abstract：:The usefulness of functional scales has become clear in the past few years, to evaluate patients with dysimmune peripheral neuropathies. Functional scales which measure the real impact of the disease process in our patients will probably be increasingly used in future therapeutic trials. By contrast with neurological ...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Magy L

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To analyze use of triptans in the Alsace region of France: patients, disorders motivating, doses, analgesics and migraine prophylactics associated treatments, contra-indications. To study major consumers (more than 144 intakes per year) and to determine among them the proportion who suffering from chronic headache...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Perearnau P,Vuillemet F,Schick J,Weill G

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To assess the characteristic features of epileptic patients treated for the first time with oral anti-epileptic treatments. Patients and methods. All outpatients (adults and children), who consulted for epileptic attacks and for whom an oral anti-epileptic treatment was necessary, as a first time prescription, wer...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Dupont S,Marion-Audibert AM,Mechin H,Sevestre M

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Involvement of the autonomic nervous system during Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) is rare. Localised hyperhydrosis and Claude Bernard Horner (CBH) syndrome have never been reported in patients with CIDP. CASE REPORT:We report the case of a 65-year-old right handed man who present...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Boukhris S,Magy L,Li Y,Debras C,Vallat JM

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) was first applied to assess conduction time along the corticospinal tract, namely by recording motor evoked potentials. STATE OF ART:At present, TMS techniques include cortical excitability and mapping studies using single or paired-pulse paradigms on the one hand, ...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Lefaucheur JP

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Nerve injury compromises sensory and motor functions. Techniques of peripheral nerve repair are based on our knowledge regarding regeneration. Microsurgical techniques introduced in the late 1950s and widely developed for the past 20 years have improved repairs. However, functional recovery following a per...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Desouches C,Alluin O,Mutaftschiev N,Dousset E,Magalon G,Boucraut J,Feron F,Decherchi P

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research into the pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease has been rapidly advanced by the development of animal models. Initial models were developed by using toxins that specifically targeted dopamine neurons, the most successful of which used 6-hydroxydopamine in rats and 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Ghorayeb I,Bezard E,Fernagut PO,Bioulac B,Tison F

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Meningoencephalitis attributed to Chlamydiae pneumoniae has rarely been reported in the literature. OBSERVATION:We describe the case of a 21-year-old-man admitted for a meningeal syndrome and fever associated with respiratory symptoms and a temporal syndrome. Even though the clinical presentation and cert...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Boschin-Crinquette C,Kreisler A,Legout L,Charpentier P,Destée A,Defebvre L

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In the past decade, intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG) have been widely used and their administration has grown throughout the world. The current indications of IVIG in neurological diseases are discussed on the basis of the passed and current trials. Unlike other immuomodulatory agents, IVIG are well tole...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Stojkovic T,Dubucquoi S

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of tension-type headache (TTH), a heterogeneous syndrome, is mainly based on the absence of typical features found in other headaches such as migraine. However TTH is the most common headache as about 80 percent of the general population suffer from episodic TTH and 3 percent have chronic TTH (CTTH). The...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Fumal A,Schoenen J

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In childhood and adolescence, migraine is the main primary headache. This diagnosis is largely underestimated and misdiagnosed in the pediatric population. Because of the lack of specific biologic markers, specific investigation tools or brain imaging techniques, these clinical entities are too often considered to be ...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Annequin D

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Migraine is a disabling neurovascular disorder with a complex pathophysiology. Functional imaging and magneto encephalographic studies strongly suggest that Cortical Spreading Depression (CSD) constitutes the biological basis for the neurologic aura that precedes headache in one fourth of migrainers. It is likely that...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Bolay H,Moskowitz MA

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Creutzfeldt-Jakob's disease has various anatomoclinical presentations including a rare form with preponderant visual signs described by Heidenhain. In this form, the visual symptoms may be isolated for a few weeks, leading to multiple ophthalmological examinations. OBSERVATION:We report the case of a 75-y...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Fauquembergue M,Tilikete C,Perret-Liaudet A,Kopp N,Krolak-Salmon P,Vighetto A

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome, first described in 1984, is a progressive infantile familial encephalopathy featuring cerebral calcifications, mainly of the basal ganglia, cerebral white matter abnormalities and cerebrospinal fluid lymphocytosis. Most of the patients present with severe developmental retardati...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： San Antonio V,Sachs P,Monier A,Aicardi J,Evrard P,Arzimanoglou A

