Oligoclonal bands in multiple sclerosis patients: worse prognosis?

abstract：:The objective of this study was to improve the ability to detect cerebrovascular complications in patients undergoing complicated neurosurgical procedures using on-line monitoring of cerebral pH with in vivo microdialysis. We employed on-line pH monitoring in patients with a variety of neurosurgical procedures includi...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Mendelowitsch A,Sekhar LN,Caputy AJ,Shuaib A

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to use quantitative microdialysis to estimate the true extracellular concentrations of glucose and lactate in minimally disturbed human brain. These values are important as criteria for microdialytical monitoring in critical care patients and for determining therapy. Microdialysis procedures ...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Langemann H,Alessandri B,Mendelowitsch A,Feuerstein T,Landolt H,Gratzl O

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although radiation injuries to the brain are well documented, immediate early histological changes in the brain remain to be defined. The present study characterizes glial injury provoked in adult rat white matter within 24 h after a single irradiation of the whole brain (10 or 20 Gray). Irradiated brains were histolo...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Kurita H,Kawahara N,Asai A,Ueki K,Shin M,Kirino T

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endogenous clock of humans can be influenced by light application to the popliteal region. Previously, it had been assumed that light must fall directly into the eye in order to influence the inner circadian clock. This study, published in 1998, has not been reproduced. We investigated the effects of laser light i...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Litscher G

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue PCO2 (carbon dioxide tension) (PtCO2), interstitial H+ (H+e) and potassium activities (K+e) were monitored in the cerebral cortex of rats during and after 2-3 min of anoxia. Anoxia was associated with systemic hypotension and caused H+e (extracellular hydrogen ion activity) to increase from pH approximately equ...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Ohno M,Obrenovitch TP,Hartell N,Barratt S,Bachelard HS,Symon L

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although rat models implanted with C6 glioma cells have been widely utilized for the assessment of new therapeutic modalities, a convenient in vivo model is still required. We implanted C6 glioma cells into the brains and the abdominal subcutaneous regions of Wistar rats, and evaluated the volumes of the growing tumor...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Watanabe K,Sakamoto M,Somiya M,Amin MR,Kamitani H,Watanabe T

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Neuropsychological outcomes after carotid endarterectomy (CEA) have been investigated extensively. However, cognitive impacts of carotid angioplasty and stenting (CAS), an emerging alternative to CEA, have not been studied. This study is aimed at investigating pattern and degree of cognitive changes after CAS...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Xu G,Liu X,Meyer JS,Yin Q,Zhang R

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We reviewed our most recent work on the protective effect of adenosine A(2A)antagonism in cerebral ischemia. METHODS:Focal ischemia was produced in rats by introducing a nylon monofilament pre-coated with silicone through the external carotid artery to occlude the right MCA at its origin. RESULTS:A(2A) ant...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Pedata F,Gianfriddo M,Turchi D,Melani A

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the degeneration of the dopamine producing neurons projecting from the substantia nigra into the corpus striatum. Current medical therapy is limited and cannot stop or reverse the degeneration. Over the past 30 years, attempts were m...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Roitberg B,Urbaniak K,Emborg M

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are a leading cause of morbidity, mortality, disability and socioeconomic losses in India and other developing countries. Specific topics addressed in this paper include magnitude of the problem, causes, context of injury occurrence, risk factors, severity, outcome and impact of TBIs on...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Gururaj G

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Membrane disruption is one of the main factors that cause axonal damage and functional deficits manifested in spinal cord injury (SCI). In this study, we used polyethylene glycol (PEG) to induce immediate membrane sealing and to promote functional recovery after SCI. METHODS:The effects of PEG (200-2000 Da)...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Kouhzaei S,Rad I,Mousavidoust S,Mobasheri H

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The elements of peripheral nerve regeneration comprise a complex combination of nerve growth, muscle satellite cells proliferation and differentiation and vessel growth. There is also increasing evidence that growth factors may act at multiple levels in the regenerative response. One such factor affecting multiple cel...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Rabinovsky ED

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess whether a weaning protocol reduces the mechanical ventilation (MV) duration compared to physician's judgement-based weaning in neurological patients and to determine whether patient consciousness influences this reduction. METHODS:A randomised controlled trial was conducted in a neurological inten...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Fan L,Su Y,Elmadhoun OA,Zhang Y,Zhang Y,Gao D,Ye H,Chen W

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Neurotoxic homocysteine (Hcy) is thought to be an independent risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease. This study is to determine whether HT22 cells, a murine hippocampal neuronal model, can be used as an in vitro model, besides the primary neuronal cultures, to investiga...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Zhao Z,Lu R,Zhang B,Shen J,Yang L,Xiao S,Liu J,Suo WZ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decreased metabolic rate may precede cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and is thus an early occurring hallmark. Several observations in post-mortem brain indicate that activated neurons are better able to withstand aging and AD, a phenomenon paraphrased by us as 'use it or lose it'. Moreover, a number o...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Swaab DF

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been established that following injury to the central nervous system two types of damage take place, the initial insult and the secondary response to injury. This review will focus on the secondary molecular aspects of neurotrauma. These responses may be either deleterious or have protective effects upon the in...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Dutcher SA,Michael DB

