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There are considerable phenotypic and neuroimmune overlaps between myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and multiple sclerosis (MS). While the precise aetiologies of both MS and ME/CFS a...
BMC Neurology 2017 17:117
Published on: 20 June 2017
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The aim of this study was to examine the hospital readmissions in a 10 year follow-up of a stroke cohort previously studied for acute and subacute complications and to focus on their frequency, their causes an...
BMC Neurology 2017 17:116
Published on: 19 June 2017
Study protocol
For some stroke patients and caregivers, navigating the transition between hospital discharge and returning home is associated with substantial psychosocial and health-related challenges. Currently, no evidenc...
BMC Neurology 2017 17:115
Published on: 17 June 2017
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Epilepsy is a serious and costly long-term condition that negatively affects quality of life, especially if seizures persist on medication. Studies show that people with epilepsy (PWE) want to learn more about...
BMC Neurology 2017 17:114
Published on: 17 June 2017
Case report
Vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) for refractory epilepsy is well established. Trigeminal neuralgia itself is a common disease in adults, and thus, late-onset pain in the trigeminal region under VNS, which is extr...
BMC Neurology 2017 17:113
Published on: 15 June 2017
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Cerebral Palsy (CP) is the most common cause of motor disabilities in children and young adults and it is also often associated with cognitive and physiological challenges. Climbing requires a multifaceted rep...
BMC Neurology 2017 17:112
Published on: 15 June 2017
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Isolated transient vertigo can be the only symptom of posterior circulation ischemia. Thus, it is important to differentiate isolated vertigo of a cerebrovascular origin from that of more benign origins, as pa...
BMC Neurology 2017 17:111
Published on: 14 June 2017
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HIV-infected persons with detectable cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) in blood have increased morbidity and mortality compared with HIV-infected persons who are CrAg-negative. This study examined neurocognitive fun...
BMC Neurology 2017 17:110
Published on: 12 June 2017
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Constraint-Induced Movement therapy (CI therapy) is shown to reduce disability, increase use of the more affected arm/hand, and promote brain plasticity for individuals with upper extremity hemiparesis post-st...
BMC Neurology 2017 17:109
Published on: 8 June 2017
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Seronegative ocular myasthenia gravis (OMG) is diagnosed by ocular symptoms with supporting SFEMG, typically of frontalis or extensor digitorum muscles. We aimed to determine the sensitivity and specificity of...
BMC Neurology 2017 17:108
Published on: 7 June 2017
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Administrative healthcare claims data provide a mechanism for assessing and monitoring multiple sclerosis (MS) disease status across large, clinically representative “real-world” populations. The estimation of...
BMC Neurology 2017 17:106
Published on: 5 June 2017
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Although the most serious consequence of neuronal ischemia is acute neuronal death, mounting evidence suggests similarities between stroke and neurodegenerative disease. Brain atrophy visualized on structural ...
BMC Neurology 2017 17:107
Published on: 5 June 2017
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The effectiveness of creatine in treating Parkinson’s disease (PD) has not been conclusively determined. Therefore, we performed a meta-analysis to address this issue.
BMC Neurology 2017 17:105
Published on: 2 June 2017
Case report
Fatal familial insomnia (FFI) is a rare autosomal dominant disease caused by the PRNP D178N/129 M mutation. Routine brain CT and MRI usually reveal non-specific features. We report a patient with FFI presentin...
BMC Neurology 2017 17:104
Published on: 26 May 2017
Case Report
Mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with reversible splenial lesion (MERS) is a rare clinico-radiological entity characterized by the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) finding of a reversible lesion in the corpus ...
BMC Neurology 2017 17:103
Published on: 25 May 2017
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Vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) is a heterogeneous entity with multiple aetiologies, all linked to underlying vascular disease. Among these, VCI related to subcortical small vessel disease (SSVD) is emergi...
BMC Neurology 2017 17:102
Published on: 23 May 2017
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Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a risk factor for early neurological deterioration (END) in acute ischemic stroke. The prothrombotic protein fibrinogen is frequently elevated in patients with diabetes, and may be as...
BMC Neurology 2017 17:101
Published on: 19 May 2017
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Aggressively lowering blood pressure (BP) in acute intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) may improve outcome. Although there is no evidence that BP reduction changes cerebral blood flow, retrospective magnetic resona...
BMC Neurology 2017 17:100
Published on: 19 May 2017
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It is a common belief in medical community that lunar phases have an impact on human health. A growing body of evidence indicates that lunar phases can predict the risk to develop acute neurological and vascul...
BMC Neurology 2017 17:99
Published on: 19 May 2017
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Migraine is included in the top-ten disabling diseases and conditions among the Western populations. Non-invasive neurostimulation, including the Cefaly® device, for the treatment of various types of pain is a...
BMC Neurology 2017 17:97
Published on: 18 May 2017
Case report
Mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase 2, MT-CO2, encodes one of the three subunits, which form the catalytic core of cytochrome c oxidase (COX), complex IV. Mutations in MT-CO2 are rare a...
BMC Neurology 2017 17:96
Published on: 18 May 2017
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Impulse control and related disorders (ICRDs) are clinically complications in Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, the clinical characteristics of ICRDs in Chinese PD patients were rarely reported. We aimed to e...
BMC Neurology 2017 17:98
Published on: 18 May 2017
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Most people are initially infected with varicella zoster virus (VZV) at a young age and this infection results in chickenpox. VZV then becomes latent and reactivates later in life resulting in herpes zoster (H...
BMC Neurology 2017 17:95
Published on: 17 May 2017
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a stressful condition. Mental health comorbidity is common. Stress can increase the risk of depression, reduce quality of life (QOL), and possibly exacerbate disease activity in MS. ...
BMC Neurology 2017 17:94
Published on: 16 May 2017
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Mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) is increasingly being used to improve outcomes such as stress and depression in a range of long-term conditions (LTCs). While systematic reviews on MBSR have taken pla...
BMC Neurology 2017 17:92
Published on: 15 May 2017
