Early alteration of the locus coeruleus in phenotypic variants of Alzheimer's disease.

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：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the clinical, electrophysiological, neuroimaging characteristics and genetic features of SPG5 in Taiwan. METHODS:Mutational analysis of the coding regions of CYP7B1 was performed by utilizing targeted resequencing analysis of the 187 unrelated Taiwanese HSP patients. The diagnosis of SPG5 was...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Chou CT,Soong BW,Lin KP,Tsai YS,Jih KY,Liao YC,Lee YC

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:Immunological studies have demonstrated a plethora of beneficial effects of dimethyl fumarate (DMF) on various cell types. However, the cellular and molecular targets are incompletely understood and response markers are scarce. Here, we focus on the relation between nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Hammer A,Waschbisch A,Kuhbandner K,Bayas A,Lee DH,Duscha A,Haghikia A,Gold R,Linker RA

更新日期：2018-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:FOXG1 syndrome is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder associated with heterozygous FOXG1 variants or chromosomal microaberrations in 14q12. The study aimed at assessing the scope of structural cerebral anomalies revealed by neuroimaging to delineate the genotype and neuroimaging phenotype associations. Method...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Pringsheim M,Mitter D,Schröder S,Warthemann R,Plümacher K,Kluger G,Baethmann M,Bast T,Braun S,Büttel HM,Conover E,Courage C,Datta AN,Eger A,Grebe TA,Hasse-Wittmer A,Heruth M,Höft K,Kaindl AM,Karch S,Kautzky T,Ko

更新日期：2019-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to investigate the genetic etiology of the X-linked disorder "Hypomyelination of Early Myelinating Structures" (HEMS). METHODS:We included 16 patients from 10 families diagnosed with HEMS by brain MRI criteria. Exome sequencing was used to search for causal mutations. In silic...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Kevelam SH,Taube JR,van Spaendonk RM,Bertini E,Sperle K,Tarnopolsky M,Tonduti D,Valente EM,Travaglini L,Sistermans EA,Bernard G,Catsman-Berrevoets CE,van Karnebeek CD,Østergaard JR,Friederich RL,Fawzi Elsaid M,Schieving J

更新日期：2015-06-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Increased translocator protein (TSPO), previously known as the peripheral benzodiazepine receptor (PBR), in glial cells of the brain has been used as a neuroinflammation marker in the early and middle stages of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB). I...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Xu J,Sun J,Perrin RJ,Mach RH,Bales KR,Morris JC,Benzinger TLS,Holtzman DM

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Electroencephalography (EEG) features in the alpha band have been shown to differ between people with epilepsy and healthy controls. Here, in a group of patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (mTLE), we seek to confirm these EEG features, and using simultaneous functional magnetic resonance imaging, we i...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Yaakub SN,Tangwiriyasakul C,Abela E,Koutroumanidis M,Elwes RDC,Barker GJ,Richardson MP

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Given their diverse phenotypes, mitochondrial diseases (MDs) are often difficult to diagnose. Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF-21) and growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF-15) represent promising biomarkers for MD diagnosis. Herein we conducted a meta-analysis to compare their diagnostic accuracy for MDs. M...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Lin Y,Ji K,Ma X,Liu S,Li W,Zhao Y,Yan C

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Heterozygous SHANK3 mutations or partial deletions of the long arm of chromosome 22, also known as Phelan-McDermid syndrome, result in a syndromic form of the autism spectrum as well as in global developmental delay, intellectual disability, and several neuropsychiatric comorbidities. The exact pathophysiolog...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Jesse S,Müller HP,Schoen M,Asoglu H,Bockmann J,Huppertz HJ,Rasche V,Ludolph AC,Boeckers TM,Kassubek J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system with marked heterogeneity in several aspects including pathological processes. Based on infiltrating immune cells, deposition of humoral factors and loss of oligodendrocytes and/or myelin proteins, four lesion patterns have been described. Pat...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Planas R,Metz I,Ortiz Y,Vilarrasa N,Jelčić I,Salinas-Riester G,Heesen C,Brück W,Martin R,Sospedra M

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:Clinical assessment of auditory attention in patients with disorders of consciousness is often limited by motor impairment. Here, we employ intersubject correlations among electroencephalography responses to naturalistic speech in order to assay auditory attention among patients and healthy controls. Methods...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Iotzov I,Fidali BC,Petroni A,Conte MM,Schiff ND,Parra LC

更新日期：2017-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:We aimed to evaluate the impact of underlying mechanism of basilar artery (BA) occlusion on the outcomes after endovascular therapy (EVT) for reperfusion and the outcome factors associated with each mechanism, and to identify radiologic parameters enabling to distinguish the underlying mechanism. Methods:Fro...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Lee WJ,Jung KH,Ryu YJ,Kim JM,Lee ST,Chu K,Kim M,Lee SK,Sohn CH,Roh JK

更新日期：2018-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Little is known about the long-term outcome of patients with disorders of consciousness (DOCs) such as unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS) or minimally conscious state (MCS). We describe the disease course of a large group of DOC patients 2-14 years after brain damage. METHODS:In 102 patients (59 UWS, 43...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Steppacher I,Kaps M,Kissler J