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the migration of neural stem cells as well as neural plastic changes in epileptic brain, spaciotemporal expression of immunoreactive highly polysialylated neural cell adhesion molecule (PSA-NCAM) was examined in amygdala kindling development of rat. The neural migration and synaptic remodeling detected ...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Sato K,Iwai M,Nagano I,Shoji M,Abe K

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effect of sensory nerve stimulation in older people with peripheral neuropathy associated with diabetes (DPN). MATERIALS AND METHODS:A randomized, placebo controlled, double blind trial was used to assess the effect of 12 weeks of low frequency sensory nerve stimulation (LF-SNS) in the lower li...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Khalil Z,Ogrin R,Darzins PJ

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Current chemotherapy treatments available for treating high-grade brain tumors, Temozolomide (TMZ) or Bevacizumab (BEV), not only have specific anti-tumor mechanisms, but also have an effect on mitochondria. However, effects of both drugs on mitochondria isolated from human brain tumors have not been thorough...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Nanegrungsunk D,Apaijai N,Yarana C,Sripetchwandee J,Limpastan K,Watcharasaksilp W,Vaniyapong T,Chattipakorn N,Chattipakorn SC

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with head trauma and consecutive acute diffuse cerebral swelling the sudden initial rise in intracranial pressure with subsequent impairment of cerebral blood flow is explained by engorgement due to vasoparalysis. How quickly hyperaemic brain swelling can occur is shown by a case report. The review of clin...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Krasznai L,Grote EH

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The present study characterized glial cell injury provoked in adult rat chiasm within 24 hours after a single, high-dose irradiation of 20 Gy. METHODS:All chiasmal glial cells in a section were counted, and the percentage of TUNEL-positive glial cells exhibiting apoptotic morphology was defined as the apopt...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Nagayama K,Kurita H,Nakamura M,Kusuda J,Tonari A,Takayama M,Fujioka Y,Shiokawa Y

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The present study was undertaken to evaluate whether resveratrol (RSV) modulates membrane lipid composition, as well as on ganglioside profile in ischemia/reperfusion injury. METHODS:Global cerebral ischemia was induced by four-vessel occlusion for 10 minutes. RSV (30 mg/kg) or vehicle was intraperitoneally...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Simão F,Matté A,Breier AC,Kreutz F,Trindade VM,Netto CA,Salbego CG

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two hundred and sixty-one neurologically asymptomatic patients were examined by computed tomography (CT) following a variable number of transient ischaemic attacks (TIAs) experienced over different time intervals. Cerebral infarcts were discovered in 101 patients. Dominant hemisphere infarcts were usually small, of re...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Turnbull IW,Bannister CM

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of transplanted bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) administered via internal jugular vein injection, carotid artery injection, or intraventricular transplantation for the treatment of cerebral infarction, which was modeled in rats. The neurological sco...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Ruan GP,Han YB,Wang TH,Xing ZG,Zhu XB,Yao X,Ruan GH,Wang JX,Pang RQ,Cai XM,He J,Zhao J,Pan XH

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cell-free DNA (cf-DNA) is a marker of inflammation and cell death. The purpose of the present study was to analyze the role of cf-DNA as a putative biomarker in refractory epilepsy. METHODS:Baseline concentration of cf-DNA was measured in the serum of 51 carefully evaluated refractory epilepsy patients under...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Alapirtti T,Jylhävä J,Raitanen J,Mäkinen R,Peltola J,Hurme MA,Liimatainen S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In conditions with reduced glucose levels/inability of glucose utilization, ketone bodies, especially beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB), become a major energy source in the brain. In animal models, BHB infusion shows acute beneficial effects on the hypoxic brain. The present prospective observational study is the f...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Pikija S,Trkulja V,Simundic AM,Vrcek E,Boskovic K,Bacani S

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Computed tomographic angiography (CTA) was invented more than 20 years ago, but only gained acceptance recently, thanks to advancements in the computer technology. It can demonstrate areas of arterial stenosis or occlusion with accuracy nearly that of digital subtraction angiography (DSA). It is also able to ...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Zubkov AY,Uschmann H,Rabinstein AA

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study histopathologic changes and the role of the microglia/macrophage cell in the therapeutic effect of I-125 interstitial brachytherapy on the cerebral gliomas. METHODS:Out of a series of 60 cases with cerebral astrocytomas and other brain tumors treated with I-125 interstitial brachytherapy, autopsy ma...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Julow J,Szeifert GT,Bálint K,Nyáry I,Nemes Z

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endovascular reconstruction of basilar artery (BA) apex aneurysms has been augmented by adjunctive techniques such as balloon and stent assistance. We present three cases of a wide-necked BA apex aneurysm involving the bilateral P1 segments of both posterior cerebral arteries (PCAs) treated by placement of BA to PCA s...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Perez-Arjona E,Fessler RD

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:After a spinal cord injury (SCI), most men experience fertility related problems including poor semen quality in which decreased sperm viability and motility, have been proposed to be related to the accessory sex glands dysfunction. In this study, we investigated the probable effects of SCI on the seminal ves...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Dashtdar H,Valojerdi MR

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00