Observations on the lesion site in the Miller Fisher syndrome: presentation of a case including CT and MRI.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection is associated with multiple sclerosis (MS), and EBV may transform lymphoblastoid cell lines more frequently in MS patients than controls, but it is not clear whether this reflects a higher viral load or an enhanced ability to reactivate EBV. MATERIAL AND METHODS:MS patient...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Tørring C,Andreasen C,Gehr N,Bjerg L,Petersen T,Höllsberg P

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The visual, somatosensory, and vestibular systems are critical for establishing a sensorimotor set for postural control and orientation. The goal of this study was to assess how individuals with a vestibular-related disorder keep their balance following prolonged stance on an inclined surface. We hypothesize...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Chong R,Berl B,Cook B,Turner P,Walker K

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurotropin was found to reduce brain oedema in an experimental model of brain infarction in the guinea-pig. A randomized double-blind controlled trial with Neurotropin was performed in 220 patients admitted within 24 h after an acute ischemic stroke. 35 of the neurotropin and 41 of the placebo-randomized patients had...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： De Reuck J,Decoo D,Vanderdonckt P,Dallenga A,Ceusters W,Kalala JP,De Meulemeester K,Abdullah J,Santens P,Huybrechts J

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the relationship between atherosclerotic lesions of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) detected on MRA and vascular risk factors. MATERIAL AND METHODS:We retrospectively assessed 279 patients (mean age, 69.0+/-11.3 years) who visited the Department of Neurology of Masuda Red Cross Hospital and unde...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Takahashi K,Kitani M,Fukuda H,Kobayashi S

更新日期：1999-12-01 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：:The clinical features of multiple sclerosis (MS) in north-east Scotland have been examined along with an epidemiological study to determine the prevalence of the disease on 1st December, 1970. Patient information was collected from all available diagnostic indices, both retrospectively and prospectively from 1965. Eve...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Shepherd DI

更新日期：1979-10-01 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：:A three generation family is presented in which rapidly progressive, early-onset Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease without typical EEG changes segregates as an autosomal dominant disease. An aspartic acid to asparagine mutation at codon 178 of the prion gene, PRNP, co-segregates with the disease. As expected, the disease alle...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Holm IE,Abelskov K,Bojsen-Møller M,Nielsen AL,Jørgensen AL

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first case of benign IgAK monoclonal gammopathy associated with peripheral neuropathy is described. Dysautonomia is an unusual, yet prominent, manifestation of neuropathy in this patient. Electrodiagnostic testing and nerve biopsy were compatible with demyelination and axonal loss. Myelin sheath, perineural, and e...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Bailey RO,Ritaccio AL,Bishop MB,Wu AY

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of follow-up of 76 children with progressive ataxia first reported in 1988 are described with special reference to type of potential underlying metabolic diseases. In 70% of cases the clinical follow-up did not lead to reconsideration of diagnoses. Six of 23 biochemically and morphologically re-examined ch...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Ylitalo V,Hagberg BA

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Variants in the EIF4G1 gene have been recently identified to be responsible for autosomal dominant PD (PARK18), but its role in the PD-related neurodegeneration is unclear. Several EIF4G1 mutation/variants were found to be associated with PD, and functional studies have suggested that these variants may impair the abi...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Deng H,Wu Y,Jankovic J

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure-volume compensation may change over time as part of normal ageing, where the resistance to CSF outflow increases and the formation of CSF decreases with age. Is CSF compensation dependent on duration of symptoms in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH)? METHODS:We...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Czosnyka Z,Owler B,Keong N,Santarius T,Baledent O,Pickard JD,Czosnyka M

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-eight demented patients were clinically investigated and classified into a multi-infarct dementia (MID) and senile dementia (SD) group. Total protein, albumin, immunoglobulin G, agar gel electrophoretic protein and iso-electric focusing pattern were determined in CSF and serum as well as the lactate dehydrogena...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Wikkelsø C,Blomstrand C,Nordquist P

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To clarify how chronic solvent abuse affects cognitive function using magnetic resonance imaging as an index of brain damage. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A total of 25 chronic solvent abusers underwent magnetic resonance imaging with quantitative neurometry and Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scales revised. RESULTS:T...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Yamanouchi N,Okada S,Kodama K,Sakamoto T,Sekine H,Hirai S,Murakami A,Komatsu N,Sato T

更新日期：1997-07-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Association of leuko-araiosis (LA) with certain risk factors has been reported in Western patients. This is a case-control study to determine the risk factors and the type of stroke associated with LA in Saudi patients. DESIGN AND SETTING:398 consecutive Saudi patients with the diagnosis of stroke admitted o...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Awada A,Omojola MF

