Death Anxiety and Depression in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Patients and Their Primary Caregivers.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to investigate the functional network effects of corpus callosotomy (CC), a well-recognized palliative surgical therapy for patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS). Specifically, we sought to gain insight into the effects of CC on LGS remission, based on brain networks in LGS by calculat...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Liang JG,Lee D,Youn SE,Kim HD,Kim NY

更新日期：2017-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Eye trauma and blindness are common in the United States, with an incidence of over 2 million cases/year and 25 million blind adults, respectively. However, literature is surprisingly scarce on the potential confounding effect of eye trauma or blindness on the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis (MG), an autoimmune neuromu...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Leis AA,Moore AR

更新日期：2014-07-01 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：:Acute ischemic stroke is a devastating disease that is often complicated by hemorrhagic transformation. While significant advances have been made over the past two decades with regard to emergent treatment of AIS, many of the therapeutic options are limited by an increased risk of hemorrhage. Here, we sought to review...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Sussman ES,Connolly ES Jr

更新日期：2013-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Cerebral microcirculation after severe head injury is heterogeneous and temporally variable. Microcirculation is dependent upon the severity of injury, and it is unclear how histology relates to cerebral regional blood flow. Objective:This study assesses the changes of cerebral microcirculation blood flow o...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Bellapart J,Cuthbertson K,Dunster K,Diab S,Platts DG,Raffel OC,Gabrielian L,Barnett A,Paratz J,Boots R,Fraser JF

更新日期：2018-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Neurofilament light chain (NFL) was believed to be a promising biomarker for the diagnosis of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and disease burden evaluation. Objective: To determine the serum NFL level and its clinical relevance, including its association with disease severity [evaluated by the ALS Func...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Sugimoto K,Han Y,Song Y,Gao Y

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2020.563609.]. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Zhang J,Meng Q,Zhong J,Zhang M,Qin X,Ni X,Ma J,He Y,Zeng D,Lan D

更新日期：2020-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral recanalization therapy, either intravenous thrombolysis or mechanical thrombectomy, improves the outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) by restoring the cerebral perfusion of the ischemic penumbra. Cerebral hemodynamic evaluation after recanalization therapy, can help identify patients with hig...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Zhang Z,Pu Y,Mi D,Liu L

更新日期：2019-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Background and Purpose: The effect of uric acid (UA) levels on severity and prognosis of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) remains controversial. We aimed to explore the association of admission UA levels with stroke severity and outcomes in ICH patients. Materials and Methods: The patients enrolled in this s...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Liu X,Cao Z,Gu H,Yang K,Ji R,Li Z,Zhao X,Wang Y

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH) is a debilitating condition with a high rate of recurrence after surgical evacuation. Summary: This review is focused on middle meningeal artery (MMA) embolization to treat cSDH. We discuss the underlying pathophysiology of chronic subdural hematoma and how cessation of art...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Moshayedi P,Liebeskind DS

更新日期：2020-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Persistent postural-perceptual dizziness (PPPD) is a common functional vestibular disorder characterized by persistent symptoms of non-vertiginous dizziness and unsteadiness that are exacerbated by upright posture, self-motion, and exposure to complex or moving visual stimuli. Recent physiologic and neuroima...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Riccelli R,Passamonti L,Toschi N,Nigro S,Chiarella G,Petrolo C,Lacquaniti F,Staab JP,Indovina I

更新日期：2017-10-17 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：:Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are involved in the development and progression of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Moreover, EVs have the capacity to modify the physiology of neuronal circuits by transferring proteins, RNA, lipids, and metabolites. The proteomic characterization...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Quiroz-Baez R,Hernández-Ortega K,Martínez-Martínez E

更新日期：2020-12-11 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：:Dizziness and imbalance are clinically poorly defined terms, which affect ~30% of people over 65 years of age. In these people, it is often difficult to define the primary cause of dizziness, as it can stem from cardiovascular, vestibular, psychological, and neuromuscular causes. However, identification of the primary...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Chau AT,Menant JC,Hübner PP,Lord SR,Migliaccio AA

更新日期：2015-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Before implementation in clinical practice, biomarker assays need to be thoroughly analytically validated. There is currently a strong interest in implementation of the ratio of amyloid-β peptide 1-42 and 1-40 (Aβ42/Aβ40) in clinical routine. Therefore, in this study, we compared the analytical performance o...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： van Waalwijk van Doorn LJC,Kulic L,Koel-Simmelink MJA,Kuiperij HB,Versleijen AAM,Struyfs H,Twaalfhoven HAM,Fourier A,Engelborghs S,Perret-Liaudet A,Lehmann S,Verbeek MM,Vanmechelen EJM,Teunissen CE

