Effects of acyclovir on sensory axonal neuropathy, segmental motor paresis and postherpetic neuralgia in herpes zoster patients.

abstract：:Concentrations of carbamazepine (CBZ) and its metabolite carbamazepine-10, 11-epoxide (CE) were determined in serum (free and total), brain tumors and paratumorous cortex from 37 epileptic patients. Tumor biopsies were available from 25 different gliomas, 5 hamartomas and 1 angioma. The free serum concentrations of CB...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Schnabel R,Rambeck B,May TW,Jürgens U,Lahl R

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association of anaemia and gastro-intestinal abnormalities with disorders of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves has been recognized since the mid 19th century. In early reports interpretable as subacute combined degeneration, anaemia was overlooked, and conversely in Addison's and other early reports of...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Pearce JM

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although many studies have been performed on nervous tissue pathology in Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), much less is known about pathological changes in skeletal muscle in this disorder. We have studied muscle biopsies from 5 patients with GBS, 5 patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (control A), and 5 patients ...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Ono S,Inoue K,Munakata S,Nagao K,Shimizu N

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

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

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

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Temporal arteritis (TA) is a vasculitis involving mainly cranial branches of the aorta that can lead to ischemic complications such as amaurosis or ischemic stroke. Increment in the platelet count has been described in the acute period of the disease. We studied retrospectively the platelet count in patients with TA, ...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Gonzalez-Alegre P,Ruiz-Lopez AD,Abarca-Costalago M,Gonzalez-Santos P

更新日期：2001-01-01 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：: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：: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：:40 patients with multiple sclerosis were investigated by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computer tomography (CT). Additionally, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) findings and evoked potentials (EPs; visual, brainstem) were evaluated. MRI findings were abnormal in 85% of the patients, whilst CT scan showed pathological c...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Boné G,Ladurner G,Artmann W,Bsteh C

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to estimate the risk factors, early course, outcome and neuroimaging patterns in primary intracerebral hemorrhages (PIH). Using the Besançon Stroke Registry, 350 patients with first PIH documented by computed tomography (CT) between 1987 and 1993 were included in the present study. Patien...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Tatu L,Moulin T,El Mohamad R,Vuillier F,Rumbach L,Czorny A

更新日期：2000-01-01 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：:Clinical evaluation, quantitative analysis of the EMG, and motor unit fiber density were carried out on 34 selected patients that suffered paralytic poliomyelitis. 50% of the subjects developed a late and slowly progressive weakness. Automatic analysis of the electromyogram showed a great increase in mean amplitude in...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Cruz Martínez A,Pérez Conde MC,Ferrer MT

更新日期：1983-01-01 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：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) affect almost all people with dementia at some stage during the progression of disease. The current study aimed at replicating previous findings on BPSD clustering in behavioral sub-syndromes. METHODS:One hundred and sixty-six consecutive outpati...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Poletti M,Nuti A,Cipriani G,Bonuccelli U

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-three headache-free patients (19 F/14 M) suffering from common (n = 9) and classic migraine (n = 19) as well as cluster headache (n = 5) were investigated using the flow tracer 99mTc-hexamethyl propylenamino oxime and single photon emmission computed tomography. A regional decrease of cerebral tracer uptake was...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Schlake HP,Böttger IG,Grotemeyer KH,Husstedt IW,Vollet B,Schober O,Brune GG

更新日期：1990-01-01 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：:Two cases of malignant tumours of the nerve sheaths are reported. In the first patient, who had von Recklinghausen's disease, light- and electron-microscopic investigations showed an undifferentiated mesenchymal tumour of the radial nerve with the property of producing collagen fibres, an aspect characteristic of sarc...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Vuia O

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This retrospective study aims to assess cognitive involvement in pre-AIDS, not drug abuser subjects and to determine whether CD4 status or disease stage best correlates with cognitive changes that may portend development of ADC. 328 cases were analyzed. No differences in psychometric performance in relation to CDC sta...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Grassi MP,Perin C,Borella M,Mangoni A

更新日期：1999-01-01 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：: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

authors： van Oudenaarden WF,Tans JT,Hoogland PH

更新日期：1980-01-01 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：:Five patients with clinical features of corticobasal degeneration (CBD) were studied with PET imaging. The main clinical findings included a unilateral extrapyramidal motor disorder, without significant response to levodopa, as well as clumsiness, dysarthria, apraxia and a clear asymmetry of neurological signs. PET st...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Lutte I,Laterre C,Bodart JM,De Volder A

更新日期：2000-01-01 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：: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：:Within non-rapid eye movement sleep, two complementary modalities of arousal organization may be identified: (1) the cyclic alternating pattern (CAP), correlated with successive upward (phase A) and downward (phase B) fluctuations of arousal and arousal-related vegetative functions, and (2) non-CAP, corresponding to a...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Terzano MG,Parrino L,Spaggiari MC

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) report sleep disturbances (SD) and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) more frequently than the general population. Our objectives were to evaluate SD and EDS in MS patients and to test the reliability of subjective sleep questionnaires. METHODS:Demographic and clinical ...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Neau JP,Paquereau J,Auche V,Mathis S,Godeneche G,Ciron J,Moinot N,Bouche G

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a short-term double-blind, crossover study of CoQ10 in 8 patients with mitochondrial encephalomyopathies. Four patients had myoclonus epilepsy with ragged-red fibers syndrome, 3 had mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes syndrome, and 1 had chronic progressive extern...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Chen RS,Huang CC,Chu NS

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The blink reflex and its equivalent glabella tap reflex are behavioural motor responses normally found in neonates and in the physiological startle reflex. Historically, it was described by Overend in 1896 and soon afterwards by McCarthy and by Bekhterev who disputed its origins. Kugelberg in 1952 recorded the early-l...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Pearce JM

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cortical microinfarcts (CoMIs) are considered as barely visible lesions in clinical-neuroradiological correlation studies. On postmortem 7.0-tesla MRI, however, CoMIs of different size are easily detected. SUMMARY:The present MRI study investigates 84 postmortem brains with different neurodegenerative disea...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： De Reuck JL,Auger F,Durieux N,Cordonnier C,Deramecourt V,Pasquier F,Maurage CA,Leys D,Bordet R

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lupus anticoagulant, an immunoglobulin of the IgG or IgM class, is one of a group of antiphospholipid antibodies. Although an anticoagulant in vitro, its action in vivo is that of a procoagulant. This procoagulant activity may involve many organ systems including the nervous system. Thus far cerebral thrombosis, s...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Englert H,Derue G,Hughes GR

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00