abstract：:Stiff-person syndrome (SPS) is a rare condition of progressive muscular rigidity and spasm, frequently accompanied by other autoimmune conditions, an association which has been further strengthened by the discovery of anti-GAD antibodies and the response of SPS to immunotherapies. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) is ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Gnanapavan S,Vincent A,Giovannoni G

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In multiple sclerosis (MS), randomly located demyelination lesions may involve a large part of the central nervous system and disturb oculomotor activity, including impairment of saccadic and pursuit systems. The aim of the work was to determine the frequency of smooth pursuit disturbances in MS patients and assess th...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Jozefowicz-Korczynska M,Pajor AM

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently, several disease-modifying therapies for the treatment of multiple sclerosis are established and more are likely to be introduced. These treatment options differ with respect to their application profile, mechanism of action, efficacy, safety, and tolerance. Here, we review current concepts of MS therapies, ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Buck D,Hemmer B

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple system atrophy and progressive supranuclear palsy are disabling neurodegenerative disorders, also known as atypical parkinsonian syndromes. Currently, no health economic evaluations of these diseases are available. The objective of this study was to evaluate disease-related costs in German patients with multi...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Winter Y,Stamelou M,Cabanel N,Sixel-Döring F,Eggert K,Höglinger GU,Herting B,Klockgether T,Reichmann H,Oertel WH,Dodel R,Spottke AE

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natalizumab (NAT) is an effective therapy for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), but is associated with an increased risk of progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy after 2 years therapy. Thus, NAT treated patients often decide to stop NAT therapy after 2 years. Reports on recurrence of disease activity a...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Havla J,Gerdes LA,Meinl I,Krumbholz M,Faber H,Weber F,Pellkofer HL,Hohlfeld R,Kümpfel T

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To disclose the neuropathological progression course of Machado-Joseph disease (MJD), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of six genetically confirmed MJD cases (four males and two females, including an autopsied female, all unrelated to one another) were further investigated on neurodegeneration. Brain MRI stud...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Horimoto Y,Matsumoto M,Akatsu H,Kojima A,Yoshida M,Nokura K,Yuasa H,Katada E,Yamamoto T,Kosaka K,Hashizume Y,Yamamoto H,Mitake S

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During recent years, evidence has come up that bipedal locomotion is based on a quadrupedal limb coordination. A task-dependent neuronal coupling of upper and lower limbs allows one to involve the arms during gait but to uncouple this connection during voluntarily guided arm/hand movements. Hence, despite the evolutio...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Dietz V

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated intracranial intravenous pressure is not routinely measured in clinical practice. Indirect evidence of increased venous pressure is reflected in the size change of the cerebral sinuses and the presence of venous infarctions. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the role of brain perfusion venous time-dens...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Darwish RS,Amiridze NS

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:To systematically and comprehensively describe functioning and disability in Multiple sclerosis (MS), practical tools based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), such as ICF Core Sets, are needed. OBJECTIVE:To report on the results of an evidence-based Internationa...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Coenen M,Cieza A,Freeman J,Khan F,Miller D,Weise A,Kesselring J,Members of the Consensus Conference.

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although awareness of non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD) has recently increased, little is known about their recognition and treatment in routine clinical practice. We therefore applied non-motor rating scales for dementia, depression, anxiety and excessive daytime sleepiness to a community-ascertained coh...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Hu M,Cooper J,Beamish R,Jones E,Butterworth R,Catterall L,Ben-Shlomo Y

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exercise therapy (ET) can be beneficial in disabled multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Intermittent transcranial magnetic theta burst stimulation (iTBS) induces long-term excitability changes of the cerebral cortex and may ameliorate spasticity in MS. We investigated whether the combination of iTBS and a program of ET ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Mori F,Ljoka C,Magni E,Codecà C,Kusayanagi H,Monteleone F,Sancesario A,Bernardi G,Koch G,Foti C,Centonze D

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatigue is an important contributor to quality of life in patients who survive aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), but the determinants of this fatigue are unclear. We assessed the occurrence of fatigue 1 year after SAH and its relation to physical or cognitive impairment, passive coping, and emotional problems,...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Passier PE,Post MW,van Zandvoort MJ,Rinkel GJ,Lindeman E,Visser-Meily JM

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) is an effective treatment for cervical dystonia (CD). Long-term changes of several variables, including the dose of BoNT, in these patients is largely unknown. We reviewed the clinical charts of 275 patients with CD treated with BoNT type A (BoNT-A) for at least 5 years since 1989 at ten te...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Ruiz PJ,Castrillo JC,Burguera JA,Campos V,Castro A,Cancho E,Chacón J,Vara JH,del Val JL,Garcia EL,Miquel F,Sanz P,Vela L

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) of hand movements in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has repeatedly demonstrated increased activation in cortical and subcortical areas, whereas a single study has suggested decreased rather than increased activations for tongue movements in patients with bulbar involve...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Kollewe K,Münte TF,Samii A,Dengler R,Petri S,Mohammadi B

