[The case of multiple brain abscesses conservatively treated].

We report the case of patient with rheumatoid arthritis treated by sulfasalazin. He was hospitalized because of general erythrodermia and diarrhoea with dysproteinemia. The consciousness disturbances and the meningitis syndrome occured in the course of disease.

[Diabetic neuropathy].

Diabetic neuropathy is most common chronic complication of diabetes mellitus. It is responsible for substantial morbidity, increased mortality and impaired quality of life. Patogenesis of diabetic neuropathy is complex.

[Masked (atypical) depression in patients with back pain syndrome in outpatient neurological care].

Unlabelled: Affective disorders, mainly depression is fast growing problem in highly civilised communities. The literature reports that 30-40% of patients seeking medical advice from specialists (not psychiatrists) in outpatient departments, suffer from these disorders. Many authors mention also diagnostic difficulties in dealing with atypical depression, and draw attention to the fact that this process is often "masked" by chronic pain.

[The dynamics of changes glucose concentration of patients with ischemic stoke in chosen times of day].

Unlabelled: Cerebral ischemic stroke which basic exponent is an sudden occurrence of neurological deficits is also characterized by deep disturbances of human organism homeostasis. It is known that many functions of a healthy human organism is subjected to the rhythmical changes during the twenty-four hours, and the state of illness can disturb them in a crucial way. The aim of the study was to examine the dynamics of changes of glucose concentration in blood of patients with acute phase of cerebral ischemic stroke in chosen times of day.

[Central pontine myelinolysis--case report].

Central pontine myelinolysis (CPM) is a neurologic disorder, consists of demyelinisation without inflammation in the base of pons, with a relative sparing of the axons and the nerve cells. Clinical symptoms have various manifestations. They include pseudobalbular paralysis, tetraparesis, locked-in syndrome, coma.

[Statins and stroke].

The occurrence of stroke increases with age, particularly affecting the older elderly, a population also at higher risk for coronary heart disease (CHD). Epidemiological and observational studies have not shown a clear association between cholesterol levels and all causes of stroke. Nevertheless, large, long-term statin trials in patients with established CHD or et high risk for CHD (diabetes, hypertension) have shown that statins decrease stroke incidence in these populations even with a normal baseline cholesterol concentration.

[Potential P300 in diagnostics of cognitive functions].

On the base of accessible literature and own experience general information concerning potential P300, the methodology of its research as well as the influence of different factors on each its components were reviewed. The possibilities of the clinical use of potential P300 in the diagnostics of cognitive disturbances were presented. It emerges that P300 potential can have practical use in the diagnostics of dementias, but because of its physiological and individual changeability it cannot be treated as a fully objective diagnostic method.

An assessment of concentrations of soluble CD4 and CD8 receptors in serum before and after surgical treatment in patients with chronic maxillary sinusitis.

Background: The aim of this study was to assess the concentrations of soluble CD4 (sCD4) and sCD8 receptors in serum of patients before and after surgical treatment of chronic maxillary sinusitis.

Methods: We examined 57 patients, aged 20-63 years (mean age, 41 +/- 0.5 years), and divided them into four groups: group I, 14 patients with chronic maxillary sinusitis without allergy; group II, 15 patients with chronic maxillary sinusitis with allergy; group III, 16 patients with cyst of maxillary sinuses without allergy (control); and group IV, 12 patients with cyst of maxillary sinuses with allergy (control).

Qualitative and quantitative studies in electron microscopy on influence of experimental ischemia of the vertebral arteries on the outer hair cells function in guinea pigs.

Histological studies were performed in 20 guinea pigs, both sexes, weighing 250-300 g and divided into two groups: I--control (anaesthetized animals without surgery), II--examined (in anaesthetized animals through an incision of the skin and muscles of the neck), the left or right vertebral artery was exposed and a vascular clip was inserted into the foramen of the transverse process of the 2-nd cervical vertebra. 50 days after this procedure, the guinea pigs were again anaesthetized by intraperitoneal injection of 35% solution of chloral hydrate, then vascular and cochlear perfusion with 3.6% solution of glutaraldehyde was performed.

