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BMC Neurology

Ausgabe 1/2018

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Open Access Research article

MR imaging features of benign retroperitoneal paragangliomas and schwannomas

Yanguang Shen, Yan Zhong, Haiyi Wang, Lu Ma, Yingwei Wang, Kun Zhang, Zhonghua Sun, Huiyi Ye

Open Access Research article

Daily repetitive sensory stimulation of the paretic hand for the treatment of sensorimotor deficits in patients with subacute stroke: RESET, a randomized, sham-controlled trial

Jan C. Kattenstroth, Tobias Kalisch, Matthias Sczesny-Kaiser, Wolfgang Greulich, Martin Tegenthoff, Hubert R. Dinse

Open Access Research article

Frequency of SCA8, SCA10, SCA12, SCA36, FXTAS and C9orf72 repeat expansions in SCA patients negative for the most common SCA subtypes

Gülsah Aydin, Gabriele Dekomien, Sabine Hoffjan, Wanda Maria Gerding, Jörg T. Epplen, Larissa Arning

Open Access Research article

Plasma long non-coding RNA BACE1 as a novel biomarker for diagnosis of Alzheimer disease

Liang Feng, Yu-Ting Liao, Jin-Cai He, Cheng-Long Xie, Si-Yan Chen, Hui-Hui Fan, Zhi-Peng Su, Zhen Wang

Open Access Research article

Revealing Alzheimer’s disease genes spectrum in the whole-genome by machine learning

Xiaoyan Huang, Hankui Liu, Xinming Li, Liping Guan, Jiankang Li, Laurent Christian Asker M. Tellier, Huanming Yang, Jian Wang, Jianguo Zhang

Open Access Study protocol

Chinese Cervicocephalic artery dissection study (CCADS): rationale and protocol for a multicenter prospective cohort study

Zhu Zhu, Yuyuan Xu, Yilong Wang, Zhenhua Zhou, Xiang Han, Aihua Liu, Jing Peng, Yi Xu, Luyao Wang

Open Access Study protocol

Rationale and design of the CAROLINA® - cognition substudy: a randomised controlled trial on cognitive outcomes of linagliptin versus glimepiride in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Geert Jan Biessels, Jolien Janssen, Esther van den Berg, Bernard Zinman, Mark A. Espeland, Michaela Mattheus, Odd Erik Johansen

Open Access Review

Reperfusion therapy in acute ischemic stroke: dawn of a new era?

Sonu Bhaskar, Peter Stanwell, Dennis Cordato, John Attia, Christopher Levi

Open Access Research article

Clinical features and dysfunctions of iron metabolism in Parkinson disease patients with hyper echogenicity in substantia nigra: a cross-sectional study

Shu-yang Yu, Chen-jie Cao, Li-jun Zuo, Ze-jie Chen, Teng-hong Lian, Fang Wang, Yang Hu, Ying-shan Piao, Li-xia Li, Peng Guo, Li Liu, Qiu-jin Yu, Rui-dan Wang, Piu Chan, Sheng-di Chen, Xiao-min Wang, Wei Zhang

Open Access Research article

Intracisternal tuberculoma: a refractory type of tuberculoma indicating surgical intervention

Fanfan Chen, Lei Chen, Yongfu Cao, Yongjun Yi, Jingwen Zhuang, Wuhua Le, Wei Xie, Lanbo Tu, Peng Li, Yimin Fang, Ling Li, Yuqing Kou, Kaikai Fu, Hua He, Hongbin Ju

Open Access Case report

SCL20A2 mutation presenting with acute ischemic stroke: a case report

Xiaoyu Zhang, Gaoting Ma, Zhangning Zhao, Meijia Zhu

Open Access Research article

Association between socioeconomic status and post-stroke functional outcome in deprived rural southern China: a population-based study

Fubing Ouyang, Ying Wang, Weixian Huang, Yicong Chen, Yuhui Zhao, Ge Dang, Chunbo Zhang, Yang Lin, Jinsheng Zeng

