abstract：OBJECTIVE:Tadalafil is a selective phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE-5) inhibitor approved for the treatment of erectile dysfunction. Less is known about the electroencephalography (EEG) effects of PDE-5 inhibitors, and the present study, therefore, examined the risk of EEG abnormalities associated with tadalafil. METHOD:...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Okuyucu EE,Guven O,Duman T,Gorur S,Melek IM,Akcin S,Yilmazer S

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Numerous studies have demonstrated a protective effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in experimental ischemic brain injury, and many physiological and molecular mechanisms of hyperbaric oxygen therapy-related neuroprotection have been identified. METHODS:Review of articles pertaining to hyperbaric oxygen t...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Matchett GA,Martin RD,Zhang JH

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) may aggravate ischemic neuronal damage after focal cerebral ischemia and increase blood-brain barrier permeability. Human serum albumin has neuroprotective effects on ischemic stroke. However, whether albumin can attenuate the deleterious effects of tPA is yet unknown. METH...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Tang J,Li YJ,Mu J,Li Q,Yang DY,Xie P

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Transcranial Doppler (TCD) measures blood flow velocities (BFV) and is an indirect method of assessing cerebral blood flow (CBF). Positron emission tomography (PET) is a direct method to measure CBF. This study evaluates the correlations between TCD and PET findings Methods: Nine patients with a symptomatic c...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Rijbroek A,Boellaard R,Vriens EM,Lammertsma AA,Rauwerda JA

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The actual relationship between neural stem cells and SDF-1alpha/CXCR4 after brain injury has not yet been elucidated, although recent studies have speculated that stromal cell-derived factor-1alpha (SDF-1alpha) and its receptor, CXCR4, could contribute to neural stem cells migration after brain injury. In th...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Itoh T,Satou T,Ishida H,Nishida S,Tsubaki M,Hashimoto S,Ito H

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This review will describe the novel contributions to the field of nerve repair from the emerging disciplines of microtechnology and nanotechnology. METHOD:This broad review will cover the advances described in the literature of the medical and biological fields and the engineering and physical sciences. The ...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Chang WC,Kliot M,Sretavan DW

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:It is not fully understood how the stimulus/response curves obtained by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) reflect the function of the cortico-motoneuronal (CM) and spinal motoneuronal (SM) systems in healthy subjects. To understand these response functions, we studied patients with amyotrophic lateral s...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Oishi A,Tobimatsu S,Ogata K,Taniwaki T,Kinukawa N,Toyoshiba H,Kira J

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Huntington's disease is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder, characterized by loss of spiny neurons in the striatum and cortex, which usually happens in the third or fourth decades of life. In advanced form of the disease, progressive striatum atrophy happens and medium spiny neurons, which occupy more than 80% of...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Amin EM,Reza BA,Morteza BR,Maryam MM,Ali M,Zeinab N

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to establish a robust set of motor tasks that could be used to functionally delineate the motor cortex with blood oxygenation level dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging (BOLD fMRI) at 3 T and produce precise functional maps for pre-operative planning and functional neurona...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Berntsen EM,Samuelsen P,Lagopoulos J,Rasmussen IA Jr,Håberg AK,Haraldseth O

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Computed tomographic angiography (CTA) was invented more than 20 years ago, but only gained acceptance recently, thanks to advancements in the computer technology. It can demonstrate areas of arterial stenosis or occlusion with accuracy nearly that of digital subtraction angiography (DSA). It is also able to ...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Zubkov AY,Uschmann H,Rabinstein AA

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-five years old patient suffering from acute stroke was treated by rTPA intravenously. TCD monitoring of both middle cerebral arteries (MCA) was carried out simultaneously with administration of rTPA. Seven microemboli were found in right and four in left MCA. Duplex ultrasound, CT angiography and digital subtrac...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Telman G,Kouperberg E,Eran A,Goldsher D,Yarnitsky D

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Venous compression might be the main cause of incomplete decompression and symptom recurrence after microvascular decompression (MVD) in patients with trigeminal neuralgia. Although it can be killed in most cases, cutting the vein sometimes has the potential risk arising from venous congestion. To maneuver th...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Zhong J,Li ST,Xu SQ,Wan L,Wang X

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Repetitive magnetic stimulation (rMS) is mainly used in transcranial applications. Only a few works have described its potential peripheral use. The aim of this investigation was to determine if conditioning peripheral (paravertebral) rMS of the cervical nerve roots in a group of healthy subjects induces chan...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Krause P,Straube A

