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BMC Neurology

Issue 1/2011

Content (157 Articles)

Open Access Research article

Types of the cerebral arterial circle (circle of Willis) in a Sri Lankan Population

K Ranil D De Silva, Rukmal Silva, Dhammika Amaratunga, WSL Gunasekera, Rohan W Jayesekera

Open Access Study protocol

Comparative Evaluation of Stroke Triage Algorithms for Emergency Medical Dispatchers (MeDS): Prospective Cohort Study Protocol

Prasanthi Govindarajan, David Ghilarducci, Charles McCulloch, Jessica Pierog, Evan Bloom, Claiborne Johnston

Open Access Research article

Current management of intracerebral haemorrhage in China: a national, multi-centre, hospital register study

Jade W Wei, Yining Huang, Ji-Guang Wang, Ming Liu, Lawrence KS Wong, Qifang Huang, Li'e Wu, Emma L Heeley, Hisatomi Arima, Craig S Anderson

Open Access Erratum

Erratum to: Prognostic implications of a carefully performed neurological assessment in patients with a first event suggestive of multiple sclerosis

Jessica M Nielsen, Christoph Pohl, Chris H Polman, Frederik Barkhof, Mark S Freedman, Gilles Edan, David H Miller, Lars Bauer, Rupert Sandbrink, Ludwig Kappos, Bernard MJ Uitdehaag

Open Access Case report

Stuttered swallowing: Electric stimulation of the right insula interferes with water swallowing. A case report

Peter Sörös, Faisal Al-Otaibi, Savio WH Wong, J Kevin Shoemaker, Seyed M Mirsattari, Vladimir Hachinski, Ruth E Martin

Open Access Research article

Central modulation in cluster headache patients treated with occipital nerve stimulation: an FDG-PET study

Delphine Magis, Marie-Aurélie Bruno, Arnaud Fumal, Pierre-Yves Gérardy, Roland Hustinx, Steven Laureys, Jean Schoenen

Open Access Research article

Management of breakthrough disease in patients with multiple sclerosis: when an increasing of Interferon beta dose should be effective?

Luca Prosperini, Giovanna Borriello, Laura De Giglio, Laura Leonardi, Valeria Barletta, Carlo Pozzilli

Open Access Research article

Sensitivity to heat in MS patients: a factor strongly influencing symptomology - an explorative survey

Gullvi Flensner, Anna-Christina Ek, Olle Söderhamn, Anne-Marie Landtblom

Open Access Research article

Algorithms for the diagnosis and treatment of restless legs syndrome in primary care

Diego Garcia-Borreguero, Paul Stillman, Heike Benes, Heiner Buschmann, K Ray Chaudhuri, Victor M Gonzalez Rodríguez, Birgit Högl, Ralf Kohnen, Giorgio Carlo Monti, Karin Stiasny-Kolster, Claudia Trenkwalder, Anne-Marie Williams, Marco Zucconi

Open Access Research article

Migraine headaches in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS): Comparison of two prospective cross-sectional studies

Murugan K Ravindran, Yin Zheng, Christian Timbol, Samantha J Merck, James N Baraniuk

Open Access Research article

Prevalence of celiac disease in multiple sclerosis

Luis Rodrigo, Carlos Hernández-Lahoz, Dolores Fuentes, Noemí Alvarez, Antonio López-Vázquez, Segundo González

Open Access Research article

Subregional 6-[18F]fluoro-ʟ-m-tyrosine Uptake in the Striatum in Parkinson's Disease

Sayaka Asari, Ken-ichi Fujimoto, Akihiro Miyauchi, Toshihiko Sato, Imaharu Nakano, Shin-ichi Muramatsu

Open Access Research article

Trends in incidence and in short term survival following a subarachnoid haemorrhage in Scotland, 1986 - 2005: a retrospective cohort study

Karen J Macpherson, James D Lewsey, Pardeep S Jhund, Michelle Gillies, Jim WT Chalmers, Adam Redpath, Andrew Briggs, Matthew Walters, Peter Langhorne, Simon Capewell, John JV McMurray, Kate MacIntyre

Open Access Research article

Free radical scavenger, edaravone, reduces the lesion size of lacunar infarction in human brain ischemic stroke

Taizen Nakase, Shotaroh Yoshioka, Akifumi Suzuki

Open Access Research article

Evaluation of muscle strength and motor abilities in children with type II and III spinal muscle atrophy treated with valproic acid

Illora A Darbar, Paulo G Plaggert, Maria Bernadete D Resende, Edmar Zanoteli, Umbertina C Reed

Open Access Study protocol

Drug adherence and multidisciplinary care in patients with multiple sclerosis: Protocol of a prospective, web-based, patient-centred, nation-wide, Dutch cohort study in glatiramer acetate treated patients (CAIR study)

Peter J Jongen, Gerald Hengstman, Raymond Hupperts, Hans Schrijver, Job Gilhuis, Joseph H Vliegen, Erwin Hoogervorst, Marc van Huizen, Eric van Munster, Johnny Samijn, Els de Schryver, Theodora Siepman, Martijn Tonk, Eveline Zandbergen, Jacques ten Holter, Ruud van der Kruijk, George Borm

Open Access Research article

Selected acute phase CSF factors in ischemic stroke: findings and prognostic value

Maia Beridze, Tamar Sanikidze, Roman Shakarishvilil, Nino Intskirveli, Natan M Bornstein

Open Access Research article

Perceived wellbeing of patients one year post stroke in general practice - recommendations for quality aftercare

Leonie de Weerd, Wijnand AF Rutgers, Klaas H Groenier, Klaas van der Meer

Open Access Review

Combined analgesics in (headache) pain therapy: shotgun approach or precise multi-target therapeutics?

