Switching and combining of dopamine agonists.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify factors that impact on the ability of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) to remain in work in order to make recommendations for future clinical management. METHODS:Cross-sectional studies using qualitative (phase one) and quantitative (phase two) methods. In phase one, 62 patients were intervi...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： O'Connor RJ,Cano SJ,Ramió i Torrentà L,Thompson AJ,Playford ED

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent reports suggest the possible beneficial effects of haemopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS). The definition of the risk/benefit ratio for such a treatment is perceived as a major issue for the neurological community worldwide. The First Consensus Confe...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Comi G,Kappos L,Clanet M,Ebers G,Fassas A,Fazekas F,Filippi M,Hartung HP,Hertenstein B,Karussis D,Martino G,Tyndall A,van der Meché FG

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism underlying the motor fluctuations that develop after long-term L-dopa therapy is not fully known. It has been speculated that malabsorption of L-dopa from the small intestine occurs. It was reported that gastric retention in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients with motor fluctuations is increased as compar...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Tanaka Y,Kato T,Nishida H,Araki H,Murase M,Nagaki M,Moriwaki H,Inuzuka T

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Widespread metabolic changes are seen in neurodegenerative disease and could be used as biomarkers for diagnosis and disease monitoring. They may also reveal disease mechanisms that could be a target for therapy. In this study we looked for blood-based biomarkers in syndromes associated with frontotemporal lo...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Murley AG,Jones PS,Coyle Gilchrist I,Bowns L,Wiggins J,Tsvetanov KA,Rowe JB

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetisation transfer (MT) imaging provides indirect information on tissue structure abnormalities in areas that otherwise may appear normal on conventional MRI. We determined the evolution of MT changes in normal appearing white matter (NAWM) and lesion on serial examination of 9 multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Laule C,Vavasour IM,Whittall KP,Oger J,Paty DW,Li DK,MacKay AL,Arnold DL

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Report of a further case with coexisting diabetes mellitus, diabetes insipidus, optic atrophy und neurogenic deafness. It was not possible to find a cause for these symptoms. The cases reported in the literature are brought together and discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Foerster K,Spranger J,Beyer J,Regli F

更新日期：1975-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Reduced level of consciousness is a common clinical finding in acutely sick patients. In the majority of cases a cause for the encephalopathy is readily identifiable,whilst in a minority the aetiology is more difficult to ascertain. Frequently the onset of encephalopathy is associated with, or follows, infection. The ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Davies NW,Sharief MK,Howard RS

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elective programs for medical students in the last year of their university training are poorly evaluated. The goal of this study was to determine the gain in theoretical and practical skills in a group of students during their elective in neurology. Students were trained by either conventional teaching meth...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Heckmann JG,Bleh C,Dütsch M,Lang CJ,Neundörfer B

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The geste antagoniste is a voluntary maneuver that temporarily reduces the severity of dystonic posture or movements. It is a classical feature of focal and particularly cervical dystonia. However, the precise historical aspects of geste antagoniste still remain obscure. The goals of this review were (1) to clarify th...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Poisson A,Krack P,Thobois S,Loiraud C,Serra G,Vial C,Broussolle E

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, a frequent prion protein gene (PRNP) polymorphism consisting of a methionine (M) for valine (V) substitution at codon 129 has been associated with cognitive impairment in elderly individuals. Down syndrome (DS) is associated with mental retardation and development of Alzheimer-like brain abnormalities. In th...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Del Bo R,Comi GP,Giorda R,Crimi M,Locatelli F,Martinelli-Boneschi F,Pozzoli U,Castelli E,Bresolin N,Scarlato G

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An immunohistochemical study using the mirror-image technique was performed in order to establish whether amyloid P component is involved in the mechanism of deposition of amyloid fibrils in senile plaques (SPs) in Alzheimer-type dementia (ATD). Ninety percent of beta/A4 protein-immunoreactive SPs were also stained by...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Kimura M,Arai H,Takahashi T,Iwamoto N

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Additional autoimmune diseases in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and their relatives have been studied many times. Studies have employed different designs, and yielded conflicting results. We performed a systematic review, and calculated overall risk of additional autoimmune diseases in people with MS and their f...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Dobson R,Giovannoni G

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spontaneous cervical artery dissections (sCAD) are often preceded by infections. However, existing data about inflammatory parameters remained inconsistent. Remarkably, concurrent information about the coagulation system, whose affection seems also reasonable to cause ischaemic events, are still lacking in s...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Pelz JO,Harms K,Metze M,Michalski D

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Propranolol is recommended as first-line treatment for preventing migraine attacks; acupuncture has not been compared with propranolol in a head-to-head trial. OBJECTIVE:To compare acupuncture with propranolol using indirect treatment comparison meta-analysis. METHOD:We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochra...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Chen YY,Li J,Chen M,Yue L,She TW,Zheng H

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Five different calliper methods for assessing the degree of carotid artery stenosis and visual estimation ("eyeballing") of postmortem carotid arteriograms were compared with the planimetric gold standard of the area reduction at the site of the stenosis. METHODS:During autopsy 53 carotid specimens were remo...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Schulte-Altedorneburg G,Droste DW,Kollár J,Beyna T,Felszeghy S,Módis L,Hegedüs C,Ringelstein EB,Csiba L

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 15-year-old boy with Tourette's syndrome exhibited severe involuntary self-mutilatory behavior. While clonidine effectively controlled the motor and phonic tics, it failed to ameliorate the self-mutilatory behavior. Administration of oxycodone (50 mg/day) combined with clonidine produced a dramatic reduction in the ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Sandyk R

