abstract：:The mirror system includes a group of neurons in the monkey cortex that discharge both when a movement is executed and when that same movement is observed. An equivalent system in humans has been proposed to mediate action and emotion understanding, being therefore related to theory of mind. Theory of mind (TOM) is th...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Alegre M,Guridi J,Artieda J

更新日期：2011-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucose-regulated protein (GRP) 94 is a member of the stress protein family, which is localized in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Spinal cord injury (SCI) induced ER stress that results in apoptosis. However, the role of GRP94 in injury of the central nervous system remains unknown. In this study, we performed SCI in...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Xu D,Cui S,Sun Y,Bao G,Li W,Liu W,Zhu X,Fan J,Wang Y,Cui Z

更新日期：2011-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The Hyper-IgE syndrome (HIES) is a rare primary immunodeficiency which recently has been associated with heterozygous dominant-negative mutations in the signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3). Although HIES is characterized by recurrent staphylococcal infections, the microbial invasion of the centr...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Beitzke M,Enzinger C,Windpassinger C,Pfeifer D,Fazekas F,Woellner C,Grimbacher B,Kroisel PM

更新日期：2011-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Supratentorial stroke can cause conjugate eye deviation directed contralateral to the affected side (wrong-way deviation). It is rare and thought to be associated exclusively with hemorrhagic stroke. We prospectively investigated the clinical features and prognostic significance of this wrong-way...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Johkura K,Nakae Y,Yamamoto R,Mitomi M,Kudo Y

更新日期：2011-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to accurately navigate within an environment (known or new) is not fully understood but involves a number of highly complicated cognitive process related to both central and peripheral nervous system structures and neuronal networks. We describe a patient who developed loss of his spatial navigational skil...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Aradillas E,Libon DJ,Schwartzman RJ

更新日期：2011-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene ε4, 2 alleles have been reported to be associated with multiple sclerosis (MS), but results were conflicting. In order to derive a more precise estimation of the associations, a meta-analysis was performed. METHODS:The PubMed, EBSCO and BIOSIS databases were searched to identify...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Xuan C,Zhang BB,Li M,Deng KF,Yang T,Zhang XE

更新日期：2011-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Thymomas are associated with paraneoplastic autoimmune diseases at a high frequency. It is rare that four paraneoplastic autoimmune disorders co-occur in a single patient. We describe a thymoma patient with diagnoses of myasthenia gravis, vitiligo, alopecia areata, and oral lichen planus associated with a thymoma. Aft...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Qiao J,Zhou G,Ding Y,Zhu D,Fang H

更新日期：2011-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary angiitis of the central nervous system (PACNS) is a rare and potentially fatal form of vasculitis with unknown etiology. Headache and encephalopathy are the most frequent symptoms. Neuroimaging plays an important role in the diagnosis, but the pattern of abnormal findings is not specific. In some cases bra...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Pizzanelli C,Catarsi E,Pelliccia V,Cosottini M,Pesaresi I,Puglioli M,Moretti P,Tavoni A

更新日期：2011-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effects of fasudil, a selective Rho-kinase inhibitor, on experimental autoimmune neuritis (EAN). Continuous parenteral administration of fasudil prevented the development of EAN induced by P0 peptide 180-199 in Lewis rats while it also reduced EAN severity when administered after disease onset. Immunohi...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Pineda AA,Minohara M,Kawamura N,Matsushita T,Yamasaki R,Sun X,Piao H,Shimokawa H,Kira J

更新日期：2011-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Delirium is an independent risk factor for cognitive impairment and development of dementia in medical patients. It has never been thoroughly studied whether this association is also present in the stroke population. Our aim was to evaluate the effects of delirium in the acute phase after stroke on cognitive ...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： van Rijsbergen MW,Oldenbeuving AW,Nieuwenhuis-Mark RE,Nys GM,Las SG,Roks G,de Kort PL

更新日期：2011-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have demonstrated that cytokines play an important role in the pathogenesis of intracranial aneurysms (IAs). Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is an important proinflammatory cytokine. In our study, we investigated the association of genetic variants within the gene encoding interleukin-6-572G/C (IL-6-572G/C) with I...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Zhang G,Tu Y,Feng W,Huang L,Li M,Qi S

