Myasthenia gravis associated with adrenocortical insufficiency. Report of two cases.

abstract：:Optic neuritis usually presents with rapid and gradual loss of vision that is either complete or incomplete, and typically associated with retro-orbital pain. To our knowledge there have been no documented reports of optic neuritis presenting with multiple episodes of amaurosis fugax, the sudden and transient loss of ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Awad AM,Estephan B,Warnack W,Stüve O

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Delayed ischaemic neurological deficit (DID) following subarachnoid haemorrhage from aneurysm rupture (aSAH) is a serious complication and a major cause of mortality and morbidity. No empirical estimates of resource use and costs of patients with delayed ischaemic deficit compared to those without have been ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Rivero-Arias O,Wolstenholme J,Gray A,Molyneux AJ,Kerr RS,Yarnold JA,Sneade M

更新日期：2009-03-01 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：:Studies of the relationship between Alzheimer's disease (AD) and polymorphism in the promoter region of Interleukin 6 (IL-6) -174 G/C have reported inconsistent results. To assess the association between IL-6 -174 G/C promoter polymorphism and AD risk, a meta-analysis containing 3,101 AD cases and 3,860 controls from ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Dai L,Liu D,Guo H,Wang Y,Bai Y

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a clinical, neuro-radiological and genetic study on a family with members suffering from an autosomal dominantly inherited syndrome characterised by epilepsy, cerebral calcifications and cysts, bone abnormalities; progressive neuro-cognitive deterioration and paranasal sinusitis. This syndrome shares severa...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Karlinger K,Tárnoki ÁD,Tárnoki DL,Polvi A,Lehesjoki AE,Kelemen A,Szegedi L,Turányi E,Kamondi A,Szűcs A

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A haplotype marker consisting of three biallelic restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) loci from the VH-2 variable gene family was examined in 124 families with sibling pairs concordant for multiple sclerosis, 178 unrelated patients and 159 unaffected controls to investigate the role of the immunoglobulin he...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Wood NW,Sawcer SJ,Kellar-Wood HF,Holmans P,Clayton D,Robertson N,Compston DA

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and angiographic findings are described in a patient with Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome, who also had a cerebral haemorrhage from an arteriovenous malformation. The resulting aphasia disappeared completely after resorption of the haemorrhage. In this syndrome, the occur...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Jaksch H,Bewermeyer H,Dreesbach HA,Heiss WD

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapeutic apheresis has emerged as a major treatment option for autoantibody-associated inflammatory diseases of the nervous system. This includes patients with autoimmune encephalitides caused by antibodies against neuronal proteins. Plasma exchange (PE) and immunoadsorption (IA) constitute two possibilities to eli...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Heine J,Ly LT,Lieker I,Slowinski T,Finke C,Prüss H,Harms L

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Somatostatin levels were measured in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with Alzheimer's disease, multi-infarct dementia and normal pressure hydrocephalus and compared with levels from a normal control group. All pathological groups showed a statistically significant decrease of somatostatin with respect to the control g...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Molins A,Catalán R,Sahuquillo J,Castellanos JM,Codina A,Galard R

更新日期：1991-06-01 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：:Headache attributed to ingestion of a cold stimulus (ICHD-3 beta 4.5.1) is also known as ice cream headache (ICH). This cross-sectional epidemiological study included 283 students (10-14-year-olds) attending a grammar school in Germany, their parents (n = 401), and 41 teachers. A self-administered questionnaire was us...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Zierz AM,Mehl T,Kraya T,Wienke A,Zierz S

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate the socio-economic impact of multiple sclerosis (MS) in Italy. METHODS:Outpatients with MS were enrolled at 44 centres across Italy. Socio-demographic, clinical and resource utilization data were collected using a validated questionnaire. Each patient completed a weekly diary of expenses due to ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Amato MP,Battaglia MA,Caputo D,Fattore G,Gerzeli S,Pitaro M,Reggio A,Trojano M,Mu. S. I. C. Study Group.

