Epilepsy in an Italian community as assessed by a survey for prescriptions of antiepileptic drugs: epidemiology and patterns of care.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Satisfactory anabolic reactions, including the activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, are essential following severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Many factors may influence this activation. This study aimed to investigate whether individuals ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Sörbo A,Eiving I,Theodorsson E,Rydenhag B,Jonsdottir IH

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrophysiological examinations were done on 20 patients aged 40-71 years with recently diagnosed high grade non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. General chemotherapy and intrathecal chemotherapy in order to prevent central nervous system (CNS) involvement were begun. On the first day of chemotherapeutic cycle patients received...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Grzelec H,Fryze C,Nowacki P,Zdziarska B

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We examined whether the modulatory effect of pregnancy on multiple sclerosis (MS) is associated with changes in the apoptotic molecules in sera. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:The serum levels of tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (sTRAIL), sFas, Fas ligand (sFasL) and macrophage migration inhibit...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Rinta S,Airas L,Elovaara I

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We evaluated the expression of chemokine-like factor (CKLF) in biopsied muscle fibers in inflammatory myopathies, non-inflammatory myopathies and neurologically diseased controls. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We studied the expression of CKLF in 15 polymyositis (PM), five dermatomyositis (DM), 15 non-inflammatory ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Chowdhury MH,Nagai A,Terashima M,Sheikh A,Murakawa Y,Kobayashi S,Yamaguchi S

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The occurrence of cerebral infarction in patients with transient global amnesia (n = 43) was evaluated by CT scan and compared to that of patients with transient ischemic attacks (TIA) (n = 58) and with no neurological disease (n = 52). Significant differences were demonstrated between TGA and TIA patients in relation...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Matias-Guiu J,Colomer R,Segura A,Codina A

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Some recent studies have found an association between foetal malformations in earlier antiepileptic drug (AED)-exposed pregnancies and an increased hazard of such malformations in subsequent pregnancies. We investigated this matter further, and also considered the possible role of spontaneous abortions in pr...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Vajda FJ,O'Brien TJ,Graham JE,Hitchcock AA,Lander CM,Eadie MJ

更新日期：2017-03-01 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：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VD) are the two most common causes of dementia. As yet, no definitive biological antemortem marker has been established for differential diagnosis of AD or VD. In this study, proteins of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from AD, VD and control patients were analyzed by two-dime...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Mattila KM,Pirttilä T,Blennow K,Wallin A,Viitanen M,Frey H

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To present clinical features at diagnosis for a large nationwide incident cohort of multiple sclerosis (MS) among those serving in the US military during the Gulf War era (GWE). MATERIALS & METHODS:Medical records and databases from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for cases of MS with onset in or af...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Wallin MT,Culpepper WJ,Maloni H,Kurtzke JF

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：:Twenty-seven patients with CT-scan-diagnosed arachnoid cysts in the middle cranial fossa were studied. Five (18%) presented with progressive symptoms related to raised intracranial pressure which had developed after minor trauma and secondary bleeding, 12 (44%) presented with non-progressive symptoms, and 10 (37%) exh...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Passero S,Filosomi G,Cioni R,Venturi C,Volpini B

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to clarify etiologic factors, prior symptoms and clinical features of isole superior cerebellar artery (SCA) territory infarcts. METHODS:All data were collected from consecutive 21 patients with isole SCA infarcts involved on computerized tomography. RESULTS:The risk factors i...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Erdemoglu AK,Duman T

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A purified citric acid soluble extract from human skeletal muscle (AEMA) and a phosphate-buffered saline extract from rabbit muscle acetone powder (EMA) were used to coat polystyrene beads in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). From 54 patients with myasthenia gravis, positive results were observed in 14. Fi...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Viana VS,Bueno C,Marchiori PE,Oliveira RM,Assis JL,Scaff M,Cossermelli W

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many anticonvulsants are known to cause osteomalacia, however, carbamazepine has not previously been studied in this regard. We studied 31 patients on carbamazepine (mean dose 758 mg +/- s.d. 468 mg per day), as a single drug for epilepsy for a duration of 20.5 +/- 10 months. Three patients (10%) had hypocalcaemia, an...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： O'Hare JA,Duggan B,O'Driscoll D,Callaghan N

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether anti-GM1 antibodies are increased in Parkinson's disease (PD). METHODS:Serum immunoglobulin M (IgM) and IgG anti-GM1 antibodies were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in 147 patients with PD and in 186 age-matched normal control subjects. Sera were assayed at initial...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Zappia M,Crescibene L,Bosco D,Arabia G,Nicoletti G,Bagalà A,Bastone L,Napoli ID,Caracciolo M,Bonavita S,Di Costanzo A,Gambardella A,Quattrone A

