Gerstmann's syndrome encompasses the tetrad of finger agnosia, agraphia, acalculia, and right-left confusion. An elderly man with a history of several cardiovascular diseases was initially brought to the psychiatric outpatient department by his family because of worsening of recent memory, executive function, and mixed anxious-depressive mood. Gerstmann's syndrome without obvious motor function...

Mercury has a high affinity for sulfhydryl groups, inactivating numerous enzymatic reactions, amino acids, and sulfur-containing antioxidants (N-acetyl-L-cysteine, alpha-lipoic acid, L-glutathione), with subsequent decreased oxidant defense and increased oxidative stress. Mercury binds to metallothionein and substitute for zinc, copper, and other trace metals, reducing the effectiveness of meta...

Dissection of the internal carotid artery is often caused by trauma to the face or neck. It usually has a delayed onset neurological presentation, a partial middle cerebral artery territory syndrome, 'normal' early CT scan, MRI evidence of middle cerebral artery occlusion, progressive partial or complete neurological recovery, and duplex scan evidence of a reestablished lumen in the internal ca...

BACKGROUND: Asthma and sickle cell disease are common conditions that both may result in pulmonary complications. We hypothesized that children with sickle cell disease with concomitant asthma have an increased incidence of vaso-occlusive crises that are complicated by episodes of acute chest syndrome. METHODS: A 5-year retrospective chart analysis was performed investigating 48 children ages 3...

the mechanisms underlying cerebral vasodilatation during hypercapnia are not fully understood. to examine the role of nerves and prostaglandins in the regulation of basal blood flow and in hypercapnia-induced vasodilatation in the cerebral blood vessels of rabbit. cerebral blood flow was measured by laser doppler flow-meter in 18 nzw rabbits anesthetized with sodium pentobarbital.  tetrodetoxin...

Hydrocephalus is a common condition of accumulation cerebral spinal fluid in the ventricular system. Generally, infants show with progressive macrocephaly or signs and symptoms intracranial hypertension. The shunt represents important treatment hydrocephalus. However, it can occur some complications. authors report case an accident catheter removal infant, which choroid plexus was removed by ac...

Stroke (Cerebral vascular accident, CVA) is a common and serious disease. Most of the survivals would be disabled after their illness recovery, causes serious burden on caregivers. It is said that rehabilitation could help functional recovery of stroke patients, regain independence after stroke. Due to the long course of stroke, how to prevent survivals from recurrence is an important issue. Th...

The high prevalence of stroke worldwide requires a revision the modern doctrine management patients with cerebrovascular disease. It is obvious that only aggressive modification risk factors for vascular pathology does not guarantee prevention acute accident, which an intermediate or final stage In this regard, use neuroprotectors, including vinpocetine, can increase tolerance brain tissue to h...

Reduced speech intelligibility has been observed in Parkinson’s disease (PD), ataxic dysarthria, multiple sclerosis (MS) and in individuals who have suffered a cerebral vascular accident (CVA). Data support the effectiveness of the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT) on the improvement of vocal function and speech intelligibility in PD. Today, only a small percentage of patients with chronic n...