Three easily-implementable changes reduce median door-to-needle time for intravenous thrombolysis by 23 minutes.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Detecting malingering or exaggeration of impairments in brain function after traumatic brain injury is of increasing importance in neuropsychological assessment. Lawyers involved in brain injury litigation cases routinely coach their clients how to approach neuropsychological testing to their advantage. Thus...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Rüsseler J,Brett A,Klaue U,Sailer M,Münte TF

更新日期：2008-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Susac syndrome (SuS) is a rare condition characterized by a clinical triad of sensorineural hearing loss, branch artery occlusion and encephalopathy. This study reports an increased incidence of SuS in Israel. We describe the clinical characteristics of these patients, diagnostic procedures and the use and s...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Wilf-Yarkoni A,Elkayam O,Aizenstein O,Oron Y,Furer V,Zur D,Goldstein M,Barequet D,Hallevi H,Karni A,Habot-Wilner Z,Regev K

更新日期：2020-09-02 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: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:Spinal dysraphism with a hamartomatous growth (appendix) of the spinal cord is better known as herniated spinal cord. There are many arguments in favour of considering it a developmental defect. From this point of view, it is a type of neural tube disorder. Neural tube disorders can be caused by multiple fac...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Bartels RHMA,Grotenhuis JA,Stegmann APA,Brunner H

更新日期：2020-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Volume isotropic turbo spin-echo acquisition (VISTA) is a new method similar to the 3D black-blood imaging method that enables visualization of a intramural hematoma. T1-VISTA has recently been applied in the diagnosis of intracranial arterial dissection. However, the identification of an intramural hematoma...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Ishitsuka K,Sakaki Y,Sakai S,Uwatoko T,Aibe H,Ago T,Kitazono T,Sugimori H

更新日期：2016-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The recent SLEEMSA study that evaluated excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in Caucasian patients with multiple system atrophy (MSA) demonstrated that EDS was more frequent in patients (28%) than in healthy subjects (2%). However, the prevalence and determinants of EDS in other ethnic populations have not bee...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Shimohata T,Nakayama H,Tomita M,Ozawa T,Nishizawa M

更新日期：2012-11-01 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:"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:Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a rare systemic vasculitis of unknown cause involving the brain and accompanied by prominent eosinophilia. Intracardiac thrombosis is a major cardiac complication of EGPA that may cause thromboembolism. CASE PRESENTATION:A 53-year-old man presenting wi...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Hira K,Shimura H,Kamata R,Takanashi M,Hashizume A,Takahashi K,Sugiyama M,Izumi H,Hattori N,Urabe T

更新日期：2019-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chest pain as the primary manifestation of epilepsy is extremely rare and has only been reported once to date. CASE PRESENTATION:We herein describe a 47-year-old woman with recurrent chest pain for 3 years. The cause of her chest pain remained elusive despite extensive investigations including comprehensive...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Khoo CS,Lee D,Park KM,In Lee B,Kim SE

更新日期：2019-12-30 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:Common carotid artery occlusive disease (CCAOD) could form internal carotid artery steal pathways. Based on the diagnostic results of digital subtraction angiography (DSA), head and neck computed tomography angiography (CTA) was used to find the internal carotid artery stealing pathway after CCAOD. METHODS:...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Wang D,Li Z,Zheng X,Cong H,Zhang T,Wang Z,Wang Y,He J

更新日期：2020-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Partially thrombosed giant aneurysms at the basilar apex (BA) artery are challenging lesions with a poor prognosis if left untreated. Here we describe a rare case of extensive brain edema after growth of a surgically treated and thrombosed giant basilar apex aneurysm. CASE PRESENTATION:We performed a proxim...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： García-Pérez D,Panero I,Eiriz C,Moreno LM,Munarriz PM,Paredes I,Lagares A,Alén JF

更新日期：2020-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Muscular weakness in myasthenia gravis (MG) is commonly assessed using Quantitative Myasthenia Gravis Score (QMG). More objective and quantitative measures may complement the use of clinical scales and might detect subclinical affection of muscles. We hypothesized that muscular weakness in patients with MG c...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Hoffmann S,Siedler J,Brandt AU,Piper SK,Kohler S,Sass C,Paul F,Reilmann R,Meisel A

更新日期：2015-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute seizures are a common cause of paediatric admissions to hospitals in Africa, and malaria is an important cause of seizures in endemic areas. Malaria has declined in the past decade whilst neonatal admissions have increased, both which may affect the incidence and phenotypes of acute seizures in African...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Serem GK,Newton CR,Kariuki SM

更新日期：2015-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The major difficulty in postoperative care in patients after craniotomy is to distinguish the intracranial deficits from the residual effect of general anesthesia. In present study, we used cerebral state index (CSI) monitoring in patients after craniotomy with delayed recovery, and evaluated the prediction ...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Xu M,Lei YN,Zhou JX

