Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and cognitive decline in the very old: the Newcastle 85+ Study.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:An immune activation response resembling virus or type I interferon responses has been observed in untreated multiple sclerosis (MS), but its pathogenic significance is uncertain. We studied the relationship between a type I interferon-like response in untreated patients with MS and disease activity. METHODS...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Hesse D,Krakauer M,Lund H,Søndergaard HB,Limborg SJ,Sørensen PS,Sellebjerg F

更新日期：2011-02-01 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：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Patients suffering from basilar artery occlusion (BAO) and treated with intravenous thrombolysis are, in some centers, started on adjunct anticoagulation in hyperacute settings. We aimed to assess the outcome of such patients and to compare low-molecular weight heparin (LMWH) and unfractionated h...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Ritvonen J,Strbian D,Silvennoinen H,Virtanen P,Salonen O,Lindsberg PJ,Sairanen T

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：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：:The present study aimed to assess the ability in objects and actions naming in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. Further, we wished to assess the effect of a particular conceptual dimension, i.e. manipulability, on the naming of object and actions. Patients were recruited from the Department of Neurology, University ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Cotelli M,Borroni B,Manenti R,Zanetti M,Arévalo A,Cappa SF,Padovani A

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate changes in serum complements and their regulators in the pathogenesis of myasthenia gravis (MG). METHODS:Forty-four patients with acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive MG, as well as 20 patients with non-inflammatory neurological disorders were enrolled. Serum complements (C3, C4 and solubl...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Ozawa Y,Uzawa A,Yasuda M,Kojima Y,Oda F,Himuro K,Kawaguchi N,Kuwabara S

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Venous drainage of dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF) with dementia has never been reported. The aim of this study was to discover if specific vascular conditions exist to develop dementia in patients with DAVF. METHODS:Venous drainage in patients embolized in our centre between 1996 and 2012 fo...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Labeyrie MA,Lenck S,Saint-Maurice JP,Bresson D,Houdart E

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A PARK8 form of Parkinson's disease (PD) is caused by a novel gene, leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2), and a single mutation G2019S was found in a proportion of LRRK2-associated cases of diverse ethnic origins. We performed the LRRK2 G2019S mutation analysis in 304 Russian patients with PD, including 291 sporadic a...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Illarioshkin SN,Shadrina MI,Slominsky PA,Bespalova EV,Zagorovskaya TB,Bagyeva GKh,Markova ED,Limborska SA,Ivanova-Smolenskaya IA

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Acute severe exacerbations of myasthenia gravis (MG) are common in both early and late onset MG. We wished to examine the current management in the intensive care unit (ICU) of severe exacerbations of MG and to study the long-term prognosis of MG following discharge from the ICU. METHODS:We retr...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Spillane J,Hirsch NP,Kullmann DM,Taylor C,Howard RS

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) database of the Dent Neurologic Institute to study the abnormal findings in myelitis. We identified 22 patients, and compared non-MS-related acute transverse myelitis (ATM, n = 9), to myelitis associated with multiple sclerosis (MS-myelitis, n = 13). The ATM patients we...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Bakshi R,Kinkel PR,Mechtler LL,Bates VE,Lindsay BD,Esposito SE,Kinkel WR

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An evaluation of general antiepileptic treatment patterns and utilization of particular drugs was carried out based on the prevalence study of adult active epilepsy in a sample of the Estonian population. The antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) used, and their doses were recorded and compared with clinical characteristics. Nin...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Oun A,Haldre S,Mägi M

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is paucity of studies on predictors of long-term sequelae of tuberculous meningitis (TBM). We report the neurological sequelae of TBM at 1 year and their predictors. Patients with TBM who were followed up for 1 year were included. The diagnosis of TBM was based on clinical, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and computed...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Kalita J,Misra UK,Ranjan P

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:In this report, we present the clinical and pathological details of a kindred of four individuals with a novel missense mutation (V272A) of the presenilin 1 gene (PSEN1) that experienced a subcortical dementia. The age of onset of symptoms ranged 26-36-year old, with an age at death of 36-46 years. Initial symptom was...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Jimenez-Escrig A,Rabano A,Guerrero C,Simon J,Barquero MS,Güell I,Ginestal RC,Montero T,Orensanz L

