A nationwide retrospective analysis on the effect of immune therapies in patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy.

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：:There are at least seven clinically indistinguishable but genetically different types of autosomal dominant pure spastic paraplegia (ADPSP). In this study we investigated electrophysiological characteristics in patients with ADPSP linked to chromosome 2p (SPG4). Twelve patients from six different families with ADPSP l...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Nielsen JE,Jennum P,Fenger K,Sørensen SA,Fuglsang-Frederiksen A

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The problem of finding correspondence between a particular neuronal organization and a specific function of the human brain remains a central question of neuroscience. It is sometimes thought that language and music are two sides of the same intellectual coin, but research on brain-damaged patients has shown that the ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Amaducci L,Grassi E,Boller F

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The incidence of hospitalizations, treatment and case fatality of ischaemic stroke were assessed utilizing a comprehensive multinational database to attempt to compare the healthcare systems in six European countries, aiming also to identify the limitations and make suggestions for future improve...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Malmivaara A,Meretoja A,Peltola M,Numerato D,Heijink R,Engelfriet P,Wild SH,Belicza É,Bereczki D,Medin E,Goude F,Boncoraglio G,Tatlisumak T,Seppälä T,Häkkinen U

更新日期：2015-02-01 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：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Several small retrospective studies have observed that patients with a purely ocular manifestation of myasthenia gravis (MG) are significantly less likely to convert to a generalized disease when treated early on with corticosteroids. However, given the limited number of reported patients in the ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Zach H,Cetin H,Hilger E,Paul A,Wuschitz B,Jung R,Auff E,Zimprich F

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:This study investigated whether incompleteness of the anterior part of the circle of Willis affects the occurrence of lacunes in the basal ganglia. METHODS:One thousand and seventy-seven healthy individuals examined by magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and MR angiography were divided into eight su...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Miyazawa N,Shinohara T,Yamagata Z

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Recent studies have demonstrated that Alzheimer's disease (AD) and subcortical vascular dementia (SVaD) have white matter (WM) microstructural changes. However, previous studies on AD and SVaD rarely eliminated the confounding effects of patients with mixed Alzheimer's and cerebrovascular disease...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Kim YJ,Kwon HK,Lee JM,Kim YJ,Kim HJ,Jung NY,Kim ST,Lee KH,Na DL,Seo SW

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the corticomotor projection to the upper limb in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy (CP) and the changes that occur with botulinum toxin (BTX)-A. METHODS:The study design is a pilot prospective randomized trial. Twenty-two children with hemiplegic CP aged 7 years to 13 years 11 months were recr...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Redman TA,Gibson N,Finn JC,Bremner AP,Valentine J,Thickbroom GW

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Migraine pathophysiology involves a complex interplay of processes wherein the hormonal, neurotransmitter and inflammatory pathways interact to influence the migraine phenotype. However, all studies pertaining to the role of genetic variants in migraine have been restricted to a specific pathway ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Ghosh J,Pradhan S,Mittal B

更新日期：2014-07-01 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 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：: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：:Epilepsies are amongst the most frequent chronic neurological conditions. Patients suffer from spontaneously recurring seizures because of sudden extensive electrical gray matter discharges. Although the current drug therapy allows many patients at least some degree of a satisfying course of the disease, a substantial...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Stefan H,Steinhoff BJ

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Dermatomyositis (DM) with anti-nuclear matrix protein-2 (NXP-2) antibodies usually shows multifocal ischaemic lesions in muscle. Here, we aimed to investigate the microarteriopathy underlying muscle ischaemia in anti-NXP-2-positive DM. METHODS:A total of 16 patients diagnosed with anti-NXP-2-pos...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Liu Y,Zheng Y,Gang Q,Xie Z,Jin Y,Zhang X,Deng X,Hao H,Gao F,Zhang Z,Xiong H,Zhang W,Wang Z,Yuan Y

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Cognitive impairment (CI) is found in about half of the multiple sclerosis (MS) population and is an important contributor to employment status and social functioning. CI is encountered in all disease stages and correlates only moderately with disease duration or Expanded Disability Status Scale ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Van Schependom J,D'hooghe MB,Cleynhens K,D'hooge M,Haelewyck MC,De Keyser J,Nagels G

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report results of a retrospective pilot study showing a strong association between patients with stroke/TIA and the presence of circulating IgG and IgA antibodies to Chlamydia pneumoniae. These results support the hypothesis that chronic active or persistent infection may play a role in the mechanism of th...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Bucurescu G,Stieritz DD

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In paraneoplastic neurological syndromes (PNS) associated with small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and Hu antibodies, neuron-specific Hu antigens expressed by the tumour hypothetically trigger an immune response that cross-reacts with Hu antigens in the nervous system, resulting in tumour suppression and neuronal damage. To...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： de Beukelaar JW,Sillevis Smitt PA,Hop WC,Kraan J,Hooijkaas H,Verjans GM,Gratama JW

更新日期：2007-12-01 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

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The etiological classification of patients with transient ischaemic attack (TIA) is a difficult endeavor and the use of serum biomarkers could improve the diagnostic accuracy. The aim of this study was to correlate atrial fibrillation, the main cardioembolic etiology (CE), with different serum bi...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Purroy F,Suárez-Luis I,Mauri-Capdevila G,Cambray S,Farré J,Sanahuja J,Piñol-Ripoll G,Quílez A,González-Mingot C,Begué R,Gil MI,Fernández E,Benabdelhak I

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Multinodular and vacuolating neuronal tumor (MVNT) of the cerebrum is a rare brain lesion with suggestive imaging features. The aim of our study was to report the largest series of MVNTs so far and to evaluate the utility of advanced multiparametric magnetic resonance (MR) techniques. METHODS:Th...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Lecler A,Broquet V,Bailleux J,Carsin B,Adle-Biassette H,Baloglu S,Forestier G,Bonneville F,Calvier E,Chauvet D,Comby PO,Cottier JP,Cotton F,Deschamps R,Diard-Detoeuf C,Ducray F,Drissi C,Elmaleh M,Farras J,Aguilar Ga

更新日期：2020-08-01 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：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：: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：BACKGROUND:Elevated total homocysteine (tHcy) levels may be caused by vitamin B12 deficiency and are linked to Alzheimers disease (AD) in some studies, although the evidence is mixed. Another marker of vitamin B12 deficiency, holo-transcobalamin (holo-TC), has not been studied in a prospective setting. OBJECTIVE:To in...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Kivipelto M,Annerbo S,Hultdin J,Bäckman L,Viitanen M,Fratiglioni L,Lökk J

更新日期：2009-07-01 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 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：:The present review of epidemiologic studies on migraine and headache in Europe is part of a larger initiative by the European Brain Council to estimate the costs incurred because of brain disorders. Summarizing the data on 1-year prevalence, the proportion of adults in Europe reporting headache was 51%, migraine 14%, ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Stovner LJ,Zwart JA,Hagen K,Terwindt GM,Pascual J

更新日期：2006-04-01 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：: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