On the legacy of Joseph Babiński.

abstract：:A critical analysis of cases of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and chorea is presented. Choreatic movements occurred early in the course of the disease in most cases; the duration varied from several days to 3 years. No sex predominance was found and no relationship could be demonstrated between chorea and other n...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Bruyn GW,Padberg G

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a case of a giant aneurysm of the distal portion of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery presenting the classical picture of a tumor of the posterior fossa. CT scan of a giant aneurysm reveals the clear margin and high density area of aneurysm wall, and the homogeneous and high density area of t...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Yoshii Y,Maki Y,Egashira T

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a patient who showed exaggerated responses to external cues (utilization behavior), motor impersistence, and a right-hand-predominant instinctive grasp reaction after right thalamic infarction. High-resolution computed tomography with stereotaxic lesion localization revealed almost complete destruction of th...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Hashimoto R,Yoshida M,Tanaka Y

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The child prodigy Marie-Jean-Pierre Flourens received his medical degree at Montpellier when aged 19. As a young promising physician Flourens was asked to investigate Gall's controversial views on cerebral localization. To test Gall's assertions, Flourens developed ablation as a procedure to explore the workings of th...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Pearce JM

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of lithium neurotoxic effects are reported. Both cases are expressed by choreoathetotic movements and in both of them intoxication was caused by combined drug therapy. In our opinion caution is advised when lithium is administered in combination with drugs, especially in elderly patients. ...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Walevski A,Radwan M

更新日期：1986-01-01 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：: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：:A 28-year-old man with negative family history for neuromuscular diseases showed a distal myopathy. Creatine kinase was slightly increased. Two muscle biopsies were performed. The first showed myopathic features, rimmed vacuoles in a limited area and increase of free glycogen; the second showed only nonspecific pathol...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Mongini T,Doriguzzi C,Palmucci L,Pollo B,Arnaudo E,Bresolin N

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased levels of lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) have been reported in association with several intracranial pathologies. We studied LDH isoenzymes in the CSF of children with infantile spasms. CSF samples collected from 12 patients (aged 4-9 months) with infantile spasms were analyzed for t...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Nussinovitch M,Harel D,Eidlitz-Markus T,Amir J,Volovitz B

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Profound cellular and biochemical remodeling processes occur in the brain following an ischemic stroke, raising the possibility that we may be able to promote neurological recovery by harnessing the brain's endogenous recovery processes with pharmacological or cell-based therapies. There is a compelling body...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Hermann DM,Chopp M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to consider the prognostic value of hyperdensity of the middle cerebral artery (MCA), we studied retrospectively the medical records of 80 consecutive patients with the diagnosis of ischemic stroke who underwent a non-enhanced computed tomography no longer than 24 h after the onset of the symptoms. To determi...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Zorzon M,Masè G,Pozzi-Mucelli F,Biasutti E,Antonutti L,Iona L,Cazzato G

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 52-year-old man with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura accompanying acute oculomotor nerve palsy. At autopsy, intraneural hemorrhage was found in the cavernous portion of the oculomotor nerve. Intraneural bleeding as well as extraneural compression by hematoma formation should be considered as a cause of...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Miyao S,Takano A,Teramoto J,Fujitake S,Hashizume Y

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A double-blind controlled trial was performed on 6 patients affected with Steinert's disease in order to evaluate the efficacy of two different dosages of diphenylhydantoin (PHT, 200 and 300 mg/day) and carbamazepine (CBZ, 600 and 800 mg/day) on the myotonic afterdischarge. Both dosages of PHT and CBZ induced a signif...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Sechi GP,Traccis S,Durelli L,Monaco F,Mutani R

更新日期：1983-01-01 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：:The polymath William Rivers played an important role in his work with Henry Head in demonstrating the varied, evolving patterns of sensory loss, and epicritic and protopathic sensation, after the section of the superficial ramus of Head's left radial nerve. After a mixed and frustrated army career Rivers devoted his a...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Pearce JM