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Over the last decades many approaches have been developed to manage cognitive and behavioral disturbances in dementia. The present work describes a global intervention program carried out with moderately to severely demented institutionalized patients. The aims of the intervention program are to stimulate ...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Wenisch E,Stoker A,Bourrellis C,Pasquet C,Gauthier E,Corcos E,Banchi MT,De Rotrou J,Rigaud AS

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Despite numerous advances in the management of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), the proportion of patients treated according to current recommendations remains unknown. METHODS:In order to examine this point, we performed a study assessing the proportion of AD patients receiving one acetylcholinest...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Magnier V,Flipon E,Godefroy O,Ganry O,Dupuy-Sonntag D,Rosa A

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Limb girdle muscular dystrophy type 1b (LGMD1B), due to LMNA gene mutations, is a relatively rare form of LGMD characterized by proximal muscle involvement associated with heart involvement comprising atrio-ventricular conduction blocks and dilated cardiomyopathy. Its clinical and genetic diagnosis is cruc...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Ben Yaou R,Bécane HM,Demay L,Laforet P,Hannequin D,Bohu PA,Drouin-Garraud V,Ferrer X,Mussini JM,Ollagnon E,Petiot P,Penisson-Besnier I,Streichenberger N,Toutain A,Richard P,Eymard B,Bonne G

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is generally related to peripheral nervous system involvement, but certain variants with central nervous system manifestations have been described. CASE REPORT:In the present study we report 2 patients with GBS associated with hallucinations and onirism. Two men (age 64 and 4...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Le Rhun E,de Sèze J,Stojkovic T,Ferriby D,Fourrier F,Vermersch P

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the early sixties, many concepts concerning neurogenesis have been progressively ruled out. Proof of the persistence of a physiological neurogenesis in adult mammals, including humans, raised the concept of a unique precursor cell giving birth to neurons and glial cells. According to this concept, a real continu...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Crespel A,Baldy-Moulinier M,Lerner Natoli M

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Neuromyotonia is a late and rare complication of radiation therapy, consisting of involuntary sustained muscle contractions with a delay in relaxation. OBSERVATION:We report the case of a 68-year-old man who developed neuromyotonia of the masseter muscle 6 years after irradiation for tonsil carcinoma. CO...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Lefèvre-Houillier C,Willer JC,Delattre JY,Martin-Duverneuil N

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Deep cerebral vein thrombosis is a specific clinical pattern of neuroBehçet. The clinical features of ischemic stroke by Rosenthal or internal cephalic vein thrombosis predominate. METHOD:A retrospective analysis of twelve cases of Rosenthal vein thrombosis revealing Behçet disease were analyzed. These ca...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Mossadeq R,Karouache A,Bouraza A,Ouhabi H,Reda R,Boutaleb N,Jidane A

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specific protein G-coupled receptors mediate the effects of dopamine in its projection areas. Five dopaminergic receptors have been cloned, characterized and classified in two families, the D1-like family (D1- and D5-receptor subtypes) and the D2-like family (D2-, D3- and D4-receptor subtypes). These five dopamine rec...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Bordet R

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Mitochondrial disease is a potential diagnosis in patients with epilepsy beginning in childhood or adolescence with a typical polymorphic presentation and preponderant occipital lobe seizures. Diagnosis may however be delayed in some patients with long-standing disease, particularly when cardinal mitochond...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Durand-Dubief F,Ryvlin P,Mauguière F

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Bupropion hydrochloride (Zyban) is prescribed for smoking cessation. It is contraindicated in patients with seizure disorders. We report three patients with generalized tonic-clonic seizure that occurred a few days after the intake of this drug. OBSERVATIONS:The first two patients had no personal or famil...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Kuate C,Gélisse P,Baldy-Moulinier M,Crespel A

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical treatment of refractory localisation-related epilepsies in adults should always be considered with regard to surgical possibilities. When long-term therapy with antiepileptic drugs is necessary, the treatment tries to achieve maximal efficacy with the lowest unavoidable toxicity. Until an evidence-based choice...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Chassagnon S

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed current literature about eligibility criteria for epilepsy surgery in children. Surgical treatment of epilepsy in childhood is increasing due to major advances in structural and functional imaging as well as EEG monitoring and surgical techniques. Recently, pediatric surgical outcome became similar to thos...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Kaminska A

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neuropsychological assessment is an essential part of the clinical work-up of patients suffering from pharmaco-resistant epilepsy. The aim of the present article is to give an overview of the assessment with regard to the functions tested, the techniques employed and the factors influencing the interpretation of t...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Lippé S,Lassonde M

