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BMC Neurology

Ausgabe 1/2019

Inhalt (342 Artikel)

Open Access Research article

Quantitative clinical and autoimmune assessments in stiff person syndrome: evidence for a progressive disorder

Goran Rakocevic, Harry Alexopoulos, Marinos C. Dalakas

Open Access Research article

Stroke risk after transient ischemic attack in a Norwegian prospective cohort

Fredrik Ildstad, Hanne Ellekjær, Torgeir Wethal, Stian Lydersen, Janne Kutschera Sund, Hild Fjærtoft, Stephan Schüler, Jens Wilhelm Horn, Geir Bråthen, Ann-Grete Midtsæther, Åse Hagen Morsund, Marja-Liisa Lillebø, Yngve Müller Seljeseth, Bent Indredavik

Open Access Research article

Gout and the risk of Parkinson’s disease in older adults: a study of U.S. Medicare data

Jasvinder A. Singh, John D. Cleveland

Open Access Research article

A randomized placebo-controlled trial of delayed-release dimethyl fumarate in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis from East Asia and other countries

Takahiko Saida, Takashi Yamamura, Takayuki Kondo, Jang Yun, Minhua Yang, Jie Li, Lalitha Mahadavan, Bing Zhu, Sarah I. Sheikh

Open Access Research article

Noninvasive molecular diagnosis of craniopharyngioma with MRI-based radiomics approach

Xi Chen, Yusheng Tong, Zhifeng Shi, Hong Chen, Zhong Yang, Yuanyuan Wang, Liang Chen, Jinhua Yu

Open Access Research article

Does all single infarction have lower risk of stroke recurrence than multiple infarctions in minor stroke?

Guangyao Wang, Jing Jing, Yuesong Pan, Xia Meng, Xingquan Zhao, Liping Liu, Hao Li, David Wang, Yongjun Wang, Yilong Wang, Yongjun Wang, S. Claiborne Johnston, Yilong Wang, Xingquan Zhao, Zhimin Wang, Haiqin Xia, Guiru Zhang, Xudong Ren, Chunling Ji, Guohua Zhang, Jianhua Li, Bohua Lu, Liping Wang, Shutao Feng, Dali Wang, Weiguo Tang, Juntao Li, Hongtian Zhang, Guanglai Li, Baojun Wang, Yuhua Chen, Ying Lian, Bin Liu, Junfang Teng, Rubo Sui, Lejun Li, Zhiling Yuan, Dawei Zang, Zuneng Lu, Li Sun, Dong Wang, Liying Hou, Dongcai Yuan, Yongliang Cao, Hui Li, Xiuge Tan, Huicong Wang, Haisong Du, Mingyi Liu, Suping Wang, Qiuwu Liu, Zhong Zhang, Qifu Cui, Runqing Wang, Jialin Zhao, Jiewen Zhang, Jianping Zhao, Qi Bi, Xiyou Qi, Junyan Liu, Changxin Li, Ling Li, Xiaoping Pan, Junling Zhang, Derang Jiao, Zhao Han, Dawei Qian, Jin Xiao, Yan Xing, Huishan Du, Guang Huang, Yongqiang Cui, Yan Li, Lianyuan Feng, Lianbo Gao, Bo Xiao, Yibin Cao, Yiping Wu, Jinfeng Liu, Zhiming Zhang, Zhengxie Dong, Limin Wang, Li He, Xinchen Wang, Xueying Guo, Ming Wang, Xiaosha Wang, Jiandong Jiang, Renliang Zhao, Shengnian Zhou, Hao Hu, Maolin He, Fengchun Yu, Quping Ouyang, Jingbo Zhang, Anding Xu, Xiaokun Qi, Lei Wang, Fuming Shi, Fuqiang Guo, Jianfeng Wang, Fengli Zhao, Ronghua Dou, Dongning Wei, Qingwei Meng, Yilu Xia, Shimin Wang, Zhangcang Xue, Yuming Xu, Liping Ma, Chun Wang, Jiang Wu, Yifeng Du, Yinzhou Wang, Lijun Xiao, Fucong Song, Wenli Hu, Zhigang Chen, Qingrui Liu, Jiemin Zhang, Mei Chen, Xiaodong Yuan, Zhihui Liu, Guozhong Li, Xiaohong Li, Tingchen Tian