Andreas Straube, Bernhard Aicher, Bernd L Fiebich, Gunther Haag

Open Access Erratum

Erratum to:Diagnostic indices for vertiginous diseases

Otmar Bayer, Jan-Christian Warninghoff, Andreas Straube

Open Access Research article

Heart rate monitoring on the stroke unit. What does heart beat tell about prognosis? An observational study

Martin A Ritter, Anne Rohde, Peter U Heuschmann, Rainer Dziewas, Jörg Stypmann, Darius G Nabavi, Bernd E Ringelstein

Open Access Research article

The impact of acquired brain damage in terms of epidemiology, economics and loss in quality of life

Javier Mar, Arantzazu Arrospide, José María Begiristain, Isabel Larrañaga, Elena Elosegui, Juan Oliva-Moreno

Open Access Case report

FTLD-TDP with motor neuron disease, visuospatial impairment and a progressive supranuclear palsy-like syndrome: broadening the clinical phenotype of TDP-43 proteinopathies. A report of three cases

Robert Rusina, Gabor G Kovacs, Jindřich Fiala, Jakub Hort, Petr Ridzoň, Iva Holmerová, Thomas Ströbel, Radoslav Matěj

Open Access Research article

Early detection of secondary damage in ipsilateral thalamus after acute infarction at unilateral corona radiata by diffusion tensor imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Chuo Li, Xueying Ling, Sirun Liu, Anding Xu, Yusheng Zhang, Shihui Xing, Zhong Pei, Jinsheng Zeng

Open Access Research article

Fixed Dystonia in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: a Descriptive and Computational Modeling Approach

Alexander G Munts, Winfred Mugge, Thomas S Meurs, Alfred C Schouten, Johan Marinus, G Lorimer Moseley, Frans CT van der Helm, Jacobus J van Hilten

Open Access Research article

Computational classifiers for predicting the short-term course of Multiple sclerosis

Bartolome Bejarano, Mariangela Bianco, Dolores Gonzalez-Moron, Jorge Sepulcre, Joaquin Goñi, Juan Arcocha, Oscar Soto, Ubaldo Del Carro, Giancarlo Comi, Letizia Leocani, Pablo Villoslada

Open Access Research article

Suprasellar cysts: clinical presentation, surgical indications, and optimal surgical treatment

Song-Bai Gui, Xin-Sheng Wang, Xu-Yi Zong, Ya-Zhuo Zhang, Chu-Zhong Li

Open Access Research article

Neuromuscular abnormality and autonomic dysfunction in patients with cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis

Shu-Fang Chen, Nai-Wen Tsai, Chung-Chih Chang, Cheng-Hsien Lu, Chi-Ren Huang, Yao-Chung Chuang, Wen-Neng Chang

Open Access Research article

Identification of peripheral inflammatory markers between normal control and Alzheimer's disease

Sam-Moon Kim, Juhee Song, Seungwoo Kim, Changsu Han, Moon Ho Park, Youngho Koh, Sangmee Ahn Jo, Young-Youl Kim

Open Access Research article

A Population-based study of dementia in the oldest old: the Monzino 80-plus Study

Ugo Lucca, Mariateresa Garrì, Angela Recchia, Giancarlo Logroscino, Pietro Tiraboschi, Massimo Franceschi, Chiara Bertinotti, Anna Biotti, Elena Gargantini, Marilena Maragna, Alessandro Nobili, Luca Pasina, Carlotta Franchi, Emma Riva, Mauro Tettamanti

Open Access Study protocol

SALGOT - Stroke Arm Longitudinal study at the University of Gothenburg, prospective cohort study protocol

Margit Alt Murphy, Hanna C Persson, Anna Danielsson, Jurgen Broeren, Åsa Lundgren-Nilsson, Katharina S Sunnerhagen

Open Access Research article

Angiopoietin-1 is associated with cerebral vasospasm and delayed cerebral ischemia in subarachnoid hemorrhage

Marlene Fischer, Gregor Broessner, Anelia Dietmann, Ronny Beer, Raimund Helbok, Bettina Pfausler, Andreas Chemelli, Erich Schmutzhard, Peter Lackner

Open Access Research article

Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Gene Variant (MTHFR C677T) and Migraine: A Case Control Study and Meta-analysis

