Evidence of an association between Chlamydia pneumoniae and cerebrovascular accidents.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Patients with the cerebellar variant of multiple system atrophy (MSA-C) often show cognitive deficits in various cognitive domains. The association between morphometric changes in cortical and subcortical structures and cognitive impairments in MSA-C were investigated to explore the neural correl...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Lee MJ,Shin JH,Seoung JK,Lee JH,Yoon U,Oh JH,Jung DS,Kim EJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of genetics and its technological development have been fundamental in advancing the field of movement disorders, opening the door to precision medicine. Starting from the revolutionary discovery of the locus of the Huntington's disease gene, we review the milestones of genetic discoveries in movement disorde...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Sturchio A,Marsili L,Mahajan A,Grimberg MB,Kauffman MA,Espay AJ

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is described in which non-convulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) prompted further investigation leading to the diagnosis of Lafora body disease (LBD). The onset of NCSE was temporally related to the withdrawal of sodium valproate and introduction of carbamazepine, which may have been precipitating factors. NCSE h...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Corkill RG,Hardie RJ

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Concerning the great importance of brainstem involvement in multiple sclerosis (MS), the aim of this study was to explore the role of the newly developed vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMP) score as a possible marker of brainstem involvement in MS patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS:This was...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Gabelić T,Krbot Skorić M,Adamec I,Barun B,Zadro I,Habek M

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The aim was to study the prevalence of epilepsy in a hospital-based systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) cohort and to investigate the relationship between epilepsy and other manifestations of neuropsychiatric SLE (NPSLE). METHODS:The study population consisted of 440 SLE patients recruited from 1...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Hopia L,Andersson M,Svenungsson E,Khademi M,Piehl F,Tomson T

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Although Labrune syndrome is a well-known disorder characterized by a typical neuroradiological triad, namely leukoencephalopathy, intracranial calcifications and cysts, there are no reports of systemic involvement in this disorder. This paper attempts to describe a peculiar clinical manifestatio...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Bonomo G,Monfrini E,Borellini L,Bonomo R,Arienti F,Saetti MC,Di Fonzo A,Locatelli M

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The differences in the characteristics of thymus histology, coexisting autoimmune diseases and related autoantibodies between anti-muscle-specific receptor tyrosine kinase (MuSK)-antibody (Ab)-positive myasthenia gravis (MG) patients, and anti-acetylcholine receptor (AChR)-Ab-positive MG patients...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Nakata R,Motomura M,Masuda T,Shiraishi H,Tokuda M,Fukuda T,Ando T,Yoshimura T,Tsujihata M,Kawakami A

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Migraine is a complex and disabling neurological disorder, the exact neurological mechanisms of which remain unclear. The thalamus is considered to be the hub of the central processing and integration of nociceptive information, as well as the modulation of these processes. METHODS:A total of 48...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Qin ZX,Su JJ,He XW,Zhu Q,Cui YY,Zhang JL,Wang MX,Gao TT,Tang W,Hu Y,Liu YS,Qiao Y,Liu JR,Li JQ,Du XX

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Prevalence of essential tremor (ET), one of the most common movement disorders, has not been properly evaluated amongst heterogeneous population in India. METHODS:We conducted a cross-sectional epidemiological study on the prevalence of ET in a randomly stratified population in the metropolitan ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Das SK,Banerjee TK,Roy T,Raut DK,Chaudhuri A,Hazra A

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Botulinum toxin type A (BoNT/A) is a highly effective and well-tolerated treatment for focal dystonias. The BoNT/A in Botox and Dysport is part of a high-molecular-weight complex that contains hemagglutinins and other non-toxic proteins, whilst Xeomin is a highly purified BoNT/A free of such comp...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Benecke R

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The 'hot cross bun' sign (HCBS), typically seen in the patients with multiple system atrophy, refers to a cruciform hyperintensity in the pons on T2-weighted MRI. Little is known about its pathological basis and prevalence in other degenerative cerebellar diseases and healthy population. We inves...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Lee YC,Liu CS,Wu HM,Wang PS,Chang MH,Soong BW

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The involvement of metabolic factors in the development of dementia has received much attention. However, previous studies have yielded conflicting results regarding how blood adipocytokine level impacts cognitive decline and dementia. This study aimed to clarify whether serum high-molecular-weig...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Kitagawa K,Miwa K,Okazaki S,Sakaguchi M,Mochizuki H

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Ischaemic stroke frequently has a cardioembolic (CE) source. Clinical and echocardiographic parameters associated with CE stroke were evaluated. METHODS:In all, 93 consecutive ischaemic stroke patients who underwent a transthoracic echocardiogram were retrospectively analysed; strokes were class...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Ferkh A,Brown P,O'Keefe E,Zada M,Duggins A,Thiagalingam A,Altman M,Boyd A,Byth K,Kizana E,Denniss AR,Thomas L

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The etiological classification of patients with transient ischaemic attack (TIA) is a difficult endeavor and the use of serum biomarkers could improve the diagnostic accuracy. The aim of this study was to correlate atrial fibrillation, the main cardioembolic etiology (CE), with different serum bi...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Purroy F,Suárez-Luis I,Mauri-Capdevila G,Cambray S,Farré J,Sanahuja J,Piñol-Ripoll G,Quílez A,González-Mingot C,Begué R,Gil MI,Fernández E,Benabdelhak I

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Normal subjects use an open-loop motor control strategy in handwriting, but they are able to switch to closed-loop motor control when the demands on accuracy increase. These closed-loop handwriting movements of normal subjects resemble the inefficient movements found in writing-impaired patients. The hypothesis that s...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Schenk T,Walther EU,Mai N

