Elevated inflammatory laboratory parameters in spontaneous cervical artery dissection as compared to traumatic dissection: a retrospective case-control study.

abstract：:Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 (DM1) and 2 (DM2) present with distinct though overlapping clinical phenotypes. Comparative imaging data on skeletal muscle involvement are not at present available. We used the novel technique of whole body 3.0 Tesla (T) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to further characterize musculoskeleta...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Kornblum C,Lutterbey G,Bogdanow M,Kesper K,Schild H,Schröder R,Wattjes MP

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homozygous mutations in the PINK1 gene have been shown to cause early-onset parkinsonism. Here, we describe a novel homozygous mutation (Q126P), identified in two affected German sisters with a clinical phenotype typical for PINK1-associated parkinsonism. We analysed lactate, pyruvate, carnitine and acylcarnitine bloo...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Prestel J,Gempel K,Hauser TK,Schweitzer K,Prokisch H,Ahting U,Freudenstein D,Bueltmann E,Naegele T,Berg D,Klopstock T,Gasser T

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sleep disorders can occur in early Parkinson's disease (PD). However, the relationship between different sleep disturbances and their longitudinal evolution has not been fully explored. OBJECTIVE:To describe the frequency, coexistence, and longitudinal change in excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), insomnia,...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Xu Z,Anderson KN,Saffari SE,Lawson RA,Chaudhuri KR,Brooks D,Pavese N

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic evidence indicates a central role of cerebral accumulation of beta-amyloid (Abeta) in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Beside presenilin 1 and 2, three other recently discovered proteins (Aph 1, PEN 2 and nicastrin) are associated with gamma-secretase activity, the enzymatic complex generating Abe...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Sala Frigerio C,Piscopo P,Calabrese E,Crestini A,Malvezzi Campeggi L,Civita di Fava R,Fogliarino S,Albani D,Marcon G,Cherchi R,Piras R,Forloni G,Confaloni A

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain metastasis is a common complication occurring in about 15-20% of all cancer patients. For the initial management, distinguishing between three types of presentation is essential: de novo brain metastasis, simultaneous presentation of both brain metastasis and the primary tumour (usually lung carcinoma), and the ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Vecht CJ

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thymoma is frequently associated with paraneoplastic diseases (PDs), most commonly with myasthenia gravis (MG). This association is thought to depend on thymoma's capacity to produce and export T lymphocytes. OBJECTIVE:(1) To determine the frequency and characteristics of thymoma-associated PDs other than M...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Evoli A,Minicuci GM,Vitaliani R,Battaglia A,Della Marca G,Lauriola L,Fattorossi A

更新日期：2007-06-01 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：:Histopathological and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies have shown white matter (WM) damage in early stages of multiple sclerosis (MS) beyond the apparent T2-hyperintense lesions. These changes in normal appearing WM (NAWM) are important with regard to the clinical picture and prognosis. However, the detection ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Beer A,Biberacher V,Schmidt P,Righart R,Buck D,Berthele A,Kirschke J,Zimmer C,Hemmer B,Mühlau M

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of high-grade glioma (HGG) has evolved significantly over the last decade. Patients are managed in a multidisciplinary team setting in order to ensure their care is guided by the most current evidenced based treatments. The outcome in patients with HGG, while still poor, has improved in terms of both su...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Bradley D,Rees J

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that neurorehabilitation can reduce disability or improve handicap of people with multiple sclerosis (MS). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a short period (6 weeks) of a tailored, individualised outpatient rehabilitation program in people with progressive MS. A randomised-con...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Patti F,Ciancio MR,Cacopardo M,Reggio E,Fiorilla T,Palermo F,Reggio A,Thompson AJ

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We measured changes in brain magnetization transfer ratio (MTR) as a potential indicator of myelin density in brain tissue of patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) treated with delayed-release dimethyl fumarate (DMF) in the Phase 3 DEFINE study. DEFINE was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-cont...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Arnold DL,Gold R,Kappos L,Bar-Or A,Giovannoni G,Selmaj K,Yang M,Zhang R,Stephan M,Sheikh SI,Dawson KT