Zainab Samaan, Daria Gaysina, Sarah Cohen-Woods, Nick Craddock, Lisa Jones, Ania Korszun, Mike Owen, Andrew Mente, Peter McGuffin, Anne Farmer

Open Access Research article

Fibromyalgia and neuropathic pain - differences and similarities. A comparison of 3057 patients with diabetic painful neuropathy and fibromyalgia

Jana Koroschetz, Stefanie E Rehm, Ulrich Gockel, Mathias Brosz, Rainer Freynhagen, Thomas R Tölle, Ralf Baron

Open Access Study protocol

Effects of aerobic exercise therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy on functioning and quality of life in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: protocol of the FACTS-2-ALS trial

Annerieke C van Groenestijn, Ingrid GL van de Port, Carin D Schröder, Marcel WM Post, Hepke F Grupstra, Esther T Kruitwagen, Harmen van der Linde, Reinout O van Vliet, Margreet GH van de Weerd, Leonard H van den Berg, Eline Lindeman

Open Access Research article

Safety and tolerability of donepezil 23 mg in moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease

Martin Farlow, Felix Veloso, Margaret Moline, Jane Yardley, Elimor Brand-Schieber, Francesco Bibbiani, Heng Zou, Timothy Hsu, Andrew Satlin

Open Access Research article

Introduction of a new model for time-continuous and non-contact investigations of in-vitro thrombolysis under physiological flow conditions

Florian C Roessler, Marcus Ohlrich, Jan H Marxsen, Marc Schmieger, Peter-Karl Weber, Florian Stellmacher, Peter Trillenberg, Jürgen Eggers, Günter Seidel

Open Access Review

Early diagnosis of peripheral nervous system involvement in Fabry disease and treatment of neuropathic pain: the report of an expert panel

Alessandro P Burlina, Katherine B Sims, Juan M Politei, Gary J Bennett, Ralf Baron, Claudia Sommer, Anette Torvin Møller, Max J Hilz

Open Access Research article

Evidence for a heritable predisposition to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Frederick Albright, Kathleen Light, Alan Light, Lucinda Bateman, Lisa A Cannon-Albright

Open Access Research article

Cluster analysis of behavioural and event-related potentials during a contingent negative variation paradigm in remitting-relapsing and benign forms of multiple sclerosis

Javier J Gonzalez-Rosa, Manuel Vazquez-Marrufo, Encarnacion Vaquero, Pablo Duque, Monica Borges, Carlos M Gomez-Gonzalez, Guillermo Izquierdo

Open Access Debate

Pros and cons of a prion-like pathogenesis in Parkinson's disease

Ruediger Hilker, Jonathan M Brotchie, Joab Chapman

Open Access Research article

Cognitive performance in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis: A longitudinal study in daily practice using a brief computerized cognitive battery

Chris Edgar, Peter J Jongen, Evert Sanders, Christian Sindic, Sophie Goffette, Michel Dupuis, Philippe Jacquerye, Daniel Guillaume, Regine Reznik, Keith Wesnes

Open Access Research article

Cerebral vein thrombosis: clinical manifestation and diagnosis

Christian Tanislav, Ralf Siekmann, Nicole Sieweke, Jens Allendörfer, Wolfgang Pabst, Manfred Kaps, Erwin Stolz

Open Access Case report

Successful twin pregnancy in a patient with parkin-associated autosomal recessive juvenile parkinsonism

Takehiro Serikawa, Takayoshi Shimohata, Mami Akashi, Akio Yokoseki, Miwa Tsuchiya, Arika Hasegawa, Kazufumi Haino, Ryoko Koike, Koichi Takakuwa, Keiko Tanaka, Kenichi Tanaka, Masatoyo Nishizawa

Open Access Research article

Detection of early Alzheimer's disease in MCI patients by the combination of MMSE and an episodic memory test

Ana Pozueta, Eloy Rodríguez-Rodríguez, José Luis Vazquez-Higuera, Ignacio Mateo, Pascual Sánchez-Juan, Soraya González-Perez, José Berciano, Onofre Combarros

Open Access Research article

Intrathecal lidocaine pretreatment attenuates immediate neuropathic pain by modulating Nav1.3expression and decreasing spinal microglial activation

Kuang-I Cheng, Chung-Sheng Lai, Fu-Yuan Wang, Hung-Chen Wang, Lin-Li Chang, Shung-Tai Ho, Hung-Pei Tsai, Aij-Li Kwan

Open Access Research article

Cognition after malignant media infarction and decompressive hemicraniectomy - a retrospective observational study

Holger Schmidt, Trutz Heinemann, Judith Elster, Marija Djukic, Stefan Harscher, Katja Neubieser, Hilmar Prange, Andreas Kastrup, Veit Rohde

Open Access Research article

Safety of phosphatidylserine containing omega-3 fatty acids in non-demented elderly: a double-blind placebo-controlled trial followed by an open-label extension

Veronika Vakhapova, Yael Richter, Tzafra Cohen, Yael Herzog, Amos D Korczyn

Open Access Study protocol

Upper limb children action-observation training (UP-CAT): a randomised controlled trial in Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy

