Clinical applications of quantitative sensory testing (QST).

abstract：:Selenoprotein N-related myopathy (SEPN1-RM) is an early-onset muscle disorder that can manifest clinically as congenital muscular dystrophy with spinal rigidity and can result in specific pathological entities such as multiminicore disease, desmin-related myopathy with Mallory body-like inclusions, and congenital fibe...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Cagliani R,Fruguglietti ME,Berardinelli A,D'Angelo MG,Prelle A,Riva S,Napoli L,Gorni K,Orcesi S,Lamperti C,Pichiecchio A,Signaroldi E,Tupler R,Magri F,Govoni A,Corti S,Bresolin N,Moggio M,Comi GP

更新日期：2011-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Several studies have established the relevance of S-100 in blood as a marker of brain damage after traumatic brain injury. However, a more specific marker is required and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) is considered to be a good candidate. METHODS:In order to assess the increase of GFAP in serum (s-...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Nylén K,Ost M,Csajbok LZ,Nilsson I,Blennow K,Nellgård B,Rosengren L

更新日期：2006-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional and structural damage in postanoxic persistent vegetative state (PVS) was analysed using 18fluorodeoxyglucose PET (FDG-PET) coregistered to 3-D MRI in combination with morphometric 3-D MRI analysis (voxel-based morphometry, VBM). In five patients in late stages of non-traumatic PVS, combined analysis using ...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Juengling FD,Kassubek J,Huppertz HJ,Krause T,Els T

更新日期：2005-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We recorded saccadic, pursuit and fixation eye movements in patients (n = 5) with moderately advanced Huntington's disease (HD), offspring of HD patients (n = 22) and control subjects (n = 15), using the scleral sensor coil technique. Saccadic slowing was seen in all patients, no controls and (marginally) in a few at-...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Collewijn H,Went LN,Tamminga EP,Vegter-Van der Vlis M

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe detailed clinical, biochemical, neuroimaging and neuropathological features in adult-onset leukoencephalopathy with axonal spheroids and pigmented glia (ALSP), encompassing hereditary diffuse leukoencephalopathy with axonal spheroids (HDLS) and pigmentary orthochromatic leukodystrophy (POLD), linked to col...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Kim EJ,Shin JH,Lee JH,Kim JH,Na DL,Suh YL,Hwang SJ,Lee JH,Lee YM,Shin MJ,Lee MJ,Kim SJ,Yoon U,Park DY,Jung DS,Ahn JW,Sung S,Huh GY

更新日期：2015-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to investigate the expression of endothelin-like immunoreactivity in astrocytes of viral infections of the human brain the avidin-biotin peroxidase complex method and a polyclonal antiserum were used. Autopsy material was obtained from 5 cases of herpes simplex encephalitis, two of progressive multifocal leuk...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Ma KC,Nie XJ,Höög A,Olsson Y,Zhang WW

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanisms primarily responsible for the degenerative processes occurring in dystrophic skeletal muscle remain unresolved. The identification of the mechanisms that lead to the complete sparing of extraocular muscle in dystrophinopathies is of particular interest. A number of studies have provided evidence to sugg...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Ragusa RJ,Chow CK,St Clair DK,Porter JD

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the clinical implications of status epilepticus in patients with metastases to the brain as well as associated demographic, clinical, EEG and radiographic features. METHODS:Retrospective chart review of 19 patients with metastases to the brain who subsequently developed status epilepticus. RESULTS...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Fox J,Ajinkya S,Greenblatt A,Houston P,Lekoubou A,Lindhorst S,Cachia D,Olar A,Kutluay E

更新日期：2019-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The etiology of Parkinson's disease is mainly unknown. Immune abnormalities have been reported, including the occurrence of autoantibodies against neuronal structures and abnormal T cell functions. gamma delta+ T cells represent a recently recognized T cell subpopulation which is considered to play a role in immune re...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Fiszer U,Mix E,Fredrikson S,Kostulas V,Olsson T,Link H

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies achieved conflicting results when correlating magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) abnormalities and cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Recently, the estimation of MS lesion load on T1-weighted images and the analysis of magnetization transfer ratio (MTR) histograms, increased the d...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Comi G,Rovaris M,Falautano M,Santuccio G,Martinelli V,Rocca MA,Possa F,Leocani L,Paulesu E,Filippi M

更新日期：1999-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Intergenerational stability of the CAG repeat number has been considered to be a specific molecular feature of SCA6 compared with other CAG repeat diseases. Nevertheless, we showed meiotic instability of the CAG repeats in the SCA6/CACNL1A gene in two Japanese SCA6 families, including de novo expansion. In one family,...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Shimazaki H,Takiyama Y,Sakoe K,Amaike M,Nagaki H,Namekawa M,Sasaki H,Nakano I,Nishizawa M

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) type I (alpha-iduronidase deficiency) is characterized by storage and massive urinary excretion of dermatan sulfate and heparan sulfate; it may be distinguished into three different subtypes based on age at onset and severity of the clinical symptoms. We report on progressive white matter i...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Barone R,Parano E,Trifiletti RR,Fiumara A,Pavone P

更新日期：2002-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The intercellular adhesiveness of skin fibroblasts from patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and normal controls has been measured by determining the collision efficencies of cells using the couette viscometer. The collision efficencies for dystrophic cells were significantly lower that those for normal cells (0....

