Initial Study on COMT and DRD2 Gene Polymorphisms as Well as the Influence of Temperament and Character Trait on the Severity of Alcohol Craving in Alcohol-Dependent Patients.

The main aim of this work was to determine the impact of COMT and DRD2 gene polymorphisms together with temperament and character traits on alcohol craving severity alcohol-dependent persons. The sample comprised of 89 men and 16 women (aged 38±7). For the sake of psychological assessment various analytic methods have been applied like the Short Alcohol Dependence Data Questionnaire (SADD), Penn Alcohol Craving Scale (PACS) or Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) test.

Prophylaxis of hemicrania continua: three cases effectively treated with acemethacin.

Hemicrania continua is a daily headache disorder that is characterized by unilateral, constant pain with exacerbations of intensity accompanied by autonomic symptoms. Response to indomethacin is the diagnostic criterion for hemicrania continua, but efficacy of indomethacin in therapy is restricted because of gastrointestinal adverse events. Therefore, many patients are disqualified from treatment with indomethacin, creating a need to search for alternative therapy.

Oxidative stress and oxidative DNA damage is characteristic for mixed Alzheimer disease/vascular dementia.

Oxidative DNA damage may contribute to neuronal cell loss and may be involved in pathogenesis of some neurodegenerative diseases. We assessed the broad spectrum of oxidative DNA damage biomarkers and antioxidants in mixed Alzheimer disease/vascular dementia (MD) and in control patients. The amount of the products of oxidative DNA damage repair (8-oxo-2'-deoxyguanosine and 8-oxoguanine) excreted into urine and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) was measured by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry with HPLC pre-purification.

[Headache induced by oral intake of metoprolol in a patient with chronic and limited cardiac tamponade].

The papers describing the secondary headache attributed simultaneously to vascular disorder beyond the head and neck and use of drug are lacking. There is no adequate position for that type of headache in the current classification of headache, either. The case of secondary headache induced by metoprolol in a 57-year-old patient with superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is reported.

[Cauda equina syndrome caused by Tarlov's cysts--case report].

Unlabelled: Perineural Tarlov cysts located on lumbo-sacral roots can be a cause of cauda equina syndrome.

Objectives: 1) To draw attention to the fact that multiple Tarlov lumbo-sacral perineural cysts can produce serious movement disturbances. 2) To document the usefulness of the magnetic resonance imaging in noninvasive diagnosis of perineural cysts.