abstract：:Whereas the effect of interferons (IFNs) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) outcome measures in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) has been convincingly shown, little work has been done to define the between-patient heterogeneity of treatment response. Our aim was to assess the distribution of the effect of IFNbet...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Sormani MP,Bruzzi P,Beckmann K,Kappos L,Miller DH,Polman C,Pozzilli C,Thompson AJ,Wagner K,Filippi M

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Collective evidence supports the notion that multiple sclerosis is principally an autoimmune disease. Much of it stems from models of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, generated by inoculation of animals with central nervous system antigens such as MBP, PLP, S100 and MOG or peptides thereof. Different ways of...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Hartung HP,Kieseier BC,Hemmer B

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyse clinical and therapeutic aspects of epilepsy secondary to ulegyria in adults. PATIENTS:Out of 1,020 consecutive patients studied at a tertiary care epilepsy centre, eight cases of ulegyria were identified. All patients had comprehensive clinical evaluation, neuropsychological testing, interictal E...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Gil-Nagel A,García Morales I,Jiménez Huete A,Alvarez Linera J,del Barrio A,Ruiz Ocaña C,Muñoz DG

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We aimed to assess the effectiveness of conservative treatments in children with tension-type headaches (TTH). METHOD:We searched Medline, Embase and the Cochrane Library and performed reference checking. Two independent authors assessed trial quality and extracted data. Analysis was carried out according to...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Verhagen AP,Damen L,Berger MY,Passchier J,Merlijn V,Koes BW

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The use of early prognostic data provided by various scores in critically ill stroke patients remains unclear. We tested the performance of the Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS) II in prediction of mortality of acute stroke patients in the NeuroCriticalCareUnit (NCCU). METHODS:During one ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Handschu R,Haslbeck M,Hartmann A,Fellgiebel A,Kolominsky-Rabas P,Schneider D,Berrouschot J,Erbguth F,Reulbach U

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The INCOMIN study (INdependent COMparison of INterferons) lends further support to the growing body of evidence that both dose and frequency of interferon beta (IFNbeta) administration are important in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS). High-dose, high-frequency IFNbeta (IFNbeta-1b 250 microg eod sc and IFNbeta...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Durelli L,Clerico M

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic evidence indicates a central role of cerebral accumulation of beta-amyloid (Abeta) in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Beside presenilin 1 and 2, three other recently discovered proteins (Aph 1, PEN 2 and nicastrin) are associated with gamma-secretase activity, the enzymatic complex generating Abe...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Sala Frigerio C,Piscopo P,Calabrese E,Crestini A,Malvezzi Campeggi L,Civita di Fava R,Fogliarino S,Albani D,Marcon G,Cherchi R,Piras R,Forloni G,Confaloni A

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify factors that impact on the ability of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) to remain in work in order to make recommendations for future clinical management. METHODS:Cross-sectional studies using qualitative (phase one) and quantitative (phase two) methods. In phase one, 62 patients were intervi...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： O'Connor RJ,Cano SJ,Ramió i Torrentà L,Thompson AJ,Playford ED

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Lumbar spondylosis (LS) is a common spinal degenerative disorder which causes various types of lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD). However, it is not certain whether LS may cause urinary retention in elderly women. METHODS:In a period covering the past 3 years, we retrospectively reviewed: a) urodynamic...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Sakakibara R,Yamamoto T,Uchiyama T,Liu Z,Ito T,Yamazaki M,Awa Y,Yamanishi T,Hattori T

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the SPG3A gene cause a form of pure, early-onset autosomal dominant hereditary spastic paraplegia linked to chromosome 14q. The encoded protein, atlastin, is a putative member of the dynamin superfamily of large GTPases involved in cellular trafficking patterns. We report a new atlastin mutation causing s...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Scarano V,Mancini P,Criscuolo C,De Michele G,Rinaldi C,Tucci T,Tessa A,Santorelli FM,Perretti A,Santoro L,Filla A

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess metabolite levels in normal-appearing white matter in sporadic and familial multiple sclerosis (MS). METHODS:Using H-MRS and applying one voxel measure we assessed NAA/Cho, NAA/Cr and Cho/Cr ratios in 26 patients with sporadic and in 25 with familial MS and compared them with healthy subjects. RES...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Siger-Zajdel M,Selmaj KW

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and corticobasal degeneration (CBD) are often clinically confused with each other. Moreover, the discrepancy between clinical and pathological diagnoses of CBD and PSP are still controversial. We report here two atypical cases of PSP and CBD. A 73-year old woman was admitted with r...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Mizuno T,Shiga K,Nakata Y,Nagura J,Nakase T,Ueda Y,Takanashi Y,Urasaki K,Oyamada Y,Fushiki S,Nishikawa J,Yasuhara M,Nakajima K,Nakagawa M