更新日期：2002-07-01 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：:A retrospective study of variations of therapeutic response (dyskinesia and on-off phenomenon) in Parkinson's disease was conducted on 278 patients treated with levodopa for at least 6 months and hospitalized at National Neurological Institute "C. Besta" of Milan between 1974 and 1984. Variations of therapeutic respon...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Geminiani G,Cesana BM,Scigliano G,Soliveri P,Girotti F,Giovannini P,Caraceni T

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunoglobulin G (IgG) band patterns were investigated in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from 19 patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) in a search for abnormalities indicating central nervous system (CNS) involvement in this disorder. Using the isoelectric focusing (IEF) technique and antiserum immunoblotting against IgG, w...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Mavra M,Apostolski S,Nikolic J,Thompson EJ

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN-DBS) is an established treatment with long-term beneficial effects on motor symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). The long-term development of non-motor problems after STN-DBS is not fully understood. In this study, we have studied how non-motor probl...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Lilleeng B,Gjerstad M,Baardsen R,Dalen I,Larsen JP

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess hemispheric differences in the duration of focal onset seizures and its association with clinical and demographic factors. METHODS:A retrospective analysis was performed on adult patients with drug-resistant unifocal epilepsy, who underwent intracranial EEG recording between 01/2006 and 06/2016. Se...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Seethaler M,Lauseker M,Ernst K,Rémi J,Vollmar C,Noachtar S,Kaufmann E

更新日期：2020-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a multiple sclerosis (MS)-like disorder in a male patient with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) harbouring the mitochondrial DNA 11778 base pair mutation. Given the population frequencies of MS and LHON, coincidental occurrence is unlikely. Hypothetically the mitochondrial mutation unde...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Olsen NK,Hansen AW,Nørby S,Edal AL,Jørgensen JR,Rosenberg T

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We prospectively investigated 131 consecutive cases (both in- and outpatients) of suspected dementia to evaluate the relative frequency of different types of dementia in Chinese patients. Dementia was confirmed in 110 cases (84.0%). In contrast to the Western series, vascular dementia (39.1%) was slightly more frequen...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Liu HC,Tsou HK,Lin KN,Yan SH,Guo NW,Wang CL,Chiang BN

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate the total costs of multiple sclerosis (MS) for all Canadians in 1994. METHODS:Prevalence-based study estimating disease-related societal costs for Canadians with MS in 1994. The human capital approach was used to estimate the value of lost productivity due to illness. Two components were reveale...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Asche CV,Ho E,Chan B,Coyte PC

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:EEG, regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) and neuropathological autopsy data were studied in 17 patients with presenile dementia. RCBF was measured in 14 cases using the intra-arterial-133-Xenon clearance technique. The neuropathological study included semi-serial whole brain microscopical sections in which the severit...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Jóhannesson G,Brun A,Gustafson I,Ingvar DH

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychometric tests, visual reaction time tests and electroencephalograms were performed in 26 cirrhotic patients without overt portal-systemic encephalopathy and in 26 healthy individuals. Cirrhotics performed poorly, compared with controls, on intelligence, learning and memory, perceptual motor and spatial tests. Non...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Puca FM,Antonaci F,Panella C,Guglielmi FW,Barone M,Francavilla A,Cerutti R

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the efficacy of buccally absorbed prochlorperazine (BAP) to intravenous prochlorperazine (IVP) for the abortive treatment of migraine headaches. METHODS:Randomized double-blind trial. Eighty subjects aged 18-65 presenting with migraines to the ED of a safety-net, urban hospital. Subjects were rand...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Fernando T,Lumanauw DD,Youn S,Shimada M,Yadav K,Chappell B,Horeczko T,Tanen DA

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paralytic poliomyelitis presenting with quadriparesis, transient encephalitis and bulbar symptoms in 2 patients in close contact with recently vaccinated children with trivalent live oral polio vaccine is described. Symmetrical lower motor neuron involvement of deltoid muscles with electromyographic confirmation was f...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Arlazoroff A,Bleicher Z,Klein C,Vure E,Lahat E,Gross B,Handsher R

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thermal tests were performed in 117 healthy subjects on the face, wrist and leg; 32 were tested on the legs with different rates of cooling and warming. Additionally 2 groups of diabetics (37 patients) were tested. Thermotesting was most sensitive on the legs using a rate of temperature change of 2.5-2.8 oC/s. Warm an...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Claus D,Hilz MJ,Hummer I,Neundörfer B

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Cerebral infarcts occur more frequently along the middle (MCA) than the anterior cerebral artery (ACA) territory. The reason(s) for this difference remains speculative. The objective of this study was to investigate the distribution of cerebral microemboli as detected by transcranial Doppler ultr...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Wijman CA,Babikian VL,Winter MR,Pochay VE

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Ischaemic stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Although the secondary preventive medication should be continued for life, its use commonly declines in time. This may lead to recurrent vascular events. In this study, we investigated if during a long follow-up period discontin...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Rijkmans M,de Jong G,van den Berg JSP

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00