Progressive supranuclear palsy revisited.

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：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VD) are the two most common causes of dementia. As yet, no definitive biological antemortem marker has been established for differential diagnosis of AD or VD. In this study, proteins of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from AD, VD and control patients were analyzed by two-dime...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Mattila KM,Pirttilä T,Blennow K,Wallin A,Viitanen M,Frey H

更新日期：1994-03-01 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：:63 patients with alcoholic-nutritional peripheral neuropathy were given neurologic, electrophysiologic and nutritional examinations. 24 of these patients were reexamined later in the course of their disease, after from 2 to 72 months (mean 33). Alcoholic-nutritional neuropathy appeared and worsened after bouts of heav...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Hawley RJ,Kurtzke JF,Armbrustmacher VW,Saini N,Manz H

更新日期：1982-11-01 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 re-evaluate middle-aged Swedish patients diagnosed with dysequilibrium syndrome (DES) in childhood and to compare their clinical and neuroimaging features to DES with VLDLR gene mutations (DES-VLDR). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Six patients from five families underwent neurological examination and magnetic res...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Melberg A,Orlén H,Raininko R,Entesarian M,Dahlqvist J,Gustavson KH,Dahl N

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stroke although rare in children, is an important cause of morbidity in the paediatric age group. Over a period of 8 years, 43 children (17 boys and 26 girls) in the age groups of 1-16 years (mean 8.02 yrs) presented with stroke which constituted 10% of all strokes in the young and 0.7% of all paediatric admissions. T...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Nagaraja D,Verma A,Taly AB,Kumar MV,Jayakumar PN

更新日期：1994-10-01 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：:Serum lipids and the cholesterol concentration in the high density lipoprotein (HDL) fraction were measured in epileptic patients taking either carbamazepine or phenytoin as single drug treatment. There was a significant increase in HDL-cholesterol levels in patients taking both phenytoin and carbamazepine. Serum tota...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： O'Neill B,Callaghan N,Stapleton M,Molloy W

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The objective of the study was to estimate the prevalence of parkinsonism in the Province of Rome using antiparkinsonian prescription histories from 1986 to 1991. METHODS:A subject was defined as a case of parkinsonism if he/she had received "specific" and "consistent" antiparkinsonian therapy in the stud...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Menniti-Ippolito F,Spila-Alegiani S,Vanacore N,Bonifati V,Diana G,Meco G,Raschetti R

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prophylactic effect of a 5-HT uptake inhibitor, femoxetine, was compared with that of propranolol in a double-blind crossover study of 6-months duration. 29 patients commenced the experiment. 3 subjects withdrew because of side effects and 2 because the program was inconvenient for them. In the 24 patients who con...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Kangasniemi PJ,Nyrke T,Lang AH,Petersen E

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to examine the coping strategies of 49 patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and their relationships with medical and demographic data. METHODS:A total of 49 subjects were asked to fill out a document that would provide their demographic and medical data. Then, each o...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Montel S,Albertini L,Spitz E

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty patients with paralysis agitans took part in a double-blind, cross-over investigation of CB 154 (2-bromo-alpha-ergocryptine) and Madopar (L-Dopa + benserazid (a peripheral decarboxylase inhibitor), dose ratio 4:1). Each treatment phase lasted for 8 weeks. Modapar was found to be significantly superior to CB 154...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Gerlach J

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-four consecutive patients with familial amyloidosis with polyneuropathy (type 1), who were at different stages of the disease were investigated. The purpose was to report the electrophysiological features and to compare them with those found in other generalized neuropathies; 12 cases were familiar and 12 cases...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Blom S,Steen L,Zetterlund B

更新日期：1981-02-01 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：:The diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) is clinical and verifiable at post mortem. Neuropathological examination of 518 consecutive patients with clinically definite MS revealed a correct diagnosis in 485 cases (94%). Clinical diagnosis had been established by a neurologist in all cases. Erroneous diagnosis included ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Engell T

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is an acute monophasic inflammatory and demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS) occurring days to weeks after a virus infection or vaccination. Nephropathia epidemica (NE) is a haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome caused by Puumala virus, with endemic reg...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Toivanen AL,Valanne L,Tatlisumak T