更新日期：2004-10-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Interferon beta (IFNbeta) preparations have some effect on the progressive phase of multiple sclerosis (MS). This limited effect might be partially because of a certain number of IFNbeta non-responders. Myxovirus resistance protein A (MxA)--a marker of IFNbeta bioactivity--was correlated with the...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Millonig A,Dressel A,Bahner D,Bitsch A,Bogumil T,Elitok E,Kitze B,Tumani H,Weber F,Gneiss C,Deisenhammer F

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Functional connectivity studies revealed alterations within thalamic, salience, and default mode networks in restless legs syndrome patients. METHODS:Eighty-two patients with restless legs syndrome (untreated, n = 30; on dopaminergic medication, n = 42; on alpha-2-delta ligands as mono- or polyt...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Tuovinen N,Stefani A,Mitterling T,Heidbreder A,Frauscher B,Gizewski ER,Poewe W,Högl B,Scherfler C

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Spastic pes equinovarus is a frequent pathological posture of the lower extremity. Botulinum toxin (BoNT/A) has been successfully applied to treat lower limb spasticity. However, the best time to initiate treatment remains unclear. A beneficial effect of an early treatment has been suggested in p...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Fietzek UM,Kossmehl P,Schelosky L,Ebersbach G,Wissel J

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a patient who, three years after the onset of an olivopontocerebellar atrophy, developed a right cerebral tumour. The cerebellar symptomatology also included, as in other cerebellar patients previously described, a peripheral dysgraphia. Because this deficit of writing is generally reported in patients wit...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Silveri MC,Misciagna S,Laudisio A,Colosimo C

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Although there is growing and convincing evidence that socially deprived patients are at higher risk of stroke and worse outcomes, it remains controversial whether or not they suffer more severe stroke. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of social deprivation on initial clinical severity ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Béjot Y,Guilloteau A,Joux J,Lannuzel A,Mimeau E,Mislin-Tritsch C,Fournel I,Bonithon-Kopp C,INDIA Study Group.

更新日期：2017-05-01 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：:The authors performed neurological, visual evoked potentials (VEP) and electroneurography (ENG) examinations on three groups of workers with occupational exposure to mercury vapors (Hg(0)), and on a control group. The exposure of dental professionals (n = 36) was mild, that of chloralkali plant workers (n = 36) was in...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Urban P,Lukás E,Nerudová J,Cábelková Z,Cikrt M

更新日期：1999-09-01 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：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The ataxias are a challenging group of neurological diseases due the aetiological heterogeneity and the complexity of the genetic subtypes. This guideline focuses on the heredodegenerative ataxias. The aim is to provide a peer-reviewed evidence-based guideline for clinical neurologists and oth...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： van de Warrenburg BP,van Gaalen J,Boesch S,Burgunder JM,Dürr A,Giunti P,Klockgether T,Mariotti C,Pandolfo M,Riess O

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) is a first demyelinating event of the central nervous system and can be a single event. After CIS, a chronic disease course with ongoing inflammation and relapses might occur, resulting in a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS). As yet, there has been no prospec...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： van der Vuurst de Vries RM,van Pelt ED,Mescheriakova JY,Wong YY,Ketelslegers IA,Siepman TA,Catsman CE,Neuteboom RF,Hintzen RQ

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary spastic paraparesis (HSP) is a heterogeneous group of neurodegenerative disorders with progressive lower limb spasticity, categorized into pure (p-HSP) and complicated forms (c-HSP). The purpose of this study was to evaluate if brain volumes in HSP were altered compared with a control population. Brain volu...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Kassubek J,Sperfeld AD,Baumgartner A,Huppertz HJ,Riecker A,Juengling FD

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myelitis is one of the most severe central nervous system complications seen in association with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections and both acute transverse myelitis (ATM) as well as acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) have been observed. We reviewed all available literature on cases of Mycoplasma spp. associat...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Tsiodras S,Kelesidis T,Kelesidis I,Voumbourakis K,Giamarellou H

更新日期：2006-02-01 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