Central motor conduction in human chronic Chagas' disease.
Arq Neuropsiquiatr
; 52(1): 29-31, 1994 Mar.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8002804
The possible involvement of spinal alpha motor neurons, dorsal root ganglia and sensory fibers in human chronic Chagas' disease was previously demonstrated. More recently neuropsychological and sensory evoked potentials studies suggest the existence of central nervous system abnormalities in these patients. We assessed the state of central motor pathways in 46 patients with chronic Chagas' disease and 30 healthy volunteers by means of percutaneous cortical and spinal electrical stimulation. No significative slowness in pyramidal tracts (PT) conduction was found when comparing both groups. Neither any individual patient exhibited abnormally delayed PT conduction values beyond the upper normal limit of the healthy volunteers. These results suggest that, in contrast with other neural systems, the large myelinated PT fibers are usually spared in human chronic Chagas' disease.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doença de Chagas
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Potenciais Somatossensoriais Evocados
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arq Neuropsiquiatr
Ano de publicação:
1994
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Argentina
País de publicação:
Alemanha