Histamine-N-methyl transferase polymorphism and risk for multiple sclerosis.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:McLeod neuroacanthocytosis syndrome (MLS) is an X-linked multisystem disorder with CNS manifestations resembling Huntington disease. Neuroimaging studies revealed striatal atrophy with predominance of the caudate nucleus. Our previous cross-sectional MRI study showed an association of volume loss...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Valko PO,Hänggi J,Meyer M,Jung HH

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An alanin-9valin (Ala-9Val) polymorphism in the mitochondrial targeting sequence of manganese-containing superoxide dismutase (Mn-SOD) has recently been described. We studied this polymorphism in 72 Swedish patients with sporadic motor neuron diseases (MND) and controls using an oligonucleotide ligation assay. There w...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Van Landeghem GF,Tabatabaie P,Beckman G,Beckman L,Andersen PM

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:CACNA1A encodes the α1 subunit of the neuronal calcium channel P/Q. CACNA1A mutations underlie three allelic disorders: familial hemiplegic migraine type 1 (FHM1), episodic ataxia type 2 (EA2) and spinocerebellar ataxia type 6 (SCA6). A clear-cut genotype-phenotype correlation is often lacking si...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Indelicato E,Nachbauer W,Karner E,Eigentler A,Wagner M,Unterberger I,Poewe W,Delazer M,Boesch S

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:To examine the frequencies and clinical characteristics of fallers and non-fallers at different stages of Parkinson's disease (PD). METHODS:The sample consisted of 232 patients in an unselected cross-sectional cohort of patients with PD, 207 newly diagnosed and drug naive patients and 175 contro...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Hiorth YH,Lode K,Larsen JP

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The purpose was to evaluate the association between the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and cerebral small vessel disease (cSVD) in ischaemic stroke patients. METHODS:Consecutive first-ever ischaemic stroke patients between 2010 and 2013 were included. White matter hyperintensity (WMH)...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Nam KW,Kwon HM,Kim HL,Lee YS

更新日期：2019-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:  Therapy for multiple sclerosis (MS) has a partial efficacy, and a significant proportion of treated patients will develop a suboptimal response with first-line disease-modifying drugs (DMD). Therapy switch in patients with MS can be a strategy after a treatment failure. We studied the change in clinical ac...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Río J,Tintoré M,Sastre-Garriga J,Nos C,Castilló J,Tur C,Comabella M,Montalban X

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) experience gradual progression of disability, either as secondary progressive MS (SPMS) or primary progressive MS (PPMS). A subgroup with relapsing-remitting MS shows a benign course with little or no disease progression and minimal disability decades after the fir...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Ramsaransing GS,Heersema DJ,De Keyser J

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:An association between parental smoking and multiple sclerosis (MS) in offspring has been reported. This study examined whether maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with MS in offspring. METHODS:Swedish general population registers provided prospectively recorded information on maternal smoking...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Montgomery SM,Bahmanyar S,Hillert J,Ekbom A,Olsson T

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activities of the metalloproteinase gelatinase B, and the presence of IL-6, an inducer of metalloproteinase inhibitors, were investigated in CSF samples of 190 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS; n = 55), optic neuritis (ON; n = 46), other inflammatory neurological diseases (OIND; n = 27) or control patients (CO...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Paemen L,Olsson T,Söderström M,van Damme J,Opdenakker G

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy (ADNFLE) is a distinct epileptic syndrome with a broad range of severity even amongst affected members of the same pedigree, and the level of pharmacoresistance may reach 30%, close to that seen in sporadic focal epilepsies. METHODS:To investiga...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Labate A,Mumoli L,Fratto A,Quattrone A,Gambardella A

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Digital subtraction angiography (DSA) is considered to be the 'gold standard' for confirmation of severe (70-99%) stenoses of internal carotid arteries (ICAs). However, it is associated with a risk of complications. The aim of this study was to assess the accuracy of ultrasonography (US), computed tomographic angiogra...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Herzig R,Burval S,Krupka B,Vlachová I,Urbánek K,Mares J