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The maintenance of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) relies on proteins encoded by nuclear genes. Mutations in their coding sequences result in heterogenous clinical presentations featuring mtDNA instability in affected tissues. DNA2 is a multi-catalytic protein involved in the removal of single strand DNA during mtDNA replic...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Ronchi D,Liu C,Caporali L,Piga D,Li H,Tagliavini F,Valentino ML,Ferrò MT,Bini P,Zheng L,Carelli V,Shen B,Comi GP

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the predictive potential of the complete response pattern from the University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test for the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. METHODS:We analyzed a large dataset from the Arizona Study of Aging and Neurodegenerative Disorders, a longitudinal clinicopathological s...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Gerkin RC,Adler CH,Hentz JG,Shill HA,Driver-Dunckley E,Mehta SH,Sabbagh MN,Caviness JN,Dugger BN,Serrano G,Belden C,Smith BH,Sue L,Davis KJ,Zamrini E,Beach TG

更新日期：2017-09-08 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：:Mutations in RNF216 have been found to be associated with autosomal recessive Huntington-like disorder. Here, we describe a patient with Huntington-like disorder caused by a novel de novo RNF216 mutation. The patient started to have choreatic movements of both hands, slowly progressing to head, face, and four extremit...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Chen KL,Zhao GX,Wang H,Wei L,Huang YY,Chen SD,Lin BY,Dong Q,Cui M,Yu JT

更新日期：2020-05-01 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: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：:The increasing number of potent treatments for multiple sclerosis warrants screening for infections. To investigate the prevalence of infections in two independent German patient cohorts with multiple sclerosis/neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD), we performed a retrospective chart review study of multiple...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Graf J,Leussink VI,Dehmel T,Ringelstein M,Goebels N,Adams O,MacKenzie CR,Warnke C,Feldt T,Lammerskitten A,Klotz L,Meuth S,Wiendl H,Hartung HP,Aktas O,Albrecht P

更新日期：2017-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine whether apolipoprotein B (ApoB), apolipoprotein A-1 (ApoA1), or their ratio (ApoB/A1) were associated with early changes in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology in elderly adults with subjective cognitive decline (SCD). METHODS:This study included 507 objectiv...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Hu H,Tan L,Bi YL,Xu W,Tan L,Shen XN,Hou XH,Ma YH,Dong Q,Yu JT

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Gaucher disease (GD) is a lysosomal storage disease characterized by a deficiency of glucocerebrosidase. Although enzyme-replacement and substrate-reduction therapies are available, their efficacies in treating the neurological manifestations of GD are negligible. Pharmacological chaperone therapy is hypothes...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Narita A,Shirai K,Itamura S,Matsuda A,Ishihara A,Matsushita K,Fukuda C,Kubota N,Takayama R,Shigematsu H,Hayashi A,Kumada T,Yuge K,Watanabe Y,Kosugi S,Nishida H,Kimura Y,Endo Y,Higaki K,Nanba E,Nishimura Y,Tamasa

更新日期：2016-02-02 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：INTRODUCTION:Many patients suffering from migraine gain little relief from existing treatments partly because many existing acute and preventive therapies used in migraine have been adopted from other neurologic conditions such as depression or epilepsy. Here, we present data supporting a new migraine-specific target, ...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Waung MW,Akerman S,Wakefield M,Keywood C,Goadsby PJ

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 61-year-old man with past medical history significant for prediabetes, hyperlipidemia and high-grade prostate intraepithelial neoplasia presents with headaches for one month. Imaging of his brain reveals hydrocephalus and spine imaging reveals a cord lesion. These findings are discussed further in the case. ...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Yu M,Brooker S,Priyadarshini S

更新日期：2020-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the frequency of distinctive EGFr cysteine altering NOTCH3 mutations in the 60,706 exomes of the exome aggregation consortium (ExAC) database. METHODS:ExAC was queried for mutations distinctive for cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASI...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Rutten JW,Dauwerse HG,Gravesteijn G,van Belzen MJ,van der Grond J,Polke JM,Bernal-Quiros M,Lesnik Oberstein SA

更新日期：2016-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The distribution of pathology in neurodegenerative disease can be predicted by the organizational characteristics of white matter in healthy brains. However, we have very little evidence for the impact these pathological changes have on brain function. Understanding any such link between structure and functi...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： McColgan P,Gregory S,Razi A,Seunarine KK,Gargouri F,Durr A,Roos RA,Leavitt BR,Scahill RI,Clark CA,Tabrizi SJ,Rees G,Track On‐HD Investigators.,Coleman A,Decolongon J,Fan M,Petkau T,Jauffret C,Justo D,Lehericy S,Ni

更新日期：2017-01-16 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:There is currently no formal method for predicting the range expected in an individual's seizure counts. Having access to such a prediction would be of benefit for developing more efficient clinical trials, but also for improving clinical care in the outpatient setting. Methods:Using three independently col...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Goldenholz DM,Goldenholz SR,Moss R,French J,Lowenstein D,Kuzniecky R,Haut S,Cristofaro S,Detyniecki K,Hixson J,Karoly P,Cook M,Strashny A,Theodore WH

更新日期：2018-01-09 00:00:00