Autoimmune cortical encephalitis in two children with anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibody.

abstract：:We have investigated how the abnormal head posture and motility in spasmodic torticollis interferes with ecological movements such as combined eye-to-foot whole-body reorientations to visual targets. Eight mildly affected patients and 10 controls voluntarily rotated eyes and body in response to illuminated targets of ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Anastasopoulos D,Ziavra N,Pearce R,Bronstein AM

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The autopsy of a 68-year-old male who died of cardiac infarction revealed an ep - and intramedullary neurilemmoma of the spinal cord as an associated finding half a year prior to death. The patient had suffered from progressive weakness and sensory disturbances of the lower limbs together with muscular wasting for 6 m...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Schmitt HP

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Applying microarray technology to identify new diagnostic and prognostic markers in peripheral blood cells (PBC) after therapeutic intervention opens great perspectives regarding patient subclassification. Three recombinant products of the pleiotropic agent interferon beta (rIFN-beta) are available for disease modifyi...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Goertsches RH,Hecker M,Zettl UK

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:58 patients with various underlying neurological diseases, who had an impairment of attention, were examined. 12 patients without clinically evident disorders of attention were examined as a control group. The aim of the study was the development of a standardized procedure for the assessment of impaired attention. An...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： von Cramon D,Brinkmann R,Schulz H

更新日期：1975-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To investigate possible changes in autonomic cardiovascular regulation and cardiopulmonary baroreflex sensitivity in patients with primary cervical dystonia receiving chronic treatment with botulinum toxin type A. METHODS:Short-term power spectral analysis of heart rate and systolic blood pressure variabilit...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Tiple D,Strano S,Colosimo C,Fabbrini G,Calcagnini G,Prencipe M,Berardelli A

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the epidemiological area of Southern Lower Saxony 92 patients with clinically definite or probable diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) were interviewed and examined. This group contained a remarkably high percentage of benign cases (52%) in comparison with a sample of hospitalized patients. Neurological examinatio...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Poser S,Bauer HJ,Ritter G,Friedrich H,Beland H,Denecke P

更新日期：1981-01-01 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：:In multiple sclerosis (MS), randomly located demyelination lesions may involve a large part of the central nervous system and disturb oculomotor activity, including impairment of saccadic and pursuit systems. The aim of the work was to determine the frequency of smooth pursuit disturbances in MS patients and assess th...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Jozefowicz-Korczynska M,Pajor AM

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：:Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a rare late onset neurodegenerative disorder which presents with autonomic failure and a complicated motor syndrome including atypical parkinsonism, ataxia and pyramidal signs. MSA is a glial alpha-synucleinopathy with rapid progression and currently poor therapeutic management. This p...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Wenning GK,Stefanova N

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathophysiology of the striatum and cerebral cortex were studied from the pharmacological aspect. Investigation of the dopamine content in the cerebral cortex revealed that the premotor and motor area showed the highest level (61+/-6.2 ng/g). Intravenous injection of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (M...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Nomoto M,Kaseda S,Iwata S,Shimizu T,Fukuda T,Nakagawa S

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although silent infarcts (SIs) are frequent in stroke patients, their clinical significance remains controversial, and their effect on stroke outcome remains unclear. This study evaluated the prevalence of SI on computed tomography, associated factors, and the effect on outcome in stroke patients. We studied 202 conse...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Corea F,Hénon H,Pasquier F,Leys D,Lille Stroke\/Dementia Study Group.

