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Autor:
Û. Linnamägi, Ain-Elmar Kaasik
Publikováno v:
Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 92:491-496
Lead is considered a pathogenic factor of atherosclerosis and arterial hypertension, which are main risk factors of cerebrovascular disease. The brain microvasculature preferentially accumulates lead and its function is sensitive to its toxic effect.
Publikováno v:
Epilepsia. 42:1061-1073
Summary: Purpose: To study the impact of epilepsy and its treatment on people with epilepsy in Estonia and to analyze how it is affected by the characteristics of epilepsy. Methods: Clinical and demographic data about patients were obtained from medi
Autor:
Anu Saar, Sulev Haldre, Andre Õun, Toomas Asser, Ain-Elmar Kaasik, Aive Liigant, Ülla Linnamägi
Publikováno v:
European Neurology. 45:46-51
The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical data of patients with epileptic seizures and diagnosed brain tumors. Analysis included 711 patients with primary and secondary brain tumors. 165 (23%) patients had experienced at least one seizure bef
Publikováno v:
Seizure. 9:394-401
This article examines the impact of epilepsy and its treatment on employment status and the extent of stigma among patients with epilepsy. Clinical and demographic data concerning patients examined during a recent epidemiological survey were obtained
Publikováno v:
European Journal of Neurology. 6:187-193
Epidemiological studies were performed in South Estonia to establish the prevalence rate of multiple sclerosis (MS) and motor neurone disease (MND). The case finding method included information from the hospital records of the central hospital in the
Publikováno v:
European Journal of Neurology. 4:390-396
Lead-poisoning is a disease of environmental origin. The primary target for lead is the nervous system. Lead ions are able to accelerate lipid peroxidation (LP) and, hence, induce cellular damage. Endothelial cell alteration and cerebral microvessel
Publikováno v:
Cerebrovascular Diseases. 7:154-162
To measure the incidence and outcome of stroke in Estonia a community-based study of first-ever stroke was carried out in Tartu from 1991 through 1993. A total of 829 first-ever stroke cases were registered during the 3-year period. Most stroke patie
Publikováno v:
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990). 37(15)
We studied a population-based survey that included 1417 patients with a primary central nervous system (CNS) tumour diagnosed in Estonia between 1986 and 1996. Survival rates at 1 and 5 years and median survival by histology and patient's age at diag
Publikováno v:
Neuroepidemiology. 19(6)
During the period from 1986 to 1996, 1,665 cases of primary central nervous system (CNS) tumors were identified in the resident population of Estonia. Histological verification was available in 81% of the cases. Gliomas were more common in men, while
Publikováno v:
Scopus-Elsevier
Background and Purpose The incidence of stroke has stabilized or increased in several developed countries recently, but few data about the trends are available from Eastern Europe. The study was designed to evaluate the possible changes of stroke inc