The epidemiology of epilepsy in Europe - a systematic review.

abstract：:Among patients who underwent cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination during a 5-year period, we found 18 patients at the multiple sclerosis center of the University of Rome and clinically definite multiple sclerosis, MRI white matter abnormalities, normal CSF examination, a disease d...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Fieschi C,Gasperini C,Ristori G,Bastianello S,Girmenia F,Leuzzi V,Buttinelli C,Pozzilli C,Rasura M

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder with motor and non-motor symptoms, including cognitive deficits. Several magnetic resonance imaging approaches have been applied to investigate brain atrophy in PD. The aim of this study was to detect early structural cortical a...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Danti S,Toschi N,Diciotti S,Tessa C,Poletti M,Del Dotto P,Lucetti C

更新日期：2015-12-01 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：:The present study aimed to assess the ability in objects and actions naming in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. Further, we wished to assess the effect of a particular conceptual dimension, i.e. manipulability, on the naming of object and actions. Patients were recruited from the Department of Neurology, University ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Cotelli M,Borroni B,Manenti R,Zanetti M,Arévalo A,Cappa SF,Padovani A

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treadmill training with partial body weight support can restore the gait ability of chronic non-ambulatory hemiparetic subjects. A combination of physiotherapy and treadmill training may accelerate the rate of recovery. Therefore a randomized study was planned. Twenty-eight non-ambulatory hemiparetic patients were ran...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Werner C,Bardeleben A,Mauritz KH,Kirker S,Hesse S

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Few recent data are available concerning idiopathic optic neuritis (ON). We aimed to describe a large cohort of patients with idiopathic ON. We compared this cohort with patients with ON related to myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) or ON related to aquaporin-4 (AQP4) antibodies. METHODS:...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Deschamps R,Gueguen A,Lecler A,Lecouturier K,Lamirel C,Bensa C,Marignier R,Vignal C,Gout O

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The diagnosis of cytomegalovirus encephalitis (CMV-E) in AIDS patients is challenging as other illnesses may obscure the symptoms. Here, we characterize the clinical symptoms of CMV-E and link them to post-mortem findings. Patients and methods In 254 homosexual men with AIDS, followed from HIV di...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Pirskanen-Matell R,Grützmeier S,Nennesmo I,Sandström E,Ehrnst A

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：:The prognosis of cerebellar hemorrhage with brain stem compression is known to be poor, and patients who can usually survive are severely disabled with limited benefit from conventional rehabilitation. An innovative cutaneous stimulation was administered to a chronic patient (2 years after the incidence) who has sever...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Chan AS,He WJ,Cheung MC,Bai ZK,Poon WS,Sun D,Zhu XL,Chan YL

更新日期：2003-05-01 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：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Magnetic resonance diffusivity indices have been repeatedly proposed as biomarkers of neurodegeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), but no consensus exists as to which diffusivity parameter is the most sensitive to identify early degenerative changes. Despite numerous studies, surpris...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Schuster C,Elamin M,Hardiman O,Bede P

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Although there is growing and convincing evidence that socially deprived patients are at higher risk of stroke and worse outcomes, it remains controversial whether or not they suffer more severe stroke. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of social deprivation on initial clinical severity ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Béjot Y,Guilloteau A,Joux J,Lannuzel A,Mimeau E,Mislin-Tritsch C,Fournel I,Bonithon-Kopp C,INDIA Study Group.

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The relative frequency of the different autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia (ADCA) varies widely amongst different geographic locations. Here we describe a series of 45 ADCA families from Portugal. METHODS:Patients with progressive cerebellar dysfunction of autosomal dominant transmission under...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Vale J,Bugalho P,Silveira I,Sequeiros J,Guimarães J,Coutinho P

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used 123I-Ioflupane SPECT to study striatal dopamine transporter (DAT) binding in 36 Parkinson's disease (PD) patients with history of severe occupational exposure to hydrocarbons. Data were compared with 38 PD patients without exposure history as well as healthy controls. Both PD cohorts showed significant striata...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Canesi M,Benti R,Marotta G,Cilia R,Isaias IU,Gerundini P,Pezzoli G,Antonini A

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied specific aspects of speed performance in neuropsychological tests and functional and vocational long-term outcome among moderate or severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients admitted to a rehabilitation programme. A group of 140 patients with mild, moderate or severe TBI was followed up for a minimum of ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Asikainen I,Nybo T,Muller K,Sarna S,Kaste M

