Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following nephropathia epidemica.

abstract：:The clinical findings and pathological changes of the visual pathway of vitamin B12 deficient monkeys have been described. The cellular morphology and counts of the peripheral blood and bone marrow remained normal during the study (nine deficient, three controls: one still alive in each group). Visual impairment was n...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Chester EM,Agamanolis DP,Harris JW,Victor M,Hines JD,Kark JA

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of electromyography (EMG) recorded from the external anal sphincter (EAS) in the diagnosis of atypical parkinsonian syndromes is a matter for continuous debate. Most studies addressing this issue are retrospective. METHODS:In this study, we prospectively investigated six patients with Parkinson's D...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Winge K,Jennum P,Lokkegaard A,Werdelin L

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We investigated the relationship between C-reactive protein (CRP)-values in the acute phase of stroke and the risk of further fatal and non-fatal ischemic events. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We analysed 462 consecutive incident ischemic strokes. Patients were divided into two subgroups on the basis of a CRP cut-o...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Corso G,Bottacchi E,Brusa A,Benedetto MD,Giardini G,Lia C,Reggiani M,Veronese Morosini M

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subjects ranging in age from 50 to 89 years old, either with or without dementia were studied by both ELISA for anti-human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) gag 100-130 antibody and by cranial CT in order to clarify the relationship between HTLV-I infection and dementia. The frequency of anti-HTLV-I antibody w...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Kira J,Hamada T,Kawano Y,Okayama M,Yamasaki K

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective electrophysiological study of phrenic nerve was performed in 59 subjects undergoing open-heart surgery. The nerve was stimulated percutaneously at the neck and the diaphragmatic response was recorded with surface electrodes placed over the 8th intercostal space. The latency, amplitude, duration and area ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Chroni E,Patel RL,Taub N,Venn GE,Howard RS,Panayiotopoulos CP

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The Flt3 ligand (FL) is a cytokine with a neurotrophic and antiapoptotic activity in the central nervous system that induces the survival of neurons. The aim of the study was to measure levels of FL in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The study involved 23 ALS patients and...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Iłzecka J

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrathecal IgG synthesis and CSF oligoclonal bands were reexamined after 18-24 months in 66 patients with multiple sclerosis; 40 of them received azathioprine (AZA) 2.5 mg/Kg/die; all received a course of dexamethasone (DEXA) during clinical relapses. The IgG Index was significantly reduced in the group treated with ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Caputo D,Zaffaroni M,Ghezzi A,Cazzullo CL

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is believed to be an autoimmune disease of the human central nervous system mediated by autoreactive T cells. Interferon-beta1b (IFN-beta1b) has been shown to be effective in reducing disease activity defined by clinical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) criteria in relapsing-remit...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Chatzimanolis N,Kraus J,Bauer R,Engelhardt B,Bregenzer T,Kuehne BS,Tofighi J,Laske C,Stolz E,Blaes F,Voigt K,Traupe H,Kaps M,Oschmann P

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prescriptions of antiepileptic drugs in the years 1985 and 1986 were used to identify all possible cases of epilepsy in a population of about 50,000 people. The general practitioners of the study area filled out a questionnaire for each user of antiepileptic drugs registered as a patient of theirs. This informatio...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Giuliani G,Terziani S,Senigaglia AR,Luccioni G,Foschi N,Maffei C

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The objective of the study was to estimate the prevalence of parkinsonism in the Province of Rome using antiparkinsonian prescription histories from 1986 to 1991. METHODS:A subject was defined as a case of parkinsonism if he/she had received "specific" and "consistent" antiparkinsonian therapy in the stud...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Menniti-Ippolito F,Spila-Alegiani S,Vanacore N,Bonifati V,Diana G,Meco G,Raschetti R

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vigabatrin (VGB), an irreversible inhibitor of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) transaminase, is approved as adjunct treatment of refractory partial seizures as well as infantile spasms. Although VGB has been proven to be effective, its use is limited by the risk of retinopathy and associated peripheral visual field def...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Heim MK,Gidal BE

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cerebral blood flow is low in primary polycythaemia, and it has been suggested that this is due to the increase in viscosity which accompanies the elevated haematocrit. In the present study cerebral blood flow has been measured by a non-invasive 133Xenon technique in six subjects with an elevated haematocrit secon...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Wade JP,du Boulay GH,Marshall J,Pearson TC,Russell RW,Shirley JA,Symon L,Wetherley-Mein G,Zilkha E

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to analyse the presence of the granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) in human cerebrospinal fluid (SF) of patients affected by multiple sclerosis (MS) in comparison with non-inflammatory neurological diseases. MATERIAL AND METHODS:All SFs were collected from...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Leonardi A,Penco S,Gramigni C,Bason C,Ribizzi G,Gazzola P,Mancardi GL,Bianchi-Scarrà G,Abbruzzese M,Garrè C

