abstract：OBJECTIVE:The variants of primary progressive aphasia (PPA) are predominantly diagnosed on the basis of specific profiles of language impairments. Deficits in other cognitive domains and their evolution over time are less well documented. This study examined the cognitive profiles of the PPA variants over time and dete...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Foxe D,Irish M,Hu A,Carrick J,Hodges JR,Ahmed RM,Burrell JR,Piguet O

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid Eye Movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is a parasomnia causing sufferers to physically act out their dreams. These behaviors can disrupt sleep and sometimes lead to injuries in patients and their bed-partners. Clonazepam and melatonin are the first-line pharmacological treatment options for RBD based on dire...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Gilat M,Marshall NS,Testelmans D,Buyse B,Lewis SJG

更新日期：2021-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The significance of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been explored in different diseases. Few studies addressed its role in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), with promising results regarding its association with disease activity or disability. OBJECTIVES:We aimed at confirming the role of NLR a...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Gelibter S,Pisa M,Croese T,Dalla Costa G,Orrico M,Preziosa P,Sangalli F,Martinelli V,Furlan R,Filippi M

更新日期：2021-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Children with neuromuscular disorders have been assumed to be a particularly vulnerable population since the beginning of COVID-19. Although this is a plausible hypothesis, there is no evidence that complications or mortality rates in neuromuscular patients are higher than in the general population. The aim o...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Natera-de Benito D,Aguilera-Albesa S,Costa-Comellas L,García-Romero M,Miranda-Herrero MC,Rúbies Olives J,García-Campos Ó,Martínez Del Val E,Martinez Garcia MJ,Medina Martínez I,Cancho-Candela R,Fernandez-Garcia MA,Pascual-Pascual

更新日期：2021-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The greatest unmet need in multiple sclerosis (MS) are treatments that delay, prevent or reverse progression. One of the most tractable strategies to achieve this is to therapeutically enhance endogenous remyelination; doing so restores nerve conduction and prevents neurodegeneration. The biology of remyelination-cent...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Cunniffe N,Coles A

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diagnostic delay of hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRv, v for variant) prevents timely treatment and, therefore, concurs to the mortality of the disease. The aim of the present study was to explore with nerve ultrasound (US) possible red flags for early diagnosis in ATTRv patients with carpal tunnel...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Salvalaggio A,Coraci D,Cacciavillani M,Obici L,Mazzeo A,Luigetti M,Pastorelli F,Grandis M,Cavallaro T,Bisogni G,Lozza A,Gemelli C,Gentile L,Ermani M,Fabrizi GM,Plasmati R,Campagnolo M,Castellani F,Gasparotti R,Marti

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Gluten neuropathy (GN) is the term used to describe peripheral neuropathy that occurs in patients with gluten sensitivity (GS) or coeliac disease (CD) in the absence of other risk factors. We aimed to describe the neurophysiological progression rate of GN across time and look into the potential role of geneti...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Zis P,Sarrigiannis P,Artemiadis A,Sanders DS,Hadjivassiliou M

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of study was to demonstrate that the first three injections of botulinum neurotoxin type A (BoNT/A) appear to be less effective in botulinum toxin naïve patients with idiopathic cervical dystonia (CD) with mild symptoms and low severity scores (TSUI-scores) at onset of BoNT/A-therapy compared to pati...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Hefter H,Samadzazeh S,Rosenthal D

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein immunoglobulin G associated optic neuritis (MOG-ON) is a recently described entity. Recent studies have shown that MOG-ON has a more severe clinical presentation than classic optic neuritis (ON). OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to define morphological characteristics of MOG-ON...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Vicini R,Brügger D,Abegg M,Salmen A,Grabe HM

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been investigated as a tool for dysphagia recovery after stroke in several single-center randomized controlled trials (RCT). OBJECTIVE:The aim of this investigation was to quantitatively evaluate the effect of tDCS on dysphagia recovery after a stroke utili...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Marchina S,Pisegna JM,Massaro JM,Langmore SE,McVey C,Wang J,Kumar S

