Predictive factors of neurological complications and one-month mortality after liver transplantation.

abstract：:Clinicians are regularly faced with the difficult challenge of diagnosing consciousness after severe brain injury. As such, as many as 40% of minimally conscious patients who demonstrate fluctuations in arousal and awareness are known to be misdiagnosed as unresponsive/vegetative based on clinical consensus. Further, ...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Bareham CA,Allanson J,Roberts N,Hutchinson PJA,Pickard JD,Menon DK,Chennu S

更新日期：2018-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Elderly patients account for 30% of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) but are under-represented in randomized controlled trials of endovascular thrombectomy (EVT). Meta-analysis of "real world" studies evaluating 90-day outcomes in elderly patients ≥80 years have been limited to small numbers undergoing EVT with...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Sharobeam A,Cordato DJ,Manning N,Cheung A,Wenderoth J,Cappelen-Smith C

更新日期：2019-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Inconclusive results have been reported in studies investigating the association between the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) rs6265 polymorphism and migraine. In the present study, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis on the published data in order to quantitatively estimate the relationship bet...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Terrazzino S,Cargnin S,Viana M,Sances G,Tassorelli C

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hemiparesis after stroke typically results in a reduced walking speed, an asymmetrical gait pattern and a reduced ability to make gait adjustments. The purpose of this pilot study was to investigate the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of home-based training involving auditory cueing of stepping in place...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Wright RL,Brownless SB,Pratt D,Sackley CM,Wing AM

更新日期：2017-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: The forefront treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD) is Levodopa. When patients are treated with Levodopa cerebral blood flow is increased while cerebral metabolic rate is decreased in key subcortical regions including the putamen. This phenomenon is especially pronounced in patients with Levodopa-induced d...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Aljuaid M,Booth S,Hobson DE,Borys A,Williams K,Katako A,Ryner L,Goertzen AL,Ko JH

更新日期：2019-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Upright perception is a key aspect of orientation constancy, as we maintain a stable perception of the world despite continuous movements of our eyes, head, and body. Torsional position of the eyes can impact perception of upright by changing orientation of the images on the retina relative to gravity. Here, we invest...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Otero-Millan J,Winnick A,Kheradmand A

更新日期：2018-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracranial atherosclerotic disease was very common among stroke patients of Asians, Blacks, and Hispanics ancestry. Furthermore, stroke patients with intracranial atherosclerosis (ICAS) have higher recurrence rate of cerebral ischemia and death than those without ICAS. However, the natural history of intracranial at...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Pu Y,Dou X,Liu L

更新日期：2014-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycogenosis VII (GSD VII) is a rare autosomal recessive glycogen storage disorder caused by mutations in the PFKM gene encoding the phosphofructokinase (PFK) enzyme. A classical form with exercise intolerance, contractures, and myoglobinuria, a severe multisystem infantile form, an hemolytic variant and a late-onset ...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Filosto M,Cotti Piccinelli S,Pichiecchio A,Musumeci O,Galvagni A,Caria F,Gallo Cassarino S,Baldelli E,Vitale R,Padovani A,Toscano A

更新日期：2019-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:(1) To determine the brain connectivity pattern associated with clinical rigidity scores in Parkinson's disease (PD) and (2) to determine the relation between clinically assessed rigidity and quantitative metrics of motor performance. BACKGROUND:Rigidity, the resistance to passive movement, is exacerbated in...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Baradaran N,Tan SN,Liu A,Ashoori A,Palmer SJ,Wang ZJ,Oishi MM,McKeown MJ

更新日期：2013-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemic stroke is a multi-factorial cerebrovascular disease with high worldwide morbidity and mortality. In the past few years, multiple studies have revealed the underlying mechanism of ischemia/reperfusion injury, including calcium overload, amino acid toxicity, oxidative stress, and inflammation. Connexin 43 (Cx43...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Liang Z,Wang X,Hao Y,Qiu L,Lou Y,Zhang Y,Ma D,Feng J

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between circadian rhythm and epilepsy has been recognized for decades. Yet many questions underlying the complex mechanisms of their interaction remain elusive. A better understanding on this topic allows the development of accurate seizure-detection algorithm and alternative precise therapeutic strat...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Xu C,Yu J,Ruan Y,Wang Y,Chen Z

更新日期：2020-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the clinical significance of post-stroke angiogenesis, a detailed phenotypic analysis of pre-stroke vascular remodeling and post-stroke angiogenesis had not yet been done in a model of focal ischemia. In this study, using BrdU-labeling of proliferating cells and immunofluorescence of pre- and post-stroke rats,...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Surugiu R,Glavan D,Popescu M,Margaritescu O,Eugen R,Popa-Wagner A

更新日期：2018-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) is a rare neurological disorder with a highly complex clinical presentation. Adrenal function, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and cerebral white matter are commonly affected in adult-onset male patients. Here, we report a family with unusual presentation of X-ALD. The 19-year-old...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Chen Y,Zhang J,Wang J,Wang K

更新日期：2018-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major medical crisis without any FDA-approved pharmacological therapies that have been demonstrated to improve functional outcomes. It has been argued that discovery of disease-relevant biomarkers might help to guide successful clinical trials for TBI. Major advances in mass spectrome...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Guingab-Cagmat JD,Cagmat EB,Hayes RL,Anagli J

更新日期：2013-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to quantify passive muscle stiffness of spastic wrist flexors in stroke survivors using shear wave elastography (SWE) and to correlate with neural and non-neural contributors estimated from a biomechanical model to hyper-resistance measured during passive wrist extension. Fifteen hemiplegic individuals...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Leng Y,Wang Z,Bian R,Lo WLA,Xie X,Wang R,Huang D,Li L

