abstract：:We describe two new clinical syndromes, mirror agnosia and mirror ataxia, both characterized by the deficit of reaching for an object through a mirror in association with a lesion of either parietal lobe. Clinical investigation of 13 patients demonstrated that the impairments affected both sides of the body. In mirror...

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： Binkofski F,Buccino G,Dohle C,Seitz RJ,Freund HJ

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Friedreich's ataxia (FA) is the most frequently inherited ataxia. To test the hypothesis that iron is increased in the cerebellum of patients with FA, we developed a multigradient echo magnetic resonance sequence for the three-dimensional imaging of brain iron-induced contrast. Relaxation rate (R2*) values in the unaf...

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： Waldvogel D,van Gelderen P,Hallett M

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After unilateral cortical lesions in neonatal rats, the spared unablated hemisphere is known to demonstrate remarkable neuroanatomical plasticity in corticofugal connectivity. This same type of structural plasticity is not seen after similar lesions in adult rats. One possibility for the lack of such a plastic respons...

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： Kartje GL,Schulz MK,Lopez-Yunez A,Schnell L,Schwab ME

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the first molecular defect in an NADH-dehydrogenase gene presenting as isolated myopathy. The proband had lifelong exercise intolerance but no weakness. A muscle biopsy showed cytochrome c oxidase (COX)-positive ragged-red fibers (RRFs), and analysis of the mitochondrial enzymes revealed complex I deficiency...

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： Andreu AL,Tanji K,Bruno C,Hadjigeorgiou GM,Sue CM,Jay C,Ohnishi T,Shanske S,Bonilla E,DiMauro S

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism underlying mirrored activity/movements in normal individuals is unknown. To investigate this, we studied 11 adults and 39 children who performed sequential finger-thumb opposition or repetitive index finger abduction. Surface electromyographic (EMG) activity recorded from the left and right first dorsal ...

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： Mayston MJ,Harrison LM,Stephens JA

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the clinical and neuropathological findings in an immunocompetent 19-year-old patient with a fatal acute Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) meningoencephalitis and a lymphoma-like B-lymphocyte response. Our results suggest that an immunotoxic rather than direct viral neuronal invasion mediates brain damage in EBV ence...

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： Schellinger PD,Sommer C,Leithäuser F,Schwab S,Storch-Hagenlocher B,Hacke W,Kiessling M

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in neuroimaging techniques, particularly high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), have proved invaluable in identifying structural brain lesions in patients with epilepsy. The assumption that such focal lesions invariably predict the site of seizure origin may not be correct, however. We report a ser...

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： Holmes MD,Wilensky AJ,Ojemann GA,Ojemann LM

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a 28-year-old man with long-standing intractable complex partial and secondary generalized seizures, whose magnetic resonance imaging scans 4 years apart documented progressive decrease in the left hippocampal volume. Left anterior temporal lobectomy with amygdalohippocampectomy rendered the patient seizu...

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： O'Brien TJ,So EL,Meyer FB,Parisi JE,Jack CR

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunohistochemical examination of 20 Down's syndrome brains, using antibodies to alpha-, beta-, and gamma-synuclein, demonstrated many alpha-synuclein-positive Lewy bodies and dystrophic neurites in 50% of amygdala samples from Down's syndrome brains with Alzheimer's disease. Similar lesions were less common in other...

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： Lippa CF,Schmidt ML,Lee VM,Trojanowski JQ

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated a family with a new type of autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia (ADCA) in which pure cerebellar ataxia is often accompanied with epilepsy. No CAG repeat expansions were detected at the spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) type 1, 2, 3, 6, or 7 locus, and SCAs 4 and 5 were excluded by linkage analysis. We foun...

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： Matsuura T,Achari M,Khajavi M,Bachinski LL,Zoghbi HY,Ashizawa T

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a large family with a temporal partial epilepsy syndrome inherited in an autosomal dominant mode, with a penetrance of about 80%. This epilepsy syndrome is benign, with age of onset in the second or third decade of life. It is characterized by rare partial seizures, usually secondarily generalized, arising m...

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： Poza JJ,Sáenz A,Martínez-Gil A,Cheron N,Cobo AM,Urtasun M,Martí-Massó JF,Grid D,Beckmann JS,Prud'homme JF,López de Munain A

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on 3 anti-Hu-positive patients who presented with clinical and electroencephalographic (EEG) features of epilepsia partialis continua (EPC). Two of the patients had an associated small cell carcinoma. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) disclosed a hyperintense nonenhancing focal lesion in T2-weighted images in...

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： Shavit YB,Graus F,Probst A,Rene R,Steck AJ

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the phenotypic variation and clinical genetics in nine families with generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+). This genetic epilepsy syndrome with heterogeneous phenotypes was hitherto described in only one family. We obtained genealogical information on 799 individuals and conducted detaile...

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： Singh R,Scheffer IE,Crossland K,Berkovic SF

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult polyglucosan body disease (APBD) is a late-onset, slowly progressive disorder of the nervous system caused by glycogen branching enzyme (GBE) deficiency in a subgroup of patients of Ashkenazi Jewish origin. Similar biochemical finding is shared by glycogen storage disease type IV (GSD IV) that, in contrast to AP...

