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BMC Neurology

Ausgabe 1/2012

Inhalt (165 Artikel)

Open Access Research article

No effect of recumbency duration on the occurrence of post-lumbar puncture headache with a 22G cutting needle

Sung R Kim, Hyun S Chae, Mi J Yoon, Jung H Han, Kwang J Cho, Sun J Chung

Open Access Research article

Evaluating the cost effectiveness of donepezil in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease in Germany using discrete event simulation

Susanne Hartz, Denis Getsios, Sunning Tao, Steve Blume, Grant Maclaine

Open Access Study protocol

Aspirin for the prevention of cognitive decline in the elderly: rationale and design of a neuro-vascular imaging study (ENVIS-ion)

Christopher M Reid, Elsdon Storey, Tien Y Wong, Robyn Woods, Andrew Tonkin, Jie Jin Wang, Anthony Kam, Andrew Janke, Rowan Essex, Walter P Abhayaratna, Marc M Budge

Open Access Research article

Usability of therapy controllers in elderly patients with deep brain stimulation

Iris Kaiser, Ilse Kryspin-Exner, Thomas Czech, Francois Alesch

Open Access Research article

Eye movement impairments in Parkinson's disease: possible role of extradopaminergic mechanisms

Elmar H Pinkhardt, Reinhart Jürgens, Dorothée Lulé, Johanna Heimrath, Albert C Ludolph, Wolfgang Becker, Jan Kassubek

Open Access Review

Clinical correlates of grey matter pathology in multiple sclerosis

Dana Horakova, Tomas Kalincik, Jana Blahova Dusankova, Ondrej Dolezal

Open Access Research article

Evidence for the different physiological significance of the 6- and 2-minute walk tests in multiple sclerosis

Robert W Motl, Yoojin Suh, Swathi Balantrapu, Brian M Sandroff, Jacob J Sosnoff, John Pula, Myla D Goldman, Bo Fernhall

Open Access Research article

Deterioration of Parkinson's disease during hospitalization: survey of 684 patients

Oliver HH Gerlach, Martijn PG Broen, Peter HMF van Domburg, Ad J Vermeij, Wim EJ Weber

Open Access Review

Meningeal and cortical grey matter pathology in multiple sclerosis

Bogdan F Gh Popescu, Claudia F Lucchinetti

Open Access Research article

Specificity of transcranial sonography in parkinson spectrum disorders in comparison to degenerative cognitive syndromes

Kristina Laučkaitė, Daiva Rastenytė, Danguolė Šurkienė, Antanas Vaitkus, Andrius Sakalauskas, Arūnas Lukoševičius, Rymantė Gleiznienė

Open Access Research article

Clinical significance of serological biomarkers and neuropsychological performances in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy

Chiung-Chih Chang, Chun-Chung Lui, Chen-Chang Lee, Shang-Der Chen, Wen-Neng Chang, Cheng-Hsien Lu, Nai-Ching Chen, Alice Y W Chang, Samuel H H Chan, Yao-Chung Chuang

Open Access Research article

Dexmedetomidine is neuroprotective in an in vitro model for traumatic brain injury

Marc Schoeler, Philip D Loetscher, Rolf Rossaint, Astrid V Fahlenkamp, Georg Eberhardt, Steffen Rex, Joachim Weis, Mark Coburn

Open Access Research article

Valid and reliable instruments for arm-hand assessment at ICF activity level in persons with hemiplegia: a systematic review

Ryanne JM Lemmens, Annick AA Timmermans, Yvonne JM Janssen-Potten, Rob JEM Smeets, Henk AM Seelen

Open Access Research article

Carotid endarterectomy and carotid artery stenting utilization trends over time

Matthew R Skerritt, Robert C Block, Thomas A Pearson, Kate C Young

Open Access Research article

Patient adherence to and tolerability of self-administered interferon β-1a using an electronic autoinjection device: a multicentre, open-label, phase IV study

Alessandra Lugaresi, Ciro Florio, Vincenzo Brescia-Morra, Salvatore Cottone, Paolo Bellantonio, Marinella Clerico, Diego Centonze, Antonio Uccelli, Maria di Ioia, Giovanna De Luca, Andrea Marcellusi, Andrea Paolillo

