Influence of magnetic resonance imaging on somatosensory and brain-stem auditory evoked potentials in man.

abstract：:Two unusual cases of cerebral toxoplasmosis in AIDS patients are presented. Two homosexual males aged 33 and 52 years in CDC stage IV C1 complained of memory loss during the past 6 months, as well as weight loss and mild fever. They showed severe intellectual deterioration and discrete basal ganglia dysfunction. Motor...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Arendt G,Hefter H,Figge C,Neuen-Jakob E,Nelles HW,Elsing C,Freund HJ

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinocerebellar ataxias (SCA) are a genetically heterogeneous group of neurodegenerative diseases characterised by progressive cerebellar ataxia, dysarthria and oculomotor abnormalities. Recently the prodynorphin (PDYN) gene was identified as the cause of SCA23 in four Dutch families displaying progressive gait and li...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Fawcett K,Mehrabian M,Liu YT,Hamed S,Elahi E,Revesz T,Koutsis G,Herscheson J,Schottlaender L,Wardle M,Morrison PJ,Morris HR,Giunti P,Wood N,Houlden H

更新日期：2013-03-01 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：:Although multiple sclerosis (MS) is considered to be an inflammatory demyelinating disease, increasing evidence indicates that it is also an axonal pathology; indeed, studies of experimental allergic encephalitis showed that several neuronal proteins such as synapsins take part in the pathogenesis of the axonal dysfun...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Liguori M,Cittadella R,Manna I,Valentino P,La Russa A,Serra P,Trojano M,Messina D,Ruscica F,Andreoli V,Romeo N,Livrea P,Quattrone A

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a fatal case of neuroleptic malignant syndrome, a muscle sample taken within 1 h of death showed acute myopathic features with absence of muscle glycogen and neutral lipid. These features suggest that hyperpyrexia in this syndrome may be caused by heat production from uncoupled phosphorylation in muscle and imply t...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Martin DT,Swash M

更新日期：1987-12-01 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 etiology of spontaneous cervical artery dissection (sCAD) is unknown. An underlying connective tissue disorder has been suggested. As a collagen disease is conceivable several genes encoding fibrillar collagens have been condsidered as candidate genes for sCAD. We analysed the COL3A1 gene in patients with spontane...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： von Pein F,Välkkilä M,Schwarz R,Morcher M,Klima B,Grau A,Ala-Kokko L,Hausser I,Brandt T,Grond-Ginsbach C

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropsychological assessment is one of the main fields of activity of clinical neuropsychologists. Goals of this assessment are verification and description of cognitive and affective impairments as the consequence of brain damage. Included are examinations of basal and higher sensory functions, the intellectual prof...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Sturm W

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sensory trick may relieve dystonic symptoms in patients with idiopathic cervical dystonia (CD). We investigated the patterns of brain functional MRI (fMRI) during resting state, sensory trick simulation and sensory trick imagination in CD patients both with and without an effective sensory trick. We recruited 17 CD pa...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Sarasso E,Agosta F,Piramide N,Bianchi F,Butera C,Gatti R,Amadio S,Del Carro U,Filippi M

更新日期：2020-04-01 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：:Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome (IHES) is a primary haematological condition characterised by persistent, otherwise unexplained hypereosinophilia sufficient to cause organ damage. Various neurological complications are reported, but very few have mentioned CNS pathology and none has included CNS vasculitis. Our ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Rice CM,Kurian KM,Renowden S,Whiteway A,Price C,Scolding NJ

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 21 patients with normal-pressure hydrocephalus were examined. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) was collected before and after operation with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. A slight plasma-like protein pattern indicating a blood-brain barrier (BBB) dysfunction was seen in 38% of the patients before operation. No cha...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Wikkelsø C,Blomstrand C

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) with interferon beta (IFNbeta) can be associated with the development of binding antibodies (BAbs) and neutralizing antibodies (NAbs). NAbs are a subset of BAbs that prevent IFNbeta from effectively binding to or activating its receptor, thereby blocking its biologic effects and in...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Deisenhammer F,Schellekens H,Bertolotto A

更新日期：2004-06-01 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：:Cerebellar syndrome is one of the most disabling developments in multiple sclerosis (MS). In neurodegenerative disorders, cerebellar syndrome is thought to be related to a neurochemical deficit of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT). Previous studies found that a levorotatory form of 5-hydroxytryptophan, a 5-HT precursor, and ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Monaca-Charley C,Stojkovic T,Duhamel A,De Seze J,Ferriby D,Vermersch P

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neutrotrophins stimulate survival and differentiation of a range of target neurons. A wealth of evidence suggests that central cholinergic neurons depend on nerve growth factor (NGF) for trophic support. Grafts of NGF-producing cells rescue axotomized basal forebrain cholinergic neurons and reduce cholinergic cell...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Ebendal T,Lönnerberg P,Pei G,Kylberg A,Kullander K,Persson H,Olson L