Open Access Study protocol

Improving physical activity after stroke via treadmill training and self management (IMPACT): a protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Sandra G. Brauer, Suzanne S. Kuys, Jennifer D. Paratz, Louise Ada

Open Access Research article

The MRZ reaction helps to distinguish rheumatologic disorders with central nervous involvement from multiple sclerosis

Tilman Hottenrott, Rick Dersch, Benjamin Berger, Dominique Endres, Daniela Huzly, Jens Thiel, Sebastian Rauer, Oliver Stich, Ulrich Salzer, Nils Venhoff

Open Access Research article

Increasing prevalence of familial recurrence of multiple sclerosis in Iran: a population based study of Tehran registry 1999–2015

Sharareh Eskandarieh, Narges Sistany Allahabadi, Malihe Sadeghi, Mohammad Ali Sahraian

Open Access Research article

Effect of tendon vibration during wide-pulse neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) on muscle force production in people with spinal cord injury (SCI)

Vanesa Bochkezanian, Robert U. Newton, Gabriel S. Trajano, Amilton Vieira, Timothy S. Pulverenti, Anthony J. Blazevich

Open Access Research article

Right-to-left shunt and subclinical ischemic brain lesions in Chinese migraineurs: a multicentre MRI study

Xiao-han Jiang, Si-bo Wang, Qian Tian, Chi Zhong, Guan-ling Zhang, Ya-jie Li, Pan Lin, Yong You, Rong Guo, Ying-hua Cui, Ying-qi Xing

Open Access Research article

Risk variants of the α-synuclein locus and REM sleep behavior disorder in Parkinson’s disease: a genetic association study

Kari Anne Bjørnarå, Lasse Pihlstrøm, Espen Dietrichs, Mathias Toft

Open Access Research article

Chronic kidney disease and poor outcomes in ischemic stroke: is impaired cerebral autoregulation the missing link?

Pedro Castro, Elsa Azevedo, Isabel Rocha, Farzaneh Sorond, Jorge M. Serrador

Open Access Research article

Intracerebral hemorrhage after external ventricular drain placement: an evaluation of risk factors for post-procedural hemorrhagic complications

A. Shaun Rowe, Derrick R. Rinehart, Stephanie Lezatte, J. Russell Langdon

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Glutathione S-transferase M1 and T1 polymorphisms and the risk of mild hepatotoxicity induced by carbamazepine in a tunisian population study

Chahra Chbili, Anis Hassine, Neila Fathallah, Manel Nouira, Salma Naija, Sofiene Ben Ammou, Saad Saguem

Open Access Research article

A digital assessment system for evaluating kinetic tremor in essential tremor and Parkinson’s disease

Po-Chieh Lin, Kai-Hsiang Chen, Bing-Shiang Yang, Yu-Jung Chen

Open Access Research article

Prognostic models for complete recovery in ischemic stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Nampet Jampathong, Malinee Laopaiboon, Siwanon Rattanakanokchai, Porjai Pattanittum

Open Access Research article

Pediatric multiple sclerosis: a review

Raed Alroughani, Alexey Boyko

Open Access Research article

Celiac disease and risk of myasthenia gravis – nationwide population-based study

Sujata P. Thawani, Thomas H. Brannagan, Benjamin Lebwohl, Peter H. R. Green, Jonas F. Ludvigsson

Open Access Research article

A survey of subjective constipation in Parkinson’s disease patients in shanghai and literature review

Jing Gan, Ying Wan, Junjie Shi, Mingzhu Zhou, Zhiyin Lou, Zhenguo Liu

Open Access Study protocol

Rationale and Design of a Statewide Cohort to examine efficient resource utilization for patients with Intracerebral hemorrhage (EnRICH)

Farhaan S. Vahidy, Ellie G. Meyer, Arvind B. Bambhroliya, Jennifer R. Meeks, Charles E. Begley, Tzu-Ching Wu, Jon E. Tyson, Charles C. Miller, Ritvij Bowry, Wamda O. Ahmed, Gretchel A. Gealogo, Louise D. McCullough, Steven Warach, Sean I. Savitz

