Articles by author - Petr Dusek

Narcolepsy with cataplexy and Parkinson's disease. Case Report.

Fialová M, Dvořák P, Dušek P, Kovalská P, Šonka K.

Case Reports 2015; 36(3): 226-230 PubMed PMID: 26313387  Keywords:  Aged, 80 and over, Cataplexy:diagnosis, Comorbidity, Female, Humans, Narcolepsy:diagnosis, Parkinson Disease:diagnosis,.    Citation

: We present the case of an 86 year old female, in whom narcolepsy with cataplexy (NC) manifested at 52 years of age. She was treated by a.....

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Theta-burst transcranial magnetic stimulation over the supplementary motor area decreases variability of temporal estimates.

Dusek P, Jech R, Havrankova P, Vymazal J, Wackermann J.

Journal Article 2011; 32(4): 481-486 PubMed PMID: 21876488  Keywords:  Adult, Attention:physiology, Cognition:physiology, Female, Humans, Male, Memory, Short-Term:physiology, Motor Cortex:physiology, Photic Stimulation:methods, Psychomotor Performance:physiology, Theta Rhythm:physiology, Time Perception:physiology, Transcran.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: Supplementary motor area (SMA) was suggested to have a dominant role in the temporal control of behavior by many neuroimaging .....

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Repetitive TMS of the somatosensory cortex improves writer's cramp and enhances cortical activity.

Havrankova P, Jech R, Walker N, Operto G, Tauchmanova J, Vymazal J, Dusek P, Hromcik M, Ruzicka E.

Journal Article 2010; 31(1): 73-86 PubMed PMID: 20150883  Keywords:  Adult, Brain Mapping, Cerebral Cortex:physiopathology, Dystonic Disorders:therapy, Female, Handwriting, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Models, Biological, Pilot Projects, Placebos, Radiation, Somatosensory Cortex:physiopathology, T.    Citation

: Since the somatosensory system is believed to be affected in focal dystonia, we focused on the modulation of the primary somatosensory c.....

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Complicated relationship between autism with regression and epilepsy.

Oslejsková H, Dusek L, Makovská Z, Pejcochová J, Autrata R, Slapák I.

Journal Article 2008; 29(4): 558-570 PubMed PMID: 18766162  Keywords:  Adolescent, Autistic Disorder:physiopathology, Child, Child, Preschool, Electroencephalography, Epilepsy:complications, Female, Humans, Intellectual Disability:etiology, Intelligence, Male, Retrospective Studies,.    Citation

: We retrospectively evaluated a set of 205 children with autism and compared it to the partial sub-set of 71 (34.6%) children with a hist.....

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The course of diagnosis in autistic patients: the delay between recognition of the first symptoms by parents and correct diagnosis.

Oslejsková H, Kontrová I, Foralová R, Dusek L, Némethová D.

Journal Article 2007; 28(6): 895-900 PubMed PMID: 18063924  Keywords:  Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Autistic Disorder:classification, Child, Child, Preschool, Diagnostic Errors:statistics & numerical data, Early Diagnosis, Early Intervention (Education):standards, Female, Humans, Infant, Male, Parents, Quality of Health C.    Citation

: The primary aim of the research was to find the delay between the first symptoms of an autistic disorder being recognized by parents and.....

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Increase in body weight is a non-motor side effect of deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus in Parkinson's disease.

Novakova L, Ruzicka E, Jech R, Serranova T, Dusek P, Urgosik D.

Journal Article 2007; 28(1): 21-25 PubMed PMID: 17277730  Keywords:  Adult, Aged, Appetite Regulation:physiology, Body Weight:physiology, Deep Brain Stimulation:adverse effects, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Parkinson Disease:physiopathology, Retrospective Studies, Subthalamic Nucleus:physiopathology, Weight Gain,.    Citation

: Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (DBS STN) is an effective treatment method in advanced Parkinson's disease (PD) provid.....

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