Isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy due to a jugular foramen schwannoma.

Introduction - Although the involvement of the hypoglossal nerve together with other cranial nerves is common in several pathological conditions of the brain, particularly the brainstem, isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy is a rare condition and a diagnostic challenge. Case presentation - The presented patient arrived to the hospital with a history of slurred speech and an uncomfortable sensation on his tongue. Neurological examination showed left-sided hemiatrophy of the tongue with fasciculations and deviation towards the left side during protrusion.

Granzyme B gene polymorphism associated with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis.

Background:  Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a late complication of measles infection. Immune dysfunction related to genetic susceptibility has been considered in disease pathogenesis. A functional single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of granzyme B gene (GZMB) reported in several pathologies may also be involved in susceptibility to SSPE.

Kaposi's sarcoma in a patient with psoriasis vulgaris.

A 54-year-old woman presented with angiomatous lesions located on the upper extremities and right cruris. Histopathological findings were typical of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). She had had mild to moderate psoriasis since she was 25 years old.

Evaluation of cases admitted to a center in Istanbul, Turkey in 2003 for rabies vaccination and three rabies cases followed up in the last 15 years.

We evaluated the cases of 7,266 individuals who applied to our hospital's Center for Rabies Vaccination between January and December 2003. Among 1,831 female and 5,435 male cases, 37% were given 3 doses of vaccination, 14% were given 5 doses, and in 24% of cases a 2-1-1 vaccination schedule was applied. Antirabies serum of horse origin was given in 179 cases.

Detection and evaluation of salivary antibodies to Helicobacter pylori in dyspeptic patients.

Helicobacter pylori infection is one of the most prevalent infections in humans. The high prevalence and the association with peptic ulceration and gastric cancer require simple and non-invasive methods for the diagnosis of the infection. Detection of salivary anti-H.

Myelinoclastic diffuse sclerosis (Schilder's disease): report of a case and review of the literature.

Schilder's myelinoclastic diffuse sclerosis is a rare demyelinating disease, which often mimics intracranial neoplasm or abscess. This disease is of importance to the neurosurgeon in that the clinical manifestations and course may closely simulate brain tumour, including the development of papilloedema and other signs of increased intracranial pressure. We have treated a 29-year-old right-handed young man presenting with left hemiplegia, aphasia and behavioural changes.

Avidin-biotin ELISA for measurement of prothrombin in human plasma.

In this study, IgG was partially purified from rabbit antisera against human normal prothrombin. The presence of antibodies against prothrombin was shown by Ouchterlony's double immunodiffusion method. This IgG was adsorbed to microwells and an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method was developed by using biotinylated prothrombin.

A study on the effect and tolerance of lisuride on Parkinson's disease.

Seventeen idiopathic parkinsonian patients ranging between 47 and 75 years of age were included in this study to investigate the effect and tolerance of lisuride on PD. The duration of this simple clinical study, which had no control group was 12 weeks. There was 50% relief in disability scores and ADL in 13 patients in the first group in the combined therapy for 12 weeks with lisuride added to L-DOPA plus benserazide (p < 0.