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Although cerebrovascular disorders are the main cause of epilepsia partialis continua (EPC) in adulthood, the frequency of EPC after stroke is unknown. The aim was to prospectively ascertain its frequency 1 year after an ischaemic stroke. METHODS:This was a prospective study of consecutive acute...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Bentes C,Franco AC,Peralta AR,Viana P,Martins H,Morgado C,Casimiro C,Fonseca C,Geraldes R,Canhão P,Pinho E Melo T,Paiva T,Ferro JM

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Patients with acute ischemic stroke are at high-risk for contracting COVID-19 infection. Additionally, healthcare professionals including neurovascular ultrasound providers are also at risk of being infected by SARS-CoV-2 virus. Yet, preparedness to continue to guarantee hyperacute treatment is v...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Baracchini C,Pieroni A,Kneihsl M,Azevedo E,Diomedi M,Pascazio L,Wojczal J,Lucas C,Bartels E,Bornstein NM,Csiba L,Valdueza J,Tsivgoulis G,Malojcic B

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Recent studies have demonstrated that Alzheimer's disease (AD) and subcortical vascular dementia (SVaD) have white matter (WM) microstructural changes. However, previous studies on AD and SVaD rarely eliminated the confounding effects of patients with mixed Alzheimer's and cerebrovascular disease...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Kim YJ,Kwon HK,Lee JM,Kim YJ,Kim HJ,Jung NY,Kim ST,Lee KH,Na DL,Seo SW

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The role of lifestyle and dietary habits and antecedent events has not been clearly identified in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP). METHODS:Information was collected about modifiable environmental factors and antecedent infections and vaccinations in patients with...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Doneddu PE,Bianchi E,Cocito D,Manganelli F,Fazio R,Filosto M,Mazzeo A,Cosentino G,Cortese A,Jann S,Clerici AM,Antonini G,Siciliano G,Luigetti M,Marfia GA,Briani C,Lauria G,Rosso T,Cavaletti G,Carpo M,Benedetti L,

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the surface electromyogram (EMG) of the lower limbs of hemiplegic children with spastic cerebral palsy during gait. The EMG of seven muscles was analyzed for 17 children (5-12 years old). The EMG of the involved side was decreased for the examined shank muscles and increase...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Patikas D,Wolf S,Döderlein L

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Brain death (BD) is the irreversible loss of all functions of the brain and brainstem. Spontaneous and reflex movements of the limbs have been described in this condition. However, facial myokymia (FM) in BD has not been previously reported. The origin of that motor phenomenon in alive patients is still unce...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Saposnik G,Mauriño J,Saizar R

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Predicting the course of behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) remains a major clinical challenge. This study aimed to identify factors that predict survival and clinical progression in bvFTD. METHODS:Consecutive patients with clinically probable bvFTD were prospectively followed u...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Agarwal S,Ahmed RM,D'Mello M,Foxe D,Kaizik C,Kiernan MC,Halliday GM,Piguet O,Hodges JR

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An alanin-9valin (Ala-9Val) polymorphism in the mitochondrial targeting sequence of manganese-containing superoxide dismutase (Mn-SOD) has recently been described. We studied this polymorphism in 72 Swedish patients with sporadic motor neuron diseases (MND) and controls using an oligonucleotide ligation assay. There w...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Van Landeghem GF,Tabatabaie P,Beckman G,Beckman L,Andersen PM

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease is a chronic, slowly progressing disorder. The lack of specific disease progression biomarkers limits the execution of clinical trials. However, neurofilament light chain (NfL) has been suggested as a potential biomarker for peripheral nervous system disorders. ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Millere E,Rots D,Simrén J,Ashton NJ,Kupats E,Micule I,Priedite V,Kurjane N,Blennow K,Gailite L,Zetterberg H,Kenina V

更新日期：2020-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Growth hormone (GH)/insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) axis abnormalities in multiple sclerosis (MS) suggest their role in its pathogenesis. Interferon β (IFN-β) efficacy could be mediated also by an increase of IGF-1 levels. A 2-year longitudinal study was performed to estimate the prevalence ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Lanzillo R,Di Somma C,Quarantelli M,Carotenuto A,Pivonello C,Moccia M,Cianflone A,Marsili A,Puorro G,Saccà F,Russo CV,De Luca Picione C,Ausiello F,Colao A,Brescia Morra V

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this narrative review is to evaluate the pathogenesis, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of intracranial artery dissection (IAD). IAD is a rare and often unrecognized cause of stroke or subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH), especially in young adults. Two types of IAD can be identified: a subi...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Sikkema T,Uyttenboogaart M,Eshghi O,De Keyser J,Brouns R,van Dijk JM,Luijckx GJ

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serial single fiber electromyography (SFEMG) examinations of orbicularis oculi muscle in patients with blepharospasm or hemifacial spasm treated with botulinum toxin injections were performed. The aim of the study was to evaluate the impairment of neuromuscular transmission, to follow reinnervation after botulinum tox...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Bogucki A

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Intrathecal immunoglobulin (Ig) synthesis occurs in various chronic inflammatory neurological diseases. Different formulae have been developed for quantitative determination of Ig synthesis within the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) compartment. The hyperbolic formula of Reiber is frequently used which...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Auer M,Hegen H,Zeileis A,Deisenhammer F

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoantibodies in patients with paraneoplastic neurological syndromes (PNS) have been reported to be predominantly IgG1 and IgG3 isotypes. However, no data are available about the IgG subclass distribution of the total serum IgG in these patients. Therefore, we investigated the IgG subclass distribution (given as perc...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Blaes F,Klotz M,Funke D,Strittmatter M,Kraus J,Kaps M

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00