Giuseppina Sgandurra, Adriano Ferrari, Giuseppe Cossu, Andrea Guzzetta, Laura Biagi, Michela Tosetti, Leonardo Fogassi, Giovanni Cioni

Open Access Research article

A prospective controlled study: minimally invasive stereotactic puncture therapy versus conventional craniotomy in the treatment of acute intracerebral hemorrhage

Houguang Zhou, Yu Zhang, Ling Liu, Xu Han, Yinghong Tao, Yuping Tang, Wei Hua, Jianzhong Xue, Qiang Dong

Open Access Research article

Ethnicity and thrombolysis in ischemic stroke: a hospital based study in Amsterdam

Jonathan M Coutinho, Eva C Klaver, Yvo B Roos, Jan Stam, Paul J Nederkoorn

Open Access Debate

Neuroregeneration in neurodegenerative disorders

Ana M Enciu, Mihnea I Nicolescu, Catalin G Manole, Dafin F Mureşanu, Laurenţiu M Popescu, Bogdan O Popescu

Open Access Research article

EEG spectral coherence data distinguish chronic fatigue syndrome patients from healthy controls and depressed patients-A case control study

Frank H Duffy, Gloria B McAnulty, Michelle C McCreary, George J Cuchural, Anthony L Komaroff

Open Access Research article

Enhanced catecholamine transporter binding in the locus coeruleus of patients with early Parkinson disease

Ioannis U Isaias, Giorgio Marotta, Gianni Pezzoli, Osama Sabri, Johannes Schwarz, Paolo Crenna, Joseph Classen, Paolo Cavallari

Open Access Case report

Clinical and molecular features of an infant patient affected by Leigh Disease associated to m.14459G > A mitochondrial DNA mutation: a case report

Dario Ronchi, Alessandra Cosi, Davide Tonduti, Simona Orcesi, Andreina Bordoni, Francesco Fortunato, Mafalda Rizzuti, Monica Sciacco, Martina Collotta, Sophie Cagdas, Giuseppe Capovilla, Maurizio Moggio, Angela Berardinelli, Pierangelo Veggiotti, Giacomo P Comi

Open Access Study protocol

Single and dual task gait training in people with Parkinson's Disease: A protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Sandra G Brauer, Marjorie H Woollacott, Robyn Lamont, Sandy Clewett, John O'Sullivan, Peter Silburn, George D Mellick, Meg E Morris

Open Access Research article

Living with myotonic dystrophy; what can be learned from couples? a qualitative study

Edith HC Cup, Astrid Kinébanian, Ton Satink, Allan J Pieterse, Henk T Hendricks, Rob AB Oostendorp, Gert Jan van der Wilt, Baziel GM van Engelen

Open Access Research article

Effects of light deprivation on visual evoked potentials in migraine without aura

Gianluca Coppola, Julien Crémers, Pascale Gérard, Francesco Pierelli, Jean Schoenen

Open Access Research article

Effectiveness and costs of phototest in dementia and cognitive impairment screening

Cristobal Carnero-Pardo, Beatriz Espejo-Martinez, Samuel Lopez-Alcalde, Maria Espinosa-Garcia, Carmen Saez-Zea, Rosa Vilchez-Carrillo, Elisa Hernandez-Torres, Jose L Navarro-Espigares

Open Access Study protocol

Falls and mobility in Parkinson's disease: protocol for a randomised controlled clinical trial

Meg E Morris, Hylton B Menz, Jennifer L McGinley, Frances E Huxham, Anna T Murphy, Robert Iansek, Mary Danoudis, Sze-Ee Soh, David Kelly, Jennifer J Watts

Open Access Research article

Refractory migraine in a headache clinic population

Pablo Irimia, Jose-Alberto Palma, Roberto Fernandez-Torron, Eduardo Martinez-Vila

Open Access Research article

Genetic polymorphisms involved in dopaminergic neurotransmission and risk for Parkinson's disease in a Japanese population

Chikako Kiyohara, Yoshihiro Miyake, Midori Koyanagi, Takahiro Fujimoto, Senji Shirasawa, Keiko Tanaka, Wakaba Fukushima, Satoshi Sasaki, Yoshio Tsuboi, Tatsuo Yamada, Tomoko Oeda, Hiroyuki Shimada, Nobutoshi Kawamura, Nobutaka Sakae, Hidenao Fukuyama, Yoshio Hirota, Masaki Nagai

Open Access Case control study

Occupational risk factors for Parkinson's disease: a case-control study in Japan

Keiko Tanaka, Yoshihiro Miyake, Wakaba Fukushima, Satoshi Sasaki, Chikako Kiyohara, Yoshio Tsuboi, Tatsuo Yamada, Tomoko Oeda, Takami Miki, Nobutoshi Kawamura, Nobutaka Sakae, Hidenao Fukuyama, Yoshio Hirota, Masaki Nagai

Open Access Research article

Cognition, behaviour and academic skills after cognitive rehabilitation in Ugandan children surviving severe malaria: a randomised trial

