Sex ratio of multiple sclerosis and clinical phenotype.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:High levels of glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)-ab were initially described in patients with stiff person syndrome, and have since also been observed in patients with other neurological diseases. Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) seems to be specially associated. Our purpose is to describe the preval...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Falip M,Carreño M,Miró J,Saiz A,Villanueva V,Quílez A,Molins A,Barceló I,Sierra A,Graus F

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Body mass index (BMI), hyperglycaemia and type 2 diabetes and their interactive effects are associated with brain volume atrophy in ageing. It remains to be established if these risk factors are particularly concerning in individuals with high or low brain volumes. METHODS:Demographics, venous b...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Walsh EI,Shaw M,Sachdev P,Anstey KJ,Cherbuin N

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Information about metabolic comorbidities in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) is scarce. Our aim was to examine the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components in patients with long duration of MS and significant disability. METHODS:Demographic and clinical data, weight, ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Pinhas-Hamiel O,Livne M,Harari G,Achiron A

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A Task Force was convened by the EFNS/MDS-ES Scientist Panel on Parkinson's disease (PD) and other movement disorders to systemically review relevant publications on the diagnosis of PD. METHODS:Following the EFNS instruction for the preparation of neurological diagnostic guidelines, recommendation levels h...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Berardelli A,Wenning GK,Antonini A,Berg D,Bloem BR,Bonifati V,Brooks D,Burn DJ,Colosimo C,Fanciulli A,Ferreira J,Gasser T,Grandas F,Kanovsky P,Kostic V,Kulisevsky J,Oertel W,Poewe W,Reese JP,Relja M,Ruzicka E,Sc

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mirror movements (MM), involuntary movements of homologous muscles opposite to unilateral limb activity, decrease in the course of motor development, but may reappear in adults after brain damage. To better characterize this type of acquired MM, grip forces of 36 healthy subjects and 35 patients suffering from focal b...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Uttner I,Mai N,Esslinger O,Danek A

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment outcome in patients with neuropathic pain (NP) is often variable and disappointing. We tested the hypothesis that patients with clear evidence of nervous system lesion respond better to pharmacological treatment with documented effect on NP than patients with poor or no evidence of nervous system lesion. Fur...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Rasmussen PV,Sindrup SH,Jensen TS,Bach FW

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve patients with early Parkinson's disease (PD), none of whom had received any previous L-DOPA treatment, but using other antiparkinsonian drugs, were studied using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Contralateral and ipsilateral hemispheres were examined, with a focus on the more pronounced parkinsonian sym...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Bares M,Kanovský P,Klajblová H,Rektor I

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the peripheral-central sensory conduction by using somatosensory evoked potential (SEP) in a 48 year old diabetic patient with acute painful neuropathy. The sural, ulnar and median sensory nerve conduction and SEP elicited by wrist stimulation showed no abnormalities, nevertheless, the tibial nerve SEP rev...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Shimamura H,Baba M,Ozaki I,Matsunaga M,Onuma T

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Levodopa-carbidopa (LD) in low dosages adequately controls symptoms in most patients with Parkinson's disease and delays the appearance of fluctuations and dyskinesias. It has been suggested that early combination therapy with bromocriptine and levodopa delays or prevents the onset of late treatment complication assoc...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Alarcon F,Cevallos N,Lees AJ

更新日期：1998-05-01 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：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The clinical predictors of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in multiple sclerosis (MS) have mainly been studied in patients with long-standing disease. The objective of this study was to investigate the longitudinal association among HRQoL and clinical characteristics in early MS. METHODS:...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Nourbakhsh B,Julian L,Waubant E

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism (XDP) is an inherited neurodegenerative adult-onset movement disorder associated with striatal atrophy. As the dopaminergic system has not yet been systemically studied in this basal ganglia model disease, it is unclear whether nigrostriatal dysfunction contributes ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Brüggemann N,Rosales RL,Waugh JL,Blood AJ,Domingo A,Heldmann M,Jamora RD,Münchau A,Münte TF,Lee LV,Buchmann I,Klein C

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Patients with ischaemic stroke (IS) caused by a spontaneous cervical artery dissection (CeAD) worry about an increased risk for stroke in their families. The occurrence of stroke in relatives of patients with CeAD and in those with ischaemic stroke attributable to other (non-CeAD) causes were com...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Kloss M,Grond-Ginsbach C,Pezzini A,Metso TM,Metso AJ,Debette S,Leys D,Dallongeville J,Caso V,Thijs V,Bersano A,Touzé E,Bonati LH,Tatlisumak T,Arnold ML,Lyrer PA,Engelter ST,Cervical Artery Dissection and Ischemic Stroke

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progression of atherosclerosis at extracranial carotid and intracranial arteries in patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD) is not well defined. We carried out a 5-year longitudinal study with magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) of patients with IHD to assess the incidence of progression of atherosclerosis at extr...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Uehara T,Tabuchi M,Mori E,Yamadori A

