Treatment of multiple sclerosis: current concepts and future perspectives.

abstract：:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which is the most serious form of degenerative motor neuron disease in adults, is characterized by upper and lower motor neuron degeneration, skeletal muscle atrophy, paralysis, and death. Some patients with respiratory-dependent ALS die of sudden cardiac arrest or anoxic encephalo...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Tanaka Y,Yamada M,Koumura A,Sakurai T,Hayashi Y,Kimura A,Hozumi I,Inuzuka T

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 18-year-old man suffered from acute Sydenham chorea appearing coincidently with beta-haemolytic streptococcal throat infection. Imaging techniques documented lesions of basal ganglia and substantia nigra. In the early course of the disease vascular lesions may be important pathogenetic mechanisms of this acquired m...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Heye N,Jergas M,Hötzinger H,Farahati J,Pöhlau D,Przuntek H

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A boy was suspected of having meningoencephalitis probably of viral origin, although all microbiological, including virological, tests were negative. Postmortem examination revealed a dissecting aortic aneurysm and disseminated intravascular coagulation involving the central nervous system exclusively. The clinical ev...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Hens L,Dom R,Goddeeris P,van den Bergh R

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To develop specific diagnostic ultrasound (US) models for hereditary motor and sensory neuropathies (HMSN) in patients with primarily demyelinating or axonal polyneuropathies (PNP) according to standard nerve conduction studies (NCS) criteria. METHODS:Single-centre, examiner-blinded cross-sectional study in ac...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Loewenbrück KF,Dittrich M,Böhm J,Klingelhöfer J,Baum P,Schäfer J,Reichmann H,Hermann A,Storch A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurological disorder characterized by motor symptoms as well as severe deficits in olfactory function and microstructural changes in olfactory brain regions. Because of the evidence of asymmetric neuropathological features in early-stage PD, we examined whether lateralized mi...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Joshi N,Rolheiser TM,Fisk JD,McKelvey JR,Schoffer K,Phillips G,Armstrong M,Khan MN,Leslie RA,Rusak B,Robertson HA,Good KP

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review, we describe the wide clinical spectrum of features that can be seen in multiple system atrophy (MSA) with a focus on the premotor phase and the non-motor symptoms providing an up-to-date overview of the current understanding in this fast-growing field. First, we highlight the non-motor features at dise...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Chelban V,Catereniuc D,Aftene D,Gasnas A,Vichayanrat E,Iodice V,Groppa S,Houlden H

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cognitive impairment is a debilitating symptom experienced by ~ 50% of multiple sclerosis patients, with processing speed (PS) and memory most affected. Until now, the field has considered cognition in a binary fashion: patients are designated as impaired or not impaired. This designation is typically arrive...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Leavitt VM,Tosto G,Riley CS

更新日期：2018-03-01 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：OBJECTIVES:The outcome of aphasia at 3 months is variable in patients with moderate/severe stroke. The aim was to predict 3-month aphasia outcome using prediction models including initial severity in addition to the interaction between lesion size and location at the acute phase. METHODS:Patients with post-stroke apha...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Benghanem S,Rosso C,Arbizu C,Moulton E,Dormont D,Leger A,Pires C,Samson Y

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to assess the intrasubject reproducibility of a technology-based levodopa (LD) therapeutic monitoring protocol administered in supervised versus unsupervised conditions in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). The study design was pilot, intrasubject, single center, open and prospective. Twenty patients wer...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Lopane G,Mellone S,Corzani M,Chiari L,Cortelli P,Calandra-Buonaura G,Contin M

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Freezing of gait (FOG) is a disabling motor symptom experienced by a large proportion of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). While it is known that FOG contributes to lower health-related quality of life (HRQoL), previous studies have not accounted for other important factors when measuring the specific impact of ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Walton CC,Shine JM,Hall JM,O'Callaghan C,Mowszowski L,Gilat M,Szeto JY,Naismith SL,Lewis SJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four patients with aphasia due to small circumscribed thalamic lesions are presented. A review of the literature on thalamic aphasia revealed 16 similar cases. While the general consensus that only left-sided thalmic lesions are associated with aphasia is confirmed, analysis of the sites of the thalamic infarctions an...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Bruyn RP

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the SPG3A gene cause a form of pure, early-onset autosomal dominant hereditary spastic paraplegia linked to chromosome 14q. The encoded protein, atlastin, is a putative member of the dynamin superfamily of large GTPases involved in cellular trafficking patterns. We report a new atlastin mutation causing s...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Scarano V,Mancini P,Criscuolo C,De Michele G,Rinaldi C,Tucci T,Tessa A,Santorelli FM,Perretti A,Santoro L,Filla A

更新日期：2005-08-01 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：BACKGROUND:The increase in disease-modifying drugs (DMDs) allows individualization of treatment in relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS); however, the long-term impact of different treatment sequences is not well established. This is particularly relevant for MS patients who may need to postpone more aggressive DMD strate...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Paolicelli D,Lucisano G,Manni A,Avolio C,Bonavita S,Brescia Morra V,Capobianco M,Cocco E,Conte A,De Luca G,De Robertis F,Gasperini C,Gatto M,Gazzola P,Lus G,Iaffaldano A,Iaffaldano P,Maimone D,Mallucci G,Maniscalco

