abstract：OBJECTIVES:Neuropsychiatric symptoms commonly found after aneurysmal SAH are covered in the astheno-emotional disorder (AED) of Lindqvist & Malmgrens diagnostic system for organic psychiatry. This study aims to describe the reliability and symptomatology of AED and its relationship with social outcome. MATERIAL AND ME...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Rödholm M,Starmark JE,Svensson E,Von Essen C

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report unique and unknown clinical features of muscle fasciculation and muscle hypertrophy in a case of congenital dermal sinus. PATIENTS:A 16-year-old girl presented with continuous fasciculation, often cramp, and hypertrophy of the left calf muscle. The radiography showed spina bifida of L4, L5 and S1. ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Takahashi M,Murata H,Ohmura T,Nagano A

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bulbar dysfunction resulting from corticobulbar pathway or brainstem neuron degeneration is one of the most important clinical problems encountered in motor neuron disease (MND) and contributes to various respiratory complications which are major causes of morbidity and mortality. Chronic malnutrition as a consequence...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Hadjikoutis S,Wiles CM

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A three generation family is presented in which rapidly progressive, early-onset Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease without typical EEG changes segregates as an autosomal dominant disease. An aspartic acid to asparagine mutation at codon 178 of the prion gene, PRNP, co-segregates with the disease. As expected, the disease alle...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Holm IE,Abelskov K,Bojsen-Møller M,Nielsen AL,Jørgensen AL

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has enabled ante mortem diagnosis of Hallervorden Spatz disease (HSD). Childhood-onset cases are the most common type and usually present with progressive dystonia and dementia. The duration of illness is 15 to 20 years, leading to death. Presentation in adulthood and infancy have also...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Hickman SJ,Ward NS,Surtees RA,Stevens JM,Farmer SF

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the prevalence of G88C, G209A and any other mutation(s) in exons 3 and 4 of the alpha-synuclein gene in Indian patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). METHODS:A total of 169 PD patients comprising 18 familial, 3 juvenile, 48 early onset and 100 sporadic cases were included in this study. Genom...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Nagar S,Juyal RC,Chaudhary S,Behari M,Gupta M,Rao SN,Thelma BK

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although intravenous (i.v.) heparin is widely used as the first line treatment for cerebral venous and sinus thrombosis (CVST), the most appropriate therapy for this disease is still controversial. We report 2 cases of CVST who were successfully treated by means of loco-regional thrombolysis with urokinase. In the fir...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Buccino G,Scoditti U,Pini M,Menozzi R,Piazza P,Zuccoli P,Mancia D

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the presence of the afterdischarge activity following M- and F-waves in patients with peripheral neuropathies with or without muscle cramps. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Ten patients with peripheral neuropathies complaining of frequent muscle leg cramps (Group 1) and 14 patients with peripheral neuropat...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Parisi L,Serrao M,Rossi P,Valente G,Fattapposta F,Pierelli F,Amabile G

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the sensitivity and specificity of isoelectric focusing (IEF) with immunofixation, agarose gel electrophoresis (AGE) and the IgG index in detecting intrathecally synthesized IgG in multiple sclerosis (MS) and in other nervous system disorders. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and se...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Lunding J,Midgard R,Vedeler CA

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the activity of cortico-cortical (intracortical) inhibitory circuits within the motor cortex in patients with progressive asymmetric limb-kinetic apraxia. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We studied 4 patients with progressive limb-kinetic apraxia whose clinical diagnosis was corticobasal degeneration (CBD...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Okuma Y,Urabe T,Mochizuki H,Miwa H,Shimo Y,Mori H,Mizuno Y

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We describe 2 patients with epilepsy as an early manifestation of late onset metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD). METHODS AND RESULTS:The first patient presented with epileptic seizures at the age of 34 years while neurological and cognitive abnormalities appeared later. MRI findings were compatible with leu...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Bostantjopoulou S,Katsarou Z,Michelakaki H,Kazis A

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aetiological role of common genetic mutations was analysed in a subgroup of stroke patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A total of 406 patients were examined because of ischaemic stroke. After a detailed clinical scrutiny, 5 were found who did not exhibit any of the classical clinical risk factors. In this cl...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Szolnoki Z,Somogyvári F,Szabó M,Fodor L

