Publications by authors named "D B Nachmanoff"
Brainstem 3H-nicotine receptor binding in the sudden infant death syndrome.
J Neuropathol Exp Neurol
November 1998
Article Synopsis
- Maternal smoking during pregnancy is linked to a higher risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), with researchers exploring the connection between SIDS and changes in nicotine receptors in the brain.
- In a study analyzing brainstem regions from SIDS victims and control groups, no significant differences in nicotine receptor binding were found between SIDS cases and controls.
- The lack of expected increased receptor binding in SIDS cases exposed to maternal smoking suggests that abnormal development of these receptors may contribute to SIDS risk, highlighting the need for more research in this area.
We report the case of a man with late-onset hereditary ataxia and sensory loss. Three of his sisters were affected by a similar disorder; to date no other members of his family have developed symptoms. The clinical features of this family are similar to a rare form of autosomal dominant hereditary ataxia, recently classified as SCA4.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report the case of a 4-month-old infant with terminal malignancy who had systemic metastases and a localized metastasis to the dorsal midbrain periaqueductal gray (PAG). Extraordinary doses of opioids (dose equivalent of 2680 mg morphine sulfate/h, i.v.
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