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depigmentation of the substantia nigra (SN) and locus coeruleus (LC) is a conspicuous pathological feature of Parkinson's disease (PD) and is related to the loss of neuromelanin, whose paramagnetic properties result in high signal on specific T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Recent studies have ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Reimão S,Pita Lobo P,Neutel D,Correia Guedes L,Coelho M,Rosa MM,Ferreira J,Abreu D,Gonçalves N,Morgado C,Nunes RG,Campos J,Ferreira JJ

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the peripheral-central sensory conduction by using somatosensory evoked potential (SEP) in a 48 year old diabetic patient with acute painful neuropathy. The sural, ulnar and median sensory nerve conduction and SEP elicited by wrist stimulation showed no abnormalities, nevertheless, the tibial nerve SEP rev...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Shimamura H,Baba M,Ozaki I,Matsunaga M,Onuma T

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:  Although fatigue is recognized as a common and debilitating symptom in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), little is known on how and when this symptom emerges during disease progression. The aim of the study was to explore the presence and severity of fatigue in patients with PD at the tim...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Herlofson K,Ongre SO,Enger LK,Tysnes OB,Larsen JP

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, a number of potential new therapeutic indications of botulinum toxin injections have emerged, amongst which sialorrhea has attracted considerable attention. Based on open-label and controlled studies, botulinum toxin can be used to improve sialorrhea in patients with Parkinson's disease, parkinsonian ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Tan EK

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a common and severe form of stroke but is scarcely studied in young adults. Our aim was to study risk factors, clinical presentation and early mortality of ICH in the young and compare these features with older patients. METHODS:All consecutive patients aged bet...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Koivunen RJ,Satopää J,Meretoja A,Strbian D,Haapaniemi E,Niemelä M,Tatlisumak T,Putaala J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High socioeconomic status (SES) is generally associated with better health outcomes, but some research has linked it with an increased risk of multiple sclerosis (MS). The evidence for this association is inconsistent and has not previously been systematically reviewed. A systematic review of cohort and case-control s...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Goulden R,Ibrahim T,Wolfson C

更新日期：2015-06-01 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:Certain miscellaneous idiopathic headache disorders, which are regarded as entities, are grouped in Chapter 4 of the International Classification of Headache Disorders. Recent epidemiological research suggests that these headache disorders are underdiagnosed. OBJECTIVES:To give expert recommenda...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Evers S,Goadsby P,Jensen R,May A,Pascual J,Sixt G,EFNS task force.

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elevated total homocysteine (tHcy) levels may be caused by vitamin B12 deficiency and are linked to Alzheimers disease (AD) in some studies, although the evidence is mixed. Another marker of vitamin B12 deficiency, holo-transcobalamin (holo-TC), has not been studied in a prospective setting. OBJECTIVE:To in...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Kivipelto M,Annerbo S,Hultdin J,Bäckman L,Viitanen M,Fratiglioni L,Lökk J

更新日期：2009-07-01 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 PURPOSE:Diagnosis of pharyngeal dysphagia caused by myasthenia gravis (MG) based on clinical examination alone is often challenging. Flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) combined with Tensilon (edrophonium) application, referred to as the FEES-Tensilon test, was developed to improve diagno...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Im S,Suntrup-Krueger S,Colbow S,Sauer S,Claus I,Meuth SG,Dziewas R,Warnecke T

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An evaluation of general antiepileptic treatment patterns and utilization of particular drugs was carried out based on the prevalence study of adult active epilepsy in a sample of the Estonian population. The antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) used, and their doses were recorded and compared with clinical characteristics. Nin...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Oun A,Haldre S,Mägi M

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with a higher risk of stroke and atrial fibrillation (AF). There are limited data on the comorbidity of renal dysfunction and AF in stroke patients. Our aim was to determine the frequency of kidney dysfunction in ischaemic stroke patients with and withou...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Laible M,Horstmann S,Rizos T,Rauch G,Zorn M,Veltkamp R

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Action tremor may occur in patients with Parkinson's disease and cause misdiagnosis with other movement disorders such as essential tremor and dystonia. Data on the frequency of action tremor in Parkinson's disease and on the relationships with other motor and non-motor signs are limited. METHOD...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Gigante AF,Bruno G,Iliceto G,Guido M,Liuzzi D,Mancino PV,De Caro MF,Livrea P,Defazio G

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cortical excitability of the primary motor cortex is altered in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Therefore, modulation of cortical excitability by high frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of the motor cortex might result in beneficial effects on motor functions in PD. The present study...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Khedr EM,Farweez HM,Islam H

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00