Risk Factors of External Ventricular Drain Infection: Proposing a Model for Future Studies.

abstract：:Intensive glycemic control has not shown consistent findings in stroke prevention for diabetes patients, particularly for those with microvascular complications. This case-control study evaluates the risks of stroke in Asian diabetic population with microvascular complications. From the insurance claims of Taiwan, we ...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Lo SF,Chen WL,Muo CH,Chen PC,Chen SY,Kuo CL,Sung FC

更新日期：2018-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Object: Predicting whether intramedullary slitlike cavity (SC) will worsen over time or remain stable is an outstanding clinical challenge. The aim of this study was to identify early features of SC (clinical and magnetic resonance imaging [MRI] findings). Methods: We prospectively included all patients referred to ou...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Faillot M,Morar S,Delphine S,El-Mendili M,Ducreux D,Parker F,Aghakhani N

更新日期：2020-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:For most individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI), the ability to work is crucial to financial and psychological well-being. TBI produces a wide range of cognitive, physical, emotional, and interpersonal impairments that may undermine the ability to work. Employment is therefore a primary goal of TBI rehabilitati...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Winter L,Moriarty H,Robinson K

更新日期：2019-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: People with stroke often have impaired stepping responses following balance perturbations, which increases their risk of falling. Computer-controlled movable platforms are promising tools for delivering perturbation-based balance training under safe and standardized circumstances. Purpose: This proof-of-...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： van Duijnhoven HJR,Roelofs JMB,den Boer JJ,Lem FC,Hofman R,van Bon GEA,Geurts ACH,Weerdesteyn V

更新日期：2018-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: To identify and compare the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) parameters that predict the presence of neonatal bacterial meningitis using optimal cutoff values, and to derive and compare predictive profiles based on a combination of individual parameters for the same purpose. Study Design: The retrospective compon...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Huang H,Tan J,Gong X,Li J,Wang L,Xu M,Zhang X,Zhang Y,Huang L

更新日期：2019-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Writer's cramp (WC) is a task-specific focal hand dystonia presenting with pain, stiffness and/or tremor while writing. We explored the involvement of cortical and brainstem circuits by measuring intermuscular coherence (IMC) and pre-pulse inhibition (PPI) of the blink reflex. Methods: IMC was measured in ...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Choudhury S,Singh R,Chatterjee P,Trivedi S,Shubham S,Baker MR,Kumar H,Baker SN

更新日期：2018-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Inconsistent gender differences in the outcome of TBI have been reported. The mechanism is unknown. In a recent male animal study, repeated stress followed by TBI had synergistic effects on brain gene expression and caused greater behavioral deficits. Because females are more likely to develop anxiety after stress and...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Xing G,Carlton J,Jiang X,Wen J,Jia M,Li H

更新日期：2014-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: MOH can be diagnosed in subjects with headache occurring 15 days/month in association with a regular medication overuse, but its existence is not universally accepted. ICHD-3 redefined criteria for MOH, removing the criterion associating drug suspension with headache course. The aim of our study was to com...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Moavero R,Stornelli M,Papetti L,Ursitti F,Ferilli MAN,Balestri M,Sforza G,Tarantino S,Vigevano F,Valeriani M

更新日期：2020-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:A decrease in glutamate in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) has been extensively found in animal models of chronic pain. Given that the mPFC is implicated in emotional appraisal, cognition and extinction of fear, could a potential decrease in glutamate be associated with increased pessimistic thinking, fear and wor...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Naylor B,Hesam-Shariati N,McAuley JH,Boag S,Newton-John T,Rae CD,Gustin SM

更新日期：2019-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: This study aimed to screen gene mutations in Chinese patients with benign essential blepharospasm (BEB) to understand its etiology. Methods: Twenty BEB patients diagnosed by clinical manifestations between April 2015 and October 2015 were enrolled. All the cases were investigated by questionnaires about gen...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Dong H,Luo Y,Fan S,Yin B,Weng C,Peng B

更新日期：2020-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Vestibular impairment has become a frequent consequence following blast-related traumatic brain injury (bTBI) in military personnel and Veterans. Behavioral outcomes such as depression, fear and anxiety are also common comorbidities of bTBI. To accelerate pre-clinical research and therapy developments, there is a need...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Dickerson MR,Bailey ZS,Murphy SF,Urban MJ,VandeVord PJ

更新日期：2020-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Few studies have examined the motor, cognitive, and emotional factors involved in effective money management in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS). The aim of this study was to assess money management in persons MS and examine whether cognitive, motor, and emotional processes can predict money manageme...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Yael G,Nancy C,John D

更新日期：2019-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Morphological changes of recent small subcortical infarcts are not well defined. The purpose of the present study was to describe the MRI characteristics of the evolution for this stroke subtype. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective review of patients diagnosed with definite supratentorial recent small subco...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Okazaki S,Hornberger E,Griebe M,Gass A,Hennerici MG,Szabo K

更新日期：2015-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a non-destructive technique that is capable of localizing pathologies and assessing other anatomical features (e.g., tissue volume, microstructure, and white matter connectivity) in postmortem, ex vivo human brains. However, when brains are removed from the skull and cerebrospinal f...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Shatil AS,Matsuda KM,Figley CR

更新日期：2016-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Electrical Status Epilepticus in Sleep (ESES) is an epileptic encephalopathy syndrome characterized by infrequent clinical seizures and prominent interictal burden during slow wave sleep associated with cognitive deficits and behavioral dysfunction. Medical treatment with anti-epileptic drugs is often unsu...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Marashly A,Koop J,Loman M,Lee YW,Lew SM

