Exploring orthostatic hypotension in patients with multiple system atrophy by a non-invasive cardiac output system [2012] - 566KB
by KV Chang, RM Wu, SY Chen, HY Shen, C Lan, YH Wang
Objective: To detect early subclinical signs of autonomic dysfunction in the cardiovascular system and explore the mechanism of orthostatic hypotension (OH) in patients with multiple system atrophy (M...

Pizotifen in migraine prevention: A comparison with sodium valproate [2012] - 195KB
by A Chitsaz, MR Najafi, FA Zangeneh, R Norouzi, M Salari
Background & Objective: Pizotifen is an alternative option for prophylactic treatment of migraine headache. This study aims to compare the efficacy and safety of pizotifen with sodium valproate; one o...

No apparent association between beta-amyloid deposition and apolipoprotein E genotype in the non-demented aging brain in a Malaysian population [2012] - 365KB
by KC Yaiw, LC Eu, CM Fang, BB Ong, R Qvist, KT Wong
Little is known about the relationship between cerebral beta amyloid (Aβ) deposition and apolipoprotein E (ApoE) genotype in either Alzheimer disease or the aging brain in multi-ethnic Southeast Asia...

Clinical diagnosis rather than aquaporin-4 immunoglobulin status predicts the cognitive performance in central demyelinating disease [2012] - 302KB
by MC Tu, WN Chang, CC Lui, NC Chen, CW Huang, CC Lee, C Chen, CC Chang
Background: Reports on the aquaporin-4 immunoglobulin G (AQP4-IgG) status for cognitive performance and neuroimaging correlations are limited in neuromyelitis optica (NMO) and multiple sclerosis (MS) ...

A prevalence study of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the promoter of the apolipoprotein E gene in different ethnic groups in Malaysia [2012] - 108KB
by RP Anada, D Ganesan, N Ramahsamay, KT Wong
Background and Objective: The promoter of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene is polymorphic at positions -491A/T, -427C/T and -219G/T. These single nucleotide polymorphisms may alter transcriptional act...

Association of the MTHFR C677T polymorphism and fragile X syndrome in an Iranian population [2012] - 262KB
by A Aleyasin, M Mirakhorli
Background & Objective: Fragile X syndrome is one of the most common causes of inherited mental retardation in males after Down syndrome. To date less attention was to study secondary genetic factor t...

Limb-shaking transient ischemic attack responsive to nimodipine: A case report [2012] - 218KB
by LY Li, CY Yu, L Huang, Y Wang
Limb-shaking transient ischemic attack (TIA), a rare manifestation, is commonly caused by severe stenosis or occlusion of an extracranial internal carotid artery. Such patients are usually treated wit...

Ophthalmoplegic migraine in a child, an accelerated clinical and radiologic response to steroid therapy [2012] - 1,631KB
by A Verma, A Kumar, V Singh
Ophthalmoplegic migraine is characterized by recurrent attacks of migraine-like headache with paresis of ocular cranial nerves. To date, the exact etiology of ophthalmoplegic migraine remains unknown....

Moyamoya syndrome associated with vitamin B12 deficiency and hyperhomocysteinemia in a child [2012] - 609KB
by R Verma, P Kori, HN Praharaj, M Gupta
Moyamoya disease is a rare clinical disorder, characterized by chronic, progressive occlusion of supraclinoid internal carotid artery and proximal portions of the anterior and middle cerebral arteries...

Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis: A case report [2012] - 927KB
by SS Anand, G Das, DP Chakraborty, SP Saha, P Tripathi
Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis is a disease of old age, in which there is bony proliferation of spine in ventral and lateral aspects of vertebral body. A 80-years-old male presented to us wi...