更新日期：2019-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in wearable sensor technology and machine learning (ML) have allowed for the seamless and objective study of human motion in clinical applications, including Parkinson's disease, and stroke. Using ML to identify salient patterns in sensor data has the potential for widespread application in neurologica...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Parnandi A,Uddin J,Nilsen DM,Schambra HM

更新日期：2019-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: To evaluate ocular and cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (oVEMPs and cVEMPs) in patients with solely intracochlear localization of an intralabyrinthine schwannoma (ILS). Study Design: Retrospective analysis of a series of cases. Setting: Monocentric study at a tertiary referral center. Patients...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Fröhlich L,Curthoys IS,Kösling S,Obrist D,Rahne T,Plontke SK

更新日期：2020-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe and evaluate a pre-processing method based on a periodic spiral sampling of diffusion-gradient directions for high angular resolution diffusion magnetic resonance imaging. Our pre-processing method incorporates prior knowledge about the acquired diffusion-weighted signal, facilitating noise reduction. Peri...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Sepehrband F,Choupan J,Caruyer E,Kurniawan ND,Gal Y,Tieng QM,McMahon KL,Vegh V,Reutens DC,Yang Z

更新日期：2015-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies suggest that microRNAs that regulate expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 may be involved in hemorrhagic transformation (HT) after cardioembolic stroke, so we examined whether such microRNAs could predict HT in acute cardioembolic stroke patients. Blood samples were prospectively collected from patie...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Zheng L,Xiong Y,Liu J,Yang X,Wang L,Zhang S,Liu M,Wang D

更新日期：2019-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported that persistent application of the non-specific cholinergic agonist carbachol (CAR) increased the frequency of calcium channel-mediated oscillatory activity in pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) neurons, which we identified as dependent on voltage-gated, high-threshold P/Q-type channels. Here, we te...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Kezunovic N,Hyde J,Goitia B,Bisagno V,Urbano FJ,Garcia-Rill E

更新日期：2013-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Moderate-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) may result in difficulty with emotion recognition, which has negative implications for social functioning. As aspects of social cognition have been linked to resting-state functional connectivity (RSFC) in the default mode network (DMN), we sought to determine whether DMN c...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Lancaster K,Venkatesan UM,Lengenfelder J,Genova HM

更新日期：2019-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:The aim of this study was to detect the key changes during sit-to-stand (STS) movement cycle in hemiparetic stroke survivors using a five-phase kinematic and kinetic analysis. Methods:Twenty-five subacute stroke survivors and 17 age-matched healthy adults participated in this study. The kinematic and kinetic...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Mao YR,Wu XQ,Zhao JL,Lo WLA,Chen L,Ding MH,Xu ZQ,Bian RH,Huang DF,Li L

更新日期：2018-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic findings of the past years have provided ample evidence for a substantial etiologic heterogeneity of dystonic syndromes. While an increasing number of genes are being identified for Mendelian forms of isolated and combined dystonias using classical genetic mapping and whole-exome sequencing techniques, their p...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Verbeek DS,Gasser T

更新日期：2017-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Melodic intonation therapy (MIT) is a treatment program for the rehabilitation of aphasic patients with speech production disorders. We report a case of severe chronic non-fluent aphasia unresponsive to several years of conventional therapy that showed a marked improvement following intensive 9-day training on the Jap...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Tabei KI,Satoh M,Nakano C,Ito A,Shimoji Y,Kida H,Sakuma H,Tomimoto H

更新日期：2016-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. While various risk factors have been identified, sleep has only been considered a risk factor more recently. Various epidemiologic studies have associated stroke with sleep such as sleep duration, and laboratory and clinical studies have proposed various und...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Phua CS,Jayaram L,Wijeratne T

更新日期：2017-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Agoraphobia was described in 1871 as a condition of fear-related alterations in spatial orientation and locomotor control triggered by places or situations that might cause a patient to panic and feel trapped. In contemporary nosology, however, this original concept of agoraphobia was split into two diagno...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Indovina I,Conti A,Lacquaniti F,Staab JP,Passamonti L,Toschi N

更新日期：2019-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Options currently available to individuals with upper limb loss range from prosthetic hands that can perform many movements, but require more cognitive effort to control, to simpler terminal devices with limited functional abilities. We attempted to address this issue by designing a myoelectric control sys...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Gailey A,Artemiadis P,Santello M

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: The relationship between varicella-zoster virus (VZV)-associated myelitis and aquaporin-4 immunoglobulin-G (AQP4-IgG) remains unknown. Case Report: We report a case of acute radiculomyelitis with longitudinal extensive hyperintensity signals traversing the brainstem until the upper thoracic cord in a 55-ye...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Eguchi H,Takeshige H,Nakajima S,Kanou M,Nakajima A,Fuse A,Fukae J,Miwa H,Shimo Y

更新日期：2020-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the advent of and exciting advances in novel endovascular therapies, t-PA remains the only proven treatment for acute ischemic stroke to date. Although a variety of reasons likely underlie why past trials of endovascular strategies have been unsuccessful, we address in this perspective piece one critical unkno...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Tansy AP,Liebeskind DS

更新日期：2013-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: The causal relationship between serum lipid levels and the risk of Parkinson's disease (PD) remains largely uncertain. We summarized the existing controversial evidence on this topic. Methods: We searched the electronic databases for observational studies from January 1988 to March 2020. We applied random-...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Jiang Z,Xu X,Gu X,Ou R,Luo X,Shang H,Song W

更新日期：2020-06-26 00:00:00