更新日期：2020-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) is a lipid metabolite that mediates various physiological processes, including vascular endothelial cell function, inflammation, coagulation/thrombosis, and angiogenesis. As a result, S1P may contribute to the pathogenesis of stroke. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Liu J,Sugimoto K,Cao Y,Mori M,Guo L,Tan G

更新日期：2020-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: To investigate the dynamic amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (dALFFs) in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and healthy controls (HCs) and further explore whether dALFF can be used to test the feasibility of differentiating PD from HCs. Methods: Twenty-eight patients with PD and 28 demographically...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Zhang C,Dou B,Wang J,Xu K,Zhang H,Sami MU,Hu C,Rong Y,Xiao Q,Chen N,Li K

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation after traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is non-resolving and thus still present in chronic injury stages. It plays a key role in the pathophysiology of SCI and has been associated with further neurodegeneration and development of neuropathic pain. Neural precursor cells (NPCs) have been shown to reduce t...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Riemann L,Younsi A,Scherer M,Zheng G,Skutella T,Unterberg AW,Zweckberger K

更新日期：2018-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemiconvulsion-hemiplegia-epilepsy syndrome (HHE) is a rare outcome of prolonged hemiconvulsion that is followed by diffuse unilateral hemispheric edema, hemiplegia, and ultimately hemiatrophy of the affected hemisphere and epilepsy. Here, we describe the case of a 3-year-old male with a 1;3 translocation leading to a...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Robinson JE,Wolfe SM,Kaiser-Rogers K,Greenwood RS

更新日期：2016-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the increasing use of regenerative free muscle flaps for various reconstructive procedures and neuroprosthetic applications, there is great interest and value in their enhanced regeneration, revascularization, and reinnervation for improved functional recovery. Here, we implant polyimide-based mircroelectrodes o...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Srinivasan S,Vyas K,McAvoy M,Calvaresi P,Khan OF,Langer R,Anderson DG,Herr H

更新日期：2019-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: For the preoperatively often required confirmation of clinically defined carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), sensory as well as motor nerve conduction studies can be applied. The aim of this study was to test the sensitivity of specific motor nerve conduction tests in comparison with, as well as in addition to, ...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Kasius KM,Claes F,Verhagen WIM,Meulstee J

更新日期：2019-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Over the last few years there has been growing interest in use of visual measures as useful tools for multiple sclerosis (MS) prognosis and tracking. Optic neuritis (ON) being a prevalent and often-presenting symptom of the disease, as well as the high occurrence rate of posterior visual system damage inde...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Backner Y,Petrou P,Glick-Shames H,Raz N,Zimmermann H,Jost R,Scheel M,Paul F,Karussis D,Levin N

更新日期：2019-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Huntington disease (HD) is caused by an abnormally expanded cytosine-adenine-guanine (CAG) trinucleotide repeat in the HTT gene. Age and CAG-expansion number are related to age at diagnosis and can be used to index disease progression. However, observed onset-age variability suggests that other factors also modulate p...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Ciarochi JA,Calhoun VD,Lourens S,Long JD,Johnson HJ,Bockholt HJ,Liu J,Plis SM,Paulsen JS,Turner JA,PREDICT-HD Investigators and Coordinators of the Huntington Study Group.

更新日期：2016-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE), a metabolic disorder due to thiamine deficiency, manifests with various neurological symptoms and signs. It has been known as a cause of vestibular dysfunction. Preliminary reports have proposed predominant involvement of the horizontal semicircular canals (HSCs). Objective:T...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Lee SH,Kim SH,Kim JM,Tarnutzer AA

更新日期：2018-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The vestibular system plays a crucial role in maintaining postural balance. Unilateral vestibular lesions result in a typical syndrome characterized by postural imbalance, altered locomotor patterns and gaze stabilization, as well as cognitive and neurovegetative disorders. One of the main difficulties encountered in ...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Marouane E,Rastoldo G,El Mahmoudi N,Péricat D,Chabbert C,Artzner V,Tighilet B

更新日期：2020-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: Stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP), a common complication in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients, is associated with poor prognosis after AIS. Inflammation plays an important role in the development of SAP. In this study, we aimed to explore the association between the monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio (MLR) and S...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Cheng HR,Song JY,Zhang YN,Chen YB,Lin GQ,Huang GQ,He JC,Wang Z

更新日期：2020-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 are two crucial mediators contributing to blood-brain barrier (BBB) damage during cerebral ischemia. However, it is not known whether MMP-9 activation is involved in COX-2-mediated BBB disruption in ischemic stroke. In this study, we hypothesized that genetic...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Yang C,Yang Y,DeMars KM,Rosenberg GA,Candelario-Jalil E

更新日期：2020-08-20 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：:Traumatic brain injury is the leading cause of death in children. Children with severe TBI are in need of neurointensive care where the goal is to prevent secondary brain injury by avoiding secondary insults. Monitoring of cerebral blood flow (CBF) and autoregulation in the injured brain is crucial. However, there are...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Rostami E,Nilsson P,Enblad P

更新日期：2020-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Listeria rhombencephalitis, infection of the brainstem with Listeria monocytogenes, occurs mainly in humans and farmed ruminants and is associated with high fatality rates. Small ruminants (goats and sheep) are a large animal model due to neuropathological similarities. The purpose of this study was to def...

journal_title：Frontiers in neurology

authors： Precht C,Vermathen P,Henke D,Staudacher A,Lauper J,Seuberlich T,Oevermann A,Schweizer-Gorgas D

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00