Paul Bangirana, Peter Allebeck, Michael J Boivin, Chandy C John, Connie Page, Anna Ehnvall, Seggane Musisi

Open Access Research article

A single-blinded trial of methotrexate versus azathioprine as steroid-sparing agents in generalized myasthenia gravis

Jeannine M Heckmann, Amanullah Rawoot, Kathleen Bateman, Rudi Renison, Motasim Badri

Open Access Study protocol

Troponin elevation in acute ischemic stroke (TRELAS) - protocol of a prospective observational trial

Jan F Scheitz, Hans-Christian Mochmann, Christian H Nolte, Karl G Haeusler, Heinrich J Audebert, Peter U Heuschmann, Ulrich Laufs, Bernhard Witzenbichler, Heinz-Peter Schultheiss, Matthias Endres

Open Access Research article

Overnight switch from ropinirole to transdermal rotigotine patch in patients with Parkinson disease

Han-Joon Kim, Beom S Jeon, Won Yong Lee, Myoung Chong Lee, Jae Woo Kim, Jong-Min Kim, Tae-Beom Ahn, Jinwhan Cho, Sun Ju Chung, Frank Grieger, John Whitesides, Babak Boroojerdi

Open Access Research article

Migraine headaches among university students using id migraine test as a screening tool

Serdar Oztora, Osman Korkmaz, Nezih Dagdeviren, Yahya Celik, Ayse Caylan, Mehmet S Top, Talip Asil

Open Access Research article

Metabolic changes in concussed American football players during the acute and chronic post-injury phases

Luke C Henry, Sébastien Tremblay, Suzanne Leclerc, Abdesselam Khiat, Yvan Boulanger, Dave Ellemberg, Maryse Lassonde

Open Access Research article

The determinants of stroke phenotypes were different from the predictors (CHADS2 and CHA2DS2-VASc) of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation: a comprehensive approach

Semi Oh, Suk Jae Kim, Soo-Kyoung Ryu, Gyeong-Moon Kim, Chin Sang Chung, Kwang Ho Lee, Oh Young Bang

Open Access Research article

Dynamic cerebral autoregulation after intracerebral hemorrhage: A case-control study

Kazuma Nakagawa, Jorge M Serrador, Sarah L LaRose, Farzaneh A Sorond

Open Access Research article

Prescribing patterns in dementia: a multicentre observational study in a German network of CAM physicians

Elke Jeschke, Thomas Ostermann, Horst C Vollmar, Manuela Tabali, Friedemann Schad, Harald Matthes

Open Access Research article

A modified score to identify and discriminate neuropathic pain: a study on the German version of the neuropathic pain symptom inventory (NPSI)

Claudia Sommer, Helmut Richter, Jan P Rogausch, Jule Frettlöh, Margitta Lungenhausen, Christoph Maier

Open Access Study protocol

Risk factors and prognosis of young stroke. The FUTURE study: A prospective cohort study. Study rationale and protocol

Loes CA Rutten-Jacobs, Noortje AM Maaijwee, Renate M Arntz, Mayte E Van Alebeek, Pauline Schaapsmeerders, Henny C Schoonderwaldt, Lucille DA Dorresteijn, Sebastiaan Overeem, Gea Drost, Mirian C Janssen, Waander L van Heerde, Roy PC Kessels, Marcel P Zwiers, David G Norris, Maureen J van der Vlugt, Ewoud J van Dijk, Frank-Erik de Leeuw

Open Access Research article

Post-stroke infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Willeke F Westendorp, Paul J Nederkoorn, Jan-Dirk Vermeij, Marcel G Dijkgraaf, Diederik van de Beek

Open Access Research article

Serum uri acid: neuroprotection in thrombolysis. The Bergen NORSTROKE study

Nicola Logallo, Halvor Naess, Titto T Idicula, Jan Brogger, Ulrike Waje-Andreassen, Lars Thomassen

Open Access Study protocol

Protocol for a double-blind randomised placebo-controlled trial of lithium carbonate in patients with amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (LiCALS) [Eudract number: 2008-006891-31]

Ammar Al-Chalabi, Pamela J Shaw, Carolyn A Young, Karen E Morrison, Caroline Murphy, Marie Thornhill, Joanna Kelly, I Nicholas Steen, P Nigel Leigh

Open Access Research article

Clinical features of headache associated with mobile phone use: a cross-sectional study in university students

Min Kyung Chu, Hoon Geun Song, Chulho Kim, Byung Chul Lee

Open Access Research article

Frequency of impulse control behaviours associated with dopaminergic therapy in restless legs syndrome

Valerie Voon, Andrea Schoerling, Sascha Wenzel, Vindhya Ekanayake, Julia Reiff, Claudia Trenkwalder, Friederike Sixel-Döring

Open Access Research article

Mutations in WDR62 gene in Pakistani families with autosomal recessive primary microcephaly

Rizwana Kousar, Muhammad Jawad Hassan, Bushra Khan, Sulman Basit, Saqib Mahmood, Asif Mir, Wasim Ahmad, Muhammad Ansar

