Effects of using dexamethasone and placebo in the treatment of prolapsed lumbar disc.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis is an autoimmune disorder of the central nervous system (CNS). Interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-17A may play important roles in the pathogenesis of this disease. High-mobility group box protein 1 (HMGB1), a small but highly conserved ubiquitous protein, is rec...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Ai P,Zhang X,Xie Z,Liu G,Liu X,Pan S,Wang H

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Taiwan is geographically, culturally, and socially close to southern Japan, which is an endemic area of human T-lymphotropic virus type 1-associated myelopathy (HAM). Taiwan, however, is not an endemic area of HAM. We report the first case of HAM in a native Taiwanese, a 61-year-old woman, without known HTLV-1 risk fa...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Wang SJ,Liu HC,Chi CW,Liu TY,Chen PM

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Fatigue is a disabling and dopa-resistant symptom in Parkinson's disease (PD). Pathological studies have shown that both peripheral and central cholinergic systems are involved in PD. Electrophysiological investigation showed decremental muscle responses following repetitive nerve stimulation (RNS). We hypot...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Hwang WJ,Lin TS

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the possibility that the occurrence of seizures or the use of antiepileptic drug (AED) therapy might have influenced the rate of occurrence of volunteered histories of patient-recognized depression during pregnancy in women with epilepsy. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Analysis of data from 2039 pregnancie...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

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

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the prevalence of G88C, G209A and any other mutation(s) in exons 3 and 4 of the alpha-synuclein gene in Indian patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). METHODS:A total of 169 PD patients comprising 18 familial, 3 juvenile, 48 early onset and 100 sporadic cases were included in this study. Genom...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Nagar S,Juyal RC,Chaudhary S,Behari M,Gupta M,Rao SN,Thelma BK

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have shown that status epilepticus can lead to neuronal injury. However, the effect of a small number of isolated seizures is uncertain. METHODS:We used structural MRI and neuropathology to study the effects of isolated seizures induced by kainic acid (KA), (RS)-2-amino-3-(3-hydroxy-5-tert-...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Acosta MT,Munashinge J,Zhang L,Guerron DA,Vortmeyer A,Theodore WH

更新日期：2012-01-01 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:Health-related quality of life (HRQL) has become an important outcome criterion of medical interventions, but was hardly studied in patients with facial spasms. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Patients with blepharospasm or hemifacial spasm treated with botulinum toxin were included. A healthy control group sociodemo...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Reimer J,Gilg K,Karow A,Esser J,Franke GH

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Posterior location affects the clinical presentation and outcome of ischemic stroke, but little is known about occipital intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). We studied non-traumatic occipital ICH phenotype, outcome, and post-ICH epilepsy. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Occipital ICH patients were retrospectively identif...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Räty S,Sallinen H,Virtanen P,Haapaniemi E,Wu TY,Putaala J,Meretoja A,Tatlisumak T,Strbian D

更新日期：2020-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:LMNB1-related autosomal dominant leukodystrophy is caused by an overexpression of the protein lamin B1, usually due to a duplication of the LMNB1 gene. Symptoms start in 5th to 6th decade. This slowly progressive disease terminates with death. We studied brain glucose metabolism in this disease using 18 F-flu...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Finnsson J,Lubberink M,Savitcheva I,Fällmar D,Melberg A,Kumlien E,Raininko R

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Subjective feelings of memory decline are fairly common among the elderly. The causes of this are heterogeneous, and may be related to both affective and cognitive disorders. We attempted to explore the associations between subjective and cognitive measures. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Healthy subjects were studi...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Balash Y,Mordechovich M,Shabtai H,Merims D,Giladi N

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In a previous study, we found that nine of the 47 siblings to multiple sclerosis (MS) patients with a normal neurologic examination carry an intrathecal oligoclonal immunopathy with limited specificity, a condition we termed MS immunopathic trait. Here we searched for neurological dysfunction with increased s...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

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

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with multiple sclerosis have an increased risk of infections compared to the general population. The increased risk has been described for decades and is not alone attributed to the use of disease-modifying drugs, but secondary to the disability. The introduction of more potent immunomodulatory drugs may caus...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Celius EG

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe clinical, electrophysiological and genetic data of five unrelated Sicilian pedigrees harbouring a heterozygous Ser78Leu mutation in the myelin protein zero (MPZ) extracellular domain. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Clinical, electrophysiological and genetic findings of 16 patients were reported. Polymorp...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Mazzeo A,Muglia M,Rodolico C,Toscano A,Patitucci A,Quattrone A,Messina C,Vita G