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Time spent lying, sitting, and upright during hospitalization after stroke: a prospective observation study

Ole Petter Norvang, Anne Hokstad, Kristin Taraldsen, Xiangchun Tan, Stian Lydersen, Bent Indredavik, Torunn Askim

Open Access Case report

Spinocerebellar ataxia type 31 associated with REM sleep behavior disorder: a case report

Kazumasa Shindo, Tohko Sato, Hiroaki Murata, Yuta Ichinose, Takanori Hata, Yoshihisa Takiyama

Open Access Research article

Epidemiology of non-traumatic spinal cord injury in Uganda: a single center, prospective study with MRI evaluation

Abdu K. Musubire, David B. Meya, Elly T. Katabira, Ana Claire L. Meyer, Paul R. Bohjanen, David R. Boulware, Frank Minja

Open Access Research article

Futile reperfusion and predicted therapeutic benefits after successful endovascular treatment according to initial stroke severity

Sang-Hwa Lee, Beom Joon Kim, Moon-Ku Han, Tai Hwan Park, Kyung Bok Lee, Byung-Chul Lee, Kyung-Ho Yu, Mi Sun Oh, Jae Kwan Cha, Dae-Hyun Kim, Hyun-Wook Nah, Jun Lee, Soo Joo Lee, Jae Guk Kim, Jong-Moo Park, Kyusik Kang, Yong-Jin Cho, Keun-Sik Hong, Hong-Kyun Park, Jay Chol Choi, Joon-Tae Kim, Kangho Choi, Dong-Eog Kim, Wi-Sun Ryu, Wook-Joo Kim, Dong-Ick Shin, Minju Yeo, Sung-Il Sohn, Jeong-Ho Hong, Juneyoung Lee, Ji Sung Lee, Pooja Khatri, Hee-Joon Bae

Open Access Research article

Role of t-PA and PAI-1 variants in temporal lobe epilepsy in Chinese Han population

Wenxiu Han, Pei Jiang, Yujin Guo, Pengfei Xu, Ruili Dang, Gongying Li, Xin He, Dehua Liao, Genquan Yan

Open Access Case report

Acute alcohol intoxication may cause delay in stroke treatment – case reports

Tamas Arokszallasi, Eszter Balogh, Laszlo Csiba, Istvan Fekete, Klara Fekete, Laszlo Olah

Open Access Research article

One-year versus five-year hospital readmission after ischemic stroke and TIA

Anna Therese Bjerkreim, Halvor Naess, Andrej Netland Khanevski, Lars Thomassen, Ulrike Waje-Andreassen, Nicola Logallo

Open Access Research article

Association between autonomic dysfunction and olfactory dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease in southern Chinese

Xin-Yi Wang, Ying-Ying Han, Gang Li, Bei Zhang

Open Access Research article

Patterns of traumatic brain injury and six-month neuropsychological outcomes in Uganda

Paul Bangirana, Bruno Giordani, Olive Kobusingye, Letisia Murungyi, Charles Mock, Chandy C. John, Richard Idro

Open Access Study protocol

Ambroxol as a novel disease-modifying treatment for Parkinson’s disease dementia: protocol for a single-centre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

C. R. A. Silveira, J. MacKinley, K. Coleman, Z. Li, E. Finger, R. Bartha, S. A. Morrow, J. Wells, M. Borrie, R. G. Tirona, C. A. Rupar, G. Zou, R. A. Hegele, D. Mahuran, P. MacDonald, M. E. Jenkins, M. Jog, S. H. Pasternak

Open Access Research article

Assessment of fatigability in patients with spinal muscular atrophy: development and content validity of a set of endurance tests

Bart Bartels, Laura E. Habets, Marloes Stam, Renske I. Wadman, Camiel A. Wijngaarde, Marja A. G. C. Schoenmakers, Tim Takken, Erik H.J. Hulzebos, W. Ludo van der Pol, Janke F. de Groot

Open Access Research article

The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte and monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratios are independently associated with neurological disability and brain atrophy in multiple sclerosis

