B. Bornstein

Hepatic cirrhosis with post-shunt myelopathy

Abstract Three patients with cirrhosis hepatis who developed myelopathy following shunt operations are reported. The neurological manifestations are described, and the pathological findings in 2 cases are discussed with particular reference to the corticospinal tract involvement which they showed. The literature relating to hepatic myelopathy and its connection with shunt operations is reviewed. Including our 3 cases, 28 patients with hepatic myelopathy have been reported to date.

Alexia without Agraphia with Complete Recovery

We have described a patient who suffered from agnostic alexia without agraphia, accompanied by color agnosia. The alexia affected languages read in opposite directions. The patient was found to have a

Ataxic form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Its relation to subacute spongiform encephalopathy

Abstract A 43-year-old man showed a progressive ataxia, myoclonic movements, rigidity and hypertonia with mental deterioration which led to his death after 8 months. Pathological findings showed a spongy state of the occipital lobes, neuronal degeneration and gliosis of the cortex with gliosis of the midbrain reticular formation. The laminar distribution of the cortical lesions, the lesions in the hippocampal gyrus and the possibility of an anoxic episode just before the onset of the disease suggest a possible relationship between Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and subacute spongiform encephalopathy.

A clinico-biochemical correlation in a Parkinsonian patient treated with levodopa and decarboxylase inhibitor (Ro 4-4602): A model study

Abstract A study was made of the clinical and biochemical findings in a Parkinsonian patient who was being treated with levodopa and who developed regular, sharply-defined changes in his clinical state. A definite correlation was found between the clinical and biochemical state of the patient. The addition of Ro 4-4602 together with a reduced dose of levodopa brought about a pronounced change in the patients clinical state which was found to be clearly correlated with the biochemical changes taking place.

Electrocardiographic Abnormalities in Patients with Brain-Stem Tumors

Review of 50 consecutive ECG records obtained from patients with tumors of the brain stem and intracranial hypertension showed only few cases with the ECG changes usually associated with cerebral vasc

Muscular Dystrophy: The Relative Frequency in the Different Ethnic Groups in Israel

A study of muscular dystrophy in Israel revealed a high frequency of this disease among non-Ashkenazi Jews. The proportion was 10.41 non-Ashkenazi patients (specific rates per 100,000 of population) t

Meningococcal disease with cardiac death. A case report.

A case is presented of a 17-year-old girl who died of fulminant, hyperacute meningococcal disease. The initial symptoms were cerebral, but a cardiac disturbance caused death. The relationship between

Subacute Sclerosing Leucoencephalitis with an Unusual Pattern of Cortical Gangliosides Chemical and Electron Microscopical Study of a Brain Biopsy

Brain biopsy was performed on a 7-year-old girl showing a typical clinical course of SSLE. Chemical analysis on cerebral cortex indicated an abnormal pattern of gangliosides, showing elevation of the