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is characterised by gait disturbance, urinary incontinence and dementia. Even though dementia is a cardinal symptom of NPH, there is few data available concerning cognitive functioning. The aim of this observational case-control study was to evaluate the use of neuropsychological (N...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Schmidt H,Elster J,Eckert I,Wiefek J,Paulus W,von Steinbuechel N,Abatih EN,Blocher J

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This short review summarizes epilepsy papers published in the Journal of Neurology in 2009, covering pathophysiology (inflammation; propagation pathways), new treatments (oxcarbazepine in paediatrics; levetiracetam in status epilepticus), and non-seizure outcomes (violence; foetal/pregnancy). ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Lozsadi DA,Von Oertzen J,Cock HR

更新日期：2010-11-01 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：:Acyclovir treatment was used in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial with parallel groups to test the hypothesis that herpes virus infections are involved in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS). Sixty patients with the relapsing-remitting form of MS were randomized to either oral treat...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Lycke J,Svennerholm B,Hjelmquist E,Frisén L,Badr G,Andersson M,Vahlne A,Andersen O

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral palsy (CP) continues to be a major problem in India. The present study provides an insight into the various clinical and neuroradiological correlates of CP. The study included 102 children with CP and was subjected to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain. Forty-seven (46%) patients belonged to the 1-...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Prasad R,Verma N,Srivastava A,Das BK,Mishra OP

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The vegetative state, also known as the unresponsive wakefulness syndrome, is one of the worst possible outcomes of acquired brain injury and confronts rehabilitation specialists with various challenges. Emergence to (minimal) consciousness is classically considered unlikely beyond 3-6 months after non-traum...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： van Erp WS,Aben AML,Lavrijsen JCM,Vos PE,Laureys S,Koopmans RTCM

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extra- and intraneural ganglionic cysts rarely involved peripheral nerves. They are found in the neighbourhood of large joints. Intraneural cysts prefer the deep peroneal nerve and cause intermittent pain and severe nerve damage. The ulnar nerve is affected most often at the wrist. There are different types of distal ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Assmus H,Kühner A,Hagenlocher U

更新日期：1975-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebellar ataxias (CAs) represent a heterogeneous group of sporadic or inherited disorders. The clinical spectrum of CAs is continuously expanding. Our understanding of the mechanisms leading to the clinical deficits has improved over these last decades, in particular thanks to progress in genetics, neuroimaging and ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Gandini J,Manto M,Bremova-Ertl T,Feil K,Strupp M

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixteen cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens serially obtained during long-term follow-up of two patients with Devic's neuromyelitis optica (DNO) were compared with 65 CSF samples from patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). By statistical analysis, the CSF profile in DNO was found to differ from that observed in MS, ma...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Piccolo G,Franciotta DM,Camana C,Bergamaschi R,Banfi P,Sandrini G,Citterio A

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

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：BACKGROUND:To date, insertable cardiac monitors (ICMs) are the most effective method for the detection of occult atrial fibrillation (AF) in cryptogenic stroke. The overall detection rate after 12 months, however, is low and ranges between 12.4 and 33.3%, even if clinical predictors are considered. Ischemic stroke pati...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Vollmuth C,Stoesser S,Neugebauer H,Hansel A,Dreyhaupt J,Ludolph AC,Kassubek J,Althaus K

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycogen storage disease type II (GSDII) is a lysosomal storage disorder caused by acid alpha-1,4-glucosidase deficiency and associated with recessive mutations in its coding gene GAA. Few studies have provided so far a detailed phenotypical characterization in late onset GSDII (LO-GSDII) patients. Genotype-phenotype ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Remiche G,Ronchi D,Magri F,Lamperti C,Bordoni A,Moggio M,Bresolin N,Comi GP

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review summarizes topical papers from the fields of neuro-ophthalmology and neuro-otology published from August 2013 to February 2015. The main findings are: (1) diagnostic criteria for pseudotumor cerebri have been updated, and the Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Treatment Trial evaluated the efficacy of ac...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Gold DR,Zee DS

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is known to be observed more frequently in patients with an α-synucleinopathy such as Parkinson's disease (PD) than in the general population. The precise prevalence of RBD in Japanese PD patients is not known. Therefore, we investigated the prevalence and the clinical characteristics...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Nihei Y,Takahashi K,Koto A,Mihara B,Morita Y,Isozumi K,Ohta K,Muramatsu K,Gotoh J,Yamaguchi K,Tomita Y,Sato H,Seki M,Iwasawa S,Suzuki N

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This meta-analysis aims to compare percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) to medical treatment (MT) for symptomatic vertebral artery stenosis (SVAS) treatment. We searched PubMed, Springer, Google Scholar, Clinical Trials, Cochrane Central, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, and China Biological Medicine ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Feng H,Xie Y,Mei B,Liu Y,Li B,Yin C,Wang T,Liu Y

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00