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Contrast sensitivity in Parkinson's disease patients with subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2009-04-15)
This study examined whether deep brain stimulation (DBS) would affect the contrast sensitivity (CS) curve in patients with PD. CS was tested in 12 nondemented PD patients treated with bilateral subthalamic nucleus DBS on ...
Metabolic reduction in the posterior cingulate cortex in very early Alzheimer's disease
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 1997-07)
This study investigated cerebral glucose metabolism in very early Alzheimer's disease, before a clinical diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's disease is possible, using [ 18 F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography. ...
Prenatal diagnosis of hereditary spastic paraplegia This article is a US Government work and is in the public domain in the USA.
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2001-03)
Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) is a degenerative neurologic disorder that causes progressive, often severe, spastic weakness in the legs. Autosomal dominant HSP is a highly penetrant, genetically heterogeneous disorder ...
AAEE case report #4: Guillain-BarrÉ syndrome
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 1989-09)
A case report is presented of a 33-year-old woman who awoke with distal paresthesias, mild incoordination, and progressive weakness. Examination 3 days later demonstrated weakness of the extremities, which was greater in ...
Management of Intrathecal Catheter-Tip Inflammatory Masses: A Consensus Statement
(Blackwell Science Inc, 2002-12)
In a companion article, we synthesized current clinical and preclinical data to formulate hypotheses about the etiology of drug administration catheter-tip inflammatory masses. In this article, we communicate our recommendations ...
Thalamic, brainstem, and cerebellar glucose metabolism in the hemiplegic monkey
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Unilateral ablation of cerebral cortical areas 4 and 6 of Brodmann in the macaque monkey results in a contralateral hemiplegia that resolves partially with time. During the phase of dense hemiplegia, local cerebral metabolic ...
Quantitative autoradiography of neurotransmitter receptors using tritium-sensitive film
(Elsevier, 1981-07-10)
A Cross-Sectional Assessment of the ACGIH TLV for Hand Activity Level
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, Inc., 2005-03)
The ACGIH Worldwide Threshold Limit Value (TLV) for hand activity “considers average hand activity level or “HAL” and peak hand force.” We report cross-sectional data that assess the validity of the TLV with respect to ...
Anxiety and cerebral cortical metabolism in normal persons
(Elsevier, 1990-04)
The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) was administered to 43 normal volunteers immediately before and after a positron emission tomography (PET) procedure with [18F]-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (18F-FDG). High traitanxious ...
Knowledge of and Agreement with Chronic Pain Diagnosis: Relation to Affective Distress, Pain Beliefs and Coping, Pain Intensity, and Disability
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Plenum Publishing Corporation ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1998-03)
Many authors report that a high percentage of patients with chronic pain have no or insufficient underlying physical pathology to explain their pain. Even when patients do have an identified diagnosis, many patients profess ...