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sleep disorders can occur in early Parkinson's disease (PD). However, the relationship between different sleep disturbances and their longitudinal evolution has not been fully explored. OBJECTIVE:To describe the frequency, coexistence, and longitudinal change in excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), insomnia,...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Xu Z,Anderson KN,Saffari SE,Lawson RA,Chaudhuri KR,Brooks D,Pavese N

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Mounting evidence supports the existence of an important feedforward cycle between sleep and neurodegeneration, wherein neurodegenerative diseases cause sleep and circadian abnormalities, which in turn exacerbate and accelerate neurodegeneration. If so, sleep therapies bear important potential to slow prog...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Voysey Z,Fazal SV,Lazar AS,Barker RA

更新日期：2020-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Parkinson's disease (PD) reduces independence and quality of life through deterioration of upper limb motor function. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) may offer an alternative, adjunctive therapy for PD. However, the efficacy of tDCS for upper limb motor rehabilitation in PD is unkn...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Simpson MW,Mak M

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune, demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. The treatment of MS has always been a focus of neurological research. To date, the US Food and Drug Administration has approved 15 medications for modifying the course of multiple sclerosis. In this study, we exami...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Li H,Hu F,Zhang Y,Li K

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cognitive deficits mainly involving visuospatial functions have been defined in patients with bilateral and even unilateral vestibular loss (UVL). We compared the cognitive test results of 21 patients with acute UVL with age- and education-matched healthy controls. The diagnosis of UVL was based on the clinical findin...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Ayar DA,Kumral E,Celebisoy N

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies provide inconclusive results on the question whether loss of mental wellbeing is actually associated with decline in physical function in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The purpose of this study was to determine predictors of mental wellbeing in ALS. METHODS:In total, n = 330 ALS patients were...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Vázquez Medrano CR,Aho-Özhan HEA,Weiland U,Uttner I,Ludolph AC,Lulé D

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We characterised the clinical and neuro-otological characteristics of patients with Susac syndrome. METHODS:The medical records of 30 patients with Susac syndrome were reviewed for details of their clinical presentation and course, neuro-otological symptoms, investigation results including audiology and vest...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Hardy TA,Taylor RL,Qiu J,O'Brien B,Gopinath S,Trewin B,Spring PJ,Shaffi M,Bolitho SJ,Garsia RJ,Roxburgh R,Mason DF,Ip J,Chan F,Chen L,Wilson I,Beadnall HN,Barnett MH,Parratt JDE,Watson JDG,Welgampola MS,Reddel S

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Classifying and diagnosing peripheral vestibular disorders based on their symptoms is challenging due to possible symptom overlap or atypical clinical presentation. To improve the diagnostic trajectory, gadolinium-based contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of the inner ear is nowadays frequently used...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： van der Lubbe MFJA,Vaidyanathan A,Van Rompaey V,Postma AA,Bruintjes TD,Kimenai DM,Lambin P,van Hoof M,van de Berg R

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disturbances of balance, gait and posture are a hallmark of parkinsonian syndromes. Recognition of these axial features can provide important and often early clues to the nature of the underlying disorder, and, therefore, help to disentangle Parkinson's disease from vascular parkinsonism and various forms of atypical ...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Raccagni C,Nonnekes J,Bloem BR,Peball M,Boehme C,Seppi K,Wenning GK

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Conflicting findings have been reported on the prognostic significance of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level in patients with stroke. The objective of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the prognostic utility of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D in stroke patients. METHODS:PubMed and Embase databases were systematical...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Liu H,Wang J,Xu Z

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Perivascular spaces can become detectable on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) upon enlargement, referred to as enlarged perivascular spaces (EPVS) or Virchow-Robin spaces. EPVS have been linked to small vessel disease. Some studies have also indicated an association of EPVS to neuroinflammation and/or neurod...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Granberg T,Moridi T,Brand JS,Neumann S,Hlavica M,Piehl F,Ineichen BV

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In December 2019, unexplained cases of pneumonia emerged in Wuhan, China, which were found to be secondary to the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. On March 11, 2020, the WHO declared the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-2019) outbreak, a pandemic. OBJECTIVE:To clarify the neurological complications of SARS-CoV-...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Ghannam M,Alshaer Q,Al-Chalabi M,Zakarna L,Robertson J,Manousakis G