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High serum levels of caspase-cleaved cytokeratin-18 are associated with malignant middle cerebral artery infarction patient mortality

Leonardo Lorente, María M. Martín, Antonia Pérez-Cejas, Luis Ramos, Mónica Argueso, Jordi Solé-Violán, Juan J. Cáceres, Alejandro Jiménez, Victor García-Marín

Open Access Research article

Cerebral microbleeds shouldn’t dictate treatment of acute stroke: a retrospective cohort study evaluating risk of intracerebral hemorrhage

Martin A. Chacon-Portillo, Rafael H. Llinas, Elisabeth B. Marsh

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Characteristics of a newly diagnosed Polish cohort of patients with neurological manifestations of Wilson disease evaluated with the Unified Wilson’s Disease Rating Scale

Anna Członkowska, Tomasz Litwin, Karolina Dzieżyc, Michal Karliński, Johan Bring, Carl Bjartmar

Open Access Research article

High frequency of the TARDBP p.M337 V mutation among south-eastern Chinese patients with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Guo-rong Xu, Wei Hu, Ling-Ling Zhan, Chong Wang, Liu-Qing Xu, Min-Ting Lin, Wan-Jin Chen, Ning Wang, Qi-Jie Zhang

Open Access Case report

Subarachnoid hemorrhage after transient global amnesia caused by cerebral venous congestion: case report

Yuta Maetani, Masahiro Nakamori, Tomoaki Watanabe, Hayato Matsushima, Eiji Imamura, Shinichi Wakabayashi

Open Access Case report

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy associated with thymoma with immunodeficiency: a case report and literature review

Tatsuya Ueno, Nobuyuki Sato, Tomoya Kon, Rie Haga, Jin-ichi Nunomura, Kazuo Nakamichi, Masayuki Saijo, Masahiko Tomiyama

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Personalized objects can optimize the diagnosis of EMCS in the assessment of functional object use in the CRS-R: a double blind, randomized clinical trial

Yuxiao Sun, Jianan Wang, Lizette Heine, Wangshan Huang, Jing Wang, Nantu Hu, Xiaohua Hu, Xiaohui Fang, Supeng Huang, Steven Laureys, Haibo Di

Open Access Study protocol

Protocol for promoting recovery optimization of walking activity in stroke (PROWALKS): a randomized controlled trial

Henry Wright, Tamara Wright, Ryan T. Pohlig, Scott E. Kasner, Jonathan Raser-Schramm, Darcy Reisman

Open Access Study protocol

ACUDIN – ACUpuncture and laser acupuncture for treatment of DIabetic peripheral Neuropathy: a randomized, placebo-controlled, partially double-blinded trial

Gesa Meyer-Hamme, Thomas Friedemann, Henry Johannes Greten, Rosemarie Plaetke, Christian Gerloff, Sven Schroeder

Open Access Research article

The cold pressor test in interictal migraine patients – different parasympathetic pupillary response indicates dysbalance of the cranial autonomic nervous system

Ozan E. Eren, Ruth Ruscheweyh, Christoph Schankin, Florian Schöberl, Andreas Straube

Open Access Case report

Idiopathic basal ganglia calcification associated with cerebral micro-infarcts: a case report

Takuma Nishimoto, Fumiaki Oka, Hideyuki Ishihara, Mizuya Shinoyama, Michiyasu Suzuki

Open Access Research article

Comparison of electroencephalographic changes in response to acute electrical and thermal stimuli with the tail flick and hot plate test in rats administered with opiorphin

Preet Singh, Kavitha Kongara, David Harding, Neil Ward, Venkata Sayoji Rao Dukkipati, Craig Johnson, Paul Chambers

Open Access Case report

Tacrolimus-induced parkinsonism in a patient after liver transplantation – case report

Karin Gmitterová, Michal Minár, Miroslav Žigrai, Zuzana Košutzká, Alice Kušnírová, Peter Valkovič

Open Access Case report

Why does my patient’s basilar artery continue to grow? A four-year case study of a patient with symptoms of vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia

Dao Pei Zhang, Yan Fang Peng, Qian Kun Ma, Min Zhao, Huai Liang Zhang, Suo Yin

Open Access Research article

Does burst-suppression achieve seizure control in refractory status epilepticus?

