dyskinesias/breast neoplasms

Negative myoclonus, commonly known as asterixis, is often observed in patients with toxic-metabolic encephalopathies or focal brain lesions. It is a movement disorder characterized by postural lapses resulting from brief cessation of tonic muscular contraction. Negative myoclonus has a

In our hospital, 24 patients who underwent surgery for breast cancer during 1980 to 2001 were diagnosed with metastasis to the eye. Metastasis to the choroid was found most frequently, making the choroid the most common site of metastasis. A few patients had metastasis to the orbit. Decreased visual

BACKGROUND The 'hot cross bun' (HCB) sign refers to a cruciform-shaped hyperintensity within the pons found on T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). It is commonly associated with atrophy of the pons, cerebellum, and putamen in multiple system atrophy (MSA). In this report, we describe a

Background. Breast carcinoma is the most common malignancy in women worldwide. It is most commonly associated with metastases to the liver, lung, bone, and the brain. Invasive lobular carcinoma is a less common pathology with slightly higher metastases to the upper gastrointestinal tract. Invasive

Opsoclonus is a dyskinesia consisting of involuntary, arrhythmic, chaotic, multidirectional saccades, without intersaccadic intervals. We used a magnetic scleral search coil technique to study opsoclonus in two patients with paraneoplastic complications of lung carcinoma. Eye movement recordings

BACKGROUND The incidence of cancer is an age-related phenomenon; therefore, the interest on clinical manifestations, diagnostic approach and treatment strategies for older patients diagnosed with cancer has increased lately. Neurologic symptoms are one of the main reasons for consultation and a

A 79-year-old woman with subacute myelo-optico-neuropathy (SMON) underwent a bilateral mastectomy for breast cancer. She has been suffering from SMON for 32 years. Her preoperative neurological examination revealed cryesthesia and dyskinesia in the lower extremity, and numbness in the crues.

OBJECTIVE In this article the author--board-member of the European Network of (ex-) Users and Survivors of Psychiatry (ENUSP)--explains, what is needed to guarantee a minimal level of involvement of users and survivors of psychiatry into issues relating to psychiatric drugs. METHODS He reflects

Human myofibrillogenesis regulator 1 (MR-1) is a functional gene also known as paroxysmal nonkinesigenic dyskinesia (PNKD). It is localised on human chromosome 2q35 and three different isomers, MR-1L, MR-1M and MR-1S, are formed by alternative splicing. MR-1S promotes cardiac hypertrophy and is

Part I of this article discussed the potential functional importance of genetic mutations and alleles of the human cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) gene. The impact of CYP2D6 polymorphisms on the clearance of and response to a series of cardiovascular drugs was addressed. Since CYP2D6 plays a major role