18F-FDG PET in neurodegenerative Langerhans cell histiocytosis : results and potential interest for an early diagnosis of the disease.

abstract：:Knowledge of restless legs syndrome (RLS) has greatly increased in recent years due to the many advances that have been made in diagnosis, management and genetics. Tools have been developed that facilitate the diagnosis and treatment of RLS, in particular the essential diagnostic criteria for RLS have been refined, se...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Trenkwalder C,Högl B,Winkelmann J

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non motor symptoms (NMS) of PD are a key determinant of health, quality of life and societal cost of PD. Contrary to common perception, many NMS of PD occur early in PD and some may even predate the diagnosis of PD which is based on motor signs. These include olfactory deficit, sleep problems such as REM behaviour dis...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Chaudhuri KR,Naidu Y

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy-seven cases of the optic-spinal form of multiple sclerosis (OSMS) were collected from 6 institutes in 3 cities of Japan, and the clinical and MRI features were analyzed. Two-thirds of the OSMS patients had longitudinally extensive spinal cord MRI lesions (LESL), and had clinical features similar to those of re...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Nakashima I,Fukazawa T,Ota K,Nohara C,Warabi Y,Ohashi T,Miyazawa I,Fujihara K,Itoyama Y

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cluster headache (CH) is characterized by attacks of severe, strictly unilateral pain that is orbital, supraorbital, temporal, or any combination of these, lasts 15-180 min, and occurs from once every other day to eight times a day. The pain is associated with ipsilateral conjunctival injection, lacrimation, nasal con...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Ljubisavljevic S,Zidverc Trajkovic J

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stavudine (2',3'-didehydro-3'deoxythymidine) is a pyrimidine analogue that may be of great value in combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) for treating patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). We assessed potential neurotoxic side effects by comparing peripheral nerve function in patients ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： von Giesen HJ,Hefter H,Jablonowski H,Arendt G

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive disorder that affects motor neurons. It is caused by mutations in the survival motor neuron gene 1 (SMN1). The SMN2 gene, which is the highly homologous SMN1 copy that is present in all the patients, is unable to prevent the disease. An SMN2 dosage method was app...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Cuscó I,Barceló MJ,Rojas-García R,Illa I,Gámez J,Cervera C,Pou A,Izquierdo G,Baiget M,Tizzano EF

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the effects of intravenous gamma-globulin (IVGG) in severe Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) in a small open study. Seven patients were given IVGG (0.4 g/kg/day) for 5 consecutive days. At the start of treatment all had progressing limb weakness and none could stand unaided. Within 24 h all but one patient start...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Jackson MC,Godwin-Austen RB,Whiteley AM

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare form of plasma cell dyscrasia characterized by associated polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M protein and skin changes has been termed the POEMS syndrome. The pathophysiology is unknown; plasma cell dyscrasia is essential; secondary manifestations are unexplained. We report a 67-year-old man with a ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Vidaković A,Simić P,Stojisavljević N,Elezović I,Trikić R,Apostolski S

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rehabilitation seems to promote brain plasticity, but objective measures of efficacy are lacking and there is a limited understanding of the mechanisms underlying functional recovery. OBJECTIVE:To study functional and structural brain changes induced by gait rehabilitation. METHODS:We enrolled MS inpatient...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Tavazzi E,Bergsland N,Cattaneo D,Gervasoni E,Laganà MM,Dipasquale O,Grosso C,Saibene FL,Baglio F,Rovaris M

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and ALS incidence using the National Health Insurance Research Database and Serious Disabling Disease database of Taiwan. METHODS:This was a population-based cohort study. The index date was the date of the fir...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Tsai CP,Lee JK,Lee CT

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Persistent postural perceptual dizziness (PPPD) is a common chronic condition presenting in neurology and neuro-otology clinics. Symptoms lie on a spectrum in the general population. The cause is unknown and thought to involve interactions between visual and vestibular systems, but symptoms also correlate wi...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Powell G,Derry-Sumner H,Shelton K,Rushton S,Hedge C,Rajenderkumar D,Sumner P

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circulating and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) neurofilament light chain (NfL) levels represent a reliable indicator of disease activity and axonal damage in different neuroinflammatory conditions. Recently, high CSF NfL levels have been detected in active autoimmune encephalitis, as opposed to significant lower levels aft...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Mariotto S,Gajofatto A,Zuliani L,Zoccarato M,Gastaldi M,Franciotta D,Cantalupo G,Piardi F,Polo A,Alberti D,Sartori S,Zanusso G,Agrò L,Demurtas R,Sechi G,Sechi E,Monaco S,Ferrari S

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of central European tick-borne encephalitis with cervical myelitis presenting clinically as a lower motor neuron syndrome of the upper limbs with proximal asymmetrical pareses and atrophies. There were no sensory deficits nor signs of lesions of the spinal pathways or signs of encephalitis or meningit...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Beer S,Brune N,Kesselring J