Kanitpong Phabphal, Suparat Chisurajinda, Thapanee Somboon, Kanjana Unwongse, Alan Geater

Open Access Research article

Dose effects of mycophenolate mofetil in Chinese patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders: a case series study

Yujuan Jiao, Lei Cui, Weihe Zhang, Chunyu Zhang, Yeqiong Zhang, Xin Zhang, Jinsong Jiao

Open Access Research article

Acquired modification of sphingosine-1-phosphate lyase activity is not related to adrenal insufficiency

Gulin Sunter, Ece Oge Enver, Azad Akbarzade, Serap Turan, Pinar Vatansever, Dilek Ince Gunal, Goncagul Haklar, Abdullah Bereket, Kadriye Agan, Tulay Guran

Open Access Research article

Predictors of post-stroke fever and infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Maja Wästfelt, Yang Cao, Jakob O. Ström

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Mediating effects of burden on quality of life for caregivers of first-time stroke patients discharged from the hospital within one year

Yu-Hsia Tsai, Meei-Fang Lou, Tsui-Hsia Feng, Tsung-Lan Chu, Ying-Jen Chen, Hsueh-Erh Liu

Open Access Research article

High resolution magnetic resonance imaging in pathogenesis diagnosis of single lenticulostriate infarction with nonstenotic middle cerebral artery, a retrospective study

Li-Li Sun, Zhong-Hao Li, Wen-Xiong Tang, Lei Liu, Fei-Yan Chang, Xue-Bin Zhang, Wei-Jie Ye, Shuo Lu, Zun-Jing Liu, Xian-Jin Zhu

Open Access Case report

Case of convulsive seizure developing during electroretinographic recordings: a case report

Yuko Hayashi, Gen Miura, Akiyuki Uzawa, Takayuki Baba, Shuichi Yamamoto

Open Access Case report

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease with Alzheimer pathology, presenting with status epilepticus following repeated partial seizures: a case report and literature review

Keita Miyake, Takashi Hara, Etsuko Oshima, Kiyohiro Kawada, Hideki Ishizu, Yuko Yamauchi, Katsuya Satoh, Tetsuyuki Kitamoto, Shintaro Takenoshita, Seishi Terada, Norihito Yamada

Open Access Case report

Case series of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in a third-level hospital in Quito

Germaine Eleanor Torres Herrán, Andrés Damián Ortega Herrera, Braulio Martinez Burbano, Marcos Serrano-Dueñas, María Angélica Ortiz Yepez, Raúl Alberto Barrera Madera, Luis Alfredo Masabanda Campaña, Guillermo David Baño Jiménez, Denny Maritza Santos Saltos, Edgar Patricio Correa Díaz

Open Access Research article

The behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia phenocopy syndrome is a distinct entity - evidence from a longitudinal study

E. Devenney, T. Swinn, E. Mioshi, M. Hornberger, K. E. Dawson, S. Mead, J. B. Rowe, J. R. Hodges

Open Access Research article

Platelet activation and aggregation after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

Pauline Perez, Anne-Claire Lukaszewicz, Stephanie Lenck, Rémy Nizard, Ludovic Drouet, Didier Payen

Open Access Research article

Ventriculoperitoneal shunts in non-HIV cryptococcal meningitis

Jia Liu, Zhuo-lin Chen, Min Li, Chuan Chen, Huan Yi, Li Xu, Feng Tan, Fu-hua Peng

Open Access Research article

Association between different acute stroke therapies and development of post stroke seizures

Jillian Naylor, Arthur Thevathasan, Leonid Churilov, Ruibing Guo, Yunyun Xiong, Miriam Koome, Ziyi Chen, Ziyuan Chen, Xinfeng Liu, Patrick Kwan, Bruce C. V. Campbell

Open Access Case report

A case of hyperparathyroidism-associated parkinsonism successfully treated with cinacalcet hydrochloride, a calcimimetic