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of increased intracranial pressure associated with lumbar intraspinal tumours are reported. On the basis of protein investigations and constant flow infusion manometric tests, the pathophysiology of the increased intracranial pressure is discussed. It is demonstrated that protein macromolecules leak from the...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Borgesen SE,Sorensen SC,Olesen J,Gjerris F

更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Delayed-release dimethyl fumarate (DMF) treatment can be associated with reduced lymphocyte and leucocyte counts, which might persist after DMF discontinuation. CASE PRESENTATION:We report the case of a patient with severe disease reactivation despite prolonged lymphopenia after DMF discontinuation. We desc...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Zecca C,Antozzi CG,Torri Clerici V,Ferrazzini M,Mantegazza RE,Rossi S,Gobbi C

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

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：:We described a patient with progressive non-syndromic hearing loss (NSHL) harboring the A3243G mutation in the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Muscle biopsy showed scattered ragged-red, cytochrome c oxidase negative fibers, whereas the biochemical analysis of the mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes was normal. Restri...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Mancuso M,Filosto M,Forli F,Rocchi A,Berrettini S,Siciliano G,Murri L

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dementia is a global health problem with a huge impact on the lives of those afflicted. There are several distinct diseases that are classified under the umbrella term "dementia" ranging from neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease to chronic infections of the central nervous system such as subacute sc...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Malek N,Baker MR,Mann C,Greene J

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-one patients continued a double-blind crossover study to compare the prophylactic effect on migraine of propranolol and clonidine. The daily dosage of propranolol and clonidine was 160 mg and 100 microgram, respectively. Statistical analysis did not show any significant difference between the two drugs in respe...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Kåss B,Nestvold K

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is evidence from several laboratories of an increased prevalence of circulating immuno-complexes (CIC) in diabetic patients. It has also been suggested that CIC are pathogenetically related to chronic diabetic complications. The aim of this study was to assess peripheral nerve function in children with Type 1 di...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Fierro B,Modica A,Cardella F,Raimondo D,Triolo G,Meli F

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among industrial solvents in present use trichloroethylene belongs to those which have been the concern of most neurological and occupational investigations since the beginning of this century. Reports on a broad spectrum of neurotoxicity are however mostly based on case-studies and accidental circumstances. The objec...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Rasmussen K,Arlien-Søborg P,Sabroe S

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Focal Dystonia (FD) is a chronic neurological disorder, which causes twisting and repetitive movements and abnormal postures induced by involuntary sustained contractions of agonist and antagonist muscles. Based on the hypothesis that several dystonia-related brain regions, including cerebellum, are implicated in ocul...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Hirsig A,Barbey C,Schüpbach MWM,Bargiotas P

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of the ophthalmic artery (OA) as a collateral to the cerebral circulation in carotid occlusive disease is somewhat controversial. The aim of this study was to assess the importance of this collateral by comparing the results of transorbital Doppler ultrasonography and regional cerebral blood flow measurements...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Kerty E,Nyberg-Hansen R,Dahl A,Bakke SJ,Russell D,Rootwelt K

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the activity of cortico-cortical (intracortical) inhibitory circuits within the motor cortex in patients with progressive asymmetric limb-kinetic apraxia. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We studied 4 patients with progressive limb-kinetic apraxia whose clinical diagnosis was corticobasal degeneration (CBD...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Okuma Y,Urabe T,Mochizuki H,Miwa H,Shimo Y,Mori H,Mizuno Y

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to ascertain whether there is an association between risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) and birth order position. Our reference population was 198,000 persons born in the period 1930-50 and recorded in the register of school health records from the school health service of the Copenhagen council...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Isager H,Andersen E,Hyllested K

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of motor neuron disease (MND) in Chinese patients are ill known. METHODS:A registered study of 461 MND patients was conducted across 10 facilities in 7 Chinese cities from February 2009 to March 2010. RESULTS:Patients were classified as amyotrophic lateral scleros...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Cui F,Liu M,Chen Y,Huang X,Cui L,Fan D,Pu C,Lu J,Zhou D,Zhang C,Yan C,Li C,Ding X,Liu Y,Li X,Jiang Y,Zhang J,Shang H,Yao X,Ding Y,Niu Q,Wang L

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to examine the coping strategies of 49 patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and their relationships with medical and demographic data. METHODS:A total of 49 subjects were asked to fill out a document that would provide their demographic and medical data. Then, each o...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Montel S,Albertini L,Spitz E

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00