Open Access Research article

A biochemical marker panel in MRI-proven hyperacute ischemic stroke-a prospective study

Carolin Knauer, Katharina Knauer, Susanne Müller, Albert C Ludolph, Dietmar Bengel, Hans P Müller, Roman Huber

Open Access Research article

Factors associated with discharge destination from acute care after acquired brain injury in Ontario, Canada

Amy Y Chen, Brandon Zagorski, Daria Parsons, Rika Vander Laan, Vincy Chan, Angela Colantonio

Open Access Research article

An olfactory ‘stress test’ may detect preclinical Alzheimer’s disease

Peter W Schofield, Houman Ebrahimi, Alison L Jones, Grant A Bateman, Sonya R Murray

Open Access Research article

Is MRI better than CT for detecting a vascular component to dementia? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Rebecca Beynon, Jonathan A C Sterne, Gordon Wilcock, Marcus Likeman, Roger M Harbord, Margaret Astin, Margaret Burke, Alysson Bessell, Yoav Ben-Shlomo, James Hawkins, William Hollingworth, Penny Whiting

Open Access Case report

Corticospinal tract integrity and motor function following neonatal stroke: a case study

Anne L Gordon, Amanda Wood, Jacques Donald Tournier, Rod W Hunt

Open Access Research article

Altered small-world properties of gray matter networks in breast cancer

S M Hadi Hosseini, Della Koovakkattu, Shelli R Kesler

Open Access Research article

Phenytoin versus Leviteracetam for Seizure Prophylaxis after brain injury – a meta analysis

Syed Nabeel Zafar, Abdul Ahad Khan, Asfar Ayaz Ghauri, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

Open Access Case report

Prognostic value of cortically induced motor evoked activity by TMS in chronic stroke: Caveats from a revealing single clinical case

Julià L Amengual, Antoni Valero-Cabré, Misericordia Veciana de las Heras, Nurja Rojo, Seán Froudist-Walsh, Pablo Ripollés, Nils Bodammer, Bahram Mohammadi, Jordi Montero, Carles Grau, Thomas F Münte, Antoni Rodríguez-Fornells

Open Access Study protocol

The effectiveness of an augmented cognitive behavioural intervention for post-stroke depression with or without anxiety (PSDA): the Restore4Stroke-PSDA trial

Joyce A Kootker, Luciano Fasotti, Sascha MC Rasquin, Caroline M van Heugten, Alexander CH Geurts

Open Access Research article

Health-related quality of life and strain in caregivers of Australians with Parkinson’s disease: An observational study

David H Kelly, Jennifer L McGinley, Frances E Huxham, Hylton B Menz, Jennifer J Watts, Robert Iansek, Anna T Murphy, Mary Danoudis, Brooke Adair, Meg E Morris

Open Access Study protocol

A cluster randomised controlled trial of an occupational therapy intervention for residents with stroke living in UK care homes (OTCH): study protocol

Cath M Sackley, Chris R Burton, Sandy Herron-Marx, Karen Lett, Jonathan Mant, Andrea K Roalfe, Leslie J Sharp, Bart Sheehan, Katie E Stant, Marion F Walker, Caroline L Watkins, Keith Wheatley, Jane Williams, Guiqing L Yao, Max G Feltham

Open Access Study protocol

Protocol for a home-based integrated physical therapy program to reduce falls and improve mobility in people with Parkinson’s disease

Meg E Morris, Clarissa Martin, Jennifer L McGinley, Frances E Huxham, Hylton B Menz, Nicholas F Taylor, Mary Danoudis, Jennifer J Watts, Sze-Ee Soh, Andrew H Evans, Malcolm Horne, Peter Kempster

Open Access Case report

Japanese encephalitis accompanied by cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: a case report

Min Jia, Nian Xiong, Jinsha Huang, Youpei Wang, Xiaowei Zhang, Zhentao Zhang, Xuebing Cao, Zhicheng Lin, Tao Wang