更新日期：2000-08-01 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

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study macrosomatognosia and microsomatognosia occurring as migraine aura symptoms. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Topological distribution of these body schema disturbances were assessed in a collection of 562 pictures submitted as entries to the 4 national Migraine Art competitions. RESULTS:The said symptoms wer...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Robinson D,Podoll K

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aims of this study were to investigate myopathic changes in myasthenia gravis (MG) by using turns-amplitude analysis (TAA) and quantitative motor unit potential duration analysis (MUPan), to correlate myopathic changes with severity and duration of the disease and the results of diagnostic tests includin...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Odabasi Z,Kuruoglu R,Oh SJ

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To measure gait and postural stability by objective methods in spastic MS patients and to evaluate the effect of baclofen on gait and postural stability. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Fourteen spastic MS patients were examined in a placebo controlled double-blind, cross-over trial of oral baclofen treatment. The gai...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Orsnes GB,Sørensen PS,Larsen TK,Ravnborg M

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

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：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Cerebral infarcts occur more frequently along the middle (MCA) than the anterior cerebral artery (ACA) territory. The reason(s) for this difference remains speculative. The objective of this study was to investigate the distribution of cerebral microemboli as detected by transcranial Doppler ultr...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Wijman CA,Babikian VL,Winter MR,Pochay VE

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is associated with autoimmune disorders (AIDs) in individual patients, and limited data suggest a possible familial association of MS and AIDs; however, no systematic study has been conducted on the occurrence of AIDs in the families of MS patients. Using a standardized interview focused on AID...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Heinzlef O,Alamowitch S,Sazdovitch V,Chillet P,Joutel A,Tournier-Lasserve E,Roullet E

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the relationship between atherosclerotic lesions of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) detected on MRA and vascular risk factors. MATERIAL AND METHODS:We retrospectively assessed 279 patients (mean age, 69.0+/-11.3 years) who visited the Department of Neurology of Masuda Red Cross Hospital and unde...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Takahashi K,Kitani M,Fukuda H,Kobayashi S

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroacanthocytosis is a progressive multisystem disease with a wide range of symptoms. The involuntary movements mainly include chorea and orofaciolingual dyskinesias. The descriptive name of the disease refers to the presence of abnormal erythrocytes in peripheral blood. Two siblings are presented. One young female ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Aasly J,Skandsen T,Rø M

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to illuminate adult's experienced quality of life in newly-debuted epilepsy and to test the American instrument Quality of Life Index (QLI) for the first time on an epilepsy population. A second aim was to find appropriate questions to measure patient perceptions in epilepsy. MATERIAL AND M...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Räty L,Hamrin E,Söderfeldt B

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to analyse the presence of the granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) in human cerebrospinal fluid (SF) of patients affected by multiple sclerosis (MS) in comparison with non-inflammatory neurological diseases. MATERIAL AND METHODS:All SFs were collected from...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Leonardi A,Penco S,Gramigni C,Bason C,Ribizzi G,Gazzola P,Mancardi GL,Bianchi-Scarrà G,Abbruzzese M,Garrè C

更新日期：1999-10-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To study if type-2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) is associated with cognitive dysfunction independently of clinically diagnosed dementia in an elderly population. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Cognitive function was investigated with a brief neuropsychological test battery in a non-demented elder...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Vanhanen M,Kuusisto J,Koivisto K,Mykkänen L,Helkala EL,Hänninen T,Riekkinen P Sr,Soininen H,Laakso M

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We propose that the increase in TNF-alpha and IL-6 in the brain in idiopathic parkinsonism is in response to a peripheral immune/ inflammatory process, so ubiquitous as to be responsible for the resemblance between ageing and parkinsonism. METHODS:Circulating cytokine was measured in 78 subjects with idio...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Dobbs RJ,Charlett A,Purkiss AG,Dobbs SM,Weller C,Peterson DW