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our knowledge of the vestibular sensory system, its functional significance for gaze and posture stabilization, and its capability to ensure accurate spatial orientation perception and spatial navigation has greatly benefitted from experimental approaches using a variety of vertebrate species. This review summarizes t...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Straka H,Zwergal A,Cullen KE

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) is an effective treatment modality for motor symptoms of advanced Parkinson's disease. Recent studies focus on exploring its possible effects on cognition and behavior. We present a case with acute cognitive dysfunction due to misalignment of the electrodes to th...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Cakmakli GY,Oruckaptan H,Saka E,Elibol B

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Raised intracranial pressure in association with spinal meningeal cysts has rarely been reported. We describe four patients in whom evidence of paroxysmal raised intracranial pressure was found in association with spinal meningeal cysts. Cerebrospinal fluid diversion procedures have previously been shown to relieve lo...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Shams PN,Goadsby PJ,Crockard HA,Casey AT,Plant GT

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sleep disorders can occur in early Parkinson's disease (PD). However, the relationship between different sleep disturbances and their longitudinal evolution has not been fully explored. OBJECTIVE:To describe the frequency, coexistence, and longitudinal change in excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), insomnia,...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Xu Z,Anderson KN,Saffari SE,Lawson RA,Chaudhuri KR,Brooks D,Pavese N

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of polycythemia vera with chorea in which the brain metabolism and dopamine system were investigated using 2-[(18)F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET) and (99m)Tc-labeled tropane dopamine transporter ((99m)Tc-TRODAT-1) single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). Al...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Huang HC,Wu YC,Shih LY,Lo WC,Tsai CH,Shyu WC

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal dysfunction, especially constipation, is one of the major problems in the daily life of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). About 60 to 80% of PD patients suffer from constipation. Several studies have proven that constipation appears about 10 to 20 years prior to motor symptoms. More recently, Ab...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Ueki A,Otsuka M

更新日期：2004-10-01 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：BACKGROUND:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune, demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. The treatment of MS has always been a focus of neurological research. To date, the US Food and Drug Administration has approved 15 medications for modifying the course of multiple sclerosis. In this study, we exami...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Li H,Hu F,Zhang Y,Li K

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The follow-up of neurophysiological tests (brain-stem auditory evoked potentials; blink reflex; sensory, motor and visual evoked potentials) and CT was investigated in 21 patients with late-onset cerebellar ataxia (CA) or multiple system atrophy. The study included an initial investigation and a follow-up examination ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Wessel K,Huss GP,Brückmann H,Kömpf D

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether primary lateral sclerosis (PLS) represents part of the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-frontotemporal dementia (ALS-FTD) spectrum of diseases. METHODS:Comprehensive assessment was taken on 21 patients with PLS and results were compared to patients diagnosed with pure motor ALS (n = 27) and ALS...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Agarwal S,Highton-Williamson E,Caga J,Matamala JM,Dharmadasa T,Howells J,Zoing MC,Shibuya K,Geevasinga N,Vucic S,Hodges JR,Ahmed RM,Kiernan MC

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unlike most neurodegenerative disorders, individuals at risk from Huntington's disease can be identified prior to the onset of clinical signs of the disease by virtue of it being an autosomal dominant condition. This provides the hypothetical opportunity to delay disease onset and/or slow down the progression of the d...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Mason S,Barker RA

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral hemodynamics play a pivotal role in stroke pathogenesis. Transcranial Doppler (TCD) studies demonstrated the importance of cerebral vasomotor reactivity (VMR) on the outcome of carotid artery occlusion (CAO). So far, positron emission tomography represents the best technique for detecting both hemodynamic and...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Vernieri F,Silvestrini M,Tibuzzi F,Pasqualetti P,Altamura C,Passarelli F,Matteis M,Rossini PM

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Over the past few decades, there has been an improvement in the rate of disability progression in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, and most studies relate this evolvement to the introduction of disease-modifying therapies. However, several other factors have changed over this period, including access to MRI...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Simonsen CS,Flemmen HØ,Broch L,Brunborg C,Berg-Hansen P,Moen SM,Celius EG

更新日期：2020-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A growing number of studies have been conducted on the relationship between anger and hostility and the risk of stroke, and their conclusions are not consistent. Accordingly, we performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the relationship between anger and hostility and the risk of stroke. METHODS:We searched the ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Chen H,Zhang B,Xue W,Li J,Li Y,Fu K,Chen X,Sun M,Shi H,Tian L,Teng W

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-four patients with unilateral facial weakness of various aetiologies were investigated using a magnetic stimulator to stimulate the proximal segment of the facial nerve directly (short latency response) and also to activate the facial motoneurons bilaterally via corticonuclear pathways by placing the stimulatin...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Meyer BU,Britton TC,Benecke R

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the SPG3A gene cause a form of pure, early-onset autosomal dominant hereditary spastic paraplegia linked to chromosome 14q. The encoded protein, atlastin, is a putative member of the dynamin superfamily of large GTPases involved in cellular trafficking patterns. We report a new atlastin mutation causing s...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Scarano V,Mancini P,Criscuolo C,De Michele G,Rinaldi C,Tucci T,Tessa A,Santorelli FM,Perretti A,Santoro L,Filla A

更新日期：2005-08-01 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：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