A congenital dermal sinus presenting the muscle fasciculation and hypertrophy.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:As part of a door-to-door survey of neurologic diseases, we investigated the prevalence of lumbosacral radiculopathy (LR) in two Sicilian municipalities (N = 14,540, as of November 1, 1987). MATERIAL & METHODS:During phase 1, we administered a brief screening instrument to subjects in the study population. ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Savettieri G,Salemi G,Rocca WA,Meneghini F,D'Arpa A,Morgante L,Coraci MA,Reggio A,Grigoletto F,Di Perri R

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Only 15% of patients with severe epilepsy with frequent partial seizures achieve any improvement in their seizure frequency by further drug treatment. As we know that epileptic seizures result in neuron loss with early development of mental deterioration, that the mortality rate of patients with epilepsy is increased ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Dam M

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intractable seizure disorder is a clinical as well as a diagnostic problem. We evaluated the clinical role of extensive EEGs among patients (n = 64) considered to suffer from intractable paroxysmal neurologic symptoms. By reducing antiepileptic medication, ictal events were recorded in 89% of the cases. From the clini...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Nousiainen U,Suomalainen T,Mervaala E

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The clinical differentiation between early Parkinson's disease (PD) and essential tremor (ET) could be difficult, therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate 99mTc-TRODAT-1 SPECT as an applicable tool in this field. METHODS:99mTc-TRODAT-1 single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) was perform...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Wang J,Jiang YP,Liu XD,Chen ZP,Yang LQ,Liu CJ,Xiang JD,Su HL

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate the need for and the costs of carotid Doppler and carotid endarterectomy after stroke or TIA in non-selected hospitalized patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS:During 25 months hospitalized patients with stroke or TIA, in whom carotid endarterectomy could be relevant, were examined with carotid Doppler...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Jespersen HF,Jørgensen HS,Nakayama H,Reith J,Olsen TS

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum immunoglobulin and HLA investigations were carried out in 21 probands with primary generalized corticoreticular epilepsy (PGCE) and in 26 of their first degree relatives. The mean serum levels of IgG, IgA and IgM in the epileptic probands were not significantly different from controls. In the relatives, however,...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Eeg-Olofsson O,Janjua NA,Andermann E,Guttmann RD,Osterland K

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common adult-onset muscular dystrophy. It is associated with motor symptoms but patients also display non-motor symptoms such as particular personality traits. Studies have reported mixed results about personality characteristics which may be attributable to small ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Bertrand JA,Jean S,Laberge L,Gagnon C,Mathieu J,Gagnon JF,Richer L

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To prospectively detect significant transient F wave abnormalities obtained after exercise in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and to assess the potential diagnostic sensitivity of dynamic F wave study in such a context. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A series of 40 electrical stimuli were delivered to ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Argyriou AA,Tsolakis I,Papadoulas S,Polychronopoulos P,Gourzis P,Chroni E

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alterations in nervous system functioning following acute and chronic ethanol exposure have been studied in a great number of experimental investigations. Results from many of these investigations can be difficult to interpret, particularly since a variety of techniques and exposure models are employed. This review em...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Melgaard B

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:3 patients with the condition of "painful legs and moving toes" are reported. The etiology was unknown in 2 of them, but in 1 patient the symptoms were temporarily relieved by surgery for a lumbar herniated disc. The movements restarted 6 months after surgery. EMG studies showed near rhythmical muscle action potential...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Wulff CH

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:POEMS or Crow-Fukase syndrome is a multisystemic, clinically malignant disorder of obscure etiology. Peripheral neuropathy and plasma cell dyscrasia are central features. The authors now report 7 Chinese patients with this syndrome in which PCD or paraproteinemia were absent in 6, and 2 had a lymph node histology rese...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Thajeb P,Chee CY,Lo SF,Lee N

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) and freezing of gait (FOG) present peripheral and central sensitivity disturbances that impair motor performance. This study aimed to investigate long-term effects of plantar sensory stimulation on brain activity, brain connectivity, and gait velocity of individuals w...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Pagnussat AS,Salazar AP,Pinto C,Redivo Marchese R,Rieder CRM,Alves Filho JO,Franco AR,Kleiner AFR

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of a new peripherally acting muscle relaxant drug Dantrium, on spasticity tested on 11 hemiplegic patients. The effect was evaluated both with regular clinical examination and with electromyographic technique. The latter concerned a quantitative analysis of the patients' voluntary control of fine neuromuscu...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Jonsson B,Ladd H,Afzelius-Frisk I,Lindberg-Broman AM

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe two patients with progressive external ophthalmoplegia (PEO) and mitochondrial myopathy associated with mutations in mitochondrial DNA, encoding the tRNAAsn gene (MT-TN), which have not previously been published with clinical descriptions. MATERIALS & METHODS:Two unrelated patients with PEO were...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Visuttijai K,Hedberg-Oldfors C,Lindgren U,Nordström S,Elíasdóttir Ó,Lindberg C,Oldfors A