Christopher C. Hemond, Bonnie I. Glanz, Rohit Bakshi, Tanuja Chitnis, Brian C. Healy

Open Access Study protocol

Optimizing early enteral nutrition in severe stroke (OPENS): protocol for a multicentre randomized controlled trial

Fang Yuan, Fang Yang, Wei Zhang, Yi Jia, Yaling Ma, Yongcai Qu, Xinglai Wang, Kang Huo, Chengkai Wang, Xiangjun Yuan, Chaohui Song, Bei Zhang, Wen Jiang

Open Access Research article

Stroke prevention in patients with acute ischemic stroke and atrial fibrillation in Germany - a cross sectional survey

Alexander Wutzler, Christos Krogias, Anna Grau, Roland Veltkamp, Peter U. Heuschmann, Karl Georg Haeusler

Open Access Case report

Mixed cerebrovascular disease in an elderly patient with mixed vascular risk factors: a case report

Dian He, YunLi Yu, Shan Wu, ShuFen Tian, Hui Yu, Shu Xu, Lan Chu

Open Access Research article

Autism, spectrum or clusters? An EEG coherence study

Frank H. Duffy, Heidelise Als

Open Access Case report

A case of surgically-associated anti GQ1b antibody syndrome accompanied by saccadic ping pong gaze

Jingzhe Han, Yanan Xie, Haiyan Yan, Yuecheng Cao, HongmeiWang, Duanhua Cao

Open Access Research article

Promoting faster pathways to surgery: a clinical audit of patients with refractory epilepsy

Virginia Mumford, Frances Rapport, Patti Shih, Rebecca Mitchell, Andrew Bleasel, Armin Nikpour, Geoffrey Herkes, Amy MacRae, Melissa Bartley, Sanjyot Vagholkar, Jeffrey Braithwaite

Open Access Research article

Establishment and utility assessment of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome early warning scoring (PEWS) scale establishment and utility assessment of PEWS scale

Li-Ping Zou, Li-Ying Liu, Hui Li, Yang-Yang Wang, Ying Liu, Jing Chen, Lin-Yan Hu, Meng-Jia Liu, Meng-Na Zhang, Qian Lu, Shu-Fang Ma

Open Access Case report

COL6A1 mutation leading to Bethlem myopathy with recurrent hematuria: a case report

Mengxin Bao, Fei Mao, Zhangning Zhao, Gaoting Ma, Guangjun Xu, Wenjuan Xu, Huan Chen, Meijia Zhu

Open Access Research article

Treatment patterns and burden of behavioral disturbances in patients with dementia in the United States: a claims database analysis

Myrlene Sanon Aigbogun, Robert Stellhorn, Ann Hartry, Ross A. Baker, Howard Fillit

Open Access Case report

Progressive stenosis and radiological findings of vasculitis over the entire internal carotid artery in moyamoya vasculopathy associated with graves’ disease: a case report and review of the literature

Hiroto Ito, Syunsuke Yokoi, Kinya Yokoyama, Takumi Asai, Kenji Uda, Yoshio Araki, Syuntaro Takasu, Rei Kobayashi, Hisashi Okada, Satoshi Okuda

Open Access Study protocol

Doxycycline for the treatment of nodding syndrome (DONS); the study protocol of a phase II randomised controlled trial

Richard Idro, Ronald Anguzu, Rodney Ogwang, Pamela Akun, Catherine Abbo, Amos Deogratius Mwaka, Bernard Opar, Phyellister Nakamya, Mark Taylor, Alison Elliott, Angela Vincent, Charles Newton, Kevin Marsh

Open Access Research article

Effectiveness of rituximab in neuromyelitis optica: a meta-analysis

Fulin Gao, Bingyan Chai, Cheng Gu, Ruipeng Wu, Tong Dong, Yuping Yao, Yi Zhang

Open Access Study protocol

Influence of different rehabilitative aerobic exercise programs on (anti-) inflammatory immune signalling, cognitive and functional capacity in persons with MS – study protocol of a randomized controlled trial

Niklas Joisten, Annette Rademacher, Wilhelm Bloch, Alexander Schenk, Max Oberste, Ulrik Dalgas, Dawn Langdon, Daniel Caminada, Mette-Triin Purde, Roman Gonzenbach, Jan Kool, Philipp Zimmer, Jens Bansi

