T4, T3 and rT3 levels in serum and cerebrospinal fluid of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

abstract：:During the last few years, deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) has emerged as a promising therapy, alleviating major motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD). However, in times of growing budgetary limitations, medical decisions are no longer merely based on clinical efficacy, but also on c...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Meissner W,Schreiter D,Volkmann J,Trottenberg T,Schneider GH,Sturm V,Deuschl G,Kupsch A

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism underlying the motor fluctuations that develop after long-term L-dopa therapy is not fully known. It has been speculated that malabsorption of L-dopa from the small intestine occurs. It was reported that gastric retention in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients with motor fluctuations is increased as compar...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Tanaka Y,Kato T,Nishida H,Araki H,Murase M,Nagaki M,Moriwaki H,Inuzuka T

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The aim of the study was to assess adjunctive intravenous dexamethasone in adult community-acquired bacterial meningitis (BM) in daily practice. Analysis of consecutive patients (1990-2009) with acute community-acquired bacterial meningitis in a single centre in Zagreb, Croatia, N = 304. Adjusted relative ri...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Peterković V,Trkulja V,Kutleša M,Krajinović V,Lepur D

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten female patients suffering from catamenial epilepsy were treated with a synthetic analogue of the gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH) in addition to antiepileptic drugs. Three of the patients became seizure free, in four patients seizure frequency decreased and in one patient seizures were of shorter duration. I...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Bauer J,Wildt L,Flügel D,Stefan H

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The number of neurological second opinions (SO) and tertiary referrals (TR) is increasing. The main purpose of this study was to assess whether a day-care admission made a meaningful contribution to standard neurological outpatient care, for a wide range of second opinions and tertiary referral...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Wieske L,Wijers D,Richard E,Vergouwen MD,Stam J

更新日期：2008-11-01 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

abstract：:Recent years have seen substantial news and updates in the genetics and diagnosis of schwannomas, even a new hereditary disease with schwannomas; Schwannomatosis has been defined. These developments have consequently led to better evaluation of the incidence of schwannomas. Although there has also been progress in the...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Hanemann CO,Evans DG

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs) with autosomal dominant inheritance are a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of neurological disorders with overlapping as well as highly variable phenotypes primarily affecting the cerebellum. To date, 28 different loci have been identified. Nine SCAs are caused by repea...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Edener U,Kurth I,Meiner A,Hoffmann F,Hübner CA,Bernard V,Gillessen-Kaesbach G,Zühlke C

更新日期：2009-11-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Evidences from either small series or spontaneous reporting are accumulating that SARS-CoV-2 involves the Nervous Systems. The aim of this study is to provide an extensive overview on the major neurological complications in a large cohort of COVID-19 patients. METHODS:Retrospective, observational analysis o...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Rifino N,Censori B,Agazzi E,Alimonti D,Bonito V,Camera G,Conti MZ,Foresti C,Frigeni B,Gerevini S,Grimoldi M,La Gioia S,Partziguian T,Quadri S,Riva R,Servalli MC,Sgarzi M,Storti B,Vedovello M,Venturelli E,Viganò M

更新日期：2020-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The frontal assessment battery (FAB) test is a composite tool for assessing executive functions related to the frontal lobe. Neuropsychological and blood-flow studies indicate distinct patterns of deterioration of anterior and posterior cortical function in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and subcortical vascular d...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Oguro H,Yamaguchi S,Abe S,Ishida Y,Bokura H,Kobayashi S

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The short-term benefits of levodopa/carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG) in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease (PD) are well documented, but the long-term benefits are still uncertain. The aim of this study was to investigate the motor and cognitive outcome of LCIG treatment in advanced PD after a follow-up period ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Cáceres-Redondo MT,Carrillo F,Lama MJ,Huertas-Fernández I,Vargas-González L,Carballo M,Mir P

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Familial paroxysmal exercise-induced dyskinesia (PED) is a rare movement disorder that is mostly caused by mutations in the solute carrier family 2, member 1 (SLC2A1) gene and inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. Clinical, laboratory, and genetic studies were performed in three family members. The proband's symp...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Tacik P,Loens S,Schrader C,Gayde-Stephan S,Biskup S,Dressler D

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:More research is needed to understand the contribution of comorbidities to MS symptomatology. OBJECTIVES:To examine the dose-response relationship between the number of comorbidities and severity of MS symptoms and to assess the relative contribution of comorbidity groups and individual comorbidities to the...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Lo LMP,Taylor BV,Winzenberg T,Palmer AJ,Blizzard L,van der Mei I

更新日期：2020-09-02 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：:Motor neuron disease (MND) is a group of disorders in which there is degeneration of upper and lower motor neurons to a variable degree. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is the most frequent form of the disease, presenting with both upper and lower motor neuron involvement. Frequently, especially in the early stages of t...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Bouche P,Le Forestier N,Maisonobe T,Fournier E,Willer JC

