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  1. Content type: Study protocol

    Spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3) is the most common subtype among the autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxias, a group of neurodegenerative disorders for which currently no disease-specific therapy is availa...

    Authors: Roderick P. P. W. M. Maas, Ivan Toni, Jonne Doorduin, Thomas Klockgether, Dennis J. L. G. Schutter and Bart P. C. van de Warrenburg

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:149

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  2. Content type: Research article

    Almost 40% of stroke patients have a poor outcome at 3 months after the index event. Predictors for stroke outcome in the early acute phase may help to tailor stroke treatment. Infection and inflammation are c...

    Authors: A. Mengel, L. Ulm, B. Hotter, H. Harms, S. K. Piper, U. Grittner, J. Montaner, C. Meisel, A. Meisel and S. Hoffmann

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:148

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  3. Content type: Research article

    Triglycerides (TG)/high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol ratio is a marker of small/dense low-density lipoprotein particles, which are closely associated with various metabolic and vascular diseases. Howe...

    Authors: Ki-Woong Nam, Hyung-Min Kwon, Han-Yeong Jeong, Jin-Ho Park, Hyuktae Kwon and Su-Min Jeong

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:147

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  4. Content type: Research article

    Familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP) or ATTRv (amyloid TTR variant) amyloidosis is a fatal hereditary disease characterized by the deposition of amyloid fibrils composed of transthyretin (TTR). The current di...

    Authors: Estefania P. Azevedo, Anderson B. Guimaraes-Costa, Christianne Bandeira-Melo, Leila Chimelli, Marcia Waddington-Cruz, Elvira M. Saraiva, Fernando L. Palhano and Debora Foguel

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:146

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  5. Content type: Case report

    Fulminant Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is characterized clinically by rapid progression of severe symptoms, such as the absence of brainstem reflexes, complete tetraplegia and respiratory arrest. The clinical...

    Authors: Yoshitsugu Nakamura, Mikiko Motoki, Takahiko Hirose, Takafumi Hosokawa, Shimon Ishida and Shigeki Arawaka

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:145

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  6. Content type: Research article

    Vestibular migraine (VM) has been recognized as a diagnostic entity over the past three decades. It affects up to 1% of the general population and 7% of patients seen in dizziness clinics. It is still underdia...

    Authors: Alice A. Takeuti, Mariana L. Fávero, Erica Helena Zaia and Fernando F. Ganança

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:144

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  7. Content type: Study protocol

    Parkinson’s disease (PD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases. Patients suffer from a variety of motor and non-motor symptoms that severely affect their daily lives and quality of life. In many...

    Authors: Carolin Siegert, Björn Hauptmann, Nicole Jochems, Andreas Schrader and Ruth Deck

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:143

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    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Neurology 2019 19:199

  8. Content type: Study protocol

    Fatigue is one of the most common and debilitating symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS). The majority of approaches for managing MS fatigue typically require participation in a structured, time-limited program ...

    Authors: Marcia Finlayson, Nadine Akbar, Karen Turpin and Penny Smyth

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:142

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  9. Content type: Study protocol

    Visual disorders are common in Parkinson’s disease (PD) but their exact frequency and severity are unknown. Good visual functioning is crucial for patients with PD, because of their need to compensate for loss...

    Authors: Carlijn D. J. M. Borm, Mario Werkmann, Femke Visser, Marina Peball, Diana Putz, Klaus Seppi, Werner Poewe, Irene C. Notting, Annemarie Vlaar, Thomas Theelen, Carel Hoyng, Bastiaan R. Bloem and Nienke M. de Vries

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:141

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  10. Content type: Research article

    Body weight supported treadmill training (BWSTT) is a frequently used approach for restoring the ability to walk after spinal cord injury (SCI). However, the duration of BWSTT is usually limited by fatigue of ...

    Authors: Eddy Yu Yeung Cheung, Kevin Ka Ki Yu, Rachel Lai Chu Kwan, Carmen Ka Man Ng, Rosanna Mei Wa Chau and Gladys Lai Ying Cheing

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:140

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  11. Content type: Research article

    Multiple sclerosis (MS) and stroke are two common causes of death and disability worldwide. The relationship between these two diseases remains unclear. Effective early preventative measures and treatments are...

    Authors: Ye Hong, Huai Rong Tang, Mengmeng Ma, Ning Chen, Xin Xie and Li He

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:139

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  13. Content type: Research article

    Dystonia is a movement disorder substantially affecting the quality of life and the ability to work. A proportion of patients does not respond to first line pharmacotherapy. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is est...

    Authors: Rebekka M. Ortiz, Filip Scheperjans and Eero Pekkonen

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:137

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  14. Content type: Research article

    A short ketogenic diet (KD) treatment can prevent migraine attacks and correct excessive cortical response. Here, we aim to prove if the KD-related changes of cortical excitability are primarily due to cerebra...