Open Access Case report

The therapeutic value of cerebrospinal fluid ctDNA detection by next-generation sequencing for meningeal carcinomatosis: a case report

Xiaosu Guo, Junzhao Cui, Yue Zhao, Weixin Han, Yueli Zou, Ruiping Gao, Qing Li, Xiaoqing Li, Junying He, Hui Bu

Open Access Study protocol

Guided Self-rehabilitation Contract vs conventional therapy in chronic stroke-induced hemiparesis: NEURORESTORE, a multicenter randomized controlled trial

Jean-Michel Gracies, Maud Pradines, Mouna Ghédira, Catherine-Marie Loche, Valentina Mardale, Catherine Hennegrave, Caroline Gault-Colas, Etienne Audureau, Emilie Hutin, Marjolaine Baude, Nicolas Bayle, Jean-Michel Gracies, Alain Yelnik, Patrick Dehail, Philippe Marque, François Boyer, Pascal Giraux, Leila Tlili, Marylène Jousse, Xavier De Boissezon, Gaël Belassian, Paul Gassie, Alice Aguirre, Diego Agueros, Diane Rimaud, Mohamed Tarri

Open Access Research article

Effect of early supported discharge after stroke on patient reported outcome based on the Swedish Riksstroke registry

Anna Bråndal, Marie Eriksson, Eva-Lotta Glader, Per Wester

Open Access Case report

GABAB receptor encephalitis in a patient diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Heike Schumacher, Thomas Meyer, Harald Prüss

Open Access Research article

Pyramidal system involvement in progressive supranuclear palsy – a clinicopathological correlation

Zuzana Stejskalova, Zdenek Rohan, Robert Rusina, Adam Tesar, Jaromir Kukal, Gabor G. Kovacs, Ales Bartos, Radoslav Matej

Open Access Case report

Isolated subdural hematoma secondary to Dural arteriovenous fistula: a case report and literature review

Guichen Li, Yang Zhang, Jinchuan Zhao, Xiaobo Zhu, Jinlu Yu, Kun Hou

Open Access Research article

Perceived fatigue in myotonic dystrophy type 1: a case-control study

Stefan Winblad, Christopher Lindberg

Open Access Case report

Irreversible fatal contrast-induced encephalopathy: a case report

Wei Zhao, Jinping Zhang, Yun Song, Lili Sun, Meimei Zheng, Hao Yin, Jun Zhang, Wei Wang, Ju Han

Open Access Research article

Restless legs syndrome in end stage renal disease patients undergoing hemodialysis

Xiao-Wei Lin, Jun-Fang Zhang, Meng-Yao Qiu, Ling-Yan Ni, Hong-Lei Yu, Sheng-Han Kuo, William G. Ondo, Qing Yu, Yun-Cheng Wu

Open Access Research article

Motor cortex stimulation: a systematic literature-based analysis of effectiveness and case series experience

Jia-Jie Mo, Wen-Han Hu, Chao Zhang, Xiu Wang, Chang Liu, Bao-Tian Zhao, Jun-Jian Zhou, Kai Zhang

Open Access Case report

A case of methylprednisolone treatment for metronidazole-induced encephalopathy

Li Li, Xiaogang Tang, Wenlei Li, Seng Liang, Qing Zhu, Minghua Wu

Open Access Research article

Characterizing advanced Parkinson’s disease: OBSERVE-PD observational study results of 2615 patients

Alfonso Fasano, Victor S. C. Fung, Leonardo Lopiano, Bulent Elibol, Irina G. Smolentseva, Klaus Seppi, Annamária Takáts, Koray Onuk, Juan Carlos Parra, Lars Bergmann, Kavita Sail, Yash Jalundhwala, Zvezdan Pirtosek

Open Access Case report

Monitoring treatment of Taenia solium- neurocysticercosis by detection of circulating antigens: a case report

Richar Rodríguez-Hidalgo, Arturo Carpio, Erwin Van den Enden, Washington Benítez-Ortiz

Open Access Research article

Global assessment of migraine severity measure: preliminary evidence of construct validity

