Spinal arteriovenous malformations: clinical and neurophysiological findings.

abstract：:Seventy-seven cases of the optic-spinal form of multiple sclerosis (OSMS) were collected from 6 institutes in 3 cities of Japan, and the clinical and MRI features were analyzed. Two-thirds of the OSMS patients had longitudinally extensive spinal cord MRI lesions (LESL), and had clinical features similar to those of re...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Nakashima I,Fukazawa T,Ota K,Nohara C,Warabi Y,Ohashi T,Miyazawa I,Fujihara K,Itoyama Y

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite advances in the field, diagnosis and management of the wide spectrum of neurological events post allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT) remain challenging. Therefore, we investigated their incidence, diagnosis, management and long-term prognosis in alloHCT recipients. METHODS:We ret...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Sakellari I,Gavriilaki E,Papagiannopoulos S,Gavriilaki M,Batsis I,Mallouri D,Vardi A,Constantinou V,Masmanidou M,Yannaki E,Smias C,Geroukis T,Kazis D,Kimiskidis V,Anagnostopoulos A

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurological complications in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are an important aspect of this new infectious disease and occur frequently. The existence of neurotropic variants of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the causative agent of AIDS, is probable. Direct infection of the nervous system with...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Fischer PA,Enzensberger W

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that neurorehabilitation can reduce disability or improve handicap of people with multiple sclerosis (MS). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a short period (6 weeks) of a tailored, individualised outpatient rehabilitation program in people with progressive MS. A randomised-con...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Patti F,Ciancio MR,Cacopardo M,Reggio E,Fiorilla T,Palermo F,Reggio A,Thompson AJ

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biomarkers beyond clinical assessment are needed in patients who suffer from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Here, single-voxel proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((1)H MRS) of the gray matter of the motor cortex and the white matter including the pyramidal tracts was used to investigate concentrations of N-a...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Unrath A,Ludolph AC,Kassubek J

更新日期：2007-08-01 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：:A 56-year-old woman with coeliac disease developed myoclonus of cortical origin and palatal myoclonus with lesions of subcortical white matter on magnetic resonance imaging. Myoclonus can thus be a prominent feature of coeliac disease encephalopathy. A slight vitamin E deficiency was found but does not satisfactorily ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Tison F,Arne P,Henry P

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is an uncommon, demyelinating disease that causes long-term disability in adults. Though much has recently been learned about its pathogenesis, there are still only a few studies regarding the epidemiology of NMO. The aim of the study was to describe the epidemiology of NMO among adults in t...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Jacob A,Panicker J,Lythgoe D,Elsone L,Mutch K,Wilson M,Das K,Boggild M

更新日期：2013-08-01 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：:We examined 199 consecutive patients who underwent 220 liver transplantations, to define the type, frequency and aetiology of posttransplant neurological complications and their prognostic value. We found neurological complications in 63 patients (32%), mostly involving the central nervous system. The most frequent co...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Guarino M,Stracciari A,Pazzaglia P,Sterzi R,Santilli I,Donato F,D'Alessandro R

更新日期：1996-02-01 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：:A case is reported of severe agnosia for verbal and non-verbal sounds without associated aphasic disorder. A CT scan revealed bilateral, temporal lobe lesions from two ischaemic accidents that had occurred 9 months apart. The search for subtle deficits in the patient showed normal sensitivity to changes in the intensi...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Rosati G,De Bastiani P,Paolino E,Prosser S,Arslan E,Artioli M

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurological complications following rubella are only rarely encountered. However, in many cases severe neurological impairment may occur, leading to permanent disability. In a recent epidemic of rubella in Israel during the years 1978-1979, 20 patients with severe neurological complications have been seen. We report ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Bechar M,Davidovich S,Goldhammer G,Machtey I,Gadoth N

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of clinical and electrophysiological signs of peripheral nerve disease was evaluated in 151 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Patients with concomitant disorders affecting the peripheral nervous system were excluded. Thirty patients had clinical signs of a mild sensorimotor and distal...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Pfeiffer G,Kunze K,Brüch M,Kutzner M,Ladurner G,Malin JP,Tackmann W

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ) was measured in serum and muscle of 17 patients with ophthalmoplegia plus (including 5 patients with Kearns-Sayre syndrome), in muscle of 9 patients with neurogenic atrophies, 5 patients with myositis, and 5 patients with progressive muscular dystrophies (including 1 patient with oculopharyngeal dys...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Zierz S,Jahns G,Jerusalem F

