Clinical and molecular analysis of 11 Sicilian SCA2 families: influence of gender on age at onset.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Dysphagia occurs in up to 50% of all patients with acute stroke. There is debate regarding which is the most effective screening tool in identifying aspiration in patients with acute stroke. We assessed the accuracy of the Sapienza Global Bedside Evaluation of Swallowing after Stroke (GLOBE-3S), ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Toscano M,Viganò A,Rea A,Verzina A,Sasso D'Elia T,Puledda F,Longo L,Mancini V,Ruggiero M,Jannini TB,Giuliani G,Albino F,Altieri M,Vicenzini E,Fattapposta F,Pauri F,Giacomini P,Ruoppolo G,Di Piero V

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:High levels of glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)-ab were initially described in patients with stiff person syndrome, and have since also been observed in patients with other neurological diseases. Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) seems to be specially associated. Our purpose is to describe the preval...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Falip M,Carreño M,Miró J,Saiz A,Villanueva V,Quílez A,Molins A,Barceló I,Sierra A,Graus F

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Dermatomyositis (DM) with anti-nuclear matrix protein-2 (NXP-2) antibodies usually shows multifocal ischaemic lesions in muscle. Here, we aimed to investigate the microarteriopathy underlying muscle ischaemia in anti-NXP-2-positive DM. METHODS:A total of 16 patients diagnosed with anti-NXP-2-pos...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Liu Y,Zheng Y,Gang Q,Xie Z,Jin Y,Zhang X,Deng X,Hao H,Gao F,Zhang Z,Xiong H,Zhang W,Wang Z,Yuan Y

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a T-cell-mediated autoimmune demyelinating disease of the central nervous system, associated with an altered cytokine network. We previously assayed peripheral blood T-lymphocyte binding for two prototypic cytokines, tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), and foun...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Bongioanni P,Lombardo F,Moscato G,Mosti S,Meucci G

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and chronically treated with L-DOPA exhibit, in a percentage of 10-30%, supra-physiological levels of plasma total homocysteinemia (tHcy). In this study, we have investigated, in a group of hyper-homocysteinemic PD patients, the time of hyper-tHcy recurrence after disco...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Belcastro V,Pierguidi L,Castrioto A,Menichetti C,Gorgone G,Ientile R,Pisani F,Rossi A,Calabresi P,Tambasco N

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Paraprotein-associated neuropathies have heterogeneous clinical, neurophysiological, neuropathological and haematological features. Objectives. To prepare evidence-based and consensus guidelines on the clinical management of patients with both a demyelinating neuropathy and a paraprotein (paraproteinaemic de...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： European Federation of Neurological Societies.,Peripheral Nerve Society.,Hadden RD,Nobile-Orazio E,Sommer C,Hahn A,Illa I,Morra E,Pollard J,Hughes RA,Bouche P,Cornblath D,Evers E,Koski CL,Léger JM,Van den Bergh P,van Door

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Functional connectivity studies revealed alterations within thalamic, salience, and default mode networks in restless legs syndrome patients. METHODS:Eighty-two patients with restless legs syndrome (untreated, n = 30; on dopaminergic medication, n = 42; on alpha-2-delta ligands as mono- or polyt...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Tuovinen N,Stefani A,Mitterling T,Heidbreder A,Frauscher B,Gizewski ER,Poewe W,Högl B,Scherfler C

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the UK recommends the use of OnabotulinumtoxinA (BoNTA, Botox® ) in the management of chronic migraine (CM) following specific guidelines within the National Health Service. In view of the lack of data on the efficacy of this therapy...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Andreou AP,Trimboli M,Al-Kaisy A,Murphy M,Palmisani S,Fenech C,Smith T,Lambru G

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of the study is to investigate the epidemiology and medical expenses of Wilson's disease in Taiwan. METHODS:Cases of Wilson's disease were identified from the National Health Insurance Research Database with corresponding International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) code 275....