更新日期：2017-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Some central nervous system pathogens express neuraminidase (NA) on their surfaces. In the rat brain, a single intracerebroventricular (ICV) injection of NA induces myelin vacuolation in axonal tracts. Here, we explore the nature, the time course, and the role of the complement system in this damage. METHODS:The ...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Granados-Durán P,López-Ávalos MD,Cifuentes M,Pérez-Martín M,Fernández-Arjona MD,Hughes TR,Johnson K,Morgan BP,Fernández-Llebrez P,Grondona JM

更新日期：2017-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral cortical microinfarct (CMI) is common in patients with dementia and cognitive decline. Emerging studies reported that intestinal dysfunction influenced the outcome of ischemic stroke and that vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) protected against ischemic stroke. However, the effects of intestinal dysfunction and VN...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Chen X,He X,Luo S,Feng Y,Liang F,Shi T,Huang R,Pei Z,Li Z

更新日期：2018-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The dopamine (DA) precursor l-DOPA has been the most effective treatment for Parkinson's disease (PD) for over 40 years. However, the response to this treatment changes with disease progression, and most patients develop dyskinesias (abnormal involuntary movements) and motor fluctuations within a few years of l-DOPA t...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Cenci MA

更新日期：2014-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertension (HTN) is the most common cause of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). The aim of this study is to investigate the role of resistant HTN in patients with ICH. METHODS AND RESULTS:We conducted a retrospective study of all consecutive ICH admissions at our medical center from November 2013...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Hong D,Stradling D,Dastur CK,Akbari Y,Groysman L,Al-Khoury L,Chen J,Small SL,Yu W

更新日期：2017-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Study Objectives: To clarify the effects of sleep duration on stroke and stroke subtypes, we adopted a Mendelian randomization (MR) approach to evaluate their causal relationship. Methods: A genome-wide association study including 446,118 participants from UK biobank was used to identify instruments for short sleep, l...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Lu H,Wu PF,Li RZ,Zhang W,Huang GX

更新日期：2020-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to present a model that uses multi-parametric quantitative MRI to estimate the presence of myelin and edema in the brain. The model relates simultaneous measurement of R1 and R2 relaxation rates and proton density to four partial volume compartments, consisting of myelin partial volume, cellu...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Warntjes M,Engström M,Tisell A,Lundberg P

更新日期：2016-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:There is increasing evidence that neuroplastic changes can occur even years after spinal cord injury, leading to reduced disability and better health which should reduce the cost of healthcare. In motor-incomplete spinal cord injury, recovery of leg function may occur if repetitive training causes afferent input to th...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Duffell LD,Donaldson NN

更新日期：2020-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is common among young people with epilepsy. Individuals who are at high risk of SUDEP exhibit regional brain structural and functional connectivity (FC) alterations compared with low-risk patients. However, less is known about network-based FC differences among cri...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Allen LA,Harper RM,Kumar R,Guye M,Ogren JA,Lhatoo SD,Lemieux L,Scott CA,Vos SB,Rani S,Diehl B

更新日期：2017-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have suggested that the corticoreticular tract (CRT) has an important role in motor function almost next to the corticospinal tract (CST) in the human brain. Herein, the CRT is reviewed with regard to its anatomy, function, and recovery mechanisms after injury, with particular focus on previous diffus...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Jang SH,Lee SJ

更新日期：2019-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:A hand exoskeleton driven by myoelectric pattern recognition was designed for stroke rehabilitation. It detects and recognizes the user's motion intent based on electromyography (EMG) signals, and then helps the user to accomplish hand motions in real time. The hand exoskeleton can perform six kinds of motions, includ...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Lu Z,Tong KY,Shin H,Li S,Zhou P

更新日期：2017-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past decade, it was found that relatively simple sphingolipids, such as ceramide, sphingosine, sphingosine-1-phosphate, and glucosylceramide play important roles in neuronal functions by regulating rates of neuronal growth and differentiation. Homeostasis of membrane sphingolipids in neurons and myelin is ess...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Alessenko AV,Albi E

更新日期：2020-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to systematically review the efficacy and tolerability of gabapentin in the treatment of sleep disturbance in patients with medical illness. METHODS:PubMed was searched for randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trials that reported sleep changes during gabapent...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Liu GJ,Karim MR,Xu LL,Wang SL,Yang C,Ding L,Wang YF

更新日期：2017-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Children and adolescent athletes are at a higher risk for concussion than adults, and also experience longer recovery times and increased associated symptoms. It has also recently been demonstrated that multiple, seemingly mild concussions may result in exacerbated and prolonged neurological deficits. Objective assess...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Kiefer AW,Barber Foss K,Reches A,Gadd B,Gordon M,Rushford K,Laufer I,Weiss M,Myer GD

更新日期：2015-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: The use of optical coherence tomography (OCT) of the retina to detect inner retinal degeneration is being investigated as a potential biomarker for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease (AD), and an overwhelming body of evidence indicates that discovery of disease-modifying treatments for AD...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Mejia-Vergara AJ,Restrepo-Jimenez P,Pelak VS

更新日期：2020-10-16 00:00:00