Fulminant acute disseminated encephalomyelitis mimicking acute bacterial menigoencephalitis.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Since the outbreak of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, several reports indicated neurological involvement in COVID-19 disease. Muscle involvement has also been reported as evidenced by creatine kinase (CK) elevations and reports of myalgia. METHODS:Creat...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Pitscheider L,Karolyi M,Burkert FR,Helbok R,Wanschitz JV,Horlings C,Pawelka E,Omid S,Traugott M,Seitz T,Zoufaly A,Lindeck-Pozza E,Wöll E,Beer R,Seiwald S,Bellmann-Weiler R,Hegen H,Löscher WN

更新日期：2020-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate changes in serum complements and their regulators in the pathogenesis of myasthenia gravis (MG). METHODS:Forty-four patients with acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive MG, as well as 20 patients with non-inflammatory neurological disorders were enrolled. Serum complements (C3, C4 and solubl...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Ozawa Y,Uzawa A,Yasuda M,Kojima Y,Oda F,Himuro K,Kawaguchi N,Kuwabara S

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:In patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), functional disease scores are frequently used to evaluate the course of the disease and the efficacy of treatment. The aim of the present study was to propose minimal clinically important difference (MCID) values for motor scores in order to estimat...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Stolte B,Bois JM,Bolz S,Kizina K,Totzeck A,Schlag M,Kleinschnitz C,Hagenacker T

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, a novel protein-interaction partner of alpha-synuclein, designated synphilin-1, is identified as a constituent of Lewy bodies (LB) in Parkinson's disease (PD) brains. To investigate an involvement of genetic variations of synphilin-1 in development of sporadic PD, a possible single nucleotide polymorphism (S...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Satoh JI,Kuroda Y

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complex painful reflex syndrome is sometimes described in the chronic phase of stroke. Acute autonomic dysfunction (AAD), which is occasionally present in cases of acute stroke, has not been studied prospectively. The aim of the study was to investigate AAD on the hemibody contralateral to the lesion in the acute phas...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Diserens K,Vuadens P,Michel P,Reichhart M,Herrmann FR,Arnold P,Bogousslavsky J,Ghika J

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a novel missense mutation of the Notch3 gene in a Japanese family with CADASIL. The Cys49Gly mutation in this family is located in exon 2 of the Notch3 gene. Most of the documented Notch3 gene mutations occur in exons 3 or 4. On the other hand, there are few reports around the world of mutations in exon 2 of...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Oki K,Nagata E,Ishiko A,Shimizu A,Tanaka K,Takahashi K,Tabira T,Katayama T,Suzuki N

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients are often emotionally disturbed. We investigated anger in these patients in relation to demographic, clinical, and mood characteristics. PATIENTS AND METHODS:About 195 cognitively unimpaired MS patients (150 relapsing-remitting and 45 progressive) were evaluated ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Nocentini U,Tedeschi G,Migliaccio R,Dinacci D,Lavorgna L,Bonavita S,Bresciamorra V,Comanducci G,Coniglio G,Livrea P,Mannu R,Orefice G,Paciello M,Patti F,Quattrone A,Salemi G,Savettieri G,Simone IL,Valentino P,Zappia

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to clarify the influence of regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) changes in language-relevant areas of the dominant hemisphere on rCBF in each region in the non-dominant hemisphere in post-stroke aphasic patients. METHODS:The study subjects were 27 aphasic patients who suffere...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Uruma G,Kakuda W,Abo M

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Dimethyl fumarate (DMF) causes a mean lymphocyte count drop of approximately 30% in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) patients. The relationship between this reduction and DMF effectiveness is controversial. The objective was to investigate if the decrease in absolute lymphocyte count...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Tsantes E,Curti E,Ferraro D,Lugaresi A,Baldi E,Montepietra S,Immovilli P,Simone AM,Mancinelli L,Strumia S,Vitetta F,Foschi M,Ferri C,Ferrarini C,Sola P,Granella F

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic challenges neurologists in counseling multiple sclerosis (MS) patients with respect to their risk for and by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and in guiding disease-modifying treatment (DMT). The objective was to determine the freque...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Bsteh G,Bitschnau C,Hegen H,Auer M,Di Pauli F,Rommer P,Deisenhammer F,Berger T

更新日期：2020-09-25 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：:Mirror movements (MM), involuntary movements of homologous muscles opposite to unilateral limb activity, decrease in the course of motor development, but may reappear in adults after brain damage. To better characterize this type of acquired MM, grip forces of 36 healthy subjects and 35 patients suffering from focal b...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Uttner I,Mai N,Esslinger O,Danek A

更新日期：2005-12-01 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：:To evaluate prevalence of use and prescribing patterns of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) in Italian general practice. Primary care data were obtained from the Health Search Database, a longitudinal observational database implemented by the Italian College of General Practitioners (GPs). We selected 465 061 subjects regist...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Savica R,Beghi E,Mazzaglia G,Innocenti F,Brignoli O,Cricelli C,Caputi AP,Musolino R,Spina E,Trifirò G

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)-related genes and mutations have been increasingly discovered recently and an improved understanding of genotype-phenotype relationships may help to predict the disease course and refine genetic diagnosis. METHODS:We collected clinical data and blood samples f...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Chen W,Xie Y,Zheng M,Lin J,Huang P,Pei Z,Yao X

