Antibodies in sera from patients with inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy react with ganglioside LM1 and sulphatide of peripheral nerve myelin.

abstract：:In this study of patients with spontaneous cervical artery dissections (sCAD) we searched for mutations in ABCC6, the candidate gene for Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE). Genomic DNA samples from 12 sCAD patients with pronounced electron microscopic alterations in their dermal connective tissue and from 2 patients with ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Morcher M,Hausser I,Brandt T,Grond-Ginsbach C

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the familial occurrence and apparent autosomal dominant inheritance of Sneddon's syndrome with variable clinical expression. The proband, a 40-year-old woman, presented with livedo reticularis and progressive neurological deterioration following a stroke. The diagnosis was confirmed by cerebral angiogram and...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Lossos A,Ben-Hur T,Ben-Nariah Z,Enk C,Gomori M,Soffer D

更新日期：1995-02-01 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 evaluated 49 paired cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum samples of 35 patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) for laboratory evidence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. The patients were grouped according to clinical criteria as probable CMV encephalitis/polyradiculomyelitis, CMV ret...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Weber T,Beck R,Stark E,Gerhards J,Korn K,Haas J,Lüer W,Jahn G

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent research has convincingly shown that the ability to work mainly depends on the cognitive status in multiple sclerosis (MS). An international committee of experts recommended a brief neuropsychological battery to evaluate cognitive performance in MS. BICAMS comprises three tests, the Symbol Digit Modal...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Filser M,Schreiber H,Pöttgen J,Ullrich S,Lang M,Penner IK

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In fibromyalgia (FM), reduced habituation of laser-evoked potentials (LEPs) suggests a dysfunction of pain processing at a central level. In this study, we aimed to further examine the nociceptive pathways at the peripheral to the central level in a large group of FM patients by means of LEPs and skin biopsy, in light...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： de Tommaso M,Nolano M,Iannone F,Vecchio E,Ricci K,Lorenzo M,Delussi M,Girolamo F,Lavolpe V,Provitera V,Stancanelli A,Lapadula G,Livrea P

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate the socio-economic impact of multiple sclerosis (MS) in Italy. METHODS:Outpatients with MS were enrolled at 44 centres across Italy. Socio-demographic, clinical and resource utilization data were collected using a validated questionnaire. Each patient completed a weekly diary of expenses due to ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Amato MP,Battaglia MA,Caputo D,Fattore G,Gerzeli S,Pitaro M,Reggio A,Trojano M,Mu. S. I. C. Study Group.

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder of the aging population with unknown etiopathogenesis. It is assumed that the underlying pathobiochemical processes comprise multifactorial and multigenetic disturbances leading to a progressive and devastating disorder without remission. Subtypes exist suggesti...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Riederer P,Sian J,Gerlach M

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cognitive deficits mainly involving visuospatial functions have been defined in patients with bilateral and even unilateral vestibular loss (UVL). We compared the cognitive test results of 21 patients with acute UVL with age- and education-matched healthy controls. The diagnosis of UVL was based on the clinical findin...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Ayar DA,Kumral E,Celebisoy N

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Demographic and clinical features and data on medical history and prior environmental exposure collected during an epidemiological long-term study of multiple sclerosis (MS) were tested for their possible prognostic value. Fifty-two benign MS patients were compared with 29 patients having a malignant course. A primary...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Lauer K,Firnhaber W

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-motor symptoms (NMS) of Parkinson's disease (PD) have only recently been increasingly recognized for their impact on a patient's quality of life. In this study, we applied the validated, comprehensive self-completed NMS questionnaire for PD (NMS Quest) to 101 patients with young-onset PD (onset between 21 and 45 y...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Spica V,Pekmezović T,Svetel M,Kostić VS

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The main aim was to explore the changes in hand-grip strength in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) aged 5-29 years. Secondary aims were to test the effect of mutation, ambulatory status and glucocorticoid use on grip strength and its changes over time and to compute the number of subjects needed...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Hogrel JY,Decostre V,Ledoux I,de Antonio M,Niks EH,de Groot I,Straub V,Muntoni F,Ricotti V,Voit T,Seferian A,Gidaro T,Servais L

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the association of Medial Temporal lobe Atrophy (MTA) and White Matter Hyperintensities (WMHs) with gray matter perfusion in Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). METHODS:56 MCI patients (age = 69.3 +/- 7.0, 32 females) underwent brain MR scan and (99m)Tc ECD SPECT. We evaluated MTA according to Schelte...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Caroli A,Testa C,Geroldi C,Nobili F,Guerra UP,Bonetti M,Frisoni GB

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome (GTS) and restless legs syndrome (RLS) are two different neurological disorders with common features such as involuntary movements. In both disorders a disturbance of the dopaminergic system has been considered among other possible mechanisms. Since periodic leg movements (PLMS) during...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Voderholzer U,Müller N,Haag C,Riemann D,Straube A

更新日期：1997-08-01 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：:Studies of the relationship between Alzheimer's disease (AD) and polymorphism in the promoter region of Interleukin 6 (IL-6) -174 G/C have reported inconsistent results. To assess the association between IL-6 -174 G/C promoter polymorphism and AD risk, a meta-analysis containing 3,101 AD cases and 3,860 controls from ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Dai L,Liu D,Guo H,Wang Y,Bai Y

