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We have recently found that galantamine, but not donepezil, reversed isolation rearing-induced deficits of prepulse inhibition (PPI), sensory information-processing deficits, in mice. In addition, we unexpectedly found that the galantamine-induced improvements in PPI deficits were prevented by the m...
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PMID: 20930482
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Roberto Sacco,
Paolo Curatolo,
Barbara Manzi,
Roberto Militerni,
Carmela Bravaccio,
Alessandro Frolli,
Carlo Lenti,
Monica Saccani,
Maurizio Elia,
Karl-Ludvig Reichelt,
Tiziana Pascucci,
Stefano Puglisi-Allegra and
Antonio M Persico
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We recruited 245 Italian patients with idiopathic autism spectrum disorders and their first-degree relatives. Using a stepwise approach, patient and family history variables were analyzed using principal component analysis ("exploratory phase"), followed by intra- and inter-component cross-correlati...
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PMID: 20878720
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The current concerns with quality of life, population aging, limitations imposed by balance disturbance in the elder population and the alternative treatment through the vestibular rehabilitation had justified this study. The objective was to analyze in perspective the application of the Cawtome & C...
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PMID: 20922289
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We have assessed 265 consecutive PD patients by asking them to rank their three most troublesome symptoms in the last 6 months, so to gain further insight from the impact of illness on patients' quality of life. Patients were divided into early (<6 years) and late PD groups (>/=6 years) from symptom...
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PMID: 20629164
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Weihua Li,
Eiji Shibata,
Zhijun Zhou,
Sahoko Ichihara,
Hailan Wang,
Qiangyi Wang,
Jiefei Li,
Lingyi Zhang,
Kenji Wakai,
Yasuhiro Takeuchi,
Xuncheng Ding and
Gaku Ichihara
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To investigate the health effects of 1-bromopropane (1-BP) and its dose-dependency in 1-BP production factories in China.
Data of 60 female and 26 male workers in three 1-BP factories and the same number of age-, sex-, and region-matched controls were interviewed and examined. The time-weighed avera...
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PMID: 20657306
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The number of older patients with decreased capacity to independently perform a sit-to-stand transfer will increase during the next decade. It was hypothesized that an ergonomically modified bed prototype would either allow patients to stand up from the prototype independently or with reduced impact...
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PMID: 20814794
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Virtual augmented exercise, an emerging technology that can help to promote physical activity and combine the strengths of indoor and outdoor exercise, has recently been proposed as having the potential to increase exercise behavior in older adults. By creating a strong presence in a virtual, intera...
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PMID: 20814798
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We tested the effects of this training in PSP patients. Eight PSP patients were included into an uncontrolled 6-week intervention trial. The focus of the training was the improvement of posture and dynamic balance by using audio-biofeedback. The device was well accepted. No adverse events occurred....
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PMID: 20814797
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The Delphi survey is a useful mechanism to make recommendations for clinical judgments in the absence of practice guidelines for evidence-based decision making. Although there is a great deal of literature about the topic of various methods of balance assessment, decisions about application of resea...
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PMID: 20658922
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The aim of this investigation is to assess modifications in sway parameters introduced by backpack carriage in Italian primary school children (6-10 years old, n = 447). Two 30-s trials (without and with backpack) were performed directly at a school on a regular school day to collect data on sway ar...
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PMID: 20582768
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It has been recently observed that small fibre neuropathy (SFN) may present as distal symmetrical polyneuropathy and with atypical non-length-dependent pattern.
To describe a small series of patients with non-length-dependent SFN, investigating corneal innervation wit...
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PMID: 20581138
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The present study investigated the visuomotor and balance limitations during obstacle crossing in typically developing (TD) children and those with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) (7-9 years old; N=12 per group). Spatiotemporal gait parameters as well as range and velocity of the centre of...
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PMID: 20580557
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Since 1970, the Moiré phenomenon has been employed as a method of clinical diagnosis in topographical analyses of the human body. The objective of this study was to review the literature on the main characteristics of the Moiré phenomenon and its use as a topographical method for clinical applicat...
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PMID: 20643549
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Assessment of patients with depression tends to focus on the psychiatric symptoms of the disorder to quantify distress, potential for suicide, and helps determine the appropriate course of treatment. However, research increasingly reveals comorbid organic and biological deficits in higher order cort...
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PMID: 20402573
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We reported a case of NA secondary to syringomyelia. The characteristics of this presented case is the presence of Arnold-Chiari malformation accompanying with syringomyelia and involvement of the shoulder, elbow and hand (multiple joint involvement)....