    Authors: Cherubino Di Lorenzo, Gianluca Coppola, Martina Bracaglia, Davide Di Lenola, Giulio Sirianni, Paolo Rossi, Giorgio Di Lorenzo, Vincenzo Parisi, Mariano Serrao, Mackenzie C. Cervenka and Francesco Pierelli

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:136

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  15. Content type: Research article

    Myotonic Dystrophy 1 (DM1) causes progressive myopathy of extremity muscles. DM1 may also affect muscles of the trunk. The aim of this study was to investigate fat infiltration and muscle size in trunk muscles...

    Authors: Gro Solbakken, Bård Bjørnarå, Eva Kirkhus, Bac Nguyen, Gunnar Hansen, Jan C. Frich and Kristin Ørstavik

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:135

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  17. Content type: Case report

    Heat stroke (HS) is a critical illness that can cause multiple organ dysfunction, including damage to the central nervous system (CNS), which can be life-threatening in severe cases. Brain lesions in patients ...

    Authors: Lizhi Cao, Juan Wang, Yaxuan Gao, Yumei Liang, Jinhua Yan, Yunhai Zhang, Mingqin Zhu, Tianfei Luo and Jiafeng Chen

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:133

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  19. Content type: Case report

    Diabetic chorea appears during the course of poorly-controlled diabetes. While chorea associated with diabetes mellitus usually occurs during hyperglycemic episodes, hypoglycemia can also cause diabetic chorea...

    Authors: Eriko Matsushima, Hiroshi Shiota, Kentaro Watanabe, Yuichiro Otsuka, Midori Yamana, Suguru Yamaguchi, Fujiko Egashira, Satoshi Kamei and Hisamitsu Ishihara

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:131

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  20. Content type: Debate

    Interferon (IFN) beta drugs have been approved for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (RMS) for more than 20 years and are considered to offer a favourable benefit-risk profile. In July 201...

    Authors: Annette Kolb-Mäurer, Cord Sunderkötter, Borries Kukowski and Sven G. Meuth

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:130

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  21. Content type: Study protocol

    Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease of the central nervous system and is associated with many psychosocial symptoms that are difficult to manage including low mood, anxiety, fatigue and pain, as ...

    Authors: Amy-Lee Sesel, Louise Sharpe, Heidi N. Beadnall, Michael H. Barnett, Marianna Szabo and Sharon L. Naismith

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:129

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  22. Content type: Research article

    Mood disorder after stroke is common but drug and psychosocial treatments have been assessed with disappointing results. Preventing mood disorder from developing in the first place could be a better approach a...

    Authors: Kate Hill, Allan House, Peter Knapp, Carrie Wardhaugh, John Bamford and Andy Vail

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:128

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  23. Content type: Research article

    Immune cells are involved in all stages of acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) and possess both neuroprotective and neurodamaging properties. It has been suggested that immune system activation after stroke may be as...

    Authors: Neringa Jucevičiūtė, Paulius Mikužis and Renata Balnytė

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:127

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  24. Content type: Case report

    Autoimmune encephalitis (AE) is a newly recognized autoimmune disorders in which the targets are proteins or receptors involved in synaptic transmission and neuronal excitability. α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-...

    Authors: Qingyang Luo, Xianghong Wu and Wen Huang

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:126

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  25. Content type: Case report

    Non-dystrophic myotonias (NDMs) are skeletal muscle disorders involving myotonia distinct from myotonic dystrophy. It has been reported that the muscle pathology is usually normal or comprises mild myopathic c...

    Authors: Takanori Hata, Takamura Nagasaka, Kishin Koh, Mai Tsuchiya, Yuta Ichinose, Haitian Nan, Kazumasa Shindo and Yoshihisa Takiyama

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:125

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  27. Content type: Research article

    The neurofibromatoses (NF) are a group of genetic disorders that interfere negatively with the quality of life (QoL) and influence physical, emotional and social statuses. Studying the effects of neurofibromat...

    Authors: Akram Sanagoo, Leila Jouybari, Fatemeh Koohi and Fatemeh Sayehmiri

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:123

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  29. Content type: Research article

    No longitudinal, long-term, follow-up studies have explored the association between presence and severity of variations in extracranial venous anatomy, and clinical outcomes in patients with multiple sclerosis...

    Authors: Sirin Gandhi, Karen Marr, Marcello Mancini, Maria Grazia Caprio, Dejan Jakimovski, Avinash Chandra, Jesper Hagemeier, David Hojnacki, Channa Kolb, Bianca Weinstock-Guttman and Robert Zivadinov

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:121

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  30. Content type: Research article

    Clinical diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease (PD) has always lagged behind clinical symptoms. The diagnostic latency might be influenced by many factors. The diagnostic latency of Chinese people with PD has been ...

