Retraction: 'Sunlight exposure is important for preventing hip fractures in patients with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, or stroke' by J. Iwamoto, T. Takeda and H. Matsumoto.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of Rhesus anti-D immunoglobulin (anti-D) in patients with an autoimmune demyelinating neuropathy. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Three patients with an autoimmune mediated neuropathy received 1000 IU anti-D weekly for 2 months. RESULTS:Two patients worsened gradually during the treatment and...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： de Jager AE,Hazenberg CA,van der Hoeven JH

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) and freezing of gait (FOG) present peripheral and central sensitivity disturbances that impair motor performance. This study aimed to investigate long-term effects of plantar sensory stimulation on brain activity, brain connectivity, and gait velocity of individuals w...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Pagnussat AS,Salazar AP,Pinto C,Redivo Marchese R,Rieder CRM,Alves Filho JO,Franco AR,Kleiner AFR

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been considerable interest in the possible association between impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and neuropathy. A systematic literature search (Medline) and review was here performed. Twenty-three studies were evaluated. Fourteen investigated for the presence of neuropathy in patients with IGT. Nine studied ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Rajabally YA

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We performed nerve conduction and needle electromyographic tests in 29 patients with spastic cerebral palsy (SCP) and severe limb deformities. Nerve conduction abnormalities were detected in 32 of 400 sensory or motor nerves, while 11 of 29 patients (37.9%) showed abnormal nerve conduction, indicating one or...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Frascarelli M,Frascarelli F,Gentile MG,Serrao M,De Santis F,Pierelli F,Santilli V

更新日期：2005-09-01 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：OBJECTIVES:The common prion protein gene (PRNP) codon 129 polymorphism modifies the susceptibility to and the phenotype of prion diseases. However, no truly representative normal population-based data, or data stratified according to age or gender are available on the distribution of this polymorphism. MATERIAL AND ME...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Nurmi MH,Bishop M,Strain L,Brett F,McGuigan C,Hutchison M,Farrell M,Tilvis R,Erkkilä S,Simell O,Knight R,Haltia M

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 is a rare autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive cerebellar and retinal degeneration, described in various population groups in the literature. This is the first description from South Africa. The objective was to document the clinical and gen...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Modi G,Modi M,Martinus I,Rodda J,Saffer D

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four patients presented with a distinctive syndrome of "numb, clumsy hand" and tactile agnosia. Myelography and computed tomographic myelography (CTM) of the cervical spine documented major spondylotic compressive lesions mainly between the C3 and C5 levels. The cortical responses of dermatomal somatosensory evoked po...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Chang MH,Liao KK,Cheung SC,Kong KW,Chang SP

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe two patients with progressive external ophthalmoplegia (PEO) and mitochondrial myopathy associated with mutations in mitochondrial DNA, encoding the tRNAAsn gene (MT-TN), which have not previously been published with clinical descriptions. MATERIALS & METHODS:Two unrelated patients with PEO were...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Visuttijai K,Hedberg-Oldfors C,Lindgren U,Nordström S,Elíasdóttir Ó,Lindberg C,Oldfors A

更新日期：2020-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:One cause of ischemic brain injury is free radical formation during recirculation. Allopurinol inhibits xanthine oxidase, an important source of free oxygen radicals. It is known that allopurinol pre-treatment has a protective action during cerebral ischemia. In the present study we exposed slices from the rat hippoca...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Hegstad E,Berg-Johnsen J,Langmoen IA

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Authors addressed the question whether the byosynthesis and the release of specific eicosanoids may occur in human brain cortex, and if the qualitative pattern of arachidonic acid metabolism is similar to that observed in experimental SAH. Human brain samples from 18 patients operated on for anterior communicating art...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Gaetani P,Marzatico F,Rodriguez y Baena R

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Muscle cramps are involuntary, painful, sudden contractions of the skeletal muscles. They are present in normal subjects under certain conditions (during a strong voluntary contraction, sleep, sports, pregnancy) and in several pathologies such as myopathies, neuropathies, motoneuron diseases, metabolic disorders, hydr...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Parisi L,Pierelli F,Amabile G,Valente G,Calandriello E,Fattapposta F,Rossi P,Serrao M

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Only 15% of patients with severe epilepsy with frequent partial seizures achieve any improvement in their seizure frequency by further drug treatment. As we know that epileptic seizures result in neuron loss with early development of mental deterioration, that the mortality rate of patients with epilepsy is increased ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Dam M

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A group of asymptomatic HIV-infected patients (CDC II and III) was followed-up over a two year period with semi-annual neuropsychological testing. Of the total sample of 36 subjects, all were retested at test two (T2), 19 at test three (T3) and 13 at test four (T4). A subgroup of subjects was further tested on a simpl...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Karlsen NR,Reinvang I,Frøland SS

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cystatin C (CysC) is associated with many neurodegenerative disorders and autoimmune diseases, but its relationship with anti-N-Methyl-D-aspartate receptor (anti-NMDAR) encephalitis is unknown. METHODS:Serum levels of CysC were determined in 66 patients with anti-NMDAR encephalitis and 115 healthy controls....

