Search for dissertations about: "upper motor neuron syndrome"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words upper motor neuron syndrome.

  2. 1. Spasticity after first-ever stroke

    Author : Erik Lundström; Jörgen Borg; Andreas Terént; Anja Smits; Christian Blomstrand; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; stroke; spasticity; upper motor neuron syndrome; UMN syndrome; prevalence; incidence; prediction; disabling spasticity; Neurology; Neurologi; Rehabilitation Medicine; Rehabiliteringsmedicin; Neurology; Neurologi;

    Abstract : The prevalence of spasticity after first-ever stroke is approximately 20%, but there are no data on the prevalence of disabling spasticity.The reported prevalence of pain after stroke varies between 19% and 74%, whether pain is associated with spasticity is not known. READ MORE

  4. 2. Misfolded superoxide dismutase-1 in sporadic and familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

    Author : Karin Forsberg; Thomas Brännström; Irina Alafuzoff; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; ALS; SOD-1 motor neuron; protein misfolding; intranuclear; antibodies; CNS; brain; patologi; Pathology;

    Abstract : Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative syndrome of unknown etiology that most commonly affects people in middle and high age. The hallmark of ALS is a progressive and simultaneous loss of upper and lower motor neurons in the central nervous system that leads to a progressive muscle atrophy, paralysis and death usually by respiratory failure. READ MORE

  5. 3. Peripheral neuropathy and altered cobalamin metabolism in Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders

    Author : Mattias Andréasson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Peripheral neuropathy is a disorder of the peripheral nervous system (PNS) that may carry different underlying aetiologies. Studies have suggested PNS involvement may be prevalent in neurological diseases that traditionally have been regarded primarily as disorders of the central nervous system (CNS), including the neurodegenerative disorder Parkinson’s disease (PD). READ MORE

  6. 4. Immunity and inflammation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis : an epidemiological approach

    Author : Can Cui; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rare but lethal neurodegenerative disease, characterized by degeneration of both upper and lower motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord. The pathogenesis of ALS is, however, not completely clear. READ MORE