The role of IVIg in autoimmune neuropathies: the latest evidence.

abstract：:Rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is a parasomnia characterized by complex motor activity associated with dreaming during REM sleep. RBD may be idiopathic or associated with various neurological diseases involving the brainstem. The association of RBD and limbic system impairment was unclear. We r...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Lin FC,Liu CK,Hsu CY

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 2 (PCH2) is a very rare autosomal recessive disorder. We report two unrelated female patients born to consanguineous parents presenting with this condition. Patient 1 showed a classical clinical/neuroradiological phenotype of PCH2 with dyskinesia/dystonia. Patient 2 had a neonatal onset...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Grosso S,Mostadini R,Cioni M,Galluzzi P,Morgese G,Balestri P

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 8-year-old boy with galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase (GALT) deficiency presented with hypotonia, muscle hypotrophy, hepatomegaly, bilateral cataract and mild mental retardation. Two brothers showed a GALT activity consistent with a homozygotic condition and both parents were found to be heterozygotes for th...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Bresolin N,Comi GP,Fortunato F,Meola G,Gallanti A,Tajana A,Velicogna M,Gonano EF,Ninfali P,Pifferi S

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：: ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Robertson JA,Tallantyre EC

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs) are rare dominantly inherited neurodegenerative disorders that lead to severe disability and premature death. OBJECTIVE:To better characterize the natural history of the most common SCAs, SCA1, SCA2, SCA3 and SCA6, we performed a meta-analysis of literature to determine diseas...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Diallo A,Jacobi H,Tezenas du Montcel S,Klockgether T

更新日期：2020-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:A double-blind, placebo-controlled multicentre study was carried out to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of 100, 200 and 300 mg sumatriptan, a selective 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)1-like receptor agonist, given in an oral dispersible form in the acute treatment of migraine attacks. A total of 1130 patients were r...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Patten JP

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterised both clinically and pathologically by features that distinguish it from other parkinsonian disorders including, for instance, multiple system atrophy and progressive supranuclear palsy. The aetiologies of PD includes both genetic and environmental influences. Several single ge...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Schapira AH

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two unusual cases of cerebral toxoplasmosis in AIDS patients are presented. Two homosexual males aged 33 and 52 years in CDC stage IV C1 complained of memory loss during the past 6 months, as well as weight loss and mild fever. They showed severe intellectual deterioration and discrete basal ganglia dysfunction. Motor...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Arendt G,Hefter H,Figge C,Neuen-Jakob E,Nelles HW,Elsing C,Freund HJ

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIg) are effective for treating chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), although treatment needs are variable and need to be individualized. Dose and frequency requirements are not currently predictable in advance. In Guillain-Barré syndrome, IVIg interpatient pharmacoki...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Rajabally YA,Wong SL,Kearney DA

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brains from 54 patients with organic dementia were examined systematically. As in previous investigations a predominance of Alzheimer type changes was observed. Seventeen patients showed Lewy bodies in the nucleus basalis, the substantia nigra and the locus coeruleus as well as other lesions of parkinsonian type. In 5...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Ulrich J,Probst A,Wüest M

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To quantify spinal cord atrophy and its impact on clinical disability in spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) type 3 and 6. METHODS:Atrophy of the upper spinal cord was assessed by high resolution T1-weighted MRI of patients with SCA3 (n = 14) and SCA6 (n = 10). Furthermore, two groups of age- and sex-matched health...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Lukas C,Hahn HK,Bellenberg B,Hellwig K,Globas C,Schimrigk SK,Köster O,Schöls L

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Current demographic changes indicate that more people will be care-dependent due to increasing life expectancy. Little is known about impact of preexisting dependency on stroke outcome after endovascular treatment (EVT). METHODS:We compared prospectively collected baseline and outcome data of pr...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Oesch L,Arnold M,Bernasconi C,Kaesmacher J,Fischer U,Mosimann PJ,Jung S,Meinel T,Goeldlin M,Heldner M,Volbers B,Gralla J,Sarikaya H

更新日期：2020-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Acid maltase deficiency is described in non-identical adult twins. The onset of the disease can be traced into late infancy; the clinical picture is one of severe muscular dystrophy; respiratory insuficiency was the cause of death in one case. The autopsy showed the central nervous system, heart and liver to be spared...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Martin JJ,de Barsy T,den Tandt WR

更新日期：1976-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial diseases are due to impairment of the mitochondrial respiratory chain. A plausible pathogenic mechanism leading to cellular dysfunction and phenotypic expression is oxidative stress, but there are surprisingly few clinical studies on this subject. Glutathione (GSH) deficiency has been reported in mitocho...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Mancuso M,Orsucci D,Logerfo A,Rocchi A,Petrozzi L,Nesti C,Galetta F,Santoro G,Murri L,Siciliano G

