abstract：:Malaria still constitutes a worrying problem of public health. It remains an important cause of infant mortality. To determine the determinants of severe malaria a case control study was carried out from July to December 2011 in the pediatric intensive care department of the university hospital of Brazzaville. The gro...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Ossou-Nguiet PM,Okoko AR,Ekouya Bowassa G,Oko AP,Mabiala-Babela JR,Ndjobo Mamadoud IC,Moyen G

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Observational studies indicate an increased prevalence of patent foramen ovale (PFO) in migraineurs with aura and an increased prevalence of migraine and migraine with aura in patients with PFO but a recent stratified meta-analysis does not support pairwise association between PFO and migraine. There are conflicting d...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Lucas C

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) was described by Adams et al. (1965). The common clinical presentation is the triad: gait disturbance, cognitive decline and urinary incontinence. Although these symptoms are suggestive, they are not specific to diagnosis. The improvement of symptoms after high-volume lu...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Mary P,Gallisa JM,Laroque S,Bedou G,Maillard A,Bousquet C,Negre C,Gaillard N,Dutray A,Fadat B,Jurici S,Olivier N,Cisse B,Sablot D

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Q fever is a polymorphic disease, which can induce neurological disturbances. The central nervous system is mainly involved while peripheral neuropathies are rare with less than 15 cases reported in the literature. CASE-REPORT:We report here a case of acute polyradiculoneuritis associated with acute Q fev...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Grapperon AM,Wybrecht D,Pons S,Landais C,Alla P,Faivre A

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The relation between neuropathy and restless legs syndrome (RLS) remains uncertain. Previous studies have analyzed heterogeneous neuropathic populations and findings have been to date inconsistent. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We studied a neuropathic population consisting of 59 patients with acquired, mixed, sm...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Shah RS,Rajabally YA

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Facial and vocal emotions contribute to sustain efficient social relationships. Brain disease may impair their identification. In the case of slow-growth tumors (Low Grade Gliomas [LGG]) or sudden stroke (cerebrovascular accidents [CVA]), the lesions induce contrasted plasticity and reorganisation processe...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： du Boullay V,Plaza M,Capelle L,Chaby L

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic immune-mediated neuropathies represent a heterogeneous group of mostly demyelinating neuropathies thought to be caused by an autoimmune response to peripheral nerve antigens. They include chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) and related variants, multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN) an...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Nobile-Orazio E

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Because of the improvement of cancer prognosis, long-term damages of treatments become a medical and public health problem. Among the iatrogenic complications, neurological impairment is crucial to consider since motor disability and pain have a considerable impact on quality of life of long cancer survivo...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Pradat PF,Maisonobe T,Psimaras D,Lenglet T,Porcher R,Lefaix JL,Delanian S

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Criteria for the diagnosis of posterior cortical atrophy (PCA) are well established, but little is known about the impact of drug-free care for patients and caregivers. METHODS:We designed an adapted and specific psycho-educative program for four patients and their caregivers who participated in six sessi...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Videaud H,Torny F,Cartz-Piver L,Deschamps-Vergara N,Couratier P

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcoglycanopathies (SG) are autosomic recessive muscular dystrophies, secondary to mutations of the sarcoglycan complex. Clinical pictures include muscle weakness affecting mainly the proximal limb girdle musculature. We review heart involvement in this group of disease. ...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Fayssoil A,Nardi O,Orlikowski D,Annane D

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory optic neuritis (ON) represents a frequent clinical situation in neurology and ophthalmology. The most current etiology is multiple sclerosis (MS) but, when MRI and Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analyses are normal, ON is usually considered as "idiopathic" with a suspected viral etiology. In rare cases, a syst...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： de Seze J

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a disorder typically affecting young, obese women, producing a syndrome of increased intracranial pressure without identifiable cause. STATE OF THE ART:Despite a large number of hypotheses and publications over the past decade, the etiology of IIH is still unk...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Biousse V

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evaluation of a patient with orbital disease needs a multidisciplinary approach. Clinical examination should seek to glean information regarding pathophysiologic effect and location and to evaluate consequences of this disease on cosmetic, vision and ocular motility. Procedures of imaging are based on the implied comp...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Vignal Clermont C,Héran F,Morax S

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reading is at the core of most current cultural achievements, including literature and science. Cognitive neurosciences now allow us to understand how this crucial cultural construct, its operation, development and breakdown, is rooted in the biological constraints of brain function. ...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Cohen L

