Supervised versus unsupervised technology-based levodopa monitoring in Parkinson's disease: an intrasubject comparison.

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:Body weight reduction after disease onset is an independent predictor of survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), but significance of weight variation after diagnosis remains to be established. OBJECTIVE:To investigate weight variation after diagnosis and its prognostic significance in patients with...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Shimizu T,Nakayama Y,Matsuda C,Haraguchi M,Bokuda K,Ishikawa-Takata K,Kawata A,Isozaki E

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) recognizes 43.7 million forcibly displaced persons and asylum seekers due to conflict and persecution worldwide. Neurological disorders have rarely been described in displaced persons but likely pose a significant burden of disease. We describe the disease spec...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Mateen FJ,Carone M,Nyce S,Ghosn J,Mutuerandu T,Al-Saedy H,Lowenstein DH,Burnham G

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-five patients with intraventricular haemorrhage shown by CT underwent cerebral arteriography. In 15 patients arteriography showed an occlusion of a carotid or middle cerebral artery. Secondary bleeding into an infarction caused the intraventricular haemorrhage. All 15 patients were aged over 40 years. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Cohn DF,Avrahami E

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatigue is an important contributor to quality of life in patients who survive aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), but the determinants of this fatigue are unclear. We assessed the occurrence of fatigue 1 year after SAH and its relation to physical or cognitive impairment, passive coping, and emotional problems,...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Passier PE,Post MW,van Zandvoort MJ,Rinkel GJ,Lindeman E,Visser-Meily JM

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decreased tongue strength (TS) might herald bulbar involvement in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) well before dysarthria or dysphagia occur, and as such might be prognostic of short survival. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prognostic value of a decreased TS, in addition to other pro...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Weikamp JG,Schelhaas HJ,Hendriks JC,de Swart BJ,Geurts AC

更新日期：2012-11-01 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：: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：: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：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The association between multiple sclerosis (MS) and depression has been well established but prevalence estimates have varied widely. The aims of this study were to assess the point prevalence of previously unrecognised symptoms of depression in a community-based population with MS and examine their...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： McGuigan C,Hutchinson M

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In order to define the predictors of prolonged survival available at the time of first examination we performed a historical cohort study of amyotrophis sclerosis (ALS) patients referred to our ALS Clinic over the last 20 years. METHODS:In a group of 1034 patients with the diagnosis of definite or probable A...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Czaplinski A,Yen AA,Appel SH

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Crossed aphasia (CA), usually referred to as an acquired language disturbance, is caused by a lesion in the cerebral hemisphere ipsilateral to the dominant hand, and the exact mechanism is not clear. The development of handedness is influenced by education and training and the impact of habitualization, while...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Tan X,Guo Y,Dun S,Sun H

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study is to monitor the development of anti-natalizumab antibodies to evaluate their first appearance in multiple sclerosis patients, since their presence has been associated with a reduction in the efficacy of the treatment and an increase of adverse events. A total of 134 multiple sclerosis patie...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Oliver-Martos B,Órpez-Zafra T,Urbaneja P,Maldonado-Sanchez R,Leyva L,Fernández O

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the familial occurrence and apparent autosomal dominant inheritance of Sneddon's syndrome with variable clinical expression. The proband, a 40-year-old woman, presented with livedo reticularis and progressive neurological deterioration following a stroke. The diagnosis was confirmed by cerebral angiogram and...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Lossos A,Ben-Hur T,Ben-Nariah Z,Enk C,Gomori M,Soffer D

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the efficacy and safety of the therapeutic regimen using oral and intravenous L-arginine for pediatric and adult patients with mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS). METHODS:In the presence and absence of an ictus of stroke-like episodes within 6...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Koga Y,Povalko N,Inoue E,Nakamura H,Ishii A,Suzuki Y,Yoneda M,Kanda F,Kubota M,Okada H,Fujii K

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies suggest that the risk of cerebral infarction is increased during the puerperium but not during pregnancy itself. Most of the known causes of ischaemic stroke in the young have been reported during pregnancy. In most of these conditions, it is uncertain whether pregnancy is coincidental or plays a role i...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Mas JL,Lamy C

