MPO-ANCA-associated pseudovasculitis in cardiac myxoma.

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：BACKGROUND:The burden of multiple sclerosis (MS) includes fatigue, depression and worsening of health-related quality of life (HRQOL). These changes have not been yet measured in neuromyelitis optica (NMO). Our aim was to assess the HRQOL, fatigue and depression in NMO. METHODS:We administered French validated self-qu...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Chanson JB,Zéphir H,Collongues N,Outteryck O,Blanc F,Fleury M,Vermersch P,de Seze J

更新日期：2011-06-01 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：:To determine whether changes in specific regions of the brain can contribute to the development of depression in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). We prospectively studied 90 patients with clinically definite MS. Disability, independence, cognitive performances, and depressive and anxiety symptoms have been asses...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Zorzon M,Zivadinov R,Nasuelli D,Ukmar M,Bratina A,Tommasi MA,Mucelli RP,Brnabic-Razmilic O,Grop A,Bonfigli L,Cazzato G

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is characterized by orthostatic headache and the cause is usually cerebrospinal fluid leaks in spine level. Most patients with SIH have a benign course. Epidural blood patch (EBP) is the treatment of choice when initial conservative managements are ineffective. We reported a ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Tsui H,Wu S,Kuo H,Chen C

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

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：:Stroke is the second most common cause of mortality and a major cause of long-term disability of adults in most countries. This study was performed to determine the level of knowledge and awareness regarding risk factors and warning signs of stroke in a selected sample. This cross-sectional study was carried out in Ay...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Evci ED,Memis S,Ergin F,Beser E

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Embolic strokes of undetermined source (ESUS) are a recent entity, not yet thoroughly investigated in young stroke patients. The clinical characteristics and long-term risks of vascular events and all-cause mortality between young-onset ESUS and other aetiological subgroups were compared. METHOD...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Martinez-Majander N,Aarnio K,Pirinen J,Lumikari T,Nieminen T,Lehto M,Sinisalo J,Kaste M,Tatlisumak T,Putaala J

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (PML-IRIS) is the paradoxical worsening or unmasking of preexisting infection with JC virus attributable to a rapid recovery of the immune system after highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Sainz-de-la-Maza S,Casado JL,Pérez-Elías MJ,Moreno A,Quereda C,Moreno S,Corral I

更新日期：2016-05-01 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：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:We investigated the effectiveness of intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) in acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) patients with large vessel or distal occlusions and mild neurological deficits, defined as National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale scores < 6 points. METHODS:The primary efficacy outcome was 3-...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Tsivgoulis G,Goyal N,Katsanos AH,Malhotra K,Ishfaq MF,Pandhi A,Frohler MT,Spiotta AM,Anadani M,Psychogios M,Maus V,Siddiqui A,Waqas M,Schellinger PD,Groen M,Krogias C,Richter D,Saqqur M,Garcia-Bermejo P,Mokin M,Le

更新日期：2020-06-01 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 AND PURPOSE:Improved biomarkers are needed to facilitate clinical decision-making and as surrogate endpoints in clinical trials in multiple sclerosis (MS). We assessed whether neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory markers in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) at initial sampling could predict disease activity durin...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Håkansson I,Tisell A,Cassel P,Blennow K,Zetterberg H,Lundberg P,Dahle C,Vrethem M,Ernerudh J

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Migraine is a common neurological disorder. It can be divided into episodic migraine (EM) and chronic migraine (CM), based on headache frequency. Some studies have shown that insulin sensitivity is impaired in migraine; moreover, hypertension, diabetes and obesity are common in patients with CM. ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Fava A,Pirritano D,Consoli D,Plastino M,Casalinuovo F,Cristofaro S,Colica C,Ermio C,De Bartolo M,Opipari C,Lanzo R,Consoli A,Bosco D

更新日期：2014-02-01 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:Sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (sALS) is a disease with a focal clinical onset and contiguous spread. We examined patterns of disease spread following symptoms onset in sALS and whether the pattern of spread predicted survival. METHODS:Review of medical records (2003-2009) at London Onta...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Gargiulo-Monachelli GM,Janota F,Bettini M,Shoesmith CL,Strong MJ,Sica RE