Open Access Study protocol

Emotion processing and social participation following stroke: study protocol

Clare L Scott, Louise H Phillips, Marie Johnston, Maggie M Whyte, Mary J MacLeod

Open Access Research article

Hashimoto’s encephalopathy cases: Chinese experience

Yi Tang, Yi Xing, Michael T Lin, Jin Zhang, Jianping Jia

Open Access Research article

Towards a definition of refractory neuropathic pain for epidemiological research. An international Delphi survey of experts

Blair H Smith, Nicola Torrance, Janice A Ferguson, Michael I Bennett, Michael G Serpell, Kate M Dunn

Open Access Research article

Quality of life of elderly ischaemic stroke patients one year after thrombolytic therapy. A comparison between patients with and without thrombolytic therapy

Leonie de Weerd, Gert-Jan R Luijckx, Klaas H Groenier, Klaas van der Meer

Open Access Research article

Intraocular pressure vs intracranial pressure in disease conditions: A prospective cohort study (Beijing iCOP study)

Zhen Li, Yingxin Yang, Yan Lu, Dachuan Liu, Erhe Xu, Jianping Jia, Diya Yang, Xiaojun Zhang, Huiqing Yang, Daqing Ma, Ningli Wang

Open Access Research article

Development and external validation of a new PTA assessment scale

Bram Jacobs, Janneke van Ekert, Lotje PL Vernooy, Peter Dieperink, Teuntje MJC Andriessen, Marc PH Hendriks, Arie B van Vugt, Marjolein AA Emons, George F Borm, Pieter E Vos

Open Access Research article

Hyperintense putaminal rim at 1.5 T: prevalence in normal subjects and distinguishing features from multiple system atrophy

Khin K Tha, Satoshi Terae, Akiko Tsukahara, Hiroyuki Soma, Ryo Morita, Ichiro Yabe, Yoichi M Ito, Hidenao Sasaki, Hiroki Shirato

Open Access Study protocol

Diagnostic and economic evaluation of new biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease: the research protocol of a prospective cohort study

Ron LH Handels, Pauline Aalten, Claire AG Wolfs, Marcel OldeRikkert, Philip Scheltens, Pieter Jelle Visser, Manuela A Joore, Johan L Severens, Frans RJ Verhey

Open Access Research article

Clinical correlates of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in multiple sclerosis

Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, Murali Ramanathan, Karen Marr, David Hojnacki, Ralph HB Benedict, Charity Morgan, Eluen Ann Yeh, Ellen Carl, Cheryl Kennedy, Justine Reuther, Christina Brooks, Kristin Hunt, Makki Elfadil, Michelle Andrews, Robert Zivadinov

Open Access Study protocol

Protocol for diaphragm pacing in patients with respiratory muscle weakness due to motor neurone disease (DiPALS): a randomised controlled trial

Christopher J McDermott, Chin Maguire, Cindy L Cooper, Roger Ackroyd, Wendy O Baird, Simon Baudouin, Andrew Bentley, Stephen Bianchi, Stephen Bourke, Mike J Bradburn, Simon Dixon, John Ealing, Simon Galloway, Dayalan Karat, Nick Maynard, Karen Morrison, Naveed Mustfa, John Stradling, Kevin Talbot, Tim Williams, Pamela J Shaw

Open Access Research article

Novel PRRT2 mutation in an African-American family with paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia

Peter Hedera, Jianfeng Xiao, Andreas Puschmann, Dragana Momčilović, Steve W Wu, Mark S LeDoux

Open Access Case report

Vertebral artery dissection associated with viral meningitis

Xudong Pan, Aijun Ma, Kun Wang, Shumin Nie, Mei Wu

Open Access Research article

Masitinib treatment in patients with progressive multiple sclerosis: a randomized pilot study

Patrick Vermersch, Rabah Benrabah, Nicolas Schmidt, Hélène Zéphir, Pierre Clavelou, Cyrille Vongsouthi, Patrice Dubreuil, Alain Moussy, Olivier Hermine

Open Access Research article

Sleep problems in Parkinson’s disease: a community-based study in Norway

Elisabeth Svensson, Antoine G Beiske, Jon Håvard Loge, Kornelia K Beiske, Børge Sivertsen

