The societal cost of Huntington's disease: are we underestimating the burden?

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：: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：:Selenium is an essential component of the antioxidant enzyme glutathione peroxidase. The activity of this enzyme is reduced in the substantia nigra of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), but the results of studies on erythrocytes are controversial. We compared the serum levels of selenium and the 24 h urinary sele...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Jiménez-Jiménez FJ,Molina JA,Arrieta FJ,Aguilar MV,Cabrera-Valdivia F,Vázquez A,Jorge-Santamaría A,Seijas V,Fernández-Calle P,Martínez-Para MC

更新日期：1995-04-01 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：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Neuropsychiatric symptoms are commonly observed in neurodegenerative diseases. No biomarker is currently available to diagnose psychiatric conditions. As a consequence, the distinction between psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders can be challenging in daily practice. METHODS:This retrospe...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Fourier A,Formaglio M,Kaczorowski F,Mollion H,Perret-Liaudet A,Sauvee M,Quadrio I

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Differentiation between parkinsonian type multiple system atrophy (MSA-P) and Parkinson's disease (PD) is important but often difficult. We investigated the diagnostic value of brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography ((18)F-FDG PET) in diff...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Kwon KY,Choi CG,Kim JS,Lee MC,Chung SJ

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Normal subjects use an open-loop motor control strategy in handwriting, but they are able to switch to closed-loop motor control when the demands on accuracy increase. These closed-loop handwriting movements of normal subjects resemble the inefficient movements found in writing-impaired patients. The hypothesis that s...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Schenk T,Walther EU,Mai N

更新日期：2000-05-01 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:Comorbidity in myasthenia gravis (MG) is important for diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. Disease complexity was assessed by examining total drug treatment, immune therapy and comorbidity in a complete national MG cohort. METHODS:All recipients of the MG-specific drug pyridostigmine 2004-2010 r...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Andersen JB,Owe JF,Engeland A,Gilhus NE

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of white matter lesions (WML) is an important prognostic factor for the development of stroke. Plasma total homocysteine (tHcy), which increases with diabetes, has been flagged as a novel predictor for cerebrovascular events. We tested the hypothesis that the presence of WML correlates with tHcy and insul...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Shimomura T,Anan F,Umeno Y,Eshima N,Saikawa T,Yoshimatsu H,Fujiki M,Kobayashi H

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a 2-year population-based study on status epilepticus (SE) in adults in the rural area of Lugo di Romagna, northern Italy, to verify whether an area of low-level urbanization has a lower risk of occurrence of SE (as recently suggested), different clinical features and short-term prognosis than areas of hi...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Vignatelli L,Rinaldi R,Galeotti M,de Carolis P,D'Alessandro R

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), a brief test to assess cognitive status, is heavily influenced by age and education. It was administered to 1019 elderly subjects (aged 65-89 years) living in three different Italian cities. A statistical non-linear regression model was built up in order to obtain adjustment c...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Magni E,Binetti G,Bianchetti A,Rozzini R,Trabucchi M

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of genetics and its technological development have been fundamental in advancing the field of movement disorders, opening the door to precision medicine. Starting from the revolutionary discovery of the locus of the Huntington's disease gene, we review the milestones of genetic discoveries in movement disorde...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Sturchio A,Marsili L,Mahajan A,Grimberg MB,Kauffman MA,Espay AJ

更新日期：2020-08-01 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：:Moyamoya angiopathy (MA) is a progressive cerebrovascular disease with a poorly understood pathophysiology. It is mainly characterized by progressive bilateral stenosis of the terminal intracranial part of the supraclinoid internal carotid arteries and the proximal parts of the middle and anterior cerebral arteries, a...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Mitri F,Bersano A,Hervé D,Kraemer M

更新日期：2021-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:In contrast to anterior circulation stroke (ACS), there is no evidence from randomized trials that mechanical thrombectomy (MT) with modern stent retrievers or thromboaspiration is safe and effective in posterior circulation stroke (PCS). METHODS:The present analysis was based on the prospective...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Weber R,Minnerup J,Nordmeyer H,Eyding J,Krogias C,Hadisurya J,Berger K,REVASK investigators.