更新日期：2004-11-01 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：: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:Depressed mood is a common psychiatric problem associated with Parkinson's disease (PD), and studies have suggested a benefit of rasagiline treatment. METHODS:ACCORDO (see the ) was a 12-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the effects of rasagiline 1 mg/day on depressive sym...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Barone P,Santangelo G,Morgante L,Onofrj M,Meco G,Abbruzzese G,Bonuccelli U,Cossu G,Pezzoli G,Stanzione P,Lopiano L,Antonini A,Tinazzi M

更新日期：2015-08-01 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：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:Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients discontinuing natalizumab are at risk of rebound of disease activity. METHODS:In the present multi-center, open-label, non-randomized, prospective, pilot study, we tested whether treatment with glatiramer acetate (GA) is safe and effective after natalizumab in MS...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Rossi S,Motta C,Studer V,De Chiara V,Barbieri F,Monteleone F,Fornasiero A,Coarelli G,Bernardi G,Cutter G,Stüve O,Salvetti M,Centonze D

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Fabry disease is an X-linked disease, and enzyme-based screening methods are not suitable for female patients. METHODS:In total, 1000 young stroke patients (18-55 years, 661 with ischaemic stroke and 339 with hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage) were recruited. The Sequenom iPLEX assay was use...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Lee TH,Yang JT,Lee JD,Chang KC,Peng TI,Chang TY,Huang KL,Liu CH,Ryu SJ,Burlina AP

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Up to now, there are few systematic studies in a sufficient number of patients with lesions involving the insular cortex (IC) examining whether damage of the IC is directly related to dysarthria. Thus, this is the first study applying modern voxel-lesion behaviour mapping (VLBM) aimed to examine whether the ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Baier B,zu Eulenburg P,Glassl O,Dieterich M

更新日期：2011-12-01 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:CACNA1S encodes Cav 1.1, a voltage sensor for muscle excitation-contraction coupling, which activates the ryanodine receptor 1 (RYR1) leading to calcium release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum. CACNA1S mutations cause hypokalemic periodic paralysis, malignant hyperthermia and congenital myopathy....

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Anandan C,Cipriani MA,Laughlin RS,Niu Z,Milone M

更新日期：2018-02-01 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:Migraine is a complex and disabling neurological disorder, the exact neurological mechanisms of which remain unclear. The thalamus is considered to be the hub of the central processing and integration of nociceptive information, as well as the modulation of these processes. METHODS:A total of 48...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Qin ZX,Su JJ,He XW,Zhu Q,Cui YY,Zhang JL,Wang MX,Gao TT,Tang W,Hu Y,Liu YS,Qiao Y,Liu JR,Li JQ,Du XX

更新日期：2020-11-01 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：: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：:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic and potentially highly disabling disorder with considerable social impact and economic consequences. It is the major cause of non-traumatic disability in young adults. The social costs associated with MS are high because of its long duration, the early loss of productivity, the nee...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Pugliatti M,Rosati G,Carton H,Riise T,Drulovic J,Vécsei L,Milanov I

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Motor symptoms form the hallmark of Parkinson's Disease (PD), although features like depression are often present. Depression rating scales [e.g. Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)] used in PD measure affective, cognitive and somatic symptoms. An important clinical question is which items of t...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Koerts J,Leenders KL,Koning M,Bouma A,van Beilen M

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignancy-related thromboembolism, so-called Trousseau's syndrome, can present as acute cerebral infarction, non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) and migratory thrombophlebitis. It is usually attributed to a cancer-related hypercoagulable state, chronic disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC), or tumour...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Tasi SH,Juan CJ,Dai MS,Kao WY

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Subthreshold depression (SubD) is characterized by clinically relevant depressive symptoms not meeting criteria for major depression. The possible association of SubD with subjective cognitive complaints and/or objective cognitive impairments was investigated in a sample of consecutive, non-demen...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Santangelo G,Vitale C,Trojano L,Angrisano MG,Picillo M,Errico D,Agosti V,Grossi D,Barone P

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00