Emerging drugs for epilepsy and other treatment options.

abstract：:To determine the clinical features, prognostic factors, and therapeutic results of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) in order to improve the therapeutic strategy for this disease. We retrospectively reviewed the electrodiagnostic study and medical records of patients with GBS admitted to Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaoh...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Cheng BC,Chang WN,Chang CS,Chee CY,Huang CR,Chen JB,Chang CJ,Hung PL,Wang KW,Chang HW,Lu CH

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wegener granulomatosis is a systemic vasculitis that mainly affects the upper and lower respiratory tract and the kidneys. The presence of an ischemic stroke in this disease is very rare. A 40-year-old man, smoker with cavitated lesions in both lungs, and inflammation in the nasal mucosa and vocal cords developed an i...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Jiménez Caballero PE,Segura Martín T

更新日期：2007-06-01 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：:Levodopa-carbidopa (LD) in low dosages adequately controls symptoms in most patients with Parkinson's disease and delays the appearance of fluctuations and dyskinesias. It has been suggested that early combination therapy with bromocriptine and levodopa delays or prevents the onset of late treatment complication assoc...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Alarcon F,Cevallos N,Lees AJ

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Brain atrophy is related to clinical deterioration in multiple sclerosis (MS) but its association with intrathecal markers of inflammation or neurodegeneration is unclear. Our aim was to investigate whether cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) markers of inflammation or neurodegeneration are associated with...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Mellergård J,Tisell A,Blystad I,Grönqvist A,Blennow K,Olsson B,Dahle C,Vrethem M,Lundberg P,Ernerudh J

更新日期：2017-01-01 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:Pre-treatment with antiplatelet agents (AP) is present amongst 30% of acute stroke patients. Previous studies have shown conflicting results on the effect of these drugs regarding haemorrhagic transformation after thrombolytic therapy. The hypothesis that pre-treatment with AP may increase the risk of cerebr...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Dorado L,Millán M,de la Ossa NP,Guerrero C,Gomis M,López-Cancio E,Ricciardi AC,Dávalos A

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The known monogenic forms of stroke are rare. The aim of this study was to analyze pedigrees of young stroke patients regarding possible monogenic cerebrovascular disease and to evaluate the possibility of genetic stroke in these families. This may contribute to a better understanding of disease ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Ilinca A,Kristoffersson U,Soller M,Lindgren AG

更新日期：2016-02-01 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: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：: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：:Four hundred and sixty records of patients with primary torsion dystonia (296 women and 164 men) were evaluated. The mean age at disease onset was 48.3 +/- 17.7 years; 13 patients carried the DYT1 CAG deletion. The distribution of age at onset was represented by a bi-modal curve, with a nadir at 21 year separating ear...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Elia AE,Filippini G,Bentivoglio AR,Fasano A,Ialongo T,Albanese A

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Epilepsy is a frequent complication of central nervous system (CNS) infections. Post-infectious epilepsy is commonly refractory to medical treatment and plays a pivotal role for the poor long-term outcome of CNS infections. OBJECTIVES:To provide an overview of clinical characteristics and risk f...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Sellner J,Trinka E

更新日期：2013-03-01 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: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: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：:This study is aimed at assessing the prevalence and features of psychotic symptoms in a sample of 180 patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Sixty-four patients (35.5% of the sample) showed one or more psychotic symptoms. The presence of these symptoms correlated with the severity of the patients' cognitive impairmen...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Sala SD,Francescani A,Muggia S,Spinnler H

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eur J Neurol 6:113 Copyright Lippincott Williams & Wilkins ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Boller F,Petrov AM

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to examine the association amongst remote diffusion-weighted imaging lesions (R-DWILs), imaging markers of cerebral small vessel disease (cSVD) and total cSVD burden in patients with primary intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH). METHODS:In total, 344 consecutive primary ICH ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Xu XH,Ye XH,Li JW,Cai JS,Gao T,Zhang WJ,Zhao GH,Tong LS,Gao F

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the international neurological literature, neuroimaging research plays an important role. Neuroimaging techniques are also of steadily increasing importance for clinical diagnosis and treatment monitoring. Therefore, neuroimaging research activities were surveyed by a questionnaire, which was completed by 100 neuro...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Herholz K,Perani D,Fazekas F,Markus H,Baumgartner RW,Baron JC

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study we have explored antigliadin (AGA) and antireticulin (ARA) antibody tests for the serological screening for coeliac disease (CD) of 206 children with neurological disorders. IgA- or/and IgG-type AGA was discovered in 17 (8.3%) patients and IgA-type ARA in one (0.5%) patient. A small intestinal bio...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Salur L,Uibo O,Talvik I,Justus I,Metsküla K,Talvik T,Uibo R

更新日期：2000-11-01 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：: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: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：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：:The report focused on investigating the relationship between cigarette smoking and dementia in elderly people through prospective studies. We did a 2-year follow-up study of elderly people. A total of 2820 participants aged 60 years old and over from six communities of Chongqing agreed to take part. Dementia was diagn...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Juan D,Zhou DH,Li J,Wang JY,Gao C,Chen M

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although visual hallucinations (VH) are relatively frequent in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients, their neural substrates are only known from neuropathological and functional magnetic resonance studies. The aim of this study was to investigate possible structural brain changes on MRI in non-demented PD patients with V...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Ramírez-Ruiz B,Martí MJ,Tolosa E,Giménez M,Bargalló N,Valldeoriola F,Junqué C

更新日期：2007-07-01 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:Accumulation of iron (Fe) is often detected in brains of people suffering from neurodegenerative diseases. However, no studies have compared the Fe load between these disease entities. The present study investigates by T2*-weighted gradient-echo 7.0 T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) the Fe conte...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： De Reuck JL,Deramecourt V,Auger F,Durieux N,Cordonnier C,Devos D,Defebvre L,Moreau C,Caparros-Lefebvre D,Leys D,Maurage CA,Pasquier F,Bordet R

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycythemia rubra vera (PRV) is a rare haematological disorder that has a high risk of stroke, although the pathophysiological origin of the cerebral ischaemia in this disease is not well known. We report a case of a stroke patient with PRV in whom bilateral embolic signals were detected by transcranial Doppler (TCD)...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Segura T,Serena J,Teruel J,Dávalos A

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00