更新日期：2011-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Sweating on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet, so-called emotional sweating, is considered to be mediated by the limbic system, including the amygdala and anterior cingulate cortex. To reveal involvement of the limbic system in emotional sweating, we evaluated emotional sweating on the palms in pat...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Asahina M,Fujinuma Y,Yamanaka Y,Fukushima T,Katagiri A,Ito S,Kuwabara S

更新日期：2011-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The evidence suggests that the origin of primary dystonia is at least partly associated with widespread dysfunction of the basal ganglia and cortico-striato-thalamo-cortical circuits. The aim of the study was to assess the sensorimotor activation pattern outside the circuits controlling the affected body par...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Opavský R,Hluštík P,Otruba P,Kaňovský P

更新日期：2011-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Acetylcholine (ACh) plays an important role in cognitive function and muscle atonia in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. This quantitative study used surface electromyography (sEMG) to investigate changes in muscular activity, which may indicate a deficiency of ACh among patients with cognitive impairment. We recruited ...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Chen PC,Wu D,Chen CC,Chi NF,Kang JH,Hu CJ

更新日期：2011-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the presence of ischemic and hemorrhagic lesions in brain MRI of patients with Fabry disease (FD). METHODS:Brain MRI studies in 46 consecutive patients were evaluated using classic sequences as well as GRE-weighted images, for ischemic lesions and chronic microbleed detection. Of the 36 adult pa...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Reisin RC,Romero C,Marchesoni C,Nápoli G,Kisinovsky I,Cáceres G,Sevlever G

更新日期：2011-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To clarify the prevalence and clinical characteristics of myasthenia gravis (MG) in Japan. METHODS:We performed a nationwide epidemiological survey of MG in Japan. The clinical features were compared among five groups of patients, divided according to onset age. A generalized additive model (GAM) was used to...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Murai H,Yamashita N,Watanabe M,Nomura Y,Motomura M,Yoshikawa H,Nakamura Y,Kawaguchi N,Onodera H,Araga S,Isobe N,Nagai M,Kira J

更新日期：2011-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case of a 50-year-old man with bilateral shoulder girdle weakness caused by anterior subdural hygroma secondary to a previous spontaneous CSF leak. The CSF leak occurred and resolved 16 years prior to presenting with a 6-year progressive painless, asymmetric proximal muscle weakness involving both upper ...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Mihaylova T,Biondo A,Zak I,Lewis RA

更新日期：2011-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Auditory vocal hallucinations are sometimes observed in temporal-lobe epilepsy, but are a frequent sign of psychosis and may rarely be mistaken for the latter. Here we report two patients who suffered from auditory vocal hallucinations, described as unintelligible human voices perceived at their left side during epile...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Hug A,Bartsch A,Gutschalk A

更新日期：2011-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) on balance. METHODS:87 subjects with subjective memory impairment were enrolled, and subdivided into two groups, MCI and non-MCI, according to diagnostic criteria of amnestic subtype of MCI according to the 1999 MCI international panel (Current Con...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Shin BM,Han SJ,Jung JH,Kim JE,Fregni F

更新日期：2011-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Histone deacetylases (HDACs), or lysine deacetylases (KDAC), are epigenetic regulators that catalyze the removal of acetyl moieties from the tails of lysine residues of histones and other proteins. To date, eighteen HDAC family members (HDAC1-11 and SIRT1-7) have been identified and grouped into four classes according...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Li G,Jiang H,Chang M,Xie H,Hu L

更新日期：2011-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is offered to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients with severe dysphagia. Immediate benefits of PEG are adequate food intake and weight stabilization. However, the impact of PEG on survival is still uncertain. In this work we retrospectively evaluated the eff...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Spataro R,Ficano L,Piccoli F,La Bella V

