abstract：OBJECTIVES:Although magnesium is a well-known treatment for vasospasm following subarachnoid hemorrhage, its mechanism of action for cerebral vascular relaxation is not clear. In addition, it is known that L-type calcium (Ca(2+)) channels play a pivotal role in smooth muscle contraction. To investigate the role of L-t...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Sharma N,Cho DH,Kim SY,Bhattarai JP,Hwang PH,Han SK

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Neurotoxic homocysteine (Hcy) is thought to be an independent risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease. This study is to determine whether HT22 cells, a murine hippocampal neuronal model, can be used as an in vitro model, besides the primary neuronal cultures, to investiga...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Zhao Z,Lu R,Zhang B,Shen J,Yang L,Xiao S,Liu J,Suo WZ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The present study investigated the effects of tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) on cerebral infarction after transient focal ischemia in rats. METHODS:Focal ischemia (1·5 hours) was created in male Sprague-Dawley rats (250-280 g) by middle cerebral artery occlusion. Some rats were treated with 20 mg/kg tetrahydrob...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Tang LL,Zheng JS

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High blood pressure (BP) is a major risk factor for stroke and all of its pathological subtypes including subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). However, there is little evidence demonstrating whether failure to have regular BP measured could result in underestimation of people at risk for SAH. Therefore, we aimed ...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Shiue I,Hankey GJ,Arima H,Anderson CS

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work, we evaluated the differences between epileptic electroencephalogram (EEG) and interictal EEG by computing some non-linear features. Correlation dimension (CD) and Hurst exponent (H) were calculated for 100 segments of epileptic EEG and 100 segments of interictal EEG. A comparison was made between epilept...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Geng S,Zhou W,Yuan Q,Cai D,Zeng Y

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess prospectively the significance of sonographic measurements of the median nerve in the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), to look for proper parameters and cutoff values for the sonographic diagnosis, and to correlate with the electrophysiological findings. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This study ...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Guan J,Ji F,Chen W,Chu H,Lu Z

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Diabetes is one of the major risk factors for ischemic stroke and is reported to aggravate the ischemic brain damage in different experimental models as well as clinical situations. However, the mechanisms underlying the exacerbated ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) brain injury associated with comorbid diabetes ar...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Srinivasan K,Sharma SS

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:4-N-trimethylammonium-3-hydroxybutyric acid (L-carnitine) is an endogenous mitochondrial membrane compound and some studies have reported that L-carnitine could effectively protect various cells against oxidative injury both in vitro and in vivo. In the present study, we used the human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y ...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Yu J,Ye J,Liu X,Han Y,Wang C

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We have investigated whether magnetic stimulation of the sural nerve can evoke a flexor reflex recorded from the ipsilateral short head of the biceps femoris muscle. METHODS:The sural nerve was subjected to magnetic stimulation as well as by single-pulse electrical stimulation in healthy subjects. RESULTS:...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Kizilay F,Bilgen R,Aydin Gungor H,Uysal H,Ertekin C

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the risk factors for stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP). METHODS:A retrospective research study was carried out to investigate the clinical data of 1435 patients admitted to the neurological intensive care unit at our university hospital between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2009. RESULTS:A multi...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Sui R,Zhang L

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:It is difficult for the treatment of neurologic tumors with current therapies, including glioma. Despite the advances in cancer therapeutics, the outcomes in these patients remain poor and, therefore, new modalities are required. Recent findings have demonstrated that human umbilical cord blood mesenchymal st...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Jiao H,Yang B,Guan F,Li J,Shan H,Song L,Hu X,Liang S,Du Y,Jiang C

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:One of the important causes of failed back surgery is the extensive peridural fibrosis collecting in the surgical field after spinal surgeries. Today we know that inflammatory mechanisms mediated by the immune system of the body plays an important role in generation of fibrosis. Azithromycin, a macrolide anti...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Emmez H,Börcek AÖ,Durdağ E,Uyar PG,Kaymaz M,Aykol S

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to investigate the ability of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) to survive in the striatum and improve motor function in the quinolinic acid (QA) lesion rat model of Huntington's disease (HD). METHODS:One week following QA lesioning of the striatum, rats were transplan...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Jiang Y,Lv H,Huang S,Tan H,Zhang Y,Li H

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Susceptibility-weighted (SW) magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is a sensitive test to detect intravenous deoxygenated blood. On SW images, dilated appearing draining veins in tissue with perfusion impairment occur due to an increase in intravenous deoxyhemoglobin levels, and could indicate poor perfusion areas...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Sorimachi T,Morita K,Sasaki O,Koike T,Fujii Y