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, evidence has emerged for a bidirectional relationship between sleep and neurological and psychiatric disorders. First, sleep-wake disorders (SWDs) are very common and may be the first/main manifestation of underlying neurological and psychiatric disorders. Secondly, SWDs may represent an independent r...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Bassetti CL,Ferini-Strambi L,Brown S,Adamantidis A,Benedetti F,Bruni O,Cajochen C,Dolenc-Groselj L,Ferri R,Gais S,Huber R,Khatami R,Lammers GJ,Luppi PH,Manconi M,Nissen C,Nobili L,Peigneux P,Pollmächer T,Randerath W

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Predicting the course of behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) remains a major clinical challenge. This study aimed to identify factors that predict survival and clinical progression in bvFTD. METHODS:Consecutive patients with clinically probable bvFTD were prospectively followed u...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Agarwal S,Ahmed RM,D'Mello M,Foxe D,Kaizik C,Kiernan MC,Halliday GM,Piguet O,Hodges JR

更新日期：2019-05-01 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:Pre-treatment with antiplatelet agents (AP) is present amongst 30% of acute stroke patients. Previous studies have shown conflicting results on the effect of these drugs regarding haemorrhagic transformation after thrombolytic therapy. The hypothesis that pre-treatment with AP may increase the risk of cerebr...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Dorado L,Millán M,de la Ossa NP,Guerrero C,Gomis M,López-Cancio E,Ricciardi AC,Dávalos A

更新日期：2010-02-01 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：:No studies have prospectively investigated headache at onset of first-ever ischemic stroke along with a large concurrent control group. Our aims were to answer two important questions: (i) Are headaches at stroke onset causally related to the stroke, and what are their typical clinical characteristics? (ii) What etiol...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Lebedeva ER,Ushenin AV,Gurary NM,Tsypushkina TS,Gilev DV,Kislyak NV,Olesen J

更新日期：2020-12-16 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:  Multiple sclerosis (MS) has been associated with increased mortality rates. However, influence of lifestyle parameters remains unknown, and inconsistencies exist regarding findings for causes of death. METHODS:  We conducted a population-based cohort study using the General Practice Research D...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Lalmohamed A,Bazelier MT,Van Staa TP,Uitdehaag BM,Leufkens HG,De Boer A,De Vries F

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:There is an urgent need for early predictive markers for the course of disease in prodromal α-synucleinopathies such as idiopathic rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behaviour disorder. Autonomic cardiac/vascular dysfunction is a prominent feature in advanced α-synucleinopathies, but its diagnostic v...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Dahms C,Guenther A,Schwab M,Schultze T,Nowack S,Hoyer D,Ehrhardt J,Witte OW,Mayer G,Rupprecht S

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary dysfunction is very common in idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) and manifests primarily with symptoms of overactive bladder (OAB). Affection of central serotonergic systems has been suggested to play a role in OAB. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether in PD patients with OAB symptoms a specifi...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Walter U,Dressler D,Wolters A,Wittstock M,Benecke R

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Migraine with aura (MA) has been found to be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease including ischaemic stroke and myocardial infarction. Studies have also reported a higher prevalence of unfavourable cardiovascular risk factors amongst migraineurs, but results have been conflicting as to whether this is r...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Winsvold BS,Hagen K,Aamodt AH,Stovner LJ,Holmen J,Zwart JA

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoalbuminemia is associated with increased risk of infections. The aim of this study was to determine if serum albumin level is an independent predictor of nosocomial pneumonia in stroke patients. Data of 705 consecutive ischemic stroke patients admitted within 24 h after stroke onset were analyzed retrospectively. ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Dziedzic T,Pera J,Klimkowicz A,Turaj W,Slowik A,Rog TM,Szczudlik A

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a previous, controlled study we demonstrated that the general lower limb activity measured by three-channel actometry is a promising objective measure of restless legs syndrome (RLS) severity. In the present study we have further evaluated the method in measuring RLS symptom severity in an open, single-day pramipex...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Tuisku K,Holi MM,Wahlbeck K,Ahlgren AJ,Lauerma H

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Patients with the cerebellar variant of multiple system atrophy (MSA-C) often show cognitive deficits in various cognitive domains. The association between morphometric changes in cortical and subcortical structures and cognitive impairments in MSA-C were investigated to explore the neural correl...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Lee MJ,Shin JH,Seoung JK,Lee JH,Yoon U,Oh JH,Jung DS,Kim EJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Corticobasal syndrome (CBS) is a clinical entity characterized by higher cortical dysfunctions associated with asymmetric onset of levodopa-resistant parkinsonism, dystonia and myoclonus. One of the most typical and distressful features of CBS is limb apraxia, which affects patients in their ever...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Bianchi M,Cosseddu M,Cotelli M,Manenti R,Brambilla M,Rizzetti MC,Padovani A,Borroni B

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00