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To investigate the relationships between gastric change accompanying patients with acute stroke and the function of the autonomic nervous system and pituitary-adrenal system, studies on the gastroendoscopic technique and biochemical observations were done in 122 patients. The mean urinary

Lacunar strokes (LS) are often preceded by repetitive transitory ischaemic attacks (TIAs) known as 'capsular warning syndrome'. The treatment of these symptoms remains controversial. Anticoagulants are often used in this situation, most of the time, however, with no or little benefit. Since it is

The pathophysiology underlying the high incidence of post-stroke infectious complications has not been fully understood. We measured the respiratory burst of neutrophils as an index of their bactericidal function in patients with haemorrhagic stroke, and we also measured the plasma concentrations of

We examined the complex relationship between lesion location, symptoms of depression (affective and apathetic), and monoamine dysfunction after stroke. Magnetic resonance imaging was performed on 48 post-stroke patients that had been assessed for affective and apathetic symptoms using the Hospital

The incidence of cardiac damage is high during acute cerebral hemorrhage. The animal data on the relationship between cerebral apoplexy and cardiac damage are lacking. Thus, the aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of cerebral hemorrhage on plasma concentrations of monoamine transmitter

In a prospective study, 20 patients with acute myocardial infarction were randomly assigned in a double-blind fashion to treatment with intravenous metoprolol followed by oral metoprolol or placebo. All patients underwent hemodynamic monitoring for 24 hours. Plasma adrenaline and noradrenalin levels

Palliative care patients do not only suffer from cancer pain but also from painful muscle spasticity due to multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, after stroke or due to dementia if damage of the pyramidal motor system is present. Centrally active muscle relaxants can be helpful also

An acute animal model (dorsal hemisection of the spinal cord in the decerebrate cat preparation) has been developed that closely mimics the spasticity in humans that occurs subsequent to partial spinal cord injury and hemiparetic stroke. In this animal model, there are severe disruptions in the

Hypertension in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) develops initially without any obvious organic lesions, and mainly with hemodynamic alteration due to increased peripheral vascular resistance. It is then followed later by various cardiovascular complications such as stroke. These facts indicate

1. Pindolol lowers blood pressure both, immediately after administration by a reduction of cardiac output and heart rate and after long-term administration by reducing peripheral resistance. Cardiac index, initially decreased, reached the control value after 8 weeks of treatment. 2. The persistent

The adrenal histology of 107 adult autopsy cases hospitalized within 8 days before death was examined. Thirteen (21.7%) of 60 cases given glucocorticoids within 24 hr of death showed the zona reticularis and lower zona fasciculata composed of clear type cells, while only two (4.2%) of the remaining

OBJECTIVE Orthostatic intolerance (OI) is a common clinical problem; however, effective and applicable clinical prevention/treatment is limited. The aim of this study was to investigate whether electroacupuncture (EA) is a novel effective treatment in attenuating OI in healthy

BACKGROUND Laughter, which is usually a healthy biological phenomenon, may be also a symptom of several severe brain pathologies. OBJECTIVE To review the neurobiological bases of laughter and humour, as well as those of pathological laughing and crying syndrome. METHODS At the mesencephalic-pontine

BACKGROUND Cancer cachexia is thought to be the cause of >20% of cancer related deaths. Symptoms of cancer cachexia patients include depression and anorexia significantly worsening their quality of life. Moreover, in rodent models of cancer cachexia atrophy of the heart has been shown to impair