Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to M Di Costanzo.
A blood test for M.S., E-UFA test, was reviewed with statistical analysis. The test was positive in 18 out of 22 M.S. patients, negative in the controls and OND. The results confirm the validity of the test.
Electrophysiological examination of the peroneal nerve was performed in a group of individuals exposed for professional reasons to vapours of n-heptane. The results suggest a probably specific role of this hydrocarbon compound in provoking "minimal" peripheral nerve damage.
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Epidemiological research has been carried out on multiple sclerosis in the province of Varese. The index of prevalence of the disease at 31-12-1975 was 24.176%. The geomedical figures for the province are reported and a comparison made with similar research carried out in 1966. The clinical aspects of the disease are discussed in relation to a group of patients from other Italian provinces.
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