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine if visual hallucinations in patients with Parkinson's disease are associated with an increased prevalence of white matter lesions. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Fifteen patients with (group 1) and 15 patients without (group 2) a history of visual hallucinations were studied. Both groups were matched for...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Kraft E,Winkelmann J,Trenkwalder C,Auer DP

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We aimed to study knee proprioception and somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) to stimulation of the common peroneal nerve (CPN) in 7 patients with lesion of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) before and after ACL reconstruction. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We recorded the spinal N14 and scalp P27 potentials ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Valeriani M,Restuccia D,Di Lazzaro V,Franceschi F,Fabbriciani C,Tonali P

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There is a paucity of regional cerebral blood flow studies in Japanese encephalitis (JE). In this communication we report clinical, radiological and single photon emission computed tomography findings in subacute and chronic JE patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Eight JE patients whose ages ranged between 10 and...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Kalita J,Das BK,Misra UK

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a cystic lesion in the left cerebellopontine (CP) angle cistern. The magnetic resonance (MR) imaging features closely resembled an epidermoid inclusion cyst, and was interpreted as such. However, at surgery and on histopathological examination the lesion was found to be a cysticercus cyst. It may b...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Singh S,Gibikote SV,Bannur U,Chacko G,Korah IP,Rajshekhar V

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study mathematical deficits in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD). METHODS:Sixty-eight patients with mild AD and 242 normal controls (NC) received a standardized battery (EC 301-R) assessing number processing and calculation abilities. AD patients also received testing for language, memory, visu...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Carlomagno S,Iavarone A,Nolfe G,Bourène G,Martin C,Deloche G

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To replicate the treatment study by Behan et al. (1990) using current research criteria for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). METHOD:Fifty patients who fulfilled the Oxford Criteria for CFS were randomly allocated to treatment with either Efamol Marine or placebo for 3 months. They were seen monthly and comple...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Warren G,McKendrick M,Peet M

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Ultrasonographic assessment of carotid artery plaque morphology is widely used to identify patients at high risk for stroke. However, the reliability of plaque analysis in high-grade stenosis is uncertain. We determined the interrater reliability of sonographic plaque morphology analysis in patients with seve...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Hartmann A,Mohr JP,Thompson JL,Ramos O,Mast H

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current understanding on the historic, epidemiologic, genetic, clinical, neuropathologic, neurochemical, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) are revisited. In addition, new research directions are described. ...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Litvan I

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We used an electrical conditioning stimulation followed by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to facilitate the occurrence of long latency potentials (LLPs) in order to study the relationship between primary motor evoked potentials (MEPs) and LLPs in the lower limbs. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The study gro...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Chen JT,Chen CC,Kao KP,Wu ZA,Liao KK

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We studied the in vitro production of variably MS-related cytokines from Sardinian MS and healthy donors bearing the two "Sardinian" MS-associated HLA-DR alleles: DR3 and DR4, with the purpose to evidentiate possible differences in their immune response. MATERIALS AND METHODS:ELISA were used for detection o...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Sotgiu S,Serra C,Marrosu MG,Dolei A,Pugliatti M,Murgia B,Aiello I,Rosati G

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to clarify etiologic factors, prior symptoms and clinical features of isole superior cerebellar artery (SCA) territory infarcts. METHODS:All data were collected from consecutive 21 patients with isole SCA infarcts involved on computerized tomography. RESULTS:The risk factors i...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Erdemoglu AK,Duman T

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of the study was to develop a simplified method for the acquisition and analysis of data from positron emission tomography (PET) using the ligand 11C-L-deuterium-deprenyl. This is motivated by an increased interest in methods to characterize gliosis in neurodegenerative diseases and epilepsy, whi...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Bergström M,Kumlien E,Lilja A,Tyrefors N,Westerberg G,Långström B

更新日期：1998-10-01 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:It was shown previously that low-Mg2+-induced epileptiform activity in rat entorhinal cortex slices changes with time from a pattern of serial seizure-like events (SLEs) to a state of continuously recurring epileptiform activity. Valproic acid blocked the early SLEs but not the late activity. It was proposed...

journal_title：Acta neurologica Scandinavica

authors： Dreier JP,Zhang CL,Heinemann U

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00