Cerebrospinal fluid findings in mycoplasma pneumoniae infections with neurological complications.

abstract：:The present communication is devoted to investigating the possibility that in myotonic dystrophy (MyD) a decreased ATP utilization by the membrane may produce modifications in glycoprotein structure and/or in the supramolecular arrangement of some membrane proteins. The study was carried out a) by determining the memb...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Sandrini G,Bottiroli G,Nappi G,Balduini C,Brovelli A

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical features in 268 patients with diffuse cerebral atrophy of initially unknown origin have been analysed. Pneumoencephalography showed supratentorial ventricular atrophy in 87 per cent (cortical in 71 per cent), and brain stem and/or cerebellar atrophy in 17 per cent of the patients. Epileptic seizures, dizz...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Iivanainen M

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The prognosis after Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) is debated. The aim of this study was to assess health-related Quality of Life (QoL) and neurological symptoms 30 months after treatment in European patients with LNB. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In a prospective case-control designed study, we investigated 50 well-...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Eikeland R,Mygland A,Herlofson K,Ljøstad U

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By a rapid PCR-based method to assess the 8344 mtDNA mutation associated with MERRF disease, we have studied DNA from blood samples of 10 individuals belonging to a family spanning four generations in which one patient showed the complete MERRF phenotype, three other members were less severely affected, while the rema...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Piccolo G,Focher F,Verri A,Spadari S,Banfi P,Gerosa E,Mazzarello P

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:White matter (WM) integrity of Spinocerebellar ataxia 2 (SCA2) is poorly understood, more so in the early stages of SCA2. In this study, we evaluated the microstructural integrity of the WM tracts with an emphasis on the nature of in vivo pathological involvement in early SCA2. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We evalu...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Stezin A,Bhardwaj S,Khokhar S,Hegde S,Jain S,Bharath RD,Saini J,Pal PK

更新日期：2020-10-08 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：OBJECTIVE:The present study focused on human leukocyte antigen (HLA) DQB1, DQA1 and DRB1 allelic variation according to ethnicity and analyzed whether susceptibility to multiple sclerosis (MS) depends on population characteristics. METHODS:Eighty-eight healthy African-Brazilians and 92 healthy white Brazilians living ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Alves-Leon SV,Papais-Alvarenga R,Magalhães M,Alvarenga M,Thuler LC,Fernández y Fernandez O

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A three generation family is presented in which rapidly progressive, early-onset Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease without typical EEG changes segregates as an autosomal dominant disease. An aspartic acid to asparagine mutation at codon 178 of the prion gene, PRNP, co-segregates with the disease. As expected, the disease alle...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Holm IE,Abelskov K,Bojsen-Møller M,Nielsen AL,Jørgensen AL

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE) in people with Parkinson's disease (PD). More specifically, we investigated data completeness, scaling assumptions, targeting, reliability, and construct validity. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This study involves da...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Nilsson MH,Hagell P,Iwarsson S

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intractable seizure disorder is a clinical as well as a diagnostic problem. We evaluated the clinical role of extensive EEGs among patients (n = 64) considered to suffer from intractable paroxysmal neurologic symptoms. By reducing antiepileptic medication, ictal events were recorded in 89% of the cases. From the clini...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Nousiainen U,Suomalainen T,Mervaala E

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Focal brain ischemia induced in rodents by occlusion of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) is a widely used paradigm of human brain infarct. The objective of this study is to compare the effectiveness and reproducibility of MCA filament occlusion model in rats and mice. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A total of 140 ro...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Ardehali MR,Rondouin G

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Association of leuko-araiosis (LA) with certain risk factors has been reported in Western patients. This is a case-control study to determine the risk factors and the type of stroke associated with LA in Saudi patients. DESIGN AND SETTING:398 consecutive Saudi patients with the diagnosis of stroke admitted o...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Awada A,Omojola MF

更新日期：1996-12-01 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：:This article reports the case of a man who developed a pure motor paraplegia following epidural anesthesia with a pattern of slow recovery over subsequent months. Reviewing the available literature on post-epidural paraplegia we noted a number of potential etiologies and analyzed their role in its causation. On the ba...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Skouen JS,Wainapel SF,Willock MM

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Recognition of stroke symptoms and activation of emergency services are essential in minimizing delay for acute stroke treatments. In this study, we assessed public stroke awareness in Sweden. METHODS:One thousand and five hundred residents aged 18-79 years participated in a telephone survey. Open-...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Nordanstig A,Jood K,Rosengren L

