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G Moretti

Publications and source records attributed to G Moretti.

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PubMed1981

[Juvenile cerebral infarct. Retrospective analysis of risk factors in 78 cases].

THe records of 78 young adults, who had suffered cerebral infarction, were reviewed with regard to possible pathogenetic mechanisms. Atherosclerosis risk factors appeared to play a major role between the age of 40 and 50, especially in males. Non atherosclerotic factors of cerebral ischemia were found predominant among females under 40, owing to contribution of migraine, oral contraceptive use and pregnancy/puerperium. In 18% of the patients no etiology could be identified.

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PubMed1981

[Carotidynia].

The clinical definition of carotidynia is not a controversial one, whereas how its etiology should be interpreted is still uncertain. The study of the clinical features and the therapeutical results in 12 patients suffering from carotidynia reveals a marked resemblance to migraine. In particular, the case history reported points out a significant incidence of migraine as a familial disease, its special localization and the type of pain, the possible presence of a prodromal stage and the favourable response to the drugs that are known to be effective in migraine treatment. The theory that carotidynia should be ascribed to the group of vascular headaches is therefore suggested.

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PubMed1981

[Complicated migraine].

Three cases of complicated migraine are reported. A few days after neurological accidents, one patient showed an angiographic evidence of diffuse cerebral vasospasm. This finding possibly bears out vasomotor hypothesis of migraine.

Adult↗
PubMed1981

Clinical observations on 76 cluster headache cases.

76 cases of cluster headache are reviewed. Besides confirming established notions, the present study calls attention to the following points: (a) the peculiar behaviour of patients during the attacks does not appear explainable in simple terms of reaction to pain; (b) the occurrence of ECG abnormalities during the attacks in addition to bradycardia; (c) the well-known tendency of cluster headache attacks to recur at the same time of day, has in our cases a very high peak at 3 p.m., and (d) when the attacks occur in sleep hours, the time relationship with REM sleep stage is confirmed in our cases which have been recorded at night.

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PubMed1981

[A case of multiple cerebrovascular and migraine episodes caused by the use of oral contraceptives].

The Authors report the case of a 32-years-old woman taking oral contraceptives for twelve years, who developed multi-infarct dementia and motor-sensory signs as a consequence of repeated cerebrovascular episodes associated with migraine-like attacks. Neuroradiological findings suggested vascular pathologic changes. Mechanisms of cerebro-vascular diseases related to oral contraception are discussed, especially emphasizing the possibility of intrinsic vascular lesions caused by exogenous steroid stimulation. Epidemiologic and pathophysiological relationship between migraine, stroke and oral contraception are also pointed out.

Adult↗
PubMed1981

[Clinical and electroencephalographic aspects of confusional migraine in adults].

The unusual association of acute confusional states with migraine was observed in three adult women. This syndrome, which was previously studied in the content of juvenile migraine, seem to have the following distinctive features: a) sudden onset of confusion and agitation in the course of violent headache attacks; b) possible close relationship with neurological deficits, suggesting basilar migraine; c) demonstration of marked electroencephalographical abnormalities in either one or both posterior quadrants; d) tendency to a rapid recovery, on both clinical and electroencephalographical standpoint. Focal edema in the vertebrobasilar arterial territory appears to be the most likely mechanism.

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PubMed1981

[Comparative study of the frequency of 6 primitive reflexes in a hospitalized population of aged patients].

110 elderly patients, 57 with and 53 without acquired neurological lesions, were examined for the presence of the grasping, snout, sucking, palmomental, glabellar and bulldog reflexes. The results were statistically analyzed by means of the chi2 method. The percentages of the positive reflex responses, although not negligible in the neurologically healthy patients, turned out far higher in the patients with organic cerebral disorders. With the exception of the sucking and palmomental reflexes, these differences appeared statistically significant. As for the neurological diagnosis, diffuse lesions proved themselves more crucial than focal ones. The conclusion is drawn that primitive reflexes should be regarded abnormal only in the context of an overt cerebral pathology.

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