Background: Hippocampal atrophy on MRI is an early characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, hippocampal atrophy may also occur in other dementias, like frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD). Aim: To investigate hippocampal atrophy on MRI in FTLD and its three clinical subtypes, in comparison to AD, using volumetry and a visual rating scale. Methods: Forty-two patients with FTLD (...

Hemifacial sensory disturbance may be caused by a lesion in the marrow of the central nervous system. In that case, other neurologic symptoms such as four extremities, the trunkal sensory disturbance or cerebellar ataxia are often present. However, hemifacial sensory disturbance rarely appears in isolation. We report on a 70-year-old woman who showed only hemifacial sensory disturbance. It was ...

the authors describe case history of three patients who one-side progressive atrophy of the iris. two of these'; cases became later a glaucoma which could' not' be treated' even surgidily. third patient' had a betercebromi~'of the same side. the authors. discuss t4e different theories for the pathogenesi~ o~ the pl:imary. progl:lcssive att:«;>phy o( the iris bu~ believe that sy~pathetic theory ...