更新日期：2011-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Balanced Steady State Free Precession (b-SSFP) sequences and the newly developed Fast-Spin-Echo (FSE)-sequences enable an optimized visualization of neurovascular compression (NVC) in patients with trigeminal neuralgia (TN). Arterial conflicts are mostly associated with a favorable outcome of microvascular d...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Müller S,Khadhraoui E,Khanafer A,Psychogios M,Rohde V,Tanrikulu L

更新日期：2020-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) includes transverse myelitis, optic neuritis and brain lesions. Recent studies have indicated that the brainstem is an important site of attack in NMO. Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) is an important component of the clinical diagnosis of NMO. The frequency of b...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Asgari N,Skejoe HP,Lillevang ST,Steenstrup T,Stenager E,Kyvik KO

更新日期：2013-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The stability of hypoperfused brain tissue in stroke patients with major artery occlusions is unknown. The purpose of this study was to determine the persistence of a diffusion/perfusion mismatch in patients with ICA or proximal MCA occlusions. METHODS:Fourteen patients with ICA and/or proximal MCA occlusio...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： González RG,Hakimelahi R,Schaefer PW,Roccatagliata L,Sorensen AG,Singhal AB

更新日期：2010-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Herpes simplex encephalitis is the most common type of sporadic encephalitis worldwide. Frank intracerebral hemorrhage complicating the disease course in herpes simplex encephalitis patients is rare, especially cases where surgical decompression is necessary. Here, we report a previously healthy female with ...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Byun YH,Ha EJ,Ko SB,Kim KH

更新日期：2018-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The study of muscle metabolism by near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has been poorly implemented in multiple sclerosis (MS). Aims of the study were to compare resting muscle oxygen consumption (rmVO2) at gastrocnemius in MS patients and in age-matched healthy controls (HC) measured using NIRS, and to evaluate...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Malagoni AM,Felisatti M,Lamberti N,Basaglia N,Manfredini R,Salvi F,Zamboni P,Manfredini F

更新日期：2013-05-29 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:Assessment of subjective quality of life (QOL) of persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) could facilitate the detection of psychosocial aspects of disease that may otherwise go unrecognized. The objectives of the study were to (i) compare the QOL ratings of relapsing remitting (RRMS) and progressive (PMS) type...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Alshubaili AF,Awadalla AW,Ohaeri JU,Mabrouk AA

更新日期：2007-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intracranial hemorrhage is a rare but potentially severe complication of spinal surgery. Most reported post-operative ICH cases consist of cerebellar hemorrhage. There are fewer reported cases of supratentorial ICH following spinal surgery. CASE PRESENTATION:A 56-year-old woman underwent spinal surgery comp...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Berry B,Ghannam M,Bell C,Ghazaleh S,Boss S,Streib C,Ezzeddine M

更新日期：2018-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mixed pathology, particularly Alzheimer's disease with cerebrovascular lesions, is reported as the second most common cause of dementia. Research on mixed dementia typically includes people with a primary AD diagnosis and hence, little is known about the effects of co-existing amyloid pathology in people wit...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Dao E,Hsiung GY,Sossi V,Jacova C,Tam R,Dinelle K,Best JR,Liu-Ambrose T

更新日期：2015-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidemiology of acute stroke in developing countries differs from that in the developed world, for example, the age at stroke, risk factors, subtypes of stroke and prognosis. Hypertension remains a dominant risk factor and prognostic indicator in patients with stroke in all communities. The risk of stroke is...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Jain S,Namboodri KK,Kumari S,Prabhakar S

更新日期：2004-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to determine the risk of thromboembolic events in patients with junctional bradycardia(JB). METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed electrocardiograms(ECGs) for 380,682 patients. Those with JB on an ECG at least twice over a ≥3-month interval were included for analysis. We additionally included...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Kim GS,Uhm JS,Kim TH,Lee H,Park J,Park JK,Joung B,Pak HN,Lee MH

更新日期：2016-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sciatica is a condition that is characterised by radicular pain in the leg and primarily caused by a herniated lumbar intervertebral disk. In addition to leg pain, patients can experience back pain, leg numbness and leg weakness resulting in decreased productivity and social activity. The majority of sciatic...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Verheijen E,Munts AG,van Haagen O,de Vries D,Dekkers O,van den Hout W,Vleggeert-Lankamp C

更新日期：2019-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Active Rehabilitation (AR) is a community peer-based concept for people with spinal cord injury (SCI) that is primarily delivered through brief residential training programmes. Despite a plethora of positive anecdotal evidence of AR programmes as life-changing experiences, the effects of AR-programmes have n...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Divanoglou A,Tasiemski T,Jörgensen S

更新日期：2020-01-11 00:00:00