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Shu Y,Chang Y,Wu H,Li J,Cao B,Sun X,Wang J,Peng L,Hu X,Yu X,Qiu W

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aims of this study were to investigate myopathic changes in myasthenia gravis (MG) by using turns-amplitude analysis (TAA) and quantitative motor unit potential duration analysis (MUPan), to correlate myopathic changes with severity and duration of the disease and the results of diagnostic tests includin...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Odabasi Z,Kuruoglu R,Oh SJ

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of a new peripherally acting muscle relaxant drug Dantrium, on spasticity tested on 11 hemiplegic patients. The effect was evaluated both with regular clinical examination and with electromyographic technique. The latter concerned a quantitative analysis of the patients' voluntary control of fine neuromuscu...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Jonsson B,Ladd H,Afzelius-Frisk I,Lindberg-Broman AM

更新日期：1975-05-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To examine the factors that influence acute and total length of stay (LOS) for stroke patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The basis of this investigation was a population-based cohort of first-ever stroke patients (n = 388). Subjects were survivors of the initial hospitalization (n = 295). Age, sex, social fact...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Appelros P

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether variants in the Slit and Trk-like 1 gene (SLITRK1) are present in American Caucasian population of patients with Tourette syndrome (TS). METHODS:We sequenced the 3'-untranslated region for var321 and the whole coding region in the SLITRK1 gene in 82 Caucasian patients with TS from North ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Deng H,Le WD,Xie WJ,Jankovic J

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spontaneous occurrence of blepharospasm and dystonic movements in face muscles, particularly those of the perioral and mandibular regions, has been named as Meige's disease which was first described by Henry Meige in 1910. We report the case of a woman with Meige's syndrome whose symptoms improved with the use of ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Yardimci N,Karatas M,Kilinc M,Benli S

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe eight patients from three families presenting with myoclonus, ataxia, infrequent seizures and minimal intellectual impairment. All were Arabs from different parts of the Arabian peninsula. The new consensus on terminology, genetic and clinical definition of Baltic myoclonus, Ramsay Hunt syndrome and Unverr...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Shakir RA,Khan RA,al-Zuhair AG

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We propose that the increase in TNF-alpha and IL-6 in the brain in idiopathic parkinsonism is in response to a peripheral immune/ inflammatory process, so ubiquitous as to be responsible for the resemblance between ageing and parkinsonism. METHODS:Circulating cytokine was measured in 78 subjects with idio...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Dobbs RJ,Charlett A,Purkiss AG,Dobbs SM,Weller C,Peterson DW

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The reported sensitivity of transcranial Doppler ultrasonography (TCD) for confirming brain death (BD) ranges from 91% to 100%. We assessed the frequency and causes of false-negative results in TCD examination in a series of patients with BD and in the literature. METHODS:We carried out a prospective TCD exa...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： de Freitas GR,André C

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visual evoked potentials (VEPs) were delayed in 11 out of 18 patients with Friedreich's ataxia, in 1 out of 8 patients with Strumpell's hereditary spastic ataxia, in 2 out of 5 cases with cerebellar atrophy and in 42 out of 50 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Responses were normal in 5 cases with Pierre Marie's ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Ghezzi A,Montanini R

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Oxidative stress and glutamate-mediated excitotoxicity may play an important role in the etiopathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) activity can be associated with motor neuron death by inducing free radical formation and glutamate release from astrocytes. The aim of thi...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Iłzecka J

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the mechanisms of alternative strategies developed by stroke patients to compensate their motor impairment and their role in recovery. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The three-dimensional kinematics of the upper limb were quantified during unconstrained reaching movements in seven healthy individuals and i...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Roby-Brami A,Feydy A,Combeaud M,Biryukova EV,Bussel B,Levin MF

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study levels of neuron-specific enolase (NSE), S-100 protein (S-100) and myelin basic protein (MBP) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of children and adults with distinct neurological disorders were examined. A previous study from our department demonstrated age related reference values for these brain-specific pro...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Lamers KJ,van Engelen BG,Gabreëls FJ,Hommes OR,Borm GF,Wevers RA

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:63 patients with alcoholic-nutritional peripheral neuropathy were given neurologic, electrophysiologic and nutritional examinations. 24 of these patients were reexamined later in the course of their disease, after from 2 to 72 months (mean 33). Alcoholic-nutritional neuropathy appeared and worsened after bouts of heav...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Hawley RJ,Kurtzke JF,Armbrustmacher VW,Saini N,Manz H

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine characteristics, clinical significance, frequency, and mimics of restless legs syndrome (RLS) in a cohort of Wilson's disease (WD, n = 42/f = 18), compared to healthy, matched controls. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Structured clinical interviews (patients and caregiving family members), repeated neurol...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Trindade MC,Bittencourt T,Lorenzi-Filho G,Alves RC,de Andrade DC,Fonoff ET,Bor-Seng-Shu E,Machado AA,Teixeira MJ,Barbosa ER,Tribl GG

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00