Open Access Case report

Severe and rapidly progressing cognitive phenotype in a SCA17-family with only marginally expanded CAG/CAA repeats in the TATA-box binding protein gene: A case report

Troels Tolstrup Nielsen, Skirmante Mardosiene, Annemette Løkkegaard, Jette Stokholm, Susanne Ehrenfels, Sara Bech, Lars Friberg, Jens Kellberg Nielsen, Jørgen E Nielsen

Open Access Case report

An unusual case of the syndrome of cervical rib with subclavian artery thrombosis and cerebellar and cerebral infarctions

Mirza Jusufovic, Else Charlotte Sandset, Trine Haug Popperud, Steinar Solberg, Geir Ringstad, Emilia Kerty

Open Access Research article

Central poststroke pain: somatosensory abnormalities and the presence of associated myofascial pain syndrome

Rogério Adas Ayres de Oliveira, Daniel Ciampi de Andrade, André Guelman Gomes Machado, Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira

Open Access Research article

Visual contrast sensitivity in patients with impairment of functional independence after stroke

Natanael Antonio dos Santos, Suellen Marinho Andrade

Open Access Case report

Aquaporin-4 expression in distal myopathy with rimmed vacuoles

Akihiko Hoshi, Teiji Yamamoto, Saeko Kikuchi, Tomoko Soeda, Keiko Shimizu, Yoshikazu Ugawa

Open Access Research article

Unfulfilled rehabilitation needs and dissatisfaction with care 12 months after a stroke: an explorative observational study

Malin Tistad, Kerstin Tham, Lena von Koch, Charlotte Ytterberg

Open Access Research article

Sparse learning and stability selection for predicting MCI to AD conversion using baseline ADNI data

Jieping Ye, Michael Farnum, Eric Yang, Rudi Verbeeck, Victor Lobanov, Nandini Raghavan, Gerald Novak, Allitia DiBernardo, Vaibhav A Narayan

Open Access Correspondence

Brief International Cognitive Assessment for MS (BICAMS): international standards for validation

Ralph HB Benedict, Maria Pia Amato, Jan Boringa, Bruno Brochet, Fred Foley, Stan Fredrikson, Paivi Hamalainen, Hans Hartung, Lauren Krupp, Iris Penner, Anthony T Reder, Dawn Langdon

Open Access Research article

The effect of stimulation therapy and donepezil on cognitive function in Alzheimer’s disease. A community based RCT with a two-by-two factorial design

Fred Andersen, Matti Viitanen, Dag S Halvorsen, Bjørn Straume, Tom Wilsgaard, Torgeir A Engstad

Open Access Case report

Phenotypical difference of Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) V717L mutation in Japanese family

Masao Abe, Naomi Sonobe, Ryuji Fukuhara, Yoko Mori, Shinichiro Ochi, Teruhisa Matsumoto, Takaaki Mori, Satoshi Tanimukai, Shu-ichi Ueno

Open Access Research article

Acute posthypoxic myoclonus after cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Aline Bouwes, Daniël van Poppelen, Johannes HTM Koelman, Michael A Kuiper, Durk F Zandstra, Henry C Weinstein, Selma C Tromp, Eveline GJ Zandbergen, Marina AJ Tijssen, Janneke Horn

Open Access Case report

Primary epidural lymphocyte-depleted Hodgkin’s lymphoma of the thoracic spine – presentation of a rare disease variant

Ekkehard M Kasper, Fred C Lam, Markus M Luedi, Pascal O Zinn, German A Pihan

Open Access Research article

Oxidative stress markers are associated to vascular recurrence in non-cardioembolic stroke patients non-treated with statins

David Brea, Jaume Roquer, Joaquín Serena, Tomás Segura, José Castillo

Open Access Research article

Comparative evaluation of treatment with low-dose aspirin plus dipyridamole versus aspirin only in patients with acute ischaemic stroke

Lola Arnarsdottir, Clara Hjalmarsson, Lena Bokemark, Björn Andersson

Open Access Case report

Increased left anterior insular and inferior prefrontal activity in post-stroke mania

