Early diagnosis of secondary progressive multiple sclerosis: focus on fluid and neurophysiological biomarkers.

abstract：:Disease management is defined as any medical or pharmaceutical intervention designed to improve both outcomes for the patient and overall cost-effectiveness of the health plan. Disease management focuses on the patient throughout the entire course of the disease, involving both health providers and third-party payers....

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Matheron L,Barrau K,Blin O

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterised both clinically and pathologically by features that distinguish it from other parkinsonian disorders including, for instance, multiple system atrophy and progressive supranuclear palsy. The aetiologies of PD includes both genetic and environmental influences. Several single ge...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Schapira AH

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bilateral paramedian thalamic infarctions are usually associated with impaired consciousness, oculomotor disturbances and neuropsychological changes. A 44-year-old healthy woman presented with amaurosis fugax of the right eye immediately after a Valsalva maneuver. Neurological examination, in particular visual acuity,...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Emond H,Landis T,Perren F

更新日期：2009-06-01 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：:The frequency of malignant diseases among 1866 living and 340 deceased multiple sclerosis (MS) patients was investigated in Finland. The study revealed a low prevalence (0.64%) and mortality (0.07%) rate of cancer among MS patients. The difference between MS patients and general population was significant. The highest...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Palo J,Duchesne J,Wikström J

更新日期：1977-10-07 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：: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：:Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 (DM1) and 2 (DM2) present with distinct though overlapping clinical phenotypes. Comparative imaging data on skeletal muscle involvement are not at present available. We used the novel technique of whole body 3.0 Tesla (T) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to further characterize musculoskeleta...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Kornblum C,Lutterbey G,Bogdanow M,Kesper K,Schild H,Schröder R,Wattjes MP

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sera from 23 patients with acute Guillain Barré syndrome (GBS), 15 patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) and from 40 age-matched blood donors were analysed for antibodies to acidic glycosphingolipids from human brain and peripheral nerve. Antibodies to ganglioside LM1, the majo...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Fredman P,Vedeler CA,Nyland H,Aarli JA,Svennerholm L

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emotional and relationship problems associated with MS have not always been fully appreciated by the medical profession, which has tended to concentrate on the physical aspects of this disease. Yet the psychological problems of MS often cause more suffering than physical effects. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Kesselring J,Klement U

更新日期：2001-03-01 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：:A frequently observed local measurement artifact with spectral domain OCT is caused by the void signal of the retinal vasculature. This study investigated the effect of suppression of blood vessel artifacts with and without retinal hyperaemia. Spectral domain OCT scans, centred on the optic nerve head, were performed ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Balk LJ,Mayer M,Uitdehaag BM,Petzold A

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a period of 42 months, we studied the prevalence of epilepsy in a specific health district, composing by four towns with 98,405 inhabitants older than 10 years. This has been accomplished by a two-phase cross-sectional study. The prevalence rate observed was 4.12/1000 inhabitants for all types of epilepsy. No s...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Luengo A,Parra J,Colás J,Rámos F,Carreras T,Fernández-Pozos MJ,Muñoz A,Hernando V

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cognition and gait appear to be closely related. The chronological interplay between cognitive decline and gait dysfunction is not fully understood. The aim of the present prospective study is investigating whether the dysfunction of specific gait parameters, during specific task and medication conditions, may predict...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Amboni M,Iuppariello L,Iavarone A,Fasano A,Palladino R,Rucco R,Picillo M,Lista I,Varriale P,Vitale C,Cesarelli M,Sorrentino G,Barone P

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The International Cooperative Ataxia Rating Scale (ICARS) is a 100-point semiquantitative scale designed primarily to assess cerebellar dysfunction. However, little is known of the metric properties of this scale. We assessed the ICARS by rating the severity of cerebellar dysfunction in 27 patients with spinocerebella...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Wang PS,Liu RS,Yang BH,Soong BW

更新日期：2007-06-01 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：:This review gives an overview of various neuroimmunological diseases in terms of incidence and prevalence rates, age and sex distribution, and the frequency of subtypes, if applicable. The disorders selected for review are inflammatory muscle disorders (polymyositis, dermatomyositis and inclusion body myositis), myast...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Flachenecker P

