Increased density in the middle cerebral artery by nonenhanced computed tomography. Prognostic value in acute cerebral infarction.

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 determine the mortality and disability, a follow-up of 30 days was obtained. Mortality does not differ significantly in acute ischemic stroke patients with and without increased density of MCA. When disability, calculated with the Rankin scale, is considered, the two groups are different since patients with hyperdensity of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) have a significantly worse outcome. The two groups do not differ for age, sex, the presence of atrial fibrillation, hypertension, diabetes, myocardial infarction and/or angina, and these factors do not influence the prognosis being equally present in the dead and in the survivors. In the multivariate discriminant analysis with stepwise variable selection, the dense MCA sign was significantly correlated either to mortality or to disability, along with atrial fibrillation, age and diabetes. We conclude that the dense MCA sign can be a useful prognostic factor in the early phase of ischemic stroke.

journal_name

Eur Neurol

journal_title

European neurology

authors

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

doi

10.1159/000116949

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1993-01-01 00:00:00

pages

256-9

issue

3

eissn

0014-3022

issn

1421-9913

journal_volume

33

pub_type

杂志文章
  • Prognosis after therapy discontinuation in children with epilepsy.

    abstract::Anticonvulsant therapy was stopped in 191 epileptic children (109 males and 82 females) after a seizure-free period of at least 2 years, independent of EEG findings, followed up for a minimum of 2 years after withdrawal. Overall, 43 (22.5%) had recurrence of seizures; of these, 79% relapsed within the 1st year after d...

    journal_title:European neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000116811

    authors: Mastropaolo C,Tondi M,Carboni F,Manca S,Zoroddu F

    更新日期:1992-01-01 00:00:00

  • Diagnosis of cerebral venous thrombosis with routine magnetic resonance: an update.

    abstract::Magnetic resonance imaging and angiography is the technique of choice in the diagnosis and follow-up of cerebral venous thrombosis: Thrombosis appears as an absence of flow void on spin echo images and lack of signal in angiographic techniques. The thrombus signal intensity is different on T1 and T2 spin echo weighted...

    journal_title:European neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000007978

    authors: Bianchi D,Maeder P,Bogousslavsky J,Schnyder P,Meuli RA

    更新日期:1998-11-01 00:00:00

  • Clinical predictors of late-onset seizures and epilepsy in patients with cerebrovascular disease.

    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

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000087715

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

    更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00

  • Utilization behavior after right thalamic infarction.

    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

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000117092

    authors: Hashimoto R,Yoshida M,Tanaka Y

    更新日期:1995-01-01 00:00:00

  • Ultrastructural Changes of Brain Tissues Surrounding Hematomas after Intracerebral Hemorrhage.

    abstract::Our knowledge about pathophysiology of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) mainly originates from preclinical models of ICH. In this study, cerebral ultrastructure surrounding hematoma and its correlation with clinical severity were investigated in ICH patients. Thirty patients with basal ganglia hemorrhage and 6 control s...

    journal_title:European neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000434631

    authors: Wang KY,Wu CH,Zhou LY,Yan XH,Yang RL,Liao LM,Ge XM,Liao YS,Li SJ,Li HZ,Gao LL,Lin JS,Huang SY

    更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00

  • Angiographical findings and risk factors in cerebral ischaemia. A retrospective study.

    abstract::Reviewing the angiograms of 100 patients with RIA or stroke we found intracranial lesions in 67%, extracranial lesions in 64%, and normal angiograms in 13% of the cases. Risk factors occurred more often as the angiographic lesions were more extensive. These findings confirm the importance of angiographic examination o...

    journal_title:European neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000115177

    authors: van Oudenaarden WF,Tans JT,Hoogland PH

    更新日期:1980-01-01 00:00:00

  • Artistic creativity, style and brain disorders.

    abstract::The production of novel, motivated or useful material defines creativity, which appears to be one of the higher, specific, human brain functions. While creativity can express itself in virtually any domain, art might particularly well illustrate how creativity may be modulated by the normal or pathological brain. Evid...

    journal_title:European neurology

    pub_type: 历史文章,杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000088645

    authors: Bogousslavsky J

    更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00

  • Stroke prediction after transient ischemic attacks in patients admitted to a stroke unit.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) bear a presumed high risk of early recurrence of stroke. Data in the literature, however, are inconsistent, as recurrence rates range from 9.5 to 20%, at 90 days. AIMS:The study was designed to determine the risk of stroke after TIA. METHODS:94 consecutive patients referre...

    journal_title:European neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000332999

    authors: Tari Capone F,Cavallari M,Casolla B,Caselli G,Pieroni A,Di Lazzaro V,Napolitano S,Stanzione P,Puca E,Toni D,Rasura M,Orzi F

    更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00

  • Marie-Jean-Pierre Flourens (1794-1867) and cortical localization.

