Area postrema syndrome as frequent feature of Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis.

abstract：:To confirm the diagnostic accuracy of candidate biomarkers in stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP), we prospectively enrolled ischemic stroke patients with NIHSS ≥ 10 on admission from March-2016 to August-2017. Blood samples were collected at baseline, 24 and 48 h after stroke onset. Biomarkers (MR-proADM, suPAR, SAA) w...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Zapata-Arriaza E,Mancha F,Bustamante A,Moniche F,Pardo-Galiana B,Serrano-Gotarredona P,Navarro-Herrero S,Pallisa E,Faura J,Vega-Salvatierra Á,Penalba A,Escudero-Martínez I,Ramos-Herrero VD,Azurmendi L,Charles Sanchez J,Mont

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Infantile spasm syndrome (ISS) is an epileptic encephalopathy without established treatment after the failure to standard of care based on steroids and vigabatrin. Converging lines of evidence indicating a role of NR2B subunits of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor on the onset of spams in ISS patients,...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Auvin S,Dozières-Puyravel B,Avbersek A,Sciberras D,Collier J,Leclercq K,Mares P,Kaminski RM,Muglia P

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine how urate concentrations are related to the risk of having possible REM sleep behavior disorder (pRBD) in a community-based cohort. METHODS:The study included 12,923 Chinese adults of the Kailuan Study, free of Parkinson disease (PD) and dementia. Plasma urate concentrations were measured in 2006,...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Shen Y,Li J,Schwarzschild M,Pavlova M,He S,Ascherio A,Wu S,Cui L,Gao X

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:FBXO7 is implicated in the ubiquitin-proteasome system and parkin-mediated mitophagy. FBXO7defects cause a levodopa-responsive parkinsonian-pyramidal syndrome(PPS). METHODS:We investigated the disease molecular bases in a child with PPS and brain iron accumulation. RESULTS:A novel homozygous c.368C>G (p.S123*) FBXO7...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Correa-Vela M,Lupo V,Montpeyó M,Sancho P,Marcé-Grau A,Hernández-Vara J,Darling A,Jenkins A,Fernández-Rodríguez S,Tello C,Ramírez-Jiménez L,Pérez B,Sánchez-Montáñez Á,Macaya A,Sobrido MJ,Martinez-Vicente M,Pérez-Dueñas B,

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in MYH7 cause autosomal dominant Laing distal myopathy. We present a family with a previously reported deletion (c.5186_5188delAGA, p.K1729del). Muscle pathology in one family member was characterized by an inflammatory myopathy with rimmed vacuoles, increased MHC Class I expression, and perivascular and end...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Roda RH,Schindler AB,Blackstone C,Mammen AL,Corse AM,Lloyd TE

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether structural and microstructural brain abnormalities in neonates with congenital heart disease (CHD) correlate with neuronal network dysfunction measured by analysis of EEG connectivity. METHODS:We studied a prospective cohort of 20 neonates with CHD who underwent continuous EEG monitoring ...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Birca A,Vakorin VA,Porayette P,Madathil S,Chau V,Seed M,Doesburg SM,Blaser S,Nita DA,Sharma R,Duerden EG,Hickey EJ,Miller SP,Hahn CD

更新日期：2016-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:We aimed to investigate mutation-specific white matter (WM) integrity changes in presymptomatic and symptomatic mutation carriers of the C9orf72,MAPT, and GRN mutations by use of diffusion-weighted imaging within the Genetic Frontotemporal dementia Initiative (GENFI) study. Methods:One hundred and forty muta...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Jiskoot LC,Bocchetta M,Nicholas JM,Cash DM,Thomas D,Modat M,Ourselin S,Rombouts SARB,Dopper EGP,Meeter LH,Panman JL,van Minkelen R,van der Ende EL,Donker Kaat L,Pijnenburg YAL,Borroni B,Galimberti D,Masellis M,Tartagl

更新日期：2018-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate if urinary sediment cells offered a robust alternative to muscle biopsy for the diagnosis of single mtDNA deletions. METHODS:Eleven adult patients with progressive external ophthalmoplegia and a known single mtDNA deletion were investigated. Urinary sediment cells were u...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Varhaug KN,Nido GS,de Coo I,Isohanni P,Suomalainen A,Tzoulis C,Knappskog P,Bindoff LA

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the safety and efficacy of a plasmid (VM202) containing two human hepatocyte growth factor isoforms given by intramuscular injections in patients with painful diabetic neuropathy. METHODS:In a double-blind, placebo-controlled study, patients were randomized to receive injections of 8 or 16 mg VM2...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Kessler JA,Smith AG,Cha BS,Choi SH,Wymer J,Shaibani A,Ajroud-Driss S,Vinik A,VM202 DPN-II Study Group.

