Reasons patients give to use or not to use immunomodulating agents for multiple sclerosis.

abstract：:Our aim was to conduct a meta-analysis of longitudinal studies assessing the association between Pittsburgh compound B (PiB) retention and the progression of cognitive status in healthy elderly, in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase and ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Chen X,Li M,Wang S,Zhu H,Xiong Y,Liu X

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recently symptomatic carotid artery stenosis carries a high risk of subsequent ischaemic events and thus requires rapid treatment. We investigated the influence of the time delay between the last symptomatic event of a carotid stenosis and subsequent carotid artery stenting (CAS) with respect to the combined 30-day ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Gröschel K,Knauth M,Ernemann U,Pilgram SM,Schnaudigel S,Kastrup A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Brain death (BD) is the irreversible loss of all functions of the brain and brainstem. Spontaneous and reflex movements of the limbs have been described in this condition. However, facial myokymia (FM) in BD has not been previously reported. The origin of that motor phenomenon in alive patients is still unce...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Saposnik G,Mauriño J,Saizar R

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report discusses a biopsy proven case of cerebral amyloid angiopathy, with additional prominent vascular inflammatory features, characterized by a rapidly progressive dementia and leukoencephalopathy, where the clinical and radiological abnormalities resolved rapidly with minimal therapeutic intervention. We prop...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Harkness KA,Coles A,Pohl U,Xuereb JH,Baron JC,Lennox GG

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to carry out a study of isolated, unexplained myelopathy which avoided as far as possible selection and referral bias. We used a prospective design with case ascertainment from both neurological and neurosurgical referrals. We wanted to establish the sensitivity, predictive value and possible redundancy of cu...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Blumhardt LD,Sandercock PA,Moore AP,Woodrow J,Findlay G

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The association between vascular risk factors and dementia is of interest. Several studies have shown that cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) is associated with dementia. However, the association between cerebral large vessel disease (LVD) and dementia has not been thoroughly examined. METHODS:...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Kitagawa K,Miwa K,Yagita Y,Okazaki S,Sakaguchi M,Mochizuki H

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:It is not well established whether seizures and epilepsy after an ischaemic stroke increase the disability of patients. Seventy-two patients with delayed seizures after a hemispheric infarct (37 with a single seizure and 35 with epilepsy) were included in the study. The modified Rankin scale was used to compare disabi...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： De Reuck J,Claeys I,Martens S,Vanwalleghem P,Van Maele G,Phlypo R,Hallez H

更新日期：2006-04-01 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：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The incidence, underlying physiopathology, features and association with lesion topography of visual hallucinations in acute stroke have scarcely been investigated. METHODS:Patients with a diagnosis of acute stroke (ischaemic or haemorrhagic) in any vascular territory, admitted within 24 h after...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Morenas-Rodríguez E,Camps-Renom P,Pérez-Cordón A,Horta-Barba A,Simón-Talero M,Cortés-Vicente E,Guisado-Alonso D,Vilaplana E,García-Sánchez C,Gironell A,Roig C,Delgado-Mederos R,Martí-Fàbregas J

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here a novel point mutation in exon 5 of the Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD) gene resulting in an amino acid substitution of valine(148) by isoleucine (V148I) in a Japanese family with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (FALS). In this family, the age at onset was young (28.0 ± 3.8 years old, mean ± SD, n = 4) a...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Sakuma R,Abe K,Aoki M,Ikeda M,Okita N,Hiwatari M,Sakurai M,Itoyama Y

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Detection of occult atrial fibrillation (AF) is crucial for optimal secondary prevention in stroke patients. The AF detection rate was determined by implantable cardiac monitor (ICM) and compared to the prediction rate of the probability of incident AF by software based analysis of a continuously...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Reinke F,Bettin M,Ross LS,Kochhäuser S,Kleffner I,Ritter M,Minnerup J,Dechering D,Eckardt L,Dittrich R

更新日期：2018-04-01 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：: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：: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：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The 'hot cross bun' sign (HCBS), typically seen in the patients with multiple system atrophy, refers to a cruciform hyperintensity in the pons on T2-weighted MRI. Little is known about its pathological basis and prevalence in other degenerative cerebellar diseases and healthy population. We inves...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Lee YC,Liu CS,Wu HM,Wang PS,Chang MH,Soong BW

更新日期：2009-04-01 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:Non-Western immigrants to Norway acquire an increased risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) after migration. Ethnicity and the presence of oligoclonal bands (OCBs) in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) might influence the disease course. The aim of this study was to investigate differences in disease severi...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Berg-Hansen P,Smestad C,Sandvik L,Harbo HF,Celius EG

更新日期：2013-12-01 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：:Since the 1970s, intravenous (IV) phenytoin (PHT) has traditionally been used as second-stage treatment for convulsive status epilepticus (SE) after failure of benzodiazepines. The aim of this review was to critically assess the evidence supporting the use of IV PHT as treatment of convulsive SE in patients of any age...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Brigo F,Bragazzi NL,Lattanzi S,Nardone R,Trinka E

更新日期：2018-03-01 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:Although Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) is a preventable and treatable disease it still often remains undiagnosed during life. OBJECTIVES:To create practical guidelines for diagnosis, management and prevention of the disease. METHODS:We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, LILACS, Cochrane Library. CONCLUSIONS AND REC...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Galvin R,Bråthen G,Ivashynka A,Hillbom M,Tanasescu R,Leone MA,EFNS.

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The prognostic value of serum neurofilament light chain (sNfL), a biomarker of neurodegeneration, compared to other prognostic factors of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at the time of diagnosis, remains unclear. METHODS:Sera from ALS patients were prospectively collected at the first diagno...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Thouvenot E,Demattei C,Lehmann S,Maceski-Maleska A,Hirtz C,Juntas-Morales R,Pageot N,Esselin F,Alphandéry S,Vincent T,Camu W

更新日期：2020-02-01 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：: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：:Myeloproliferative disorders (MPD) are associated with an increased risk for thrombembolic events. In this study, we examined the prognostic value of transcranial Doppler (TCD) microemboli detection regarding clinical events and correlated TCD findings with results of blood cell counts and platelet flow cytometry to g...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Weber CA,Matzdorff AC,Gerriets T,Villmow T,Stolz E

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Australian Pregnancy Registry, affiliated European Register of Antiepileptic drugs in Pregnancy (EURAP), recruits informed consenting women with epilepsy on treatment with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), those untreated, and women on AEDs for other indications. Enrolment is considered prospective if it has occurred be...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Vajda FJ,Hitchcock A,Graham J,Solinas C,O'Brien TJ,Lander CM,Eadie MJ

更新日期：2006-06-01 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 AND PURPOSE:Growth hormone (GH)/insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) axis abnormalities in multiple sclerosis (MS) suggest their role in its pathogenesis. Interferon β (IFN-β) efficacy could be mediated also by an increase of IGF-1 levels. A 2-year longitudinal study was performed to estimate the prevalence ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Lanzillo R,Di Somma C,Quarantelli M,Carotenuto A,Pivonello C,Moccia M,Cianflone A,Marsili A,Puorro G,Saccà F,Russo CV,De Luca Picione C,Ausiello F,Colao A,Brescia Morra V

更新日期：2017-02-01 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