Immunological and genetic studies in primary generalized corticoreticular epilepsy.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The quality-of-life (QoL) perception by Parkinson's disease (PD) patients and their caregivers (CG) has not been studied in depth. OBJECTIVE:To examine patient/proxy agreements on the PD QoL Questionnaire (PDQ-39), the Scale of Quality of Life of Care-Givers (SQLC) and the Multidimensional Caregiver Strain ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Balash Y,Korczyn AD,Knaani J,Migirov AA,Gurevich T

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenylate kinase (AK) was determined in a lumbo-cisternal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) gradient and in CSF from patients with mental deterioration. AK activity was unchanged in the gradient and different from albumin and albumin ratio (alb CSF/albumin serum), a blood-brain barrier marker in the same gradient. No differen...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Ahlberg J,Blomstrand C,Ronquist G,Wikkelsö C

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We investigated whether mutation of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) affects the copy number of the mitochondrial genome in patients with mitochondrial myopathy encephalopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) and those with myoclonic epilepsy with ragged-red fiber (MERRF) syndromes. MATERIALS ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Liu CS,Cheng WL,Lee CF,Ma YS,Lin CY,Huang CC,Wei YH

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The importance of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in multiple sclerosis (MS) is widely acknowledged. In 2015, a multicenter study was launched to assess the HRQoL and coping styles of chronically ill persons in Germany. The aims of this paper were (i) to describe how persons affected by MS assess thei...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Nickel S,von dem Knesebeck O,Kofahl C

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The goal of this study was to evaluate the incidence of urological malignancies in MS patients using active screening. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A total of 495 MS patients (141 men, 354 women, age of 42±13.4) were included in the study. The duration of disease was 12.3±11 years, and the EDSS score was 4.3 (±2.5)...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Krhut J,Hradilek P,Nemec D,Tvrdik J,Zapletalova O,Zvara P

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroacanthocytosis is a progressive multisystem disease with a wide range of symptoms. The involuntary movements mainly include chorea and orofaciolingual dyskinesias. The descriptive name of the disease refers to the presence of abnormal erythrocytes in peripheral blood. Two siblings are presented. One young female ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Aasly J,Skandsen T,Rø M

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We planned a descriptive study on the incidence of intracranial gliomas spanning a 16-year period (1976-1991) in the Local Health Service 31 of Ferrara, Northern Italy. MATERIAL AND METHODS:We used a complete enumeration approach by reviewing all the possible sources of case collection available in the st...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Tola MR,Casetta I,Granieri E,Pinna L,Veronesi V,Tamarozzi R,Trapella G,Monetti VC,Paolino E,Govoni V

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an attempt to establish the efficacy of the different diagnostic tests, 41 multiple sclerosis (MS) patients at different stages of the disease were studied by means of visual evoked potential (VEP) recording, T-lymphocyte subset determination cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. M...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Sola P,Scarpa M,Faglioni P,Sorgato P,Merelli E

更新日期：1989-11-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Interindividual variability in intestinal absorption and bioavailability might contribute to inadequate control of seizures under treatment with carbamazepine and phenytoin. We therefore correlated intestinal expression levels and genetics of CYP3A4, CYP2C9/19, MDR1 and MRP2 with dose requirement and plasma ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Simon C,Stieger B,Kullak-Ublick GA,Fried M,Mueller S,Fritschy JM,Wieser HG,Pauli-Magnus C

更新日期：2007-04-01 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:The purpose of the study was to develop a simplified method for the acquisition and analysis of data from positron emission tomography (PET) using the ligand 11C-L-deuterium-deprenyl. This is motivated by an increased interest in methods to characterize gliosis in neurodegenerative diseases and epilepsy, whi...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Bergström M,Kumlien E,Lilja A,Tyrefors N,Westerberg G,Långström B

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Subcutaneous immunoglobulin (SCIG) is effective treatment of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). Quality of life (QoL) increases following switch from intravenous administration to SCIG, but its correlation with clinical functioning is sparsely studied. AIMS OF THE STUDY:The aim of thi...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Ryltoft AK,Al-Zuhairy A,Sindrup SH,Andersen H,Markvardsen LK

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether Parkinson's disease (PD) can be distinguished from multiple system atrophy (MSA) on the basis of the assessment of iodine-123 meta-iodobenzylguanidine (123I-MIBG) radioactivity in heart and cardiovascular autonomic function. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Seventeen patients with MSA, 39 with PD, ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Oka H,Mochio S,Yoshioka M,Morita M,Onouchi K,Inoue K