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background and Objective:Hispanics with multiple sclerosis (MS) present younger and more often with optic neuritis (ON) as compared to Whites in the western United States. Regional differences related to Hispanic genetic admixture could be responsible. We investigated the association between global genetic ancestry and...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Amezcua L,Beecham AH,Delgado SR,Chinea A,Burnett M,Manrique CP,Gomez R,Comabella M,Montalban X,Ortega M,Tornes L,Lund BT,Islam T,Conti D,Oksenberg JR,McCauley JL

更新日期：2018-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM) is a relatively common acquired inflammatory myopathy in patients above 50 years of age. Pathological hallmarks of IBM are intramyofiber protein inclusions and endomysial inflammation, indicating that both myodegenerative and inflammatory mechanisms contribute to its pathogenesis. Impaire...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Keller CW,Schmidt J,Lünemann JD

更新日期：2017-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2) is among the most common forms of autosomal dominant ataxias, accounting for 15% of the total families. Occurrence is higher in specific populations such as the Cuban and Southern Italian. The disease is caused by a CAG expansion in ATXN2 gene, leading to abnormal accumulation of t...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Antenora A,Rinaldi C,Roca A,Pane C,Lieto M,Saccà F,Peluso S,De Michele G,Filla A

更新日期：2017-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To systematically review the literature on the neuropsychological, psychosocial, and functional profiles of patients with unruptured intracranial aneurysms. METHODS:This review was limited to peer-reviewed research articles that reported cognitive, psychosocial, and/or functional profiles of patients with u...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Bonares MJ,de Oliveira Manoel AL,Macdonald RL,Schweizer TA

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We demonstrate the first use of Optically Pumped Magnetoencephalography (OP-MEG) in an epilepsy patient with unrestricted head movement. Current clinical MEG uses a traditional SQUID system, where sensors are cryogenically cooled and housed in a helmet in which the patient's head is fixed. Here, we use a different typ...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Vivekananda U,Mellor S,Tierney TM,Holmes N,Boto E,Leggett J,Roberts G,Hill RM,Litvak V,Brookes MJ,Bowtell R,Barnes GR,Walker MC

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Pathogenesis in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) appears to be due to aberrant expression, particularly in skeletal muscle nuclei, of the full-length isoform of DUX4 (DUX4-FL). Expression of DUX4-FL is known to alter gene expression and to be cytotoxic, but cell responses to DUX4-FL are not fully...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Homma S,Beermann ML,Boyce FM,Miller JB

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:Previous studies have demonstrated that suppression of Nrf2 in Friedreich ataxia tissues contributes to excess oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and reduced ATP production. Omaveloxolone, an Nrf2 activator and NF-kB suppressor, targets dysfunctional inflammatory, metabolic, and bioenergetic pathway...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Lynch DR,Farmer J,Hauser L,Blair IA,Wang QQ,Mesaros C,Snyder N,Boesch S,Chin M,Delatycki MB,Giunti P,Goldsberry A,Hoyle C,McBride MG,Nachbauer W,O'Grady M,Perlman S,Subramony SH,Wilmot GR,Zesiewicz T,Meyer C

更新日期：2018-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Human T-cell leukemia virus-1 (HTLV-1) associated myelopathy/tropic spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) is induced by chronic inflammation in spinal cord due to HTLV-1 infection. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) neopterin or proviral load are clinically measured as disease grading biomarkers, however, they are not exactly...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Ishihara M,Araya N,Sato T,Saichi N,Fujii R,Yamano Y,Ueda K

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myotonic dystrophy type I (DM1) is an autosomal dominant disease of which clinical manifestations resemble premature aging. We evaluated the contribution of telomere length in pathogenesis in 361 DM1 patients (12 with serial measurements) and 223 unaffected relative controls using qPCR assay. While no differences in b...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Wang Y,Best A,Fernández-Torrón R,Alsaggaf R,Garcia-Puga M,Dagnall CL,Hicks B,Thompson M,Matheu Fernandez A,Zulaica Ijurco M,Greene MH,Lopez de Munain A,Gadalla SM

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:There is no consensus on the treatment of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) occurring in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients treated with natalizumab (Nz). We report novel immune activating treatment with filgrastim of Nz-associated PML in MS patients treated at Rush University Medical Center. Me...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Stefoski D,Balabanov R,Waheed R,Ko M,Koralnik IJ,Sierra Morales F