Yuichiro Ohya, Masato Osaki, Shota Sakai, Shunsuke Kimura, Chiharu Yasuda, Tetsuro Ago, Takanari Kitazono, Shuji Arakawa

Open Access Study protocol

Cognition and bimanual performance in children with unilateral cerebral palsy: protocol for a multicentre, cross-sectional study

Brian Hoare, Michael Ditchfield, Megan Thorley, Margaret Wallen, Jenny Bracken, Adrienne Harvey, Catherine Elliott, Iona Novak, Ali Crichton

Open Access Case report

Atypical central retinal artery occlusion as the first presentation of POEMS syndrome: a case report

Panitha Jindahra, Charungthai Dejthevaporn, Pimjai Niparuck, Jariya Waisayarat, Piyaphon Cheecharoen, Thanatporn Threetong, Purit Petpiroon, Tharikarn Sujirakul, Anuchit Poonyathalang, Kavin Vanikieti

Open Access Research article

Differentiation of neuropsychological features between posterior cortical atrophy and early onset Alzheimer’s disease

Jieying Li, Liyong Wu, Yi Tang, Aihong Zhou, Fen Wang, Yi Xing, Jianping Jia

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A cross-sectional and longitudinal study evaluating brain volumes, RNFL, and cognitive functions in MS patients and healthy controls

Jessica Frau, Giuseppe Fenu, Alessio Signori, Giancarlo Coghe, Lorena Lorefice, Maria Antonietta Barracciu, Vincenzo Sechi, Federico Cabras, Mauro Badas, Maria Giovanna Marrosu, Eleonora Cocco

Open Access Study protocol

Parkinson’s Disease Diagnostic Observations (PADDO): study rationale and design of a prospective cohort study for early differentiation of parkinsonism

Anouke van Rumund, Marjolein B. Aerts, Rianne A. J. Esselink, Frederick J. A. Meijer, Marcel M. Verbeek, Bastiaan R. Bloem

Open Access Research article

Primary headaches in children and adolescents – experiences at a single headache center in Korea

Yun Jin Jeong, Yun Tae Lee, In Goo Lee, Ji Yoon Han

Open Access Case report

Hopkins syndrome following the first episode of bronchial asthma associated with enterovirus D68: a case report

Fumie Hayashi, Shintaro Hayashi, Dai Matsuse, Ryo Yamasaki, Keiji Yonekura, Jun-ichi Kira

Open Access Case report

Anti-ganglioside complex antibody profiles in a recurrent complicated case of GQ1b-seronegative miller fisher syndrome and Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis: a case report

Hiroto Ito, Yuki Hatanaka, Yuki Fukami, Yumiko Harada, Rei Kobayashi, Hisashi Okada, Ayumi Uchibori, Atsuro Chiba, Satoshi Okuda

Open Access Research article

Reduced gray matter volume and respiratory dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease: a voxel-based morphometry study

Sieh-Yang Lee, Meng-Hsiang Chen, Pi-Ling Chiang, Hsiu-Ling Chen, Kun-Hsien Chou, Yueh-Cheng Chen, Chiun-Chieh Yu, Nai-Wen Tsai, Shau-Hsuan Li, Cheng-Hsien Lu, Wei-Che Lin

Open Access Case report

A case report of multiple cervical artery dissection after peripheral type facial palsy and use of steroids

Sung eun Chung, Tae Hwan Yoon, Kyung Mi Lee, Hyug-Gi Kim, Bum Joon Kim

Open Access Case report

Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome: a case report

Anna Misyail Abdul Rashid, Mohamad Syafeeq Faeez Md Noh

Open Access Case report

Unusual presentation of a skull base mass lesion in sarcoidosis mimicking malignant neoplasm: a case report

Katsunori Shijo, Nobuhiro Moro, Mari Sasano, Mitsuru Watanabe, Hiroshi Yagasaki, Shori Takahashi, Taku Homma, Atsuo Yoshino

Open Access Research article

Hemoglobin concentration does not impact 3-month outcome following acute ischemic stroke