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug-resistance is widely considered as a prerequisite for any surgical treatment in epilepsy. It is however noteworthy that an international consensus regarding the definition of this pharmacological concept, or, at least, detailing the criteria required for the diagnosis, is lacking. Based on a systematic review of ...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Vercueil L

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcified aortic stenosis (CAS) is an unusual cause of cerebral infarct. The presence of cerebral intra-vascular or intra-parenchymatous calcifications, symptomatic or not, is suggestive of the diagnosis of CAS. We report two patients who experienced stroke induced by spontaneous calcic emboli from a calcified aortic ...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Debruxelles S,Sibon I,Rouanet F,Orgogozo JM

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We collected 6 case-reports of symptomatric non removable low grade fibrillary astrocytoma of adults treated with a procarbazine-CCNU-vincristine chemotherapy regimen. All patients had drug-resistant epilepsy but brain imaging was stable. Total gross resection was rejected because of Volume or tumor location. After 4 ...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Lebrun C,Fontaine D,Vandenbos F,Chanalet S,Bourg V,Frénay M,Alchaar H,Bleuse A,Bondiau PY,Brunetto JL,Chatel M,Courdi A,Darcourt J,Fauchon F,Guibert F,Grellier P,Lanteri-Minet M,Lonjon M,Michiels JF,Paquis P,Paqui

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As voltage-gated ion channels are essential for membrane excitation, it is not surprising that mutations in the respective channel genes cause diseases characterised by altered cell excitability. Skeletal muscle was the first tIssue in which such diseases, namely the myotonias and periodic paralyses, were recognised a...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Jurkat-Rott K,Lehmann-Horn F

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Association between neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) and multiple sclerosis (MS) has been very rarely described. We report the case of a 40-year-old woman presenting familial NF-1 who had café au lait spots and cutaneous neurofibromatosis since childhood. Five years earlier, she experienced a first episode of unilatera...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Feuillet L,Boudinet H,Casseron W,Uzenot D,Pelletier J,Ali Cherif A

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A dysexecutive syndrome is observed not only in frontotemporal lobar degeneration, but also in subcortical degenerative diseases, and even in Alzheimer's disease whose lesions predominate in temporoparietal associative areas. The association between a dysexecutive syndrome and various cerebral localisations may be exp...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Pillon B,Czernecki V,Dubois B

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two men (66 and 73 Years) with a cardiovascular history were hospitalized for rapid onset encephalopathy associated with myoclonia and an extrapyramidal syndrome. On the basis of the French Pharmacovigilance system, this symptomatology has been attributed to the coadministration of a proton pump inhibitor, lansoprazol...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Boulliat J,Polard E,Colin F,Bentué-Ferrer D,Allain H

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fou rire prodromique (prodrome of crazy laughter) is a rarely described nosological entity. In 1903, Charles Féré, a French neurologist, introduced the term fou rire prodromique to describe pathological laughter heralding an apoplectic event. He was also among the first to describe gelastic epilepsy. His description w...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Gondim FA,Thomas FP,Oliveira GR,Cruz-Flores S

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exercise intolerance, sometimes complicated by rhabdomyolysis is a frequent complaint of patients consulting in neuromuscular centers. It may be the main clinical manifestation of many metabolic myopathies and muscular dystrophies. The first step of diagnosis relies on the performance of in vivo metabolism investigati...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Laforêt P,Eymard B

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Churg and Strauss syndrome, the central nervous system is rarely affected. We describe the case of a 47-year-old woman who developed signs of altered health status, bradypsychie, and motor axonal multiple mononeuropathy. The context of paranasal sinusitis, asthma and chronic abdominal pains in addition to hypereosi...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Tyvaert L,Devos P,Deloizy M,Belhadia A,Stekelorom T

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 24-year-old patient presented with flaccid quadriplegia due to severe hypokaliemia, initially presumed to have been induced by glycyrrhizin. Persistence of low potassium levels and hypertension led to the diagnosis of primary hyperaldosteronism related to an adrenal cortical tumor. After surgery, the patient recover...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Briere C,Milhaud D,Heroum C,Ringeard I,Blard JM,Pagès M

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cervical manipulation is a widely used method indicated in non-specific mechanical neck pain and cervicogenic headache. Cervical manipulation can cause severe neurologic complications which are both rare and generally unpredictable, which can be compared with the accidents occurring with other treatments (nonsteroidal...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Vautravers P,Maigne JY

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The functional specialization of each hemisphere in adults is now well accepted. Neuropsychology of hemispheric functioning in young children is a more debatable issue and must take into account additional factors such as development and maturation, characterized by complex changes in anatomy and organization. The fir...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Hommet C,Billard C,de Toffol B,Autret A

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00