Suppressive effects of TNF-alpha on myelin formation in vitro.

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：BACKGROUND:Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is a dominantly inherited disease characterized by a wide variety of clinical manifestations, including pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs), which due to paradoxical embolization may cause cerebral abscess. OBJECTIVE:To estimate the risk of cerebral abs...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Kjeldsen AD,Tørring PM,Nissen H,Andersen PE

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients are presented who developed conduction aphasia after a small infarction almost exclusively confined to the arcuate fasciculus. All of them were diagnosed as conduction aphasia within a week after the stroke and showed a rapid amelioration. On the basis of the 3 patients and conduction aphasics in the li...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Tanabe H,Sawada T,Inoue N,Ogawa M,Kuriyama Y,Shiraishi J

更新日期：1987-12-01 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：:Three patients with well-defined clinical and radiographic lesions have been studied with somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs). The data indicate that the primary scalp potentials from stimulation of both the arm and leg (N20 and P40) can be lost with thalamic lesions and would be consistent with these potentials b...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Fisher MA,Perlik SJ

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:As part of a door-to-door survey of neurologic diseases, we investigated the prevalence of lumbosacral radiculopathy (LR) in two Sicilian municipalities (N = 14,540, as of November 1, 1987). MATERIAL & METHODS:During phase 1, we administered a brief screening instrument to subjects in the study population. ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Savettieri G,Salemi G,Rocca WA,Meneghini F,D'Arpa A,Morgante L,Coraci MA,Reggio A,Grigoletto F,Di Perri R

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A group of asymptomatic HIV-infected patients (CDC II and III) was followed-up over a two year period with semi-annual neuropsychological testing. Of the total sample of 36 subjects, all were retested at test two (T2), 19 at test three (T3) and 13 at test four (T4). A subgroup of subjects was further tested on a simpl...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Karlsen NR,Reinvang I,Frøland SS

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of the alpha-adrenergic blocking agent thymoxamine by intravenous administration was studied in 25 patients with spastic paraplegia and uninhibited neurogenic bladder. By cystometry a shift to the right of the first desire to void, the threshold of the first uninhibited contraction and a reduction of the pr...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Pedersen E,Tørring J,Klemar B

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relation between angiographically determined cerebral vasospasm following a subarachnoid hemorrhage and regional cerebral blood flow (CBF) was studied in 63 investigations of 45 patients. The CBF was measured using the intra-arterial 133-Xe clearance technique within one hour of angiography. A positive correlation...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Jakobsen M,Overgaard J,Marcussen E,Enevoldsen EM

更新日期：1990-08-01 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：:The ability to transcode integers from ideographic to alphabetic script was assessed in patients with dementia of Alzheimer type. Eleven of 13 consecutive patients made characteristic errors of intrusion. We propose that this may be a simple bedside test for dementia. ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Tegnér R,Nybäck H

更新日期：1990-02-01 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：:Paralytic poliomyelitis presenting with quadriparesis, transient encephalitis and bulbar symptoms in 2 patients in close contact with recently vaccinated children with trivalent live oral polio vaccine is described. Symmetrical lower motor neuron involvement of deltoid muscles with electromyographic confirmation was f...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Arlazoroff A,Bleicher Z,Klein C,Vure E,Lahat E,Gross B,Handsher R

更新日期：1987-09-01 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：: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：PURPOSE:To evaluate the relationship between people with epilepsy and birth order. METHODS:A case-control study of 336 epileptics, 15 years and above, and their 1961 full siblings. The data was analysed by birth order and then stratified by sibship size. The 95% confidence interval (CI) for each odds ratio (OR) was ob...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Obeid T,Awada A,Amene P,Oni G

更新日期：2002-03-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) engage in substantially less overall physical activity than healthy controls, but there is little information on public health rates of physical activity necessary for health benefits. PURPOSE:This study examined the rates of insufficient, moderate, and sufficient physic...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Motl RW,McAuley E,Sandroff BM,Hubbard EA

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess predictors of headache in patients who had sustained a head injury 22 years earlier. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A questionnaire about headache was sent to 361 subjects hospitalized for head injury in 1974-1975. RESULTS:A total of 249 patients (69%) responded to the questionnaire. The prevalence of hea...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Nestvold K,Lundar T,Mowinckel P,Stavem K

更新日期：2005-07-01 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：:Patients with prior poliomyelitis with paresis and excessive use (n = 8) and low use (n = 6) of residual anterior tibial motor units (MUs) during walking were subjected to muscle biopsy of the anterior tibial muscle (TA). Antibodies directed against cytoskeletal proteins, spectrin and desmin, and against Leu-19, a myo...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Borg K,Edström L

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this open label pilot study was to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of levetiracetam (LEV) as 'de novo' monotherapy in children and adolescents with late onset childhood occipital epilepsy-Gastaut type (COE-G). MATERIAL AND METHODS:Twelve patients suffering from COE-G were enrolled in this ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Verrotti A,Parisi P,Loiacono G,Mohn A,Grosso S,Balestri P,Tozzi E,Iannetti P,Chiarelli F,Curatolo P

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease. There is evidence that oxidative stress is implicated in the pathophysiology of the neurodegenerative disorders, including ALS. Data from the literature suggests that the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) partic...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Iłzecka J

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the effect of caudal zona incerta-deep brain stimulation (cZi-DBS) on word-level speech intelligibility in patients with Parkinson's disease, under both an optimal listening condition and a simulated more naturalistic listening condition. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Spoken single words were extract...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Johansson L,Möller S,Olofsson K,Linder J,Nordh E,Blomstedt P,van Doorn J,Karlsson F

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess hemispheric differences in the duration of focal onset seizures and its association with clinical and demographic factors. METHODS:A retrospective analysis was performed on adult patients with drug-resistant unifocal epilepsy, who underwent intracranial EEG recording between 01/2006 and 06/2016. Se...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Seethaler M,Lauseker M,Ernst K,Rémi J,Vollmar C,Noachtar S,Kaufmann E

更新日期：2020-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of adrenoleukodystrophy are described. The pathological picture was consistent with earlier observations about the disease with the difference that the brain tissue revealed material which stained metachromatically with toluidine blue and was insoluble in fat solvents. ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Hormia M

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although patients >80 years were excluded in RCTs for tPA treatment of acute ischemic stroke (AIS), many centers treat old patients. We wanted to examine whether age ≥80 years is an independent predictor of outcome after tPA. MATERIALS:We included 77 consecutive patients ≥80 years and 83 patients <80 years t...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Henriksen EH,Ljøstad U,Tveiten A,Naess H,Thomassen L,Mygland A

更新日期：2013-05-01 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：:The present paper reports a family settled in the northern part of Norway, with a hereditary neurological disorder consisting clinically of spastic paraplegia associated with neurogenic bladder disturbances and syndactylia. Nine out of 22 members in three generations exhibit these clinical features. The bladder distur...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Opjordsmoen S,Nyberg-Hansen R

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00