Neuromyelitis optica-IgG in idiopathic inflammatory demyelinating disorders amongst Hong Kong Chinese.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peritumoral brain edema in glioblastoma patients is a frequently encountered phenomenon that strongly contributes to neurological signs and symptoms. The role of peritumoral edema as a prognostic factor is controversial. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This multi-centre clinical retrospective study included 110 patie...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Schoenegger K,Oberndorfer S,Wuschitz B,Struhal W,Hainfellner J,Prayer D,Heinzl H,Lahrmann H,Marosi C,Grisold W

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a long-term outcome of motor function in a patient with adult-onset adrenoleukodystrophy after bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Clinically motor function gradually improved and became almost normal in 2 years after BMT. Serial transcranial magnetic stimulation showed gradual improvement of central motor co...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Hitomi T,Mezaki T,Tomimoto H,Ikeda A,Shimohama S,Okazaki T,Uchiyama T,Shibasaki H

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Jaw-opening dystonia (oromandibular dystonia with jaw-opening; Brueghel's syndrome) is a rare condition, and only a limited number of cases have been reported in the literature. However, many patients may remain undiscovered or misdiagnosed, like a patient described previously. A case (40-year-old man) of jaw-opening ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Miyaoka T,Miura S,Seno H,Inagaki T,Horiguchi J

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Impaired cortical inhibiton and maladaptive cortical plasticity are functional hallmarks of sporadic focal dystonias. Whether or not these mechanisms translate to generalized dystonias and whether these features reflect state or trait characteristics are topics of research in hereditary dystonias. METHODS:W...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Carbon M,Argyelan M,Eidelberg D

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The aim of our study was to describe patients with the p.D12Y variant (previously reported as D11Y) in SOD1 showing heterogeneous clinicopathological features. METHODS:We performed clinical, electrophysiological, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and muscle pathology studies in four SOD1 p.D12Y v...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Tasca G,Lattante S,Marangi G,Conte A,Bernardo D,Bisogni G,Mandich P,Zollino M,Ragozzino E,Udd B,Sabatelli M

更新日期：2020-07-01 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：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Transorbital sonography (TOS) has emerged as promising imaging method for the diagnosis and follow-up of acute optic neuritis (ON). Available studies report an increase in the optic nerve diameter (OND) and the optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) in the case of a first episode of ON in the affecte...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Schroeder C,Katsanos AH,Ayzenberg I,Schwake C,Gahlen A,Tsivgoulis G,Voumvourakis K,Gold R,Krogias C

更新日期：2020-04-01 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:The presence of the apolipoprotein E (ApoE) 4 genotype is associated with an earlier age of onset for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and several other neurodegenerative disorders. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of ApoE genotypes on the clinical course of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (AL...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Jawaid A,Poon M,Strutt AM,Rice LK,McDowell EJ,Salamone AR,Qureshi SU,Simpson E,Appel SH,York MK,Schulz PE

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is no report of patients in whom pathological laughter, a rare condition characterized by uncontrollable episodes of laughter usually triggered by unrelated stimuli, was ever closely associated with a loss of consciousness overtly linked with the onset of such uncontrollable laughter, also referred to as a gelas...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Famularo G,Corsi FM,Minisola G,De Simone C,Nicotra GC

更新日期：2007-08-01 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

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：:Autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxias (ADCAs) are a complex group of slowly progressive neurodegenerative disorders characterized by gait and stance ataxia, dysarthria and other symptoms of nervous system involvement. ADCA type I is the commonest form and is genetically heterogeneous; several loci have been identified...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Giuffrida S,Lanza S,Restivo DA,Saponara R,Valvo SC,Le Pira F,Trovato Salinaro A,Spinella F,Nicoletti A,Condorelli DF

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) database of the Dent Neurologic Institute to study the abnormal findings in myelitis. We identified 22 patients, and compared non-MS-related acute transverse myelitis (ATM, n = 9), to myelitis associated with multiple sclerosis (MS-myelitis, n = 13). The ATM patients we...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Bakshi R,Kinkel PR,Mechtler LL,Bates VE,Lindsay BD,Esposito SE,Kinkel WR

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：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：:Selenium is an essential component of the antioxidant enzyme glutathione peroxidase. The activity of this enzyme is reduced in the substantia nigra of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), but the results of studies on erythrocytes are controversial. We compared the serum levels of selenium and the 24 h urinary sele...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Jiménez-Jiménez FJ,Molina JA,Arrieta FJ,Aguilar MV,Cabrera-Valdivia F,Vázquez A,Jorge-Santamaría A,Seijas V,Fernández-Calle P,Martínez-Para MC

更新日期：1995-04-01 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: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：:We present the baseline characteristics of 101 patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), entering a study that evaluates the diagnostic reliability of CSF outflow resistance. Patients were assessed by a gait scale consisting of 10 features of walking and the number of steps and seconds necessary for 10 m, a d...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Boon AJ,Tans JT,Delwel EJ,Egeler-Peerdeman SM,Hanlo PW,Wurzer JA,Hermans J

更新日期：1997-01-01 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: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：:To establish the phenotypic variation and frequency of SPAST mutations or deletions in Norwegian patients with hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP), we examined 59 unrelated patients with HSP and screened for DNA point mutations and microdeletions in SPG4. Forty-one had a familial history, 35 had a clear dominant inher...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Erichsen AK,Inderhaug E,Mattingsdal M,Eiklid K,Tallaksen CM

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The deleterious effect of hyperthermia on intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) has been studied. However, the results are not conclusive and new studies are needed to elucidate clinical factors that influence the poor outcome. The aim of this study was to identify the clinical factors (including ICH et...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Iglesias-Rey R,Rodríguez-Yáñez M,Arias S,Santamaría M,Rodríguez-Castro E,López-Dequidt I,Hervella P,Sobrino T,Campos F,Castillo J

更新日期：2018-09-01 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:In 2005, we presented for the first time overall estimates of annual costs for brain disorders (mental and neurologic disorders) in Europe. This new report presents updated, more accurate, and comprehensive 2010 estimates for 30 European countries. METHODS:One-year prevalence and annual cost per...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Olesen J,Gustavsson A,Svensson M,Wittchen HU,Jönsson B,CDBE2010 study group.,European Brain Council.

更新日期：2012-01-01 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:Despite numerous studies, the role of patent foramen ovale (PFO) as a risk factor for stroke due to paradoxical embolism is still controversial. On the assumption that specific lesion patterns, in particular multiple acute ischaemic lesions on diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging, indica...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Feurer R,Sadikovic S,Esposito L,Schwarze J,Bockelbrink A,Hemmer B,Sander D,Poppert H

更新日期：2009-10-01 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 clinical features, etiology and neurological outcome of ischemic stroke of unusual cause (ISUC) have rarely been reported. We retrospective reviewed all patients with this stroke subtype entered in the Sagrat Cor Hospital of Barcelona Stroke Registry, which includes data from 2000 consecutive first-ever stroke pat...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Arboix A,Bechich S,Oliveres M,García-Eroles L,Massons J,Targa C

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00