Open Access Research article

Efficacy of a hybrid assistive limb in post-stroke hemiplegic patients: a preliminary report

Shinichiro Maeshima, Aiko Osawa, Daisuke Nishio, Yoshitake Hirano, Koji Takeda, Hiroshi Kigawa, Yoshiyuki Sankai

Open Access Research article

Gender-dependence of substituted judgment on quality of life in patients with dementia

Claudia Schiffczyk, Christina Jonas, Constanze Lahmeyer, Friedemann Müller, Matthias W Riepe

Open Access Research article

Plasma 24S-hydroxycholesterol levels in elderly subjects with late onset Alzheimer's disease or vascular dementia: a case-control study

Giovanni Zuliani, Michela Perrone Donnorso, Cristina Bosi, Angelina Passaro, Edoardo Dalla Nora, Amedeo Zurlo, Francesco Bonetti, Alessia F Mozzi, Claudio Cortese

Open Access Research article

Environmental factors in early childhood are associated with multiple sclerosis: a case-control study

Silja Conradi, Uwe Malzahn, Franziska Schröter, Friedemann Paul, Sabine Quill, Eike Spruth, Lutz Harms, Florian Then Bergh, Anna Ditzenbach, Thomas Georgi, Peter Heuschmann, Berit Rosche

Open Access Research article

Evaluating integrated headache care: a one-year follow-up observational study in patients treated at the Essen headache centre

Charly Gaul, Julia Brömstrup, Günther Fritsche, Hans C Diener, Zaza Katsarava

Open Access Research article

High sensitivity of an ELISA kit for detection of the gamma-isoform of 14-3-3 proteins: usefulness in laboratory diagnosis of human prion disease

Yuki Matsui, Katsuya Satoh, Toshiaki Miyazaki, Susumu Shirabe, Ryuichiro Atarashi, Kazuo Mutsukura, Akira Satoh, Yasufumi Kataoka, Noriyuki Nishida

Open Access Research article

Disease-modifying drug initiation patterns in commercially insured multiple sclerosis patients: a retrospective cohort study

Jay M Margolis, Robert Fowler, Barbara H Johnson, Cheryl A Kassed, Kristijan Kahler

Open Access Research article

Validation of the spanish version of the multiple sclerosis international quality of life (musiqol) questionnaire

Oscar Fernández, Victoria Fernández, Karine Baumstarck-Barrau, Luis Muñoz, Maria del Mar Gonzalez Alvarez, José Carlos Arrabal, Antonio León, Ana Alonso, Jose Carlos López-Madrona, Rafael Bustamante, Gloria Luque, Miguel Guerrero, Elisabetta Verdun di Cantogno, Pascal Auquier

Open Access Research article

Decreased brain venous vasculature visibility on susceptibility-weighted imaging venography in patients with multiple sclerosis is related to chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency

Robert Zivadinov, Guy U Poloni, Karen Marr, Claudiu V Schirda, Christopher R Magnano, Ellen Carl, Niels Bergsland, David Hojnacki, Cheryl Kennedy, Clive B Beggs, Michael G Dwyer, Bianca Weinstock-Guttman

Open Access Research article

An open-label, multicenter study to evaluate the safe and effective use of the single-use autoinjector with an Avonex® prefilled syringe in multiple sclerosis subjects

J Theodore Phillips, Edward Fox, William Grainger, Dianne Tuccillo, Shifang Liu, Aaron Deykin

Open Access Research article

Changes in magnetic resonance imaging disease measures over 3 years in mildly disabled patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis receiving interferon β-1a in the COGnitive Impairment in MUltiple Sclerosis (COGIMUS) study

Stefano Bastianello, Elisabetta Giugni, Maria Pia Amato, Maria-Rosalia Tola, Maria Trojano, Stefano Galletti, Giacomo Luccichenti, Mario Quarantelli, Orietta Picconi, Francesco Patti

Open Access Research article

Diagnostic accuracy of cerebrospinal fluid protein markers for sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in Canada: a 6-year prospective study

Michael B Coulthart, Gerard H Jansen, Elina Olsen, Deborah L Godal, Tim Connolly, Bernard CK Choi, Zheng Wang, Neil R Cashman

Open Access Case report

Sporadic fatal insomnia in a young woman: A diagnostic challenge: Case Report

Karen M Moody, Lawrence B Schonberger, Ryan A Maddox, Wen-Quan Zou, Laura Cracco, Ignazio Cali

Open Access Case report

Clinicoradiological changes of brain NK/T cell lymphoma manifesting pure akinesia: a case report

Susumu Ishihara, Osamu Kano, Ken Ikeda, Reiko Shimokawa, Kiyokazu Kawabe, Yasuo Iwasaki

Open Access Case report

Parkinsonian phenotype in Machado-Joseph disease (MJD/SCA3): a two-case report

Conceição Bettencourt, Cristina Santos, Paula Coutinho, Patrizia Rizzu, João Vasconcelos, Teresa Kay, Teresa Cymbron, Mafalda Raposo, Peter Heutink, Manuela Lima