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is associated with intracranial hemorrhage. AIM:To identify clinical and imaging features of CVT-associated intracranial hemorrhage. We hypothesized that higher clot burden would be associated with a higher risk of intracranial hemorrhage. METHODS:We performed a retrospecti...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Afifi K,Bellanger G,Buyck PJ,Zuurbier SM,Esperon CG,Barboza MA,Costa P,Escudero I,Renard D,Lemmens R,Hinteregger N,Fazekas F,Conde JJ,Giralt-Steinhauer E,Hiltunen S,Arauz A,Pezzini A,Montaner J,Putaala J,Weimar C,

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the value of olfactory identification deficits as a predictor of cerebral β-amyloid status and other markers of brain health in cognitively normal adults aged ~ 70 years. METHODS:Cross-sectional observational cohort study. 389 largely healthy and cognitively normal older adults were recruited from...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Buchanan SM,Parker TD,Lane CA,Keshavan A,Keuss SE,Lu K,James SN,Murray-Smith H,Wong A,Nicholas J,Cash DM,Malone IB,Coath W,Thomas DL,Sudre C,Fox NC,Richards M,Schott JM

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Determine toxicity and efficacy of autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) for patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) who are dependent on intravenous immunoglobulins or plasmapheresis. METHODS:Unselected peripheral blood stem cells were re-infused on...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Burt RK,Balabanov R,Tavee J,Han X,Sufit R,Ajroud-Driss S,Jovanovic B,Quigley K,Arnautovic I,Helenowski I,Sharrack B

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Presymptomatic studies in ALS have consistently captured considerable disease burden long before symptom manifestation and contributed important academic insights. With the emergence of genotype-specific therapies, however, there is a pressing need to address practical objectives such as the estimation of age of sympt...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Chipika RH,Siah WF,McKenna MC,Li Hi Shing S,Hardiman O,Bede P

更新日期：2020-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurological manifestations in pandemics frequently cause short and long-term consequences which are frequently overlooked. Despite advances in the treatment of infectious diseases, nervous system involvement remains a challenge, with limited treatments often available. The under-recognition of neurological manifestat...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Valerio F,Whitehouse DP,Menon DK,Newcombe VFJ

更新日期：2020-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Over the past few decades, there has been an improvement in the rate of disability progression in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, and most studies relate this evolvement to the introduction of disease-modifying therapies. However, several other factors have changed over this period, including access to MRI...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Simonsen CS,Flemmen HØ,Broch L,Brunborg C,Berg-Hansen P,Moen SM,Celius EG

更新日期：2020-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To use arterial spin labelling to investigate differences in perfusion in mild cognitive impairment with Lewy bodies (MCI-LB) compared to Alzheimer type MCI (MCI-AD) and healthy controls. METHODS:We obtained perfusion images on 32 MCI-LB, 30 MCI-AD and 28 healthy subjects of similar age. Perfusion relative t...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Firbank MJ,O'Brien JT,Durcan R,Allan LM,Barker S,Ciafone J,Donaghy PC,Hamilton CA,Lawley S,Lloyd J,Roberts G,Taylor JP,Thomas AJ

更新日期：2020-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The article The immediate impact of the COVID‑19 pandemic on motor neuron disease services and mortality in Scotland, written by Stella A. Glasmacher, Juan Larraz, Arpan R. Mehta, Patrick K. A. Kearns, Michael Wong, Judith Newton, Richard Davenport, George Gorrie, Ian Morrison, Javier Carod Artal, Siddharthan Chandran...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Glasmacher SA,Larraz J,Mehta AR,Kearns PKA,Wong M,Newton J,Davenport R,Gorrie G,Morrison I,Carod Artal J,Chandran S,Pal S,CARE-MND Consortium.

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Fabry disease (FD) is an X-linked lysosomal storage disorder resulting in vascular glycosphingolipid accumulation and increased stroke risk. MRI findings associated with FD include white matter hyperintensities (WMH) and cerebral microbleeds (CMBs), suggesting the presence of cerebral small vessel disease....