更新日期：2020-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Total lymphoid irradiation (TLI) has been reported to delay deterioration in patients with progressive multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune disorders. METHODS--In an open trial, the effect of TLI combined with a one year course of low dose prednisone was compared to the effect of sham TLI and TLI only in a prior do...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Cook SD,Devereux C,Troiano R,Bansil S,Zito G,Sheffet A,Jotkowitz A,Rohowsky-Kochan C,Dowling PC

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reports the case of a man who developed a pure motor paraplegia following epidural anesthesia with a pattern of slow recovery over subsequent months. Reviewing the available literature on post-epidural paraplegia we noted a number of potential etiologies and analyzed their role in its causation. On the ba...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Skouen JS,Wainapel SF,Willock MM

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is a heterogeneous inherited neuropathy. The number of known CMT genes is rapidly increasing mainly due to next-generation sequencing technology, at present more than 70 CMT-associated genes are known. We investigated whether variants in the DCTN2 could cause CMT. MATERIA...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Braathen GJ,Høyer H,Busk ØL,Tveten K,Skjelbred CF,Russell MB

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To measure gait and postural stability by objective methods in spastic MS patients and to evaluate the effect of baclofen on gait and postural stability. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Fourteen spastic MS patients were examined in a placebo controlled double-blind, cross-over trial of oral baclofen treatment. The gai...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Orsnes GB,Sørensen PS,Larsen TK,Ravnborg M

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the mortality rate in Parkinson's disease (PD) with a control group without PD, and to assess the relationship between mortality and features of PD. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Ninety PD patients and 50 controls, mortality ascertained at 11 years follow-up. RESULTS:The hazard ratio (HR) for mortality in...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Hughes TA,Ross HF,Mindham RH,Spokes EG

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While chewing and grinding movements have been observed in amphetamine addicts, recognition and management of this problem have rarely been highlighted. Botulinum toxin (BTX) has previously been demonstrated to be effective for bruxism associated with movement disorders, such as cranial-cervical dystonia. However, the...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： See SJ,Tan EK

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association of cortical tremor, myoclonus and epileptic seizures has been reported in many Japanese and European families with different acronyms. We reviewed the familial cases presenting the clinical picture of autosomal dominant cortical tremor, myoclonus and epilepsy and analysed the phenotypic differences bet...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Striano P,Zara F,Striano S

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentrations of sulfur-containing amino acids (taurine, methionine, cystine, cystathionine, homocystine) in lumbar CSF from patients with consciousness disturbances and controls were measured, and it was investigated whether there was any correlation between the sequential changes of these amino acid concentrati...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Yanai Y,Shibasaki T,Kohno N,Mitsui T,Nakajima H

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of the rheological properties of the blood on cerebral perfusion is still unresolved. Data on normal subjects are lacking and difficulties arise regarding the effect of blood viscosity owing to its close relationship with hematocrit. For these reasons we have studied the relationship between two rheologi...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Cavestri R,Radice L,Ferrarini F,Longhini M,Longhini E

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several forms of treatment of lower urinary tract functional disorders have been attempted in children with myelomeningocele (MMC). Intravesical electrical stimulation was attempted in 10 patients. Urinary control was achieved in one and in the remaining 9 either the bladder was resistant to stimulation or the childre...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Petersen T

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In this study the frequency of inherited thrombophilic risk factors in a population of German CVT patients and their influence on clinical outcome were evaluated. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Twenty-five patients (age 37.1 +/- 16.3 years) with CVT were screened for inherited coagulation disorders. All participants ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Stolz E,Kemkes-Matthes B,Pötzsch B,Hahn M,Kraus J,Wirbartz A,Kaps M

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The composition of the free amino acid pools in various brain tumors and in normal brains obtained at surgery or at autopsy is determined with an automatic amino acid analyzer and the results statistically evaluated. The tumors have lower ratios of GABA in the pools than the normal brain; tumors with higher GABA ratio...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Shibasaki T,Uki J,Kanoh T,Kawafuchi J

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To selectively investigate postganglionic sympathetic cardiac neurons in patients with Parkinson's disease and autonomic failure. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) is a pharmacologically inactive analogue of noradrenaline, which is similarly metabolized in noradrenergic neurons. Therefore t...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Braune S,Reinhardt M,Bathmann J,Krause T,Lehmann M,Lücking CH

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) engage in substantially less overall physical activity than healthy controls, but there is little information on public health rates of physical activity necessary for health benefits. PURPOSE:This study examined the rates of insufficient, moderate, and sufficient physic...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Motl RW,McAuley E,Sandroff BM,Hubbard EA

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To clarify the relationship between mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequence variations and phenotypes in patients with A3243G mutation. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We studied whole mtDNA sequences in two families with A3243G mutation and characteristic clinical features. Two brothers in Family 1 had shown thiamine defi...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Morovvati S,Nakagawa M,Sato Y,Hamada K,Higuchi I,Osame M

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Biomarkers with the potential for longitudinal measurements are needed in multiple sclerosis (MS). Urine is easy to collect, and repeated sampling is possible. METHODS:39 paired CSF and urine samples were taken. Oligoclonal bands (OCBs) were measured in CSF. Kappa and lambda free light chain (FLC), neopteri...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Dobson R,Topping J,Davis A,Thompson E,Giovannoni G

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00