Etiologic subtype predicts outcome in mild stroke: prospective data from a hospital stroke registry.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity and specificity) of clinical, imaging and motor evoked potentials (MEP) for predicting the short-term prognosis of multiple sclerosis (MS). METHODS:We obtained clinical data, MRI and MEP from a prospective cohort of 51 patients and 20 ...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Bejarano B,Bianco M,Gonzalez-Moron D,Sepulcre J,Goñi J,Arcocha J,Soto O,Del Carro U,Comi G,Leocani L,Villoslada P

更新日期：2011-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parkinson's disease, the second most common neurodegenerative disease, is diagnostically defined by motor impairments, but also includes often under-recognized impairments in cognition, mood, sleep, and the autonomic nervous system. These problems can severely affect individuals' quality of life. In our prio...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Connor K,Cheng E,Siebens HC,Lee ML,Mittman BS,Ganz DA,Vickrey B

更新日期：2015-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cerebral microvascular abnormality is frequently associated with lacunar and subcortical ischemic lesions. We performed acute and follow-up CT perfusion scans over the first 3 months after ischemic stroke to investigate disturbances of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and cerebral perfusion in patients with lac...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Yang J,d'Esterre C,Ceruti S,Roversi G,Saletti A,Fainardi E,Lee TY

更新日期：2015-10-22 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:Hydrocephalus is a common, life threatening complication of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related central nervous system opportunistic infection which can be treated by insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS). In HIV-infected patients there is concern that VPS might be associated with unacceptab...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Loan JJM,Poon MTC,Tominey S,Mankahla N,Meintjes G,Fieggen AG

更新日期：2020-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intracranial hemorrhage in central nervous system lymphoma is extremely rare. T2*-weighted gradient-echo magnetic resonance imaging is of particularly use in detecting silent hemorrhage as hypointense signals due to the deposition of paramagnetic hemosiderin or mineralization. Multifocal hemosiderin depositi...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Yang XZ,Ni J,Cui LY

更新日期：2014-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The autophagic vacuolar myopathies (AVM) are a group of inherited myopathies defined by the presence of autophagic vacuoles in pathological muscle specimens. AVM can be categorized into three groups: acid maltase deficiency, myopathies characterized by autophagic vacuoles with unique sarcolemmal features, an...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Bokuda K,Sugaya K,Tamura S,Miyamoto K,Matsubara S,Komori T

更新日期：2012-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) is an ubiquitous pathogen capable of modulating the host immune system. Immune dysfunction is common during CMV infection and includes autoimmune phenomena. Here we focus on a case of primary CMV infection associated with encephalopathy in a patient with a rudimentary spleen. We d...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Xu X,Bergman P,Willows T,Tammik C,Sund M,Hökfelt T,Söderberg-Naucler C,Varani S

更新日期：2012-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The disease burden of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)--acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is highest in sub-Saharan Africa but there are few studies on the associated neurocognitive disorders in this region. The objectives of this study were to determine whether Western neuropsychological (NP) meth...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Kanmogne GD,Kuate CT,Cysique LA,Fonsah JY,Eta S,Doh R,Njamnshi DM,Nchindap E,Franklin DR Jr,Ellis RJ,McCutchan JA,Binam F,Mbanya D,Heaton RK,Njamnshi AK

更新日期：2010-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Migraine is a highly prevalent disorder. The disability provoked by its attacks results in suffering as well as considerable economic and social losses. The objective of migraine acute treatment is to restore the patient to normal function as quickly and consistently as possible. There are numerous drugs ava...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Krymchantowski AV

更新日期：2004-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an autoimmune condition characterized by peripheral neuropathy. The pathogenesis of GBS is not fully understood, and the mechanism of how intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) cures GBS is ambiguous. Herein, we investigated lymphocyte subsets in patients with two major subtypes o...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Hou HQ,Miao J,Feng XD,Han M,Song XJ,Guo L

更新日期：2014-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The partial form of the complex regional pain syndrome of the hand type 1 (CRPS 1), involving only 1 to 3 fingers, is a rare condition first described in 1972. The aim of the study is to define more precisely the diagnosis workup and the prognosis of this clinical entity. METHODS:Retrospective study of CRPS...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Konzelmann M,Deriaz O,Luthi F

更新日期：2013-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Muscle fibrosis characterizes degenerated muscles in muscular dystrophies and in late onset myopathies. Fibrotic muscles often exhibit thickening of the extracellular matrix (ECM). The molecular regulation of this process is not fully understood. In oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD), an expansion of ...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Raz V,Sterrenburg E,Routledge S,Venema A,van der Sluijs BM,Trollet C,Dickson G,van Engelen BG,van der Maarel SM,Antoniou MN

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Horizontal gaze palsy with progressive scoliosis (HGPPS) is a rare autosomal recessive congenital anomaly characterized by horizontal gaze limitation and progressive scoliosis. We investigated the underlying pathogenesis by incorporating diffusion tensor imaging and an electrophysiological study. CASE PRESE...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Lin CW,Lo CP,Tu MC

更新日期：2018-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is need for a cognitive test battery that can be easily used in clinical practice to detect or monitor cognitive performance in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). In order to conduct, in this patient group, a preliminary investigation of the validity and utility of a brief computerized battery, the...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Edgar C,Jongen PJ,Sanders E,Sindic C,Goffette S,Dupuis M,Jacquerye P,Guillaume D,Reznik R,Wesnes K

