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X Cardona

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PubMed1994

Lateral distraction injury to the lumbar spine. Report of spontaneous reduction.

STUDY DESIGN: A patient with a lateral distraction injury of the lumbar spine that reduced spontaneously and not associated with any thoracic or abdominal injury is reported. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: A brief summary of the clinical presentation is given as is the surgical technique employed. Lateral distraction injuries of the thoracolumbar spine associate a distraction injury with lateral bending in the frontal plane, causing unilateral disruption of the ligamentous and osseous restraints. The have been associated with life-threatening thoracic and abdominal injuries. Closed reduction of this spine injury is not believed to be feasible. CONCLUSIONS: This case introduces interesting new features to this spine lesion. It is the first reported case with documented spontaneous reduction.

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[Obsessive-compulsive disorders and structural cerebral alterations. Description of 3 cases].

Obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders have emerged as a differentiated entity, characterized with intrusive and obsessive thoughts or repetitive behaviors whose major syndrome would be the classical obsessive-compulsive disorder. In order to spread this concept among neurologists, we present three cases that can be considered as obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, in which structural cerebral lesions co-exist. Obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders share with obsessive-compulsive disorder several clinical and neurobiological characteristics as well as their therapeutic response. Nevertheless, obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders have a lesser positive familial history incidence and a later start than obsessive-compulsive disorder. Recent neurobiological studies using functional and structural neuroimaging in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder together with neuropsychological studies reveal the existence of defects in the following neural circuits: frontal-orbital-basal ganglia-thalamus-cortical and their limbic connections. In a similar manner as it occurs with obsessive-compulsive disorder, research on obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders will provide the pathophysiological basis of the obsessive-compulsive disorder in the dysfunctionality of the previously mentioned neurological circuits.

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[Electroconvulsive therapy in Parkinson disease. Description of three cases].

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has demonstrated to be useful in psychiatric patients with parkinsonism as well as patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) without associated psychopathology. We prospectively evaluated three patients with PD and major depression in whom ECT proved to be efficacious. These patients experimented a marked improvement measured by the Unified Parkinson's Rating Scale (UPDRS). In two cases the ECT allowed for a reduction in their drug treatment, and in one case complex fluctuations disappeared. In the two patients who continued with ECT fortnightly, the improvement observed inicially has remained. Since ECT has shown a good tolerance, we conclude that this therapy should be considered as an alternative approach for PD patients with a poor answer to conventional treatment.

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