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In paralytic shellfish poisoning a mollusc contaminated with a toxin (saxitoxin) causes a potentially lethal disease, clinically characterised by gastrointestinal and neurological symptoms, of which possible respiratory depression is the most serious. The toxin acts by blocking the sodium channels. We report 9 Portugu...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： de Carvalho M,Jacinto J,Ramos N,de Oliveira V,Pinho e Melo T,de Sá J

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The symptomatic treatment of myotonia and myalgia in patients with dystrophic and non-dystrophic myotonias is often not satisfactory. Some patients anecdotally report symptoms' relief through consumption of cannabis. METHODS:A combination of cannabidiol and tetrahydrocannabinol (CBD/THC) was prescribed as c...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Montagnese F,Stahl K,Wenninger S,Schoser B

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatigue is a common symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS) even in the early phases of the disease, when neurological disability is usually still not present. To investigate the pathophysiology of fatigue we compared neurophysiological (motor evoked potentials of the four limbs, MEPs) and brain magnetic resonance imaging ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Colombo B,Martinelli Boneschi F,Rossi P,Rovaris M,Maderna L,Filippi M,Comi G

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alemtuzumab is an anti-CD52 monoclonal antibody recently licensed for use in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Here, we report our experience of its use in neuromyelitis optica (NMO) spectrum disorders. A retrospective case review of patients treated with alemtuzumab in Cambridge, UK, was conducted to identify t...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Azzopardi L,Cox AL,McCarthy CL,Jones JL,Coles AJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:An optimal management of vascular risk factors, associated with antithrombotic drugs and carotid surgery when appropriate, reduces the risk of a new vascular event after stroke. Although secondary prevention is not optimal in many patients in practice, the question of whether there is an improv...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Girot M,Mackowiak-Cordoliani MA,Deplanque D,Hénon H,Lucas C,Leys D

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to analyze the pattern of magnetic resonance diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) findings in status epilepticus in terms of clinical characteristics. Participants comprised 106 patients with status epilepticus who were admitted to our hospital and underwent DWI. Forty-five patients (42.5 %) show...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Nakae Y,Kudo Y,Yamamoto R,Dobashi Y,Kawabata Y,Ikeda S,Yokoyama M,Higashiyama Y,Doi H,Johkura K,Tanaka F

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the epidemiological area of Southern Lower Saxony 92 patients with clinically definite or probable diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) were interviewed and examined. This group contained a remarkably high percentage of benign cases (52%) in comparison with a sample of hospitalized patients. Neurological examinatio...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Poser S,Bauer HJ,Ritter G,Friedrich H,Beland H,Denecke P

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Patients with classic ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T) generally die in the second or third decade of life. Clinical descriptions of A-T tend to focus on the symptoms at presentation. However, during the course of the disease, other symptoms and complications emerge. As long-term survivors with classic A-T develop...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： van Os NJH,van Deuren M,Weemaes CMR,van Gaalen J,Hijdra H,Taylor AMR,van de Warrenburg BPC,Willemsen MAAP

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since the detection of autoantibodies against neuronal surface antigens, autoimmune encephalitis (AE) has been more frequently diagnosed, especially in patients with symptoms typical of limbic encephalitis, such as seizures, short-term memory deficits, or psychosis. However, the clinical spectrum of AE may b...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Baumgartner A,Rauer S,Hottenrott T,Leypoldt F,Ufer F,Hegen H,Prüss H,Lewerenz J,Deisenhammer F,Stich O

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin B(12) (VitB(12), cobalamin) deficiency has been associated with various neuropsychiatric conditions, such as peripheral neuropathy, subacute combined degeneration, affective disorders, and cognitive impairment. Current assays analyze vitamin B(12), of which only a small percentage is metabolically active. Meas...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Schrempf W,Eulitz M,Neumeister V,Siegert G,Koch R,Reichmann H,Storch A

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myotonic dystrophy (DM) is an autosomal dominant neuromuscular disease with an estimated incidence of 1 in 8000 and is the most common form of muscular dystrophy affecting adults. An unstable, untranslated part of the myotonic dystrophy protein kinase gene on the long arm of chromosome 19, composed of CTG repeats, is ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Brugnoni R,Morandi L,Brambati B,Briscioli V,Cornelio F,Mantegazza R

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dimethyl fumarate (DMF), fingolimod (FTY) and teriflunomide (TFN) are oral disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) approved for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) whose efficacy and tolerability have been separately assessed in phase III trials. Conversely, little evidence exists about their head-to-head compari...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Lattanzi S,Danni M,Taffi R,Cerqua R,Carlini G,Pulcini A,Provinciali L,Silvestrini M

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently reported findings that loss of cortical acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity is greater in parkinsonian dementia than in Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study we determined cognitive correlates of in vivo cortical AChE activity in patients with parkinsonian dementia (PDem, n = 11), Parkinson's disease wi...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Bohnen NI,Kaufer DI,Hendrickson R,Ivanco LS,Lopresti BJ,Constantine GM,Mathis ChA,Davis JG,Moore RY,Dekosky ST

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limb-girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMDs) are genetically heterogeneous and the diagnostic work-up including conventional genetic testing using Sanger sequencing remains complex and often unsatisfactory. We performed targeted sequencing of 23 LGMD-related genes and 15 genes in which alterations result in a similar phen...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Kuhn M,Gläser D,Joshi PR,Zierz S,Wenninger S,Schoser B,Deschauer M

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00