Akihiro Koreki, Keisuke Takahata, Hajime Tabuchi, Motoichiro Kato

Open Access Research article

Different associations of white matter lesions with depression and cognition

Jun-Young Lee, Philip Insel, R Scott Mackin, Norbert Schuff, Helena Chui, Charles DeCarli, Kee Hyung Park, Susanne G Mueller, Michael W Weiner

Open Access Research article

Quantitative muscle strength assessment in duchenne muscular dystrophy: longitudinal study and correlation with functional measures

Alberto Lerario, Serena Bonfiglio, MariaPia Sormani, Andrea Tettamanti, Sarah Marktel, Sara Napolitano, Stefano Previtali, Marina Scarlato, MariaGrazia Natali-Sora, Eugenio Mercuri, Nereo Bresolin, Tiziana Mongini, Giancarlo Comi, Roberto Gatti, Fabio Ciceri, Giulio Cossu, Yvan Torrente

Open Access Study protocol

A novel conceptual framework for balance training in Parkinson’s disease-study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

David Conradsson, Niklas Löfgren, Agneta Ståhle, Maria Hagströmer, Erika Franzén

Open Access Research article

Pregnancy and fetal outcomes after Glatiramer Acetate exposure in patients with multiple sclerosis: a prospective observational multicentric study

Marta Giannini, Emilio Portaccio, Angelo Ghezzi, Bahia Hakiki, Luisa Pastò, Lorenzo Razzolini, Elisa Piscolla, Laura De Giglio, Carlo Pozzilli, Damiano Paolicelli, Maria Trojano, Maria Giovanna Marrosu, Francesco Patti, Loredana La Mantia, Gianluigi Mancardi, Claudio Solaro, Rocco Totaro, Maria Rosaria Tola, Giovanna De Luca, Alessandra Lugaresi, Lucia Moiola, Vittorio Martinelli, Giancarlo Comi, Maria Pia Amato

Open Access Research article

UCHL1 S18Y variant is a risk factor for Parkinson’s disease in Japan

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

Open Access Study protocol

Study protocol: Brief intervention for medication overuse headache - A double-blinded cluster randomised parallel controlled trial in primary care

Espen Saxhaug Kristoffersen, Jørund Straand, Jūratė Saltytė Benth, Michael Bjørn Russell, Christofer Lundqvist

Open Access Study protocol

Study protocol: EXERcise and Cognition In Sedentary adults with Early-ONset dementia (EXERCISE-ON)

Astrid M Hooghiemstra, Laura HP Eggermont, Philip Scheltens, Wiesje M van der Flier, Jet Bakker, Mathieu HG de Greef, Peter A Koppe, Erik JA Scherder

Open Access Case report

Inflammatory-like presentation of CADASIL: a diagnostic challenge

Nicolas Collongues, Nathalie Derache, Frédéric Blanc, Pierre Labauge, Jérôme de Seze, Gilles Defer

Open Access Research article

Exploring the predictive value of the evoked potentials score in MS within an appropriate patient population: a hint for an early identification of benign MS?

Nicolò Margaritella, Laura Mendozzi, Massimo Garegnani, Raffaello Nemni, Elena Colicino, Elisabetta Gilardi, Luigi Pugnetti

Open Access Research article

Excitability decreasing central motor plasticity is retained in multiple sclerosis patients

Daniel Zeller, Su-Yin Dang, David Weise, Peter Rieckmann, Klaus V Toyka, Joseph Classen

Open Access Research article

Enhanced sensitivity to punctate painful stimuli in female patients with chronic low back pain

Christian Puta, Birgit Schulz, Saskia Schoeler, Walter Magerl, Brunhild Gabriel, Holger H W Gabriel, Wolfgang H R Miltner, Thomas Weiss

Open Access Research article

Regulatory role of vitamin D in T-cell reactivity against myelin peptides in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis patients

Laia Grau-López, Maria Luisa Granada, Dàlia Raïch-Regué, Mar Naranjo-Gómez, Francesc E Borràs-Serres, Eva Martínez-Cáceres, Cristina Ramo-Tello

Open Access Research article

Prevalence of essential tremor in urban Lagos, Nigeria: a door-to-door community-based study

