Alexithymic features in migraine patients.

The aims of the present study were 1) to investigate the alexithymic features in migraine patients and, 2) if alexithymia has any relation with the results of other psychological scales that are widely used in clinical practice to describe the psychopathologies, such as depression and anxiety. Demographic and clinical data of 50 cases with migraine without aura and 50 normal volunteers were supplied. All cases completed the Beck Depression Inventory, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, State and Trait Anxiety Inventory and Toronto Alexithymia Scale.

Chlamydia pneumoniae seropositivity in patients with cerebral ischemic attack with or without silent brain infarcts.

Purpose: We examined the seropositivity of specific antibodies IgG and IgA to Chlamydia pneumoniae in the patients with ischemic stroke and examined if it has a notability in stroke patients with or without silent brain infarcts.

Material And Method: The clinical, laboratory and radiological findings of 26 cases with silent brain infarcts (SBI) without acute stroke and 26 cases with acute ischemic stroke without SBI (30 male, 22 female) were prospectively gathered. Risk factors were noted in all subjects.