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluctuations in motor performance and dyskinesias are a common problem in the long-term management of Parkinson's disease. The pharmacokinetics and the pharmacodynamics of levodopa, loss of presynaptic dopamine terminals, alterations in postsynaptic dopamine receptor sensitivity, or changes in the modulatory influence...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Stocchi F,Bonamartini A,Vacca L,Ruggieri S

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 18-year-old mongoloid girl (trisomy 21) of Asian descent presented two symptoms rarely associated with mongolism (Down's syndrome). (1) Brain stem calcification; the first case diagnosed in vivo in mongolism on computerized axial tomography. (2) Hallucinatory psychotic depression; the first case successfully treate...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Jakab I

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinicopathological data of a woman with a 3-year course of concurrent amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and dementia are presented. Dementia had occurred at time of onset of motor disturbances and presented as typical frontal lobe dementia. Pathology confirmed motor neuron disease of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and fro...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Müller M,Vieregge P,Reusche E,Ogomori K

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The history of Sayk's cell sedimentation chamber is examined and reviewed in the context of clinically utilizable cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytology. METHODS:A review of the literature was undertaken in PubMed and Google Scholar to search for primary and secondary sources on the history of CSF diagnosis. Mor...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Dahlmann N,Zettl UK,Kumbier E

更新日期：2017-01-01 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

abstract：:Divers may be at risk of long-term CNS damage from non-symptomatic hyperbaric exposure. We investigated the effect of severe, controlled hyperbaric exposure on a group of healthy goats with similar histories. Thirty goats were exposed to various dive profiles over a period of 5 years, with 17 experiencing decompressio...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Blogg SL,Loveman GA,Seddon FM,Woodger N,Koch A,Reuter M,Gennser M,White MG

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a laser microprobe mass analysis of aluminum and iron content in the hippocampus and in the inferior temporal cortex in 2 cases of dementia pugilistica (DP), 4 cases of Alzheimer's disease (AD), and 3 controls. There was a predominant accumulation of Al and Fe within neurofibrillary tangles (NFT) in both DP ...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Bouras C,Giannakopoulos P,Good PF,Hsu A,Hof PR,Perl DP

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical and biochemical data on 13 patients with Batten's syndrome are described. Clinically the disease was characterized by progressive maental and somatic deterioration. Initially, vision loss was found between the ages 4 and 8 years. This was associated with 1 or 2 years of normal school attendance followed b...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Jensen GE,Clausen J,Melchior JC,Konat G

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether writing errors are predictive of longitudinal brain atrophy progression in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). METHODS:The frequency of writing errors in 6 ALS patients without dementia was compared with longitudinal changes in lateral ventricular areas of the bilateral anteri...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Ichikawa H,Ohno H,Murakami H,Ohnaka Y,Kawamura M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neurosyphilis (NS) is nowadays a less frequent disease. Its incidence and clinical spectrum have changed over time. OBJECTIVE:To estimate the incidence of NS and describe the clinical spectrum of NS in immunocompetent patients in the last decade. METHODS:Demographic and clinical features, cerebrospinal flu...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Conde-Sendín MA,Amela-Peris R,Aladro-Benito Y,Maroto AA

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：AIM:To determine the association between interleukin-6 (IL-6) and soluble E-selectin (sE-selectin) levels with the electrodiagnostic abnormalities in patients with impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). METHODS:Serum HbA1c, C-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), f...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Tiftikcioglu BI,Duksal T,Bilgin S,Kose S,Zorlu Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:In 128 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and 204 blood donors (control persons) the in vitro activation of 'Ficoll-purified' peripheral blood T lymphocytes was measured using the 3H-thymidine incorporation rate without (spontaneous proliferation) and with mitogen addition (concanavalin A, phytohemagglutinin). Mito...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Trenn G,Kreuzfelder E,Hierholzer E,Scheiermann N,Bauer HJ,Bushart W

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:26 adult epileptic patients with diffuse slow spikes and waves and start of seizures after the age of 6 years were analyzed. The seizure spectrum encompasses generalized and focal seizures. The occurrence of several types of seizures is the rule. Epileptic drop attacks are most characteristic. Atonic, tonic and myoclo...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Bauer G,Aichner F,Saltuari L

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00