High-normal PaCO2 values might be associated with worse outcome in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage - a retrospective cohort study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) is the most frequent form of atypical Parkinsonism. Although there is preliminary evidence for the benefits of gait rehabilitation, balance training and oculomotor exercises in PSP, the quality of reporting of exercise therapies appears mixed. The current investigation ai...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Slade SC,Underwood M,McGinley JL,Morris ME

更新日期：2019-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Only a few case reports and case series dealing with oral and dental health care are available in literature until now. The aim of the present pilot study was to determine the status of dental health in comparison to matched controls and to heighten the neurologists' and dentists' awareness of the oral aspec...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Saft C,Andrich JE,Müller T,Becker J,Jackowski J

更新日期：2013-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is commonly used to activate skeletal muscles and reverse muscle atrophy in clinical populations. Clinical recommendations for NMES suggest the use of short pulse widths (100-200 μs) and low-to-moderate pulse frequencies (30-50 Hz). However, this type of NMES cause...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Bochkezanian V,Newton RU,Trajano GS,Vieira A,Pulverenti TS,Blazevich AJ

更新日期：2017-05-02 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: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:"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:Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus significantly improves motor function in patients with severe Parkinson's disease. However, the effects on nonmotor aspects remain uncertain. The present study investigated the effects of subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation on mood and psychosocial fun...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Kaiser I,Kryspin-Exner I,Brücke T,Volc D,Alesch F

更新日期：2008-11-11 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:IncobotulinumtoxinA (Xeomin®) is a botulinum neurotoxin type A with established efficacy in the treatment of upper-limb spasticity in adults. This retrospective case series in a university hospital setting aimed to elucidate the safety and tolerability of incobotulinumtoxinA for treatment of spasticity in ch...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： León-Valenzuela A,Palacios JS,Del Pino Algarrada R

更新日期：2020-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute ischemic stroke attack with and without a recent TIA may differ in clinical risk factors, and this may affect treatment outcomes following thrombolytic therapy. We examined whether the odds of exclusion or inclusion for thrombolytic therapy are greater in ischemic stroke with TIA less than 24 h precedi...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Poupore N,Strat D,Mackey T,Snell A,Nathaniel T

更新日期：2020-05-19 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:Economic costs related to treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) must be justified by health state, quality of life (QOL) and social participation improvement. This study aims to describe correlations between social participation, economic costs, utility and MS-specific QOL in a sample of patients with MS (pwM...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Kwiatkowski A,Marissal JP,Pouyfaucon M,Vermersch P,Hautecoeur P,Dervaux B

更新日期：2014-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neurocysticercosis (NC) is one of the most frequent parasitic diseases of the central nervous system. Cysticidal drugs, albendazole and praziquantel, are generally effective when parasites localize in the parenchyma. In contrast, parasites lodged in the subarachnoid basal cisterns are less responsive to trea...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Cárdenas G,Carrillo-Mezo R,Jung H,Sciutto E,Hernandez JL,Fleury A

更新日期：2010-03-04 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:Clinical reasoning in Neurology is based on general associations which help to deduce the site of the lesion. However, even "golden principles" may occasionally be deceptive. Here, we describe the case of subacute flaccid tetraparesis due to motor cortical lesions. To our knowledge, this is the first report ...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Zeller D,Heidemeier A,Grigoleit GU,Müllges W

更新日期：2017-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The time from injury to surgery (TIS) is critical in the functional recovery of individuals with traumatic acute subdural hematoma (TASDH). However, only few studies have confirmed such notion. METHODS:The data of TASDH patients who were surgically treated in Chia-Yi Christian Hospital between January 2008 ...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Chen SH,Sun JM,Fang WK

更新日期：2020-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The AD etiology is yet not properly known. Interactions among environmental factors, multiple susceptibility genes and aging, contribute to AD. This study investigates the factors that play role in causing AD and how changes in cellular pathways contribute to AD. METHODS:PUBMED database, MEDLINE database an...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Shafi O

更新日期：2016-11-22 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: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: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:Inflammatory reactions occurring in the brain after ischemia may contribute to secondary damage. In the present study, effects of minocycline, an anti-inflammatory agent, alone or in combination with mild hypothermia on focal embolic cerebral ischemia have been examined. METHODS:Focal ischemic injury was in...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Wang CX,Yang T,Noor R,Shuaib A

更新日期：2002-04-18 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: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:Almost 40% of stroke patients have a poor outcome at 3 months after the index event. Predictors for stroke outcome in the early acute phase may help to tailor stroke treatment. Infection and inflammation are considered to influence stroke outcome. METHODS:In a prospective multicenter study in Germany and Sp...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Mengel A,Ulm L,Hotter B,Harms H,Piper SK,Grittner U,Montaner J,Meisel C,Meisel A,Hoffmann S

更新日期：2019-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cholinesterase inhibitors remain the first line therapy for people with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD). Response is modest and difficult to predict from pre-treatment characteristics. We hypothesise that skin vascular response to iontophoresis of acetylcholine, which is partly determined by the le...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Connelly PJ,Adams F,Tayar ZI,Khan F

更新日期：2019-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis or stenosis (here collectively referred to as cerebral venous sinus occlusion, CVSO) can cause chronically-elevated intracranial pressure (ICP). Patients may have no neurological symptoms other than visual impairment, secondary to bilateral papilledema. Correctly recognizing ...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Zhao T,Wang G,Dai J,Liu Y,Wang Y,Li S

更新日期：2018-09-29 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:High adherence to a Mediterranean Diet is associated with reduced incidence and mortality of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) but may also be associated with severity. Our purpose was to investigate the association of adherence to a Mediterranean diet and severity in a prospective hospital register of AIS patient...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Lavados PM,Mazzon E,Rojo A,Brunser AM,Olavarría VV

更新日期：2020-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The COVID-19 pandemic, which broke out in Wuhan in 2019, has become the global health crisis of our time. Elderly patients with certain fundamental diseases are more likely to develop severe cases. The secondary lesion following viral infection have only rarely been reported. CASE PRESENTATION:We here repor...

journal_title：BMC neurology

authors： Fu B,Chen Y,Li P

更新日期：2021-01-05 00:00:00