Tolulope T. Sajobi, Farnaz Amoozegar, Meng Wang, Natalie Wiebe, Kirsten M. Fiest, Scott B. Patten, Nathalie Jette

Open Access Research article

The prognostic value of total T3 after acute cerebral infarction is age-dependent: a retrospective study on 768 patients

Lei-Qing Li, Xiao-Yan Xu, Wen-Yu Li, Xing-Yue Hu, Wen Lv

Open Access Research article

Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the MMSE and MoCA questionnaires in Tanzanian Swahili for a traumatic brain injury population

Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Leonardo Pestillo de Oliveira, Temitope Gafaar, Michael M. Haglund, Mark Mvungi, Blandina Theophil Mmbaga, Catherine A. Staton

Open Access Case report

Case report: an area postrema syndrome revealing a neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder associated with central nervous system tuberculosis in a young Togolese (black African) woman

Kossivi Apetse, Josué Euberma Diatewa, Jean Joel Dongmo Tajeuna, Yaovi Mawuéna Dansou, Rolph Bakoudissa, Kokouvi Panabalo Waklatsi, Damelan Kombate, Komi Assogba, Agnon A. Koffi Balogou

Open Access Case report

Primary brain amyloidoma, both a neoplastic and a neurodegenerative disease: a case report

Mario Löhr, Almuth F. Kessler, Camelia-Maria Monoranu, Jens Grosche, Thomas Linsenmann, Ralf-Ingo Ernestus, Wolfgang Härtig

Open Access Research article

A novel PDGFRB sequence variant in a family with a mild form of primary familial brain calcification: a case report and a review of the literature

Stine Westergaard Mathorne, Kristina Sørensen, Christina Fagerberg, Matthias Bode, Jens Michael Hertz

Open Access Study protocol

Michigan Neural Distinctiveness (MiND) study protocol: investigating the scope, causes, and consequences of age-related neural dedifferentiation

Holly Gagnon, Molly Simmonite, Kaitlin Cassady, Jordan Chamberlain, Erin Freiburger, Poortata Lalwani, Shannon Kelley, Bradley Foerster, Denise C. Park, Myria Petrou, Rachael D. Seidler, Stephan F. Taylor, Daniel H. Weissman, Thad A. Polk

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Diffusion tensor imaging for assessment of microstructural changes associate with treatment outcome at one-year after radiofrequency Rhizotomy in trigeminal neuralgia

Shu-Tian Chen, Jen-Tsung Yang, Hsu-Huei Weng, Hsueh-Lin Wang, Mei-Yu Yeh, Yuan-Hsiung Tsai

Open Access Research article

Effects of the blood urea nitrogen to creatinine ratio on haemorrhagic transformation in AIS patients with diabetes mellitus

Linghui Deng, Shi Qiu, Changyi Wang, Haiyang Bian, Lu Wang, Yuxiao Li, Bo Wu, Ming Liu

Open Access Research article

Optimal management after paediatric lumbar puncture: a randomized controlled trial

Bing Hu, Tian-ming Chen, Bing Liu, Wei Chi, Yi-qing Miao, Xiao-lu Nie, Xiao-xia Peng, Gang Liu

Open Access Research article

Stent-retriever assisted vacuum-locked extraction (SAVE) versus a direct aspiration first pass technique (ADAPT) for acute stroke: data from the real-world

Alex Brehm, Volker Maus, Ioannis Tsogkas, Ruben Colla, Amélie Carolina Hesse, Roland Gerard Gera, Marios-Nikos Psychogios

Open Access Research article

A biomechanical study of gait initiation in Down syndrome

Carolina Corsi, Veronica Cimolin, Paolo Capodaglio, Claudia Condoluci, Manuela Galli

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Association of the MMP-9 polymorphism and ischemic stroke risk in southern Chinese Han population

Ning Gao, Tie Guo, Han Luo, Guolong Tu, Fanglin Niu, Mengdan Yan, Ying Xia

Open Access Research article

Outcome prediction in disorders of consciousness: the role of coma recovery scale revised