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Frailty is known to predict dementia. However, its link with neurodegenerative alterations of the central nervous system (CNS) is not well understood at present. We investigated the association between the biomechanical response of the CNS and frailty in older adults suspected of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) pr...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Vallet A,Del Campo N,Hoogendijk EO,Lokossou A,Balédent O,Czosnyka Z,Balardy L,Payoux P,Swider P,Lorthois S,Schmidt E

更新日期：2020-05-01 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：:Two siblings with Lafora disease (LD) are described: one with epilepsy, myoclonus, EEG abnormalities, severe dementia and many Lafora bodies (LBs) in muscle and skin tissue; the other with myoclonus, epilepsy, EEG abnormalities and LBs in muscle and in skin tissue, without dementia. The findings suggest that the diagn...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Iannaccone S,Zucconi M,Quattrini A,Nemni R,Comola M,Taccagni L,Smirne S

更新日期：1991-07-01 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：:Weight loss is a common symptom of Parkinson's disease and is associated with impaired quality of life. Predictors of weight loss have not been studied in large clinical cohorts. We previously observed an association between change in body mass index and change in Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) motor...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Wills AM,Li R,Pérez A,Ren X,Boyd J,NINDS NET-PD Investigators.

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebellar ataxia can have many genetic causes among which are the congenital disorders of glycosylation type I (CDG-I). In this group of disorders, a multisystem phenotype is generally observed including the involvement of many organs, the endocrine, hematologic and central nervous systems. A few cases of CDG-Ia have...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Vermeer S,Kremer HP,Leijten QH,Scheffer H,Matthijs G,Wevers RA,Knoers NA,Morava E,Lefeber DJ

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An autopsy case of Creutzfeld-Jacob disease with widespread amyloid plaques is reported. A 45-year-old Japanese man, whose father had died of a similar disease, had a 5-year illness characterized by progressive cerebellar signs. Mental changes and brain-stem signs developed in the late stage. Myoclonus frequently occu...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Yagishita S,Iwabuchi K,Amano N,Yokoi S

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A myasthenia gravis (MG) patient who seems to have recovered can later have recurrence of myasthenic signs. Clearly clinical remission does not always correspond to the normalization of all the factors involved in the pathogenesis of the disease. In ten patients who had apparently recovered from MG, electromyographic ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Scoppetta C,Bartoccioni E,David P,Flamini G,Lo Monaco M,Scuderi F,Tonali P

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gut with its variety of microbiota may serve as an etiological origin of diseases. Gut microbes may also play a role in the pathogenesis of diseases beyond their simple nutritional maintenance and support. For example, gut protein aggregation, possibly aided by microbes as well as nasal influences, might be linked...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Choudhry H,Perlmuter LC

更新日期：2017-09-01 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：:We report three members of a single family with an apparently autosomal dominant, nonparoxysmal, hyperkinetic movement disorder with onset in adolescence. The proband, a 56-year-old woman, manifested dystonia, tremor and myoclonus; one of her daughters exhibited myoclonus with tremor, and the other demonstrated myoclo...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Lossos A,Cohen O,Meiner V,Blumenfeld A,Reches A

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the fact that almost one-third of patients suffer from visual deficits following brain damage; neuro-visual rehabilitation to compensate for visual field deficits is relatively neglected in the clinical setting. This is in contrast to physio and speech therapies, which are the bread and butter of rehabilitativ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Raz N,Levin N

更新日期：2017-06-01 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：:Two cases of Addison's disease associated with myasthenia gravis are reported. This association has been described only rarely in the literature. In the first case, there were marked immunological abnormalities. It is most likely that the origin of the adrenocortical insufficiency in the second case is tuberculous. Th...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Dumas P,Archambeaud-Mouveroux F,Vallat JM,Barussaud D,Hugon J,Dumas M

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Brain tumors cause significant morbidity and mortality due to rapid progression and high recurrence risks. Reliable biomarkers to improve diagnosis thereof are desirable. OBJECTIVE:This work aimed to identify panels of biomarkers for diagnostic purposes using cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)-based metabolomics. M...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Wang FX,Chen K,Huang FQ,Alolga RN,Ma J,Wu ZX,Fan Y,Ma G,Guan M

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00