[Quantitative determination of cells in sterile skin exudate in acute cerebrovascular diseases].

Rebuck's test was done in 126 subjects (40 healthy controls and 86 patients with acute cerebrovascular disease) on both upper extremities. In the control group no statistically significant quantitative difference was found in the number of cells in the exudate on both sides. In the patients, however, the number of cells in the exudate was greater on the paralysed extremity.

[Encephalomyelitis of atypical course probably caused by Echovirus 7].

The authors report a cases of encephalomyelytis caused probably by ECHO7 virus which was isolated from the cerebrospinal fluid after 45 days of disease. During 120 days 4 relapses of the disease were observed associated with severe general and neurological signs and cerebral coma which ultimately was the cause of death.

[Serial studies of sterile skin exudate in patients with multiple sclerosis].

In 23 patients with multiple sclerosis (group i) and 15 other subjects (group II) cell content of sterile exudate was studied in the skin window test of Rebuck. The results were compared. Cellular reaction of the skin was greater in group I than in group II and the difference was statistically significant.

[Acute cerebral ischemic disease in patients under the age of 50].

The authors analysed clinically 108 patients (61 males and 47 females), aged below 50 years treated at the department of neurology, because of acute cerebral ischaemia. Attention is called to risk factors such as arterial hypertension, heart disease, atherosclerosis, obesity and diabetes which may be the cause of earlier development of ischaemic changes in the central nervous system. In the analysed group in 18 cases cerebral thrombosis, in 23 cases embolism, in 31 cerebral circulatory failure were diagnosed.