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： Lossos A,Meiner Z,Barash V,Soffer D,Schlesinger I,Abramsky O,Argov Z,Shpitzen S,Meiner V

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homocarnosine, a dipeptide of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and histidine, is thought to be an inhibitory neuromodulator synthesized in subclasses of GABAergic neurons. Homocarnosine is present in human brain in greater amounts (0.4-1.0 micromol/g) than in other animals. The antiepileptic drug vigabatrin increases hu...

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： Petroff OA,Mattson RH,Behar KL,Hyder F,Rothman DL

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the role of high-resolution T2-weighted fast multiplanar inversion-recovery (FMPIR) magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in detecting and delineating microscopic focal cortical dysplasia (FCD). We performed MR scans with FMPIR on 42 patients with suspected neocortical epilepsy. Te...

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： Chan S,Chin SS,Nordli DR,Goodman RR,DeLaPaz RL,Pedley TA

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report increased modification of proteins by 4-hydroxynonenal (HNE), a product of membrane lipid peroxidation, in the lumbar spinal cord of sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients versus that of neurologically normal controls. By immunohistochemistry, HNE-protein modification was detected in ventral h...

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： Pedersen WA,Fu W,Keller JN,Markesbery WR,Appel S,Smith RG,Kasarskis E,Mattson MP

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microelectrode recording methods for stereotactic localization of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) and surrounding structures are described. These methods accurately define targets for chronic deep brain stimulation in the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Mean firing rates and a burst index were determined for all recor...

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： Hutchison WD,Allan RJ,Opitz H,Levy R,Dostrovsky JO,Lang AE,Lozano AM

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ganaxolone (3alpha-hydroxy-3beta-methyl-5alpha-pregnan-20-one) is a novel neurosteroid which has anticonvulsant properties in a number of seizure models as well as the ability to enhance function of the gamma-aminobutyric acid-A (GABA(A)) receptor complex via a neurosteroid binding site. The object of these experiment...

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： Snead OC 3rd

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) are generally considered to be separate and distinct disease entities. However, a considerable amount of evidence demonstrates that these disorders share common clinical and neuropathologic features and that overlap between the two conditions is extensive. For exam...

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： Perl DP,Olanow CW,Calne D

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review discusses the etiology and pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD). Mitochondrial respiratory failure and oxidative stress appear to be two major contributors to nigral neuronal death in PD. Complex I deficiency has been reported by several groups and appears to be one of the basic abnormalities responsib...

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： Mizuno Y,Yoshino H,Ikebe S,Hattori N,Kobayashi T,Shimoda-Matsubayashi S,Matsumine H,Kondo T

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is increasing interest in the potential of dopamine agonists to provide a neuroprotective effect and to alter the natural course of levodopa-treated Parkinson's disease (PD). Theoretically, such a protective effect might derive from (a) a levodopa sparing effect, (b) stimulation dopamine autoreceptors resulting ...

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： Olanow CW,Jenner P,Brooks D

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) complicating the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is typically inexorably progressive with death usually occurring within 6 months of symptom onset. Occasional patients have been observed to survive longer than 1 year, often with remission of clinical features....

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： Berger JR,Levy RM,Flomenhoft D,Dobbs M

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed at determining the distribution and somatotopical organization of striatal activation during performance of simple motor tasks. Ten right-handed healthy volunteers were studied by using a 3-T whole-body magnetic resonance unit and echo planar imaging. The tasks consisted of self-paced flexion/e...

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： Lehéricy S,van de Moortele PF,Lobel E,Paradis AL,Vidailhet M,Frouin V,Neveu P,Agid Y,Marsault C,Le Bihan D

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations in the pathogenesis of Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) has yet to be characterized. Several clinical features of the disease imply that nuclear genes might also be involved in its expression. We have confirmed the presence of a severe NADH:coenzyme Q1 reductas...

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： Cock HR,Tabrizi SJ,Cooper JM,Schapira AH

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cause and pathophysiology of dystonia remain unknown. The recent identification of mitochondrial complex I deficiency in platelets from patients with sporadic focal dystonia suggests that a defect of energy metabolism may be relevant in a proportion of patients. We have addressed the possible contribution of mitoc...

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： Tabrizi SJ,Cooper JM,Schapira AH

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subcutaneous application of interferon-beta1b (IFN-beta1b) is an established therapy for patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), but early side effects are still a major concern. In vitro studies with myelin basic protein (MBP)-specific T-cell lines revealed a synergistic suppressive effect of IFN...

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： Weber F,Polak T,Günther A,Kubuschok B,Janovskaja J,Bitsch A,Poser S,Rieckmann P

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, the mutation causing early-onset generalized torsion dystonia has been identified as a GAG deletion in the gene for an adenosine triphosphate-binding protein named torsinA. We describe a German family with 5 clinically affected individuals carrying this mutation. In at least 4 of the 5 patients, the disease ...

