abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to perform a validation analysis of the Polish adaptation of the Multiple Sclerosis International Quality of Life Questionnaire, MusiQoL. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Validation analysis included the translation of the original English version into Polish according to translati...

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Jamroz-Wiśniewska A,Stelmasiak Z,Bartosik-Psujek H

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is an increasing appreciation that multiple sclerosis (MS) can affect children. Up to 10% of MS patients experience their first symptoms before the age of 16. The natural history and magnetic resonance imaging of MS in child-hood differ from those observed in adult patients. The differential diagnosis of MS in c...

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Jurkiewicz E,Kotulska K

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Parkinson disease (PD) is a risk factor for dementia. In addition, specific cognitive deficits can occur in PD patients without dementia. A patient's level of education could have an influence on the development of cognitive impairment in PD. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship ...

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Kierzynka A,Kaźmierski R,Kozubski W

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional methods of neuroimaging, such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, are mostly useful in exclusion of movement disorders with secondary aetiology. Recently, the application of transcranial sonography has been introduced to the diagnosis of extrapyramidal diseases. This valuable technique,...

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Ambrosius W,Kozubski W

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The aim was to conduct a pilot study of selected epidemiological aspects of multiple sclerosis (MS) in Poland. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Cross-sectional data were collected in 21 centres providing MS treatment. The demographic profile of the patients, medical history of MS, disability status, comorbi...

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Kułakowska A,Bartosik-Psujek H,Hożejowski R,Mitosek-Szewczyk K,Drozdowski W,Stelmasiak Z

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:We present detailed results of using Neuroform stent-assisted coil embolization to treat complex cerebral aneurysms over a three-year period. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Only patients who underwent Neuroform stent-assisted coil embolization were included in this study. We assessed patients' history, an...

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Ismail Alhothi A,Qi T,Guo S,Shi Z,Liang F,Yang L,Huang Z

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (sALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disease, which results from complex genetic and environmental interactions. Recent studies have reported an association between several polymorphisms of the PON1 and PON2 genes and risk of sALS. The aim of the presen...

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Zawiślak D,Ostrowska M,Golenia A,Marona M,Tomik B,Wołkow P,Gryz-Kurek E,Szczudlik A,Słowik A

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a rare neoplasm that belongs to the histiocytic and dendritic cell neoplasm group according to the 2008 WHO classification. It has been defined as neoplastic proliferation of Langerhans cells that express CD1a and S-100 proteins and have Birbeck granules on the ultrastructural examinat...

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Mosiewicz A,Rola R,Jarosz B,Trojanowska A,Trojanowski T

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The objective of the study was to assess bilateral subthalamic nucleus (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS) for patients with advanced Parkinson disease (PD). MATERIAL AND METHODS:The study population included 5 patients with bilateral STN DBS who completed a 5-year postoperative follow-up period....

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Zabek M,Sobstyl M,Koziara H,Kadziołka B,Mossakowski Z,Dzierzecki S

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute lung injury (ALI), including acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), is a critical condition consisting of acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure with bilateral pulmonary infiltrates of non-cardiogenic origin. Occasionally it develops in patients with acute or subacute central nervous system pathologies, such ...

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Bilik M,Karliński M,Członkowska A

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Textiloma is a term used for retained cottonoid or surgical sponge in the operation field. Although they occur mostly after thoracic or abdominal operation, they can also be encountered after surgery of extremities or the spine. There are few reports of spinal cases in which MR and CT imaging findings of textilomas ha...

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Hakan T,Aydoseli A,Demir K,Aker F

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:People with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) have higher risk of developing dementia than the general population. Currently known risk factors for dementia include older age, low education level, gait disorders, hippocampal atrophy, and apolipoprotein E allele. Vascular risk factors may modify the...

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Siuda J,Gorzkowska A,Patalong-Ogiewa M,Krzystanek E,Czech E,Wiechuła B,Garczorz W,Danch A,Jasińska-Myga B,Opala G

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arteriosclerosis is a multisystem disease and the association between carotid and coronary artery disease is well known. The incidence of significant carotid stenosis in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) varies from 3% to 22%. Haemodynamically significant carotid disease is present in 2.8% to 7.8...

