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Neurological Sciences

Issue 5/2011

Content (43 Articles)

Open Access Review Article

Role of TNF-alpha during central sensitization in preclinical studies

Pablo Andrade, Veerle Visser-Vandewalle, Carolin Hoffmann, Harry W. M. Steinbusch, Marc A. Daemen, Govert Hoogland

Review Article

Resting-state brain networks: literature review and clinical applications

Cristina Rosazza, Ludovico Minati

Original Article

Multiple sclerosis in Italy: cost-of-illness study

F. Patti, M. P. Amato, M. Trojano, C. Solaro, A. Pappalardo, V. Zipoli, E. Portaccio, D. Paolicelli, A. Paolillo, F. S. Mennini, A. Marcellusi, C. Ricci, M. A. Battaglia

Original Article

Detection of mumps virus RNA in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with neuromyelitis optica

Masahiro Mori, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Takaki Hiwasa, Sei Hayakawa, Akiyuki Uzawa, Satoshi Kuwabara

Original Article

Awake surgery in low-grade gliomas harboring eloquent areas: 3-year mean follow-up

S. Sarubbo, F. Latini, A. Panajia, C. Candela, R. Quatrale, P. Milani, E. Fainardi, E. Granieri, G. Trapella, V. Tugnoli, M. A. Cavallo

Original Article

Expression of Bcl-2 and Bax after hippocampal ischemia in DHA + EPA treated rats

Marjan Ajami, Shariar Eghtesadi, Jalaledin Mirzay Razaz, Naser Kalantari, Rouhollah Habibey, Mohammad Ali Nilforoushzadeh, Mohammadreza Zarrindast, Hamidreza Pazoki-Toroudi

Original Article

Bone mineral density in ambulatory patients with multiple sclerosis

Chrissa Sioka, Stylianos Papakonstantinou, Andreas Fotopoulos, Yiannis Alamanos, Athanasia Georgiou, Sofia Tsouli, Sygliti-Henrietta Pelidou, Athanassios P. Kyritsis, John Kalef-Ezra

Original Article

Depression, disability and cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis: a cross sectional Italian study

Flavia Mattioli, Fabio Bellomi, Chiara Stampatori, Giovanni Parrinello, Ruggero Capra

Original Article

Neuropsychological evaluation and follow up in jcv- and non-jcv-related leukoencephalopathies in HIV infection

C. Zucchella, E. Sinforiani, E. Tavazzi, S. Del Bue, S. Novati, R. Maserati, M. Ceroni, S. Bastianello, L. Minoli, P. Ferrante, E. Marchioni

Original Article

Pilot trial of simvastatin in the treatment of sporadic inclusion-body myositis

Cristina Sancricca, Marina Mora, Enzo Ricci, Pietro Attilio Tonali, Renato Mantegazza, Massimiliano Mirabella

Original Article

The medial plantar and medial peroneal cutaneous nerve conduction studies for diabetic polyneuropathy

Yasar Altun, Ahmet Demirkol, Yener Tumay, Kazım Ekmekci, Ibrahim Unsal, Ahmet Candan Koyluoglu, Yasar Ozkul

Original Article

Evaluation of routinely performed hematological and biochemical parameters for the prognosis of acute ischemic stroke patients

Amit R. Nayak, Rajpal S. Kashyap, Dinesh Kabra, Prashant Deoras, Hemant J. Purohit, Girdhar M. Taori, Hatim F. Daginawala

Open Access Original Article

Variable phenotypes in a family with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy harboring a 3291T > C mutation in mitochondrial DNA

Yoko Sunami, Keizo Sugaya, Norio Chihara, Yu-ichi Goto, Shiro Matsubara

Open Access Original Article

Microsurgical and tractographic anatomical study of insular and transsylvian transinsular approach

Feng Wang, Tao Sun, XinGang Li, HeChun Xia, ZongZheng Li

Original Article

Analytic cognitive style in cluster headache

Marzia Buonfiglio, Francesco Di Sabato

Original Article

Inherited and somatic mitochondrial DNA mutations in Guam amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and parkinsonism-dementia

Dana M. Reiff, Rita Spathis, Chim W. Chan, Miguel G. Vilar, Krithivasan Sankaranarayanan, Daniel Lynch, Emily Ehrlich, Samantha Kerath, Risana Chowdhury, Leah Robinowitz, J. Koji Lum, Ralph M. Garruto

Case Report

Medulloblastoma and gliomatosis cerebri: rare brain tumors in multiple sclerosis patients

Ana Alexandra Duarte Martins da Silva, Sara Marta Pereira dos Santos Cavaco, Ricardo Jorge Ferreira Taipa, Pedro Ricardo Soares Pinto, Manuel Jorge Rocha Melo Pires

