Pregabalin as mono- or add-on therapy for patients with refractory chronic neuropathic pain: a post-marketing prescription-event monitoring study.

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：:We describe three patients with a late presentation of congenital muscular torticollis to emphasize that this non-dystonic type of torticollis has to be considered in the differential diagnosis of cervical dystonia, even in adult patients. Surgery is the treatment of choice. Postoperatively, two of our patients had a ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Brans J,Aramideh M,Bosch A,Speelman H

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although most patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) are homozygous for deletion of the SMN1 gene, some patients bear one SMN1 copy with a subtle mutation. Detection of such an intragenic mutation may be helpful not only in confirming diagnosis but also in elucidating functional domains of the SMN protein. In thi...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Kotani T,Sutomo R,Sasongko TH,Sadewa AH,Gunadi,Minato T,Fujii E,Endo S,Lee MJ,Ayaki H,Harada Y,Matsuo M,Nishio H

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Frailty is known to predict dementia. However, its link with neurodegenerative alterations of the central nervous system (CNS) is not well understood at present. We investigated the association between the biomechanical response of the CNS and frailty in older adults suspected of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) pr...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Vallet A,Del Campo N,Hoogendijk EO,Lokossou A,Balédent O,Czosnyka Z,Balardy L,Payoux P,Swider P,Lorthois S,Schmidt E

更新日期：2020-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:Contactin-associated protein-like 2 (CASPR2) autoantibody disease has a variable clinical phenotype. We present a case report and performed a systematic review of the literature to summarize: (1) the clinical phenotype of patients with CASPR2 antibodies, (2) the findings in neurological investigations, and (...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Boyko M,Au KLK,Casault C,de Robles P,Pfeffer G

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 40 rabbits cerebral ischaemia was induced by autologous blood clot emboli injected into the middle cerebral artery. Autologous blood clot formed spontaneously (within 2 h) in a catheter fixed in the internal carotid artery. The effects of embolization were investigated on arterial blood pressure, respiration, local...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Fekete I,Hegedüs K,Molnár L

更新日期：1988-05-01 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：:A 40-year-old man suffered for 5 years from a progressive proximal myopathy mimicking an atypical limb-girdle dystrophy. A "myopathic" pattern with myotonic and pseudomyotonic discharges was determined by electromyography. Enzyme histochemical and ultrastructural investigations of muscle and liver biopsies pointed to ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Gullotta F,Stefan H,Mattern H

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autonomic nervous system (ANS) involvement is frequently found in Parkinson's disease (PD), but its causal relationship to the disease itself and its medication is unclear. We evaluated the effects of PD medications on cardiovascular ANS functions. Heart rate (HR) responses to normal and deep breathing, the Valsalva m...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Haapaniemi TH,Kallio MA,Korpelainen JT,Suominen K,Tolonen U,Sotaniemi KA,Myllylä VV

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exercise therapy (ET) can be beneficial in disabled multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Intermittent transcranial magnetic theta burst stimulation (iTBS) induces long-term excitability changes of the cerebral cortex and may ameliorate spasticity in MS. We investigated whether the combination of iTBS and a program of ET ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Mori F,Ljoka C,Magni E,Codecà C,Kusayanagi H,Monteleone F,Sancesario A,Bernardi G,Koch G,Foti C,Centonze D

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vertigo is frequently associated with migraine, and sometimes it is the cardinal symptom. This type of migraine is called "vestibular migraine", "migrainous vertigo", or "migraine-associated vertigo". Earlier findings on effective prophylactic medication for such migraine attacks and their clinical features are few an...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Baier B,Winkenwerder E,Dieterich M

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Dysphagia is estimated to occur in up to 50% of the stroke neurorehabilitation population. Those patients with severe neurogenic oropharyngeal dysphagia (NOD) may receive feeding gastrostomy tubes (FGT) if noninvasive therapies prove ineffective in eliminating aspiration or sustaining adequate nu...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Ickenstein GW,Stein J,Ambrosi D,Goldstein R,Horn M,Bogdahn U

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nusinersen recently became available as the first treatment for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) and data on its effectiveness and safety in adult SMA patients are still scarce. METHODS:We evaluated the effectiveness and safety of nusinersen treatment during 14 months in 16 adult patients with SMA types 3 and ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： De Wel B,Goosens V,Sobota A,Van Camp E,Geukens E,Van Kerschaver G,Jagut M,Claes K,Claeys KG

