Thalamic aphasia. A conceptional critique.

abstract：:We performed the first population-based case-control study on clinical risk factors and drug exposure in Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). Sixty patients with GBS were collected through an incidence survey performed in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. GBS patients were compared with 109 hospital controls (HC)...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： D'Alessandro R,Casmiro M,Guarino M

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central nervous system localizations of sarcoidosis may be refractory to conventional treatment such as steroids and immunosuppressive drugs. Infliximab, a TNF-α antagonist chimeric antibody, has been shown to be effective for treatment of these localizations. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and saf...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Cohen Aubart F,Bouvry D,Galanaud D,Dehais C,Mathey G,Psimaras D,Haroche J,Pottier C,Hie M,Mathian A,Devilliers H,Nunes H,Valeyre D,Amoura Z

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The geste antagoniste is a voluntary maneuver that temporarily reduces the severity of dystonic posture or movements. It is a classical feature of focal and particularly cervical dystonia. However, the precise historical aspects of geste antagoniste still remain obscure. The goals of this review were (1) to clarify th...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Poisson A,Krack P,Thobois S,Loiraud C,Serra G,Vial C,Broussolle E

更新日期：2012-08-01 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：:The course of multiple sclerosis (MS) can be monitored by measuring changes in brain volume, but consensus is still lacking on the best strategy to be adopted. We compared the reproducibility and sensitivity of volume measurements from different brain portions for detecting changes on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Rovaris M,Inglese M,van Schijndel RA,Sormani MP,Rodegher M,Comi G,Filippi M

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the response to treatment and the long-term outcome of patients with the antisynthetase syndrome associated with anti-Jo-1-antibodies. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A total of 12 patients with histologically proven myositis and anti-Jo-1-autoantibodies were evaluated over a mean follow-up period of 66.4 ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Späth M,Schröder M,Schlotter-Weigel B,Walter MC,Hautmann H,Leinsinger G,Pongratz D,Müller-Felber W

更新日期：2004-07-01 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：:To analyze the in vivo biological effect of anti-interferon beta (IFN-beta) neutralizing antibodies (NABs), blood concentrations of neopterin, beta2microglobulin (Beta2-MG), mRNA-dependent myxovirusresistant protein A (MxA) and dsRNA-dependent protein kinase (PKR) were measured before (predose) and 24 hours after (pos...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Scagnolari C,Duda P,Bagnato F,De Vito G,Alberelli A,Lavolpe V,Girardi E,Durastanti V,Trojano M,Kappos L,Antonelli G

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several viruses have the capacity to cause serious infections of the nervous system in patients who are immunosuppressed. Individuals may be immunosuppressed because of primary inherited immunodeficiency, secondary immunodeficiency due to particular diseases such as malignancy, administration of immunosuppressant drug...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Kennedy PGE

更新日期：2020-10-13 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：:This observational study examined the outcome of two different therapeutic strategies in the treatment of chronic neuropathic pain by including pregabalin (PGB) as mono- or add-on therapy in one of two treatment options. Patients with a pain score of > or =4, refractory to usual care for neuropathic pain for at least ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Lampl C,Schweiger C,Haider B,Lechner A

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The seasonal occurrence of relapses was analysed retrospectively in a group of 53 patients with treated dermatomyositis (DM) or polymyositis (PM). In DM, the incidence of both myositic and cutaneous relapses was highest in summer whereas in the PM group relapses was more evenly distributed throughout the seasons but l...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Phillips BA,Zilko PJ,Garlepp MJ,Mastaglia FL

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In all the sera of four patients with meningoradiculitis of Bannwarth admitted to the neurological department of the University Clinic Grosshadern in Munich in 1983, we found antibodies against Ixodes dammini spirochetes. In three patients antibodies were also present in the CSF. In one patient, we isolated spirochete...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Pfister HW,Einhäupl K,Preac-Mursic V,Wilske B,Schierz G

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effect of chronic mechanical compression of the cervical spinal cord on the number of spinal accessory motoneurons in 25 tiptoe-walking Yoshimura mice. The animals had calcified deposits in the atlantoaxial membrane at the C1-C2 vertebral level, compressing the spinal cord posterolaterally. Motoneu...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Baba H,Maezawa Y,Uchida K,Imura S,Kawahara N,Tomita K,Kudo M

