abstract：:Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a common disorder associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke. As it is strongly associated with known cardiovascular risk factors, including obesity, insulin resistance, and dyslipidemia, OSA is an independent risk factor for hypertension. Although the asso...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Tharaux PL

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most pharmacotherapeutic treatments designed to treat insomnia target GABAergic activity globally in the brain. Development of new molecules having a more specific activity pathway should improve treatment efficacy and acceptance. Both subjective and objective criteria are needed to study drug efficacy. Data regarding...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Staner L,Luthringer R,Macher JP

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As long as the concept of dystonia, as currently defined and used, will encompass both a clinical syndrome, a genetic disease and a distinct clinical sign, rating scales devoted to dystonia will be facing a tremendous heterogeneity of phenomenology, including patients suffering from a very large spectrum of disease, e...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Vercueil L

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have recently highlighted the fact that the clinical involvement in females carrying a mutation in the dystrophin gene could be more frequent than usually thought, suggesting the need of a careful cardiac follow-up. Except for the classical chromosomal rearrangements, it was shown that a bias in the X ...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Lesca G,Demarquay G,Llense S,Streichenberger N,Petiot P,Michel-Calemard L,Récan D,Vial C,Ollagnon-Roman E

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a unusual case of neuralgic amyotrophy (NA) occurring during the seroconversion stage of an HIV infection. Combined with previously published cases, our observation suggests that NA associated with HIV could belong to the group of early multiplex mononeuritis. Neurologists should be aware of HIV infection wh...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Louis E,Touzé E,Piketty ML,Salmon-Céron D,Zuber M

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors DNTs are highly polymorphic tumors that arise during embryogenesis. They are preferentially, but not exclusively, located in the supratentorial cortex. Histologically they may mimic any categories of low-grade or even of high-grade gliomas, but from a carcinological point of vie...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Daumas-Duport C,Varlet P

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to provide an epidemiological description of naratriptan use in ambulatory medicine. 1695 patients were recruited by 384 primary care physicians and 111 neurologists, and followed for 12 weeks. Physicians had to document the migraine history, and to report symptoms and health care in a ...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Brudon-Mollard F,Druais PL,Giacomino A,Hinault P,Lanteri-Minet M,Zaïm M,Chemali-Hudry J,El Hasnaoui A

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurophysiological investigations may contribute to establish the diagnosis of different parkinsonian syndromes such as multiple system atrophy, progressive supranuclear palsy and corticobasal degeneration, which are often suspected in case of atypical parkinsonian syndrome. They provide a means of objective analysis ...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Defebvre L,Cassim F

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 72-year-old man experienced increasing difficulties in calculating and processing numbers. He made many syntactic errors when he read and wrote numbers, both in arabic and number-word forms. Transcoding between arabic numerals and number-words was severely impaired. His calculation abilities were grossly impaired. H...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Verstichel P,Masson C

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of intra-cranial aneurysm of the left cavernous internal carotid artery occurring 27 years after radiotherapy of the pterygopalatine fossa for Hodgkin disease. The development of the aneurysm within the irradiation field, the long latency after radiotherapy, the normality of carotid angiography before...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Louis E,Martin-Duverneuil N,Carpentier AF,Mayer JM,Delattre JY

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In most protocols aimed at testing balance abilities, patients are generally required to close their eyes in order to gain insight about proprioceptive cues and the way the central nervous system (CNS) uses this information. However, one should not exclude possible interaction with the physiological mechanisms involve...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Rougier P,Zanders E,Borlet E

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 44 year-old man who underwent radiotherapy for Hodgkin disease in 1987 developed in 1996 pain and calf hypertrophy. Nerve conduction studies were normal and needle electromyography revealed a neurogenic pattern in the L-5 and S-1 roots, predominantly on the left side. An abdominal tomodensitometry revealed a splenic...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Stojkovic T,de Seze J,Hurtevent JF,Lestavel P,Vermersch P

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lyme disease is a multisystemic disease caused by a spirochete, Borrelia Burgdorferi that is transmitted by ticks. A clinical diagnosis is easy when a tick bite is followed 3 weeks later by erythema migrans, than by involvement of nervous system, joints or heart. In case of neuroborreliosis, serological tests, perform...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Tranchant C,Warter JM