更新日期：2019-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Mitochondrial dysfunction plays a key role in the pathophysiology of neurodegenerative disorders such as ataxia and Parkinson's disease. We describe an extended Belgian pedigree where seven individuals presented with adult-onset cerebellar ataxia, axonal peripheral ataxic neuropathy, and tremor, in variable c...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Van Maldergem L,Besse A,De Paepe B,Blakely EL,Appadurai V,Humble MM,Piard J,Craig K,He L,Hella P,Debray FG,Martin JJ,Gaussen M,Laloux P,Stevanin G,Van Coster R,Taylor RW,Copeland WC,Mormont E,Bonnen PE

更新日期：2016-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Brain involvement is a serious complication of HIV infection. The earliest changes in the brain, which represents an anatomic site for viral persistence, are largely unknown. METHODS:This investigation used quantitative Magnetic Resonance methodologies, including high resolution and diffusion tensor (DTI) im...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Ragin AB,Wu Y,Gao Y,Keating S,Du H,Sammet C,Kettering CS,Epstein LG

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three relatives carrying a t(4;8)(p15.2;p23.2) translocation had juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, self-limited photosensitive occipital epilepsy and migraine with aura. The t(4;8) translocation interrupted the coding sequence of CSMD1 gene and occurred immediately to the 3'UTR of STIM2 gene. STIM2 was overexpressed in the...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Crippa M,Malatesta P,Bonati MT,Trapasso F,Fortunato F,Annesi G,Larizza L,Labate A,Finelli P,Perrotti N,Gambardella A

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a heterogenous, inflammatory disease of the central nervous system. Microbiota alterations in MS versus healthy controls (HC) are observed, but results are inconsistent. We studied diversity, enterotypes, and specific gut microbial taxa variation between MS and HC, and between MS su...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Reynders T,Devolder L,Valles-Colomer M,Van Remoortel A,Joossens M,De Keyser J,Nagels G,D'hooghe M,Raes J

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report six adult patients with Tyrosinaemia type 1 (HT-1) who presented with recurrent porphyria-like neurological crises after discontinuation/interruption of 2-(2-nitro-4-trifluoro-methylbenzyol)-1,3 cyclohexanedione (NTBC) treatment. The crises were life-threatening for some of the patients, with respiratory mus...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Dawson C,Ramachandran R,Safdar S,Murphy E,Swayne O,Katz J,Newsome PN,Geberhiwot T

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Accurate representation of final infarct volume is essential for assessing the efficacy of stroke interventions in imaging-based studies. This study defines the impact of image registration methods used at different timepoints following stroke, and the implications for infarct definition in stroke research. ...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Harston GW,Minks D,Sheerin F,Payne SJ,Chappell M,Jezzard P,Jenkinson M,Kennedy J

更新日期：2017-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor (NSF) plays a critical role in intracellular vesicle transport, which is essential for neurotransmitter release. Herein, we, for the first time, document human monogenic disease phenotype of de novo pathogenic variants in NSF, that is, epileptic encephalopathy of early infantile onset...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Suzuki H,Yoshida T,Morisada N,Uehara T,Kosaki K,Sato K,Matsubara K,Takano-Shimizu T,Takenouchi T

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:The dominant model of cognitive impairment in focal epilepsy has emphasised structural bases for cognitive deficits. Current theories of cognition in the healthy brain emphasise the importance of the reweighting of brain network interactions in support of task performance. Here, we explore the hypothesis that...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Tailby C,Kowalczyk MA,Jackson GD

更新日期：2017-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:Intracerebral hemorrhage carries a high mortality and survivors are frequently left with significant disability. Immunological mechanisms may play an important role in hemorrhage-induced brain injury, however, research linking these mechanisms with clinical outcome remains limited. We aim to identify serum in...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Landreneau MJ,Mullen MT,Messé SR,Cucchiara B,Sheth KN,McCullough LD,Kasner SE,Sansing LH,Serum Markers After Spontaneous Cerebral Hemorrhage (SMASCH) Investigators.

更新日期：2018-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropathological studies showed early locus coeruleus (LC) neuronal loss associated with tauopathy in Alzheimer's Disease (AD). We used the LC signal intensity (LC-I) on 3T MRI to assess the LC integrity in AD (n = 37) and controls (n = 17). The LC-I was decreased in AD regardless of typical (amnesic) and atypical pr...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Olivieri P,Lagarde J,Lehericy S,Valabrègue R,Michel A,Macé P,Caillé F,Gervais P,Bottlaender M,Sarazin M

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rebound disease following cessation of disease modifying treatment (DMT) has been reported in people with both relapsing and progressive multiple sclerosis (pwRMS, pwPMS) questioning strict separation between these two phenotypes. While licensed DMT is available for pwRMS to counter rebound disease, no such option exi...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Alvarez-Gonzalez C,Adams A,Mathews J,Turner BP,Giovannoni G,Baker D,Schmierer K

更新日期：2017-05-17 00:00:00