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cause of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) remains unknown, and no consensus exists on how patients should be monitored and treated. Acetazolamide is a common treatment but has never been examined in a randomised controlled trial. The objectives of this pilot trial are to prospectively evaluate the use of...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Ball AK,Howman A,Wheatley K,Burdon MA,Matthews T,Jacks AS,Lawden M,Sivaguru A,Furmston A,Howell S,Sharrack B,Davies MB,Sinclair AJ,Clarke CE

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterised both clinically and pathologically by features that distinguish it from other parkinsonian disorders including, for instance, multiple system atrophy and progressive supranuclear palsy. The aetiologies of PD includes both genetic and environmental influences. Several single ge...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Schapira AH

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is increasing evidence that inflammation plays an important role in the progression of acute ischemic stroke (AIS). The primary aims of this study were to examine the serum levels of 13 cytokines, C-reactive protein (CRP), glucose, and hemoglobin in AIS patients, and their relationship to stroke lateralization, ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Ormstad H,Aass HC,Lund-Sørensen N,Amthor KF,Sandvik L

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in patients presenting with cramps and fasciculations may not be evident at the first consultation. Sequential reviews, clinical and neurophysiological, form an important part of clinical practice in such cases. Recent attempts to delineate a more benign group ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Singh V,Gibson J,McLean B,Boggild M,Silver N,White R

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gait variability has potential utility as a predictive measure of dysfunction in Parkinson's disease (PD). Current understanding implicates non-dopaminergic pathways. This study investigated the explanatory characteristics of gait variability in PD on and off medication under single and dual task conditions. Fifty peo...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Lord S,Baker K,Nieuwboer A,Burn D,Rochester L

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin B(12) (VitB(12), cobalamin) deficiency has been associated with various neuropsychiatric conditions, such as peripheral neuropathy, subacute combined degeneration, affective disorders, and cognitive impairment. Current assays analyze vitamin B(12), of which only a small percentage is metabolically active. Meas...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Schrempf W,Eulitz M,Neumeister V,Siegert G,Koch R,Reichmann H,Storch A

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral palsy (CP) continues to be a major problem in India. The present study provides an insight into the various clinical and neuroradiological correlates of CP. The study included 102 children with CP and was subjected to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain. Forty-seven (46%) patients belonged to the 1-...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Prasad R,Verma N,Srivastava A,Das BK,Mishra OP

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Huntington's disease (HD) atrophy of the caudate nucleus and putamen has been described many years before clinical manifestation. Volume changes of the pallidum, thalamus, brainstem, accumbens nucleus, hippocampus, and amygdala are less well investigated, or reported with contradicting results. The aim of our study...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： van den Bogaard SJ,Dumas EM,Acharya TP,Johnson H,Langbehn DR,Scahill RI,Tabrizi SJ,van Buchem MA,van der Grond J,Roos RA,TRACK-HD Investigator Group.

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is an inflammatory/demyelinating disorder predominantly affecting the optic nerves and spinal cord. Recent findings showed an underlying humoral abnormality in NMO, characterized by a serum antibody against aquaporin-4 (Aqp-4-Ab). In this study, we evaluated the Aqp-4-Ab status among Turkish...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Akman-Demir G,Tüzün E,Waters P,Içöz S,Kürtüncü M,Jarius S,Yapıcı Z,Mutlu M,Yeşilot N,Vincent A,Eraksoy M

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urate is a natural antioxidant, and high serum urate levels could be protective against the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). To determine if serum urate concentrations were lower in ALS patients than in healthy controls, we compared serum urate levels in 132 ALS patients and 337 age/sex-matched cont...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Zoccolella S,Simone IL,Capozzo R,Tortelli R,Leo A,D'Errico E,Logroscino G

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some clinical and experimental data suggest a possible role of gamma-aminobutyrate (GABA)-ergic mechanisms in the pathophysiology of essential tremor (ET), such as the improvement of ET with some GABAergic drugs and the development of an experimental model of ET in GABA A receptor alpha-1 knockout mice (postural and k...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： García-Martín E,Martínez C,Alonso-Navarro H,Benito-León J,Lorenzo-Betancor O,Pastor P,Puertas I,Rubio L,López-Alburquerque T,Agúndez JA,Jiménez-Jiménez FJ

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small fibre neuropathy (SFN) has been demonstrated in sarcoidosis. However, a systematic analysis of neuropathic pain and autonomic symptoms, key features of SFN, has not been performed. Clinimetric evaluation of pain and autonomic symptoms using the neuropathic pain scale (NPS) and the modified Composite Autonomic Sy...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Bakkers M,Faber CG,Drent M,Hermans MC,van Nes SI,Lauria G,De Baets M,Merkies IS

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischaemic stroke, the most common type of stroke, is classified into three main subtypes: large-vessel disease, lacunar or small-vessel disease, and cardioembolic; two further subtypes include a determined aetiology of "other" and cryptogenic. Although a substantial amount of literature exists concerning current guide...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Kirshner HS

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stroke in young adults is not a rare entity, and often provides difficult management decisions for neurologists. The knowledge gained from stroke in older adults does not transfer easily to this younger group given the different causes of stroke observed. Cardiac causes of stroke are common in this group, but often co...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Cotter PE,Belham M,Martin PJ

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long-duration response (LDR) to levodopa is an important component of the therapeutic response to the drug in Parkinson's disease (PD). Some characteristics are peculiar: it is independent from peripheral pharmacokinetics of levodopa, but it is dependent on the intervals between doses and on the size of each dose....