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of portal-systemic shunting on maximal motor nerve conduction velocity (MCV) was analyzed in rats with portacaval shunts. At 3 and 8 weeks after the shunting there was a marked but transient fall in MCV. This was not prevented by colectomy. At 16 weeks the MCV had almost normalized, despite sustained por...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Hindfelt B,Holmin T

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A linkage and association of the CD45 (protein-tyrosine phosphatase, receptor-type C) C77G polymorphism and multiple sclerosis (MS) has been found in some studies but not in others. We analysed the C77G polymorphism in MS patients from the genetically homogeneous population of Sardinia. Using the transmission disequil...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Cocco E,Murru MR,Melis C,Schirru L,Solla E,Lai M,Rolesu M,Marrosu MG

更新日期：2004-09-01 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：:In fibromyalgia (FM), reduced habituation of laser-evoked potentials (LEPs) suggests a dysfunction of pain processing at a central level. In this study, we aimed to further examine the nociceptive pathways at the peripheral to the central level in a large group of FM patients by means of LEPs and skin biopsy, in light...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： de Tommaso M,Nolano M,Iannone F,Vecchio E,Ricci K,Lorenzo M,Delussi M,Girolamo F,Lavolpe V,Provitera V,Stancanelli A,Lapadula G,Livrea P

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare, non-Langerhans form of histiocytosis of unknown etiology that affects multiple organs. We report 6 cases of ECD with neurological involvement and neuroradiological abnormalities on brain MRI. A literature review revealed 60 other cases of ECD with neurological involvement. We t...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Lachenal F,Cotton F,Desmurs-Clavel H,Haroche J,Taillia H,Magy N,Hamidou M,Salvatierra J,Piette JC,Vital-Durand D,Rousset H

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is a parasomnia characterized by complex motor activity associated with dreaming during REM sleep. RBD may be idiopathic or associated with various neurological diseases involving the brainstem. The association of RBD and limbic system impairment was unclear. We r...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Lin FC,Liu CK,Hsu CY

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirteen patients with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (S.S.P.E.) at different stages of the disease were admitted for transfer factor treatment. The transfer factor was prepared from non-selected blood bank donors. The activity of the transfer factor was tested in patients with diseases other than S.S.P.E. and wa...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Käckell YM,Grob PJ,Kreth WH,Kibler R,Meulen V

更新日期：1975-12-02 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：:Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a neurological syndrome determined by a rise in intracranial pressure without a detectable cause. Course and prognosis may be changeable, requiring a multidisciplinary approach for its diagnosis and management. Although its precise pathogenesis is still unknown, many studies hav...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Toscano S,Lo Fermo S,Reggio E,Chisari CG,Patti F,Zappia M

更新日期：2020-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe three patients with unilateral asterixis. One diabetic patient with a moderately-sized haematoma in the left putamen initially developed bilateral and symmetrical asterixis, which became confined to the right side as his diabetes mellitus was controlled. Two patients showed unilateral asterixis due to haem...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Mizutani T,Shiozawa R,Nozawa T,Nozawa Y

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The INCOMIN study (INdependent COMparison of INterferons) lends further support to the growing body of evidence that both dose and frequency of interferon beta (IFNbeta) administration are important in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS). High-dose, high-frequency IFNbeta (IFNbeta-1b 250 microg eod sc and IFNbeta...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Durelli L,Clerico M

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alemtuzumab is an anti-CD52 monoclonal antibody recently licensed for use in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Here, we report our experience of its use in neuromyelitis optica (NMO) spectrum disorders. A retrospective case review of patients treated with alemtuzumab in Cambridge, UK, was conducted to identify t...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Azzopardi L,Cox AL,McCarthy CL,Jones JL,Coles AJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:To identify the most responsive and sensitive clinical outcome measures in GNE myopathy. METHODS:ClinBio-GNE is a natural history study in GNE myopathy. Patients were assessed prospectively by clinical, functional and quantitative nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (qNMRI) evaluations. Strengt...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Gidaro T,Reyngoudt H,Le Louër J,Behin A,Toumi F,Villeret M,Araujo ECA,Baudin PY,Marty B,Annoussamy M,Hogrel JY,Carlier PG,Servais L

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00