abstract：:The levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and superoxide dismutase (SOD-1) were measured in the red blood cells (RBC) of 34 patients with acute ischemic hemispheric stroke on the first and seventh day after their stroke onset, and compared with 30 control individuals matched for sex, age and...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Demirkaya S,Topcuoglu MA,Aydin A,Ulas UH,Isimer AI,Vural O

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a T-cell-mediated autoimmune demyelinating disease of the central nervous system, associated with an altered cytokine network. We previously assayed peripheral blood T-lymphocyte binding for two prototypic cytokines, tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), and foun...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Bongioanni P,Lombardo F,Moscato G,Mosti S,Meucci G

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study we have explored antigliadin (AGA) and antireticulin (ARA) antibody tests for the serological screening for coeliac disease (CD) of 206 children with neurological disorders. IgA- or/and IgG-type AGA was discovered in 17 (8.3%) patients and IgA-type ARA in one (0.5%) patient. A small intestinal bio...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Salur L,Uibo O,Talvik I,Justus I,Metsküla K,Talvik T,Uibo R

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visual recognition memory was assessed in terms of delay duration, memory load and amount of interference(s) in non-demented patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) using an automated delayed non-matching-to-sample (DNMS) task with trial-unique stimuli. Special attention was focused on the different cognitive functions...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Blanchet S,Marié RM,Dauvillier F,Landeau B,Benali K,Eustache F,Chavoix C

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunological abnormality is often found in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Antibodies to sulfoglucuronyl paragloboside (SGPG) were reported in ALS, although the pathogenetic significance of the antibodies is still unknown. We have already demonstrated that SGPG, a unique glycolipid, is present in both peripheral...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Ikeda J,Kohriyama T,Nakamura S

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glyceryl trinitrate, a prodrug of nitric oxide, induces a mild to moderate headache in healthy subjects, whilst migraineurs develop a more severe headache, resembling spontaneous migraine attacks. In order to investigate whether this increased nitric oxide sensitivity depends upon the frequency of spontaneously occurr...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Christiansen I,Daugaard D,Lykke Thomsen L,Olesen J

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Normal subjects use an open-loop motor control strategy in handwriting, but they are able to switch to closed-loop motor control when the demands on accuracy increase. These closed-loop handwriting movements of normal subjects resemble the inefficient movements found in writing-impaired patients. The hypothesis that s...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Schenk T,Walther EU,Mai N

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a patient who, three years after the onset of an olivopontocerebellar atrophy, developed a right cerebral tumour. The cerebellar symptomatology also included, as in other cerebellar patients previously described, a peripheral dysgraphia. Because this deficit of writing is generally reported in patients wit...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Silveri MC,Misciagna S,Laudisio A,Colosimo C

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Botulinum A toxin (BT) has been successfully used for the management of spasticity in cerebral palsy (CP). However, the long-term results of BT have not yet been determined. We have studied the evolution of a homogeneous group of patients with CP treated with BT. All these patients had an equinus gait resulting from c...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： García Ruiz PJ,Pascual Pascual I,Sánchez Bernardos V

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the incidence of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) in Sweden in 1996. Information of incident GBS patients was mainly collected by a multicentre network of 18 neurologists prospectively monitoring a general population with 4.48 million inhabitants across the country and complemented with data from the national...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Cheng Q,Jiang GX,Fredrikson S,Link H,De Pedro-Cuesta J

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycythemia rubra vera (PRV) is a rare haematological disorder that has a high risk of stroke, although the pathophysiological origin of the cerebral ischaemia in this disease is not well known. We report a case of a stroke patient with PRV in whom bilateral embolic signals were detected by transcranial Doppler (TCD)...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Segura T,Serena J,Teruel J,Dávalos A

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The natural history of thymoma remains unpredictable because of the possibility of recurrence not infrequent after resection, but generally confined to the mediastinum Rufini et al. (1997). ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Moretti R,Nasuelli D,Torre P,Antonello RM,Cazzato G,Stanta G

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An alanin-9valin (Ala-9Val) polymorphism in the mitochondrial targeting sequence of manganese-containing superoxide dismutase (Mn-SOD) has recently been described. We studied this polymorphism in 72 Swedish patients with sporadic motor neuron diseases (MND) and controls using an oligonucleotide ligation assay. There w...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Van Landeghem GF,Tabatabaie P,Beckman G,Beckman L,Andersen PM

