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Motor (postural tremor of the outstretched hands, most rapid voluntary alternating index finger movements and rise times of most rapid voluntary isometric index finger extensions) and psychometric tests (multiple choice vocabulary test - form b, syndrome short test, the German version of the
Analyzed were 1999 courses of treatment in 212 patients with paroxysmal and paranoid schizophrenia. Twelve groups of side-effects were defined according to syndromal and structural principles. Compared to the uncomplicated schizophrenic patients, the ones with organic cerebral insufficiency had
Motor tests were performed in 50 HIV-infected patients in all stages according to the current CDC classification, but without any clinically evident central nervous system deficit, and the results compared with an age-matched control group. Patients were excluded from the study if there was alcohol
We compared the frequency of migraine among Sydenham's chorea (SC) patients, rheumatic fever (RF) patients without neurological symptoms and matched controls. Migraine was more frequent in SC patients (12/55, 21.8%) than in controls (9/110, 8.1%) and as common as in the RF group (10/55, 18.2%). Our
The neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is an idiosyncratic reaction to neuroleptic medication not previously described in the pediatric literature. It is characterized by hyperthermia, extrapyramidal disorders, decreased level of consciousness and autonomic dysfunction. A 15-year-old boy with
Sydenham's chorea (SC) is a major manifestation of rheumatic fever, and the production of anti-basal ganglia antibodies (ABGA) has been proposed in SC. The pathogenesis is hypothesized as autoimmune targeting of the basal ganglia via molecular mimicry, triggered by streptococcal infection. The
Reports of myelitis associated with human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) following allogeneic transplantation are rare. Of 121 cases of cord blood transplantation (CBT) performed at Nagano Red Cross Hospital, five cases (4.1%) of HHV-6 myelitis developed at around the time of engraftment. The major symptom
A 20-year-old nullipara without previous history of chorea or rheumatic fever developed unilateral chorea 11 months after first taking oral contraceptives. All laboratory findings were normal except for considerable elevation of the triglycerides. Complete remission of the extrapyramidal disorder
Thiamine metabolism dysfunction syndrome type 2 is also known by other terms including: "SCL19A3 gene defect," "biotin-responsive basal ganglia disease" (BBGD), and "biotin-thiamine-responsive basal ganglia disease" (BTBGD). The worldwide incidence and prevalence of this disorder are unknown, but
Cariprazine is a dopamine D3-preferring D3/D2 receptor partial agonist in late-stage clinical development for the treatment of bipolar disorder (manic/mixed and depressive episodes), as well as for schizophrenia, and as an adjunctive agent for the treatment of major depressive disorder. Three phase