Oral and dental health in Huntington's disease - an observational study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Stroke burden is increasing in many populations where health institutions may experience more patients. We wanted to examine whether incidence rates and absolute number of hospitalized stroke patients remained stable in Denmark during a 13 years period where exposure to major stroke risk factors decrease...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Demant MN,Andersson C,Ahlehoff O,Charlot M,Olesen JB,Gjesing A,Hansen PR,Gislason GH,Truelsen T,Torp-Pedersen C

更新日期：2013-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN) is one of several phenotypes of the adrenoleukodystrophy spectrum caused by mutations in the ABCD1 gene on the X chromosome. An inflammatory component is part of the disease complex ranging from severe childhood CNS demyelination to spinal cord and peripheral nerve degeneration. ...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Jønch AE,Danielsen ER,Thomsen C,Meden P,Svenstrup K,Nielsen JE

更新日期：2012-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-ataxic symptoms of spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs) vary widely and often overlap with various types of SCAs. Duration and severity of the disease and genetic background may play a role in such phenotypic diversity. We conducted the study in order to study clinical characteristics of common SCAs in Thailan...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Boonkongchuen P,Pongpakdee S,Jindahra P,Papsing C,Peerapatmongkol P,Wetchaphanphesat S,Paiboonpol S,Dejthevaporn C,Tanprawate S,Nudsasarn A,Jariengprasert C,Muntham D,Ingsathit A,Pulkes T

更新日期：2014-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Seizures are one of the most important neurologic complications of human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV)-negative cryptococcal meningitis. A better understanding of the risk associated factors can help predict those who will require treatment. METHODS:This 22-year retrospective study enrolled 180 patients. Pr...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Hung CW,Chang WN,Kung CT,Tsai NW,Wang HC,Lin WC,Huang CR,Huang CC,Tsai WC,Chang HW,Su YJ,Lin YJ,Cheng BC,Chang YT,Su CM,Lu CH

更新日期：2014-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cannabis therapy has been considered an effective treatment for spasticity, although clinical reports of symptom reduction in multiple sclerosis (MS) describe mixed outcomes. Recently introduced therapies of combined Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) extracts have potential for symptom ...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Lakhan SE,Rowland M

更新日期：2009-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) presents as chronic, continuous pain and sensory, autonomic, and motor abnormalities affecting one or more extremities. People with CRPS can also show changes in their perception of and attention to the affected body part and sensory information in the affected side of s...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Halicka M,Vittersø AD,Proulx MJ,Bultitude JH

更新日期：2020-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is characterized by the deposition of ß-amyloid peptides (Aß) in and surrounding the wall of microvasculature in the central nervous system, together with parenchymal amyloid plaques collectively referred to as cerebral amyloidosis, which occurs in the brain commonly among t...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Li JM,Huang LL,Liu F,Tang BS,Yan XX

更新日期：2017-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis is a clinically heterogeneous disorder characterized by epileptic seizures, psychosis, dyskinesia, consciousness impairments, and autonomic instability. Symptoms are always various. Sometimes it presents in milder or incomplete forms. We report 4 cases ...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Qin K,Wu W,Huang Y,Xu D,Zhang L,Zheng B,Jiang M,Kou C,Gao J,Li W,Zhang J,Wang S,Luan Y,Yan C,Xu D,Zheng X

更新日期：2017-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stroke increases the risk of cognitive impairment even several years after the stroke event. The exact mechanisms of post-stroke cognitive decline are unclear, but the immunological response to stroke might play a role. The aims of the StrokeCog study are to examine the associations between immunological res...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Drag LL,Mlynash M,Nassar H,Osborn E,Kim DE,Angst MS,Aghaeepour N,Buckwalter M,Lansberg MG

更新日期：2020-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a painful and difficult to treat complication of acute herpes zoster. Current treatment options provide only partial relief and are often limited by poor tolerability. We evaluated the safety and efficacy of a single 60-minute application of NGX-4010, an 8% capsaicin patch, in...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Webster LR,Tark M,Rauck R,Tobias JK,Vanhove GF

更新日期：2010-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The basal ganglia (BG) are thought to play an important role in the control of eye movements. Accordingly, the broad variety of subtle oculomotor alterations that has been described in Parkinson's disease (PD) are generally attributed to the dysfunction of the BG dopaminergic system. However, the present stu...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Pinkhardt EH,Jürgens R,Lulé D,Heimrath J,Ludolph AC,Becker W,Kassubek J

更新日期：2012-02-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardioembolic stroke (CES) due to atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with high stroke mortality. Oral anticoagulation (OAC) reduces stroke mortality, however, the impact of OAC-administration during hospital stay post ischemic stroke on mortality is unclear. We determined whether the timing of OAC initia...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Palm F,Kraus M,Safer A,Wolf J,Becher H,Grau AJ

更新日期：2014-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rett syndrome (RTT) is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder mainly affecting females. One of the main clinical manifestations is hand stereotypies, which is presumed to based on dysfunction rather than on structural impairment. Reflex interictal discharge precipitated by tapping-lips in electroencephalogram ...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Luo X,Li C,Wang X,Yu X,Jiang J

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:"Anarchic hand" is a rare condition characterised by non-volitional, goal-directed movements of one arm. We report a case with analysis of structural and functional connectivity. CASE PRESENTATION:A 15 year old girl developed intermittent symptoms of intermanual conflict or anarchic hand as a result of trau...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Basu AP,Taylor PN,Lowther E,Forsyth EO,Blamire AM,Forsyth RJ

更新日期：2015-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The available health resources limit the amount of therapy that may be offered to children with cerebral palsy and the amount of training in each session may be insufficient to drive the neuroplastic changes, which are necessary for functional improvements to take place. The aim of this pilot study was to pr...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Bilde PE,Kliim-Due M,Rasmussen B,Petersen LZ,Petersen TH,Nielsen JB