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PMID: 19547980
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Gamma Knife surgery proved to be safe and effective in the treatment of medically refractory trigeminal neuralgia and is of value for initial or recurrent pain management. Despite the goal of minimizing sensory loss with this procedure, some sensory loss may improve long-term outcomes. Pain relapse...
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PMID: 19747055
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We examined the effects of aging and lower limb sensory deficits (LLSD) on whole body control. Performances of a reaching task involving a step were measured in subjects with LLSD and young and older controls. Having LLSD was accompanied with greater reach errors and variability in lateral step devi...
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PMID: 20484769
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of 100% smoke-free environment legislation on respiratory and sensory irritation symptoms and respiratory function among bar and restaurant workers from the city of Neuquén, Argentina.
Pre-ban and post-ban studies without a comparison group i...
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PMID: 20378587
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This study investigated the effectiveness of a 20-week Simulated Developmental Horse-Riding Program (SDHRP) by using an innovative exercise equipment (Joba) on the motor proficiency and sensory integrative functions in 60 children with autism (age: 6 years, 5 months to 8 years, 9 months). In the fir...
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PMID: 20440023
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We have developed an animal model of ischemic-reperfusion injury induced nociceptive sensory neuropathy in rats. The model was validated after 2, 4 and 6h of ischemia followed by prolonged reperfusion. The sensory behavioral assessment revealed thermal and mechanical hyperalgesia in paw and in tail...
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PMID: 20026113
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Pain is frequently observed in patients with PD, being its prevalence high and probably infra diagnosed. Its identification and classification is very important for a correct treatment. Hyposmia is a common symptom in PD and could be a predictor of future PD. Visual dysfunction and hearing dysfuncti...
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PMID: 20205145
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We report herein a 29-year-old man with muscle carnitine deficiency who developed not only a lipid storage myopathy, but also a severe sensory neuropathy. Oral therapy with levo-carnitine (3 g per day) for 3 months produced a remarkable improvement of the myopathy and sensory neuropathy. Six months...
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PMID: 19768376
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We report herein a 29-year-old man with muscle carnitine deficiency who developed not only a lipid storage myopathy, but also a severe sensory neuropathy. Oral therapy with levo-carnitine (3 g per day) for 3 months produced a remarkable improvement of the myopathy and sensory neuropathy. Six months...
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PMID: 19768376
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We report herein a 29-year-old man with muscle carnitine deficiency who developed not only a lipid storage myopathy, but also a severe sensory neuropathy. Oral therapy with levo-carnitine (3 g per day) for 3 months produced a remarkable improvement of the myopathy and sensory neuropathy. Six months...
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PMID: 19768376
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We report herein a 29-year-old man with muscle carnitine deficiency who developed not only a lipid storage myopathy, but also a severe sensory neuropathy. Oral therapy with levo-carnitine (3 g per day) for 3 months produced a remarkable improvement of the myopathy and sensory neuropathy. Six months...
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PMID: 19768376
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We report herein a 29-year-old man with muscle carnitine deficiency who developed not only a lipid storage myopathy, but also a severe sensory neuropathy. Oral therapy with levo-carnitine (3 g per day) for 3 months produced a remarkable improvement of the myopathy and sensory neuropathy. Six months...
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PMID: 19768376
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We report herein a 29-year-old man with muscle carnitine deficiency who developed not only a lipid storage myopathy, but also a severe sensory neuropathy. Oral therapy with levo-carnitine (3 g per day) for 3 months produced a remarkable improvement of the myopathy and sensory neuropathy. Six months...
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PMID: 19768376
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We report herein a 29-year-old man with muscle carnitine deficiency who developed not only a lipid storage myopathy, but also a severe sensory neuropathy. Oral therapy with levo-carnitine (3 g per day) for 3 months produced a remarkable improvement of the myopathy and sensory neuropathy. Six months...
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PMID: 19768376
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We report herein a 29-year-old man with muscle carnitine deficiency who developed not only a lipid storage myopathy, but also a severe sensory neuropathy. Oral therapy with levo-carnitine (3 g per day) for 3 months produced a remarkable improvement of the myopathy and sensory neuropathy. Six months...
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PMID: 19768376
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We report herein a 29-year-old man with muscle carnitine deficiency who developed not only a lipid storage myopathy, but also a severe sensory neuropathy. Oral therapy with levo-carnitine (3 g per day) for 3 months produced a remarkable improvement of the myopathy and sensory neuropathy. Six months...
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PMID: 19768376
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We report herein a 29-year-old man with muscle carnitine deficiency who developed not only a lipid storage myopathy, but also a severe sensory neuropathy. Oral therapy with levo-carnitine (3 g per day) for 3 months produced a remarkable improvement of the myopathy and sensory neuropathy. Six months...
