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

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：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Although cerebrovascular disorders are the main cause of epilepsia partialis continua (EPC) in adulthood, the frequency of EPC after stroke is unknown. The aim was to prospectively ascertain its frequency 1 year after an ischaemic stroke. METHODS:This was a prospective study of consecutive acute...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Bentes C,Franco AC,Peralta AR,Viana P,Martins H,Morgado C,Casimiro C,Fonseca C,Geraldes R,Canhão P,Pinho E Melo T,Paiva T,Ferro JM

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome (MRS) is a rare neuro-mucocutaneous disease. In addition to the traditional clinical triad, there is also a diversity of clinical signs, and it may be related to other systemic diseases. METHODS:In the present study, we report a case of MRS with endocrine disorders ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Wang S,Wang H,Shi X,Wu F,Lv L,Hu M,Sun W,Wu L,Zhou H

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The genetic underpinnings of frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a rare yet early onset disorder still remains elusive. As FTD is characterized by a serotonergic deficit in the frontal lobe, and as some symptoms of FTD resemble conditions of monoamino oxidase A (MAO-A) deficiency, MAO-A is an attractive candidate gene for ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Reif A,Scarpini E,Venturelli E,Töpner T,Fenoglio C,Lesch KP,Galimberti D

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We retrospectively evaluated an elliptic centric ordered 3D (ec 3D) magnetic resonance venography (MRV) technique in comparison to 2D time-of-flight (2D TOF) MRV in patients with presumptive cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST). Twenty-five patients (mean age 40.6 +/- 16.5 years) with presumptive CVST underwent cer...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Klingebiel R,Bauknecht HC,Bohner G,Kirsch R,Berger J,Masuhr F

更新日期：2007-02-01 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 a longitudinal population-based dataset of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), we have previously observed a substantial increase in the female to male sex ratio in Canada over the last 50 years. Here, we aimed to determine whether this change in sex ratio is related to the clinical course ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Ramagopalan SV,Byrnes JK,Orton SM,Dyment DA,Guimond C,Yee IM,Ebers GC,Sadovnick AD

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-marketing surveillance studies are needed to assess the long-term safety, compliance and clinical efficacy of interferon beta-1a (IFNbeta-1a) therapy in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. The goals of this study were to (i) assess the safety, compliance and clinical efficacy of long-term intramuscular (i.m.) IFNbe...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Coppola G,Lanzillo R,Florio C,Orefice G,Vivo P,Ascione S,Schiavone V,Pagano A,Vacca G,De Michele G,Morra VB

更新日期：2006-09-01 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：:Population-based data on the incidence, aetiology, and mortality associated with status epilepticus (SE) are required to develop preventative strategies for SE. Through a systematic review, we aimed to assess the methodological quality as well as similarities, and differences between available population based studies...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Chin RF,Neville BG,Scott RC

更新日期：2004-12-01 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：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:There is a high incidence of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in narcoleptic patients. Some narcoleptics with SDB may benefit from treatment with continuous positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP). The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of SDB in narcoleptics referred to a tertiary s...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Pataka AD,Frangulyan RR,Mackay TW,Douglas NJ,Riha RL

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although migraine is a neurovascular disorder, both scalp tenderness and referred pain have been observed in migraine patients. The present study was carried out to investigate the presence of trigger points eliciting referred pain in 98 migraine patients and in 32 healthy subjects. Trigger points were found in 92 (93...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Calandre EP,Hidalgo J,García-Leiva JM,Rico-Villademoros F

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Conversion disorder (CD), or functional neurological disorder, is manifested as a neurological disturbance that is not macroscopically visible on clinical structural neuroimaging and is instead ascribed to underlying psychological stress. Known for many years in neuropsychiatry, a comprehensive e...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Monsa R,Peer M,Arzy S

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Apathy is a frequent disturbance in stroke patients. The aim of this case-control study was to elucidate whether apathy: (i) was secondary to stroke or related to hospitalization, (ii) was related to thalamic and striatocapsular stroke lesions, (iii) was independent from cognitive impairment and ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Caeiro L,Ferro JM,Figueira ML

更新日期：2012-02-01 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:The detection rate of diffusion-weighted (DWI) hyperintense lesions varies widely in patients with transient global amnesia (TGA). The aim was to examine the association of hyperintense lesions on DWI magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with patient characteristics, precipitating factors, clinical p...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Higashida K,Okazaki S,Todo K,Sasaki T,Ohara N,Kohara N,Yamamoto S,Yamagami H,Hashikawa K,Yoshimoto T,Ihara M,Koga M,Szabo K,Mochizuki H

更新日期：2020-11-01 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

abstract：:Recently, diagnostic clinical and imaging criteria for primary progressive aphasia (PPA) have been revised by an international consortium (Gorno-Tempini et al. Neurology 2011;76:1006-14). The aim of this study was to validate the specificity of the new imaging criteria and investigate whether different imaging modalit...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Bisenius S,Neumann J,Schroeter ML

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Prevalence of essential tremor (ET), one of the most common movement disorders, has not been properly evaluated amongst heterogeneous population in India. METHODS:We conducted a cross-sectional epidemiological study on the prevalence of ET in a randomly stratified population in the metropolitan ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Das SK,Banerjee TK,Roy T,Raut DK,Chaudhuri A,Hazra A

更新日期：2009-07-01 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：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Basilar artery occlusion (BAO) leads to high rates of morbidity and mortality, despite successful recanalization. The discordance between flow restoration and long-term functional status clouds clinical decision-making regarding further aggressive care. We sought to develop and validate a practic...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Jadhav AP,Desai SM,Panczykowski DM,Rangaraju S,Campbell D,Ritvonen JK,Schreiner M,Silvennoinen H,Gerber J,Puetz V,Raza SA,Haussen DC,Nogueira RG,Strbian D,Jovin TG,Lindsberg PJ

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:It is well established that patient-related constitutional features predispose to focal peripheral neuropathies. Some of these risk factors were investigated in common focal neuropathies encountered in patients referred for electromyography. METHODS:Gender, age, height and body mass index (BMI) ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Martínez-Aparicio C,Jääskeläinen SK,Puksa L,Reche-Lorite F,Torné-Poyatos P,Paniagua Soto J,Falck B

更新日期：2020-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:Cognitive tests are known to be influenced by language, culture and education. In addition, there may be an impact of 'epoch' in cognition, because there is secular increase in scores of IQ tests in children. If we assume this is a long lasting process, then it should persist later in life. METHODS:To test ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Morgado J,Rocha CS,Maruta C,Guerreiro M,Martins IP

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Decompressive craniectomy is used regularly in traumatic brain injury (TBI) and malignant middle cerebral artery infarction. Its benefits for other causes of non-traumatic brain swelling, if any, are unclear, especially after a devastating primary event. METHODS:We evaluated the outcomes as well as treatmen...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Malmivaara K,Ohman J,Kivisaari R,Hernesniemi J,Siironen J

更新日期：2011-03-01 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：:Studies of the cephalic vascular system have markedly contributed towards an understanding of the mechanisms of migraine pain. Whereas cerebral blood flow changes, and thereby changes in the arterioles, correlate poorly with migraine headache, abnormal regulation of the large cranial arteries seems to play a significa...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Thomsen LL

更新日期：1995-11-01 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：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