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visual system dysfunction has been reported in Parkinson's disease (PD). The objective of the present study was to evaluate a putative association of distorted colour vision and delayed initiation and execution of movement in PD. We performed the Farnsworth-Munsell 100-hue test and estimated the total error score in 3...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Müller T,Kuhn W,Büttner T,Przuntek H

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors performed neurological, visual evoked potentials (VEP) and electroneurography (ENG) examinations on three groups of workers with occupational exposure to mercury vapors (Hg(0)), and on a control group. The exposure of dental professionals (n = 36) was mild, that of chloralkali plant workers (n = 36) was in...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Urban P,Lukás E,Nerudová J,Cábelková Z,Cikrt M

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serial single fiber electromyography (SFEMG) examinations of orbicularis oculi muscle in patients with blepharospasm or hemifacial spasm treated with botulinum toxin injections were performed. The aim of the study was to evaluate the impairment of neuromuscular transmission, to follow reinnervation after botulinum tox...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Bogucki A

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 69-year-old male patient whose motor aphasia started at the age of 61. The language disability remained isolated and progressed over a period of eight years without any additional cognitive deficits. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed moderate cortical atrophy with frontal...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Nagy TG,Jelencsik I,Szirmai I

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxias (ADCAs) are a complex group of slowly progressive neurodegenerative disorders characterized by gait and stance ataxia, dysarthria and other symptoms of nervous system involvement. ADCA type I is the commonest form and is genetically heterogeneous; several loci have been identified...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Giuffrida S,Lanza S,Restivo DA,Saponara R,Valvo SC,Le Pira F,Trovato Salinaro A,Spinella F,Nicoletti A,Condorelli DF

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 76-year-old man insidiously developed diffuse neurological symptoms: cognitive decline, dysphagia, dysphasia and mental disturbance. Computed tomography of the cranium revealed widespread bilateral brain edema and symmetrical bilateral sphenoid wing hyperostosis. Adjacent to the hyperostosis that resembled skull bas...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Lindsberg PJ,Tatlisumak T,Tienari J,Brander A

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eur J Neurol 6:113 Copyright Lippincott Williams & Wilkins ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Boller F,Petrov AM

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied specific aspects of speed performance in neuropsychological tests and functional and vocational long-term outcome among moderate or severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients admitted to a rehabilitation programme. A group of 140 patients with mild, moderate or severe TBI was followed up for a minimum of ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Asikainen I,Nybo T,Muller K,Sarna S,Kaste M

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is described in which non-convulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) prompted further investigation leading to the diagnosis of Lafora body disease (LBD). The onset of NCSE was temporally related to the withdrawal of sodium valproate and introduction of carbamazepine, which may have been precipitating factors. NCSE h...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Corkill RG,Hardie RJ

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between March 1996 and December 1997, 15 consecutive patients with carotid artery occlusion diagnosed with duplex sonography were treated with intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA), following a protocol similar to that of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) study....

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Rudolf J,Neveling M,Grond M,Schmulling S,Stenzel C,Heiss WD

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study is aimed at assessing the prevalence and features of psychotic symptoms in a sample of 180 patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Sixty-four patients (35.5% of the sample) showed one or more psychotic symptoms. The presence of these symptoms correlated with the severity of the patients' cognitive impairmen...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Sala SD,Francescani A,Muggia S,Spinnler H

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper we report about the Danish Year of the Brain 1997 because it may serve as a model for other countries. It was possible in Denmark to organize a very large scale effort which has been well received by the general public and which has significantly improved the image of the neurological disciplines. The re...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Olesen J,Oberg G,Vestergaard P

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a patient who presented with isolated transient headache as the only manifestation of pituitary apoplexy. A high index of suspicion and MRI led to the diagnosis. Copyright 1998 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Hernandez A,Angeles Del Real M,Aguirre M,Vaamonde J,Gudin M,Ibanez R

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Levodopa-carbidopa (LD) in low dosages adequately controls symptoms in most patients with Parkinson's disease and delays the appearance of fluctuations and dyskinesias. It has been suggested that early combination therapy with bromocriptine and levodopa delays or prevents the onset of late treatment complication assoc...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Alarcon F,Cevallos N,Lees AJ