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this open label pilot study was to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of levetiracetam (LEV) as 'de novo' monotherapy in children and adolescents with late onset childhood occipital epilepsy-Gastaut type (COE-G). MATERIAL AND METHODS:Twelve patients suffering from COE-G were enrolled in this ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Verrotti A,Parisi P,Loiacono G,Mohn A,Grosso S,Balestri P,Tozzi E,Iannetti P,Chiarelli F,Curatolo P

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immediate effects of selective sympathetic and somatic blockades on pain and tactile allodynia in 12 patients with long-standing ophthalmic or high cervical postherpetic neuralgia were compared. For the duration of the somatic blockade, pain was completely abolished in 11 patients and allodynia in 8 patients. In c...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Nurmikko T,Wells C,Bowsher D

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been considerable interest in the possible association between impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and neuropathy. A systematic literature search (Medline) and review was here performed. Twenty-three studies were evaluated. Fourteen investigated for the presence of neuropathy in patients with IGT. Nine studied ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Rajabally YA

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the clinical details of 20 elderly patients with idiopathic small fiber neuropathy. This neuropathy is ubiquitous in practice but has not been well characterized. The clinical syndrome is relatively stereotyped and appears to be a frequent cause of burning feet in the elderly. The main features were burnin...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Gorson KC,Ropper AH

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the prevalence of antibodies of IgA class against tissue transglutaminase (tTG), endomysium (EMA) and gliadin (AGA) in patients with chronic idiopathic axonal polyneuropathy (CIAP) and to characterize the patients clinically and neurophysiologically. METHODS:Of 182 patients, 126 patients agreed to ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Vrethem M,Lindh J,Tondel M,Persson B,Dahle C

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine headache characteristics in the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and in insomnia. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Fifty-six OSAS patients and 50 insomnia patients were assessed in the same time period. Patients in both groups underwent an accurate interview to investigate headache occurrence and it...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Alberti A,Mazzotta G,Gallinella E,Sarchielli P

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We investigated whether mutation of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) affects the copy number of the mitochondrial genome in patients with mitochondrial myopathy encephalopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) and those with myoclonic epilepsy with ragged-red fiber (MERRF) syndromes. MATERIALS ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Liu CS,Cheng WL,Lee CF,Ma YS,Lin CY,Huang CC,Wei YH

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested the validity of a self-administered version of the minimal record of disability (MRD) for multiple sclerosis (MS) by measuring the agreement level between patients' self-assessment and neurologists' independent ratings. 96 MS patients and 4 neurologists took part in the experiment; the agreement level was me...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Solari A,Amato MP,Bergamaschi R,Logroscino G,Citterio A,Bochicchio D,Filippini G

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Pain is common in post-stroke patients and has been shown to be associated with depression, fatigue, and decreased quality of life (QOL). However, studies examining different types of post-stroke pain are scarce. We investigated differences in the related factors and their QOL impacts between mus...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Choi-Kwon S,Choi SH,Suh M,Choi S,Cho KH,Nah HW,Song H,Kim JS

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is caused by large expansions of cytosine-thymine-guanine (CTG)-repeats in myotonic dystrophy protein kinase (DMPK)-gene. This gene is highly polymorphic in healthy individuals. It has been proposed that expanded alleles originated from the group of large sized normal alleles....

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Culjković B,Stojković O,Vukosavić S,Savić D,Rakocevic V,Apostolski S,Romac S

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:There has been a long-standing interest in the possible role of the hippocampus in autism and both postmortem brain and neuroimaging studies have documented varying abnormalities in this limbic system structure. AIMS:This study investigates the density of subsets of hippocampal interneurons, immunostained w...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Lawrence YA,Kemper TL,Bauman ML,Blatt GJ

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We investigated the occurrence in hypertensive patients of new subclinical changes in the brain by serial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). METHODS:MRI was performed serially in 98 hypertensive subjects without neurologic deficits at least once a year for 3 years. All received antihypertensive medicines Blo...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Shintani S,Shiigai T,Arinami T

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is an acute disease of the peripheral nerves and their roots. Quality of life (QoL) in the first year after acute episode of GBS is still underresearched area. The aim of our study was to investigate QoL in GBS patients during a 6-month follow-up period. METHODS:Multicentric, pr...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Djordjevic G,Stojanov A,Bozovic I,Berisavac I,Arsenijevic M,Lukic Rajic S,Dominovic Kovacevic A,Jovanovic D,Basta I,Peric S

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed cognitive performance and its relationship with clinical and anatomic disease severity in MS with mild to moderate handicap; 34 definite MS and 18 healthy subjects matched for age and education were submitted to a neuropsychological test battery. Both groups were examined for anxiety. MS patients underwent...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Maurelli M,Marchioni E,Cerretano R,Bosone D,Bergamaschi R,Citterio A,Martelli A,Sibilla L,Savoldi F

更新日期：1992-08-01 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：:The intrathecal production (ITP) of the immunoglobulins (Ig) G, A, M and D was examined in untreated patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and controls. Sensitive sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay systems were applied to the determination of IgA, IgM and IgD levels in the cerebrospinal fluid and plasma from a...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Lolli F,Halawa I,Link H

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00