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to identify the precise location of the primary motor area for the diaphragm with respect to the classical motor homunculus, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) experiments were performed utilizing independent component-cross correlation- sequential epoch (ICS) analysis on a high-field (3.0 Tesla) sy...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Nakayama T,Fujii Y,Suzuki K,Kanazawa I,Nakada T

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:PCT is used in the diagnosis of acute neurological syndromes, particularly stroke. We aimed to evaluate PCT abnormalities in patients with acute epileptic seizures or status epilepticus (SE). METHODS:We collected patients undergoing acute PCT for the suspicion of acute ischemic stroke (AIS), who received ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Strambo D,Rey V,Rossetti AO,Maeder P,Dunet V,Browaeys P,Michel P

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A consecutive series of 327 patients (188 males, 139 females; mean age 68.4, SEM 1.33) were hospitalized within 12 h of the onset of their first-ever hemispheric infarct. Three groups of patients were identified: diabetics (n = 70), non-diabetic hyperglycaemics (n = 93) and normoglycaemics (n = 164). Case-fatality rat...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Toni D,Sacchetti ML,Argentino C,Gentile M,Cavalletti C,Frontoni M,Fieschi C

更新日期：1992-08-01 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：:Current findings suggest that multipotent stem cells may be suitable for cell replacement therapies in the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders. Embryonic stem (ES) cells are pluripotent cells isolated from the inner cell mass of the preimplantation blastocyst, which give rise to all cells in the organism. Similar...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Gerlach M,Braak H,Hartmann A,Jost WH,Odin P,Priller J,Schwarz J

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The experience of music is difficult to study objectively. Here we describe a detailed analysis of musical hallucinations developing after a probable brainstem stroke in an 83 year old musician who was able to describe and notate the hallucinations. The hallucinations comprised simple, repetitive melodic and rhythmic ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Warren JD,Schott GD

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diagnostic delay of hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRv, v for variant) prevents timely treatment and, therefore, concurs to the mortality of the disease. The aim of the present study was to explore with nerve ultrasound (US) possible red flags for early diagnosis in ATTRv patients with carpal tunnel...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Salvalaggio A,Coraci D,Cacciavillani M,Obici L,Mazzeo A,Luigetti M,Pastorelli F,Grandis M,Cavallaro T,Bisogni G,Lozza A,Gemelli C,Gentile L,Ermani M,Fabrizi GM,Plasmati R,Campagnolo M,Castellani F,Gasparotti R,Marti

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most inflammatory neuropathies, both acute and chronic, probably result from an immune attack against antigens of the peripheral nervous system. Specific antibodies in serum that react with the peripheral nervous system have been described in a number of inflammatory neuropathies. We review the pathophysiological sign...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Steck AJ

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient is described who developed complex partial seizures with secondary generalization 3 years after a severe viral encephalitis with a CT and EEG identified lesion in the left insular cortex and its surrounding structures. When the seizures first occurred CT and MRI as well as repeated interictal conventional EE...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Dressler D,Voth E,Feldmann M,Henze T,Felgenhauer K

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elective programs for medical students in the last year of their university training are poorly evaluated. The goal of this study was to determine the gain in theoretical and practical skills in a group of students during their elective in neurology. Students were trained by either conventional teaching meth...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Heckmann JG,Bleh C,Dütsch M,Lang CJ,Neundörfer B

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Lumbar spondylosis (LS) is a common spinal degenerative disorder which causes various types of lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD). However, it is not certain whether LS may cause urinary retention in elderly women. METHODS:In a period covering the past 3 years, we retrospectively reviewed: a) urodynamic...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Sakakibara R,Yamamoto T,Uchiyama T,Liu Z,Ito T,Yamazaki M,Awa Y,Yamanishi T,Hattori T

更新日期：2005-08-01 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：:Glucocorticoids are the standard of care for multiple sclerosis (MS) relapses, but the most desirable route of administration is still matter of debate. The aim of the study was to compare the efficacy and safety of oral versus intravenous steroids for treatment of acute relapses in patients with MS. Randomized or qua...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Lattanzi S,Cagnetti C,Danni M,Provinciali L,Silvestrini M

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSPs) are a group of genetic conditions in which spastic paralysis of the legs is the principal clinical feature. This is caused by a relatively selective distal axonal degeneration involving the longest axons of the corticospinal tracts. Consequently, these conditions provide an op...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Hensiek A,Kirker S,Reid E

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00