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The INCOMIN study (INdependent COMparison of INterferons) lends further support to the growing body of evidence that both dose and frequency of interferon beta (IFNbeta) administration are important in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS). High-dose, high-frequency IFNbeta (IFNbeta-1b 250 microg eod sc and IFNbeta...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Durelli L,Clerico M

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Parkinson's disease (PD), nonmotor symptoms manifest before motor symptoms. In this report, we present a remarkable case of a semiprofessional painter with PD whose painting style dramatically changed from abstract painting to realism before he developed motor, psychiatric, and autonomic nerve disorders. This case ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Shimura H,Tanaka R,Urabe T,Tanaka S,Hattori N

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The nonischemic forearm exercise test (NIFET) has been shown to be as effective as the classic ischemic forearm exercise test (IFET) in the diagnosis of patients with McArdle disease. Recently, the lactate increase normalized to the mechanical energy production in NIFET was suggested to have a intermediate s...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Hanisch F,Eger K,Bork S,Lehnich H,Deschauer M,Zierz S

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Considerable studies have reported inconsistent relationships between ischemic stroke and a large number of factors. These uncertainties may reflect the susceptibility to confounding in observational studies. We aimed to assess genetic correlations and causal relationships between ischemic stroke...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Cai H,Cai B,Liu Z,Wu W,Chen D,Fang L,Chen L,Sun W,Liang J,Zhang H

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease that still lacks reliable diagnostic biomarkers. This study aims to evaluate the diagnostic and prognostic potential of CSF total Tau (t-Tau), phospho-Tau (p-Tau) and p-Tau/t-Tau ratio in ALS patients using CSF neurofilament light (NFL)...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Scarafino A,D'Errico E,Introna A,Fraddosio A,Distaso E,Tempesta I,Morea A,Mastronardi A,Leante R,Ruggieri M,Mastrapasqua M,Simone IL

更新日期：2018-10-01 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：:Quality of Life (QoL) is the preferred outcome in non-pharmacological trials, but there is little UK population evidence of QoL in epilepsy. In advance of evaluating an epilepsy self-management course we aimed to describe, among UK participants, what clinical and psycho-social characteristics are associated with QoL. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Ridsdale L,Wojewodka G,Robinson E,Landau S,Noble A,Taylor S,Richardson M,Baker G,Goldstein LH,SMILE Team.

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ataxia with oculomotor apraxia type 1 (AOA1) is a rare autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disease, recently associated with mutations in the aprataxin gene. Main features are early onset cerebellar ataxia, oculomotor apraxia and peripheral neuropathy. The presence of choreoathetosis or dystonia in some patients sug...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Salvatore E,Varrone A,Criscuolo C,Mancini P,Sansone V,Strisciuglio C,Cicala D,Scarano V,Salvatore M,Pappatà S,De Michele G,Filla A

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：:Natalizumab (TYSABRI(®)), a specific α4-integrin antagonist, is approved as a second-line treatment of relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) patients who fail therapy with interferons or as first-line treatment of patients with highly active relapsing-remitting disease. Since the market introduction of natalizumab as a monoth...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Hellwig K,Gold R

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-concussion symptoms (PCS) (such as headaches, irritability, anxiety, dizziness, fatigue and impaired concentration) are frequently experienced by patients who have sustained a minor head injury (MHI). The post-concussion syndrome has been defined as a clinical state where 3 or more symptoms persist for more than ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Ingebrigtsen T,Waterloo K,Marup-Jensen S,Attner E,Romner B

更新日期：1998-09-01 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：:The aim of this study was to assess the cognitive functions of patients with spinocerebellar ataxia type 6 (SCA6). We examined 13 patients with genetically confirmed SCA6 and 13 healthy control subjects matched for age, years of education, global cognitive status, and intellectual ability. We administered verbal memor...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Tamura I,Takei A,Hamada S,Nonaka M,Kurosaki Y,Moriwaka F

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a novel trial design, we prospectively examined the effect of intravenous immunoglobulin in seven patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) in a double-blind, placebo-controlled cross-over study. We suggest that the commonly used manual muscle testing and Rankin scale are not...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Thompson N,Choudhary P,Hughes RA,Quinlivan RM

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recognition of multiple sclerosis (MS) attacks relies mostly on clinical assessment. However, their definition based on McDonald criteria refers mostly to timing and when dealing with clinical features is rather ambiguous: "...of the kind seen in multiple sclerosis." This is heightened in clinically isolated syndromes...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Sastre-Garriga J,Tintoré M,Nos C,Tur C,Río J,Téllez N,Castilló J,Horga A,Perkal H,Comabella M,Rovira A,Montalban X

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The polymorphism of the HLA class II genes was investigated in 97 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) in Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of Japan. Of these, 80 patients were classified as having conventional MS and 17 as having opticospinal MS (OS-MS). Our findings confirmed a previous report that the DPB 1*0...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Fukazawa T,Kikuchi S,Sasaki H,Yabe I,Miyagishi R,Hamada T,Tashiro K

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00