Open Access Research article

Novel metabolic biomarkers related to sulfur-dependent detoxification pathways in autistic patients of Saudi Arabia

Yusra A Al-Yafee, Laila Y Al- Ayadhi, Samina H Haq, Afaf K El-Ansary

Open Access Study protocol

Rationale and design of a prospective study: Cervical Dystonia Patient Registry for Observation of OnaBotulinumtoxinA Efficacy (CD PROBE)

Joseph Jankovic, Charles H Adler, P David Charles, Cynthia Comella, Mark Stacy, Marc Schwartz, Susan M Sutch, Mitchell F Brin, Spyridon Papapetropoulos

Open Access Research article

Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in multiple sclerosis: clinical correlates from a multicentre study

Stefano Bastianello, Alfredo Romani, Gisela Viselner, Enrico Colli Tibaldi, Elisabetta Giugni, Marta Altieri, Pietro Cecconi, Laura Mendozzi, Massimiliano Farina, Donatella Mariani, Antonio Galassi, Claudio Quattrini, Marcello Mancini, Vincenzo Bresciamorra, Angela Lagace, Sandy McDonald, Giorgio Bono, Roberto Bergamaschi

Open Access Research article

Novel SCARB2 mutation in action myoclonus-renal failure syndrome and evaluation of SCARB2mutations in isolated AMRF features

Franziska Hopfner, Barbara Schormair, Franziska Knauf, Achim Berthele, Thomas R Tölle, Ralf Baron, Christoph Maier, Rolf-Detlef Treede, Andreas Binder, Claudia Sommer, Christian Maihöfner, Wolfram Kunz, Friedrich Zimprich, Uwe Heemann, Arne Pfeufer, Michael Näbauer, Stefan Kääb, Barbara Nowak, Christian Gieger, Peter Lichtner, Claudia Trenkwalder, Konrad Oexle, Juliane Winkelmann

Open Access Research article

Hepatic mitochondrial dysfunction in Friedreich Ataxia

Sven H Stüwe, Oliver Goetze, Larissa Arning, Matthias Banasch, Wolfgang E Schmidt, Ludger Schöls, Carsten Saft

Open Access Research article

Prevalence of cognitive impairment in individuals aged over 65 in an urban area: DERIVA study

Emiliano Rodríguez-Sánchez, Sara Mora-Simón, María C Patino-Alonso, Ricardo García-García, Alfonso Escribano-Hernández, Luis García-Ortiz, Ma Victoria Perea- Bartolomé, Manuel A Gómez-Marcos

Open Access Research article

Long-term prognosis of symptomatic isolated middle cerebral artery disease in Korean stroke patients

Mi Sun Oh, Kyung-Ho Yu, Min-Kyung Chu, Hyeo-Il Ma, Yun Joong Kim, Joo Yong Kim, Byung-Chul Lee

Open Access Research article

The prevalence of injection-site reactions with disease-modifying therapies and their effect on adherence in patients with multiple sclerosis: an observational study

Karsten Beer, Martin Müller, Anna Marie Hew-Winzeler, Adriano Bont, Philippe Maire, Xiaojun You, Pamela Foulds, Jessica Mårlind, Daniela Curtius

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Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis with serum anti-thyroid antibodies and IgM antibodies against Epstein-Barr virus viral capsid antigen: a case report and one year follow-up

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Associations between cerebral and systemic endothelial function in migraine patients: a post-hoc study

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Supraorbital transcutaneous neurostimulation has sedative effects in healthy subjects

Maxime Piquet, Costantino Balestra, Simona L Sava, Jean E Schoenen

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Gray matter imaging in multiple sclerosis: what have we learned?

Hanneke E Hulst, Jeroen JG Geurts

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Behavioral effects of congenital ventromedial prefrontal cortex malformation

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Cortical injury in multiple sclerosis; the role of the immune system

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An unexpected evolution of symptomatic mild middle cerebral artery (MCA) stenosis: asymptomatic occlusion

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Altered sense of Agency in children with spastic cerebral palsy

Anina Ritterband-Rosenbaum, Mark S Christensen, Mette Kliim-Due, Line Z Petersen, Betina Rasmussen, Jens B Nielsen

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Preliminary study: Treatment with intramuscular interferon beta-1a results in increased levels of IL-12Rβ2+ and decreased levels of IL23R+ CD4+ T - Lymphocytes in multiple sclerosis

Jennifer M Kress-Bennett, Garth D Ehrlich, Ashley Bruno, J Christopher Post, Fen Z Hu, Thomas F Scott

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Cognitive decline in a patient with anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase autoimmunity; case report

Masahito Takagi, Hiroshi Yamasaki, Keiko Endo, Tetsuya Yamada, Keizo Kaneko, Yoshitomo Oka, Etsuro Mori

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The odor stick identification test for Japanese differentiates Parkinson's disease from multiple system atrophy and progressive supra nuclear palsy

Masahiko Suzuki, Masaya Hashimoto, Masayuki Yoshioka, Maiko Murakami, Keiichi Kawasaki, Mitsuyoshi Urashima