[Use of modified lateral nucleus pulposus herniation classification in low back pain].

Nucleus pulposus herniation is one of frequent causes in spinal pains. The necessity of undertaking of appropriate treatment, often surgical, requires early establishing of precise diagnosis. The traditional classification of herniations into central, centrolateral and lateral seems to be insufficiently precise, especially from the surgical point of view.

[Spasticity and physical methods for controlling it].

Spasticity is one of the greatest difficulties in patients with central nervous system injuries and diseases. Severe spasticity makes treatment, rehabilitation and care of patient very difficult and sometimes even impossible. It has been sought for many years for an objective method to evaluate the degree of spasticity, necessary to establish the results of treatment and rehabilitation.

[Use of transcranial doppler ultrasonography in patients with vascular dementia].

The aim of the study was the evaluation of the clinical usefulness of transcranial Doppler ultrasonography /TDU/ in patients with vascular dementia. The study was carried out in a group of 69 patients divided into two groups: group i of 32 patients aged 45-78 years, mean age 58.4 years with two or more ischaemic foci on TDU and dementia symptoms.

[Correlation between results of transcranial doppler ultrasonography and SPECT in the brain of patients with ischemic cerebral stroke].

Single photon emission computerized tomography /SPECT/ and positron emission tomography /PET/ are used presently for the study of the cerebral blood flow /CBF/. The cost of these procedures limits the possibility of their use and makes them available mainly in large and rich clinical centres. Transcranial Doppler USG has no such drawbacks.

[Pathophysiology and treatment of spinal cord medulla injuries].

In view of the ever increasing incidence of spinal cord injuries and their very high socioeconomic costs studies are conducted for reduction of their consequences. In recent years considerable advances have been achieved in their treatment. The contribution of various mechanisms damaging spinal cord is known presently rather well, with isolation of two groups of causes: one is the primary spinal cord injury as a result of direct force acting on it during trauma, the other is secondary damage caused by vascular changes following trauma, free radicals, calcium distribution changes, participation of opioid receptors and inflammatory process.

[Correlation between electronystagmographic findings and results of transcranial Doppler ultrasonography of vertebrobasilar arterial system in patients with vertigo].

The purpose of the study was the determination of correlations between the results of electronystagmographic (ENG) investigations and the blood flow velocity in the vertebrobasilar arterial system measured by Doppler ultrasonography in patients with vertigo. The studied material comprised 68 patients (39 women and 29 men) aged 34-68 years (mean 52.4 years).

[The evaluation of the usefulness of electronystagmography studies in Doppler's intracranial ultrasonography and brain stem evoked potentials in patients with vertigo].

The aim of the work was the evaluation of correlations between the electronystagmographic results examinations and Doppler's intracranial ultrasonography and brainstem auditory evoked potentials in patients with vertigo. The were 68 patients tested (39 women and 29 men) aged 34-68 years. The obtained results showed for the correlations between the electronystagmographic results examinations and Doppler's intracranial ultrasonography and brainstem auditory evoked potentials.

[Evaluation of the general condition and selected biochemical blood parameters in various types of retinal vein occlusion].

Unlabelled: The aim of the study was to evaluate the coagulant and fibrinolytic system, lipid economy and neurological condition in patients with various types of retinal vein occlusion. The material was 70 patients: 8 with diagnosed congestive venous retinopathy, 27 with ischaemic central retinal vein occlusion and 35 with central retinal vein branch occlusion. Apart from the neurological evaluation, every patient underwent determination of: hematocrit, number of blood platelets, total plasma protein with its electrophoretic division, plasma fibrinogen level, kaolin-cephalin and prothrombin coefficient, and the level of triglycerides, total cholesterol with its fractions LDL and HDL.