Lucia Francesca Lucca, Danilo Lofaro, Loris Pignolo, Elio Leto, Maria Ursino, Maria Daniela Cortese, Domenico Conforti, Paolo Tonin, Antonio Cerasa

Open Access Research article

Intermittent theta burst stimulation enhances upper limb motor function in patients with chronic stroke: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Yu-Jen Chen, Ying-Zu Huang, Chung-Yao Chen, Chia-Ling Chen, Hsieh-Ching Chen, Ching-Yi Wu, Keh-Chung Lin, Tzu-ling Chang

Open Access Research article

Altered structural and causal connectivity in frontal lobe epilepsy

Benjamin Klugah-Brown, Cheng Luo, Rui Peng, Hui He, Jianfu Li, Li Dong, Dezhong Yao

Open Access Research article

Exploring the Parkinson patients’ perspective on home-based video recording for movement analysis: a qualitative study

N. M. de Vries, K. Smilowska, J. Hummelink, B. Abramiuc, M. M. van Gilst, B. R. Bloem, P. H. N. de With, S. Overeem

Open Access Research article

Interstitial pneumonia and other adverse events in riluzole-administered amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients: a retrospective observational study

Aya Inoue-Shibui, Masaaki Kato, Naoki Suzuki, Junpei Kobayashi, Yoshiki Takai, Rumiko Izumi, Yuuko Kawauchi, Hiroshi Kuroda, Hitoshi Warita, Masashi Aoki

Open Access Research article

The impact of attack frequency and duration on neurocognitive processing in migraine sufferers: evidence from event-related potentials using a modified oddball paradigm

Yunliang Guo, Qiang Tian, Song Xu, Mimi Han, Yue Sun, Yan Hong, Xunyao Hou, Xueping Liu

Open Access Case report

Intimal flap detected by three-dimensional curved multiplanar reconstruction image in isolated posterior inferior cerebellar artery dissection: a report of two cases

Yong Soo Cho, Pahn Kyu Choi, Hyun Ju Seon, Dong Hun Kim, Byoung-Soo Shin, Hyun Goo Kang

Open Access Case report

Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the colon presenting as acute meningitis

Julie R. Bloom, Arlen Brickman, Fan J. Yang, Ji-Weon Park, Jonathan Cheponis

Open Access Case report

Tapping-lips aggravated interictal bilateral discharges in EEG in the patients with Rett syndrome: a case report

Xiaoqing Luo, Cheng Li, Xiaolu Wang, Xiaoli Yu, Jun Jiang

Open Access Case report

18F-FDG PET/CT: an unexpected case of Huntington’s disease

Sebastian Michels, Hans-Georg Buchholz, Florian Rosar, Isabel Heinrich, Manuela A. Hoffmann, Susann Schweiger, Oliver Tüscher, Mathias Schreckenberger

Open Access Research article

Use of whole body vibration therapy in individuals with moderate severity of cerebral palsy- a feasibility study

Tamis W. Pin, Penelope B. Butler, Sheila Purves

Open Access Research article

Predictive factors of neurologic deterioration in patients with spontaneous cerebellar hemorrhage: a retrospective analysis

Yu-Ni Ho, Shih-Yuan Hsu, Yu-Tsai Lin, Fu-Chang Cheng, Yu-Jun Lin, Nai-Wen Tsai, Cheng-Hsien Lu, Hung-Chen Wang

Open Access Research article

Effect of warfarin versus aspirin on blood viscosity in cardioembolic stroke with atrial fibrillation: a prospective clinical trial

Chan-Hyuk Lee, Keun-Hwa Jung, Daniel J. Cho, Seul-Ki Jeong

Open Access Research article

Variability and trends in corticosteroid use by male United States participants with Duchenne muscular dystrophy in the Duchenne Registry

Leslie Cowen, Maria Mancini, Ann Martin, Ann Lucas, Joanne M. Donovan

Open Access Research article

Characteristics of neurological Wilson’s disease with corpus callosum abnormalities

Zhi-Hua Zhou, Yun-Fan Wu, Jin Cao, Ji-Yuan Hu, Yong-Zhu Han, Ming-Fan Hong, Gong-Qiang Wang, Shu-Hu Liu, Xue-Min Wang

Open Access Research article

A systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions to increase stroke thrombolysis

