Articles by author - Jiří Růžička

Imaging findings after methanol intoxication (cohort of 46 patients).

Vaneckova M, Zakharov S, Klempir J, Ruzicka E, Bezdicek O, Brozova H, Diblik P, Miovsky M, Hubacek J, Urban P, Ridzon P, Pelclova D, Burgetova A, Masek M, Kotikova K, Peterova K, Liskova I, Hamplova L, Seidl Z.

Journal Article 2015; 36(8): 737-744 PubMed PMID: 26921573  Keywords:  Adult, Aged, Brain:diagnostic imaging, Brain Stem:diagnostic imaging, Cohort Studies, Female, Globus Pallidus:diagnostic imaging, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Methanol:poisoning, Middle Aged, Poisoning:complications, Putamen:diagnostic imagin.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: Our goal is to demonstrate the variability of imaging findings, primarily in the MRI, in 46 patients who survived acute methan.....

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Hormonal regulators of food intake and weight gain in Parkinson's disease after subthalamic nucleus stimulation.

Novakova L, Haluzik M, Jech R, Urgosik D, Ruzicka F, Ruzicka E.

Journal Article 2011; 32(4): 437-441 PubMed PMID: 21876505  Keywords:  Adiponectin:blood, Adult, Aged, Deep Brain Stimulation:methods, Eating:physiology, Female, Ghrelin:blood, Hormones:blood, Humans, Hydrocortisone:blood, Hypothalamus:physiology, Insulin:blood, Leptin:blood, Male, Middle Aged, Parkinson Disease:metabolism, .    Citation

OBJECTIVES: Weight gain has been reported in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) treated with deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic.....

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No association with the ETM2 locus in Czech patients with familial essential tremor.

Zahorakova D, Ulmanova O, Kemlink D, Kofrankova M, Roth J, Martasek P, Ruzicka E.

Journal Article 2010; 31(4): 549-552 PubMed PMID: 20802447  Keywords:  Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Alleles, Czech Republic, Essential Tremor:genetics, Female, Gene Frequency, Genetic Association Studies, Genetic Heterogeneity, Genetic Loci, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genotype, Haplotypes, Humans, Male, Microsatellite Re.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: Essential tremor (ET) is one of the most common neurological movement disorders. In more than half of the cases, ET is inherit.....

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Parkin mutations and phenotypic features in Czech patients with early-onset Parkinson's disease.

Fiala O, Pospisilova L, Prochazkova J, Matejckova M, Martasek P, Novakova L, Roth J, Ruzicka E.

Journal Article 2010; 31(2): 187-192 PubMed PMID: 20424582  Keywords:  Adult, Age of Onset, Czech Republic, Female, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Heterozygote, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Mutation, Parkinson Disease:genetics, Phenotype, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Polymorphism, Genetic, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases:genetics,.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: Mutations in several genes such as parkin can be detected in up to 20% of patients with early-onset Parkinson's disease (EOPD).....

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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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