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed at an analysis of the release of Braintype and Heart-type Fatty Acid- Binding Proteins (B-FABP and HFABP) in acute ischaemic stroke and their potential value as neurobiochemical markers of brain damage. We investigated 42 consecutive patients admitted within 6 hours after ischaemic stroke. Serial veno...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Wunderlich MT,Hanhoff T,Goertler M,Spener F,Glatz JF,Wallesch CW,Pelsers MM

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prognosis of patients with ischemic stroke requiring mechanical ventilation (MV) has been reported to be poor. However, longterm survival and functional outcome have scarcely been studied and nothing is known about the prevalence of cognitive impairment or depression in survivors and their quality of life (QoL). We id...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Schielke E,Busch MA,Hildenhagen T,Holtkamp M,Küchler I,Harms L,Masuhr F

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Five different calliper methods for assessing the degree of carotid artery stenosis and visual estimation ("eyeballing") of postmortem carotid arteriograms were compared with the planimetric gold standard of the area reduction at the site of the stenosis. METHODS:During autopsy 53 carotid specimens were remo...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Schulte-Altedorneburg G,Droste DW,Kollár J,Beyna T,Felszeghy S,Módis L,Hegedüs C,Ringelstein EB,Csiba L

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whole genome screening is increasingly used to identify genetic risk factors for complex diseases. In this study, a genome wide linkage disequilibrium (LD) screen was performed in a cohort of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients from the UK (n = 195) using pooled DNA to facilitate efficient genotyping of 5546 microsatell...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Foltynie T,Hicks A,Sawcer S,Jonasdottir A,Setakis E,Maranian M,Yeo T,Lewis S,Brayne C,Stefansson K,Compston A,Gulcher J,Barker RA

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the role of MR morphometry in the characterization of cerebral microangiopathy (CMA) in relation to clinical and neuropsychological impairment. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:3D MR images of 27 patients and 27 age-matched controls were morphometrically analysed for regional thickness. The normalized values...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Preul C,Lohmann G,Hund-Georgiadis M,Guthke T,von Cramon DY

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Raised intracranial pressure in association with spinal meningeal cysts has rarely been reported. We describe four patients in whom evidence of paroxysmal raised intracranial pressure was found in association with spinal meningeal cysts. Cerebrospinal fluid diversion procedures have previously been shown to relieve lo...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Shams PN,Goadsby PJ,Crockard HA,Casey AT,Plant GT

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although numerous clinical, laboratory, and pharmacological variables have been reported as significant risk factors for critical illness polyneuromyopathy (CIPM), there is still no consensus on the aetiology of this condition. Objectives of the study were to assess the clinical and electrophysiological incidence and ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Bednarík J,Vondracek P,Dusek L,Moravcova E,Cundrle I

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We report a clinical description of pure sensory stroke based on data collected from a prospective acute stroke registry. METHODS:From 2500 acute stroke patients included in a hospital-based prospective stroke registry over a 12-year period, 99 were identified as having pure sensory stroke. RESULTS:Pure sen...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Arboix A,García-Plata C,García-Eroles L,Massons J,Comes E,Oliveres M,Targa C

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the last few years, deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) has emerged as a promising therapy, alleviating major motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD). However, in times of growing budgetary limitations, medical decisions are no longer merely based on clinical efficacy, but also on c...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Meissner W,Schreiter D,Volkmann J,Trottenberg T,Schneider GH,Sturm V,Deuschl G,Kupsch A

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:An optimal management of vascular risk factors, associated with antithrombotic drugs and carotid surgery when appropriate, reduces the risk of a new vascular event after stroke. Although secondary prevention is not optimal in many patients in practice, the question of whether there is an improv...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Girot M,Mackowiak-Cordoliani MA,Deplanque D,Hénon H,Lucas C,Leys D

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Progression of parkinsonian motor impairment is usually rapid and relentless in multiple system atrophy (MSA). However, it may also be subject to considerable variation. Prospective natural history studies using validated rating scales are required to accurately determine the progression of parkinsonism in M...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Seppi K,Yekhlef F,Diem A,Luginger Wolf E,Mueller J,Tison F,Quinn NP,Poewe W,Wenning GK

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted an open-labeled clinical trial of interferon beta-1b (IFNB) treatment in 20 patients with primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) and longitudinally monitored autoantibodies against double-stranded DNA (dsDNA), thyroid peroxidase (TPO),myelin basic protein (MBP), myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Bitsch A,Dressel A,Meier K,Bogumil T,Deisenhammer F,Tumani H,Kitze B,Poser S,Weber F

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The age-related structural changes of the human hippocampus are not entirely understood. The goal of the present investigation was to understand better the nature of age-related hippocampal changes by a comparative MR-analysis of four complementary aspects of hippocampal integrity: total volume, metabolite concentrati...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Szentkuti A,Guderian S,Schiltz K,Kaufmann J,Münte TF,Heinze HJ,Düzel E

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute relapses of multiple sclerosis (MS) are treated with intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP), which speeds recovery from exacerbation. It is known that IVMP suppresses the immunological activation which occurs during an acute attack of MS. However, the specific target genes affected by this therapy remain obscure....