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of these experiments was to compare the spread of three formulations of botulinum neurotoxin A. A gelatin/phosphate buffer (C), DysportR (D {0.5 U}, BotoxR (B {0.167 U}), or a purified preparation of botulinum neurotoxin A [Bont A] (BA {0.5 U}) was injected into the tibialis anterior of male, Wistar rats. ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Dodd SL,Rowell BA,Vrabas IS,Arrowsmith RJ,Weatherill PJ

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) database of the Dent Neurologic Institute to study the abnormal findings in myelitis. We identified 22 patients, and compared non-MS-related acute transverse myelitis (ATM, n = 9), to myelitis associated with multiple sclerosis (MS-myelitis, n = 13). The ATM patients we...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Bakshi R,Kinkel PR,Mechtler LL,Bates VE,Lindsay BD,Esposito SE,Kinkel WR

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cocaine abuse is a well known cause of cerebrovascular complications. An inflammatory vasculopathy hypothesis has been proposed, but the medical literature has only reported a few pathological confirmations. We report a case with a biopsy demonstrating cerebral inflammatory vascular changes that are associated with co...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Diez-Tejedor E,Frank A,Gutierrez M,Barreiro P

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A comprehensive battery of neuropsychological tests sampling a wide range of cognitive functions was administrated to 36 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and a control group consisting of 31 patients with persistent symptoms after whiplash injury. Our results demonstrated significant group differences...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Waterloo K,Omdal R,Mellgren SI,Husby G

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the baseline characteristics of 101 patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), entering a study that evaluates the diagnostic reliability of CSF outflow resistance. Patients were assessed by a gait scale consisting of 10 features of walking and the number of steps and seconds necessary for 10 m, a d...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Boon AJ,Tans JT,Delwel EJ,Egeler-Peerdeman SM,Hanlo PW,Wurzer JA,Hermans J

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), a brief test to assess cognitive status, is heavily influenced by age and education. It was administered to 1019 elderly subjects (aged 65-89 years) living in three different Italian cities. A statistical non-linear regression model was built up in order to obtain adjustment c...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Magni E,Binetti G,Bianchetti A,Rozzini R,Trabucchi M

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the peripheral-central sensory conduction by using somatosensory evoked potential (SEP) in a 48 year old diabetic patient with acute painful neuropathy. The sural, ulnar and median sensory nerve conduction and SEP elicited by wrist stimulation showed no abnormalities, nevertheless, the tibial nerve SEP rev...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Shimamura H,Baba M,Ozaki I,Matsunaga M,Onuma T

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the prevalence and correlates of apathy and irritability in a consecutive series of 101 patients with probable Alzheimer's disease (AD). Based on clinical criteria, 46 (46%) patients had apathy, and 13 (13%) patients had irritability. Apathy was significantly associated with more severe impairments in acti...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Starkstein SE,Migliorelli R,Manes F,Tesón A,Petracca G,Chemerinski E,Sabe L,Leiguarda R

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of the cephalic vascular system have markedly contributed towards an understanding of the mechanisms of migraine pain. Whereas cerebral blood flow changes, and thereby changes in the arterioles, correlate poorly with migraine headache, abnormal regulation of the large cranial arteries seems to play a significa...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Thomsen LL

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 45 year-old man presented with a rapid onset of memory impairment Brain computed tomography showed multiple abnormal low density areas in the deep cerebral white matter. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed bilateral thalamic infarcts and extensive thrombosis of the vein of Galen and the straight sinus, which was con...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Daif AK,Awada A,Rajeh SA,Andeejani A

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to carry out a study of isolated, unexplained myelopathy which avoided as far as possible selection and referral bias. We used a prospective design with case ascertainment from both neurological and neurosurgical referrals. We wanted to establish the sensitivity, predictive value and possible redundancy of cu...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Blumhardt LD,Sandercock PA,Moore AP,Woodrow J,Findlay G

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here a novel point mutation in exon 5 of the Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD) gene resulting in an amino acid substitution of valine(148) by isoleucine (V148I) in a Japanese family with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (FALS). In this family, the age at onset was young (28.0 ± 3.8 years old, mean ± SD, n = 4) a...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Sakuma R,Abe K,Aoki M,Ikeda M,Okita N,Hiwatari M,Sakurai M,Itoyama Y

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-one consecutive women with the antiphospholipid syndrome were investigated with a full cardiological and neurological examination including a semi-structured interview. They were also systematically studied with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), transcranial Doppler (TCD), duplex sonography of neck vessels and ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Anzola GP,Tincani A,Magoni M,Spatola L,Bonetti A

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00