    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

    pub_type: 传,历史文章,杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000206858

    authors: Pearce JM

    更新日期:2009-01-01 00:00:00

  • Hypertrophy of the inferior olivary nucleus in patients with progressive supranuclear palsy.

    abstract::Hypertrophic changes in the inferior olivary nuclei have been occasionally described in patients with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). To elucidate the incidence of olivary hypertrophy, we investigated morphologically the olives and their associated pathways in 20 autopsied cases: 11 cases of PSP, 3 cases of Mach...

    journal_title:European neurology

    pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000007915

    authors: Hanihara T,Amano N,Takahashi T,Itoh Y,Yagishita S

    更新日期:1998-01-01 00:00:00

  • Very Early Neurophysiological Study in Guillain-Barre Syndrome.

    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

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000494261

    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

  • Wegener's granulomatosis with nervous system involvement: a hospital-based study.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to ascertain the clinical manifestations of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's) (GPA) with the involvement of the peripheral nervous system (PNS) and central nervous system (CNS). SUMMARY:All neurologic inpatients in a hospital over a 12-year period were reviewed. Nine pat...

    journal_title:European neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000375492

    authors: Huang YH,Ro LS,Lyu RK,Chang HS,Wu YR,Chang KH,Kuo HC

    更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00

  • Prevalence rate of cerebrovascular disease in the rural population of northwest Peloponnese, Greece. A direct epidemiological study.

    abstract::In a direct (door-to-door) epidemiological study, the prevalence rate of cerebrovascular disease in the rural population of northwest Peloponnese, Greece, was found to be 995 strokes per 100,000 inhabitants over 20 years of age. This number is considerably lower than the prevalence rate (1,417 strokes per 100,000 inha...

    journal_title:European neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000116408

    authors: Paschalis C,Polychronopoulos P,Makris N,Kondakis X,Papapetropoulos T

    更新日期:1989-01-01 00:00:00

  • Location-dependent patterns in cardio-autonomic dysfunction in ischaemic stroke.

    abstract:BACKGROUND AND STUDY PURPOSE:Autonomic nervous system dysfunction is a common complication of acute cerebrovascular disorders. The aim of this study was to investigate a possible location-dependent difference in cardio-autonomic function in patients with ischaemic stroke. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Sympathetic function was ...

    journal_title:European neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000070856

    authors: Strittmatter M,Meyer S,Fischer C,Georg T,Schmitz B

    更新日期:2003-01-01 00:00:00

  • Remote effects of chronic botulinum toxin treatment: electrophysiologic results Do not indicate subclinical remodelling of noninjected muscles.

    abstract::This study investigates the remote effects of botulinum toxin injections by examining the motor unit architecture of noninjected distant muscles. In 21 dystonia patients treated with botulinum toxin (n = 11, mean cumulative dose = 815 mU; n = 10, mean cumulative dose = 7,207 mU) and 10 control individuals, a blinded s...

    journal_title:European neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000008222

    authors: Fertl E,Schnider P,Schneider B,Auff E

    更新日期:2000-01-01 00:00:00

  • Long-Time Course of Idiopathic Small Fiber Neuropathy.

    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

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000487717

    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

  • The Influence of Age in the Relationship between Cerebral Small Vessel Disease and Edentulism. The Atahualpa Project.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:The association between edentulism and cerebral small vessel disease is controversial. We aimed to assess this relationship in community-dwelling older adults living in rural Ecuador. METHODS:MRI was performed in 311 (81%) of 385 individuals ≥60 years enrolled in the Atahualpa Project. Participants were cla...

    journal_title:European neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000448839

    authors: Del Brutto OH,Mera RM,Zambrano M

    更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00

  • Carbamazepine versus diphenylhydantoin in the treatment of myotonia.

    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

    pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000115546

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

    更新日期:1983-01-01 00:00:00

  • Central neuroblastic tumour associated with smooth muscle fibers. A study in the optic and electron microscopes.

    abstract::The present paper is a study of a microcystic intraspinal tumour that developed in a 4-year-old child. The histologic examination showed the presence of neuroblastic elements developing next to smooth muscle fibers. The tumour had diffusely invaded the meninges, presenting a marked collagen reaction. Ultrastructurally...

    journal_title:European neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000114682

    authors: Vuia O,Hager H

    更新日期:1975-01-01 00:00:00

  • Somatosensory evoked potentials and jerk-locked EEG back-averaging in myoclonic epilepsy.

    abstract::Median nerve somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) and jerk-locked EEG back-averaging (JLA) were performed in 2 patients with left-hand myoclonus. Both SEPs were characterized by a normal parietal N20 and an enhanced N27-P27 fronto-parietal complex, but the giant central N40 described by most authors was only observe...

    journal_title:European neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000119509

    authors: Guérit JM,Van den Bergh P,Gobiet Y,Laterre EC

    更新日期:1994-01-01 00:00:00

  • Magnetic resonance imaging and neuropathology findings in the goat nervous system following hyperbaric exposures.