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glatiramer acetate (GA) therapy following brief, low-dose induction with mitoxantrone was safe and more effective than GA alone in suppressing inflammatory disease activity, as determined by a significant reduction in gadolinium (Gd)- enhancing MRI lesions, in a 15- month, randomized, single-blind study of r...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Arnold DL,Campagnolo D,Panitch H,Bar-Or A,Dunn J,Freedman MS,Gazda SK,Vollmer T

更新日期：2008-10-01 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：BACKGROUND:Studies provide inconclusive results on the question whether loss of mental wellbeing is actually associated with decline in physical function in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The purpose of this study was to determine predictors of mental wellbeing in ALS. METHODS:In total, n = 330 ALS patients were...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Vázquez Medrano CR,Aho-Özhan HEA,Weiland U,Uttner I,Ludolph AC,Lulé D

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surface antigens on peripheral blood lymphocytes from myasthenia gravis patients were investigated. The expression of DR+ and CD8+/DR+ T lymphocytes was increased and the expression of CD4+ T cells reduced. Neither thymectomy, clinical condition nor anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody titre correlated with any of the...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Crosti F,Armanini M,Confalonieri P,Antozzi C,Mantegazza R

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute mountain sickness (AMS) can occur during climbs to high altitudes and may seriously disturb the behavioral and intellectual capacities of susceptible subjects. During a Himalayan expedition 32 mountaineers were examined with electroencephalography (EEG) and transcranial doppler sonography (TCD) to assess relativ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Feddersen B,Ausserer H,Neupane P,Thanbichler F,Depaulis A,Waanders R,Noachtar S

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Relapses are a characteristic clinical feature of multiple sclerosis (MS), but an appreciation of factors that cause them remains elusive. In this study, we have examined seasonal variation of relapse in a large population-based MS cohort and correlated observed patterns with age, sex, disease course, and climatic fac...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Harding K,Tilling K,MacIver C,Willis M,Joseph F,Ingram G,Hirst C,Wardle M,Pickersgill T,Ben-Shlomo Y,Robertson N

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of natalizumab-associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) in multiple sclerosis patients in an asymptomatic stage is crucial since it is associated with better clinical outcome measures. Current diagnostic criteria on PML diagnosis in asymptomatic patients require the detection of JC vir...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Wattjes MP,Vennegoor A,Mostert J,van Oosten BW,Barkhof F,Killestein J

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cause of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) remains unknown, and no consensus exists on how patients should be monitored and treated. Acetazolamide is a common treatment but has never been examined in a randomised controlled trial. The objectives of this pilot trial are to prospectively evaluate the use of...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Ball AK,Howman A,Wheatley K,Burdon MA,Matthews T,Jacks AS,Lawden M,Sivaguru A,Furmston A,Howell S,Sharrack B,Davies MB,Sinclair AJ,Clarke CE

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two sexually active female patients presented with acute meningitis. The CSF abnormalities were severe and persistent. In spite of the absence of genital lesions, serological studies revealed a primary infection by herpes simplex virus type 2. An immunoblot study revealed intrathecal synthesis of anti-herpes antibodie...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Boucquey D,Chalon MP,Sindic CJ,Lamy ME,Laterre C

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article The immediate impact of the COVID‑19 pandemic on motor neuron disease services and mortality in Scotland, written by Stella A. Glasmacher, Juan Larraz, Arpan R. Mehta, Patrick K. A. Kearns, Michael Wong, Judith Newton, Richard Davenport, George Gorrie, Ian Morrison, Javier Carod Artal, Siddharthan Chandran...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Glasmacher SA,Larraz J,Mehta AR,Kearns PKA,Wong M,Newton J,Davenport R,Gorrie G,Morrison I,Carod Artal J,Chandran S,Pal S,CARE-MND Consortium.

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Continuous intrathecal administration of baclofen with implanted programmable pump systems is recommended in the treatment of severe spasticity of cerebral origin. Prior to pump implantation, a baclofen bolus test (BBT) is used to assess the effectiveness of intrathecal baclofen using the modified Ashworth Scale (MAS)...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Pohl M,Rockstroh G,Rückriem S,Mehrholz J,Mrass G,Pause M

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to assess the efficacy and safety of chronic subthalamic nucleus deep-brain stimulation (STN-DBS) in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). 18 consecutive severely affected PD patients were included (mean age, SD: 56.9+/-6 years; mean disease duration: 13.5+/-4.4 years). All the patie...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Thobois S,Mertens P,Guenot M,Hermier M,Mollion H,Bouvard M,Chazot G,Broussolle E,Sindou M

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the effect of bilateral subthalamic nucleus stimulation on levodopa-resistant balance impairment in 14 patients with Parkinson's disease and 18 matched controls. Instability was quantitatively assessed using standardized multidirectional dynamic posturography. Patients were tested after taking a suprathres...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Visser JE,Allum JH,Carpenter MG,Esselink RA,Speelman JD,Borm GF,Bloem BR

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Internuclear ophthalmoplegia (INO) indicates a lesion involving the medial longitudinal fasciculus (MLF) that interconnects the abducens nucleus and medial rectus subnucleus of the oculomotor nuclear complex. In fact, rostral-caudal localization value of the INO is often limited except when it accompanies symptoms and...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Lee SU,Kim HJ,Park JJ,Kim JS

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00