"Real life" executive deficits in patients with focal vascular lesions affecting the cerebellum.

The aim of this study was to investigate everyday executive functioning abilities in patients with focal cerebellar lesions using an executive battery sensitive for the detection of damage to the prefrontal cortex, including a "real life" situation task. Eleven patients with focal cerebellar infarcts were studied prospectively after their injury. All subjects underwent a complete neurological, neuropsychiatric, and neuropsychological examination, as well as a specific computerized battery (Test of Attentional Performance), and an "ecological" test: the Multiple Errands Task-hospital version (MET-hv, adapted version).

Heme oxygenase-1 is expressed in carotid atherosclerotic plaques infected by Helicobacter pylori and is more prevalent in asymptomatic subjects.

Background And Purpose: It is not well established what are the features, if any, that distinguish symptomatic from asymptomatic carotid atherosclerotic plaques. Inducible heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is a component of cellular defense mechanisms against oxidative stress. We aimed to assess the presence of Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) and the expression of HO-1 in carotid atherosclerotic plaques of patients with and without prior neurologic symptoms attributable to the operated artery.