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Lyndon D,Davagnanam I,Wilson D,Jichi F,Merwick A,Bolsover F,Jager HR,Cipolotti L,Wheeler-Kingshott C,Hughes D,Murphy E,Lachmann R,Werring DJ

更新日期：2020-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibodies (anti-MOG), directed against a component of the myelin sheath, are sometimes detected in the blood or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with acute demyelinating conditions. Cortical encephalitic presentations in anti-MOG-antibody-positive patients are reco...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Doig D,McNamara C,Mewasingh L,Beri S,Jones B,Kachramanoglou C,Jan W

更新日期：2020-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Several viruses have the capacity to cause serious infections of the nervous system in patients who are immunosuppressed. Individuals may be immunosuppressed because of primary inherited immunodeficiency, secondary immunodeficiency due to particular diseases such as malignancy, administration of immunosuppressant drug...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Kennedy PGE

更新日期：2020-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Evidences from either small series or spontaneous reporting are accumulating that SARS-CoV-2 involves the Nervous Systems. The aim of this study is to provide an extensive overview on the major neurological complications in a large cohort of COVID-19 patients. METHODS:Retrospective, observational analysis o...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Rifino N,Censori B,Agazzi E,Alimonti D,Bonito V,Camera G,Conti MZ,Foresti C,Frigeni B,Gerevini S,Grimoldi M,La Gioia S,Partziguian T,Quadri S,Riva R,Servalli MC,Sgarzi M,Storti B,Vedovello M,Venturelli E,Viganò M

更新日期：2020-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Early identification of cardiogenic vertigo (CV) is necessary to prevent serious complications of cardiovascular diseases. However, the literature is limited to case reports without detailed clinical features or diagnostic criteria. The aim of this study was to define characteristics of CV and propose diagnostic crite...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Kim HA,Ahn J,Park HS,Lee SM,Choi SY,Oh EH,Choi JH,Kim JS,Choi KD

更新日期：2020-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Whether different mechanisms, particularly ocular pathology, could lead to the emergence of visual hallucinations (VH) (defined as false perceptions with no external stimulus) versus visual illusions (VI) (defined as a misperception of a real stimulus) in Parkinson's disease (PD) remains debated. We assess...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Marques A,Beze S,Pereira B,Chassain C,Monneyron N,Delaby L,Lambert C,Fontaine M,Derost P,Debilly B,Rieu I,Lewis SJG,Chiambaretta F,Durif F

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is highly comorbid with Parkinson's disease (PD). Emerging evidence suggests that dopamine-replacement therapies (DRTs) for PD may modify the course of RBD, yet the nature of the association between DRTs and RBD remains unclear. To begin addressing this issue,...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Meloni M,Bortolato M,Cannas A,Laccu I,Figorilli M,Congiu P,Defazio G,Meloni F,Puligheddu M

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess: (1) the prevalence of convexity subarachnoid hemorrhage (cSAH) in infective endocarditis (IE); (2) its relationship with IE features; (3) the associated lesions; (4) whether cSAH is a predictor of future hemorrhage; (5) whether cSAH could cause cortical superficial siderosis (cSS). METHODS:We retrospect...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Boukobza M,Ilic-Habensus E,Duval X,Laissy JP

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multiple sclerosis (MS) notably affects adults of working age. For persons with MS (PwMS), being employed enhances their quality of life and it may be regarded as an indicator of overall functioning. Thus, ensuring work participation in PwMS is of general public health interest. OBJECTIVE:To examine relevan...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Lehmann AI,Rodgers S,Kamm CP,Mettler M,Steinemann N,Ajdacic-Gross V,Kaufmann M,Kesselring J,Calabrese P,Salmen A,Gobbi C,Zecca C,Bauer GF,von Wyl V

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article Diagnostic accuracy of a smartphone bedside test to assess the fixation suppression of the vestibulo‑ocular reflex: when nothing else matters, written by Florin Gandor, Manfred Tesch, Hannelore Neuhauser, Doreen Gruber, Hans‑Jochen Heinze, Georg Ebersbach and Thomas Lempert, was originally published electr...

journal_title：Journal of neurology

authors： Gandor F,Tesch M,Neuhauser H,Gruber D,Heinze HJ,Ebersbach G,Lempert T

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00