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progression of atherosclerosis at extracranial carotid and intracranial arteries in patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD) is not well defined. We carried out a 5-year longitudinal study with magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) of patients with IHD to assess the incidence of progression of atherosclerosis at extr...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Uehara T,Tabuchi M,Mori E,Yamadori A

更新日期：2003-09-01 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 AND PURPOSE:Acute severe exacerbations of myasthenia gravis (MG) are common in both early and late onset MG. We wished to examine the current management in the intensive care unit (ICU) of severe exacerbations of MG and to study the long-term prognosis of MG following discharge from the ICU. METHODS:We retr...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Spillane J,Hirsch NP,Kullmann DM,Taylor C,Howard RS

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:There is an urgent need for early predictive markers for the course of disease in prodromal α-synucleinopathies such as idiopathic rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behaviour disorder. Autonomic cardiac/vascular dysfunction is a prominent feature in advanced α-synucleinopathies, but its diagnostic v...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Dahms C,Guenther A,Schwab M,Schultze T,Nowack S,Hoyer D,Ehrhardt J,Witte OW,Mayer G,Rupprecht S

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the efficacy and safety of tolperisone - a centrally acting muscle relaxant with membrane stabilizing activity - in the treatment of stroke-related spasticity. This was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study with parallel groups. Treatment lasted 12 weeks and was started with a titr...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Stamenova P,Koytchev R,Kuhn K,Hansen C,Horvath F,Ramm S,Pongratz D

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Approximately 9000 people in the UK are affected by Huntington's disease (HD). People with HD require ongoing health and social care support. There is a knowledge gap about costs of health and social care use associated with HD in the UK. This paper estimates the economic cost in the UK. METHODS...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Jones C,Busse M,Quinn L,Dawes H,Drew C,Kelson M,Hood K,Rosser A,Edwards RT

更新日期：2016-10-01 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：:Neurosarcoidosis occurs in 5-15% of sarcoidosis cases. Approximately 50% of patients with neurosarcoidosis present with a neurological disease at the time sarcoidosis is first diagnosed. Spinal sarcoidosis is rare. We report the case of a 61-year-old man with a highly aspecific intramedullary lesion as the first manif...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Caneparo D,Lucetti C,Nuti A,Cipriani G,Tessa C,Fazzi P,Bonuccelli U

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 AND PURPOSE:Disease-modifying therapies provide new horizons for hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with polyneuropathy (ATTRv-PN) to slow neuropathic progression. Initiating treatment at the earliest time requires biomarkers reflecting both small- and large-fiber degeneration in carriers. METHODS:This st...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Chiang MC,Yeh TY,Sung JY,Hsueh HW,Kao YH,Hsueh SJ,Chang KC,Feng FP,Lin YH,Chao CC,Hsieh ST

更新日期：2020-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Migraine and metabolic syndrome have been reported to coexist to a marked degree, especially in women migraine patients, but the relationship between these two conditions is still unclear. This study was performed to evaluate the association of headache characteristics and its comorbidities with ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： He Z,Dong L,Zhang Y,Kong Q,Tan G,Zhou J

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:Idiopathic inflammatory demyelinating disorders (IIDD) affect the central nervous system. In classical multiple sclerosis (CMS), brain, optic nerves [optic neuritis (ON)] and spinal cord [acute transverse myelitis (ATM)] are affected. In neuromyelitis optica (NMO), optic nerves and spinal cord are predominan...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Chan KH,Ramsden DB,Yu YL,Kwok KH,Chu AC,Ho PW,Kwan JS,Lee R,Lim E,Kung MH,Ho SL

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of the neuropathological lesions and the severity of the clinical symptoms in multiple sclerosis (MS) are correlated with the amount of the transferred autoreactive T cells. The balance between the T helper 1 (Th1) and T helper 2 (Th2) cytokine phenotypes may affect the activity of the disease in MS pati...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Ersoy E,Kuş CN,Sener U,Coker I,Zorlu Y

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00