Parkinson syndrome as a manifestation of mitochondriopathy.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Idiopathic peripheral facial nerve palsy or Bell's palsy (BP) is the most common cause of facial nerve palsy. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the role of glucose metabolism abnormalities in BP. METHODS:We identified 148 patients with unilateral BP and 128 control subjects. In all we evaluated glucose level at fastin...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Bosco D,Plastino M,Bosco F,Consoli A,Labate A,Pirritano D,Consoli D,Fava A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the relationship between motor subtypes and drooling, and other risk factors associated with drooling in a large cohort of Chinese patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). METHODS:A total of 586 PD patients were enrolled in this study. Unified Parkinson's disease rating scale (UPDRS) and Hoehn & Ya...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Mao CJ,Xiong YT,Wang F,Yang YP,Yuan W,Zhu C,Chen J,Liu CF

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current understanding on the historic, epidemiologic, genetic, clinical, neuropathologic, neurochemical, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) are revisited. In addition, new research directions are described. ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Litvan I

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral blood flow and cerebral oxygen uptake were studied during severe arterial hypoxia in anesthetized dogs. It was shown that the hypoxic vasodilatation in the brain reaches a limit at an arterial oxygen saturation at about 25% and that this vasodilatation is less than that which may be induced by hypercapnia. A ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Ekström-Jodal B,Elfverson J,von Essen C

更新日期：1979-07-01 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：:In the present review, we discuss observational and experimental data suggesting a protective effect from sun exposure and/or vitamin D in multiple sclerosis (MS). These data include geographic variations in MS occurrence, temporal trends, genetics, biobank, and questionnaire data. We look more closely at the differen...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Sundström P,Salzer J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Carotid intimal medial thickening (c-IMT) is an established surrogate marker for atherosclerosis. There have been sporadic reports about an increase of c-IMT on the left carotid artery among populations with a mean age of +/-50 years. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether there is a di...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Arbel Y,Maharshak N,Gal-Oz A,Shapira I,Berliner S,Bornstein NM

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Therapy of acute relapses in multiple sclerosis with corticosteroids (CC) remains uncertain with respect to route, dosage and effectiveness. This makes the treatment of relapses a clinical field where 'shared decision-making (SDM)' could be of advantage for the patients. A prerequisite for SDM is the provisi...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Köpke S,Heesen C,Kasper J,Mühlhauser I

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The GM2 gangliosidoses are a group of genetic disorders caused by the accumulation of ganglioside GM2 in neuronal cells. We examined the alpha- and beta-subunits of beta-hexosaminidases by a non-radioisotopes detecting system to evaluate whether it was a useful method for understanding of the pathophysiologi...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Utsumi K,Tsuji A,Kase R,Tanaka A,Tanaka T,Uyama E,Ozawa T,Sakuraba H,Komaba Y,Kawabe M,Iino Y,Katayama Y

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In patients with cervical root syndromes, the relation between clinical findings and EMG results, the value of the registration of the H-reflex latency of the flexor carpi radial muscle (HFCR) and the rate of recovery of EMG abnormalities following surgery are unclear. METHODS:In 68 patients with cervical...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： van den Bent MJ,Oosting J,Laman DM,van Duijn H

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reports on the incidence of alcoholic polyneuropathies are variable depending on diagnostic tools. In this study, 50 chronic alcoholics with positive MALT (Munich Alcoholism Test) and greater than seven years history of excessive alcohol abuse were examined neurologically. Tibial and peroneal motor and sural nerve con...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Hilz MJ,Zimmermann P,Claus D,Neundörfer B

更新日期：1995-05-01 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：:The death rate from Parkinson's disease (PD) were analyzed using Japanese vital statistics for 1950-1992. The age-adjusted PD death rate increased statistically significantly with the years between 1950 and 1992 for both sexes. However, decline in the PD death rate were observed among the population under 65 years old...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Imaizumi Y,Kaneko R

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Stroke is associated with a higher risk of occult cancer. We studied the types of occult cancer most often associated with stroke. MATERIALS AND METHODS:All patients with incident stroke in Denmark 2003-2015 were identified through the Danish Stroke Registry (n = 85 893) and matched 1:10 on age and sex to t...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Tybjerg AJ,Babore AD,Olsen TS,Andersen KK

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-three consecutive patients with hemifacial spasm were studied. Magnetic resonance imaging angiography of the brain was performed in 20 patients and 15 controls. The angiograms were evaluated by two independent observers and blinded for side-location of the spasm. Contact between an artery from the vertebrobasil...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Jespersen JH,Dupont E,Gelineck J,Lundorf E