Mollie McDermott, Lesli E. Skolarus, James F. Burke

Open Access Case report

Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy comorbid with Sturge-Weber syndrome: a case report

Li Deng, Dongmei Wang, Ni Ruan, Ping Fu

Open Access Research article

Peripheral vascular responses to acetylcholine as a predictive tool for response to cholinesterase inhibitors in Alzheimer’s disease

Peter J. Connelly, Fiona Adams, Ziad I. Tayar, Faisel Khan

Open Access Case report

Diagnosis of central nervous system lymphoma via cerebrospinal fluid cytology: a case report

Hui Zhao, Miao Ma, Limin Zhang, Guanghui Zheng, Hong Lv, Jie Liu, Xiao Li, Bei Song, Guojun Zhang

Open Access Case report

Diagnosis of adult-onset MELAS syndrome in a 63-year-old patient with suspected recurrent strokes – a case report

Tim Sinnecker, Michaela Andelova, Michael Mayr, Stephan Rüegg, Michael Sinnreich, Juergen Hench, Stephan Frank, André Schaller, Christoph Stippich, Jens Wuerfel, Leo H. Bonati

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Identification of gene mutations in patients with primary periodic paralysis using targeted next-generation sequencing

Sushan Luo, Minjie Xu, Jian Sun, Kai Qiao, Jie Song, Shuang Cai, Wenhua Zhu, Lei Zhou, Jianying Xi, Jiahong Lu, Xiaohua Ni, Tonghai Dou, Chongbo Zhao

Open Access Case report

Relapsing optic neuritis and meningoencephalitis in a child: case report of delayed diagnosis of MOG-IgG syndrome

Xiaonan Zhong, Yanyu Chang, Sha Tan, Jingqi Wang, Xiaobo Sun, Aimin Wu, Lisheng Peng, Alexander Y. Lau, Allan G. Kermode, Wei Qiu

Open Access Case report

Atypical frontal lobe seizure as the first manifestation of gall-bladder cancer: a case report

Shweta Pandey, Ravindra Kumar Garg, Hardeep Singh Malhotra, Ravi Uniyal, Neeraj Kumar

Open Access Study protocol

Efficacy of botulinum toxin in modifying spasticity to improve walking and quality of life in post-stroke lower limb spasticity - a randomized double-blind placebo controlled study

Anupam Datta Gupta, Renuka Visvanathan, Ian Cameron, Simon A. Koblar, Stuart Howell, David Wilson

Open Access Case report

Cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation: a case report presenting with a rare variant in SORL1 gene

Yanjiao Du, Chao Liu, Congmin Ma, Xiaohui Xu, Xufeng Zhou, Haitao Zhou, Chao Huang

Open Access Research article

IL1B polymorphism is associated with essential tremor in Chinese population

Jie Chen, Pei Huang, Yachao He, Junyi Shen, Juanjuan Du, Shishuang Cui, Shengdi Chen, Jianfang Ma

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Small obliquely oriented cortical cerebellar infarctions are associated with cardioembolic stroke

Adrien Ter Schiphorst, Lavinia Tatu, Vincent Thijs, Christophe Demattei, Eric Thouvenot, Dimitri Renard

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Barriers and facilitators to diagnosing and managing apathy in Parkinson’s disease: a qualitative study

Bria Mele, Zahra Goodarzi, Heather M. Hanson, Jayna Holroyd-Leduc

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The development and feasibility of treadmill-induced fall recovery training applied to individuals with chronic stroke

Jamie Pigman, Darcy S. Reisman, Ryan T. Pohlig, Tamara R. Wright, Jeremy R. Crenshaw

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Intravenous fibrinolysis plus endovascular thrombectomy versus direct endovascular thrombectomy for anterior circulation acute ischemic stroke: clinical and infarct volume results

Massimo Gamba, Nicola Gilberti, Enrico Premi, Angelo Costa, Michele Frigerio, Dikran Mardighian, Veronica Vergani, Raffaella Spezi, Ilenia Delrio, Andrea Morotti, Loris Poli, Valeria De Giuli, Filomena Caria, Alessandro Pezzini, Roberto Gasparotti, Alessandro Padovani, Mauro Magoni