更新日期：2011-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Decision-making is an essential function of everyday life. Decision-making under explicit risk requires developing advantageous decision strategies based on fixed outcomes (e.g., probabilities of winning or losing a bet). Decision-making and its neural substrates have been rarely studied in MS. We expected p...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Radomski AD,Power C,Purdon SE,Emery DJ,Blevins G,Warren KG,Fujiwara E

更新日期：2015-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients often report neurocognitive difficulties after neuroborreliosis (NB). The frequency and extent of cognitive problems in European patients have been studied incompletely. METHODS:Sixty patients received a neurological and neuropsychological work-up 6 months or longer after treatment for proven NB. Q...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Schmidt H,Djukic M,Jung K,Holzgraefe M,Dechent P,von Steinbüchel N,Blocher J,Eiffert H,Schmidt-Samoa C

更新日期：2015-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Young ischemic stroke patients are common while classification and analysis based upon imaging characteristics are rarely reported. We intend to compare the clinical and MRI characteristics of cerebral stroke induced by intracranial atherosclerosis between young patients with branch occlusive disease (BOD) a...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Zhao ZN,Li XL,Liu JZ,Jiang ZM,Wang AH

更新日期：2018-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the precise etiology of multiple sclerosis is largely unknown, there is some speculation that a prior history of surgery may be associated with the subsequent risk for developing the disease. Therefore, we aimed to examine surgery as a risk factor for the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. METHODS:We...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Lunny C,Knopp-Sihota JA,Fraser SN

更新日期：2013-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients frequently fail to receive adequate pain relief from, or are intolerant of, first-line therapies prescribed for neuropathic pain (NeP). This refractory chronic pain causes psychological distress and impacts patient quality of life. Published literature for treatment in refractory patients is sparse ...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Plested M,Budhia S,Gabriel Z

更新日期：2010-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Room tilt illusion (RTI) is a rare symptom of higher vestibular dysfunction, consisting of a transient vertical rotation of the visual scene in the sagittal or coronal plane, most often 90o or 180o, without any alteration in shape, size and color of objects. CASE PRESENTATION:A 63-year-old woman with a hist...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Arntzen K,Alstadhaug KB

更新日期：2020-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterised by loss of motor neurons leading to severe weakness and death from respiratory failure within 3-5 years. Riluzole prolongs survival in ALS. A published report has suggested a dramatic effect of lithium carbonate o...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Al-Chalabi A,Shaw PJ,Young CA,Morrison KE,Murphy C,Thornhill M,Kelly J,Steen IN,Leigh PN,UKMND-LiCALS.

更新日期：2011-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the effects and optimal parameters of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on cognition function of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and to estimate which cognitive function may obtain more benefits from rTMS. METHOD:The articles dealing with rTMS on cognitive function of PD...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Jiang Y,Guo Z,McClure MA,He L,Mu Q

更新日期：2020-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:BICAMS (Brief International Cognitive Assessment for Multiple Sclerosis) has been recently developed as brief, practical and universal assessment tool for cognitive impairment in MS subjects. It includes the Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT), the California Verbal Learning Test-2 (CVLT2) and the Brief Visu...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Goretti B,Niccolai C,Hakiki B,Sturchio A,Falautano M,Minacapelli E,Martinelli V,Incerti C,Nocentini U,Murgia M,Fenu G,Cocco E,Marrosu MG,Garofalo E,Ambra FI,Maddestra M,Consalvo M,Viterbo RG,Trojano M,Losignore NA,

更新日期：2014-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Robotic devices are expected to be widely used in various applications including support for the independent mobility of the elderly with muscle weakness and people with impaired motor function as well as support for nursing care that involves heavy laborious work. We evaluated the effects of a hybrid assist...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Maeshima S,Osawa A,Nishio D,Hirano Y,Takeda K,Kigawa H,Sankai Y

更新日期：2011-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The character of upper limb disorder in computer operators is subject to debate. A peripheral nerve-involvement is suggested from the common presence of a triad of symptoms consisting of pain, paraestesiae and subjective weakness, and from physical findings suggesting neuropathy. This study aimed to examine ...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Jepsen JR,Thomsen G

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The medical imaging to differentiate World Health Organization (WHO) grade II (ODG2) from III (ODG3) oligodendrogliomas still remains a challenge. We investigated whether combination of machine leaning with radiomics from conventional T1 contrast-enhanced (T1 CE) and fluid attenuated inversion recovery (FLAI...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Zhao SS,Feng XL,Hu YC,Han Y,Tian Q,Sun YZ,Zhang J,Ge XW,Cheng SC,Li XL,Mao L,Shen SN,Yan LF,Cui GB,Wang W

更新日期：2020-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous epidemiologic studies have examined the association of smoking with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) incidence, but their results have been inconsistent. Moreover, limited information exists on the association between smoking and survival in ALS patients. We evaluated the association of smoking w...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Alonso A,Logroscino G,Jick SS,Hernán MA

更新日期：2010-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) have a decreased frequency of CD8+ T cells reactive to their own Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infected B cells. We have proposed that this might predispose to the development of MS by allowing EBV-infected autoreactive B cells to accumulate in the central nervous system. The...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Pender MP,Csurhes PA,Pfluger CM,Burrows SR

更新日期：2011-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical trials are the hallmark of evidence-based medicine, but recruitment is often challenging, especially in stroke trials investigating patients not being able to give informed consent. In some nations, ethics committees will not approve of inclusion in a clinical study via consent of a legal representa...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Hotter B,Ulm L,Hoffmann S,Katan M,Montaner J,Bustamante A,Meisel A

更新日期：2017-12-04 00:00:00