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TNFalpha plays an important role as an inflammatory mediator in both several autoimmune diseases and multiple sclerosis. Anti-TNFalpha antibody has been widely used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease. On the. other hand, anti-TNFalpha antibody treatment increased recurrence rate in
The term cognitive impairment of vascular origin is used to designate global cognitive deficits as well as focal neurological deficits such as aphasia, apraxia and agnosia of vascular/circulatory origin. It has been useful for identifying early clinical and neuroradiological alterations that might
In 25 patients with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis in various phases of the disease CT and NMR imaging of the brain were done at the same times and the findings were related to clinical symptomatology. NMR imaging, in contrast to CT imaging, demonstrated even very small brain changes in the
OBJECTIVE
To study attitude towards the disease in rheumatic patients during antidepressant therapy and during further follow-up.
METHODS
Examinations were made in 122 patients with degenerative joint and vertebral column disease (DJVCD) and in 30 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and
We report a 19-year-old man who developed a cerebral infarction in the territory of the anterior choroidal artery and showed a hypercoagulable state and nephrotic syndrome after diarrhea and appetite loss. He had suffered from nephrotic syndrome from the age of three and had been treated for five
Alzheimer's disease: a biological disorder? Alzheimer's disease often begins clinically with memory problems progressively followed by aphasia, apraxia, agnosia and behavioral disturbances. Recent studies of biological markers of cerebrospinal fluid or amyloid and tau PET imaging have shown that
Although observed in various brain disorders, dementia is particularly frequent in neurodegenerative diseases. Alzheimer's disease is characterized by the association of progressive amnesia with either instrumental (aphasia, apraxia, agnosia) or behavioral (apathy, indifference, anosognosia)
A 7-year-old, right-handed girl started to have seizures at age 1 year 4 months. She developed normally until age 4 when she had worsening of seizures with auditory verbal agnosia, complete aphasia, and a behavioral disorder fulfilling the diagnostic criteria of autism. Medical therapy failed. MRI
Anatomical principles of the suprachiasmatic pathway. The neuro-ophthalmological examination of homonymous hemianopia: qualitative perimetry (confrontation tests), quantitative perimetry (campimetry on the Bjerrum screen, kinetic perimetry, static perimetry, automatic computer controlled perimetry,
Atypical imaging features of multiple sclerosis lesions include size >2 cm, mass effect, oedema and/or ring enhancement. This constellation is often referred to as 'tumefactive multiple sclerosis'. Previous series emphasize their unifocal and clinically isolated nature, however, evolution of these