Carotid artery stenting: Current state of evidence and future directions.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:An oral dispersible microtablet formulation of levodopa/carbidopa 5/1.25 mg (LC-5) was developed for individualized repeated dosing. The aim was to compare pharmacokinetic profiles of LC-5 and levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone (LCE). MATERIALS AND METHODS:A randomized, crossover study was carried out in 11 heal...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Nyholm D,Ehrnebo M,Lewander T,Trolin CG,Bäckström T,Panagiotidis G,Spira J,Nyström C,Aquilonius SM

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to characterize the CSF (cerebrospinal fluid) lymphocytes in CNS (central nervous system) inflammation, we examined paired samples of CSF and PB (peripheral blood) of 19 patients with acute aseptic meningitis, performing the dual labelling method on flow cytometry. Significantly higher percentages of CD3+ (T ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Uchihara T,Ikeda M,Takahashi H,Yoshida S,Tsukagoshi H

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Carotid intimal medial thickening (c-IMT) is an established surrogate marker for atherosclerosis. There have been sporadic reports about an increase of c-IMT on the left carotid artery among populations with a mean age of +/-50 years. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether there is a di...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Arbel Y,Maharshak N,Gal-Oz A,Shapira I,Berliner S,Bornstein NM

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Bilateral hippocampal abnormality is frequent in mesial temporal lobe sclerosis and might affect outcome in epilepsy surgery. The objective of this study was to compare the lateralization of interictal and ictal scalp EEG with MRI T2 relaxometry. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Forty-nine consecutive patients with intr...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Okujava M,Schulz R,Hoppe M,Ebner A,Jokeit H,Woermann FG

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study if type-2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) is associated with cognitive dysfunction independently of clinically diagnosed dementia in an elderly population. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Cognitive function was investigated with a brief neuropsychological test battery in a non-demented elder...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Vanhanen M,Kuusisto J,Koivisto K,Mykkänen L,Helkala EL,Hänninen T,Riekkinen P Sr,Soininen H,Laakso M

更新日期：1999-08-01 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：: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：:IgG and IgM concentrations in tears of multiple sclerosis patients (n = 38) are increased compared to normal controls (n = 23). The occurrence of oligoclonal tear IgG bands (7.9%)--as determined by immunoblotting--did not differ between groups. Our findings suggest an altered reactivity of the secretory immune system ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Liedtke W,Weller M,Wiethölter H,Dichgans J

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To gain insight into the main advantages and disadvantages that might result from valproate being unavailable for women who intend to become pregnant. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Analysis of data from the Australian Pregnancy Register concerning pregnancies exposed to valproate (N = 501) and pregnancies where pre...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

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

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 158 recordings of brain stem auditory evoked potentials (BAEPs) were obtained in 121 patients with multiple sclerosis. A statistically significant increased incidence of abnormality and diffusely abnormal recordings was found with increasing duration and severity of symptoms. Alterations in follow-up record...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Kjaer M

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To report a peculiar observation of a patient who developed a psychomotor inhibition state after a rapid cessation of lamotrigine (LTG). RESULTS:This man was referred to us at the age of 26 years for presurgical evaluation. His treatment [valproate (VPA), 1200 mg/day and LTG, 200 mg/day] was quickly decreas...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Gelisse P,Kissani N,Crespel A,Jafari H,Baldy-Moulinier M

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the sensitivity and specificity of isoelectric focusing (IEF) with immunofixation, agarose gel electrophoresis (AGE) and the IgG index in detecting intrathecally synthesized IgG in multiple sclerosis (MS) and in other nervous system disorders. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and se...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Lunding J,Midgard R,Vedeler CA

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the changes in the burden of informal caregivers of patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC) over time. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Short Form-12, Family Strain Questionnaire, Beck Depression Inventory and Coping Orientations to Problem Experiences were administered. RESULTS:Data collected on 216 ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Covelli V,Sattin D,Giovannetti AM,Scaratti C,Willems M,Leonardi M

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVES - Determine whether bilateral subthalamic nucleus stimulation (STN-DBS) in Parkinson's disease (PD) is associated with an increase in neuropeptide Y (NPY) and/or resistance to inhibition by leptin in relation to post-surgery weight gain. MATERIALS AND METHODS - This prospective study included 20 patients wh...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Escamilla-Sevilla F,Pérez-Navarro MJ,Muñoz-Pasadas M,Sáez-Zea C,Jouma-Katati M,Piédrola-Maroto G,Ramírez-Navarro A,Mínguez-Castellanos A

