Dent, R G, Dick, J P, Cory-Pearce, R
A 74 year old woman with mixed mitral valve disease presented with episodes of loss of consciousness and fainting. The attacks were noted to be closely related to posture, especially crouching, and...
Plasma exchange in the treatment of Refsum's disease (heredopathia atactica polyneuritiformis).
Harari, D, Gibberd, F B, Dick, J P, Sidey, M C
Five cases of heredopathia atactica polyneuritiformis (HAP--Refsum's disease) were treated by serial plasma exchanges. In all patients a reduction in calorie intake and body weight had been...
Central motor conduction studies in hereditary spastic paraplegia.
Schady, W, Dick, J P, Sheard, A, Crampton, S
Central motor conduction (CMC) studies were carried out in 25 patients with hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP). Responses evoked in the lower limbs by transcranial magnetic stimulation of the motor...
Mini-mental state examination in neurological patients.
Dick, J P, Guiloff, R J, Stewart, A, Blackstock, J, Bielawska, C, Paul, E A, ...
The Mini-Mental State examination has been found to be a quick and valuable test for simple bedside screening, and for serial assessment of cognitive function in a population of 126 neurological...
Patients with Parkinson's disease can employ a predictive motor strategy.
Day, B L, Dick, J P, Marsden, C D
We have tested the hypothesis that predictive motor behaviour is abnormal in Parkinson's disease. In the first experiment elbow movements were performed to track a moving spot on an oscilloscope...
Berardelli, A, Dick, J P, Rothwell, J C, Day, B L, Marsden, C D
Rapid wrist flexion movements were studied in a group of 10 patients with Parkinson's disease both on and off their normal drug therapy, and were compared with the same movements made by a group of...
Associated postural adjustments in Parkinson's disease.
Dick, J P, Rothwell, J C, Berardelli, A, Thompson, P D, Gioux, M, Benecke, R, ...
Postural activity in muscles of the back and legs associated with voluntary forward elevation of the arm at the shoulder with the subject standing was examined in 14 patients with Parkinson's disease...
Simple and complex movements off and on treatment in patients with Parkinson's disease.
Benecke, R, Rothwell, J C, Dick, J P, Day, B L, Marsden, C D
The performance of a 15 degrees elbow flexion and a 30N hand squeeze was studied in nine normal subjects and in five patients with Parkinson's disease. The patients were studied when immobile after...