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Jedrzejewska J,Członkowska A,Kobayashi A

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Endovascular embolization is an approved method of treatment of cerebral aneurysms. Several difficulties can be caused by wide-neck aneurysms. In these cases vascular remodelling is required. It can be performed with the use of balloons or intracranial stents. This method allows expansion of the ...

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Dowzenko A,Czepiel W,Richter P,Bembenek J,Kobayashi A

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Bradykinesia, which is commonly defined as slowness of movements, is one of the cardinal signs of Parkinson's disease (PD) and parkinsonian syndromes. Simple clinical rating scales are used commonly to measure bradykinesia in routine clinical practice although this kind of assessment is biased. T...

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Banaszkiewicz K,Rudzińska M,Bukowczan S,Izworski A,Szczudlik A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the effects of unilateral right-sided nucleus accumbens (NA) stimulation in a patient with intractable Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (GTS) with associated compulsions and self-injurious behaviour. Pharmacological and behavioural therapies had completely failed to control the patient's tics and compulsions...

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Zabek M,Sobstyl M,Koziara H,Dzierzecki S

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to assess cognitive impairment in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RR-MS) and to evaluate the correlation of cognitive impairment with physical disability and MRI lesion volume. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Sixty patients with RR-MS and 50 healthy controls ...

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Karlińska I,Siger M,Lewańska M,Selmaj K

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isthmic spondylolisthesis is a frequently encountered spinal disorder (3-5% of the population). The latest developments in spondylo-implantology have increased interest in operative treatment of slip. The reduction of slip, however, remains controversial and is broadly discussed. On the basis of the literature, the pa...

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Hakało J,Wroński J

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leigh syndrome (subacute necrotizing encephalomyopathy, MIM 256,000) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder of infancy and childhood, with characteristic pathological hallmarks including symmetric necrotizing lesions in the brainstem, basal ganglia, thalamus and spinal cord. It may result from several defects of ...

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Piekutowska-Abramczuk D

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present the current opinion on the significance of molecular biology in individualized therapy. Pharmacogenetics is a new branch of clinical pharmacology dealing with the influence of genetic factors on drugs with special focus on interpersonal differences to drug response. The article includes basic rules...

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Białecka M,Kłodowska-Duda G,Kurzawski M,Droździk M

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Feasibility study and evaluation of complications of two different C1-C2 motion-sparing surgical methods for hangman's fracture of C2. MATERIAL AND METHODS:From 2001 till 2005, seventeen patients were operated on because of unstable type II (according to Effendi) hangman's fractures. The patient...

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Hakało J,Wroński J

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:DYT1 dystonia is the most common form of inherited primary dystonia. The aim of the study was: 1) to evaluate the prevalence of the DYT1 mutation in a population of Polish patients with early-onset generalized dystonia and with other forms of familial dystonia, 2) to evaluate the frequency of the...

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Gajos A,Piaskowski S,Sławek J,Ochudło S,Opala G,Łobińska A,Honczarenko K,Budrewicz S,Koszewicz M,Pełszyńska B,Liberski PP,Bogucki A

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Hydrocephalus in its various forms constitutes one of the major problems in neurosurgery. All neurosurgeons struggle with shunt malfunctions and their complications. Clinical experience suggests that there may exist a definite constellation of clinical features associated with higher risk of shun...

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Daszkiewicz P,Barszcz S

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The growing incidence of paediatric brain tumours and improved treatment outcome result in longer survival time. In this context, the issue of palliative treatment is becoming increasingly important. THE AIM of this paper is to assess the role of palliative procedures in the treatment of paediatr...

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Daszkiewicz P,Barszcz S,Walencik A

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmune diseases are caused by a defect of the human immune system characterised by an inability to recognize their own antigens and by a pathological response against these antigens. Although the aetiology of these diseases is unknown, there is a number of cellular and molecular mechanisms which can underlie these...

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Belniak E,Stelmasiak Z,Papuć E

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contemporary experience and results of clinical trials concerning dopamine agonist application in the treatment of many different diseases (apart from Parkinson's disease) are presented in the paper. A basic clinical recommendation for agonists is restless legs syndrome. In this syndrome almost all agonists give a con...

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Kuran W

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoclonal gammopathy is responsible for about 10% of acquired peripheral neuropathies of unknown origin. Monoclonal gammopathy is the result of uncontrolled proliferation of a single clone of plasma cells producing the first class of immunoglobulin (M-protein). The routine diagnostic process of peripheral neuropathy ...

