Clinical management of brain metastasis.

abstract：:This short review summarizes epilepsy papers published in the Journal of Neurology in 2009, covering pathophysiology (inflammation; propagation pathways), new treatments (oxcarbazepine in paediatrics; levetiracetam in status epilepticus), and non-seizure outcomes (violence; foetal/pregnancy). ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Lozsadi DA,Von Oertzen J,Cock HR

更新日期：2010-11-01 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：:Adolescent-onset spastic ataxia is a proposed novel phenotype in compound heterozygous carriers of an intronic mutation (c.1909 + 22G > A) in the POLR3A gene. Here, we present ten new cases of POLR3A-related spastic ataxia and discuss the genetic, clinical and imaging findings. Patients belonged to six pedigrees with ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Infante J,Serrano-Cárdenas KM,Corral-Juan M,Farré X,Sánchez I,de Lucas EM,García A,Martín-Gurpegui JL,Berciano J,Matilla-Dueñas A

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ataxia with oculomotor apraxia type 1 (AOA1) is a rare autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disease, recently associated with mutations in the aprataxin gene. Main features are early onset cerebellar ataxia, oculomotor apraxia and peripheral neuropathy. The presence of choreoathetosis or dystonia in some patients sug...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Salvatore E,Varrone A,Criscuolo C,Mancini P,Sansone V,Strisciuglio C,Cicala D,Scarano V,Salvatore M,Pappatà S,De Michele G,Filla A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Additional autoimmune diseases in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and their relatives have been studied many times. Studies have employed different designs, and yielded conflicting results. We performed a systematic review, and calculated overall risk of additional autoimmune diseases in people with MS and their f...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Dobson R,Giovannoni G

更新日期：2013-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:Bilateral pallidal lesions induce a range of cognitive and motor disorders, principally a parkinsonian syndrome in which severe disturbances of gait and gait initiation are frequently reported. However, the precise clinical features of these disorders (and the role of the pallidum therein) remain to be estab...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Krystkowiak P,Delval A,Dujardin K,Bleuse S,Blatt JL,Bourriez JL,Derambure P,Destée A,Defebvre L

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Evidences from either small series or spontaneous reporting are accumulating that SARS-CoV-2 involves the Nervous Systems. The aim of this study is to provide an extensive overview on the major neurological complications in a large cohort of COVID-19 patients. METHODS:Retrospective, observational analysis o...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Rifino N,Censori B,Agazzi E,Alimonti D,Bonito V,Camera G,Conti MZ,Foresti C,Frigeni B,Gerevini S,Grimoldi M,La Gioia S,Partziguian T,Quadri S,Riva R,Servalli MC,Sgarzi M,Storti B,Vedovello M,Venturelli E,Viganò M

更新日期：2020-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients developed acute Guillain-Barré syndrome while on steroid treatment. The first patient suffered from ulcerative colitis and developed Guillain-Barré syndrome when the steroid dosage was being tapered. Another patient with long-standing multiple sclerosis received steroids during relapse and the Guillain-...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Steiner I,Wirguin I,Abramsky O

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive disorder that affects motor neurons. It is caused by mutations in the survival motor neuron gene 1 (SMN1). The SMN2 gene, which is the highly homologous SMN1 copy that is present in all the patients, is unable to prevent the disease. An SMN2 dosage method was app...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Cuscó I,Barceló MJ,Rojas-García R,Illa I,Gámez J,Cervera C,Pou A,Izquierdo G,Baiget M,Tizzano EF

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Demyelination in multiple sclerosis (MS) may cause damage to the vegetative nervous system. Our objective was to examine cerebral autoregulation assessed via blood pressure and cerebral blood flow velocity fluctuations during head-up tilt table testing. We also investigated the effects of high-dose intravenous cortico...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Mezei Z,Olah L,Kardos L,Kovacs RK,Csiba L,Csepany T

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thymoma is frequently associated with paraneoplastic diseases (PDs), most commonly with myasthenia gravis (MG). This association is thought to depend on thymoma's capacity to produce and export T lymphocytes. OBJECTIVE:(1) To determine the frequency and characteristics of thymoma-associated PDs other than M...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Evoli A,Minicuci GM,Vitaliani R,Battaglia A,Della Marca G,Lauriola L,Fattorossi A