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Jones GE,Witkowski JA

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While the pathologic events associated with multiple sclerosis (MS), diffuse axonal injury, cognitive damage, and white matter plaques, have been known for some time, their etiology is unknown and therapeutic efforts are still somewhat disappointing. This may be due to a lack of fundamental knowledge on how to maintai...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Esen N,Serkin Z,Dore-Duffy P

更新日期：2013-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The significance of P300 in investigation of the cognitive changes characteristic of aging and dementia is well established. But some controversies about sensitivity and specificity of P300 latency prolongation in detection of dementia still exist, and its predictive value and specificity in "real" clinical situations...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Filipović SR,Kostić VS

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hippocampal atrophy is an early feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD) but it has also been reported in vascular dementia (VaD). It is uncertain whether hippocampal size can help differentiate the two disorders. METHODS:We assessed 90 stroke/TIA patients 3-6 months after the event, and 75 control subjects, wit...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Sachdev PS,Chen X,Joscelyne A,Wen W,Altendorf A,Brodaty H

更新日期：2007-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In-situ hybridization with labeled oligonucleotide probes was applied to explore cytokine and chemokine mRNA expression in sections of striated muscle, the target organ in experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis (EAMG), induced in Lewis rats by immunization with acetylcholine receptor (AChR) and complete Freund's ad...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Li H,Shi FD,Bai X,Huang Y,Diab A,He B,Link H

更新日期：1998-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a new Japanese family of sialidosis type I. The sialidase activity was deficient in the lymphocytes of 2 patients (6.8% (sister) and 12.5% (brother) of control mean). However, surprisingly, using the transformed lymphocytes by EB virus, this activity was activated to 51.7% (sister) and 49.5% (brother) of con...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Yamamoto M,Yamauchi T,Yamamoto K,Kobayashi T

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify the main determinants of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Brazilian stroke survivors. METHODS:Patients were assessed with the NIH Stroke Scale, Barthel index (BI), Lawton scale, modified-Rankin scale, Cumulative Illness Rating Scale for Geriatrics, Mini-Mental State Examination, Hospital...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Carod-Artal FJ,Trizotto DS,Coral LF,Moreira CM

更新日期：2009-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:We aimed to investigate the link between the autonomic nervous system (ANS) impairment, assessed using baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) and heart rate variability (HRV) indices, and mortality after aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (aSAH). METHODS:A total of 57 patients (56 ± 18 years) diagnosed with aSAH were re...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Uryga A,Burzyńska M,Tabakow P,Kasprowicz M,Budohoski KP,Kazimierska A,Smielewski P,Czosnyka M,Goździk W

更新日期：2018-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The relapsing-remitting phase and the progressive phase of multiple sclerosis (MS) seem to be the result of distinct pathophysiological processes. Previous research on the natural history of MS was largely focussed on relapses and disability scores. In this study we evaluated 438 patients with secondary or primary pro...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Koch M,Mostert J,Heersema D,De Keyser J

更新日期：2007-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system. Evidences linking apolipoprotein E (APOE) to myelin repair, neuronal plasticity, and cerebral inflammatory processes suggest that it may be relevant in MS. The main goal of this study was to determine whet...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Rafiei M,Zarif Yeganeh M,Sheikholeslami S,Gozalpour E,Ghaffarpour M,Hedayati M

更新日期：2012-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:beta,beta'-Iminodipropionitrile (IDPN) impairs axonal transport of neurofilaments; their accumulation leads to the formation of proximal swellings in motor axons. Similar proximal swellings are a feature of some cases of motor neuron disease such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Motor units in IDPN-treated anim...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Delio DA,Fiori MG,Lowndes HE

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A previously healthy 56-year-old woman presented with right-sided ophthalmic pain and diplopia following headache and fever. A neurological examination revealed 3rd and 6th right cranial nerve palsies. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and 3D-computed tomography (CT) angiography (CTA) showed right-sided sphenoid ...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Sugie M,Ihihara K,Nakano I,Kawamura M

更新日期：2009-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, PRRT2 gene mutations have been identified as a causative factor of paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia (PKD). However, evidence is still lacking with respect to the genotype to phenotype correlation in PKD patients. METHODS:We recruited a cohort of PKD patients with or without PRRT2 mutations for th...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Mao CY,Shi CH,Song B,Wu J,Ji Y,Qin J,Li YS,Wang JJ,Shang DD,Sun SL,Xu YM

更新日期：2014-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We detected androgen receptor (AR) mRNA expression in various tissues in the patients with X-BSNP and controls using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Northern blot analysis. The AR mRNAs were expressed in a wide variety of tissues including the testis, scrotal skin, liver, skeletal and card...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Doyu M,Sobue G,Kimata K,Yamamoto K,Mitsuma T

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We hypothesize that Pittsburgh compound B (PIB) binding is common in poststroke dementia (PSD) and that cognitive decline may be faster in PIB positive patients. We performed PIB positron emission tomography (PET) among 17 subjects: 10 PSD patients, 4 Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients, and 3 healthy controls. We also ...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Mok V,Leung EY,Chu W,Chen S,Wong A,Xiong Y,Lam W,Ho CL,Wong KS

更新日期：2010-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Palinacousis is a paroxysmal auditory illusion in which perseveration of an external auditory stimulus occurs after cessation of the stimulus. The subjects recognize the illusory nature of this experience, which is often a fragment of the last sentence they heard. Palinacousis has been reported in only a f...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Mohamed W,Ahuja N,Shah A

更新日期：2012-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Interaction of the orexinergic (ORXergic) neuronal system with the excitatory (glutamate, l-Glu) or the inhibitory (GABA) neurosignaling complexes evokes major homeostatic physiological events. In this study, effects of the two ORXergic neuropeptides (ORX-A/B) on their receptor (ORX-2R) expression changes were correla...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Alò R,Avolio E,Mele M,Di Vito A,Canonaco M

更新日期：2015-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Depression and cognitive impairment are both common conditions in old age, and frequently occur together. However, accurate figures of the co-occurrence are not available. The inter-relationship between the two clinical entities is still complex and not well understood. Clearly depression can be a psychological reacti...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Korczyn AD,Halperin I

更新日期：2009-08-15 00:00:00