Quality of life as a measure of rehabilitation outcome in patients with multiple sclerosis.

abstract：:Experimental alcoholic myopathy was induced in rats by a combination of prolonged alcohol intake (mean 15.3 g ethanol/kg/day for up to 10 weeks) and a short fast. In view of literature evidence for impairment of both glycolytic and oxidative metabolism in alcoholic myopathy, we combined histological and histochemical ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Trounce I,Byrne E,Dennett X

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the epidemiological and clinical features of motor neuron disease (MND) in a region (835,000 inhabitants) of south-western Greece. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The medical records of all patients diagnosed with adult-onset MND at the Department of Neurology of the University Hospital of Patras from 1990 ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Argyriou AA,Polychronopoulos P,Papapetropoulos S,Ellul J,Andriopoulos I,Katsoulas G,Salakou S,Chroni E

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

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 microtechnique was established for the study of the limited numbers of cells available in CSF. The method allowed for the determination of the number of immunoglobulin-secreting cells (IgSC) as well as the quantitation of immunoglobulin or specific antibody secreted into the culture medium. Dose-response curves and ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Sandberg M,Levinson AI,Zweiman B,Lisak RP

更新日期：1986-12-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Ischaemic stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Although the secondary preventive medication should be continued for life, its use commonly declines in time. This may lead to recurrent vascular events. In this study, we investigated if during a long follow-up period discontin...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Rijkmans M,de Jong G,van den Berg JSP

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripheral blood lymphocytes from 23 out of 27 (85%) patients with multiple sclerosis responded to MS brain homogenates by increased formation of active E-rosettes. Lymphocytes from only six out of 78 (8%) patients with other neurological diseases responded to MS brain homogenates. The possible value of the test in th...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Offner H,Fog T,Rastogi SC,Konat G,Clausen J

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Oxidative stress and glutamate-mediated excitotoxicity may play an important role in the etiopathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) activity can be associated with motor neuron death by inducing free radical formation and glutamate release from astrocytes. The aim of thi...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Iłzecka J

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

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：OBJECTIVES:We investigated the occurrence in hypertensive patients of new subclinical changes in the brain by serial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). METHODS:MRI was performed serially in 98 hypertensive subjects without neurologic deficits at least once a year for 3 years. All received antihypertensive medicines Blo...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Shintani S,Shiigai T,Arinami T

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Only 15% of patients with severe epilepsy with frequent partial seizures achieve any improvement in their seizure frequency by further drug treatment. As we know that epileptic seizures result in neuron loss with early development of mental deterioration, that the mortality rate of patients with epilepsy is increased ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Dam M

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with homocystinuria excrete a large amount of metal in their urine. Homocysteine similar to penicillamine, administration to methylmercury treated rats resulted in a large amount of urinary methylmercury excretion. These results suggested that the total metal amounts in the whole body of patients with homocys...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Yoshida Y,Nakano A,Hamada R,Kamitsuchibashi H,Yamamoto K,Akagi H,Kitazono M,Osame M

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the relationship between cerebral hemodynamics and clinical performance in normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), before and after surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Ten patients were studied prospectively before and 3 months after shunt surgery by means of transcranial Doppler (TCD). Clinical performance ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Bakker SL,Boon AJ,Wijnhoud AD,Dippel DW,Delwel EJ,Koudstaal PJ

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN-DBS) is an established treatment with long-term beneficial effects on motor symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). The long-term development of non-motor problems after STN-DBS is not fully understood. In this study, we have studied how non-motor probl...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Lilleeng B,Gjerstad M,Baardsen R,Dalen I,Larsen JP

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Satisfactory anabolic reactions, including the activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, are essential following severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Many factors may influence this activation. This study aimed to investigate whether individuals ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Sörbo A,Eiving I,Theodorsson E,Rydenhag B,Jonsdottir IH

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present clinical and virological data on 9 patients, 7 women and 2 men aged 31-56 years, with recurrent aseptic meningitis (Mollaret's meningitis). Polymerase chain reaction detected Herpes simplex virus type 2 DNA in cerebrospinal fluid samples from all patients collected during their latest attacks of meningitis....

