal absences in childhood are often followed by grand mal seizures in adolescence and a coexistence of both types of seizures is not uncommon at all. It is noteworthy, however, that such a coexistence does not imply immediate transition from one type of seizure into the other one. Hence, a grand mal attack may b...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Niedermeyer E

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current treatment options for restless legs syndrome (RLS), based on the American Academy of Sleep Medicine practice parameters, favor dopaminergic agents. The drug of first choice is levodopa, which is now licensed for RLS in two European countries. However, the short duration of action and augmentation of symptoms u...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Stiasny K

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of genetics in Parkinson's disease (PD), previously controversial, is now supported by several studies. A major breakthrough has been the discovery of a single gene defect in familial Parkinson's disease. A single base pair change at position 209 from G to A (G209A) in the fourth exon of the alpha-synuclein g...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Hu CJ,Sung SM,Liu H,Chang JG

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last 2 years we have systematically treated 31 sleep apnea patients with 25-50 mg imipramine HCl given 30 min before bedtime. Imipramine treatment was attempted for nonoverweight patients with negative ear, nose and throat (ENT) findings and for patients who had not responded to weight reduction or ENT surgery ...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Rubin AH,Alroy GG,Peled R,Lavie P

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00