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BACKGROUND Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration is a rare non-metastatic manifestation of malignancy. In this report, to the best of our knowledge we describe for the first time a diagnosis of paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration several months prior to the diagnosis of clear carcinoma of the

Mature olfactory neurons are continually replaced from a population of progenitor cells. Olfactory nerve section, bulbectomy, or treatment with certain chemicals induces degeneration of olfactory neurons followed in some cases by regeneration. Ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) activity was measured in

Catecholaminergic innervation of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) and glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) immunoreactive neurons in the rat medial preoptic area (MPO) was studied using electron-microscopic (EM) double-label immunostaining and combinations of single- and double-label

BACKGROUND The totally gastrectomized (TGX) rat is a new experimental model with which to produce widespread spongy vacuolation in spinal cord (SC) white matter, strongly reminiscent of that observed in subacute combined degeneration (SCD) of human SC. METHODS We did in long-term experiments

Ornithine decarboxylase, the rate-controlling enzyme of the biosynthetic pathway of the polyamines, is one of the most inducible mammalian enzymes showing many of the features common to the oncoproteins. Ornithine decarboxylase activity is likewise strongly induced in response to various neurotoxic

Totally gastrectomized rats have been used to induce a spongy demyelination in the white matter of the spinal cord (SC) which is strongly reminiscent of that observed in subacute combined degeneration of human SC. Totally gastrectomized rats are deprived of intrinsic factor and thereafter become

We measured the levels of dopamine, tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) protein, and dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) decarboxylase (DDC) protein in the striatum of 10 patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) and 23 patients with dominantly inherited olivopontocerebellar atrophy (OPCA). The levels of

Kainic acid (KA)-induced degeneration of CA3 pyramidal neurons leads to synaptic reorganization and hyperexcitability in both dentate gyrus and CA1 region of the hippocampus. We hypothesize that the substrate for hippocampal inhibitory circuitry incurs significant and permanent alterations following

Short- (3-24 h) and long-term (4-50 days) changes in sulphated glycoprotein-2 (SGP-2) and ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) mRNA levels in the adult rat testis were studied following a single dose of ethane-dimethane sulphonate (EDS), to destroy the Leydig cells. Distribution patterns of SGP-2 and ODC

OBJECTIVE To study the existence of autoimmunity against the cerebellum in patients with sporadic cortical cerebellar atrophy. METHODS The presence of autoantibodies against the cerebellum in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid samples that were obtained from patients with sporadic cortical cerebellar

We report a 52-year-old woman with Sjögren syndrome from the age of 46, developed cerebellar ataxia, autonomic dysfunction and dysarthria at 50. She had no family history, and all known causes of cerebellar disease were excluded. Serum of the patient contained autoantibodies directed against

Increased excitability of principal excitatory neurons is one of the hallmarks of aging in the hippocampus, signifying a diminution in the number and/or function of inhibitory interneurons with aging. To elucidate this, we performed comprehensive GABA-ergic interneuron cell counts in all layers of

Corticobasal syndrome (CBS) is associated with asymmetrical rigidity as well as asymmetrical limb-kinetic and ideomotor apraxia. Stiff person syndrome (SPS) is characterized by muscle stiffness and gait difficulties. Whereas patients with CBS have several forms of pathology, many patients with SPS

35 parkinsonian patients have been treated over 3 years with L-Dopa combined with benserazide. After an impressive improvement during the first months of treatment a slow but significant deterioration of the patient's condition was observed. At the end of the observation period however their