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

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:120

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  31. Content type: Study protocol

    The use of vestibular rehabilitation principles in the management of gaze and postural stability impairments in people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) has shown promise in pilot work completed in our lab and in...

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

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:119

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  32. Content type: Research article

    In patients suffering from Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) disease severity is assessed by Medical Research Counsil (MRC) Scale or Inflammatory Neuropathy Cause and Treatment (INCAT) d...

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

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:118

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  33. Content type: Research article

    Following spinal cord injury (SCI), family members are often called upon to undertake the caregiving role. This change in the nature of the relationship between the individuals with SCI and their families can ...

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

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:117

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  34. Content type: Research article

    STRIVE is a multicenter, observational, open-label, single-arm study of natalizumab in anti–JC virus (JCV) seronegative patients with early relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). The objective of this ...

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

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:116

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  35. Content type: Case report

    Fabry disease is rare, and the diagnosis is often delayed. Here, we describe a case of Fabry disease resulting in vasculopathy of the central nervous system. Magnetic resonance (MR) black-blood sequence (three...

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

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:115

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  36. Content type: Research article

    Epigenetics underlying refractory epilepsy is poorly understood. DNA methylation may affect gene expression in epilepsy patients without affecting DNA sequences. Herein, we investigated the association between...

    Authors: Yudan Lv, Xiangyu Zheng, Mingchao Shi, Zan Wang and Li Cui

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:114

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  37. Content type: Research article

    Toxic oligomeric α-synuclein (αS; O-αS) has been suggested to play a central role in the pathogenesis of Lewy body diseases such as Parkinson’s disease (PD). Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of αS, O-αS, total...

    Authors: 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 and Kenjiro Ono

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:113

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  38. Content type: Case report

    Internal jugular vein stenosis (IJVS), characterized by a series of clinical manifestations, such as head and neck symptoms, visual and ear symptoms, as well as sleep disorder, has been receiving attention in ...

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

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:112

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  39. Content type: Research article

    Likely duration of survival of children described as having cerebral palsy is of considerable interest to individuals with cerebral palsy, their families, carers, health professionals, health economists and in...

    Authors: Eve Blair, Katherine Langdon, Sarah McIntyre, David Lawrence and Linda Watson

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:111

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  40. Content type: Research article

    Idiopathic rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (iRBD) affects 1–2% of people over 60 years of age and presents a high risk of developing a neurodegenerative disorder from the group of synucleinopathies,...

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

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:110

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  41. Content type: Study protocol

    Type 2 Diabetes in Mexico has a high prevalence, 16–87% of patients may experience peripheral neuropathy. Early detection can prevent or halt its progression. The performance of Sudoscan in detecting neuropath...

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

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:109

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  42. Content type: Research article

    The study is intended to fill the knowledge gap about the neuropsychology and neuromotor developmental outcomes, and identify the perinatal risk factors for late preterm infants (LPIs 34~36 weeks GA) born with...

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

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:108

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  43. Content type: Research article

    Lumbo-sacral radiculopathy (LSR) is a common musculoskeletal disorder for which patients seek medical care and referrals for advanced imaging. However, accurate diagnosis remains challenging. Neuropathic pain ...

    Authors: Nassib Tawa, Ina Diener, Quinette Louw and Anthea Rhoda

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:107

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  44. Content type: Case report

    Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is a hereditary arteriopathy associated with the NOTCH3 gene. Clinical manifestations include strokes, transien...

    Authors: Chumpol Anamnart, Dittapong Songsaeng and Sirisak Chanprasert

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:106

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  46. Content type: Research article

    Nutritional status is an important prognostic factor in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). We wished to study the safety, tolerability and efficacy of nutritional counseling with or without an mHealth applic...

    Authors: 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 and Eric A. Macklin

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:104

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  47. Content type: Research article

    endovascular therapy (ET) is the standard of care for anterior circulation acute ischemic stroke (AIS) caused by large vessel occlusion (LVO). The role of adjunctive intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) in these pat...

    Authors: 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…

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:103

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  48. Content type: Research article

    Exercise has failed to reduce falls in those with chronic stroke. A limitation of traditional exercise is that the motor responses needed to prevent a fall are not elicited (i.e. they lack processing specificity)...

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

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:102

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  49. Content type: Research article

    Apathy is a prominent non-motor symptom in Parkinson’s disease (PD). People with apathy show a lack of emotion, passion, and motivation. Between 17 and 70% of persons with PD have apathy; the extreme heterogen...

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

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:101

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  50. Content type: Research article

    A revised classification of cerebellar infarctions (CI) may uncover unrecognized associations with etiologic stroke subtypes. We hypothesized that obliquely oriented small cortical cerebellar infarction (SCCI)...

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

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2019 19:100

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