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The syntheses of endothelin receptors A and B were previously shown to be upregulated in rat dorsal hippocampus after traumatic brain injury. Here we characterize endothelin receptor A and endothelin receptor B cellular distribution in hippocampus after permanent global brain ischemia and their possible asso...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Kreipke CW,Reynolds CA,Schafer PC,Schafer S,Pirooz R,Rafols JA

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study is to use diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) parameters to evaluate cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury in the infarct core (IC) and ischemic penumbra (IP) in a rhesus transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model. METHODS:Seven rhesus monkeys were used to construct the MCAO...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Guo J,Zheng HB,Duan JC,He L,Chen N,Gong QY,Tang HH,Li HX,Wang L,Cheng JQ

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The formula 1/2abc was suitable for the estimation of the epidural, acute subdural, most intracerebral and even some chronic subdural hematoma volume, but its accuracy was prone to be affected by some particular shapes of hematomas. In this study, we aimed to validate a more accurate method for the estimation...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Zhao KJ,Zhang RY,Sun QF,Wang XQ,Gu XY,Qiang Q,Gao C,Shen JK

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effects of electrical stimulation (ES), stretching and their combined effects in matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) gene expression and activity during early denervation of rat tibialis anterior (TA) muscle by axonotmesis. METHODS:Thirty adult male Wistar rats were divided into five groups: no...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Peviani SM,Russo TL,Durigan JL,Vieira BS,Pinheiro CM,Galassi MS,Salvini TF

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:To investigate the prevalence of Parkinson's disease (PD), a three-phase study was conducted. METHODS:In phase 1, standardized interviews were performed in a random sample of elderly aged 65 years or older using a questionnaire. In phase 2, neurological examinations were performed to clinically diagnose P...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Kim JM,Kim JS,Kim KW,Lee SB,Park JH,Lee JJ,Kim YK,Kim SE,Jeon BS

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We sought to determine whether cerebral inflammation in ischemic rats was reduced by a neuroprotective action of pre-ischemic tumor necrosis factor-alpha up-regulation, which down-regulated matrix metalloproteinase-9 activity via extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 phosphorylation. MATERIAL AND METHODS...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Curry A,Guo M,Patel R,Liebelt B,Sprague S,Lai Q,Zwagerman N,Cao FX,Jimenez D,Ding Y

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study investigated the role of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) in early brain injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). METHOD:Sprague-Dawley male rats (n=36) weighing between 250 and 300 g were used. SAH was produced by injecting autologous arterial blood into the pre-chiasmatic cistern. MMP-9 pro...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Guo Z,Sun X,He Z,Jiang Y,Zhang X,Zhang JH

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Elevated homocysteine level is a risk factor for ischemic stroke and associated with small vessel disease such as confluent leukoaraiosis in white and black population. We investigated the relationship between the total serum homocysteine level and ischemic stroke subtypes in Chinese population. METHODS:Thre...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Ma Y,Zhao X,Zhang W,Liu L,Wang Y,Fang R,Wang Y

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Intravenous administration of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) is known as the only approved treatment for acute ischemic stroke. However, it is still controversial whether acute ischemic stroke patients with atrial fibrillation should receive rtPA therapy. METHODS:We studied 99 patients altog...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Zhang JB,Ding ZY,Yang Y,Sun W,Hai F,Sui XN,Li XY,Wang HZ,Wang XT,Zheng JL

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The suppressor gene maspin (Serpin B5) is a promising candidate for future treatment. We have examined the messenger RNA (mRNA) and protein expression of maspin in normal breast tissue, breast cancer primaries, brain metastases and breast cancer cell lines. Results were compared to hormone receptor expressio...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Stark AM,Schem C,Maass N,Hugo HH,Jonat W,Mehdorn HM,Held-Feindt J

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neurocysticercosis is a parasitic infection of the central nervous system caused by the larval stage of the tapeworm Taenia solium and is the most common parasitic infection involving the human nervous system. Neurocysticercosis represents one of the most common causes of symptomatic epilepsy in developing c...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Ramírez-Zamora A,Alarcón T

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examined whether a needle-free acupuncture can be an alternative to conventional needle injection acupuncture. METHODS:Patients (n=101) suffering myofascial shoulder pain were randomly assigned to either needle-free or conventional needle injection acupuncture group. Bee venom was administered int...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： An K,Kim YS,Kim HY,Lee H,Hahm DH,Lee KS,Kang SK

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To find new biomarkers by stimulating acupuncture point GB34 (Yangneungcheon) which has neuroprotective effect on the mouse model of Parkinson's disease, analysis of cDNA microarray on mRNAs of the substantia nigra was performed. METHODS:Male C57BL/6 mice were divided into two groups: 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Hong MS,Park HK,Yang JS,Park HJ,Kim ST,Kim SN,Park JY,Song JY,Park HK,Jo DJ,Park SW,HwanYun D,Ban JY,Chung JH