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis (PEM) and small cell lung cancer had a clinical presentation of acute polyneuritis. The patient had an antibody (anti-Hu) restricted to nuclei of neurons identical to that reported in patients with subacute sensory neuronopathy and lung cancer. This finding further suppo...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Graus F,Elkon KB,Lloberes P,Ribalta T,Torres A,Ussetti P,Valls J,Obach J,Agusti-Vidal A

更新日期：1987-04-01 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：:A prospective electrophysiological study of phrenic nerve was performed in 59 subjects undergoing open-heart surgery. The nerve was stimulated percutaneously at the neck and the diaphragmatic response was recorded with surface electrodes placed over the 8th intercostal space. The latency, amplitude, duration and area ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Chroni E,Patel RL,Taub N,Venn GE,Howard RS,Panayiotopoulos CP

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:EEG, regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) and neuropathological autopsy data were studied in 17 patients with presenile dementia. RCBF was measured in 14 cases using the intra-arterial-133-Xenon clearance technique. The neuropathological study included semi-serial whole brain microscopical sections in which the severit...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Jóhannesson G,Brun A,Gustafson I,Ingvar DH

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten patients with pseudotumor cerebri were studied. The diagnosis was based on bilateral papilledema and absence of intracranial masses and hydrocephalus. Based on the radiological findings, three groups of patients emerged: (A) Five patients with an empty sella. Four had an enlarged sella; (B) Two patients with a pit...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Bjerre P,Lindholm J,Gyldensted C

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An epidemiological survey of multiple sclerosis was carried out in the western part of Poland. The estimated prevalence rate on December 31, 1981 was compared with that established on the same territory on January 1, 1965. The disease was less frequent in 1981. The prevalence rate for definite cases was only 42.87 ver...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Wender M,Pruchnik-Grabowska D,Hertmanowska H,Kowal P,Zielińska M,Namysł I,Marcinkowski J

更新日期：1985-08-01 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：OBJECTIVE:We evaluated the differences in brain morphology among patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy according to the occurrence of absence seizures. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Twenty-one juvenile myoclonic epilepsy patients with (n = 6) and without (n = 15) absence seizures were enrolled. We analyzed whole-brain T1-...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Park KM,Kim TH,Han YH,Mun CW,Shin KJ,Ha SY,Park JS,Kim SE

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a cystic lesion in the left cerebellopontine (CP) angle cistern. The magnetic resonance (MR) imaging features closely resembled an epidermoid inclusion cyst, and was interpreted as such. However, at surgery and on histopathological examination the lesion was found to be a cysticercus cyst. It may b...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Singh S,Gibikote SV,Bannur U,Chacko G,Korah IP,Rajshekhar V

更新日期：1999-04-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the presence of the afterdischarge activity following M- and F-waves in patients with peripheral neuropathies with or without muscle cramps. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Ten patients with peripheral neuropathies complaining of frequent muscle leg cramps (Group 1) and 14 patients with peripheral neuropat...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

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

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether anti-GM1 antibodies are increased in Parkinson's disease (PD). METHODS:Serum immunoglobulin M (IgM) and IgG anti-GM1 antibodies were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in 147 patients with PD and in 186 age-matched normal control subjects. Sera were assayed at initial...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Zappia M,Crescibene L,Bosco D,Arabia G,Nicoletti G,Bagalà A,Bastone L,Napoli ID,Caracciolo M,Bonavita S,Di Costanzo A,Gambardella A,Quattrone A

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypothyroidism induced by anti-epileptic drug treatment gave rise to thyroid function test studies in patients treated with carbamazepine (CBZ) only. In 42 patients on long-term CBZ treatment thyroxine (T4), free T4-index (FT4I), and triiodothyronine (T3) concentrations in serum were significantly lower than in contro...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Strandjord RE,Aanderud S,Myking OL,Johannessen SI

更新日期：1981-02-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To study the prevalence of antibodies of IgA class against tissue transglutaminase (tTG), endomysium (EMA) and gliadin (AGA) in patients with chronic idiopathic axonal polyneuropathy (CIAP) and to characterize the patients clinically and neurophysiologically. METHODS:Of 182 patients, 126 patients agreed to ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Vrethem M,Lindh J,Tondel M,Persson B,Dahle C

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regional blood flow in the spinal cord was measured in rabbits, cats and monkeys with radioactively labelled microspheres. The reproducibility of the method was tested in rabbits by 3 consecutive determinations with differently labelled microspheres within the different cord regions, and was found to be good. In all 3...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Nyström B,Stjernschantz J,Smedegård G

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00