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S Lorusso

Publications and source records attributed to S Lorusso.

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PubMed1985

Cognitive impairment in motor neuron disease.

A systematic investigation of the cognitive functions of 22 patients affected with motor neuron disease (MND) compared to 36 controls matched for age and education was performed. The MND group showed cognitive performances slightly but significantly lower than the control group; 6 MND patients, however, had decidedly pathological values. Cognitive impairment was stereotyped and global, with sparing of memory. There was no significant difference between patients with isolated involvement of the lower motor neuron and those with associated pyramidal involvement. Our neuropsychological findings are in agreement with previous clinical, neuroradiological and pathological reports indicating extra-motor cerebral involvement in MND.

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PubMed1985

Asymptomatic large arachnoid cyst of the middle cranial fossa. A clinical and neuropsychological study.

The authors studied a 26-year-old healthy subject in whom a large arachnoid cyst of the right middle cranial fossa was revealed by chance. As there were no subjective or objective neurological findings, we checked the existence of any neuropsychological impairment. In spite of this, the patient obtained a good general performance level and sometimes the hemisphere containing the cyst performed better, in accordance with the patient's handedness.

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Epilepsy presenting as memory disturbances.

Six patients presented with severe adult-onset memory deficit that was subsequently diagnosed as complex partial epilepsy. In three cases acute amnestic episodes also occurred. The seizures were characterized by short losses of contact and oral automatisms. Interictal EEG showed temporal abnormalities of varying degrees. Formal neuropsychological assessment revealed dissociation between the subjective complaint and the test performances that showed a selective impairment in a few long-term verbal memory tests. These patients present a characteristic clinical picture of memory disturbance as the prominent feature of partial seizures.

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Familial hypokalemic paralysis: a case study.

A case of hypokalemic periodic paralysis, is reported, characterized by a positive family history and by repeated attacks of transient motor weakness since the age of 14 involving one all limbs. An induction test under ECG and EMG monitoring, carried out by infusing glucose and insulin when the patient was symptom-free, provoked motor paresis comparable to the spontaneous attacks and confirmed the diagnosis.

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