Vaccine-associated contact paralytic poliomyelitis with atypical neurological presentation.

abstract：:Many anticonvulsants are known to cause osteomalacia, however, carbamazepine has not previously been studied in this regard. We studied 31 patients on carbamazepine (mean dose 758 mg +/- s.d. 468 mg per day), as a single drug for epilepsy for a duration of 20.5 +/- 10 months. Three patients (10%) had hypocalcaemia, an...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： O'Hare JA,Duggan B,O'Driscoll D,Callaghan N

更新日期：1980-11-01 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:The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate a psychological therapy program used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) and including cognitive/behavioral strategies, relaxation training and physical exercise. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The participants were 29 patients with MS recruited from an outpatient u...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Tesar N,Baumhackl U,Kopp M,Günther V

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe successful treatment of tardive dyskinesia with levetiracetam. BACKGROUND:Tardive dyskinesia is a late-onset movement disorder caused by exposure to dopamine receptor blocking agents, most commonly neuroleptics. Metoclopramide is frequently used to treat gastrointestinal dysmotility. It has antid...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Zivković SA,Costa G,Bond G,Abu-Elmagd KM

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim was to investigate risk factors separately and in sum in relation to long-term mortality after arterial cerebral infarction in young adults. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Mortality in relation to the number of risk factors (smoking, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes mellitus, myocardial infarction...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Naess H,Waje-Andreassen U,Nyland H

更新日期：2013-02-01 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：:IgG subgroups (IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, IgG4) were determined by radioimmunoassay (RIA) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of controls, multiple sclerosis (MS), infectious diseases (ID) and other neurological diseases (OND). The proportion of IgG1 in the total IgG subgroup concentration was significantly higher in the MS group com...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Eickhoff K,Kaschka W,Skvaril F,Theilkaes L,Heipertz R

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phosphomannosyl receptor system is responsible for both the receptor-mediated endocytosis and the intracellular transport of lysosomal enzymes. In the present study this receptor system was examined in affected muscles of patients with various neuromuscular diseases. The total activity of beta-N-acetyl-glucosamini...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Salminen A,Marjomäki V,Tolonen U,Myllylä VV

更新日期：1988-06-01 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：:L-Deprenyl, a specific monoamine oxidase subtype B inhibitor, has been reported a valuable adjunct to conventional treatment of Parkinsonism. A double-blind cross-over controlled study was performed in 19 parkinsonian patients with on-off type problems. Five mg L-Deprenyl per day reduced the number of on-off episodes....

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Brodersen P,Philbert A,Gulliksen G,Stigård A

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A young woman with firm evidence of early multiple sclerosis (MS), who had never had measles, developed a clinically and serologically evident measles infection. Follow-up 1 year later confirmed the MS diagnosis. Thus, if measles can have a causal role in MS, it is probably not the only agent with this ability. ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Ryberg B

更新日期：1979-04-01 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：:Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a heterogeneous group of central neurological degenerations often associated with diffuse deterioration of the hypothalamic cholinergic neurons. In the hypothesis of an altered cholinergic regulation of vasopressin release, we evaluated vasopressin response to metoclopramide (20 mg i.v...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Norbiato G,Bevilacqua M,Righini V,Chebat E,Vago T,Bertora P,Castelli L,Mangoni A

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the effectiveness and safety/tolerability of eslicarbazepine acetate (ESL) in patients included in the Euro-Esli study who had focal seizures associated with post-stroke epilepsy (PSE). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Euro-Esli was a pooled analysis of 14 European clinical practice studies. Effectiveness as...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Sales F,Chaves J,McMurray R,Loureiro R,Fernandes H,Villanueva V

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Orthostatic hypotension (OH) and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) are well-known causes of orthostatic intolerance (OI). In addition, there are OI patients who are characterized by the symptoms of OI and lack of abnormal findings in head-up tilt (HUT) test. The aim of this study was to determ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Shin KJ,Kim SE,Park KM,Park J,Ha SY,Kim SE,Kwon OY