更新日期：2014-12-01 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：:The various clinical features of multiple system atrophy (MSA) make the diagnosis of the disease difficult, especially in its early stages, when signs of differentiated neuroanatomical system involvement have not yet appeared. Mortality studies may be affected by the variability of the diagnostic criteria and selectio...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Testa D,Filippini G,Farinotti M,Palazzini E,Caraceni T

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bcl2-associated athanogene 3 (BAG3) gene mutations cause dilated cardiomyopathy and myofibrillar myopathy. Recently, a novel c.625C>T (p.Pro209Ser) mutation in BAG3 was reported to cause axonal Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease in three families. Here, we describe two patients with adult-onset and moderate CMT in a Ch...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Fu J,Ma M,Song J,Pang M,Li G,Zhang J

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postpartum lower limb motor and/or sensory deficit is an uncommon obstetrical complication. We aimed to identify its incidence, etiology, and precipitating factors, as well as the neurological prognosis by retrospectively analyzing the successive neurological evaluations, electrophysiological, and MRI data from all th...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Richard A,Vellieux G,Abbou S,Benifla JL,Lozeron P,Kubis N

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two siblings with Lafora disease (LD) are described: one with epilepsy, myoclonus, EEG abnormalities, severe dementia and many Lafora bodies (LBs) in muscle and skin tissue; the other with myoclonus, epilepsy, EEG abnormalities and LBs in muscle and in skin tissue, without dementia. The findings suggest that the diagn...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Iannaccone S,Zucconi M,Quattrini A,Nemni R,Comola M,Taccagni L,Smirne S

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fluctuation in daily performance of Parkinson patients on long-term L-dopa therapy is known as the so called "off-on" phenomenon. Cotzias et al. found that a low protein diet is able to control this phenomenon in patients taking L-dopa alone but not in those receiving a combination of L-dopa and decarboxylase inhi...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Wajsbort J

更新日期：1977-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Various parameters of histamine metabolism were studied in patients with migraine, cluster headache and chronic paroxysmal hemicrania. These included urinary excretion of radioactivity and of 14C histamine and its metabolites, exhaled 14CO2 and fecal radioactivity after oral as well as subcutaneous administration of r...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Sjaastad O,Sjaastad OV

更新日期：1977-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterize the clinical symptoms and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of unilateral cortical FLAIR-hyperintense Lesions in Anti-MOG-associated Encephalitis with Seizures (FLAMES). METHODS:This is a case report and systematic review of the literature to identify cases of unilateral cortical FLAM...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Budhram A,Mirian A,Le C,Hosseini-Moghaddam SM,Sharma M,Nicolle MW

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The short-term benefits of levodopa/carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG) in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease (PD) are well documented, but the long-term benefits are still uncertain. The aim of this study was to investigate the motor and cognitive outcome of LCIG treatment in advanced PD after a follow-up period ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Cáceres-Redondo MT,Carrillo F,Lama MJ,Huertas-Fernández I,Vargas-González L,Carballo M,Mir P

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adolescent-onset spastic ataxia is a proposed novel phenotype in compound heterozygous carriers of an intronic mutation (c.1909 + 22G > A) in the POLR3A gene. Here, we present ten new cases of POLR3A-related spastic ataxia and discuss the genetic, clinical and imaging findings. Patients belonged to six pedigrees with ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Infante J,Serrano-Cárdenas KM,Corral-Juan M,Farré X,Sánchez I,de Lucas EM,García A,Martín-Gurpegui JL,Berciano J,Matilla-Dueñas A

