Muscle pathology in the early stage of Guillain-Barré syndrome.

abstract：:Sixteen children with definite multiple sclerosis (MS; aged 6-17 years, mean 11.4 +/- 2.7; 8 boys, 8 girls) were reviewed. Cerebellar symptoms and signs were frequent at initial presentation. Among laboratory studies, the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) IgG index or oligoclonal bands were informative in 75%, evoked potentia...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Selcen D,Anlar B,Renda Y

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The report deals with the changes of brain functions in the course of traumatic apallic syndrome (TAS) by means of the EEG examination, in the classical way, and by computer analysis as well. The development of EEG changes during individual stages of the TAS is studied. The EEG examination was performed repeatedly in ...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Strnad P,Strnadová V

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five patients with monomelic spinal muscular atrophy are described. Clinical features included insidious onset of wasting and weakness of one limb, lack of involvement of the cranial nerves, brain stem, pyramidal tracts and sensory system, and a stable condition over a period of 4-20 years. Clinical findings, electrom...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： de Visser M,Ongerboer de Visser BW,Verbeeten B Jr

更新日期：1988-01-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Assessing collateral status is important in acute ischemic stroke. The purpose of this study was to compare multiphasic perfusion computed tomography (MPCT) with digital subtraction angiography (DSA) in predicting leptomeningeal collateral flow in acute middle cerebral artery (MCA) infarction. METHODS:Conse...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Kim SJ,Noh HJ,Yoon CW,Kim KH,Jeon P,Bang OY,Kim GM,Chung CS,Lee KH

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Machado-Joseph disease (MJD) is a dominantly inherited cerebellar ataxia associated with spasticity, ophthalmoplegia, dystonia and peripheral neuropathy. Presented here are 5 MJD cases. A morphometric analysis of the histopathology of their sural nerves was carried out to know the relationship between axon size and my...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Lin KP,Soong BW

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

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

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

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nocturnal polygraphic recordings (electroencephalography, electro-oculography, submental and intercostal muscle electromyography, electrocardiography, respiration by thoracic strain gauges and oronasal thermistors) with continuous monitoring of arterial oxyhemoglobin saturation by pulse oximeter were performed in 8 pa...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Manni R,Piccolo G,Banfi P,Cerveri I,Bruschi C,Zoia C,Tartara A

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nerve conduction of single impulses and the ability to transmit frequent trains of stimuli were studied in sensory median and in sural nerves of controls and patients with diabetes mellitus. Decrease of relative amplitudes and increase of relative latencies were more marked in the diabetics as compared with normal con...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Tackmann W,Lehmann HJ

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

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

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

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tardive dyskinesia (TD) induced by antipsychotic drugs represents a great concern for patients and psychiatrists. Considering its pathophysiological mechanisms, there exists a convergence towards the development of postsynaptic dopaminergic hypersensitivity as a possible cause of TD. Hypersensitivity following recepto...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Mouret J,Khomais M,Lemoine P,Sebert P

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Report on a series of patients suffering from cerebrovascular insufficiency caused by stenosis and/or occlusion of one or several major cerebral vessels. The patients were divided in two groups, one being medically treated with anticoagulants, the other operated on either a carotid artery thrombosis by thromboendarter...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Auer L,Gallhofer B,Ladurner G,Ott E,Heppner F,Lechner H

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The K variant of butyrylcholinesterase (BCHE-K) exhibits a reduced acetylcholine-hydrolyzing capacity; so the clinical response to rivastigmine may differ in Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients with the BCHE-K gene. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the clinical response to rivastigmine transdermal patch monotherapy o...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Han HJ,Kwon JC,Kim JE,Kim SG,Park JM,Park KW,Park KC,Park KH,Moon SY,Seo SW,Choi SH,Cho SJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The binding of the dopamine uptake inhibitor [3H]GBR-12935 to postmortem putamen from a control group and patients with Alzheimer's disease/senile dementia of Alzheimer type (AD/SDAT) or vascular dementia (VD) was studied. The binding density (Bmax) in AD/SDAT was significantly reduced to 50% of control. A reduction o...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Allard P,Alafuzoff I,Carlsson A,Eriksson K,Ericson E,Gottfries CG,Marcusson JO