更新日期：2011-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Periodic alternating ping-pong gaze (PPG) is a rare disease with few reports. To our knowledge, there was no report on anti GQ1b antibody syndrome accompanied by PPG. This paper reported a case of anti GQ1b antibody syndrome with Bickerstaff's Encephalitis (BBE) overlapping classic Guillain-Barre Syndrome (G...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Han J,Xie Y,Yan H,Cao Y,HongmeiWang,Cao D

更新日期：2019-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) is the rate-limiting enzyme for producing γ-aminobutyric acid, and it has been suggested that antibodies against GAD play a role in neurological conditions and type 1 diabetes. However, it is not known whether dementia appears as the sole neurological manifestation associate...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Takagi M,Yamasaki H,Endo K,Yamada T,Kaneko K,Oka Y,Mori E

更新日期：2011-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction is present in up to one third of patients with tetanus. The prognostic value of ANS dysfunction is known in severe tetanus but its value is not well established in mild to moderate tetanus. METHODS:Medical records of all patients admitted with tetanus at two academ...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Wasay M,Khealani BA,Talati N,Shamsi R,Syed NA,Salahuddin N

更新日期：2005-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In adults, the anastomosis between carotid and vertebrobasilar arteries is usually the posterior communicating artery, sometimes the primitive trigeminal artery. In this case, the basilar artery fed the internal carotid artery through the pontine-to-tentorial artery anastomosis after severe stenosis from tra...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Liu X,Li B,Liu Y,Wu H,Zhang H,Dou L,Liu C

更新日期：2020-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Road traffic accidents are known to be the main cause of traumatic brain injury (TBI). TBI is also a leading cause of death and disability. This study, by means of the idiographic approach (single-case experimental designs using multiple-baseline designs), has examined whether methylphenidate (MPH - trade na...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Al-Adawi S,Al-Naamani A,Jaju S,Al-Farsi YM,Dorvlo ASS,Al-Maashani A,Al-Adawi SSH,Moustafa AA,Al-Sibani N,Essa MM,Burke DT,Qoronfleh MW

更新日期：2020-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mechanisms underlying the interictal habituation deficit of cortical visual evoked potentials (VEP) in migraine are not well understood. Abnormal long-term functional plasticity of the visual cortex may play a role and it can be assessed experimentally by light deprivation (LD). METHODS:We have compared...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Coppola G,Crémers J,Gérard P,Pierelli F,Schoenen J

更新日期：2011-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anti-Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibodies are detected in various demyelinating diseases, such as pediatric acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), recurrent optic neuritis, and aquaporin-4 antibody-seronegative neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder. We present a patient who developed a...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Nakamura Y,Nakajima H,Tani H,Hosokawa T,Ishida S,Kimura F,Kaneko K,Takahashi T,Nakashima I

更新日期：2017-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive disorder that affects the motoneurons of the spinal anterior horn, resulting in hypotonia and muscle weakness. The disease is caused by deletion or mutation in the telomeric copy of SMN gene (SMN1) and clinical severity is in part determined by the copy...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Darbar IA,Plaggert PG,Resende MB,Zanoteli E,Reed UC

更新日期：2011-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of vestibular rehabilitation principles in the management of gaze and postural stability impairments in people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) has shown promise in pilot work completed in our lab and in a recently published randomized clinical trial (RCT). However, further work is needed to fully quan...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Loyd BJ,Fangman A,Peterson DS,Gappmaier E,Schubert MC,Thackery A,Dibble L

更新日期：2019-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:B-mode and Color Doppler ultrasonography (CDUS) are the methods of choice for screening and determining the degree of Carotid artery stenosis. The evaluation of stenosis with calcification may be hampered by a common CDUS artifact known as acoustic shadow (AS). Our objective was to assess the change in relia...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Seyman EE,Bornstein N,Auriel E,Cohen O,Nissel T,Hallevi H

更新日期：2019-07-29 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:The production of inflammatory cytokines resulting from amyloid β (Aβ) is associated with the initiation of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Atorvastatin (ATV) has been reported to improve AD, however, it is unclear how the anti-inflammatory mechanism is linked with its protection against the impairment of spatial ...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Zhao L,Chen T,Wang C,Li G,Zhi W,Yin J,Wan Q,Chen L

更新日期：2016-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many Polio survivors have reduced mobility, pain and fatigue, which make access to conventional forms of aerobic exercise difficult. Inactivity leads to increased risk of health problems, many of which are prevalent among Polio survivors. Aerobic exercise programmes in Polio survivors should utilise stable m...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Murray D,Meldrum D,Moloney R,Campion A,Horgan F,Hardiman O

更新日期：2012-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC) is a rare neurological disorder that manifests recurrent attacks of hemiplegia, oculogyric, and choreoathetotic involuntary movements. De novo mutations in ATP1A3 cause three types of neurological diseases: AHC; rapid-onset dystonia-Parkinsonism (RDP); and cerebellar...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Kanemasa H,Fukai R,Sakai Y,Torio M,Miyake N,Lee S,Ono H,Akamine S,Nishiyama K,Sanefuji M,Ishizaki Y,Torisu H,Saitsu H,Matsumoto N,Hara T

更新日期：2016-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Assessing primary rehabilitation needs in patients with acquired brain injury is a challenge due to case complexity and the heterogeneity of symptoms after brain injury. The Rehabilitation Complexity Scale-Extended (RCS-E) is an instrument used in assessment of rehabilitation complexity in patients with seve...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Maribo T,Pedersen AR,Jensen J,Nielsen JF

更新日期：2016-10-21 00:00:00