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A Task Force was convened by the EFNS/MDS-ES Scientist Panel on Parkinson's disease (PD) and other movement disorders to systemically review relevant publications on the diagnosis of PD. METHODS:Following the EFNS instruction for the preparation of neurological diagnostic guidelines, recommendation levels h...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Berardelli A,Wenning GK,Antonini A,Berg D,Bloem BR,Bonifati V,Brooks D,Burn DJ,Colosimo C,Fanciulli A,Ferreira J,Gasser T,Grandas F,Kanovsky P,Kostic V,Kulisevsky J,Oertel W,Poewe W,Reese JP,Relja M,Ruzicka E,Sc

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Behçet's disease (BD) is a multisystemic, recurrent, inflammatory disorder. Neurological involvement is well-known but cerebral vasculitis and ischaemic stroke are unusual. CASE DESCRIPTION:A 43-year-old male patient presented with acute left hemiparesis, he had recurrent oral aphthae and scrotal ulcerati...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Krespi Y,Akman-Demir G,Poyraz M,Tugcu B,Coban O,Tuncay R,Serdaroglu P,Bahar S

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The incidence, underlying physiopathology, features and association with lesion topography of visual hallucinations in acute stroke have scarcely been investigated. METHODS:Patients with a diagnosis of acute stroke (ischaemic or haemorrhagic) in any vascular territory, admitted within 24 h after...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Morenas-Rodríguez E,Camps-Renom P,Pérez-Cordón A,Horta-Barba A,Simón-Talero M,Cortés-Vicente E,Guisado-Alonso D,Vilaplana E,García-Sánchez C,Gironell A,Roig C,Delgado-Mederos R,Martí-Fàbregas J

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case of transient global amnesia related to symptomatic renal stones. Transient global amnesia has been related to intense emotional or painful experiences, such as sexual intercourse, cold water bathing and trigeminal stimulation. Renal stones may be at the origin of a painful experience and thus may in...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Kettaneh A,Gobron C,Fain O,Mohib S,Thomas M

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The expanded repeat length in ATXN1 negatively correlates with age at onset (AAO) of spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1) but can explain only part of it, indicating that other factors affect AAO. Some studies have explored the influence of non-causative CAG repeats on the AAO of SCA patients. Ho...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Wang P,Chen Z,Peng Y,Cao L,Li X,Wang C,Yang H,Peng H,Shi Y,Zhou X,Li T,Feng L,Wu C,Qiu R,Xia K,Tang B,Jiang H

更新日期：2019-08-01 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

abstract：:The muscle overactivity seen in spasticity results in limb stiffness and muscle spasm, to which there is both a neurogenic and a biomechanical component. Spasticity does not always cause harm and can assist in the rehabilitation process enabling a patient to stand when their limb weakness would not otherwise allow it....

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Ward AB

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Interferon beta (IFNbeta) preparations have some effect on the progressive phase of multiple sclerosis (MS). This limited effect might be partially because of a certain number of IFNbeta non-responders. Myxovirus resistance protein A (MxA)--a marker of IFNbeta bioactivity--was correlated with the...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Millonig A,Dressel A,Bahner D,Bitsch A,Bogumil T,Elitok E,Kitze B,Tumani H,Weber F,Gneiss C,Deisenhammer F

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Superficial siderosis of the central nervous system is a sporadic finding in magnetic resonance imaging, resulting from recurrent bleedings into the subarachnoid space. This study aimed to determine the frequency of spinal dural cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks amongst patients with a symmetric in...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Friedauer L,Rezny-Kasprzak B,Steinmetz H,du Mesnil de Rochemont R,Foerch C

更新日期：2020-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Whether the neuromelanin-positive substantia nigra pars compacta area (NM-SNc) on neuromelanin magnetic resonance imaging (NM-MRI) and the specific binding ratio (SBR) on 123 I-N-v-fluoropropyl-2b-carbomethoxy3b-(4-iodophenyl)nortropane single photon emission computed tomography (DaT-SPECT) can b...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Okuzumi A,Hatano T,Kamagata K,Hori M,Mori A,Oji Y,Taniguchi D,Daida K,Shimo Y,Yanagisawa N,Nojiri S,Aoki S,Hattori N

更新日期：2019-11-01 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：:The objective of this study was to investigate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of triptans in patients who suffer from familial or sporadic hemiplegic migraine. Seventy-six subjects had used triptans at least once as an abortive treatment. Average triptan response was 6.9 (SD +/-3.1) and adverse event severity 4...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Artto V,Nissilä M,Wessman M,Palotie A,Färkkilä M,Kallela M

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Water drinking recently has been shown to raise blood pressure in normal subjects and in patients with autonomic failure who have orthostatic hypotension. However, in normal young subjects, ingestion of approximately 500 ml has no pressor effect; but in older subjects there is an increase in blood pressure. An even gr...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Mathias CJ,Young TM

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Critical illness polyneuropathy and myopathy (CIP/CIM) is being increasingly recognized as a significant clinical problem in critically ill children especially if they have spent long periods in the intensive care unit. So the aim was to determine the frequency of CIP/CIM amongst mechanically ven...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Thabet Mahmoud A,Tawfik MAM,Abd El Naby SA,Abo El Fotoh WMM,Saleh NY,Abd El Hady NMS

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00