The sunflower syndrome. A new look at "self-induced" photosensitive epilepsy.

abstract：:Over the last 30 years glucose intolerance has been reported in a significant percentage of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Currently, a controversy exists in determining whether the carbohydrate abnormality is disease-specific or secondary to decreased glucose utilization due to muscle atrophy. A r...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Reyes ET,Perurena OH,Festoff BW,Jorgensen R,Moore WV

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sympathetic skin response (SSR) is a simple, reproducible test of function of a polysynaptic reflex having diverse afferents, a common efferent pathway through the spinal cord, pre and post-ganglionic sympathetic fibers and with sweat glands as effectors. The reflex is co-ordinated in the posterior hypothalamus or upp...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Arunodaya GR,Taly AB

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the diagnostic work-up of young stroke patients angiography is still considered as mandatory to identify otherwise undetected causes of stroke. We hypothesized that stroke cause is more heterogeneous among patients with a territorial infarct, whereas in lacunar stroke it is generally small vessel disease....

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： de Jong S,Lodder J,Luijckx GJ

更新日期：2004-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To introduce the combination of suction thrombectomy (ST) and balloon maceration (BM) for the management of dural venous sinus thrombosis (DVST). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Ten consecutive patients (average age, 53±15years; range, 30 to 73years) with DVST treated by ST after BM were evaluated including location of ...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Lee CW,Liu HM,Chen YF,Lin YH,Wang JL

更新日期：2016-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were to test the theory that transduction of low-level electromagnetic fields (EMFs) is mediated like other stimuli, and to determine the false-negative rate of the method used to assess the occurrence of transduction (intra-subject comparison of stimulus and non-stimulus states (ICOS)). A light...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Marino AA,Bell GB,Chesson A

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relationship between fatigue impact and walking capacity and perceived ability in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) is inconclusive in the existing literature. A better understanding might guide new treatment avenues for fatigue and/or walking capacity in patients with MS. OBJECTIVE:To investigate t...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Dalgas U,Langeskov-Christensen M,Skjerbæk A,Jensen E,Baert I,Romberg A,Santoyo Medina C,Gebara B,Maertens de Noordhout B,Knuts K,Béthoux F,Rasova K,Severijns D,Bibby BM,Kalron A,Norman B,Van Geel F,Wens I,Feys P

更新日期：2018-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to compare the effects of total catecholamine (CA) or noradrenaline (NA) depletions on cholinergic systems, and the mechanisms of receptor regulation in various brain regions, the regional changes in the levels of acetylcholine (ACh), M1-receptor (M1-R) binding, and M1-R messenger RNA (mRNA) were mainly exami...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Asanuma M,Ogawa N,Haba K,Hirata H,Mori A

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed neuropsychological performances of 22 patients affected by Autosomal Dominant Cerebellar Ataxia type 1. All subjects completed a comprehensive battery of standardized tests requiring a verbal response, without time constraints. In order to verify the hypothesis that disease severity is the major factor in ...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Trojano L,Chiacchio L,Grossi D,Pisacreta AI,Calabrese O,Castaldo I,De Michele G,Filla A

更新日期：1998-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical data across the globe especially in genetic diseases like Huntington's disease (HD) is most helpful when collected using standardized formats. This helps in proper comparison of clinical and genetic data. METHODS:Herein, we report clinical data on 26 genetically confirmed HD patients from 19 Indian...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Murgod UA,Saleem Q,Anand A,Brahmachari SK,Jain S,Muthane UB

更新日期：2001-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A 52-year-old Japanese woman complaining of horizontal double vision for 10 days was admitted to our hospital. Neurological examination revealed left abducent nerve palsy and muscle swelling in her thighs. Brain MRI showed obstruction in the spinal fluid space of the left Dorello's canal, which transmits a portion of ...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Shioya A,Takuma H,Shiigai M,Ishii A,Tamaoka A

更新日期：2014-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Migraine is an independent risk factor for ischemic stroke, mainly in the subpopulation of women with migraine with aura who are younger than 45 years, particularly those that use estrogen containing oral contraceptives. Migraine however should be considered a benign condition as the absolute increase of stroke risk i...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Paemeleire K

更新日期：2009-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a novel heteroplasmic mutation p.Y440C in the mitochondrial DNA-encoded subunit I of the cytochrome c oxidase (COX) gene in a patient with late onset progressive painless weakness. Her muscle biopsy showed scattered COX-negative fibers and several small collections of inflammatory cells. The mutation was det...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Massie R,Wang J,Chen LC,Zhang VW,Collins MP,Wong LJ,Milone M

更新日期：2012-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:An 83-day-old male infant had convulsions, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and lactic acidosis. Cranial computed tomography revealed low-density areas in both parieto-occipital lobes and in the left temporal lobe. Muscle biopsy did not reveal ragged-red fibers, but abnormal mitochondria were found in the capillary endoth...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Fujii T,Okuno T,Ito M,Mutoh K,Horiguchi Y,Tashiro H,Mikawa H

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify the current status of treatments and outcomes of patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) in Japan, a total of 470 patients (164 men and 306 women; mean age 41 years) were recruited from 19 Japanese tertiary medical centers in 1999-2000. Thymectomy was performed in 319 (68%) of the patients. Patients who receiv...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Kawaguchi N,Kuwabara S,Nemoto Y,Fukutake T,Satomura Y,Arimura K,Osame M,Hattori T,Study Group for Myasthenia Gravis in Japan.