更新日期：2020-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Somatostatin levels were measured in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with Alzheimer's disease, multi-infarct dementia and normal pressure hydrocephalus and compared with levels from a normal control group. All pathological groups showed a statistically significant decrease of somatostatin with respect to the control g...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Molins A,Catalán R,Sahuquillo J,Castellanos JM,Codina A,Galard R

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During recent years, evidence has come up that bipedal locomotion is based on a quadrupedal limb coordination. A task-dependent neuronal coupling of upper and lower limbs allows one to involve the arms during gait but to uncouple this connection during voluntarily guided arm/hand movements. Hence, despite the evolutio...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Dietz V

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aquaporin-4 antibody (AQP4-Ab)-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a rare but often severe autoimmune disease with median onset around 40 years of age. We report characteristics of three very-late-onset NMOSD (including complete NMO) patients >75 years of age, in whom this diagnosis initially se...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Krumbholz M,Hofstadt-van Oy U,Angstwurm K,Kleiter I,Jarius S,Paul F,Aktas O,Buchholz G,Kern P,Straube A,Kümpfel T

更新日期：2015-05-01 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：:Cerebellar dysfunction is an important contributor to disability in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), however, few in vivo studies focused on cerebellar volume loss so far. This relates to technical challenges regarding the segmentation of the cerebellum. In this study, we evaluated the semi-automatic ECCET softw...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Weier K,Beck A,Magon S,Amann M,Naegelin Y,Penner IK,Thürling M,Aurich V,Derfuss T,Radue EW,Stippich C,Kappos L,Timmann D,Sprenger T

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:KIF1A gene encodes the kinesin 1a protein, an axonal motor protein working in cargo transport along neurites. Variants in KIF1A were identified in different forms of neurodegenerative diseases with dominant and recessive inheritance. Homozygous recessive mutations were found in the hereditary sensory and autonomic neu...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Citterio A,Arnoldi A,Panzeri E,Merlini L,D'Angelo MG,Musumeci O,Toscano A,Bondi A,Martinuzzi A,Bresolin N,Bassi MT

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the pattern of subacute cognitive domain impairments after ischaemic stroke, nor the temporal evolution of such impairments. Our objective was to investigate the pattern of cognitive impairment in different neuropsychological domains up to a year after ischaemic stroke. We included prospectively ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Hurford R,Charidimou A,Fox Z,Cipolotti L,Werring DJ

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：: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：: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：OBJECTIVE:As metabolic and structural changes in frontotemporal-subcortical pathways have been reported in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorders, we investigated the correlation between complex compulsive behaviour (CCB) and the distribution of atrophy in a group of 90 patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD)...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Rosso SM,Roks G,Stevens M,de Koning I,Tanghe HLJ,Kamphorst W,Ravid R,Niermeijer MF,van Swieten JC

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whereas the effect of interferons (IFNs) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) outcome measures in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) has been convincingly shown, little work has been done to define the between-patient heterogeneity of treatment response. Our aim was to assess the distribution of the effect of IFNbet...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Sormani MP,Bruzzi P,Beckmann K,Kappos L,Miller DH,Polman C,Pozzilli C,Thompson AJ,Wagner K,Filippi M

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) improves early clinical outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke but insights on determinants of long-term outcome after MT treatment are scarce. METHODS:Data from stroke patients with anterior circulation large vessel occlusion of a prospective MT registry (01...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Fuhrer H,Forner L,Pruellage P,Weber S,Beume LA,Schacht H,Egger K,Bardutzky J,Weiller C,Urbach H,Niesen WD,Meckel S

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight cases of malignancies with concurrent motor neuron disease (MND), derived from an unselected population representing all cases of MND diagnosed during a 15-year period in two Italian provinces, were studied to verify the existence of paraneoplastic forms of the disease. No statistically significant association b...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Chiò A,Brignolio F,Meineri P,Rosso MG,Tribolo A,Schiffer D

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We aimed to assess the effectiveness of conservative treatments in children with tension-type headaches (TTH). METHOD:We searched Medline, Embase and the Cochrane Library and performed reference checking. Two independent authors assessed trial quality and extracted data. Analysis was carried out according to...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Verhagen AP,Damen L,Berger MY,Passchier J,Merlijn V,Koes BW

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Posterior leukoencephalopathy typically denotes neurotoxicity from immunosuppressive agents, malignant hypertension or eclampsia. It has not been documented in central nervous system angiitis. We present three cases associated with isolated cerebral angiitis after review of all cases of isolated CNS angiitis from 1998...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Wijdicks EF,Manno EM,Fulgham JR,Giannini C

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00