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： Gasser T,Windgassen K,Bereznai B,Kabus C,Ludolph AC

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of serotonin (5HT1B/1D) agonists as treatments for the acute attack of migraine has resulted in considerable interest in their mechanism of action and, to some extent, renewed interest in the role of serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine; 5HT) in the disorder. The initial synthesis of this class of compounds ...

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： Goadsby PJ,Hoskin KL

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed dynamic [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose ([18F]FDG) positron emission tomographic (PET) analyses in 8 patients. Rate constants of influx (K1*), efflux (k2*), phosphorylation (k3*), and dephosphorylation (k4*) were derived for the regions of interest (ROIs), which included (1) the hypometabolic epileptogenic region...

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： Cornford EM,Gee MN,Swartz BE,Mandelkern MA,Blahd WH,Landaw EM,Delgado-Escueta AV

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Orally administered levodopa remains the most effective symptomatic treatment for Parkinson's disease (PD). The introduction of levodopa therapy is often delayed, however, because of the fear that it might be toxic for the remaining dopaminergic neurons and, thus, accelerate the deterioration of patients. However, in ...

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： Murer MG,Dziewczapolski G,Menalled LB,García MC,Agid Y,Gershanik O,Raisman-Vozari R

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, variant mRNA transcripts for the astroglial glutamate transporter EAAT2 have been detected in brain tissues of 60% of patients with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (SALS). We have tested the hypothesis that the gene for EAAT2 may be defective in some ALS cases. In 16 familial ALS (FALS) pedigrees with...

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： Aoki M,Lin CL,Rothstein JD,Geller BA,Hosler BA,Munsat TL,Horvitz HR,Brown RH Jr

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared epilepsy phenotypes with genotypes of Angelman syndrome (AS), including chromosome 15q11-13 deletions (class I), uniparental disomy (class II), methylation imprinting abnormalities (class III), and mutation in the UBE3A gene (class IV). Twenty patients were prospectively selected based on clinical cytogene...

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： Minassian BA,DeLorey TM,Olsen RW,Philippart M,Bronstein Y,Zhang Q,Guerrini R,Van Ness P,Livet MO,Delgado-Escueta AV

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Very long chain acyl-coenzyme A (acyl-CoA) dehydrogenase (VLCAD) deficiency is a severe disorder of mitochondrial beta-oxidation in infants. We report adult onset of attacks of painful rhabdomyolysis. Gas chromatography identified strongly elevated levels of tetradecenoic acid, 14:1(n-9), tetradecadienoic acid, 14:2(n...

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： Smelt AH,Poorthuis BJ,Onkenhout W,Scholte HR,Andresen BS,van Duinen SG,Gregersen N,Wintzen AR

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides a powerful tool for assessing disease activity in multiple sclerosis (MS), and its role as a surrogate marker for monitoring treatment efficacy is now becoming established. The most commonly used MRI parameters in treatment trials are (1) monthly gadolinium-enhanced MRI, with ...

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： Molyneux PD,Filippi M,Barkhof F,Gasperini C,Yousry TA,Truyen L,Lai HM,Rocca MA,Moseley IF,Miller DH

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We found a variable defect of complex I of the mitochondrial respiratory chain, ranging in severity from 25% to 63% of control values, in muscle of patients with Huntington's disease (HD). The most severe defect was observed in the patient with the greatest expansion of CAG triplets. Muscle morphology showed myopathic...

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： Arenas J,Campos Y,Ribacoba R,Martín MA,Rubio JC,Ablanedo P,Cabello A

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aggregated tau proteins constitute the basic matrix of neuronal inclusions specific to numerous neurodegenerative disorders. Monodimensional and two-dimensional Western blot analyses performed on cortical brain homogenates allowed discrimination between disease-specific tau protein profiles. These observations raised ...

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： Delacourte A,Sergeant N,Wattez A,Gauvreau D,Robitaille Y

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a 50-year-old male patient with hyponatremia (serum sodium level, 128 mEq/L) discovered during routine follow-up for Henoch-Schönlein nephritis. The patient was known to have a generalized idiopathic epilepsy and was on 2,000 mg/day of sodium valproate. After exclusion of other causes such as hypothyroidis...

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： Branten AJ,Wetzels JF,Weber AM,Koene RA

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathogenetic role of anti-GM1 in chronic acquired demyelinating polyneuropathy (CADP) is uncertain. An association between antibodies and disease activity has not yet been established. In 8 patients with CADP followed longitudinally, anti-GM1 antibodies were monitored with a standardized enzyme-linked immunosorben...

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： Bech E,Andersen H,Orntoft TF,Jakobsen J

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In inclusion body myositis, T cells invade and destroy nonnecrotic muscle fibers. The mechanism by which T cells damage muscle fibers in inflammatory myopathies is not known. In this study we have investigated the expression of Fas and Fas ligand in muscle in five patients with inclusion body myositis. Reverse transcr...

journal_title：Annals of neurology

authors： Fyhr IM,Oldfors A

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00