Njideka U Okubadejo, Idowu A Bankole, Oluwadamilola O Ojo, Frank I Ojini, Mustapha A Danesi

Open Access Research article

A novel syndrome of lethal familial hyperekplexia associated with brain malformation

Mohammed Zein Seidahmed, Mustafa A Salih, Omer B Abdulbasit, Meeralebbae Shaheed, Khalid Al Hussein, Abeer M Miqdad, Abdullah K Al Rasheed, Anas M Alazami, Ibrahim A Alorainy, Fowzan S Alkuraya

Open Access Research article

Huntington's Disease and its therapeutic target genes: a global functional profile based on the HD Research Crossroads database

Ravi Kiran Reddy Kalathur, Miguel A Hernández-Prieto, Matthias E Futschik

Open Access Research article

The effects of levosimendan on brain metabolism during initial recovery from global transient ischaemia/hypoxia

Anna B Roehl, Norbert Zoremba, Markus Kipp, Johannes Schiefer, Andreas Goetzenich, Christian Bleilevens, Nikolaus Kuehn-Velten, Rene Tolba, Rolf Rossaint, Marc Hein

Open Access Research article

Memory and Executive Screening (MES): a brief cognitive test for detecting mild cognitive impairment

Qi-hao Guo, Bin Zhou, Qian-hua Zhao, Bei Wang, Zhen Hong

Open Access Research article

Effects of cardiovascular exercise early after stroke: systematic review and meta-analysis

Oliver Stoller, Eling D de Bruin, Ruud H Knols, Kenneth J Hunt

Open Access Study protocol

Observation and execution of upper-limb movements as a tool for rehabilitation of motor deficits in paretic stroke patients: protocol of a randomized clinical trial

Denis Ertelt, Claudia Hemmelmann, Christian Dettmers, Andreas Ziegler, Ferdinand Binkofski

Open Access Case report

Unusual MRI findings of dural arteriovenous fistula: Isolated perfusion lesions mimicking TIA

Yong-Won Kim, Dong-Hun Kang, Yang-Ha Hwang, Sung-Pa Park

Open Access Research article

Characteristics of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy clarified through internet-assisted laboratory surveillance in Japan

Kazuo Nakamichi, Hidehiro Mizusawa, Masahito Yamada, Shuji Kishida, Yoshiharu Miura, Toshio Shimokawa, Tomohiko Takasaki, Chang-Kweng Lim, Ichiro Kurane, Masayuki Saijo

Open Access Research article

Ubiquitin Carboxy-Terminal Hydrolase L1 (UCH-L1) is increased in cerebrospinal fluid and plasma of patients after epileptic seizure

Stefania Mondello, Johanna Palmio, Jackson Streeter, Ronald L Hayes, Jukka Peltola, Andreas Jeromin

Open Access Case report

Monozygotic twins concordant for Kleine-Levin syndrome

Taro Ueno, Akira Fukuhara, Azusa Ikegami, Fumihiro Ohishi, Kazuhiko Kume

Open Access Research article

High dose Erythropoietin increases Brain Tissue Oxygen Tension in Severe Vasospasm after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Raimund Helbok, Ehab Shaker, Ronny Beer, Andreas Chemelli, Martin Sojer, Florian Sohm, Gregor Broessner, Peter Lackner, Monika Beck, Alexandra Zangerle, Bettina Pfausler, Claudius Thome, Erich Schmutzhard

Open Access Research article

Early microstructural white matter changes in patients with HIV: A diffusion tensor imaging study

Bianca Stubbe-Drger, Michael Deppe, Siawoosh Mohammadi, Simon S Keller, Harald Kugel, Nora Gregor, Stefan Evers, Peter Young, E-Bernd Ringelstein, Gabriele Arendt, Stefan Knecht, Ingo W Husstedt

Open Access Case report

CMV-associated encephalitis and antineuronal autoantibodies - a case report

Xinling Xu, Peter Bergman, Thomas Willows, Charlotte Tammik, Marie Sund, Tomas Hökfelt, Cecilia Söderberg-Naucler, Stefania Varani