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Gajos A,Kieliś W,Szadkowska I,Chmielowska E,Niewodniczy A,Bogucki A

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Cervical plate-cages have recently been introduced to clinical practice. Clinical and radiographic results of D-Fun-CE plate-cage stabilization were studied. MATERIAL AND METHODS:34 patients were treated surgically with the mean follow-up of 25 months. All cases were divided into 3 groups. Group...

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Hakalo J,Wronski J

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischaemic stroke in thromboembolic mechanism may be a first sign of neoplastic disease, as in the presented case of a 56-year-old woman. Progressive trombocytopenia, anaemia with reticulocytosis and schistocytes in peripheral blood smear, elevated serum LDH activity as well as coexisting myocardial infarction initiall...

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Elikowski W,Maka K,Ból K,Jedliński I,Kubaszewska M

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a rare case of bilateral crocodile tears syndrome (CTS) in the course of Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome. Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome is characterised by a triad of recurrent orofacial swelling, relapsing facial paralysis, and fissured tongue. The classic triad is infrequent and oligosymptomatic variants ar...

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Owecki MK,Kapelusiak-Pielok M,Kowal P,Kozubski W

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The aim of the study was to present the results of our management of frontal sinus fractures. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We analyzed records of 101 patients treated between 1996 and 2002, who sustained frontal sinus fractures. 7 patients were women and 94 were men. The average age of patients was 34 ...

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Zapała J,Saif F,Moskała M,Krupa M

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:There are only a few investigations in the literature, that address the occurrence and the role of anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL) in children with migraine. The results of those studies are often contradictory. The aim of the study was to determine if the values of aCL in children with migraine...

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Pilarska E,Lemka M,Bakowska A

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a neurosurgical treatment of Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders. This surgical technique is applied to three brain targets: the ventral intermediate nucleus of the thalamus (Vim), the globus pallidus internus (Gpi) and the subthalamic nucleus (STN). Vim DBS improves contra...

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Zabek M,Sobstyl M

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complications of transpedicular stabilizations of thoraco-lumbar burst fractures are presented on the basis of literature review and own experiences. Unstable thoraco-lumbar burst fractures create the most difficult biomechanical conditions for a stabilizer. A literature review was done to estimate the effectiveness o...

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Hakalo J,Wroński J

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The author reviews two decades of clinical research directed towards the links between disturbances of the oculomotor functions and the severity and progress of Alzheimer's disease. Two basically different streams of research are identified. The first based on precise, quantitative examination of automatic or reflexiv...

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Przedpelska-Ober E

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are the most dangerous congenital vascular malformations. Intracranial AVMs occur in about 0.1 percent of the population and account for 1 to 2 percent of all strokes. The angioarchitecture of AVMs consists of direct arterial to venous connections without an intervening capillary net...

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Bury A,Bartosz S,Dziki M,Gutkowski K

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The aim of our study was to evaluate brain perfusion in patients with vertigo using the SPECT technique. METHODS:The study involved a group of 32 patients and was performed in the Neurological Department of the Medical University in Bialystok. Patients with vertigo of peripheral origin like midd...

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Chorazy M,Drozdowski W,Budlewski T,Rogowski F

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to present a clinical role for 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) myocardial scintigraphy in the differential diagnosis in patients with parkinsonian syndromes. We present a 51-year-old woman with parkinsonian syndrome and syncope occurrence. She reproduced spontaneous syncope in the tilt tes...

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Leńska-Mieciek M,Derecka-Charzyńska I,Fiszer U,Królicki L,Kułakowski P

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathology, clinical course, outcome, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of dramatic malignant middle cerebral artery territory infarction were presented. About 10% of stroke patients suffer from malignant middle cerebral artery territory infarction, mainly due to brain edema and herniation. This syndrome causes hi...

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Mendel T

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome is a rare cause of recurrent facial nerve palsy. The syndrome is classically characterized by a triad of signs consisting of facial edema, recurrent peripheral facial nerve paralysis, and congenital fissured tongue, although it may also present in a mono- or oligosymptomatic form. The pap...

journal_title：Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska

authors： Opala G,Krzystanek E,Siuda J,Pilch-Kowalczyk J

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00