Publications by authors named "Amalia Ene"

Background: For Parkinson disease (PD) patients who have been diagnosed with advanced disease that can no longer be effectively controlled with optimized oral or transdermal medications, a range of device-aided therapies (DAT) are available, comprising either deep brain stimulation or infusion therapies providing continuous dopaminergic stimulation. Levodopa-entacapone-carbidopa intestinal gel (LECIG) infusion is the latest DAT for advanced PD (APD) that was approved in Romania in 2021.

Study Question: What is the experience to date in real-world clinical practice in Romania regarding the efficacy and tolerability of LECIG in APD?

Study Design: A retrospective evaluation of 74 APD patients treated with LECIG at 12 specialized APD centers in Romania.

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Introduction: Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disorder affecting neuromuscular transmission, and its hallmark is fluctuating muscular weakness affecting the ocular, bulbar, respiratory, or limb muscles. Our objective is to highlight the difficulties encountered in diagnosing this disorder in patients lacking this characteristic phenomenon.

Methods: Three cases of patients presenting with progressive weakness of bulbar and ocular muscles, in whom a lack of fluctuation delayed the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis, are described.

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Stroke etiology in the form of a CAP should be actively explored, especially in the context of previous negative work-up and anticoagulant-refractory strokes. Dual antiplatelet therapy proved superior to anticoagulation for secondary prevention.

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Background: In Romania, 23 patients have been diagnosed with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRh), 18 of whom have the Glu54Gln mutation. This retrospective cohort included all patients with Glu54Gln-mutated ATTRh who were diagnosed in Romania from 2005 to 2018.

Results: Of 18 patients, 10 were symptomatic, five were asymptomatic carriers and three died during the study.

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Opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome (OMS) is a very rare condition with different autoimmune, infectious and paraneoplastic aetiologies or in most cases idiopathic. We report the case of a 75-year-old woman who was admitted in our department in early fall for altered mental status, opsoclonus, multifocal myoclonus, truncal titubation and generalized tremor, preceded by a 5 day prodrome consisting of malaise, nausea, fever and vomiting. Brain computed tomography and MRI scans showed no significant abnormalities and cerebrospinal fluid changes consisted of mildly increased protein content and number of white cells.

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In patients with advanced Parkinson's disease, the continuous delivery to the small intestine via a jejunal tube of levodopa/carbidopa, formulated as a gel suspension (Duodopa) represents a new treatment method. The continuous release results in less variability in levodopa concentrations and fewer motor fluctuations and dyskinesias than with oral administration. The method which requires a very good collaboration between the neurologist and the gastroenterologist is used with increasing frequency in selected centres especially in severe patients.

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We present the case of a 21-year-old man with advanced refractory Parkinson's disease treated with Duodopa continuous infusion. With this therapy, the patient had a spectacular recovery but after six months, he experienced an aggravation of his symptoms. A failure of his pumping system was suspected but we discovered that the jejunal tube was blocked due to a knot around a bezoar.

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Ischemic stoke is a major cause of death and an important source of disability in industrialized countries. Since there is no ideal treatment for cerebral ischemia, any approach aiming to limit the devastating consequences of the ischemic process is justified. Concerning immune responses, it has become clear in the latest years that actors of the immune system are involved in multiple and various neurobiological processes such as cerebral ischemia, neurodegeneration, neuroprotection and neuroregeneration.

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The antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is defined by the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL), associated with thrombosis or recurrent spontaneous abortions. APS can occur alone or secondary to other conditions, especially associated to inflammatory systemic autoimmune diseases. Among the neurological manifestations associated with aPL, only ischemic stroke is recognized by the actual classification criteria for APS.

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