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recessive mutations in GJC2, the gene-encoding connexin 47 (Cx47), cause Pelizaeus-Merzbacher-like disease type 1, a severe dysmyelinating disorder. One recessive mutation (p.Ile33Met) has been associated with a much milder phenotype--hereditary spastic paraplegia type 44. Here, we present evidence that a novel Arg98L...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Abrams CK,Scherer SS,Flores-Obando R,Freidin MM,Wong S,Lamantea E,Farina L,Scaioli V,Pareyson D,Salsano E

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been approximately 50 years since neurologists were introduced to the entities, "progressive supranuclear palsy" and "corticobasal degeneration". Since the two seminal publications, there have been significant advancements in our understanding of these two neurodegenerative diseases, particularly the fact that ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Josephs KA

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among the hereditary cerebellar ataxias (CAs), there are at least 36 different forms of autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia (ADCAs), 20 autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxias (ARCAs), two X-linked ataxias, and several forms of ataxia associated with mitochondrial defects. Despite the steady increase in the number of ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Mancuso M,Orsucci D,Siciliano G,Bonuccelli U

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apraxia of lid opening (ALO) is a non-paralytic inability to open the eyes or sustain lid elevation at will. The exact pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the syndrome are still unknown. ALO has been reported in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) after subthalamic nucleus (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS), s...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Tommasi G,Krack P,Fraix V,Pollak P

更新日期：2012-09-01 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：:There is still uncertainty regarding risk factors for cancer occurrence in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG). The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of extrathymic neoplasms in patients with MG and the factors associated with tumor occurrence. The archives of four tertiary MG centers were consul...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Citterio A,Beghi E,Millul A,Evoli A,Mantegazza R,Antozzi C,Baggi F,Cornelio F,Durelli L,Clerico M,Piccolo G,Cosi V

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin B(12) (VitB(12), cobalamin) deficiency has been associated with various neuropsychiatric conditions, such as peripheral neuropathy, subacute combined degeneration, affective disorders, and cognitive impairment. Current assays analyze vitamin B(12), of which only a small percentage is metabolically active. Meas...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Schrempf W,Eulitz M,Neumeister V,Siegert G,Koch R,Reichmann H,Storch A

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated cyclosporine A (CsA) treatment in 9 patients (6 female and 3 male), 16-63 years old, with severe myasthenia gravis (MG) for a mean period of 2 years (range 16-36 months). All of the patients had been previously treated either with corticosteroids or by combined immunotherapy, and 5 needed periodic plasma ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Bonifati DM,Angelini C

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-four patients (mean age 66, SD 8 years) with either clinical evidence of a focal lacunar syndrome (n = 36) or with disorders of memory or gait (n = 8) in the presence of a lacunar infarct on CT were studied for cognitive functioning and for the presence of white matter lesions on MRI. MR images were assessed by ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： van Swieten JC,Staal S,Kappelle LJ,Derix MM,van Gijn J

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the epidemiological, clinical, and genetic characteristics of congenital hypomyelinating leukodystrophies, including Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD), we conducted a nationwide epidemiological survey in Japan. A two-step survey targeting all medical institutions specializing in pediatric neurology and c...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Numata Y,Gotoh L,Iwaki A,Kurosawa K,Takanashi J,Deguchi K,Yamamoto T,Osaka H,Inoue K

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Movement-associated cortical potentials (MP) associated with thumb-opposition or fist-clenching were studied in 20 patients with unilateral cerebral lesions and in 8 healthy subjects. MP was abnormal in 16 patients. The most frequent abnormality was an attenuation of the N component or readiness potential, recorded on...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Shibasaki H

更新日期：1975-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The so called "neurodegenerative Langerhans cell histiocytosis" (ND-LCH) is a rare and severe complication of LCH presenting as a progressive cerebellar ataxia associated with pyramidal tract signs, and cognitive impairment. MRI is the gold standard to investigate CNS lesions of ND-LCH but little is known ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Ribeiro MJ,Idbaih A,Thomas C,Remy P,Martin-Duverneuil N,Samson Y,Donadieu J,Hoang-Xuan K

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Due to common pathophysiological findings of Alzheimer's disease (AD) with diabetes mellitus (DM), insulin has been suggested as a possible treatment of AD or mild cognitive impairment (MCI). A safe alternative of IV insulin is intranasal (IN) insulin. The aim of this systematic review is to investi...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Avgerinos KI,Kalaitzidis G,Malli A,Kalaitzoglou D,Myserlis PG,Lioutas VA

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the visual event-related potentials (ERPs) in two subtypes of multisystem atrophy (MSA) in 15 MSA-C patients, 12 MSA-P patients, and 21 normal control (NC) subjects. We used a visual oddball task to elicit ERPs. No significant changes were seen in N1 or N2 latency, in either MSA-C or MSA-P, compared wi...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Kamitani T,Kuroiwa Y,Wang L,Li M,Suzuki Y,Takahashi T,Ikegami T,Matsubara S

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00