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several testing options are available to detect asymptomatic coronary artery disease (CAD). Dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) has been reported to increase the sensitivity and specificity of stress testing to detect CAD. Most studies concerned patients with known or suspected CAD who have a high prete...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Nighoghossian N,Cakmak S,Derex L,Barthelet M,Thibault H,Finet G,Ovize M,Derumeaux G,Nemoz C,Chapuis F,Rioufol G

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is good evidence that patients with Parkinson's disease have respiratory chain dysfunction in their substantia nigra. Since mitochondrial cytopathies due to enzyme defects in the respiratory chain are predominantly manifested in tissues with a high oxidative metabolism we analyzed oxidative energy metabolism in ...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Reichmann H,Janetzky B,Bischof F,Seibel P,Schöls L,Kuhn W,Przuntek H

更新日期：1994-01-01 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Half of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) develop dementia. We studied topographic distribution of cerebral hypometabolism in PD with different types of MCI. METHODS:This study included 61 nondemented PD patients and 14 age-matched controls. PD patients were grouped into...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Lyoo CH,Jeong Y,Ryu YH,Rinne JO,Lee MS

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A randomized, double-blind trial on the effects of GM1 ganglioside in cerebrovascular diseases was done on 40 patients; the treatment (40 mg/day i.m. injection) began after the acute phase and lasted 6 weeks. 18 cases took the drug and 16 the placebo. The evaluation of the cases was made by graduating the severity of ...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Battistin L,Cesari A,Galligioni F,Marin G,Massarotti M,Paccagnella D,Pellegrini A,Testa G,Tonin P

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most of the previously described pathogenic mutations in desmin are located in highly conserved α-helical domains that play an important role in intermediate filament assembly. The role of the C-terminus non-α-helical 'tail' domain is much less investigated and until recently mutations in this domain have be...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Maddison P,Damian MS,Sewry C,McGorrian C,Winer JB,Odgerel Z,Shatunov A,Lee HS,Goldfarb LG

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：: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：:Autosomal dominant Parkinson's disease in 5 generations of a family living in Sagamihara City is reported. Clinical features of this family did not differ from common PD, however, neuropathological findings were different from PD. In autopsied cases, the loss of melanin-containing cells was mild to moderate, and the n...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Hasegawa K,Kowa H

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) function improves with blepharospasm (BSP) symptom remission using a verbal fluency task and near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). METHODS:Nineteen BSP patients and 9 healthy controls (HCs) matched by gender and education were examined using NIRS. The BSP patients...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Shen CY,Wang YJ,Liu XM,Zhang XQ,Ren XJ,Ma XY,Sun JJ,Feng K,Sun GX,Xu B,Liu PZ

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A catamnestic study of 50 patients with Wernicke's disease showed that nearly all patients retained residual symptoms and that the prognosis as to life expectancy and social functioning was poor, even after early institution of vitamin B-complex medication. It is advisable to give vitamin B-complex prophylactically in...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Groen RH,Hoff HC

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate clinical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of Wernicke's encephalopathy with cortical abnormalities (WEc). METHODS:We retrospectively evaluated the clinical features and MRI findings in 3 cases of WEc in comparison with those of 7 previously reported cases. RESULTS:Besides the cla...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Sakurai K,Sasaki S,Hara M,Yamawaki T,Shibamoto Y

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dementia is one of the most common organic mental syndromes, usually caused by Alzheimer's disease (AD) or vascular dementia (VD) or both. Regarding AD we review the state or the art of the cholinergic approach and discuss some future options regarding preventive and nonsymptomatic strategies. Therapy for VD will cons...

journal_title：European neurology

authors： Scheltens P,van Gool WA

更新日期：1997-01-01 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: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