更新日期：2004-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BAKGROUND:Hereditary Spastic paraplegias (HSPs) are a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of degenerative disorders characterized by progressive spasticity and weakness of the lower limbs. This study aimed to identify causative gene variants in two unrelated consanguineous Pakistani families presented with 2...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Bibi F,Efthymiou S,Bourinaris T,Tariq A,Zafar F,Rana N,Salpietro V,Houlden H,Raja GK,SYNaPS Study Group.,Saeed S,Minhas NM

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Rebleeding from ruptured intracranial aneurysms is a major cause of death and disability. With regard to the factors that precipitate the rebleeding and influence the time course after initial bleeding, previous reports differ in their results, and the number of patients investigated was not sufficient for valid...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Tanno Y,Homma M,Oinuma M,Kodama N,Ymamoto T

更新日期：2007-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypnic headache (HH) is a rare benign disorder described initially by Raskin in 1988. It is characterized by recurrent nocturnal episodes of headache that periodically awaken the sleeping patient and usually occur in the elderly. This review is aimed at describing the clinical features of the HH cases in childhood tha...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Silva-Néto RP,Almeida KJ

更新日期：2015-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are conflicting data on the relationship between peripheral arterial disease (PAD) as defined by an ankle-brachial index (ABI) of <0.9 and stroke risk, and these prior data have largely focused on a single race or gender. Furthermore, the association between subsequent ABIs above the established 0.9 th...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Ovbiagele B

更新日期：2009-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The histochemical ATPase fibre type pattern was examined in muscle biopsy samples obtained from patients with recessive myotonia, paramyotonia and from one patient with dominant myotonia. Absence (less than or equal to 5%) of 2B fibres was a genuine finding in the minority of the cases. In additional cases of recessiv...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Heene R,Gabriel RR,Manz F,Schimrigk K

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Mirror movements (MM) have been previously reported in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Despite being potentially relevant in PD, MM as a neurological sign have remained less recognized. In this study we critically evaluated the characteristic features of MM and their attributes among a cohort of PD...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Chatterjee P,Banerjee R,Choudhury S,Mondal B,Kulsum MU,Chatterjee K,Kumar H

更新日期：2016-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT) and vascular dementia (VaD) are the two major subtypes of dementia. In our epidemiological study of DAT in an Arab community in Wadi Ara, Israel, we found a high prevalence of late onset DAT. Illiteracy, smoking, diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension are very frequent in Wadi Ara...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Bowirrat A,Friedland RP,Korczyn AD

更新日期：2002-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of specific IgM antibodies and direct electron-microscopic examination of brain biopsies or vesicle fluid was tested as means of raped diagnosis in 6 cases of herpes simplex encephalitis seen consecutively in Montreal. In 2 of 3 biopsies herpes viruses were seen by negative staining of a cell extract within 1 ...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Joncas JH,Berthiaume L,McLaughlin B,Granger-Julien M

更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Headache burden is not adequately explored in Africa. Here, we measured weighted migraine prevalence from community-based studies in Africa. METHODS:PubMed search was employed using terms 'headache in Africa' AND/OR 'migraine in Africa' for published literature from 1970 until January 31, 2014. PRISMA was a...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Woldeamanuel YW,Andreou AP,Cowan RP

更新日期：2014-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the alterations of the cortical microcirculation of the brain (blood flow and vessel density) in TBI patients who and compare them with a control group. METHODS:Prospective and observational study in a third-level university hospital. Cortical microcirculation in the brain was directly observed u...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Pérez-Bárcena J,Romay E,Llompart-Pou JA,Ibáñez J,Brell M,Llinás P,González E,Merenda A,Ince C,Bullock R

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is characterized by the involvement of cerebral small arteries. Although cerebral large artery disease has been reported in CADASIL patients, the prevalence and location of relevant cerebral arterial disease ...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Kang HG,Kim JS

更新日期：2015-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The technique of parabiotic reinnervation has been used to test directly the neurogenic theory of the aetiology of muscular dystrophy in mice. Dystrophic muscles contain significantly fewer muscle fibres than their normal controls; they also have a much broader spectrum of fibre size because of a much higher proportio...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Johnson MA,Montgomery A

更新日期：1975-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe the four patients in the first known Belgian family with autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay (ARSACS). A novel homozygous missense mutation, NM_014363.3: c.3491T>A in exon 9, of the SACS gene was identified in the present family, which results in an original amino acid of met...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Ouyang Y,Segers K,Bouquiaux O,Wang FC,Janin N,Andris C,Shimazaki H,Sakoe K,Nakano I,Takiyama Y

更新日期：2008-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Machado-Joseph disease (MJD) is an autosomal dominantly inherited neurodegenerative disorder characterized by varying age of onset and pronounced phenotypic heterogeneity. The clinical core features include gait ataxia, external ophthalmoplegia, nystagmus, and bulging eyes. Recently, Kawagushi et al. (1994) cloned the...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Løkkegaard T,Nielsen JE,Hasholt L,Fenger K,Werdelin L,Tranebjaerg L,Lauritzen M,Colding-Jørgensen E,Grønbech-Jensen M,Henriksen OA,Sørensen SA

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently detected varicella zoster virus (VZV) in the temporal arteries (TA) of 5/24 patients with clinically suspect giant cell arteritis (GCA) whose TAs were GCA-negative pathologically; in those GCA-negative, VZV+TAs, virus antigen predominated in the arterial adventitia, but without medial necrosis and multinuc...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Nagel MA,Khmeleva N,Boyer PJ,Choe A,Bert R,Gilden D

更新日期：2013-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A 25-year-old Chinese man presented with a 2-year history of recurrent coma. His plasma ammonia level was extremely elevated, with raised citrulline level and absence of argininosuccinic acid. Adult-onset citrullinaemia, a condition rarely reported outside the Japanese population, was diagnosed. Serial magnetic resona...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Au WL,Lim TC,Seow DC,Koh PL,Loh NK,Lim MS,Tan IK,Yee WC

更新日期：2003-05-15 00:00:00