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical measurement of intracranial pressure (ICP) is often performed to aid diagnosis of hydrocephalus. This review discusses analysis of ICP and its components' for the investigation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) dynamics. The role of pulse, slow and respiratory waveforms of ICP in diagnosis, prognostication and man...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Kasprowicz M,Lalou DA,Czosnyka M,Garnett M,Czosnyka Z

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychometric tests, visual reaction time tests and electroencephalograms were performed in 26 cirrhotic patients without overt portal-systemic encephalopathy and in 26 healthy individuals. Cirrhotics performed poorly, compared with controls, on intelligence, learning and memory, perceptual motor and spatial tests. Non...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Puca FM,Antonaci F,Panella C,Guglielmi FW,Barone M,Francavilla A,Cerutti R

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate dopamine reuptake sites (dopamine transporter) in the caudate nucleus and putamen in narcolepsy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Ten patients with narcolepsy and 15 controls were studied with positron emission tomography. A cocaine analogue [11C]-CFT was used as a radioligand. RESULTS:The uptake of[11C]...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Rinne JO,Hublin C,Någren K,Helenius H,Partinen M

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Major neurological improvement (MNI) at 24 hours represents a marker of early recanalization in ischaemic stroke. Although low body temperature is considered neuroprotective in cerebral ischaemia, some studies have suggested that higher body temperature may promote clot lysis in the acute phase of ischaemic ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Kvistad CE,Thomassen L,Waje-Andreassen U,Logallo N,Naess H

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We prospectively investigated 131 consecutive cases (both in- and outpatients) of suspected dementia to evaluate the relative frequency of different types of dementia in Chinese patients. Dementia was confirmed in 110 cases (84.0%). In contrast to the Western series, vascular dementia (39.1%) was slightly more frequen...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Liu HC,Tsou HK,Lin KN,Yan SH,Guo NW,Wang CL,Chiang BN

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To provide an update on recent research concerning obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and executive functions. METHODS:A systematic review was carried out on reports drawn from MEDLINE and PSYCHLIT (January 1990-December 2005) and identified from lists of references in these reports. The selection crit...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Saunamäki T,Jehkonen M

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：: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：:Patients with aseptic meningitis (AM) were examined with the active T cell rosette test, which has been claimed to reflect cell-mediated immunocompetence more accurately than determination of total T cells. Higher percentages of active T cells were demonstrated in CSF compared to blood regardless if specimens were obt...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Frydén A,Kam-Hansen S,Maller R,Link H

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Although the recovery from Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is good in most patients, some develop permanent severe disability or even die. Early predictors would increase the likelihood to identify patients at risk for poor outcome at the acute stage, allowing them intensified therapeutic intervention. MATERI...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Axelsson M,Sjögren M,Andersen O,Blennow K,Zetterberg H,Lycke J

更新日期：2018-08-01 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：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Cerebral infarcts occur more frequently along the middle (MCA) than the anterior cerebral artery (ACA) territory. The reason(s) for this difference remains speculative. The objective of this study was to investigate the distribution of cerebral microemboli as detected by transcranial Doppler ultr...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Wijman CA,Babikian VL,Winter MR,Pochay VE

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mild malformation of cortical dysplasia (mMCD) with oligodendroglial hyperplasia (MOGHE) is an epilepsy-related pathologic entity highlighted in post-surgical specimens of frontal lobe epilepsy (FLE) patients. AIMS OF THE STUDY:We present two temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) cases with MOGHE and discuss clinica...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Garganis K,Kokkinos V,Zountsas B,Dinopoulos A,Coras R,Blümcke I

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preoperative treatment with glucocorticoids in patients with an intracranial tumour has been neurosurgical practice for more than 30 years. Recently, however, a less beneficial effect in patients with a meningeoma is reported. This study included 4 patients with a glioma, 4 with a metastasis and 5 with a meningeoma. A...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Skjoeth J,Bjerre PK

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:"Epileptic dementia" is reported in adults with childhood-onset refractory epilepsy. Cognitive deterioration can also occur in a "second-hit model". MATERIALS AND METHODS:We studied the clinical and neuropsychological characteristics of patients with cognitive deterioration (≥1 SD discrepancy between curren...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Breuer LEM,Grevers E,Boon P,Bernas A,Bergmans JWM,Besseling RMH,Klooster DCW,de Louw A,Mestrom RMC,Vonck K,Zinger S,Aldenkamp AP

更新日期：2017-07-01 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