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Jensenius M,Myrvang B,Størvold G,Bucher A,Hellum KB,Bruu AL

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brivaracetam (BRV) is a new antiseizure medication (ASM) that is currently approved for adjunctive treatment in patients with focal onset seizures. Similarly to levetiracetam (LEV), BRV works by binding SV2A vesicles with a high affinity and a linear pharmacokinetic profile. Retrospective studies and randomized clinic...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Verrotti A,Grasso EA,Cacciatore M,Matricardi S,Striano P

更新日期：2020-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Therapy of acute relapses in multiple sclerosis with corticosteroids (CC) remains uncertain with respect to route, dosage and effectiveness. This makes the treatment of relapses a clinical field where 'shared decision-making (SDM)' could be of advantage for the patients. A prerequisite for SDM is the provisi...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Köpke S,Heesen C,Kasper J,Mühlhauser I

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possible association of 7 HLA specificities in the HLA-A locus and 16 specificities in the HLA-B locus with susceptibility to Parkinsonian syndrome was investigated in a total of 36 patients with paralysis agitans (PA), as well as in 11 patients with other Parkinsonian syndromes, and 176 controls in Japan. There w...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Takagi S,Shinohara Y,Tsuji K

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We evaluated the expression of chemokine-like factor (CKLF) in biopsied muscle fibers in inflammatory myopathies, non-inflammatory myopathies and neurologically diseased controls. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We studied the expression of CKLF in 15 polymyositis (PM), five dermatomyositis (DM), 15 non-inflammatory ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Chowdhury MH,Nagai A,Terashima M,Sheikh A,Murakawa Y,Kobayashi S,Yamaguchi S

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neuropsychiatric symptoms are common in Parkinson's disease and may precede onset of motor symptoms. They are also known to increase caregiver's burden. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to assess neuropsychiatric symptoms in a cohort of Nigerian patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease and compare wi...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Ojagbemi AA,Akinyemi RO,Baiyewu O

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine if visual hallucinations in patients with Parkinson's disease are associated with an increased prevalence of white matter lesions. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Fifteen patients with (group 1) and 15 patients without (group 2) a history of visual hallucinations were studied. Both groups were matched for...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Kraft E,Winkelmann J,Trenkwalder C,Auer DP

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:3 patients with the condition of "painful legs and moving toes" are reported. The etiology was unknown in 2 of them, but in 1 patient the symptoms were temporarily relieved by surgery for a lumbar herniated disc. The movements restarted 6 months after surgery. EMG studies showed near rhythmical muscle action potential...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Wulff CH

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied a Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) family with a manifesting carrier. Proximal muscle weakness, pseudohypertrophy of the calves, significantly elevated serum creatine kinase and dystrophic alterations in the muscle biopsy were the characteristic phenotypical features of this manifesting carrier. The recombin...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Ionasescu VV,Searby CC,Ionasescu R

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aims of this study were to investigate myopathic changes in myasthenia gravis (MG) by using turns-amplitude analysis (TAA) and quantitative motor unit potential duration analysis (MUPan), to correlate myopathic changes with severity and duration of the disease and the results of diagnostic tests includin...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Odabasi Z,Kuruoglu R,Oh SJ

更新日期：2000-05-01 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：:Twenty-three consecutive patients with hemifacial spasm were studied. Magnetic resonance imaging angiography of the brain was performed in 20 patients and 15 controls. The angiograms were evaluated by two independent observers and blinded for side-location of the spasm. Contact between an artery from the vertebrobasil...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Jespersen JH,Dupont E,Gelineck J,Lundorf E

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Muscle cramps are involuntary, painful, sudden contractions of the skeletal muscles. They are present in normal subjects under certain conditions (during a strong voluntary contraction, sleep, sports, pregnancy) and in several pathologies such as myopathies, neuropathies, motoneuron diseases, metabolic disorders, hydr...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

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

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the clinical course of patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) up to 3 months after double filtration plasmapheresis (DFP). MATERIAL AND METHODS:We recorded the MG score and measured the level of acetylcholine receptor antibody (AchRAb) at baseline and day 1 (D1), week 1 (W1), 1 month (M1), 2 (M2) a...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Yeh JH,Chen WH,Chiu HC

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum levels of the soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sIL-2R), an indicator of T cell activation, were significantly elevated in chronic progressive MS (CPMS) patients, clinically stable MS patients and in patients with other neurological diseases (OND) as compared to healthy controls. Levels of sIL-2R in steroid treate...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Bansil S,Troiano R,Cook SD,Rohowsky-Kochan C

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00