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The prognosis after Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) is debated. The aim of this study was to assess health-related Quality of Life (QoL) and neurological symptoms 30 months after treatment in European patients with LNB. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In a prospective case-control designed study, we investigated 50 well-...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Eikeland R,Mygland A,Herlofson K,Ljøstad U

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two children are reported, who became diseased at the age of 4 and 2 years, respectively, with progressive upper motor neuron symptoms leading to severe disability within a few years. The boy died at age 10 and autopsy disclosed a severe gangliolipidosis throughout the central nervous system, maximal in the brain stem...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Brandt S,Clausen J,Diemer NH,Faurholt-Pedersen V,Jensen GE,Lademann A,Melchior JC

更新日期：1977-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Variants in genes encoding enzymes involved in production, aggregation or degradation of beta-amyloid are potential risk factors for sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD). METHODS:Meta-analyses on AD association with BACE1 exon 5, BACE1 intron 5, FE65 intron 13, CYP46 intron 2, alpha(1)-antichymotrypsine Ala17T...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Llorca J,Rodríguez-Rodríguez E,Dierssen-Sotos T,Delgado-Rodríguez M,Berciano J,Combarros O

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Baseline brain single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) can predict mild cognitive impairment (MCI) patients at risk for progressive MCI (PMCI). METHODS:Twenty-eight subjects [12 MCI, 6 with probable Alzheimer's Disease (AD), and 10 normal subjects] underwent baseline brain SPECT and were clinical...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Ishiwata A,Sakayori O,Minoshima S,Mizumura S,Kitamura S,Katayama Y

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) deletions have been noted in small quantities in a handful of atypical cases of myotonic dystrophy and there are clinical and pathological parallels between this autosomal dominant disease and certain mitochondrial myopathies where such deletions are well recognised. We studied 20 individuals...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Thyagarajan D,Byrne E,Noer S,Lertrit P,Utthanophol P,Kapsa R,Marzuki S

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of intra-operative cortical EEG recordings (ECoG) were assessed in 30 patients with medically refractory complex partial seizures submitted to temporal lobectomy. Interictal spiking was most frequently recorded from mesial temporal lobe structures (amygdaloid-hippocampal region) and from the temporal neoco...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Stefan H,Quesney LF,Abou-Khalil B,Olivier A

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Family cases of recurrent cranial nerve palsies are seldom reported. This paper presents a family with recurrent facial and ocular nerve palsies in 2 brothers. Their father and his sister had Bell's palsies. Examinations provided no explanation. Six previous reports of families with recurrent cranial nerve palsies are...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Sørensen TT

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Understanding how antiepileptic (AED) monotherapy influences normative test scores is of importance in the clinic for correct interpretation of neuropsychological profiles. Previous studies have primarily reported minor influence on neuropsychological raw scores, and the clinical relevance of these findings ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Hessen E,Lossius MI,Gjerstad L

更新日期：2009-03-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Fatigue is a disabling and dopa-resistant symptom in Parkinson's disease (PD). Pathological studies have shown that both peripheral and central cholinergic systems are involved in PD. Electrophysiological investigation showed decremental muscle responses following repetitive nerve stimulation (RNS). We hypot...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Hwang WJ,Lin TS

更新日期：2001-11-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Cognitive impairment is a common and disabling consequence of stroke. Its prevalence, the best way to screen for it in the acute setting, and its relation with premorbid status have not been thoroughly clarified. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke patients admitted to our stroke unit un...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Cova I,Mele F,Zerini F,Maggiore L,Cucumo V,Brambilla M,Rosa S,Bertora P,Salvadori E,Pomati S,Pantoni L

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Clinical research has documented a range of evidence-based treatment approaches for spatial neglect (SN), but there is a lack of research on the implementation of treatment into clinical practice. The purpose of this study is to describe the current clinical practice of SN treatment across healthcare sectors...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Evald L,Wilms IL,Nordfang M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possibility of disturbed dopamine and serotonin metabolism in senile dementia of Alzheimer type was studied. The basal concentrations of homovanillic acid (HVA) and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) were studied in 28 patients with senile dementia of Alzheimer type and in 13 controls...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Soininen H,MacDonald E,Rekonen M,Riekkinen PJ

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-muscle-specific receptor tyrosine kinase (MuSK) antibody-positive myasthenia gravis (MG) patients show various responses to conventional immunosuppressive treatment and some patients are resistant to these therapies. We report a 50-year-old Japanese man with anti-MuSK antibody-positive MG, who showed no or poor r...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Shibata-Hamaguchi A,Samuraki M,Furui E,Iwasa K,Yoshikawa H,Hayashi S,Yamada M

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00