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Airla N,Luomala M,Elovaara I,Kettunen E,Knuutila S,Lehtimäki T

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal dysfunction, especially constipation, is one of the major problems in the daily life of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). About 60 to 80% of PD patients suffer from constipation. Several studies have proven that constipation appears about 10 to 20 years prior to motor symptoms. More recently, Ab...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Ueki A,Otsuka M

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dopamine agonists have been proved safe and effective as initial therapy in early stages of Parkinson's disease. Prospective long-term clinical trials demonstrated that initial symptomatic treatment with a dopamine agonist is associated with a significantly reduced risk for motor complications in comparison with levod...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Junghanns S,Glöckler T,Reichmann H

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A linkage and association of the CD45 (protein-tyrosine phosphatase, receptor-type C) C77G polymorphism and multiple sclerosis (MS) has been found in some studies but not in others. We analysed the C77G polymorphism in MS patients from the genetically homogeneous population of Sardinia. Using the transmission disequil...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Cocco E,Murru MR,Melis C,Schirru L,Solla E,Lai M,Rolesu M,Marrosu MG

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system (CNS), 2 results in damage to axons and their surrounding myelin sheath. The exact cause of inflammation remains unclear, but an autoimmune response directed against CNS antigens is suspected. MS can affect the brain, optic nerve an...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Hartung HP,Bar-Or A,Zoukos Y

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Analog Model was developed for use in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) at an international roundtable meeting in 2001. Three key disease components are monitored, namely relapses, disability progression and magnetic resonance imaging activity. Its use provides a rapid, straightforward means of assessing the e...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Sharief MK

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laser Doppler is widely used to evaluate sympathetic vasoconstrictor function. Continuous wave (cw)-Doppler of the radial artery may be an alternative but less expensive approach to quantify sympathetically induced resistance changes in the peripheral vascular system. In order to compare the power of both methods, thi...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Eicke BM,Milke K,Schlereth T,Birklein F

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) disturbances of mental state constitute some of the most difficult treatment challenges of advanced disease, often limiting effective treatment of motor symptoms and leading to increased disability and poor quality of life. This article provides an update on the current knowle...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Schrag A

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the response to treatment and the long-term outcome of patients with the antisynthetase syndrome associated with anti-Jo-1-antibodies. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A total of 12 patients with histologically proven myositis and anti-Jo-1-autoantibodies were evaluated over a mean follow-up period of 66.4 ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Späth M,Schröder M,Schlotter-Weigel B,Walter MC,Hautmann H,Leinsinger G,Pongratz D,Müller-Felber W

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) with interferon beta (IFNbeta) can be associated with the development of binding antibodies (BAbs) and neutralizing antibodies (NAbs). NAbs are a subset of BAbs that prevent IFNbeta from effectively binding to or activating its receptor, thereby blocking its biologic effects and in...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Deisenhammer F,Schellekens H,Bertolotto A

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have performed genetic screening on the skeletal muscle chloride channel gene (CLCN1) in Taiwanese population. A total of four patients with myotonia congenita (MC) together with 106 normal individuals were examined. All 23 exons of the CLCN1 gene were analysed by direct sequencing of PCR products to detect the nuc...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Jou SB,Chang LI,Pan H,Chen PR,Hsiao KM

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to identify the precise location of the primary motor area for the diaphragm with respect to the classical motor homunculus, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) experiments were performed utilizing independent component-cross correlation- sequential epoch (ICS) analysis on a high-field (3.0 Tesla) sy...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Nakayama T,Fujii Y,Suzuki K,Kanazawa I,Nakada T

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Sporadic (SSP) and hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSP) are clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorders, which are characterised by a slowly progressive spastic paraparesis. Initial symptoms and the rate of progression are variable even among members of the same family. Spastic paraparesis is the majo...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Klebe S,Stolze H,Kopper F,Lorenz D,Wenzelburger R,Volkmann J,Porschke H,Deuschl G

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sexuality in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has received little attention so far. Although sexual function is not directly affected by the disease process, several patients have reported problems within their sexual relationship. We performed a questionnaire survey to ascertain the extent and clinic...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Wasner M,Bold U,Vollmer TC,Borasio GD

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analysed the kinetics and clinical impact of binding antibodies (BAbs) and neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) to three interferon beta (IFNbeta) products in patients with relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS). Patients with RRMS received IFNbeta-1b 8 MIU subcutaneously (SC) every other day, intramuscular (IM) IFNbeta-1a 30 mcg...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Perini P,Calabrese M,Biasi G,Gallo P

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00