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apathy is widely recognized as a lack of motivation, which expresses through the cognitive, behavioral and emotional dimensions of living. It is described within several neuropsychiatric syndromes such as degenerative disorder and is associated with poorer outcomes. In order to better understand the underpinnings of a...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Robert G,Lozachmeur C,Le Jeune F,Vérin M,Drapier D

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease is mainly considered as a motor disorder defined by a motor triad. However, various non-motor manifestations may be encountered in Parkinson's disease, including hyposmia, pain, fatigue, sleep disorders, cognitive and behavioral disorders. The pathophysiology of these signs is complex, not univocal...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Thobois S,Ballanger B,Poisson A,Broussolle E

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease provides a useful model for studying the neural substrates of emotional processing. The striato-thalamo-cortical circuits, like the mesolimbic dopamine system that modulates their function, are thought to be involved in emotional processing. As Parkinson's disease is histopathologically characteriz...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Dondaine T,Péron J

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The French Society of Intensive Care (SRLF) requested medical experts to publish recommendations on the management of stroke in the ICU for adult and pediatric patients. The following article describes the underlying evidence used by the experts to elaborate recommendations for general supportive treatment. Such treat...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Pugin D,Woimant F,French Society of Intensive Care.

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Criteria for the clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) were established in 1984, and they needed to be updated and revised, in vue of the scientific knowledge acquired over the last decades. METHODS:The National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the Alzheimer's Association (AA) sponsored a series of adv...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Croisile B,Auriacombe S,Etcharry-Bouyx F,Vercelletto M,National Institute on Aging (u.s.).,Alzheimer Association.

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Today, there are 24.3 million people suffering from dementia worldwide, that is a new case every 7 seconds (Ferri et al., 2005) and more than 80 million cases expected in 2040. Aging-related morbidity is a real social problem making screening a major challenge. Currently, screening and diagnostic tools for dementia re...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Déjos M,Sauzéon H,N'kaoua B

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Quality of life assessment of multiple sclerosis patients in Morocco appears essential, considering the early age of onset and the significant functional, psychological and social impact of disease symptoms and disorders. Our goal was to translate the MSQOL-54 into Arabic followed by cross-cultural adaptat...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： El Alaoui Taoussi K,Ait Ben Haddou E,Benomar A,Abouqal R,Yahyaoui M

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the Multiple Sclerosis Think Tank (Groupe de Réflexion sur la Sclérose en Plaques [GRESEP]), composed of hospital neurologists involved in the management of patients with multiple sclerosis, is to provide recommendations in response to clinical questions that are raised when managing these patients. After w...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Laplaud D,Bodiguel E,Bensa C,Blanc F,Brassat D,Magy L,Ouallet JC,Zephir H,De Seze J,GRESEP (Groupe de Reflexion sur la Sclerose en Plaques; Multiple Sclerosis Think Tank).

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Neurological manifestations in Behçet's disease represent between 4 to 49% of systemic manifestations and remain, in the long term, the leading cause of morbidity and mortality. METHODS:Retrospective series of 40 severe Neurobehçet cases fulfilling the International Study Group criteria for Behçet's disea...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Ait Ben Haddou EH,Imounan F,Regragui W,Mouti O,Benchakroune N,Abouqal R,Benomar A,Yahyaoui M

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Satoyoshi syndrome is a rare disease presumed to be immunologically mediated, characterized by muscle spasms, alopecia and diarrhea. We describe the case of a female in whom the muscle spasms were the predominant feature and we analyze the changes in cortical and in spinal excitability under the paired pulses paradigm...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Pardal-Fernández JM,Solera-Santos J,Iniesta-López I,Rodríguez-Vázquez M

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meningococcal disease can manifest in very different clinical situations. Meningococcal meningitis and fulminant meningococcemia (or purpura fulminans) are the most common forms of these infections, but many other manifestations can be seen including septic arthritis, pericarditis, pleurisy and conjunctivitis. Brain a...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Faisant C,Cochin JP,Rapoport N,Evreux F,Vaschalde Y

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In Laos, over 95% of people with epilepsy (PWE) do not receive a proper treatment. Traditional beliefs and practices have long explained this wide treatment gap. From 2008 to 2010 we evaluated the procurement process for phenobarbital, the leading first-line antiepileptic drug (AED) in Laos, and its availa...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Chivorakoun P,Harimanana A,Clavel S,Jousseaume S,Barennes H

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a short historical review of the major figures and institutions that contributed to make Paris a renowned centre of physiology and neurology during the xixth and the first half of the xxth century. We purposely chose to focus on the period 1800-1950, as 1800 corresponds to the actual beginning of experiment...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Barbara JG,Broussolle E,Poirier J,Clarac F