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although seizures in brain tumor patients are common, the knowledge on optimal anti-seizure therapy in this patient group is limited. An observational study was carried out using a database of all patients from the neuro-oncology service during the period 2000-2005, with data on seizure characteristics, therapy with A...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： van Breemen MS,Rijsman RM,Taphoorn MJ,Walchenbach R,Zwinkels H,Vecht CJ

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five patients are described who developed unilateral narrowing of the palpebral fissure that was aggravated by smiling. They had ischaemic lesions involving mainly the contralateral lenticulocapsular area. This rare but distinct symptom may be an action induced focal eyelid dystonia, and could be described as'smile-wi...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Kim JS

更新日期：2001-05-01 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：:Various ancillary investigations can assist clinicians in the differential diagnosis of patients with parkinsonism. It is unknown which test offers greatest diagnostic value in clinical practice. We included 156 consecutive patients with parkinsonism, but with an initially uncertain diagnosis. At baseline, all patient...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Aerts MB,Esselink RA,Abdo WF,Meijer FJ,Drost G,Norgren N,Janssen MJ,Borm GF,Bloem BR,Verbeek MM

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The mechanisms of early neurologic deterioration (END) and prevention strategies for END are not completely understood. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between CYP2C19*2 variants and END, and the effectiveness of antiplatelet therapy for prevention of END according to CYP2C19*2 genot...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Yi X,Zhou Q,Wang C,Lin J,Chai Z

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cognitive features, which begin before manifestation of the motor features, are an integral part of Huntington's disease and profoundly affect quality of life. A number of neuropsychological batteries have been used to assess this aspect of the condition, many of which are difficult to administer and time consuming, e...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Begeti F,Tan AY,Cummins GA,Collins LM,Guzman NV,Mason SL,Barker RA

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Over the past few decades, there has been an improvement in the rate of disability progression in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, and most studies relate this evolvement to the introduction of disease-modifying therapies. However, several other factors have changed over this period, including access to MRI...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Simonsen CS,Flemmen HØ,Broch L,Brunborg C,Berg-Hansen P,Moen SM,Celius EG

更新日期：2020-10-22 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：: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：:A retrospective study was performed to investigate seasonal variation in stroke incidence and to evaluate the hypothesis that cold might be a risk factor. Data were obtained from the central registry of the Hospital de S. João, Porto, Portugal, concerning 4048 patients consecutively admitted for cerebrovascular diseas...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Azevedo E,Ribeiro JA,Lopes F,Martins R,Barros H

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted an open-labeled clinical trial of interferon beta-1b (IFNB) treatment in 20 patients with primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) and longitudinally monitored autoantibodies against double-stranded DNA (dsDNA), thyroid peroxidase (TPO),myelin basic protein (MBP), myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Bitsch A,Dressel A,Meier K,Bogumil T,Deisenhammer F,Tumani H,Kitze B,Poser S,Weber F

更新日期：2004-12-01 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：:Autonomic dysfunction is frequently observed in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), but clinical studies disagree on the frequency and type of abnormalities in autonomic function tests. Orthostatic dizziness (OD) has been reported in up to 49% of patients, but the pathophysiological mechanisms are poorly understood...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Flachenecker P,Wolf A,Krauser M,Hartung HP,Reiners K

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Near occlusion (NO) of the internal carotid artery (ICA) with full collapse (NOFC) is a rare condition, with a prevalence of around 1%. Guidelines on carotid stenosis recommend a conservative treatment in patients with a single-event ipsilateral to a NOFC, but the optimal treatment for patients with recurrent...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Meershoek AJA,Vonken EPA,Nederkoorn PJ,Kappelle LJ,de Borst GJ

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this study is to define the clinical features, pathogenesis and key investigation findings of fasciculation anxiety syndrome in clinicians (FASICS). Twenty consecutive clinicians presenting with fasciculations were prospectively assessed with serial clinical and neurophysiological evaluations. Clinicians w...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Simon NG,Kiernan MC

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmacokinetics of free and total valproic acid (VPA) in plasma and whole blood after oral administration during steady state was investigated in seven infants (mean age 10.7 months) receiving monotherapy. The VPA concentrations in whole blood closely followed those in plasma but at a reduced level. A positive co...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Herngren L,Lundberg B,Nergårdh A

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00