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Spinal cord injury (SCI) causes muscle atrophy, which is particularly severe, due to inability to perform tetanic contractions, when lower motor neurons (LMN) are involved. We performed a longitudinal study in 25 Europeans suffering from complete conus cauda syndrome from 0.7 to 8.7 years comparing functional...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Kern H,Carraro U,Adami N,Hofer C,Loefler S,Vogelauer M,Mayr W,Rupp R,Zampieri S

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The utility of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values was evaluated for the differential diagnosis of ganglioglioma. METHODS:Ten consecutive patients, five men and five women, aged from 14 to 67 years, with histologically proven supratentorial gangliogliomas, underwent diffusion-weighted magnetic reson...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Kikuchi T,Kumabe T,Higano S,Watanabe M,Tominaga T

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Glutamate antagonists are very attractive drugs in laboratory works to protect neural tissue against ischemia. In this work, the effects of magnesium, MK-801 and combination of magnesium and MK-801 on blood-brain barrier (BBB) and brain edema after experimentally induced traumatic brain injury are evaluated. ...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Imer M,Omay B,Uzunkol A,Erdem T,Sabanci PA,Karasu A,Albayrak SB,Sencer A,Hepgul K,Kaya M

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Patients presenting to the emergency room with an acute or subacute onset of focal neurological deficits are evaluated initially by non-contrast computed tomogram (CT) of the brain. This is primarily carried out to differentiate an ischemic from hemorrhagic stroke. However, other neurological conditions may ...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Misra V,Fadil H,Hoque R,Menon U,Gonzalez-Toledo E,Jaffe S

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Previous reports showed the reduction of dopamine transporter immunoreactivity in peripheral blood lymphocytes in Parkinson's disease. In this work, we sought to investigate the possible correlation between central and peripheral dopamine transporter immunoreactivity values in a group of 11 drug-naive patient...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Buttarelli FR,Capriotti G,Pellicano C,Prosperi D,Circella A,Festa A,Giovannelli M,Tofani A,Pontieri FE,Scopinaro F

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Vascular endothelial growth factor is a potent stimulator of angiogenesis; activation of hypoxia inducible factor-1alpha and p44/42 mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways has been associated with vascular endothelial growth factor production. The present study examined if thrombin modulates vascular endoth...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Xu Y,Gu Y,Keep RF,Heth J,Muraszko KM,Xi G,Hua Y

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ahead of Print article withdrawn by publisher. ...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Ma CX,Yin WN,Cai BW,He M,Wu J,Wang JY,Zeng Y,Ding JL,You C

更新日期：2009-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE: To explore the neural substrates of implicit self-esteem in university students. METHODS: The subjects comprised four females and six males (aged 20-25 years). They were asked to finish the implicit association test (IAT) for implicit self-esteem while brain electrical activity was recorded at 64 scalp site...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Yang J,Zhang Q

更新日期：2009-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review past, present and future applications of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) in clinical neuroscience. METHODS:The literature and personal experience of the authors were critically reviewed in order to provide a balanced overview of the basic principles, clinical validation, previous experience and c...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Calderon-Arnulphi M,Alaraj A,Slavin KV

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A reproducible brain tumor model using experimental animals is required to study biological behavior and develop more potent antineoplastic drugs and effective therapeutic modalities. In this work, we attempted to establish diffuse leptomeningeal gliomatosis in the rat by intracarotid injection of C6 glioma c...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Wasita B,Kamitani H,Kinoshita Y,Mamun MH,Watanabe T

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Meningiomas are benign intracranial tumors growing from the arachnoid cap cells. Although their behavior is usually benign, they tend to recur even after total removal, and their recurrence is dependent on different aspects. METHODS:Between 1991 and 2002, 463 patients with an intracranial meningioma were ope...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Strassner C,Buhl R,Mehdorn HM

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the value of dynamically monitored levels of plasma prothrombin fragment(1+2) (F(1+2)) and D-dimer in the process of thrombolysis with urokinase. METHODS:Blood samples were collected at baseline and at hours 1, 2, 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, 72, and 96 after urokinase infusion finished. The levels of plasma...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Meng R,Ji X,Li B,Zhou J,Li W,Ding Y

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Infection is a major complication and risk factor of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunting procedures. Recently, antibiotic-impregnated shunt systems have been developed in an attempt to prevent or reduce the CSF infection. The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of silver-impregnated polyurethane ve...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Izci Y,Secer H,Akay C,Gonul E

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00