Kartavya Sharma, Daniel J. Johnson, Brenda Johnson, Steven M. Frank, Robert D. Stevens

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Prucalopride inhibits the glioma cells proliferation and induces autophagy via AKT-mTOR pathway

Hong Qiao, Yong-Bo Wang, Yu-Mei Gao, Li-Li Bi

Open Access Research article

Highly selective SGLT2 inhibitor dapagliflozin reduces seizure activity in pentylenetetrazol-induced murine model of epilepsy

Mumin Alper Erdogan, Dimas Yusuf, Joanna Christy, Volkan Solmaz, Arife Erdogan, Emin Taskiran, Oytun Erbas

Open Access Research article

Computer-assisted rehabilitation of attention in pediatric multiple sclerosis and ADHD patients: a pilot trial

Marta Simone, Rosa Gemma Viterbo, Lucia Margari, Pietro Iaffaldano

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Relationship between the geometry patterns of vertebrobasilar artery and atherosclerosis

Jin Yu, Shu Zhang, Ming-Li Li, Yi Ma, Yu-Ru Dong, Min Lou, Feng Feng, Shan Gao, Shi-Wen Wu, Wei-Hai Xu

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Case series of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in a third-level hospital in Quito

Germaine Eleanor Torres Herrán, Andrés Damián Ortega Heredia, Braulio Martinez Burbano, Marcos Serrano-Dueñas, María Angélica Ortiz Yepez, Raúl Alberto Barrera Madera, Luis Alfredo Masabanda Campaña, Guillermo David Baño Jiménez, Denny Maritza Santos Saltos, Edgar Patricio Correa Díaz

Open Access Case report

Wilson’s disease combined with systemic lupus erythematosus: a case report and literature review

Yun Zhang, Dongmei Wang, Wei Wei, Xuejun Zeng

Open Access Research article

Environmental exposures and the risk of multiple sclerosis in Saudi Arabia

Osama Al Wutayd, Ashri Gad Mohamed, Jameelah Saeedi, Hessa Al Otaibi, Mohammed Al Jumah

Open Access Research article

Features of branch occlusive disease-type intracranial atherosclerotic stroke in young patients

Zhang-Ning Zhao, Xiao-Lin Li, Jin-Zhi Liu, Zhi-Ming Jiang, Ai-Hua Wang

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Brain MRI morphometric analysis in Parkinson’s disease patients with sleep disturbances

Andrius Radziunas, Vytenis Pranas Deltuva, Arimantas Tamasauskas, Rymante Gleizniene, Aiste Pranckeviciene, Kestutis Petrikonis, Adomas Bunevicius

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Autoantibodies against neuronal surface proteins in spontaneous subarachnoid and intracerebral haemorrhage

Harald Hegen, Raimund Helbok, Mario Kofler, Bettina Pfausler, Alois Schiefecker, Erich Schmutzhard, Ronny Beer

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TDP-43 as a potential biomarker for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Vivek Majumder, Jenna M. Gregory, Marcelo A. Barria, Alison Green, Suvankar Pal

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Avoiding Catch-22: validating the PainDETECT in a population of patients with chronic pain

Hans Timmerman, André P. Wolff, Ewald M. Bronkhorst, Oliver H. G. Wilder-Smith, Marcel J. Schenkels, Nick T. van Dasselaar, Frank J. P. M. Huygen, Monique A. H. Steegers, Kris C. P. Vissers

Open Access Case report

Jaw tremor: a manifestation of vascular parkinsonism? - a case report

Thilini B. Udagedara, Inuka Kishara Gooneratne

Open Access Research article

Association of white matter hyperintensities with migraine features and prognosis

Hui Xie, Qiang Zhang, Kang Huo, Rui Liu, Zhi-Jie Jian, Yi-Tong Bian, Guo-Liang Li, Dan Zhu, Li-Hui Zhang, Jian Yang, Guo-Gang Luo

Open Access Research article

Migraine-related disability and co-morbid depression among migraineurs in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Biniyam Alemayehu Ayele, Yared Mamushet Yifru