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinicopathological findings of a 50-year-old man, who developed cervicothoracic syringomyelia at the age of 25 are presented. He was given radiation therapy at the age of 33. At the age of 57 he developed a foramen jugulare syndrome on the left, caused by a low grade leiomyosarcoma. Etiologically, the most attrac...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Sieben G,Sieben-Praet M,De Reuck J,De Coster W,Remouchamps A,Roels H,vander Eecken H

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neurochemical abnormalities underlying vascular parkinsonism (VP) have not been well characterised. A better understanding may help to optimize pharmacological interventions. Since VP patients generally have a poorer response to l-Dopa than Parkinson's disease (PD) patients, we investigated whether levels of relev...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Herbert MK,Kuiperij H,Bloem BR,Verbeek MM

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epilepsy in children negatively impacts on caregiver quality of life (QOL). The study aimed to evaluate the relationships between patient factors [demographics, clinical factors, health-related quality of life (HRQL)], contextual factors (socio-economic factors), caregiver mood, and caregiver QOL, and whethe...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Jain P,Subendran J,Smith ML,Widjaja E,PEPSQOL Study Team.

更新日期：2018-10-01 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：: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：:We present evidence that Willy Loman, the protagonist of Arthur Miller's play "Death of a Salesman", meets current diagnostic criteria for probable dementia with Lewy bodies. In particular, he presents with attentional deficits and executive dysfunction (with additional subtle visuoperceptual deficits) in addition to ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Fearon C,Taylor JP,O'Dowd S

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bilateral paramedian thalamic infarctions are usually associated with impaired consciousness, oculomotor disturbances and neuropsychological changes. A 44-year-old healthy woman presented with amaurosis fugax of the right eye immediately after a Valsalva maneuver. Neurological examination, in particular visual acuity,...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Emond H,Landis T,Perren F

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One of the goals in treating subarachnoid hemorrhage patients is to prevent or minimize vasospasm-induced ischemia. Intracerebral microdialysis is a rapidly developing tool to monitor physiological and pathophysiological changes in chemical processes associated with ischemia. OBJECTIVE:To determine the diag...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Peerdeman SM,van Tulder MW,Vandertop WP

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our knowledge of the vestibular sensory system, its functional significance for gaze and posture stabilization, and its capability to ensure accurate spatial orientation perception and spatial navigation has greatly benefitted from experimental approaches using a variety of vertebrate species. This review summarizes t...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Straka H,Zwergal A,Cullen KE

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of CT-diagnosed brain-stem haematoma associated with signs of dorsal medullary involvement is reported. The patient recovered completely within 1 month. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Cappa SF,Riva M,Sterzi R,Canepari C,Delzanno GB

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the prevalence of vertebral artery (VA) stenosis or occlusion and its influence on outcome in patients with acute basilar artery occlusion (BAO). We studied 141 patients with acute BAO enrolled in the Basilar Artery International Cooperation Study (BASICS) registry of whom baseline CT angiography (CTA) of ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Compter A,van der Hoeven EJ,van der Worp HB,Vos JA,Weimar C,Rueckert CM,Kappelle LJ,Algra A,Schonewille WJ,BASICS Study Group.

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most inflammatory neuropathies, both acute and chronic, probably result from an immune attack against antigens of the peripheral nervous system. Specific antibodies in serum that react with the peripheral nervous system have been described in a number of inflammatory neuropathies. We review the pathophysiological sign...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Steck AJ

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The MS-ID (Multiple Sclerosis Information Dividend) project was initiated by the European Multiple Sclerosis Platform (EMSP) in 2007 in order to identify and address major inequalities of MS treatment and care and thus eliminate disparities across the EU. One major approach to reach these goals in the longer term is t...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Flachenecker P,Khil L,Bergmann S,Kowalewski M,Pascu I,Pérez-Miralles F,Sastre-Garriga J,Zwingers T

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the muscle strength and motor unit (MU) territory of five patients with postpolio syndrome (PPS), six stable patients with prior poliomyelitis, and five healthy volunteers. The MU territory was assessed by measuring amplitudes of motor unit potentials (MUPs) recorded by the macro EMG technique. The inv...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Ivanyi B,Ongerboer de Visser BW,Nelemans PJ,de Visser M

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The International Cooperative Ataxia Rating Scale (ICARS) is a 100-point semiquantitative scale designed primarily to assess cerebellar dysfunction. However, little is known of the metric properties of this scale. We assessed the ICARS by rating the severity of cerebellar dysfunction in 27 patients with spinocerebella...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Wang PS,Liu RS,Yang BH,Soong BW

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disturbances of balance, gait and posture are a hallmark of parkinsonian syndromes. Recognition of these axial features can provide important and often early clues to the nature of the underlying disorder, and, therefore, help to disentangle Parkinson's disease from vascular parkinsonism and various forms of atypical ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Raccagni C,Nonnekes J,Bloem BR,Peball M,Boehme C,Seppi K,Wenning GK

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adequate cerebral blood flow (CBF) is mainly governed by neurovascular coupling (NC) which adapts local CBF to underlying cortical activity,and cerebral autoregulation (CA)that tends to maintain constant CBF despite changes in arterial blood pressure (BP). Since it was suggested that resistance vessels play ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Azevedo E,Rosengarten B,Santos R,Freitas J,Kaps M

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00