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Selective frontal neurodegeneration of the inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus in progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) demonstrated by diffusion tensor tractography

Pia Kvickström, Bengt Eriksson, Danielle van Westen, Jimmy Lätt, Christina Elfgren, Christer Nilsson

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Corticosteroid and antiviral therapy for Bell's palsy: A network meta-analysis

Pawin Numthavaj, Ammarin Thakkinstian, Charungthai Dejthevaporn, John Attia

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Stroke awareness decreases prehospital delay after acute ischemic stroke in korea

Young Seo Kim, Sang-Soon Park, Hee-Joon Bae, A-Hyun Cho, Yong-Jin Cho, Moon-Ku Han, Ji Hoe Heo, Kyusik Kang, Dong-Eog Kim, Hahn Young Kim, Gyeong-Moon Kim, Sun Uk Kwon, Hyung-Min Kwon, Byung-Chul Lee, Kyung Bok Lee, Seung-Hoon Lee, Su-Ho Lee, Yong-Seok Lee, Hyo Suk Nam, Mi-Sun Oh, Jong-Moo Park, Joung-Ho Rha, Kyung-Ho Yu, Byung-Woo Yoon

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Sydney epilepsy incidence study to measure illness consequences: the SESIMIC observational epilepsy study protocol

Maree L Hackett, Nicholas S Glozier, Alexandra L Martiniuk, Stephen Jan, Craig S Anderson

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Molecular and biochemical characterisation of a novel mutation in POLGassociated with Alpers syndrome

André Schaller, Dagmar Hahn, Christopher B Jackson, Ilse Kern, Christophe Chardot, Dominique C Belli, Sabina Gallati, Jean-Marc Nuoffer

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Early intervention to promote oral feeding in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage: a retrospective cohort study

Hideaki Takahata, Keisuke Tsutsumi, Hiroshi Baba, Izumi Nagata, Masahiro Yonekura

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A Cost-Consequences analysis of the effect of Pregabalin in the treatment of peripheral Neuropathic Pain in routine medical practice in Primary Care settings

Ana Navarro, María T Saldaña, Concepción Pérez, Sandra Torrades, Javier Rejas

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Cerebral aneurysm exclusion by CT angiography based on subarachnoid hemorrhage pattern: a retrospective study

Marc Kelliny, Philippe Maeder, Stefano Binaghi, Marc Levivier, Luca Regli, Reto Meuli

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SMARCB1/INI1 germline mutations contribute to 10% of sporadic schwannomatosis

Guillaume Rousseau, Tetsuro Noguchi, Violaine Bourdon, Hagay Sobol, Sylviane Olschwang

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Research into the (Cost-) effectiveness of the ketogenic diet among children and adolescents with intractable epilepsy: design of a randomized controlled trial

Reina JA de Kinderen, Danielle AJE Lambrechts, Debby Postulart, Alfons GH Kessels, Jos GM Hendriksen, Albert P Aldenkamp, Silvia MAA Evers, Marian HJM Majoie

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Bimanual training in stroke: How do coupling and symmetry-breaking matter?

Rita Sleimen-Malkoun, Jean-Jacques Temprado, Laurent Thefenne, Eric Berton

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Acute/subacute cerebral infarction (ASCI) in HIV-negative adults with cryptococcal meningoencephalitis (CM): a MRI-based follow-up study and a clinical comparison to HIV-negative CM adults without ASCI

Shu-Fang Chen, Cheng-Hsien Lu, Chun-Chung Lui, Chi-Ren Huang, Yao-Chung Chuang, Teng-Yeow Tan, Nai-Wen Tsai, Chiung-Chih Chang, Wan-Chen Tsai, Wen-Neng Chang

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Cognitive function and quality of life in multiple sclerosis patients: a cross-sectional study

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The population-based Barcelona-Asymptomatic Intracranial Atherosclerosis Study (ASIA): rationale and design

Elena López-Cancio, Laura Dorado, Mónica Millán, Silvia Reverté, Anna Suñol, Anna Massuet, María Mataró, Amparo Galán, Maite Alzamora, Guillem Pera, Pere Torán, Antoni Dávalos, Juan F Arenillas

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Diffusion tensor imaging differences relate to memory deficits in diffuse traumatic brain injury

Eva M Palacios, Davinia Fernandez-Espejo, Carme Junque, Rocio Sanchez-Carrion, Teresa Roig, Jose M Tormos, Nuria Bargallo, Pere Vendrell

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Causes and consequences of cerebral small vessel disease. The RUN DMC study: a prospective cohort study. Study rationale and protocol

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Individualized, home-based interactive training of cerebral palsy children delivered through the Internet

Peder E Bilde, Mette Kliim-Due, Betina Rasmussen, Line Z Petersen, Tue H Petersen, Jens B Nielsen

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Health-related quality of life in adults with epilepsy: the effect of age, age at onset and duration of epilepsy in a multicentre Italian study

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Cortical swallowing processing in early subacute stroke

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