    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

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000079254

    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

  • Cognitive and demographic determinants of dementia in depressed patients with subjective memory complaints.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Previous studies showed that late-life depression with subjective memory complaints (SMC) may be associated with an increased risk of developing dementia. However, not all such patients have cognitive decline. The aim of this longitudinal study was to identify possible clinical determinants of progressive de...

    journal_title:European neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000090104

    authors: von Gunten A,Giannakopoulos P,Duc R

    更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00

  • Chorea and polycythaemia.

    abstract::An analysis is presented of 35 cases of chorea as a symptom of polycythaemia. This analysis reveals: (a) whereas polycythaemia occurs predominantly in males (3:2), polycythaemic chorea (PC) occurs predominantly in females (5:2), at a real ratio of female:male = 4:1, the prevalence being 1-2.5% of polycythaemic patient...

    journal_title:European neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1159/000115674

    authors: Bruyn GW,Padberg G

    更新日期:1984-01-01 00:00:00

  • The Contribution of Diffusion Tensor Imaging to Quantitative Assessment on Multilevel Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy.

    abstract:BACKGROUND/AIMS:This study aimed at assessing the feasibility of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy (MCSM) and quantifying the association between DTI parameters and neuronal status as a whole. METHODS:Fractional anisotropy (FA) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) were ob...

    journal_title:European neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000443270

    authors: Ying J,Zhou X,Zhu M,Zhou Y,Huang K,Zhou B,Teng H

    更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00

  • Neurosarcoidosis presenting as benign intracranial hypertension.

    abstract::A patient who on presentation fulfilled diagnostic criteria for benign intracranial hypertension subsequently developed a lymphocytic meningitis. A final diagnosis of neurosarcoidosis was made and the patient responded well to oral steroids. ...

    journal_title:European neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000117381

    authors: Redwood MD,Winer JB,Rossor M

    更新日期:1990-01-01 00:00:00

  • Appraising the plasticity of the circle of Willis: a model of hemodynamic modulation in cerebral arteriovenous malformations.

    abstract:OBJECTIVES:Cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) harbor a network of abnormal vasculatures, namely the nidus between arterial and venous components. The pressure gradient between these two components results in abnormal high-velocity arteriovenous shunts flowing through the nidus and alternate intracranial hemody...

    journal_title:European neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000292431

    authors: Chuang YM,Guo W,Lin CP

    更新日期:2010-01-01 00:00:00

  • Multidisciplinary management of multiple sclerosis symptoms.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Effective management of multisymptomatic chronic diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) requires a multimodal, interdisciplinary approach. At MS clinics, numerous healthcare specialties are coordinated to provide patients with quality clinical care for all aspects of their disease. Settings and resource av...

    journal_title:European neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000367620

    authors: Gallien P,Gich J,Sánchez-Dalmau BF,Feneberg W

    更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00

  • The concentration of prealbumin in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), indicator of CSF circulation disorders.

    abstract::Prealbumin, was determined in serum, lumbar and ventricular cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and compared with albumin and IgG. The measured concentrations of prealbumin in the CSF indicate that there are two sources of prealbumin: a minor fraction enters the CSF via the blood-cerebrospinal fluid (B-CSF) barrier like albumin...

    journal_title:European neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000115544

    authors: Weisner B,Roethig HJ

    更新日期:1983-01-01 00:00:00

  • Drug-induced headache: long-term follow-up of withdrawal therapy and persistence of drug misuse.

    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

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000052134

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

    更新日期:2001-01-01 00:00:00

  • Therapeutic effects of delta-sleep-inducing peptide (DSIP) in patients with chronic, pronounced pain episodes. A clinical pilot study.

    abstract::Experimental results suggested a modulation or 'programming' interaction of delta sleep-inducing peptide (DSIP) with endogenous opioid-peptidergic systems and exogenous intracerebrally or systemically administered morphine and amphetamine. The induction of cerebral MAO-A activity, a pronounced influence on the circadi...

    journal_title:European neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000115716

    authors: Larbig W,Gerber WD,Kluck M,Schoenenberger GA

    更新日期:1984-01-01 00:00:00