Case Report

Acute transient inflammatory leukoencephalopathy in HIV

E. Tavazzi, L. Magrassi, A. Maccabruni, V. Bargiggia, A. Pichiecchio, S. Delbue, P. Ferrante, L. Minoli, E. Marchioni

Case Report

Unusual segmental narrowing of spinal cord responsible for child paraparesis

Eleonora Briatore, Andrea Boghi, Barbara Podestà, Luigi Gozzoli, Stefano Calzolari

Case Report

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis associated with Influenza A H1N1 infection

Jianxiu Wang, Shurong Duan, Jingkun Zhao, Liming Zhang

Case Report

Downbeat nystagmus, ataxia and spastic tetraparesis due to coeliac disease

Mario Habek, Iva Hojsak, Barbara Barun, Vesna V. Brinar

Case Report

Anti-Ma2/Ta antibodies in a woman with primary lateral sclerosis-like phenotype and Sjögren syndrome

Giovanni Piccolo, Eleonora Tavazzi, Sven Jarius, Enrico Alfonsi, Lorenzo Cavagna, Laura Piccolo, Elisabetta Zardini, Raymond Voltz, Diego Franciotta

Case Report

Pyogenic abscess from Providencia stuartii mimicking necrotic tumour at perfusion-weighted imaging

Carmine Franco Muccio, Sara Leonini, Gennaro Esposito, Alfonso Cerase

Case Report

Lung cancer presenting with trigeminal neuropathy

Alfonso Cerase, Leopoldo Brindisi, Luigi Lazzeretti, Emanuela Pepponi, Carlo Venturi

Case Report

A fatal case of Churg–Strauss syndrome presenting with acute polyneuropathy mimicking Guillain–Barré syndrome

Luisa De Toni Franceschini, Stefano Amadio, Marina Scarlato, Raffaella Fazio, Angelo Quattrini, Giacomo Dell’Antonio, Giancarlo Comi, Ubaldo Del Carro

Case Report

Early-onset SCA17 with 43 TBP repeats: expanding the phenotype?

L. Tremolizzo, N. A. Curtò, L. Marzorati, F. Lanzani, P. Tarantino, G. Annesi, C. Ferrarese

Case Report

Diagnostic difficulties with central nervous system actinomycosis

Michele Bellesi, Paolo Di Bella, Leandro Provinciali

Case Report

CSF hydrothorax after ventriculoperitoneal shunt without catheter migration: a case report

Yalcin Kocaogullar, Onder Güney, Bülent Kaya, Fatih Erdi

Case Report

Fulminant multiple sclerosis (MS)

Mohammad Rohani, Shadi Ghourchian

Brief Communication

Obsessive–compulsive disorder: a new risk factor for Alzheimer disease?

Hela Mrabet Khiari, Afef Achouri, Nadia Ben Ali, Aroua Cherif, Hend Batti, Taieb Messaoud, Amel Mrabet

Brief Communication

Multiple intracranial capillary hemangiomas and transient cerebrovascular insufficiency

Fahad Younas, Quratulain Durrani, Muhammad A. Shahzad, Asim Mushtaq, Sherwin Imlay

Brief Communication

Oculo-pyramidal crossed syndrome heralded by seizure: a case report

Francesco Brigo, Giampaolo Tomelleri, Tiziano Zanoni, Giuseppe Maccarrone, Paolo Bovi, Giuseppe Moretto

Brief Communication

The appropriate neuroimaging study in persons with epilepsy

Warinthorn Phuttharak, Kittisak Sawanyawisuth, Angkana Kawiwungsanon, Somsak Tiamkao

Letter to the Editor

The risk of thrombolysis in “stroke mimics”: a case report

Nesrine Knaïssi, Laurent Derex, Tae-Hee Cho, Dominique Marnet, Norbert Nighoghossian

Letter to the Editor

Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome after spinal anesthesia

Satoru Takeuchi, Kimihiro Nagatani, Naoki Otani, Hiroshi Nawashiro, Katsuji Shima

Letter to the Editor

Spontaneous subclavian artery rupture in neurofibromatosis type I

Vasileios Souftas, Georgios Tsivgoulis, Michalis Kirmanidis, Konstantinos Vadikolias, Charitomeni Piperidou, Panos Prassopoulos

Letter to the Editor

Early detection of brain death

Vijay K. Sharma

Letter to the Editor

POEMS syndrome with a giant pancreas cyst

Yasuo Miki, Masahiko Tomiyama, Tatsuya Ueno, Rie Haga, Haruo Nishijima, Akira Arai, Chieko Suzuki, Mitsuomi Kaimori, Masayuki Baba

Quiz Cases

A puzzling visual field defect and the missing knee

L. Tremolizzo, C. Ferrarese, I. Appollonio