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a novel missense mutation of the Notch3 gene in a Japanese family with CADASIL. The Cys49Gly mutation in this family is located in exon 2 of the Notch3 gene. Most of the documented Notch3 gene mutations occur in exons 3 or 4. On the other hand, there are few reports around the world of mutations in exon 2 of...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Oki K,Nagata E,Ishiko A,Shimizu A,Tanaka K,Takahashi K,Tabira T,Katayama T,Suzuki N

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:An association between parental smoking and multiple sclerosis (MS) in offspring has been reported. This study examined whether maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with MS in offspring. METHODS:Swedish general population registers provided prospectively recorded information on maternal smoking...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Montgomery SM,Bahmanyar S,Hillert J,Ekbom A,Olsson T

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:To assess the efficacy and safety of olesoxime, a molecule with neuroprotective properties, in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) treated with riluzole. METHODS:A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial of 18 months' duration was conducted in 512 subjects, ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Lenglet T,Lacomblez L,Abitbol JL,Ludolph A,Mora JS,Robberecht W,Shaw PJ,Pruss RM,Cuvier V,Meininger V,Mitotarget study group.

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies suggest an association between Chlamydia pneumoniae infection with atherosclerosis, including cerebrovascular disease. We investigated the prevalence of Chlamydial seropositivity in patients with acute ischaemic stroke syndrome compared with age- and sex-matched control subjects. Specific antibodies (Ig...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Madre JG,Garcia JL,Gonzalez RC,Montero JM,Paniagua EB,Escribano JR,Martinez JD,Cenjor RF

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is no report of patients in whom pathological laughter, a rare condition characterized by uncontrollable episodes of laughter usually triggered by unrelated stimuli, was ever closely associated with a loss of consciousness overtly linked with the onset of such uncontrollable laughter, also referred to as a gelas...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Famularo G,Corsi FM,Minisola G,De Simone C,Nicotra GC

更新日期：2007-08-01 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：:Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) is an efficacious treatment for immune-mediated neuropathies like Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), chronic inflammatory demyelinating neuropathy (CIDP), and multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN). In the pathogenesis of immune-mediated neuropathies chemokines and their receptors play a cruci...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Trebst C,Brunhorn K,Lindner M,Windhagen A,Stangel M

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Botulinum A toxin (BT) has been successfully used for the management of spasticity in cerebral palsy (CP). However, the long-term results of BT have not yet been determined. We have studied the evolution of a homogeneous group of patients with CP treated with BT. All these patients had an equinus gait resulting from c...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： García Ruiz PJ,Pascual Pascual I,Sánchez Bernardos V

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oxidative stress is a central factor in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD). Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is an antioxidant protein expressed in response to oxidative challenge, and its expression levels are inversely correlated with glycogen synthase kinase-3beta (GSK3beta) activity. Underexpression of ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Infante J,García-Gorostiaga I,Sánchez-Juan P,Sierra M,Martín-Gurpegui JL,Terrazas J,Mateo I,Rodríguez-Rodríguez E,Berciano J,Combarros O

更新日期：2010-05-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Little is known about neurological training curricula in Europe. A joint approach by the European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS), the Union of European Medical Specialists/European Board of Neurology and the European Association of Young Neurologist and Trainees was established to explore the ...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Struhal W,Sellner J,Lisnic V,Vécsei L,Müller E,Grisold W

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:To evaluate the incidence and predictors of ischaemic recurrent stroke and the adverse events of antithrombotic therapy in patients with first intra- or extracranial vertebral artery dissection (VAD) who were treated with aspirin or oral anticoagulation (OA). METHODS:A 21-year database of consec...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Arauz A,Ruiz A,Pacheco G,Rojas P,Rodríguez-Armida M,Cantú C,Murillo-Bonilla L,Ruiz-Sandoval JL,Barinagarrementeria F

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:We retrospectively evaluated an elliptic centric ordered 3D (ec 3D) magnetic resonance venography (MRV) technique in comparison to 2D time-of-flight (2D TOF) MRV in patients with presumptive cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST). Twenty-five patients (mean age 40.6 +/- 16.5 years) with presumptive CVST underwent cer...

journal_title：European journal of neurology

authors： Klingebiel R,Bauknecht HC,Bohner G,Kirsch R,Berger J,Masuhr F

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00