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PMID: 19768376
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We report herein a 29-year-old man with muscle carnitine deficiency who developed not only a lipid storage myopathy, but also a severe sensory neuropathy. Oral therapy with levo-carnitine (3 g per day) for 3 months produced a remarkable improvement of the myopathy and sensory neuropathy. Six months...
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PMID: 19768376
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We report herein a 29-year-old man with muscle carnitine deficiency who developed not only a lipid storage myopathy, but also a severe sensory neuropathy. Oral therapy with levo-carnitine (3 g per day) for 3 months produced a remarkable improvement of the myopathy and sensory neuropathy. Six months...
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PMID: 19768376
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Abstract
We report herein a 29-year-old man with muscle carnitine deficiency who developed not only a lipid storage myopathy, but also a severe sensory neuropathy. Oral therapy with levo-carnitine (3 g per day) for 3 months produced a remarkable improvement of the myopathy and sensory neuropathy. Six months...
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PMID: 19768376
PDF is available here.
Abstract
We report herein a 29-year-old man with muscle carnitine deficiency who developed not only a lipid storage myopathy, but also a severe sensory neuropathy. Oral therapy with levo-carnitine (3 g per day) for 3 months produced a remarkable improvement of the myopathy and sensory neuropathy. Six months...
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PMID: 19768376
PDF is available here.
Abstract
We report herein a 29-year-old man with muscle carnitine deficiency who developed not only a lipid storage myopathy, but also a severe sensory neuropathy. Oral therapy with levo-carnitine (3 g per day) for 3 months produced a remarkable improvement of the myopathy and sensory neuropathy. Six months...
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PMID: 19768376
PDF is available here.
Abstract
We report herein a 29-year-old man with muscle carnitine deficiency who developed not only a lipid storage myopathy, but also a severe sensory neuropathy. Oral therapy with levo-carnitine (3 g per day) for 3 months produced a remarkable improvement of the myopathy and sensory neuropathy. Six months...
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PMID: 19768376
PDF is available here.
Abstract
We report herein a 29-year-old man with muscle carnitine deficiency who developed not only a lipid storage myopathy, but also a severe sensory neuropathy. Oral therapy with levo-carnitine (3 g per day) for 3 months produced a remarkable improvement of the myopathy and sensory neuropathy. Six months...
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PMID: 19768376
PDF is available here.
Abstract
We report herein a 29-year-old man with muscle carnitine deficiency who developed not only a lipid storage myopathy, but also a severe sensory neuropathy. Oral therapy with levo-carnitine (3 g per day) for 3 months produced a remarkable improvement of the myopathy and sensory neuropathy. Six months...
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PMID: 19768376
PDF is available here.
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We report herein a 29-year-old man with muscle carnitine deficiency who developed not only a lipid storage myopathy, but also a severe sensory neuropathy. Oral therapy with levo-carnitine (3 g per day) for 3 months produced a remarkable improvement of the myopathy and sensory neuropathy. Six months...
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PMID: 19768376
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Bronchial provocation testing uses a variety of direct and indirect inhalational challenges to evaluate airway hyperreactivity. Mannitol, a simple, easy-to-administer hypertonic stimulus available in many countries, is currently under review by the FDA in the US. Healthy subjects show no airway resp...
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PMID: 19756864
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In 63 patients the pattern obtained was normal or vestibular. In 41 the pattern obtained through one system of analysis or the other coincided but in 22 they did not. The analysis of patients using the Cevette formulae offers a higher capacity for clinical discrimination but is not sensitive to the...
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PMID: 19837379
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C-ID occurs in a fifth of patients with mild stroke. Lacunar infarcts lying close to cortex are more likely to cause cortical symptoms. Diabetes is associated with any clinical-imaging mismatch. Stroke misclassification which can arise with clinical classification alone should be minimized in resear...
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PMID: 20173323
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HRQOL scores in ischemic stroke patients (chronic stage) are significantly correlated with not only age, mRS, duration after onset and JSS-D, but also presence of subjective symptoms and neurological/psychiatric signs, which could be targets for treatment.
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PMID: 20145390
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Although agmatine therapy in a mouse model of transient focal cerebral ischemia is highly protective against neurological injury, the mechanisms underlying the protective effects of agmatine are not fully elucidated. This study aimed to investigate the effects of agmatine on brain apoptosis, astrogl...
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PMID: 20815926
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Postural stability in patients with MS is significantly decreased in comparison with the control group in all evaluated conditions. Stability deficit is enhanced in response to more difficult conditions of evaluation. Increased risk of falls is related to the increased postural sway velocity and len...
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PMID: 20358484
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