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Zappia M,Nicoletti A

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inherited neuropathies caused by mutations of the major structural protein of peripheral myelin, myelin protein zero (MPZ), contribute to 5% of all cases of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT). They can be divided into an early-onset neuropathy with symptoms prior to the stage of walking, and a late-onset neuropathy wit...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Kleffner I,Schirmacher A,Gess B,Boentert M,Young P

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This short review summarizes epilepsy papers published in the Journal of Neurology in 2009, covering pathophysiology (inflammation; propagation pathways), new treatments (oxcarbazepine in paediatrics; levetiracetam in status epilepticus), and non-seizure outcomes (violence; foetal/pregnancy). ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Lozsadi DA,Von Oertzen J,Cock HR

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The MS-ID (Multiple Sclerosis Information Dividend) project was initiated by the European Multiple Sclerosis Platform (EMSP) in 2007 in order to identify and address major inequalities of MS treatment and care and thus eliminate disparities across the EU. One major approach to reach these goals in the longer term is t...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Flachenecker P,Khil L,Bergmann S,Kowalewski M,Pascu I,Pérez-Miralles F,Sastre-Garriga J,Zwingers T

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of our study was to compare the results obtained by intraoperative and postoperative subthalamic nucleus (STN) macrostimulation in Parkinson's disease (PD). One hundred three PD patients implanted with bilateral STN stimulation were included. The thresholds for efficacy and side effects (motor contraction; par...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Xie J,Adamec D,Decullier E,Bin-Dorel S,Mertens P,Polo G,Poisson A,Broussolle E,Thobois S

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secondary worsening of stroke symptoms is described in 13-37% of stroke patients, but the exact mechanism of this phenomenon remains unclear. The aim of this study is to find prognostic variables in correlation to secondary worsening of stroke symptoms in patients with lacunar or cortical strokes. In this prospective ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Schweitzer JR,Koehler PJ,Voogd AC,Franke CL

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) and adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN) are allelic X-chromosomal disorders of peroxisomal lipid metabolism due to mutations of the ABCD1-gene, leading, respectively, to leukoencephalopathy or myeloneuropathy in male patients. We report a family with two symptomatic carriers in subsequent generation...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Guettsches AK,Kuechler A,Gal A,Schmitz W,Tegenthoff M,Vorgerd M

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cortical tubers are very common in tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) and widely vary in size, appearance and location. The relationship between tuber features and clinical phenotype is unclear. The aim of the study is to propose a classification of tuber types along a spectrum of severity, using magnetic resonance imag...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Gallagher A,Grant EP,Madan N,Jarrett DY,Lyczkowski DA,Thiele EA

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This observational study examined the outcome of two different therapeutic strategies in the treatment of chronic neuropathic pain by including pregabalin (PGB) as mono- or add-on therapy in one of two treatment options. Patients with a pain score of > or =4, refractory to usual care for neuropathic pain for at least ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Lampl C,Schweiger C,Haider B,Lechner A

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thinning of the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) of clinically unaffected eyes is seen in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). It is uncertain when this thinning occurs, and whether ongoing RNFL loss can be measured over time with optical coherence tomography (OCT). Using time-domain OCT, we studied 34 patients with...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Henderson AP,Trip SA,Schlottmann PG,Altmann DR,Garway-Heath DF,Plant GT,Miller DH

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the health economic burden of patients with Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome (GTS) in Germany over a 3-month observation period. Direct and indirect costs were evaluated in 200 outpatients with GTS (mean age 35 +/- 11.5 years) in Germany. Patients were recruited from three outpatient departments that spec...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Dodel I,Reese JP,Müller N,Münchau A,Balzer-Geldsetzer M,Wasem J,Oertel WH,Dodel R,Müller-Vahl K

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is the third most common muscular dystrophy and usually follows an autosomal dominant trait. Clinically, FSHD affects facial muscles and proximal upper limb and girdle muscles, but may present with variable clinical phenotypes even within the same family. Most genetically ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Reilich P,Schramm N,Schoser B,Schneiderat P,Strigl-Pill N,Müller-Höcker J,Kress W,Ferbert A,Rudnik-Schöneborn S,Noth J,Lochmüller H,Weis J,Walter MC

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00