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Neurovascular ultrasound (nUS) is widely used as a screening and monitoring tool in patients with spontaneous cervical artery dissection (sCAD). The aim of the study was to describe the sonographical course of the affected arteries in patients with a MRI-proven sCAD by repetitive nUS. METHODS:Thirty-seven co...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Sengelhoff C,Nebelsieck J,Nassenstein I,Maintz D,Nabavi DG,Kuhlenbaeumer G,Ringelstein EB,Dittrich R

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Giant and large intracranial aneurysms represent enormous therapeutic challenges for neurosurgeons as well as for endovascular therapists. Since they may involve entire vessels or be irregular in shape, the rate of complete obliteration with GDCs is low and the incidence of recanalization is very high. So th...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Yang X,Wu Z,Mu S,Li Y,Lv M

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital dural arteriovenous fistulas have been infrequently described in pediatric population and they generally affect the transverse, sigmoid, straight or sagittal sinuses. Congenital carotid-cavernous fistulas in infancy are considered very rare and to our knowledge, only four cases have been reported in literat...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Cohen JE,Gomori JM,Grigoriadis S,Rajz G

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The unified Parkinson's disease rating scale (UPDRS) is the most widely used tool to rate the severity and the stage of Parkinson's disease (PD). However, the mentation, behavior and mood (MBM) subscale of the UPDRS has received little investigation regarding its validity and sensitivity. Three items of this ...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Holroyd S,Currie LJ,Wooten GF

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:After a spinal cord injury (SCI), most men experience fertility related problems including poor semen quality in which decreased sperm viability and motility, have been proposed to be related to the accessory sex glands dysfunction. In this study, we investigated the probable effects of SCI on the seminal ves...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Dashtdar H,Valojerdi MR

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We sought to assess the current status of blood pressure control and the use of antihypertensive drugs in patients with ischemic stroke (IS) or transient ischemic attack (TIA) in China. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:A cross-sectional study (across 19 urban outpatient clinics) on secondary stroke prevention measures w...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Wang Y,Wu D,Zhou Y,Zhao X,Wang C,Liu L,Liao X,Wang Y

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:As a standard method, periodic limb movements in sleep (PLMS) are detected by means of polysomnography (PSG). Actigraphic detection of PLMS is a recently developed method for performing of multiple-night recordings in an outpatient setting. The aim of our study was to assess sensitivity-related parameters of ...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Kemlink D,Pretl M,Sonka K,Nevsimalova S

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this report was to set up an effective experimental model of cocultures between cells from spinal cord explants and myotubes from adductor muscle. METHODS:We obtained neuronal cells from chick spinal cord explants at embryonic day 5 (ED5) by means of an enzymatic digestion. Small spinal cord fragm...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Martinello T,Patruno M

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Catalpol has been identified to have neuroprotective effect on gerbils subjected to transient global cerebral ischemia. However, the mechanism that catalpol prevents ischemia is still unclear. In the present study, PC12 cells, exposed to oxygen and glucose deprivation (OGD) followed by reperfusion, were used...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Wang Z,An LJ,Duan YL,Li YC,Jiang B

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We evaluate the bladder volume and pressure through recording the bladder afferent activity in the sacral nerve roots in acute experiments of paraplegic dogs. These measurements are intended to report the status of the bladder and to adjust the stimulation parameters of an implantable electric stimulator. ME...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Saleh A,Sawan M,Elzayat EA,Corcos J,Elhilali MM

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study of the expression of the chemokine receptor CCR7 was performed in 11 relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) patients during 12 months of interferon-beta (IFNbeta) treatment. The results show increased expression of CCR7 on peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) of MS patients receiving IFNbeta tre...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Vallittu AM,Saraste M,Airas L

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effect of sensory nerve stimulation in older people with peripheral neuropathy associated with diabetes (DPN). MATERIALS AND METHODS:A randomized, placebo controlled, double blind trial was used to assess the effect of 12 weeks of low frequency sensory nerve stimulation (LF-SNS) in the lower li...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Khalil Z,Ogrin R,Darzins PJ

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Alteration of sensorium or an encephalopathy is a common diagnostic dilemma in critically ill patients and can be caused by a number of conditions. Sepsis associated encephalopathy (SAE) is now the most common encephalopathy encountered among intensive care unit (ICU) patients. DEFINITIONS:SAE is an encep...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Maramattom BV

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ocular microtremor (OMT) is mediated by the oculomotor area of the brainstem and is altered in several pathologic states, including traumatic brain injury, general anesthesia, brain death, coma, Parkinsonism and multiple sclerosis. The EYETECT tremor monitor is a non-invasive means of measuring the frequency and a...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Robertson J,Timmons S