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small retrospective case series suggest that decompressive hemicraniectomy can be life saving in patients with cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) and impending brain herniation. Prospective studies of consecutive cases are lacking. Thus, a single centre, prospective study was performed. In 2006 we adapted our protocol f...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Zuurbier SM,Coutinho JM,Majoie CB,Coert BA,van den Munckhof P,Stam J

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in SCN2A cause epilepsy syndromes of variable severity including neonatal-infantile seizures. In one case, we previously described additional childhood-onset episodic ataxia. Here, we corroborate and detail the latter phenotype in three further cases. We describe the clinical characteristics, identify the ca...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Schwarz N,Hahn A,Bast T,Müller S,Löffler H,Maljevic S,Gaily E,Prehl I,Biskup S,Joensuu T,Lehesjoki AE,Neubauer BA,Lerche H,Hedrich UBS

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease which was thought to be untreatable. However, recent evidence in both experimental animals and men indicates that antiglutamatergic strategies are the first to have an influence on its pathogenesis and slow down the disease process. Since the eff...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Ludolph AC

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natalizumab (TYSABRI(®)), a specific α4-integrin antagonist, is approved as a second-line treatment of relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) patients who fail therapy with interferons or as first-line treatment of patients with highly active relapsing-remitting disease. Since the market introduction of natalizumab as a monoth...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Hellwig K,Gold R

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Frequent serial EEG investigations of three patients with neuropathologically confirmed Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease lasting 13, 24 and 68 weeks revealed typical periodic activity of short duration with stereotyped bilateral sharp waves at the 7th, 8th, and 12th week, respectively, after the onset of symptoms. During the...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Schlenska GK,Walter GF

更新日期：1989-12-01 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：:The aim of our study was to compare the results obtained by intraoperative and postoperative subthalamic nucleus (STN) macrostimulation in Parkinson's disease (PD). One hundred three PD patients implanted with bilateral STN stimulation were included. The thresholds for efficacy and side effects (motor contraction; par...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Xie J,Adamec D,Decullier E,Bin-Dorel S,Mertens P,Polo G,Poisson A,Broussolle E,Thobois S

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on the observation of bilateral temporoparietal hypoperfusion in Alzheimer's disease (AD), single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is advocated by some as a powerful diagnostic tool in the evaluation of demented patients. We studied whether routine brain SPECT in elderly, mildly demented outpatients i...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Van Gool WA,Walstra GJ,Teunisse S,Van der Zant FM,Weinstein HC,Van Royen EA

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe three patients in whom an isolated sixth nerve palsy was the only clinical symptom or sign of multiple sclerosis (MS). Data were collected prospectively over 6 years on these three patients, who showed no other signs of brainstem dysfunction or prior symptoms; in addition. Retrospective analysis of all pat...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Barr D,Kupersmith MJ,Turbin R,Bose S,Roth R

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal disease, leaving the patient in a partially or completely deafferented state. In an explorative study, we investigated responses to visual socio-emotional stimuli in ALS patients. Pictures from the International Affective Picture System (IAPS) were verbally judged by 12 m...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Lulé D,Kurt A,Jürgens R,Kassubek J,Diekmann V,Kraft E,Neumann N,Ludolph AC,Birbaumer N,Anders S

更新日期：2005-12-01 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：: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：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：:Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy yields metabolic information and has proved to be a useful addition to structural imaging in neurological diseases. We applied short-echo time Spectroscopic Imaging in a cohort of 42 patients with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS). Linear modelling with respect to b...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Marshall I,Thrippleton MJ,Bastin ME,Mollison D,Dickie DA,Chappell FM,Semple SIK,Cooper A,Pavitt S,Giovannoni G,Wheeler-Kingshott CAMG,Solanky BS,Weir CJ,Stallard N,Hawkins C,Sharrack B,Chataway J,Connick P,Chandran S

更新日期：2018-08-01 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：:We report the case of a 17.5-year old girl with generalized myasthenia gravis (MG). When she was 13, she started to complain of episodic diplopia, ptosis and mild fatigability of upper and lower extremity muscles. She was diagnosed with MG 3 years later, after exacerbation of her limb muscle weakness. Acetylcholine re...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Kostera-Pruszczyk A,Kwiecinski H

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Recent retrospective studies found sleep disorders, including obstructive sleep apnea and its symptoms to occur more often in patients following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, but studies investigating the incidence of subarachnoid hemorrhage in patients with diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea [OSA] comp...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Zaremba S,Albus L,Schuss P,Vatter H,Klockgether T,Güresir E

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00