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed cognitive performance and its relationship with clinical and anatomic disease severity in MS with mild to moderate handicap; 34 definite MS and 18 healthy subjects matched for age and education were submitted to a neuropsychological test battery. Both groups were examined for anxiety. MS patients underwent...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Maurelli M,Marchioni E,Cerretano R,Bosone D,Bergamaschi R,Citterio A,Martelli A,Sibilla L,Savoldi F

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to investigate whether neurological disability status, heart rate variability (HRV), cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) explained the variance in depressive symptoms in multiple sclerosis (MS). METHODS:Associations between CRF (via maximal oxygen uptake; VO2peak ), HRV indices of normalized ul...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Ensari I,Pilutti LA,Motl RW

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from some patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has been demonstrated to significantly reduce the neuronal viability of primary cell cultures of motor neurons. We aimed to study the potential clinical consequences associated with the cytotoxicity of CSF in a cohort of pa...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Galán L,Matías-Guiu J,Matias-Guiu JA,Yáñez M,Pytel V,Guerrero-Sola A,Vela-Souto A,Arranz-Tagarro JA,Gómez-Pinedo U,García AG

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The density and size of astrocyte-, oligodendrocyte-and neurone nuclei in corpus striatum were determined in rats with CCl4-induced liver encephalopathy by means of an electronic image analyzer. After 8 weeks of CCl4-administration, the astrocyte number had nearly doubled, and astrocytes with increased nuclear size qp...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Diemer NH

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro protein synthetic capactiy of brain slices from guinea-pigs in the late stage (17-18 days post-induction) of experimental allergic encephalomyelitis was increased over that of Freund's adjuvant injected controls, as determined by the rate of (14C)-leucine incorporation into both tris-soluble and tris-inso...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Babitch JA,Blomstrand C,Hamberger A

更新日期：1975-03-01 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：:Cerebellar atrophy (CA) is a frequent finding in patients with chronic epilepsy. To find out whether the existence of CA has an influence on the tolerance of high-dose monotherapy with carbamazepine, we compared the lowest individual toxic serum levels in patients with complex focal seizures, with CA (n = 27) and with...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Specht U,Rohde M,May T,Schmidt RC,Meencke HJ,Wolf P

更新日期：1994-01-01 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：:Lymphocyte transformation responses to measles, mumps, herpes simplex and parainfluenza virus antigens and purified protein derivative of tuberculin were determined in both 78 normal controls and 40 patients with multiple sclerosis, 16 of whom were studied serially. Patients with multiple sclerosis showed significantl...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Sagar HJ,Allonby ID,Hughes P

更新日期：1981-02-01 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：: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：:In Sweden, the annual incidence of surgery for hydrocephalus was 3.4 per 100,000 adults between the years 1996 and 1998. The most common indication for surgery was normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH; 47%), followed by high-pressure hydrocephalus (27%). Seventy-three percent of the patients had communicating hydrocepha...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Tisell M,Höglund M,Wikkelsø C

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treatment with lamotrigine (LTG) during pregnancy is associated with a pronounced risk of seizure deterioration, because pregnancy accelerates LTG elimination. The extent to which pregnancy affects LTG pharmacokinetics is unpredictable and varies considerably among patients. AIM:We propose an algorithm for ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Sabers A

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrathecal IgG synthesis and CSF oligoclonal bands were reexamined after 18-24 months in 66 patients with multiple sclerosis; 40 of them received azathioprine (AZA) 2.5 mg/Kg/die; all received a course of dexamethasone (DEXA) during clinical relapses. The IgG Index was significantly reduced in the group treated with ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Caputo D,Zaffaroni M,Ghezzi A,Cazzullo CL

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a previous study we found that nine of 47 siblings to multiple sclerosis (MS) patients with a normal neurological examination carry an intrathecal oligoclonal immunopathy with limited specificity, a condition we termed MS immunopathic trait. The purpose of this study is to further characterize the MS immunopathic t...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Haghighi S,Andersen O,Odén A,Rosengren L

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00