更新日期：2007-06-01 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:The main aim was to explore the changes in hand-grip strength in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) aged 5-29 years. Secondary aims were to test the effect of mutation, ambulatory status and glucocorticoid use on grip strength and its changes over time and to compute the number of subjects needed...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Hogrel JY,Decostre V,Ledoux I,de Antonio M,Niks EH,de Groot I,Straub V,Muntoni F,Ricotti V,Voit T,Seferian A,Gidaro T,Servais L

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain metastases occur in 20-40% of patients with cancer and their frequency has increased over time. Lung, breast and skin (melanoma) are the commonest sources of brain metastases, and in up to 15% of patients the primary site remains unknown. After the introduction of MRI, multiple lesions have outnumbered single le...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Soffietti R,Rudā R,Mutani R

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The problem of consciousness is discussed briefly, including the contrary views of consciousness as a transcendental phenomenon and as an animistic fiction. Measurement of consciousness is possible only indirectly by means of quantitative assessment of accompanying behavioral deficits. Knowledge of the structural basi...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： von Cramon D

更新日期：1978-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Corticospinal lesions cause impairments in voluntary motor control. Recent findings suggest that some degree of voluntary control may be taken over by a compensatory pathway involving the reticulospinal tract. In humans, evidence for this notion mainly comes from StartReact studies. StartReact is the acceleration of r...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： van Lith BJH,Coppens MJM,Nonnekes J,van de Warrenburg BPC,Geurts AC,Weerdesteyn V

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stroke patients with "pusher syndrome" show severe misperception of their own upright body orientation although visual-vestibular processing is almost intact. This dissociation argues for a second graviceptive system in humans for the perception of body orientation. Recent studies revealed that the posterior thalamus ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Johannsen L,Broetz D,Naegele T,Karnath HO

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using high-performance liquid chromatography, adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) and adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN) were diagnosed by the analysis of fatty acids in sphingomyelin. The analytical method was simple, sensitive and accurate. In ALD and AMN patients, very long chain fatty acids (C26:0, C25:0 and C24:0 on the base of ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Kobayashi T,Katayama M,Suzuki S,Tomoda H,Goto I,Kuroiwa Y

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

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: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

abstract：:Acanthocytosis occurs because of ultrastructural abnormalities of the erythrocyte membranous skeleton resulting in reduced membrane fluidity. At least three hereditary neurological conditions are associated with it, although as yet the pathogenesis of the neurological features is unknown. In abetalipoproteinaemia, an ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Stevenson VL,Hardie RJ

更新日期：2001-02-01 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：PURPOSE:The role of thalamus and brainstem in generalized epilepsy has been suggested in previous studies. The aim of the present study was to assess regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) abnormality in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) patients. METHODS:(99m)Tc-ethylcysteinate dimer brain single photon emission compute...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Tae WS,Joo EY,Han SJ,Lee KH,Hong SB

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischaemic stroke, the most common type of stroke, is classified into three main subtypes: large-vessel disease, lacunar or small-vessel disease, and cardioembolic; two further subtypes include a determined aetiology of "other" and cryptogenic. Although a substantial amount of literature exists concerning current guide...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Kirshner HS

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five patients are described who developed unilateral narrowing of the palpebral fissure that was aggravated by smiling. They had ischaemic lesions involving mainly the contralateral lenticulocapsular area. This rare but distinct symptom may be an action induced focal eyelid dystonia, and could be described as'smile-wi...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Kim JS

更新日期：2001-05-01 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：: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：:Mitochondrial diseases are due to impairment of the mitochondrial respiratory chain. A plausible pathogenic mechanism leading to cellular dysfunction and phenotypic expression is oxidative stress, but there are surprisingly few clinical studies on this subject. Glutathione (GSH) deficiency has been reported in mitocho...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Mancuso M,Orsucci D,Logerfo A,Rocchi A,Petrozzi L,Nesti C,Galetta F,Santoro G,Murri L,Siciliano G

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diagnostic delay of hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRv, v for variant) prevents timely treatment and, therefore, concurs to the mortality of the disease. The aim of the present study was to explore with nerve ultrasound (US) possible red flags for early diagnosis in ATTRv patients with carpal tunnel...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Salvalaggio A,Coraci D,Cacciavillani M,Obici L,Mazzeo A,Luigetti M,Pastorelli F,Grandis M,Cavallaro T,Bisogni G,Lozza A,Gemelli C,Gentile L,Ermani M,Fabrizi GM,Plasmati R,Campagnolo M,Castellani F,Gasparotti R,Marti

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00