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and essential tremor (ET) have a higher risk of cognitive impairment than age-matched controls. Only a few small studies (11-18 subjects per group) have directly compared the cognitive profile of these conditions. Our aim was to compare the cognitive profile of patients...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Sánchez-Ferro Á,Benito-León J,Louis ED,Contador I,Hernández-Gallego J,Puertas-Martín V,Bermejo-Pareja F

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-four male patients, all homosexual except one, with asymptomatic HIV-infection were studied. The patients had no signs of opportunistic CNS-infections but 6 had been treated for syphilis. The patients were tested with auditory brainstem response (ABR) audiometry and with oculomotor tests (saccades and smooth pu...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Rosenhall U,Håkansson C,Löwhagen GB,Hanner P,Jonsson-Ehk B

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether the cardiac R-R interval variation (RRIV) is of value in differentiating patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) from multiple system atrophy (MSA). BACKGROUND:RRIV assessment is a simple procedure, reflecting mainly vagal efferent activity. Reduced RRIV was reported in MSA. METHODS:RR...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Gurevich TY,Groozman GB,Giladi N,Drory VE,Hausdorff JM,Korczyn AD

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Many studies have shown that nitric oxide (NO) and growth factors including insulin growth factors (IGFs) may be involved in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS) and neurodegenerative diseases. Our previous studies suggested a relationship between cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) NO metabolites (nitrates and...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Pirttilä T,Vanhatalo S,Turpeinen U,Riikonen R

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present 2 sibs with autosomal recessive spastic paraparesis and severe amyotrophy of the distal limb muscles. Elaborate neurophysiologic studies disclosed slight to moderate slowing of motor conduction, moderate to severe reduction of motor action potentials, denervation potentials, and increased distal motor laten...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Bruyn RP,Scheltens P,Lycklama à Nijeholt J,de Jong JM

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients at Stage II of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) were treated with semipurified alpha-interferon (IFN) using different combinations of intrathecal and intravenous routes: 1 x 10(6) IU of alpha-IFN were given every other day up to a total of 15 x 10(6) IU. Transient improvement of neurological s...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Maimone D,Grimaldi LM,Incorpora G,Biondi R,Sofia V,Mancuso GR,Siciliano L,Ruscica M,Pavone L

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While chewing and grinding movements have been observed in amphetamine addicts, recognition and management of this problem have rarely been highlighted. Botulinum toxin (BTX) has previously been demonstrated to be effective for bruxism associated with movement disorders, such as cranial-cervical dystonia. However, the...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： See SJ,Tan EK

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic investigation of 74 patients with temporal lobe epilepsy, resistant to medication, who underwent unilateral temporal lobectomy 1960-1969. Thirty per cent had a positive family history of epilepsy; 49 per cent of other neurological diseases; and 46 per cent of major psychiatric disorders. Neither of the genetic...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Jensen I

更新日期：1975-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：MATERIALS AND METHODS:In a prospective study we evaluated patients with first generalized tonic-clonic seizure (GTCS) (n = 16, age: 31 +/- 11 years, 8 women) and patients with vaso-vagal syncope (VVS) (n = 17, age: 32 +/- 13 years, 8 women), diagnosed on the basis of past history and clinical presentation who had serum...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Neufeld MY,Treves TA,Chistik V,Korczyn AD

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Evaluate interim long-term tolerability, safety and efficacy of adjunctive perampanel, a novel α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-5-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA)-receptor antagonist, in patients with refractory partial-onset seizures. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Study 207, an open-label extension (OLE) study (ClinicalTr...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Rektor I,Krauss GL,Bar M,Biton V,Klapper JA,Vaiciene-Magistris N,Kuba R,Squillacote D,Gee M,Kumar D

更新日期：2012-10-01 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：:This study is a report of 34 cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) observed in Bangalore (South India), an endemic area for Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) infection. Virological and immunological findings suggested an antecedent and recent JEV infection in 21/34 patients. Nineteen patients among them showed high l...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Ravi V,Taly AB,Shankar SK,Shenoy PK,Desai A,Nagaraja D,Gourie-Devi M,Chandramuki A

更新日期：1994-07-01 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：OBJECTIVES:A previous epidemiological study of Parkinson's disease (PD) in the county of Tartu, Estonia, found an adjusted prevalence rate of 152/100 000 persons. We aimed to determine PD prevalence almost 20 years later, as well as evaluate any dynamic changes in disease frequency compared to the first study. METHODS...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Kadastik-Eerme L,Taba N,Asser T,Taba P

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Little is known about the frequency of abnormal visually evoked potentials (VEPs) in patients with respiratory chain disorders (RCDs). We thus wanted to investigate the frequency of abnormal VEPs in RCDs, how often VEPs are abnormal despite normal visual acuity, and which of the VEP variables are most often ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Finsterer J

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00