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central nervous system involvement in patients with hepatitis C infection have been rarely reported. Stroke and encephalopathic syndromes have been frequently attributed to the ischemia or hemorrhage associated with mixed cryoglobulinemia and anticardiolipin antibodies. We describe the case of a 31-year-old woman with...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Younes S,Chebel S,Boukhris S,Frih-Ayed M

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The therapeutic approach of motor fluctuations is based on the need for recognizing various types of motor fluctuations for each patient by a meticulous interrogation and also to have a good knowledge of the pharmacology of the various anti-parkinsonian drugs. The treatment of the morning akinesia is linked to the use...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Durif F

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a review on the genetic and environmental factors implicated in the aetiology of Parkinson's disease. The environmental hypothesis was strongly suggested about 20 years ago after the report of a parkinsonian syndrome in young adults that were intoxicated by a neurotoxin called MPTP which selectively destroy...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Broussolle E,Thobois S

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathies (CIDP) constitute a syndrome whose incidence is difficult to evaluate, and is probably underestimated. In the course of this presentation, we deliberately restricted discussion to issues raised in recent years concerning the extent of this syndrome. We di...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Vallat JM,Tabaraud F,Magy L,Macian F

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple sclerosis (MS) with clinical onset after 50 years old is unusual and frequently misdiagnosed. Clinical presentation and course seem also to be different that in MS occurring between 20 and 50 years old. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical and paraclinical characteristics of late onset MS. We re...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Delalande S,De Seze J,Ferriby D,Stojkovic T,Vermersch P

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, kuru, Gerstmann Sträussler Scheinker syndrome and fatal familial insomnia in humans, as well as scrapie and bovine spongiform encephalopathy, in animals, are fatal disorders of the central nervous system that are part of the group of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, (TSE) or prion ...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Warter JM,Steinmetz G,Mohr M,Tranchant C

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryoglobulins are immunoglobulins that persist in the serum, precipitate at cold temperature and resolubilize when rewarmed. Type I is often associated with hematological disorders. Type II and III are mixed cryoglobulins, composed of different immunoglobulins with a monoclonal component in type II and only polyclonal...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Maisonobe T,Léger JM,Musset L,Cacoub P

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurological manifestations of viral diseases are predominantly secondary to herpes viridae infections. Among them Epstein-Barr (EBV) infections are rare particularly in immunocompetent adults. A 52 year old right-handed woman was admitted for progressive walking difficulties. She presented a proximal limb weakness wi...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Zephir H,De Seze J,Ferriby D,Stojkovic T,Vermersch P

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three children are reported, exhibiting encephalopathic symptoms in the course of a severe bacterial infection, though they had no sign of intracranial purulent collection nor metabolic disturbances: the first was associated with a appendicular peritonitis, the second with a purulent knee arthritis, the third with a p...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Thi VA,Nordmann P,Landrieu P

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of spontaneous carotid-cavernous fistula with contralateral clinical signs (ocular discomfort, pulsating exophthalmos, chemosis, ptosis) is reported. It was associated with partial thrombosis of the ipsilateral cavernous sinus. It was cured with conservative treatment after six months. Anatomical knowledge...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Dulou R,Hauret L,Renard JL,Valle JN,Béquet D,Felten D

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cognitive deficits are frequent in epileptic patients and can be considered as epileptic behavioral markers. They are assessed by a neuropsychological exploration that requires the use of standardized psychometric tests with well-established goals, that will be discussed in this paper. The obtained neuropsychological ...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Samson S

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurological complications, mainly cerebellar syndrome, have been associated with coeliac disease. We report the first observation of a 56-year-old woman with a chronic meningitis revealing coeliac disease. Neuralgia of the trijeminal nerve and cerebellar syndrome only appeared seven years after the onset of meningiti...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Cartalat-Carel S,Pradat PF,Carpentier A,Delattre JY

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's Disease is a major Public Health problem for many reasons. First, it is a frequent disease since, in France, the prevalence was estimated at about 400.000 cases, and the annual incidence at 100.000 cases. The frequency of the disease increases, in particular due to the ageing of the population. This diseas...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Dartigues JF,Helmer C,Dubois B,Duyckaerts C,Laurent B,Pasquier F,Touchon J