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Lai CH,Tseng HF

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) is a first demyelinating event of the central nervous system and can be a single event. After CIS, a chronic disease course with ongoing inflammation and relapses might occur, resulting in a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS). As yet, there has been no prospec...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： van der Vuurst de Vries RM,van Pelt ED,Mescheriakova JY,Wong YY,Ketelslegers IA,Siepman TA,Catsman CE,Neuteboom RF,Hintzen RQ

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Thirty per cent of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients have non-motor symptoms, including executive and memory deficits. The in vivo anatomical basis of memory deficits in ALS has not been elucidated. In this observational study, brain atrophy in relation to memory function was investiga...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Raaphorst J,van Tol MJ,de Visser M,van der Kooi AJ,Majoie CB,van den Berg LH,Schmand B,Veltman DJ

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy (ADNFLE) is a distinct epileptic syndrome with a broad range of severity even amongst affected members of the same pedigree, and the level of pharmacoresistance may reach 30%, close to that seen in sporadic focal epilepsies. METHODS:To investiga...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Labate A,Mumoli L,Fratto A,Quattrone A,Gambardella A

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytokines have a central role in multiple sclerosis (MS) pathogenesis and may contribute to the aetiology of MS. A polymorphism in the IFNA17 gene with an allele carrying a pre-mature stop codon has been suggested to convey a 26-fold increased risk for MS. We investigated the possible association between this polymorp...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Nyström M,Ruuth K,Lundgren E,Sundström P

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The ataxias are a challenging group of neurological diseases due the aetiological heterogeneity and the complexity of the genetic subtypes. This guideline focuses on the heredodegenerative ataxias. The aim is to provide a peer-reviewed evidence-based guideline for clinical neurologists and oth...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： van de Warrenburg BP,van Gaalen J,Boesch S,Burgunder JM,Dürr A,Giunti P,Klockgether T,Mariotti C,Pandolfo M,Riess O

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Consensus guidelines on the definition, investigation, and treatment of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) have been previously published in European Journal of Neurology and Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System. OBJECTIVES:To revise these guidelines. METHODS:Disease exper...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Van den Bergh PY,Hadden RD,Bouche P,Cornblath DR,Hahn A,Illa I,Koski CL,Léger JM,Nobile-Orazio E,Pollard J,Sommer C,van Doorn PA,van Schaik IN,European Federation of Neurological Societies.,Peripheral Nerve Society.

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Observational study to evaluate long-term effects of deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the globus pallidus internus (GPi) and the ventral intermediate thalamic nucleus (VIM) on patients with medically refractory myoclonus dystonia (MD). BACKGROUND:More recently, pallidal as well as thalamic DBS have been appli...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Krause P,Koch K,Gruber D,Kupsch A,Gharabaghi A,Schneider GH,Kühn AA

更新日期：2021-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy of low and high dose of intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG) in relapsing/remitting (RR) multiple sclerosis (MS). Patients (n = 49) with clinical definite RR MS were randomly allocated to three groups and treated with 0.2 g/kg (n = 17) or 0.4...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Lewańska M,Siger-Zajdel M,Selmaj K

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Non-Western immigrants to Norway acquire an increased risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) after migration. Ethnicity and the presence of oligoclonal bands (OCBs) in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) might influence the disease course. The aim of this study was to investigate differences in disease severi...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Berg-Hansen P,Smestad C,Sandvik L,Harbo HF,Celius EG

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Little is known about neurological training curricula in Europe. A joint approach by the European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS), the Union of European Medical Specialists/European Board of Neurology and the European Association of Young Neurologist and Trainees was established to explore the ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Struhal W,Sellner J,Lisnic V,Vécsei L,Müller E,Grisold W

