Proceedings of the Ninth International Meeting on Neuroacanthocytosis Syndromes

Neuroacanthocytosis Syndromes

Neuroacanthocytosis (NA) syndromes are a group of genetically defined diseases characterized by the association of red blood cell acanthocytosis and progressive degeneration of the basal ganglia. NA syndromes are exceptionally rare with an estimated prevalence of less than 1 to 5 per 1'000'000 inhabitants for each disorder. The core NA syndromes include autosomal recessive chorea-acanthocytosis...

British Paediatric Association Proceedings of the Ninth Annual General Meeting

Management of Neuroacanthocytosis Syndromes

BACKGROUND The two core neuroacanthocytosis (NA) syndromes, chorea-acanthocytosis (ChAc) and McLeod syndrome, are progressive neurodegenerative disorders that primarily affect the basal ganglia. The characteristic phenotype comprises a variety of movement disorders including chorea, dystonia, and parkinsonism, as well as psychiatric and cognitive symptoms attributable to basal ganglia dysfuncti...

Proceedings of the First International Pharmacological Meeting

Pergamon Press, which has in recent years taken interest in matters neurophysiological, has collected the writings of 56 authors, from many countries, dealing with biochemical, physiological, pharmacological and behavioral aspects of nervous function. Most of the material is a succinct compilation of previously published observations; but some of it, such as the study by Smith, Stacey and Young...

Proceedings of the First International Pharmacological Meeting

ations are explored exhaustively, as would be expected from this center in Germany which has received extensive support from Siemens-Reiniger Werke, a manufacturer of radiological equipment. Different methods of delivering the highest possible tumor dose with the smallest possible "integral" dose to normal tissue include axial, tangential, pendulum, and conical rotation. In some cases beam shap...