Urate is closely linked to white matter integrity in multiple system atrophy.

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：BACKGROUND:Motor neuron disorders involving upper and lower neurons are a genetically and clinically heterogenous group of rare neuromuscular disorders with overlap among spinal muscular atrophies (SMAs) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Classical SMA caused by recessive mutations in SMN1 is one of the most comm...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Sedghi M,Moslemi AR,Olive M,Etemadifar M,Ansari B,Nasiri J,Emrahi L,Mianesaz HR,Laing NG,Tajsharghi H

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many observations suggest that mutations of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) could be responsible for the neurodegenerative changes of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Here we examined the signal intensity of the four alleles of each mtDNA nucleotide position (np) in whole blood of AD patients and age-matched controls using MitoChi...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Casoli T,Di Stefano G,Spazzafumo L,Balietti M,Giorgetti B,Giuli C,Postacchini D,Fattoretti P,Conti F

更新日期：2014-04-01 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：Introduction:It is unknown if treatment with rt-PA in mild acute ischemic stroke (MIS) is associated with improvement in long term cognition. Methods:Forty-five patients with suspected acute mild stroke or transient ischemic attacks with NIHSS ≤6 were enrolled in a prospective cohort. Cognitive testing was performed w...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Rosenbaum Halevi D,Bursaw AW,Karamchandani RR,Alderman SE,Breier JI,Vahidy FS,Aden JK,Cai C,Zhang X,Savitz SI

更新日期：2019-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Few studies have captured the neuropsychological profile of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD) with neuropsychological testing, and little is known about cognitive predictors of survival. We characterized baseline neuropsychological performance in sCJD and investigated associations with survival. METH...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Sundaram SE,Staffaroni AM,Walker NC,Casaletto KB,Casey M,Golubjatnikov A,Metcalf S,O'Leary K,Wong K,Benisano K,Forner S,Gonzalez Catalan M,Allen IE,Rosen HJ,Kramer JH,Geschwind MD

更新日期：2020-09-01 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:The prognostic value of cerebrospinal fluid neurofilament light chain, total tau, phosphorylated tau181, and amyloid beta1-42 was examined in frontotemporal dementia subtypes. Methods:We compared baseline biomarkers between 49 controls, 40 patients with behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia, 24 with sem...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Ljubenkov PA,Staffaroni AM,Rojas JC,Allen IE,Wang P,Heuer H,Karydas A,Kornak J,Cobigo Y,Seeley WW,Grinberg LT,Spina S,Fagan AM,Jerome G,Knopman D,Boeve BF,Dickerson BC,Kramer J,Miller B,Boxer AL,Rosen HJ

更新日期：2018-09-20 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：OBJECTIVES:Diabetes leads to cognitive impairment and is associated with age-related neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease (AD). Thus, understanding diabetes-induced alterations in brain function is important for developing early interventions for neurodegeneration. Low-capacity runner (LCR) rats are...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Choi J,Chandrasekaran K,Demarest TG,Kristian T,Xu S,Vijaykumar K,Dsouza KG,Qi NR,Yarowsky PJ,Gallipoli R,Koch LG,Fiskum GM,Britton SL,Russell JW

更新日期：2014-08-01 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：:We examined the expression of IL-33 as an indicator of an innate immune response in relapsing remitting MS (RRMS) and controls. Based on our previous studies we proposed a link between the expression of IL-33 and IL-33 regulated genes to histone deacetylase (HDAC) activity and in particular HDAC3, an enzyme that plays...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Zhang F,Tossberg JT,Spurlock CF,Yao SY,Aune TM,Sriram S

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:We present an exploratory study for identification of sex differences in imaging biomarkers that could further refine selection of patients for acute reperfusion therapy and trials based on sex and imaging targets. Methods:The Lesion Evolution in Stroke and Ischemia On Neuroimaging (LESION) study included co...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Dula AN,Luby M,King BT,Sheth SA,Magadán A,Davis LA,Gealogo GA,Merino JG,Hsia AW,Latour LL,Warach SJ,LESION Investigators.