Open Access Research article

Precipitating and relieving factors of migraine versus tension type headache

Badrul Haque, Kazi Mohibur Rahman, Azharul Hoque, ATM Hasibul Hasan, Rajib Nayan Chowdhury, Sharif Uddin Khan, Mondal Badrul Alam, Mansur Habib, Quazi Deen Mohammad

Open Access Research article

Incidence of and risk factors for Motor Neurone Disease in UK women: a prospective study

Pat Doyle, Anna Brown, Valerie Beral, Gillian Reeves, Jane Green

Open Access Research article

Cardiac Troponin I elevation after epileptic seizure

Nicole Sieweke, Jens Allendörfer, Wolfgang Franzen, Andreas Feustel, Frank Reichenberger, Wolfgang Pabst, Heidrun Heidi Krämer, Manfred Kaps, Christian Tanislav

Open Access Research article

Long-term effects of cranial irradiation and intrathecal chemotherapy in treatment of childhood leukemia: a MEG study of power spectrum and correlated cognitive dysfunction

Marita Daams, Ilse Schuitema, Bob W van Dijk, Eline van Dulmen-den Broeder, Anjo JP Veerman, Cor van den Bos, Leo MJ de Sonneville

Open Access Study protocol

Design, methods and demographic findings of the DEMINVALL survey: a population-based study of Dementia in Valladolid, Northwestern Spain

Miguel Angel Tola-Arribas, María José Garea, María Isabel Yugueros, Fernando Ortega-Valín, Ana Cerón, Beatriz Fernández-Malvido, Marta González-Touya, Antonio San José, Ana Botrán, Vanessa Iglesias, Bárbara Díaz-Gómez

Open Access Research article

TH1/TH2 Cytokine profile in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis patients treated with Glatiramer acetate or Natalizumab

Celia Oreja-Guevara, Jaime Ramos-Cejudo, Luiz Stark Aroeira, Beatriz Chamorro, Exuperio Diez-Tejedor

Open Access Case report

Neurosyphilis with dementia and bilateral hippocampal atrophy on brain magnetic resonance imaging

Shima Mehrabian, Margarita Raycheva, Martina Traykova, Tonya Stankova, Latchezar Penev, Olga Grigorova, Latchezar Traykov

Open Access Case report

Probable levetiracetam-related serum alkaline phosphatase elevation

Nian Xiong, Lingling Hou, Na Lu, Asrah A Mohamed, Tao Wang, Yaling Huang

Open Access Research article

Microalbuminuria indicates long-term vascular risk in patients after acute stroke undergoing in-patient rehabilitation

Dirk Sander, Christian Weimar, Peter Bramlage, Tobias Brandt, Ludger Rosin, Mario Siebler

Open Access Research article

4-Chloropropofol enhances chloride currents in human hyperekplexic and artificial mutated glycine receptors

Jeanne de la Roche, Martin Leuwer, Klaus Krampfl, Gertrud Haeseler, Reinhard Dengler, Vanessa Buchholz, Jörg Ahrens

Open Access Case report

Intravenous immunoglobulin treatment in a patient with adrenomyeloneuropathy

Aia Elise Jønch, Else Rubæk Danielsen, Carsten Thomsen, Per Meden, Kirsten Svenstrup, Jørgen Erik Nielsen

Open Access Research article

Swirl sign in intracerebral haemorrhage: definition, prevalence, reliability and prognostic value

Eufrozina Selariu, Elisabet Zia, Marco Brizzi, Kasim Abul-Kasim

Open Access Research article

Comparison of gait in progressive supranuclear palsy, Parkinson’s disease and healthy older adults

Thorlene Egerton, David R Williams, Robert Iansek

Open Access Research article

Risk factors for ischemic stroke; results from 9 years of follow-up in a population based cohort of Iran

Noushin Fahimfar, Davood Khalili, Reza Mohebi, Fereidoun Azizi, Farzad Hadaegh

Open Access Study protocol

Training dual-task walking in community-dwelling adults within 1 year of stroke: a protocol for a single-blind randomized controlled trial

Prudence Plummer-D’Amato, Anastasia Kyvelidou, Dagmar Sternad, Bijan Najafi, Raymond M Villalobos, David Zurakowski