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Clinical characteristics and short-term prognosis of LGI1 antibody encephalitis: a retrospective case study

Weishuai Li, Si Wu, Qingping Meng, Xiaotian Zhang, Yang Guo, Lin Cong, Shuyan Cong, Dongming Zheng

Open Access Case report

Immunoglobulin-induced aseptic meningitis: a case report

Luísa Graça, Joana Alves, João Nuak, António Sarmento

Open Access Research article

Can the health related quality of life measure QOLIBRI- overall scale (OS) be of use after stroke? A validation study

Guri Heiberg, Synne Garder Pedersen, Oddgeir Friborg, Jørgen Feldbæk Nielsen, Henriette Stabel Holm, Nicole Steinbüchel von, Cathrine Arntzen, Audny Anke

Open Access Case report

Next generation sequencing technologies for a successful diagnosis in a cold case of Leigh syndrome

Paolo Aretini, Chiara Maria Mazzanti, Marco La Ferla, Sara Franceschi, Francesca Lessi, Veronica De Gregorio, Claudia Nesti, Angelo Valetto, Veronica Bertini, Benedetta Toschi, Roberta Battini, Maria Adelaide Caligo

Open Access Case report

Ictal asystole: a case presentation

Nirmeen Kishk, Amani Nawito, Ahmed El-Damaty, Amany Ragab

Open Access Research article

Feasibility trial of an early therapy in perinatal stroke (eTIPS)

Anna Purna Basu, Janice Pearse, Rose Watson, Pat Dulson, Jessica Baggaley, Blythe Wright, Denise Howel, Luke Vale, Dipayan Mitra, Nick Embleton, Tim Rapley

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Shanghai cognitive intervention of mild cognitive impairment for delaying progress with longitudinal evaluation-a prospective, randomized controlled study (SIMPLE): rationale, design, and methodology

Yiqi Lin, Binyin Li, Huidong Tang, Qun Xu, Yuncheng Wu, Qi Cheng, Chunbo Li, Shifu Xiao, Lu Shen, Weiguo Tang, Hui Yu, Naying He, Huawei Lin, Fuhua Yan, Wenwei Cao, Shilin Yang, Ye Liu, Wei Zhao, Dong Lu, Bin Jiao, Xuewen Xiao, Lin Zhou, Shengdi Chen

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Effect of botulinum toxin injection on length and force of the rectus femoris and triceps surae muscles during locomotion in patients with chronic hemiparesis (FOLOTOX)

Anthony Supiot, Maxime Geiger, Djamel Bensmail, Phillippe Aegerter, Didier Pradon, Nicolas Roche

Open Access Research article

Interactive effect of acute and chronic glycemic indexes for severity in acute ischemic stroke patients

Keon-Joo Lee, Ji Sung Lee, Keun-Hwa Jung

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Altered levels of circulating insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) following ischemic stroke are associated with outcome - a prospective observational study

N. David Åberg, Daniel Åberg, Katarina Jood, Michael Nilsson, Christian Blomstrand, H. Georg Kuhn, Johan Svensson, Christina Jern, Jörgen Isgaard

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Results of a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, crossover trial of melatonin for treatment of Nocturia in adults with multiple sclerosis (MeNiMS)

Marcus J. Drake, Luke Canham, Nikki Cotterill, Debbie Delgado, Jenny Homewood, Kirsty Inglis, Lyndsey Johnson, Mary C. Kisanga, Denise Owen, Paul White, David Cottrell

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Evaluation of patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis using tract-based spatial statistics analysis: diffusion kurtosis imaging

Hai Qing Li, Bo Yin, Chao Quan, Dao Ying Geng, Hai Yu, Yi Fang Bao, Jun Liu, Yu Xin Li

Open Access Case report

[18F]THK-5351 PET imaging in early-stage semantic variant primary progressive aphasia: a report of two cases and a literature review

Ryota Kobayashi, Hiroshi Hayashi, Shinobu Kawakatsu, Aiko Ishiki, Nobuyuki Okamura, Hiroyuki Arai, Koichi Otani