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The significance of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been explored in different diseases. Few studies addressed its role in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), with promising results regarding its association with disease activity or disability. OBJECTIVES:We aimed at confirming the role of NLR a...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Gelibter S,Pisa M,Croese T,Dalla Costa G,Orrico M,Preziosa P,Sangalli F,Martinelli V,Furlan R,Filippi M

更新日期：2021-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report the clinical features and long-term outcome of 22 newly diagnosed paraneoplastic patients with GABAB receptor antibodies (GABABR-Abs). METHODS:Retrospective clinical study of CSF-confirmed cases of GABABR-Abs encephalitis. RESULTS:We identified 22 patients (4 female) with GABABR-Abs, with a median...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Maureille A,Fenouil T,Joubert B,Picard G,Rogemond V,Pinto AL,Thomas L,Ducray F,Quadrio I,Psimaras D,Berzero G,Antoine JC,Desestret V,Honnorat J

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Production of reactive oxygen species after cerebral blood flow disruption may enhance tissue damage through multiple molecular pathways. Changes in nitric oxide (NO) metabolism and oxidative stress status were investigated in 47 patients with ischemic stroke by measuring plasma nitric oxide (NO) and peroxynitrite (ON...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Taffi R,Nanetti L,Mazzanti L,Bartolini M,Vignini A,Raffaelli F,Pasqualetti P,Vernieri F,Provinciali L,Silvestrini M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prolonged clinico-immunological observation of 85 patients with definite multiple sclerosis (MS) was performed in order to elucidate the connections between the clinical and immune state. A battery of immunological investigations was performed, including estimation of T-cell subpopulations in blood and cerebrospinal f...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Gusev EI,Demina TL,Boiko AN,Pinegin BV

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hirayama's disease is a benign juvenile form of focal amyotrophy affecting the upper limbs. Previous studies have suggested that the disorder is a neck flexion induced cervical myelopathy. We report clinical and magnetic resonance imaging findings in nine patients with Hirayama's disease. Cervical imaging of seven pat...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Schröder R,Keller E,Flacke S,Schmidt S,Pohl C,Klockgether T,Schlegel U

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite advances in the field, diagnosis and management of the wide spectrum of neurological events post allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT) remain challenging. Therefore, we investigated their incidence, diagnosis, management and long-term prognosis in alloHCT recipients. METHODS:We ret...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Sakellari I,Gavriilaki E,Papagiannopoulos S,Gavriilaki M,Batsis I,Mallouri D,Vardi A,Constantinou V,Masmanidou M,Yannaki E,Smias C,Geroukis T,Kazis D,Kimiskidis V,Anagnostopoulos A

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is caused by a homozygous deletion of the survival motor neuron (SMN)1 gene. The nearly identical SMN2 gene plays a disease modifying role. SMA is classified into four different subtypes based on age of onset and clinical course (SMA types 1-4). The natural history of early onse...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Piepers S,van den Berg LH,Brugman F,Scheffer H,Ruiterkamp-Versteeg M,van Engelen BG,Faber CG,de Visser M,van der Pol WL,Wokke JH

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional changes in the organisation of neuronal circuitries are generally used to explain parkinsonian motor symptoms and levodopa-induced dyskinesias. Based on information from histology and neurophysiological microrecordings of specific basal ganglia nuclei, the most widely accepted scheme is based on a central l...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Delwaide PJ,Pepin JL,De Pasqua V,de Noordhout AM

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies reported mutations in the gene encoding the proline-rich transmembrane protein 2 (PRRT2) to be causative for paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia (PKD), PKD combined with infantile seizures (ICCA), and benign familial infantile seizures (BFIS). PRRT2 is a presynaptic protein which seems to play an importan...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Becker F,Schubert J,Striano P,Anttonen AK,Liukkonen E,Gaily E,Gerloff C,Müller S,Heußinger N,Kellinghaus C,Robbiano A,Polvi A,Zittel S,von Oertzen TJ,Rostasy K,Schöls L,Warner T,Münchau A,Lehesjoki AE,Zara F,Lerch

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00