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J F Delaney

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PubMed1979

Spinal fluid aluminum levels in patients with Alzheimer disease.

Spinal fluid from 180 male patients was examined for aluminum levels. Values were coordinated for age and protein determinations. In addition, values were listed according to the patient's diagnosis. Although in most instances no correlation could be made, 10 patients with Alzheimer disease showed significantly low levels of aluminum.

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PubMed1977

Computed tomography for Huntington's disease.

CT scans of twelve patients with Huntington's disease were compared with a large series of normal and abnormal scans. The frontal horn/bicaudate ratio in the Huntington's disease group was found to be much smaller than and statistically different from the normal or abnormal CT scan groups. The CT scan appears to be a useful adjunct in the evaluation of patients with suspected Huntington's disease.

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PubMed1976

Routine skull films in hospitalized psychiatric patients.

Skull films were taken routinely for a sample consisting of all inpatients at a psychiatric facility over a 5-year period (N = 2,943). The skull series revealed some abnormalities in 17.3% of the patients and significant abnormalities in 2.4%. The author concludes that the results of this trial do not justify routine skull films for psychiatric patients in the absence of neurological symptoms.

Brain Diseases↗
PubMed1976

Atypical facial pain as a defense against psychosis.

The author describes three women who presented psychotic symptoms 24--48 hours before scheduled neurosurgical procedures for atypical facial pain; all had had extensive dental reconstruction and attempted nerve blocks with no relief. Psychiatric hospitalization and administration of major tranquilizers resulted in control of symptoms and relief of pain. Two patients were followed for a year and have had return of psychiatric symptoms or facial pain; both have been maintained on medication and have returned to normal activities. The author suggests that the facial pain may have served as a defense against the emergence of psychosis.

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PubMed1976

Usefulness of brain scans in metastatic carcinoma of the lung.

The usefulness of brain scans for detecting unsuspected cerebral metastasis in patients with carcinoma of the lung was studied in a group of 35 such patients who had had routine brain scans as part of the initial evaluation. Seven (20%) had scans that were positive for tumor, but six of these seven had neurologic deficits corresponding to the brain-scan abnormality. Routine brain scans for evaluation of carcinoma of the lung are not justified if neurologic examination is normal.

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