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At least 13 different disease entities affecting the central nervous system, peripheral nervous system and connective tissue of the skin or kidneys are associated with immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4) immune reactivity. IgG4 has always been considered a benign, non-inflammatory subclass of IgG, in contrast to the well-known c...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Huijbers MG,Querol LA,Niks EH,Plomp JJ,van der Maarel SM,Graus F,Dalmau J,Illa I,Verschuuren JJ

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies in aged, neurologically unimpaired subjects have pointed to a specific induction site of the pathological process of Parkinson's disease (PD) in the region of the dorsal glossopharyngeus-vagus complex as well as in the anterior olfactory nucleus. From the lower brainstem, the disease process would then ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Probst A,Bloch A,Tolnay M

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) is a preventable and treatable disease it still often remains undiagnosed during life. OBJECTIVES:To create practical guidelines for diagnosis, management and prevention of the disease. METHODS:We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, LILACS, Cochrane Library. CONCLUSIONS AND REC...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Galvin R,Bråthen G,Ivashynka A,Hillbom M,Tanasescu R,Leone MA,EFNS.

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Current guidelines on cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) diagnosis and management were issued by the European Federation of Neurological Societies in 2010. We aimed to update the previous European Federation of Neurological Societies guidelines using a clearer and evidence-based methodology. METHO...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Ferro JM,Bousser MG,Canhão P,Coutinho JM,Crassard I,Dentali F,di Minno M,Maino A,Martinelli I,Masuhr F,Aguiar de Sousa D,Stam J,European Stroke Organization.

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Neuropsychiatric symptoms are commonly observed in neurodegenerative diseases. No biomarker is currently available to diagnose psychiatric conditions. As a consequence, the distinction between psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders can be challenging in daily practice. METHODS:This retrospe...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Fourier A,Formaglio M,Kaczorowski F,Mollion H,Perret-Liaudet A,Sauvee M,Quadrio I

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Botulinum A toxin (BT) has been successfully used for the management of spasticity in cerebral palsy (CP). However, the long-term results of BT have not yet been determined. We have studied the evolution of a homogeneous group of patients with CP treated with BT. All these patients had an equinus gait resulting from c...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： García Ruiz PJ,Pascual Pascual I,Sánchez Bernardos V

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Elevation of cardiac troponin (cTn), a sensitive biomarker of myocardial injury, is frequently observed in severe acute neurological disorders. Case reports suggest that cardiac dysfunction may also occur in patients with transient global amnesia (TGA). Until now, no study has systematically asse...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Erdur H,Siegerink B,Ganeshan R,Audebert HJ,Endres M,Nolte CH,Scheitz JF

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 76-year-old man insidiously developed diffuse neurological symptoms: cognitive decline, dysphagia, dysphasia and mental disturbance. Computed tomography of the cranium revealed widespread bilateral brain edema and symmetrical bilateral sphenoid wing hyperostosis. Adjacent to the hyperostosis that resembled skull bas...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Lindsberg PJ,Tatlisumak T,Tienari J,Brander A

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is classically assumed to be a neurodegenerative disorder. Inflammation has been observed in CNS tissue in ALS patients. We investigated the expression and prognostic relevance of proinflammatory chemokines in ALS. METHODS:We analyzed nine chemokines, eotaxin,...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Kuhle J,Lindberg RL,Regeniter A,Mehling M,Steck AJ,Kappos L,Czaplinski A

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The role of cardiovascular risk factors in the pathogenesis of cognitive impairment and dementia remains still unclear. We examined the impact of cardiovascular risk factors on cognitive function in a large longitudinal population study. METHODS:Subjects were 5033 stroke-free men and women who p...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Arntzen KA,Schirmer H,Wilsgaard T,Mathiesen EB

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Many patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) present swallowing difficulties. Dysphagia is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, has a profound impact on the quality of life but is under-reported by patients. The objective was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Dysphag...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Printza A,Boziki M,Bakirtzis C,Nikolaidis I,Kalaitzi M,Triaridis S,Grigoriadis N

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00