MxA protein--an interferon beta biomarker in primary progressive multiple sclerosis patients.

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：: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: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：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：: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：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a severe infection caused by the polyomavirus JC that develops in the central nervous system (CNS) of immunosuppressed patients. The infection frequently starts in the brain hemispheres and can spread into other CNS regions such as the brainstem...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Breville G,Koralnik IJ,Lalive PH

更新日期：2020-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Registration of all hospitalized stroke patients is practiced in Sweden in order to assess care quality. Data in this register, Riks-Stroke (RS), may be biased due to incomplete registration. The purpose of this paper was to report changes in stroke outcome in relation to fluctuations in registration. Patients registe...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Appelros P,Samuelsson M,Karlsson-Tivenius S,Lokander M,Terént A

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recently symptomatic carotid artery stenosis carries a high risk of subsequent ischaemic events and thus requires rapid treatment. We investigated the influence of the time delay between the last symptomatic event of a carotid stenosis and subsequent carotid artery stenting (CAS) with respect to the combined 30-day ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Gröschel K,Knauth M,Ernemann U,Pilgram SM,Schnaudigel S,Kastrup A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is increasing evidence that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can reduce chronic tinnitus. However, treatment results are characterized by high interindividual variability. Therefore, the identification of predictors for treatment response is of high clinical relevance. METHODS:Clini...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Frank G,Kleinjung T,Landgrebe M,Vielsmeier V,Steffenhagen C,Burger J,Frank E,Vollberg G,Hajak G,Langguth B

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the putative factors for the onset of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) in Harbin, China by a case-control study based on the information from GBS patients identified from a population-based incidence survey, which is the first study of this kind in China. Sixty-nine GBS patients were identified during a 1-ye...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Cheng Q,Wang DS,Jiang GX,Han H,Zhang Y,Wang WZ,Fredrikson S

更新日期：2006-09-01 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:Patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and chronically treated with L-DOPA exhibit, in a percentage of 10-30%, supra-physiological levels of plasma total homocysteinemia (tHcy). In this study, we have investigated, in a group of hyper-homocysteinemic PD patients, the time of hyper-tHcy recurrence after disco...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Belcastro V,Pierguidi L,Castrioto A,Menichetti C,Gorgone G,Ientile R,Pisani F,Rossi A,Calabresi P,Tambasco N

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes a technique for treatment of relative sialorrhoea by injection of botulinum toxin type A. It includes the rationale for treatment, a description of the regional anatomy, the physiological basis for treatment and the applied pharmacology of the drug. Included also is a case report which is intended...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Glickman S,Deaney CN

更新日期：2001-11-01 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:There is large variability in the diagnostic approach and clinical management in functional movement disorders (FMD). This study aimed to examine whether opinions and clinical practices related to FMD have changed over the past decade. METHODS:Adapted from a 2008 version, we repeated the survey ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： LaFaver K,Lang AE,Stone J,Morgante F,Edwards M,Lidstone S,Maurer CW,Hallett M,Dwivedi AK,Espay AJ

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Patients with chronic focal epilepsy may have atrophy of brain structures important for the generation and maintenance of seizures. However, little research has been conducted in patients with newly diagnosed focal epilepsy (NDfE), despite it being a crucial point in time for understanding the un...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Leek NJ,Neason M,Kreilkamp BAK,de Bezenac C,Ziso B,Elkommos S,Das K,Marson AG,Keller SS

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visual system dysfunction has been reported in Parkinson's disease (PD). The objective of the present study was to evaluate a putative association of distorted colour vision and delayed initiation and execution of movement in PD. We performed the Farnsworth-Munsell 100-hue test and estimated the total error score in 3...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Müller T,Kuhn W,Büttner T,Przuntek H

更新日期：1999-11-01 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:Our study aims to evaluate retinal function and neural conduction in post-retinal visual pathways of patients with non-arteritic ischaemic optic neuropathy (NION). METHODS:Twenty patients (mean age: 63.7 +/- 5.96 year) with NION and 20 age-similar control subjects were enrolled. Simultaneous rec...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Parisi V,Gallinaro G,Ziccardi L,Coppola G

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMTX), caused by mutations in the gene encoding connexin32, is the second most common form of inherited demyelinating neuropathy, next to CMT 1A, and accounts for 10-20% of all hereditary demyelinating neuropathies. AIMS OF THE STUDY:To describe clinical and electrophys...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Mazzeo A,Di Leo R,Toscano A,Muglia M,Patitucci A,Messina C,Vita G

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Serotoninergic dysfunction was reported to be involved in aetiology of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). Serotonin (5-HT) is actively cleared from synaptic cleft by serotonin transporter (5-HTT). We investigated the association between three common polymorphisms of 5-HTT gene, which may influence gen...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Li J,Lin H,Zhu X,Li L,Wang X,Sun W,Wu X,Liu A,Niu F,Wang Y,Liu Y

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-one consecutive women with the antiphospholipid syndrome were investigated with a full cardiological and neurological examination including a semi-structured interview. They were also systematically studied with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), transcranial Doppler (TCD), duplex sonography of neck vessels and ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Anzola GP,Tincani A,Magoni M,Spatola L,Bonetti A

更新日期：1995-07-01 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：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：: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 AND PURPOSE:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is classically assumed to be a neurodegenerative disorder. Inflammation has been observed in CNS tissue in ALS patients. We investigated the expression and prognostic relevance of proinflammatory chemokines in ALS. METHODS:We analyzed nine chemokines, eotaxin,...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Kuhle J,Lindberg RL,Regeniter A,Mehling M,Steck AJ,Kappos L,Czaplinski A

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a patient who presented with isolated transient headache as the only manifestation of pituitary apoplexy. A high index of suspicion and MRI led to the diagnosis. Copyright 1998 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Hernandez A,Angeles Del Real M,Aguirre M,Vaamonde J,Gudin M,Ibanez R

更新日期：1998-09-01 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：: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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO) is a relatively common mitochondrial disorder. In addition to extraocular muscle weakness, various other organs can typically be affected, including laryngeal and limb muscles, cerebrum, cerebellum, and peripheral nerves. Given this multi-organ involvement,...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Smits BW,Westeneng HJ,van Hal MA,van Engelen BG,Overeem S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00