更新日期：2011-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Small deep brain infarcts are often caused by two different vascular pathologies: 1. atheromatous occlusion at the orifice of large caliber penetrating arteries termed branch atheromatous disease (BAD) and 2. lipohyalinotic degenerative changes termed lipohyalinotic degeneration (LD). We herein analyze and d...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Yamamoto Y,Ohara T,Hamanaka M,Hosomi A,Tamura A,Akiguchi I

更新日期：2011-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A lack of normative data for transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)-related measures of the lower limb muscles in patients with stroke prevents us from understanding whether changes in TMS-related measures are induced by treatment or are due to their variability and/or the natural evolution of the disease. The purpos...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Cacchio A,Paoloni M,Cimini N,Mangone M,Liris G,Aloisi P,Santilli V,Marrelli A

更新日期：2011-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We measured the levels of some biological metals: copper (Cu), iron (Fe), magnesium (Mg), manganese (Mn), and zinc (Zn) in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in patients with neurodegenerative diseases (52 patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)), 21 patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), and 20 patients with Pa...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Hozumi I,Hasegawa T,Honda A,Ozawa K,Hayashi Y,Hashimoto K,Yamada M,Koumura A,Sakurai T,Kimura A,Tanaka Y,Satoh M,Inuzuka T

更新日期：2011-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify and characterize cup to disc ratio (CDR) and related optic nerve head abnormalities in multiple sclerosis (MS) using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (OCT). BACKGROUND:While CDR is routinely assessed by ophthalmologists in the evaluation of glaucoma, CDR and related optic nerve head m...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Syc SB,Warner CV,Saidha S,Farrell SK,Conger A,Bisker ER,Wilson J,Frohman TC,Frohman EM,Balcer LJ,Calabresi PA

更新日期：2011-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:There is little information available on the number of patients with movement disorders seen by physicians in Thailand. The authors reviewed the medical records of all movement disorders patients seen at the Chulalongkorn Comprehensive Movement Disorders Center (CUMDS) in Bangkok, Thailand over a 4.5-year period to de...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Bhidayasiri R,Saksornchai K,Kaewwilai L,Phanthumchinda K

更新日期：2011-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a rare systemic vasculitis, almost invariably accompanied by asthma, nasal polyposis, paranasal sinus abnormalities, and increased peripheral blood eosinophil count. Neurological involvement as peripheral neuropathy is a common feature, whereas cerebral involvement is extremely rare. He...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Mencacci NE,Bersano A,Cinnante CM,Ciammola A,Corti S,Meroni PL,Silani V

更新日期：2011-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report the first histopathologic description of optic nerve demyelination from tacrolimus (FK 506) toxicity in the absence of toxic levels of tacrolimus in a patient presenting with asymmetric bilateral visual loss after 5 years of tacrolimus therapy. PATIENTS:We report a patient status post cardiac and r...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Venneti S,Moss HE,Levin MH,Vagefi MR,Brozena SC,Pruitt AA,Mourelatos Z,Trojanowski JQ,Galetta SL,Balcer LJ

更新日期：2011-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently an association between statins and the onset and more rapid disease course of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) was reported, while other studies rejected such a link. The role of gender in that controversy is unclear. We evaluated the gender-specific effect of statins on the rate of functional decline in p...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Nefussy B,Hirsch J,Cudkowicz ME,Drory VE

更新日期：2011-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Selenoprotein N-related myopathy (SEPN1-RM) is an early-onset muscle disorder that can manifest clinically as congenital muscular dystrophy with spinal rigidity and can result in specific pathological entities such as multiminicore disease, desmin-related myopathy with Mallory body-like inclusions, and congenital fibe...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Cagliani R,Fruguglietti ME,Berardinelli A,D'Angelo MG,Prelle A,Riva S,Napoli L,Gorni K,Orcesi S,Lamperti C,Pichiecchio A,Signaroldi E,Tupler R,Magri F,Govoni A,Corti S,Bresolin N,Moggio M,Comi GP