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Nutritional counseling with or without mobile health technology: a randomized open-label standard-of-care-controlled trial in ALS

Anne Marie Wills, Jamie Garry, Jane Hubbard, Taylor Mezoian, Christopher T. Breen, Courtney Ortiz-Miller, Paige Nalipinski, Stacey Sullivan, James D. Berry, Merit Cudkowicz, Sabrina Paganoni, James Chan, Eric A. Macklin

Open Access Case report

A case report: 1-year follow-up of cerebral sparganosis mansoni with a stroke-like onset

Dan Xie, Min Wang, Xu Chen, Hou-zhen Tuo

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A large number of cerebral microbleeds in CADASIL patients presenting with recurrent seizures: a case report

Chumpol Anamnart, Dittapong Songsaeng, Sirisak Chanprasert

Open Access Research article

A study on the neurodevelopment outcomes of late preterm infants

Jia You, Bilal Haider Shamsi, Mei-chen Hao, Chun-Hong Cao, Wu-Yue Yang

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Early identification of peripheral neuropathy based on sudomotor dysfunction in Mexican patients with type 2 diabetes

Angelica Carbajal-Ramírez, Julián A. Hernández-Domínguez, Mario A. Molina-Ayala, María Magdalena Rojas-Uribe, Adolfo Chávez-Negrete

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Validation of the REM sleep behavior disorder screening questionnaire in the Czech population

Jitka Bušková, Pavla Peřinová, Eva Miletínová, Petr Dušek, Evžen Růžička, Karel Šonka, David Kemlink

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Survival and mortality in cerebral palsy: observations to the sixth decade from a data linkage study of a total population register and National Death Index

Eve Blair, Katherine Langdon, Sarah McIntyre, David Lawrence, Linda Watson

Open Access Case report

Internal jugular vein stenosis associated with elongated styloid process: five case reports and literature review

Min Li, Yuan Sun, Chong Ching Chan, Chunqiu Fan, Xunming Ji, Ran Meng

Open Access Research article

Correlated levels of cerebrospinal fluid pathogenic proteins in drug-naïve Parkinson’s disease

Hidetomo Murakami, Takahiko Tokuda, Omar M. A. El-Agnaf, Takuma Ohmichi, Ayako Miki, Hideaki Ohashi, Yoshiyuki Owan, Yu Saito, Satoshi Yano, Tamao Tsukie, Takeshi Ikeuchi, Kenjiro Ono

Open Access Case report

Central nervous system vasculopathy caused by Fabry disease: a case report

De-Zheng Kong, Ya-Hui Lian, Lin-Jing Wang, Chun-Mei Wang, Yang-Yang Meng, Hong-Wei Zhou

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Outcomes of natalizumab treatment within 3 years of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis diagnosis: a prespecified 2-year interim analysis of STRIVE

Jai Perumal, Robert J. Fox, Roumen Balabanov, Laura J. Balcer, Steven Galetta, Shavy Makh, Sourav Santra, Christophe Hotermans, Lily Lee

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Re-building relationships after a spinal cord injury: experiences of family caregivers and care recipients

Gaya Jeyathevan, Jill I. Cameron, B. Catharine Craven, Sarah E. P. Munce, Susan B. Jaglal

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Quantitative grip force assessment of muscular weakness in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy

Juliane Klehmet, Svenja Beutner, Sarah Hoffmann, Matthias Dornauer, Friedemann Paul, Ralf Reilmann, Alexander U. Brandt, Andreas Meisel

Open Access Study protocol

Rehabilitation to improve gaze and postural stability in people with multiple sclerosis: study protocol for a prospective randomized clinical trial

Brian J. Loyd, Annie Fangman, Daniel S. Peterson, Eduard Gappmaier, Michael C. Schubert, Anne Thackery, Lee Dibble

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Determinants of diagnostic latency in Chinese people with Parkinson’s disease

Ying Wan, Yingying Zhu, Yi Luo, Xun Han, Yongsheng Li, Jing Gan, Na Wu, Anmu Xie, Zhenguo Liu

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No association between variations in extracranial venous anatomy and clinical outcomes in multiple sclerosis patients over 5 years

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