Open Access Case report

An emboligenic pulmonary abscess leading to ischemic stroke and secondary brain abscess

Philipp Albrecht, Mark Stettner, Leila Husseini, Stephan Macht, Sebastian Jander, Colin Mackenzie, Ulrike Oesterlee, Philipp Slotty, Axel Methner, Hans-Peter Hartung, Orhan Aktas

Open Access Research article

Social and economic burden of walking and mobility problems in multiple sclerosis

James Pike, Edward Jones, Krithika Rajagopalan, James Piercy, Peter Anderson

Open Access Research article

Cardiovascular risk factors and cognitive function in middle aged and elderly Lithuanian urban population: results from the HAPIEE study

Abdonas Tamosiunas, Migle Baceviciene, Regina Reklaitiene, Ricardas Radisauskas, Kristina Jureniene, Adelina Azaraviciene, Dalia Luksiene, Vilija Malinauskiene, Evelina Daugeliene, Laura Sapranaviciute-Zabazlajeva

Open Access Research article

Pretreatment with intrathecal amitriptyline potentiates anti-hyperalgesic effects of post-injury intra-peritoneal amitriptyline following spinal nerve ligation

Kuang-I Cheng, Hung-Chen Wang, Lin-Li Chang, Fu-Yen Wang, Chung-Sheng Lai, Chao-Wen Chou, Hung-Pei Tsai, Aij-Lie Kwan

Open Access Research article

Direct cost associated with acquired brain injury in Ontario

Amy Chen, Ksenia Bushmeneva, Brandon Zagorski, Angela Colantonio, Daria Parsons, Walter P Wodchis

Open Access Research article

Endovascular coiling versus neurosurgical clipping in patients with unruptured intracranial aneurysm: a systematic review

Jin Seub Hwang, Min Kyung Hyun, Hyun Joo Lee, Ji Eun Choi, Jong Hee Kim, Na Rae Lee, Jin-Won Kwon, EnJu Lee

Open Access Research article

Rapid identification of a major diffusion/perfusion mismatch in distal internal carotid artery or middle cerebral artery ischemic stroke

Reza Hakimelahi, Albert J Yoo, Julian He, Lee H Schwamm, Michael H Lev, Pamela W Schaefer, Ramon Gilberto González

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Daytime sleepiness in Japanese patients with multiple system atrophy: prevalence and determinants

Takayoshi Shimohata, Hideaki Nakayama, Masahiko Tomita, Tetsutaro Ozawa, Masatoyo Nishizawa

Open Access Research article

Pramipexole use and the risk of pneumonia

Pierre Ernst, Christel Renoux, Sophie Dell'Aniello, Samy Suissa

Open Access Research article

Effectiveness of intravenous Dexamethasone versus Propofol for pain relief in the migraine headache: A prospective double blind randomized clinical trial

Hassan Soleimanpour, Rouzbeh Rajaei Ghafouri, Aliakbar Taheraghdam, Dawood Aghamohammadi, Sohrab Negargar, Samad EJ Golzari, Mohsen Abbasnezhad

Open Access Research article

The association between cognitive function and white matter lesion location in older adults: a systematic review

Niousha Bolandzadeh, Jennifer C Davis, Roger Tam, Todd C Handy, Teresa Liu-Ambrose

Open Access Case report

Minocycline-associated rimmed vacuolar myopathy in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis

Kota Bokuda, Keizo Sugaya, Shunichiro Tamura, Kazuhito Miyamoto, Shiro Matsubara, Takashi Komori

Open Access Research article

Motor training programs of arm and hand in patients with MS according to different levels of the ICF: a systematic review

Annemie IF Spooren, Annick AA Timmermans, Henk AM Seelen

Open Access Case report

Spreading brain lesions in a familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease with V180I mutation over 4 years

Kentaro Deguchi, Motonori Takamiya, Shoko Deguchi, Nobutoshi Morimoto, Tomoko Kurata, Yoshio Ikeda, Koji Abe

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Resting state in Alzheimer's disease: a concurrent analysis of Flash-Visual Evoked Potentials and quantitative EEG

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