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Brain death is a clinical diagnosis often confirmed with supplementary tests. In this study, we examined the relationship between brain death and the partial pressure of brain tissue oxygen (PbtO(2)). We hypothesized that a sustained PbtO(2) of 0 is associated with brain death. METHODS:One hundred and twent...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Smith ML,Counelis GJ,Maloney-Wilensky E,Stiefel MF,Donley K,LeRoux PD

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Progesterone modulates dopamine (DA) release in corpus striatum. Our objective was to evaluate the effect of the i.c.v injection of the neurosteroid allopregnanolone (ALL), a progesterone metabolite on dopaminergic activity in the corpus striatum of rats under different gonadal hormonal conditions. METHODS:...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Laconi MR,Reggiani PC,Penissi A,Yunes R,Cabrera RJ

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore whether intracranial pulse pressure amplitudes relate to arterial pulse pressure amplitudes and whether correlations between time-related changes in intracranial and arterial pulse pressure amplitudes associate with indices of cerebral autoregulation. METHODS:A total of 257 continuous and simultan...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Eide PK,Czosnyka M,Sorteberg W,Pickard JD,Smielewski P

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Papaverine has been used in treating vasospasm following subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). However, its action mechanism for cerebral vascular relaxation is not clear. Potassium and calcium channels are closely related to the contraction and relaxation of cerebral smooth muscle. Therefore, to identify the role ...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Han DH,Bai GY,Yang TK,Sim BS,Kwak YG,Kim CJ

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder, characterized by a selective progressive degeneration of the motor system. Electromyography is essential for the diagnosis of ALS. The measurement of motor conduction of peripheral nerves is of major importance to recognize other poss...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Mohammadi B,Krampfl K,Kollewe K,Seyfadini A,Bufler J,Dengler R

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our aim was to evaluate the relationship between the neurological outcome of tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) and the findings obtained from both cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and single voxel proton spectroscopy (SVPS). MRIs of 13 children who met the diagnostic criteria for TSC were taken. Eleven of these...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Yapici Z,Dörtcan N,Baykan BB,Okan F,Dinçer A,Baykal C,Eraksoy M,Roach S

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Our objective was to characterize the heat shock response (HSR) in a model of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and to determine the association of HSR to cell death. METHODS:We used immunofluorescent detection of HSP-70 to characterize HSR and TUNEL labeling to determine the pattern of cell death. RESULTS:HSP-...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： DeGracia DJ,Kreipke CW,Kayali FM,Rafols JA

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study histopathologic changes and the role of the microglia/macrophage cell in the therapeutic effect of I-125 interstitial brachytherapy on the cerebral gliomas. METHODS:Out of a series of 60 cases with cerebral astrocytomas and other brain tumors treated with I-125 interstitial brachytherapy, autopsy ma...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Julow J,Szeifert GT,Bálint K,Nyáry I,Nemes Z

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mapping of brain perfusion using bolus tracking methods is increasingly used to assess the amount and severity of cerebral ischemia in acute stroke. Using relative perfusion maps, however, it is difficult to identify the tissue at risk-maximum (TARM) of infarction with sufficient reliability and reproducibil...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Nabavi DG,Dittrich R,Kloska SP,Nam EM,Klotz E,Heindel W,Ringelstein EB

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Neuropsychological outcomes after carotid endarterectomy (CEA) have been investigated extensively. However, cognitive impacts of carotid angioplasty and stenting (CAS), an emerging alternative to CEA, have not been studied. This study is aimed at investigating pattern and degree of cognitive changes after CAS...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Xu G,Liu X,Meyer JS,Yin Q,Zhang R

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because clinicians require objectively demonstrable neurological deficits to confirm a diagnosis, the recognition of embolic events in the nervous system is generally restricted to the effects of ischemic necrosis produced by arterial occlusion. However, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has shown that lesser degrees o...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： James PB

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) have been reported to improve movement deficit in adult rats with spinal cord injury (SCI). The purpose of this study is to determine the distribution of BMSCs in the spinal cord lesion of the contusion model of SCI. METHODS:Laminectomy was carried out at L1 vertebra level ...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Khalatbary AR,Tiraihi T

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute blood-brain barrier (BBB) opening in cerebral ischemia is an often observed but seldom studied phenomenon. Increased permeability has been implicated with several consequences including exacerbating ischemic injury, leading to hemorrhagic transformation (HT) and also predictive of chronic damage and a way of del...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Nagaraja TN,Keenan KA,Brown SL,Fenstermacher JD,Knight RA

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00