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 81-year old man presented with a sudden right ataxic hemiparesis. Brain CT scan showed a left anterior choroidal artery territory infarction. Biological signs of inflammation were present without any evidence of infection or neoplasm. The patient's clinical status deteriorated with fever, loss of weight and confusi...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Marignier R,Derex L,Philippeau F,Streichenberger N,Nighoghossian N,Trouillas P

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past 10 years, there has been an increasing interest in the study of rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep in neurodegenerative diseases and more particulary in Parkinson's disease (PD). This interest is justified by the strong association observed between these diseases and REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD). In t...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Gagnon JF,Montplaisir J,Bédard MA

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aging of the population leads to increased awareness of problems associated with age-related degenerative dementias. Given that these dementias are progressive in onset, many clinicians and researchers have proposed criteria that allow for the identification of older subjects manifesting cognitive impairment, but ...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Blanchet S,McCormick L,Belleville S,Gély-Nargeot MC,Joanette Y

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hallucinations (mainly visual), psychosis and excessive daytime sleepiness are potential side-effects of dopaminergic treatment. They may require a reduction or suppression of dopaminergic agonists, and the prescription of atypical neuroleptic agents or vigilance-enhancing drugs. The recent description of narcolepsy-l...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Houeto JL,Arnulf I

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cognitive impairment without dementia is common in elderly persons and causes significant impairment in capacity to perform everyday activities. A number of nosological entities have been proposed for the classification of sub-clinical cognitive dysfunction. The more recent concepts assume an underlying organic condit...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Artero S,Ritchie K

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glioblastomas are highly malignant but locally invasive tumors. In only rare instances do extra-neural metastasis occur. We report herein 2 cases of such dissemination occurring 9 and 15 month after the initial diagnosis and treatment of supratentorial gliomas. Metastasis involved the lung, the kidney and the liver in...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Denier C,Carpentier AF,Mokhtari K,Delattre JY

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the discovery of an almost 100 p. cent association of human narcolepsy with the HLA gene DQB1*0602, research has been focused on autoimmune mechanisms. Epidemiological data (age of onset, triggering factors, association with multiple sclerosis) would lend support to this hypothesis. However it has remained large...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Carlander B,Dauvilliers Y,Billiard M

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent research has pointed to a functional link between stress, disturbed sleep, psychiatric disorders, ageing, and neuroendocrine dysfunctions. In particular, increased activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis--expressed as elevated plasma cortisol levels--was shown in physiological ageing and pat...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Rodenbeck A,Hajak G

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyotropic lateral sclerosis is a severe degenerative disease of the nervous system. Progressive death of central and peripheral motor neurons leads to rapidly extensive paralysis of the four limbs, the bulbar region and the respiratory system. Sleep respiratory disorders is a useful sign to follow in these patients. ...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Camu W

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep talking is very common in the general population. Its prevalence remains stable from childhood through adulthood. Sleep talking is often associated with other parasomnias: sleep walking, sleep terrors or REM sleep behavior disorders. It may arise from either REM or non REM sleep, when associated with REM sleep i...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Challamel MJ

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Generally, the diagnosis of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is raised in elderly patients with an association of gait disturbances, cognitive impairment, urinary incontinence and widening of the ventricles. Gait disturbances appear as the predominant clinical symptom of NPH, and may precede other sympto...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Mesure S,Donnet A,Azulay JP,Pouget J,Grisoli F

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insomnia is not only a disease of sleep, it has also daily consequences: fatigue, irritability, impaired daytime functioning. These complaints are regent reported by the patients, however the objective tests assessing alertness in insomnia are usually not impaired when compared with good sleepers. We wanted to appreci...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Léger D,Stal V,Guilleminault C,Raffray T,Dib M,Paillard M

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using imaging to study disorders of the brain is a process that is now almost a century old. The most rapid advances and the greatest number of new techniques have been developed in the last thirty years. These methods provide previously unavailable insights into the mechanism of disease, diagnostic information for pa...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Mazziotta JC

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computational neuroanatomy is emerging as an exciting new methodology to characterise shape and neuroanatomical configuration of different brains. It encompasses a triad of techniques: Voxel-based morphometry (VBM), which compares neuroanatomical differences on a voxel by voxel basis, Deformation-based morphometry (DB...

journal_title：Revue neurologique

authors： Good CD,Ashburner J,Frackowiak RS

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00