更新日期：2019-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune demyelinating disorder, which is characterized by relapses and remissions. Serum neurofilament light chain (sNfL) is an emerging biomarker of disease activity but its clinical use is still limited. In this study, we aim to characterize the temporal association between ...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Rosso M,Gonzalez CT,Healy BC,Saxena S,Paul A,Bjornevik K,Kuhle J,Benkert P,Leppert D,Guttmann C,Bakshi R,Weiner HL,Chitnis T

更新日期：2020-06-01 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：:T cells and B cells are crucial in the initiation and maintenance of multiple sclerosis (MS), and the activation of these cells is believed to be mediated through specific recognition of antigens by the T- and B-cell receptors. The antigen receptors are highly polymorphic due to recombination (T- and B-cell receptors)...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Lossius A,Johansen JN,Vartdal F,Holmøy T

更新日期：2016-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The causal role of midline thalamus in the initiation and early organization of mesial temporal lobe seizures is studied. Three patients undergoing stereoelectroencephalography were enrolled for the placement of an additional depth electrode targeting the midline thalamus. The midline thalamus was recruited in all thr...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Romeo A,Issa Roach AT,Toth E,Chaitanya G,Ilyas A,Riley KO,Pati S

更新日期：2019-08-01 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：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: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：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effectiveness of levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG) as an add-on rescue therapy following deep brain stimulation (DBS) for treatment of motor fluctuations. BACKGROUND:Both DBS and LCIG are FDA-approved therapies for treatment of motor fluctuations in advanced PD. Few studies have examin...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Elkouzi A,Ramirez-Zamora A,Zeilman P,Barabas M,Eisinger RS,Malaty IA,Okun MS,Almeida L

更新日期：2019-10-01 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：: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：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: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:Rolandic epilepsy is a common genetic focal epilepsy of childhood characterized by centrotemporal sharp waves on electroencephalogram. In previous genome-wide analysis, we had reported linkage of centrotemporal sharp waves to chromosome 11p13, and fine mapping with 44 SNPs identified the ELP4-PAX6 locus in tw...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Panjwani N,Wilson MD,Addis L,Crosbie J,Wirrell E,Auvin S,Caraballo RH,Kinali M,McCormick D,Oren C,Taylor J,Trounce J,Clarke T,Akman CI,Kugler SL,Mandelbaum DE,McGoldrick P,Wolf SM,Arnold P,Schachar R,Pal DK,Stru

更新日期：2016-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop, test, and iterate a comprehensive neuromuscular targeted gene panel in a national referral center. METHODS:We designed two iterations of a comprehensive targeted gene panel for neuromuscular disorders. Version 1 included 336 genes, which was increased to 464 genes in Version 2. Both panels used T...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Beecroft SJ,Yau KS,Allcock RJN,Mina K,Gooding R,Faiz F,Atkinson VJ,Wise C,Sivadorai P,Trajanoski D,Kresoje N,Ong R,Duff RM,Cabrera-Serrano M,Nowak KJ,Pachter N,Ravenscroft G,Lamont PJ,Davis MR,Laing NG

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prenatal exposure to sodium valproate (VPA) is associated with neurodevelopmental impairments. Cortical thickness was measured in 16 children exposed prenatally to VPA and 16 controls. We found increased left inferior frontal gyrus (IFG; BA45) and left pericalcarine sulcus (BA18) thickness, an association between VPA ...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Wood AG,Chen J,Barton S,Nadebaum C,Anderson VA,Catroppa C,Reutens DC,O'Brien TJ,Vajda F

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:Determining the sequence in which Huntington's disease biomarkers become abnormal can provide important insights into the disease progression and a quantitative tool for patient stratification. Here, we construct and present a uniquely fine-grained model of temporal progression of Huntington's disease from pr...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Wijeratne PA,Young AL,Oxtoby NP,Marinescu RV,Firth NC,Johnson EB,Mohan A,Sampaio C,Scahill RI,Tabrizi SJ,Alexander DC

更新日期：2018-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Three fundamental principals associated with aquatic therapy differentiate it with respect to exercise on land, and in air. These are buoyancy (reduction in weight of the body within the buoyant medium of water), viscosity (a "drag force" is generated when moving within water, when compared with the same movement in a...

journal_title：Annals of clinical and translational neurology

authors： Frohman AN,Okuda DT,Beh S,Treadaway K,Mooi C,Davis SL,Shah A,Frohman TC,Frohman EM

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00