更新日期：1994-12-01 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：BACKGROUND:Adequate cerebral blood flow (CBF) is mainly governed by neurovascular coupling (NC) which adapts local CBF to underlying cortical activity,and cerebral autoregulation (CA)that tends to maintain constant CBF despite changes in arterial blood pressure (BP). Since it was suggested that resistance vessels play ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Azevedo E,Rosengarten B,Santos R,Freitas J,Kaps M

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, a frequent prion protein gene (PRNP) polymorphism consisting of a methionine (M) for valine (V) substitution at codon 129 has been associated with cognitive impairment in elderly individuals. Down syndrome (DS) is associated with mental retardation and development of Alzheimer-like brain abnormalities. In th...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Del Bo R,Comi GP,Giorda R,Crimi M,Locatelli F,Martinelli-Boneschi F,Pozzoli U,Castelli E,Bresolin N,Scarlato G

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fabry disease (FD) is a rare inherited disorder of the metabolism, associated with renal, cardiac, and cerebrovascular complications. Ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke in FD present with a similar proportion to that observed in the general population, but usually at an early age. Ischemic stroke may result from cardiac ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Viana-Baptista M

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Even though trigeminovestibular connections are well established in animals, mastication-induced dizziness has been described only as a vascular steal phenomenon in humans. We determined induction or modulation of nystagmus in two index patients with mastication-induced vertigo, 12 normal controls, and 52 additional p...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Park SH,Kim HJ,Kim JS,Koo JW,Oh SW,Kim DU,Kim JT,Welgampola M,Deriu F

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent genetic studies suggest a Sardinian type of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Thus, ALS incidence, prevalence and survival were investigated in a large population of Sardinians aimed to disclose population-specific patterns and their temporal changes. This is a population-based incidence and prevalence study...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Pugliatti M,Parish LD,Cossu P,Leoni S,Ticca A,Saddi MV,Ortu E,Traccis S,Borghero G,Puddu R,Chiò A,Pirina P

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome (GTS) and restless legs syndrome (RLS) are two different neurological disorders with common features such as involuntary movements. In both disorders a disturbance of the dopaminergic system has been considered among other possible mechanisms. Since periodic leg movements (PLMS) during...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Voderholzer U,Müller N,Haag C,Riemann D,Straube A

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with haemorrhage in the right tegmentum of the pons demonstrated ipsilateral disturbance of taste on both the anterior two-thirds and posterior one-third of the tongue. The contralateral medial lemniscus was not disturbed, contrary to the early descriptions that the secondary gustatory neurons from the nucle...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Nakajima Y,Utsumi H,Takahashi H

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) was found in 57% of 123 autopsy brains removed from patients aged 59-101 years. The incidence of CAA increased with age. CAA was seen most frequently in the occipital cortex. Immunohistochemically, amyloid of CAA was positive for amyloid P component and negative for human AA protein a...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Yamada M,Tsukagoshi H,Otomo E,Hayakawa M

更新日期：1987-08-01 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：:To evaluate the clinical and electrophysiological similarities and differences between two large groups of patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, i.e. CMT1A and CMT2, we performed a post hoc comparison of clinical and electrophysiological data. Most CMT1A and CMT2 patients had the classical CMT phenotype. Age of o...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Bienfait HM,Verhamme C,van Schaik IN,Koelman JH,de Visser BW,de Haan RJ,Baas F,van Engelen BG,de Visser M

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In December 2019, unexplained cases of pneumonia emerged in Wuhan, China, which were found to be secondary to the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. On March 11, 2020, the WHO declared the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-2019) outbreak, a pandemic. OBJECTIVE:To clarify the neurological complications of SARS-CoV-...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Ghannam M,Alshaer Q,Al-Chalabi M,Zakarna L,Robertson J,Manousakis G

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specific mutations in COL6A3 have recently been reported as the cause of isolated recessive dystonia, which is a rare movement disorder. In all patients, at least one mutation was located in Exons 41 and 42. In an attempt to replicate these findings, we assessed by direct sequencing the frequency of rare variants in E...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Lohmann K,Schlicht F,Svetel M,Hinrichs F,Zittel S,Graf J,Lohnau T,Schmidt A,Mir P,Krause P,Lang AE,Jabusch HC,Wolters A,Kamm C,Zeuner KE,Altenmüller E,Naz S,Chung SJ,Kostic VS,Münchau A,Kühn AA,Brüggemann N,Kl

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rehabilitation seems to promote brain plasticity, but objective measures of efficacy are lacking and there is a limited understanding of the mechanisms underlying functional recovery. OBJECTIVE:To study functional and structural brain changes induced by gait rehabilitation. METHODS:We enrolled MS inpatient...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Tavazzi E,Bergsland N,Cattaneo D,Gervasoni E,Laganà MM,Dipasquale O,Grosso C,Saibene FL,Baglio F,Rovaris M

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00