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Electroclinical characteristics of seizures arising from the precuneus based on stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG)

Yanfeng Yang, Haixiang Wang, Wenjing Zhou, Tianyi Qian, Wei Sun, Guoguang Zhao

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The Swiss Multiple Sclerosis Registry (SMSR): study protocol of a participatory, nationwide registry to promote epidemiological and patient-centered MS research

Nina Steinemann, Jens Kuhle, Pasquale Calabrese, Jürg Kesselring, Giulio Disanto, Doron Merkler, Caroline Pot, Vladeta Ajdacic-Gross, Stephanie Rodgers, Milo Alan Puhan, Viktor von Wyl, Bernd Anderseck, Pasquale Calabrese, Andrew Chan, Giulio Disanto, Britta Engelhardt, Claudio Gobbi, Roger Häussler, Christian P. Kamm, Susanne Kägi, Jürg Kesselring, Jens Kuhle, Roland Kurmann, Christoph Lotter, Kurt Luyckx, Doron Merkler, Patricia Monin, Stephanie Müller, Krassen Nedeltchev, Caroline Pot, Milo A. Puhan, Irene Rapold, Anke Salmen, Sven Schippling, Claude Vaney, Viktor von Wyl

Open Access Case report

Myalgia caused by chronic myositis associated with plasmacytosis: a case report

Taku Hatano, Masashi Takanashi, Hitoshi Tsuchihashi, Shin-Ichi Ueno, Arisa Hayashida, Yutaka Tsukune, Kazuaki Kanai, Yasushi Shimo, Nobutaka Hattori

Open Access Case report

CIDP, myasthenia gravis, and membranous glomerulonephritis – three autoimmune disorders in one patient: a case report

Saskia Bolz, Andreas Totzeck, Kerstin Amann, Mark Stettner, Christoph Kleinschnitz, Tim Hagenacker

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Wearables for gait and balance assessment in the neurological ward - study design and first results of a prospective cross-sectional feasibility study with 384 inpatients

Felix P. Bernhard, Jennifer Sartor, Kristina Bettecken, Markus A. Hobert, Carina Arnold, Yvonne G. Weber, Sven Poli, Nils G. Margraf, Christian Schlenstedt, Clint Hansen, Walter Maetzler

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Planning for an uncertain future in progressive neurological disease: a qualitative study of patient and family decision-making with a focus on eating and drinking

Gemma Clarke, Elizabeth Fistein, Anthony Holland, Jake Tobin, Sam Barclay, Stephen Barclay

Open Access Case report

Phenotypic variability of Niemann-Pick disease type C including a case with clinically pure schizophrenia: a case report

Tomoya Kawazoe, Toshiyuki Yamamoto, Aya Narita, Kousaku Ohno, Kaori Adachi, Eiji Nanba, Atsuko Noguchi, Tsutomu Takahashi, Masamitsu Maekawa, Yoshikatsu Eto, Masafumi Ogawa, Miho Murata, Yuji Takahashi

Open Access Research article

The clinical prognostic significance of hs-cTnT elevation in patients with acute ischemic stroke

Lanying He, Jian Wang, Weiwei Dong

Open Access Case report

“Recurrent multiple cerebral infarctions related to the progression of adenomyosis: a case report”

Yasuhiro Aso, Ryo Chikazawa, Yuki Kimura, Noriyuki Kimura, Etsuro Matsubara

Open Access Case report

Reversible reddish skin color change in a patient with compressive radial neuropathy

Jong Hyeon Ahn, Dae Joong Kim, Jung-Joon Sung, Yoon-Ho Hong, Suk-Won Ahn, Jeong Jin Park, Byung-Nam Yoon

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A retrospective case series of segmental zoster paresis of limbs: clinical, electrophysiological and imaging characteristics

Ying Liu, Bing-Yun Wu, Zhen-Shen Ma, Juan-Juan Xu, Bing Yang, Heng Li, Rui-Sheng Duan

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Current approaches for the management of Parkinson’s disease in Chinese hospitals: a cross-sectional survey

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