更新日期：2014-12-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Perampanel is an antiepileptic drug (AED) approved for add-on treatment of focal seizures (with or without generalization) and primary generalized tonic-clonic (GTC) seizures. Our objective was to explore the effectiveness and tolerability of adjunctive perampanel in patients with drug-resistant myoclonic se...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Gil-López FJ,Montoya J,Falip M,Aparicio J,López-González FJ,Toledano R,Gil-Nagel A,Molins A,García I,Serrano P,Domenech G,Torres F,Donaire A,Carreño M

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the efficacy of buccally absorbed prochlorperazine (BAP) to intravenous prochlorperazine (IVP) for the abortive treatment of migraine headaches. METHODS:Randomized double-blind trial. Eighty subjects aged 18-65 presenting with migraines to the ED of a safety-net, urban hospital. Subjects were rand...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Fernando T,Lumanauw DD,Youn S,Shimada M,Yadav K,Chappell B,Horeczko T,Tanen DA

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study of variations of therapeutic response (dyskinesia and on-off phenomenon) in Parkinson's disease was conducted on 278 patients treated with levodopa for at least 6 months and hospitalized at National Neurological Institute "C. Besta" of Milan between 1974 and 1984. Variations of therapeutic respon...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Geminiani G,Cesana BM,Scigliano G,Soliveri P,Girotti F,Giovannini P,Caraceni T

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Soluble APO-1 (sAPO-1) may prevent apoptosis of lymphocytes induced by activation of the APO-1/Fas receptor. OBJECTIVES:To determine sAPO-1 levels in the serum of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and controls in order to investigate if abnormal lymphocyte apoptosis occurs in this disease. METHODS:Serum sam...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Bansil S,Holtz CR,Cook SD,Rohowsky-Kochan C

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We used an electrical conditioning stimulation followed by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to facilitate the occurrence of long latency potentials (LLPs) in order to study the relationship between primary motor evoked potentials (MEPs) and LLPs in the lower limbs. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The study gro...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Chen JT,Chen CC,Kao KP,Wu ZA,Liao KK

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 100 MS patients, BAEP and tibial SEP abnormality rates increased significantly with disease duration and clinical disability. VEP correlated non-linearly with disease duration, and median nerve SEP correlated with disability. In multifactorial analysis, however, BAEP correlated significantly only with clinical brai...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Sand T,Sulg IA

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine through a meta-analysis whether a treatment strategy of surgery plus the routine medical management saves lives and reduces disability in survivors of primary supratentorial intracerebral hematoma compared to routine medical management alone. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Computerized bibliographic search...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Prasad K,Browman G,Srivastava A,Menon G

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine headache characteristics in the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and in insomnia. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Fifty-six OSAS patients and 50 insomnia patients were assessed in the same time period. Patients in both groups underwent an accurate interview to investigate headache occurrence and it...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Alberti A,Mazzotta G,Gallinella E,Sarchielli P

更新日期：2005-05-01 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:Our purpose was to identify the incidence and significance of markers of systemic connective tissue abnormalities (CTA) in patients with saccular intracranial aneurysms (SIA). MATERIALS AND METHODS:This prospective case-control study included 199 consecutive patients with SIA (103 women and 96 men, mean age...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Lebedeva ER,Sakovich VP

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) surveys and death-record studies in European populations were reviewed. Particular attention was given to methodological aspects. Two sets of quality criteria were used. Four door-to-door surveys revealed underdiagnosis of prevalent idiopathic parkinsonism ranging from 30% to 71%. Quality surv...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： de Pedro-Cuesta J

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis is a severe autoimmune disorder with a mortality of 5%-7%, but few studies have focused on the predictors of death in this disease. In this study, we aim to investigate predictors and causes of death in patients with anti-NMDAR encephalitis. METHODS:In ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Chi X,Wang W,Huang C,Wu M,Zhang L,Li J,Zhou D

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prescriptions of antiepileptic drugs in the years 1985 and 1986 were used to identify all possible cases of epilepsy in a population of about 50,000 people. The general practitioners of the study area filled out a questionnaire for each user of antiepileptic drugs registered as a patient of theirs. This informatio...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Giuliani G,Terziani S,Senigaglia AR,Luccioni G,Foschi N,Maffei C

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The clinical differentiation between early Parkinson's disease (PD) and essential tremor (ET) could be difficult, therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate 99mTc-TRODAT-1 SPECT as an applicable tool in this field. METHODS:99mTc-TRODAT-1 single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) was perform...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Wang J,Jiang YP,Liu XD,Chen ZP,Yang LQ,Liu CJ,Xiang JD,Su HL

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00