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN-DBS) constitutes the mainstay treatment in advanced Parkinson's disease (PD) with motor fluctuations. Despite its efficacy on motor signs and quality of life, emergent adverse events have been recently reported. Among them, weight gain (WG) is a recognized adverse...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Foubert-Samier A,Maurice S,Hivert S,Guelh D,Rigalleau V,Burbaud P,Cuny E,Meissner W,Tison F

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Floating carotid thrombi are a rare cause of stroke mostly associated with atheromatous plaques, cardiogenic emboli, arterial dissections and systemic diseases related to coagulopathic states or iron deficiency anaemia. We report the cases of two patients with stroke and carotid megabulb or suspended bulb associated w...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Ukkola-Pons E,Sadik JC,Champtiaux N,Savatovsky J,Heran F,Gout O,Obadia M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The prevalence and the type of seizures associated with neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) and 2 (NF2) are not adequately characterized. STATE OF THE ART:NF1 has a birth incidence of one in 2500, and NF2 one in 25000. Seizures are an occasional complication in NF1 patients and there is no data for NF2 patients. Ce...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Drouet A

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A group of disorders sharing a failure to resist an impulse to perform a typically pleasurable activity that is finally harmful to the person or to others are known under the common denomination of impulse control disorders (ICDs). These behaviors, possibly previously neglected by lack of awareness, are increasingly r...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Villa C,Pascual-Sedano B,Pagonabarraga J,Kulisevsky J

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:MELAS syndrome (mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes) is a rare genetic mitochondrial disease which can cause cerebral (cerebrovascular accident, migraine, mental deterioration..), sensorial (bilateral symmetrical deafness) and peripheral (muscular involvement, neuropat...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Coomans H,Barroso B,Bertandeau E,Bonnan M,Dakar A,Demasles S,Garraud S,Krim E,Martin-Négrier ML

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:OMICS is the term used to designate new biological sciences investigating a large group of molecules in biological samples. For instance, genomics and transcriptomics study changes in genome and transcription expression respectively. Numerous others OMICS are emerging (e.g. epigen-, prote-, metabol-, lipid...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Idbaih A

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diffuse low-grade gliomas (LGGs) in adults are progressive brain tumours that are radiologically characterized by slow and continuous growth that precedes anaplastic transformation. Standard treatment includes surgery and radiotherapy though the optimal timing of radiotherapy remains unsettled. Several retrospective a...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Ducray F

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:It has been suggested that the H1N1 vaccine may be a trigger for the onset of narcolepsy-cataplexy, a rare disease whose autoimmune origin is suspected. OBSERVATIONS:We report two patients (a 9-year-old boy and an 18-year-old man) with severe narcolepsy-cataplexy, in whom the illness appeared within 3-4 w...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Haba-Rubio J,Rossetti AO,Tafti M,Heinzer R

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Gougerot-Sjögren syndrome (GSS) is an autoimmune disease characterized by a lymphocytic infiltration and destruction of saliva and lachrymal glands. About 20% of patients develop a neurological involvement. CASE REPORT:A 29-year-old woman was admitted with a dysautonomic and sensorial neuropathy. Clinical...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Mapoure NY,Ali-Ahmad R,Aubert L,Fernandez C,Schleinitz N,Macia F

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebellar infarction can be difficult to diagnose because the clinical picture is often dominated by fairly non-specific symptoms, which are more indicative of a benign condition. When cerebellar infarction affects the brainstem, the semiology is richer, and pure cerebellar signs are rendered less important. A perfec...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Vuillier F,Decavel P,Medeiros de Bustos E,Tatu L,Moulin T

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Cognitive impairment is now well-known in multiple sclerosis (MS). However, few rehabilitation interventions are proposed or really efficient. OBJECTIVES:To present a review of cognitive rehabilitation intervention research conducted in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), regarding different findings abo...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Brissart H,Daniel F,Morele E,Leroy M,Debouverie M,Defer GL

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Over the last decade, several programs have been developed for caregivers of Alzheimer disease patients. In France however, studies exploring their effects are still scarce. We conducted a study to compare two different interventions: a structured multidisciplinary program versus a classical intervention d...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Negovanska V,Hergueta T,Guichart-Gomez E,Dubois B,Sarazin M,Bungener C

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Brucellosis is a rare disease with variable neurological and imaging manifestations. CASE REPORT:A 54-year-old woman presented with progressive paraparesis and sensorineural hearing loss over 18 months. The presence of diffuse white matter changes on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and cerebrospina...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Awada A,Korri H,Issa Z,Ali Y,Beaini M

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00