更新日期：2011-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data on the determinants and outcome of ischemic stroke (IS) from the Arabian Gulf countries (AGC) are still scanty. The aim of this study was to characterize IS in six large stroke centers on the Arabian peninsula. METHODS:IS subtypes were evaluated in four AGC from January 2006 to December 2007 in a large...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Deleu D,Inshasi J,Akhtar N,Ali J,Vurgese T,Ali S,Rajan M,AlMutairy M,Zayed A,Paulose G,Nouri K,Thussu A,Miyares FR,Abdeen T,AlHail H,Alshubaili A,Mahmoud H

更新日期：2011-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemichorea associated with carotid artery occlusive disease is extremely rare. It has been recently suggested that carotid artery stenosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of chorea, even in the absence of a preceding stroke or transient ischemic attack. Although the pathophysiology of this condition...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Pareés I,Pujadas F,Hernández-Vara J,Lorenzo-Bosquet C,Cuberas G,Munuera J,Alvarez-Sabín J

更新日期：2011-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite availability of harmonized criteria for the investigation of patients with presumed "vascular cognitive impairment (VCI)" there exists no clear definition of VCI. The challenge lies in the definition of those vascular components being responsible for the cognitive-behavioural decline of elderly patients. We ad...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Cavalieri M,Schmidt R

更新日期：2010-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertensive (HT) patients are at higher risk of cognitive decline than normotensive individuals, because high blood pressure is a risk factor for mild cognitive deterioration. In this study cardio- and cerebrovascular reactivity along with cognitive performance was assessed on newly diagnosed HT patients. ...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Kovács KR,Szekeres CC,Bajkó Z,Csapó K,Molnár S,Oláh L,Magyar MT,Bereczki D,Kardos L,Soltész P,Bojtor AB,Csiba L

更新日期：2010-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Post stroke dementia (PSD) develops in up to 40% of patients and often co-exists with Alzheimer's disease in the elderly. Unsurprisingly, the combination of stroke and dementia is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality, and is devastating to patients and carers. Limited trial evidence suggests that lower...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Ankolekar S,Geeganage C,Anderton P,Hogg C,Bath PM

更新日期：2010-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the gene encoding 27-kDa small heat-shock protein B1 (HSPB1) have been reported in association with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2F or dHMN type II. We describe an Italian patient with wasting and weakness of distal muscles, involving primarily and mostly the lower limbs and later the upper limbs, in ...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Luigetti M,Fabrizi GM,Madia F,Ferrarini M,Conte A,Del Grande A,Tasca G,Tonali PA,Sabatelli M

更新日期：2010-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this article has been to describe the presence of a sensory neuronopathy in a patient harbouring ataxia with oculomotor apraxia type 2 (AOA2). A 40 year-old woman, born to consanguineous parents, presented with ataxia, decreased vibration sense, areflexia, indifferent plantar responses, preserved musc...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Gazulla J,Benavente I,López-Fraile IP,Tordesillas C,Modrego P,Alonso I,Pinto-Basto J

更新日期：2010-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stroke is one of the most disabling and burdensome health conditions worldwide, but no prospective population-based study has been conducted in Spain. Our aim was to assess age- and gender incidence rates of cerebrovascular disease, including stroke and transient ischemic attack, in three populations in cent...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Martínez-Salio A,Benito-León J,Díaz-Guzmán J,Bermejo-Pareja F

更新日期：2010-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Multiple sclerosis (MS) has been consistently associated with the HLA-DR2 haplotype and particularly with the HLA-DRB1*15 allele. Epistatic interactions between both parental alleles in the DRB1 loci have been shown to modify the MS susceptibility risk. This study investigated the frequencies o...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Romero-Pinel L,Pujal JM,Martínez-Yélamos S,Gubieras L,Matas E,Bau L,Torrabadella M,Azqueta C,Arbizu T

更新日期：2010-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We report two cases of adult-onset leukodystrophy with axonal spheroids in a brother and sister, one with an autopsy, the other with a cerebral biopsy. Symptoms developed at 24 and 33years. The sister died within four years, her brother in 2 and a half. Her brain showed a large lesion in the frontal centrum semiovale ...

journal_title：Journal of the neurological sciences

authors： Mendes A,Pinto M,Vieira S,Castro L,Carpenter S

更新日期：2010-10-15 00:00:00