Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry
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J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr. · Sep 2003
The prevalence and causes of dementia in people under the age of 65 years.
To determine the prevalence of dementia in people under the age of 65 in a large catchment area, and use these figures to estimate the number of younger people affected by dementia in the UK. ⋯ The study confirms previous "guestimates" of the number of younger people affected by dementia in UK. The prevalence figures generated are robust, and are supported by other smaller and targeted prevalence surveys. The prevalence figures provided by this study will allow health planners to accurately estimate need and plan services.
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J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr. · Sep 2003
Case ReportsSuperficial siderosis of the central nervous system many years after neurosurgical procedures.
Recurrent haemorrhage into the subarachnoid space causes superficial siderosis, which clinically manifests as cerebellar ataxia, sensorineural hearing loss, and myelopathy. Two patients developed clinical, radiological, and biochemical evidence of superficial siderosis many years after surgery. ⋯ The first patient currently has the longest recorded delay between presumed subarachnoid bleeding and clinical manifestations of superficial siderosis. Both patients provide further evidence that superficial siderosis of the central nervous system, a progressive neurodegenerative vascular condition, may be a delayed complication of neurosurgical procedures.
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J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr. · Sep 2003
Biography Historical ArticleThe nucleus of Theodor Meynert (1833-1892).