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe successful treatment of tardive dyskinesia with levetiracetam. BACKGROUND:Tardive dyskinesia is a late-onset movement disorder caused by exposure to dopamine receptor blocking agents, most commonly neuroleptics. Metoclopramide is frequently used to treat gastrointestinal dysmotility. It has antid...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Zivković SA,Costa G,Bond G,Abu-Elmagd KM

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequency of post-lumbar puncture headache (PLPH) was registered prospectively in 395 consecutive demented patients at a dementia diagnostic unit. The incidence of PLPH was low, occurring in only 8 patients (2.0%), the severity was mild, and the duration was less than 2 days in all cases but one. The reasons for t...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Blennow K,Wallin A,Häger O

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One cause of ischemic brain injury is free radical formation during recirculation. Allopurinol inhibits xanthine oxidase, an important source of free oxygen radicals. It is known that allopurinol pre-treatment has a protective action during cerebral ischemia. In the present study we exposed slices from the rat hippoca...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Hegstad E,Berg-Johnsen J,Langmoen IA

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Chinese family with at least 3 members having the typical clinical picture of type I familial amyloid polyneuropathy is presented. The pathological features, including the immunohistochemical typing of the amyloid deposits, are described and the literature is briefly reviewed. ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Chang CM,Yu YL,Wong M,Ng TH,Woo E,Huang CY

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurotropin was found to reduce brain oedema in an experimental model of brain infarction in the guinea-pig. A randomized double-blind controlled trial with Neurotropin was performed in 220 patients admitted within 24 h after an acute ischemic stroke. 35 of the neurotropin and 41 of the placebo-randomized patients had...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： De Reuck J,Decoo D,Vanderdonckt P,Dallenga A,Ceusters W,Kalala JP,De Meulemeester K,Abdullah J,Santens P,Huybrechts J

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An EEG study of 64 Danish Turner girls and age-matched controls was made. The characteristic findings in the basic EEG rhythms of Turner girls were: 1) alpha activity of more rapid frequency (10.5+ Hz), lower amplitude (-20 microV, lower amount (-30%) and diffuse areas, 2) beta activity of slower frequency (14-18 Hz),...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Tsuboi T,Nielsen J

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of Rhesus anti-D immunoglobulin (anti-D) in patients with an autoimmune demyelinating neuropathy. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Three patients with an autoimmune mediated neuropathy received 1000 IU anti-D weekly for 2 months. RESULTS:Two patients worsened gradually during the treatment and...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： de Jager AE,Hazenberg CA,van der Hoeven JH

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the first epidemiological study of myasthenia gravis (MG) in the area of Belgrade. During the survey period (1983 1992), 124 incidental cases of MG were observed, producing an average annual incidence rate of 7.1 per million population (women, 8.3; men, 5.8). Age and sex specific incidence rates for females de...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Lavrnić D,Jarebinski M,Rakocević-Stojanović V,Stević Z,Lavrnić S,Pavlović S,Trikić R,Tripković I,Nesković V,Apostolski S

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:sHLA are secreted by B and T lymphocytes upon activation. These antigens are present in serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The establishment of a sHLA index, IH = (CSF sHLA/serum sHLA)/(CSF albumin/serum albumin) helped us to define that values above 9.7 reflect an intrathecal synthesis of these proteins. IH was sig...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Alvarez-Cermeño JC,Casado C,Villar LM,Ferreira A,Varela JM,Dominguez M,Bootello A,Najera R,Gonzalez-Porque P

更新日期：1990-07-01 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：:A total of 20 subjects with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis (ACAS) and a group of healthy controls were compared as to their cognitive performance. Subjects with ACAS showed substantial deficits on tasks of mental speed, learning, visuospatial abilities, verbal processing and deductive reasoning. The cognitive pr...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Benke T,Neussl D,Aichner F

更新日期：1991-06-01 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：OBJECTIVES:In this study the frequency of inherited thrombophilic risk factors in a population of German CVT patients and their influence on clinical outcome were evaluated. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Twenty-five patients (age 37.1 +/- 16.3 years) with CVT were screened for inherited coagulation disorders. All participants ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Stolz E,Kemkes-Matthes B,Pötzsch B,Hahn M,Kraus J,Wirbartz A,Kaps M

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00