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  1. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a neurotoxic condition which comprises various neurological symptoms. This syndrome could be complicated by intracranial hemorrhage including subarachnoid...

    Authors: Dan Hu, Jing Xiong, Yunfei Zha and Zhaohui Zhang
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:182
  2. Physical activity (PA) is associated with lower risk of stroke. We tested the hypothesis that lack of pre-stroke PA is an independent predictor of poor outcome after first-ever ischemic stroke.

    Authors: Christian Urbanek, Viola Gokel, Anton Safer, Heiko Becher, Armin J. Grau, Florian Buggle and Frederick Palm
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:181
  3. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a reversible clinical and neurological entity. There are varieties of comorbid conditions which are associated with PRES. Chronic obstructive pulmonary di...

    Authors: Sushil Khanal and Subhash Prasad Acharya
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:180
  4. Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is a severe complication in longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) patients. It may interfere with LETM treatment and delay the recovery of the spinal dysfunction. How...

    Authors: Tian Song, Xindi Li, Yonghong Liu and Xinghu Zhang
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:179
  5. Alemtuzumab has been demonstrated to reduce the risks of relapse and accumulation of sustained disability in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients compared to β-interferon. It acts against CD52, leading primarily t...

    Authors: A. G. Vakrakou, D. Tzanetakos, S. Valsami, E. Grigoriou, K. Psarra, J. Tzartos, M. Anagnostouli, E. Andreadou, M. E. Evangelopoulos, G. Koutsis, C. Chrysovitsanou, E. Gialafos, A. Dimitrakopoulos, L. Stefanis and C. Kilidireas
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:178
  6. Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) often coexist with connective tissue disorders (CTD). The aim of this study was to investigate and compare the features of NMOSD with and without CTD.

    Authors: Chun-Sheng Yang, Qiu Xia Zhang, Sheng Hui Chang, Lin Jie Zhang, Li Min Li, Yuan Qi, Jing Wang, Zhi Hua Sun, Nannan Zhangning, Li Yang and Fu-Dong Shi
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:177
  7. Herpes simplex encephalitis is the most common type of sporadic encephalitis worldwide. Frank intracerebral hemorrhage complicating the disease course in herpes simplex encephalitis patients is rare, especiall...

    Authors: Yoon Hwan Byun, Eun Jin Ha, Sang-Bae Ko and Kyung Hyun Kim
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:176
  8. Leukoencephalopathy with brainstem and spinal cord involvement and lactate elevation (LBSL, OMIM #611105) is a genetic disease of the central nervous system characterized by lower limb spasticity, cerebellar a...

    Authors: Ashraf Yahia, Liena Elsayed, Arwa Babai, Mustafa A. Salih, Sarah Misbah El-Sadig, Mutaz Amin, Mahmoud Koko, Rayan Abubakr, Razaz Idris, Shaimaa Omer M.A. Taha, Salah A. Elmalik, Alexis Brice, Ammar Eltahir Ahmed and Giovanni Stevanin
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:175
  9. DNA methyltransferase 1 (EC 2.1.1.37), encoded by DNMT1 gene, is one of key enzymes in maintaining DNA methylation patterns of the human genome. It plays a crucial role in embryonic development, imprinting and...

    Authors: Wenxia Zheng, Zhenxing Yan, Rongni He, Yaowei Huang, Aiqun Lin, Wei Huang, Yuying Su, Shaoyuan Li, Victor Wei Zhang and Huifang Xie
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:174
  10. Progressive encephalomyelitis with rigidity and myoclonus (PERM) syndrome is a rare neurological condition. Its clinical characteristics include axial and limb muscle rigidity, myoclonus, painful spasms and hy...

    Authors: Aurélie Degeneffe, Marie Dagonnier, Alain D’hondt and Jose Antonio Elosegi
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:173
  11. The validation of international cognitive batteries in different multiple sclerosis (MS) populations is essential. Our objective was to obtain normative data for the Portuguese population of the Brief Internat...

    Authors: Cláudia Sousa, Mariana Rigueiro-Neves, Telma Miranda, Paulo Alegria, José Vale, Ana Margarida Passos, Dawn Langdon and Maria José Sá
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:172
  12. Headache management is common within chiropractic clinical settings; however, little is yet known about how this provider group manage headache sufferers. The aim of this study is to report on the prevalence o...

    Authors: Craig Moore, Andrew Leaver, David Sibbritt and Jon Adams
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:171
  13. Migraine and Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have been found to be associated in child and adolescent cohorts; however, the association has not been assessed in adults or otherwise healthy ...

    Authors: Thomas Folkmann Hansen, Louise K. Hoeffding, Lisette Kogelman, Thilde Marie Haspang, Henrik Ullum, Erik Sørensen, Christian Erikstrup, Ole Birger Pedersen, Kaspar René Nielsen, Henrik Hjalgrim, Helene M. Paarup, Thomas Werge and Kristoffer Burgdorf
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:147
  14. About 30% of stroke patients suffer from aphasia. As aphasia strongly affects daily life, most patients request a prediction of outcome of their language function. Prognostic models provide predictions of outc...

    Authors: Femke Nouwens, Evy G. Visch-Brink, Hanane El Hachioui, Hester F. Lingsma, Mieke W. M. E. van de Sandt-Koenderman, Diederik W. J. Dippel, Peter J. Koudstaal and Lonneke M. L. de Lau
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:170
  15. Besides CSF-flow obstruction, syringomyelia is associated with inflammatory spinal cord lesions. However, syringomyelia-like syndrome concomitant with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) and primary...

    Authors: Xiangling Li, Zhengqi Lu and Yanqiang Wang
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:168
  16. Currently, it is challenging to detect the awareness of patients who suffer disorders of consciousness (DOC). Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), which do not depend on the behavioral response of patients, may s...

    Authors: Qiuyou Xie, Jiahui Pan, Yan Chen, Yanbin He, Xiaoxiao Ni, Jiechun Zhang, Fei Wang, Yuanqing Li and Ronghao Yu
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:144
  17. Recent studies have shown conflicting results regarding the effect of hydrogel coils for treating intracranial aneurysm compared to bare platinum coils. We implemented a meta-analysis to assess the value of hy...

    Authors: Tao Xue, Zhouqing Chen, Weiwei Lin, Jiayi Xu, Xuming Shen and Zhong Wang
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:167
  18. Herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) is an inflammation related to reactivation of the latent varicella zoster virus (VZV), involving the ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve. Optic neuritis (ON), a rare ocul...

    Authors: Kavin Vanikieti, Anuchit Poonyathalang, Panitha Jindahra, Piyaphon Cheecharoen, Patchalin Patputtipong and Tanyatuth Padungkiatsagul
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:165
  19. Studying the impact of demographic changes and progress in the management of stroke patients is necessary in order to organize care structures for the coming years. Consequently, we analyzed the prognostic tre...

    Authors: Emilio Rodríguez-Castro, Iria López-Dequit, María Santamaría-Cadavid, Susana Arias-Rivas, Manuel Rodríguez-Yáñez, José Manuel Pumar, Pablo Hervella, Esteban López-Arias, Andrés da Silva-Candal, Ana Estany, María Piñeiro-Lamas, Tomás Sobrino, Francisco Campos, Manuel Portela, Manuel Vázquez-Lima, José Castillo…
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:164
  20. Neurodegenerative processes in the elderly damage the brain, leading to progressive, incapacitating cognitive, behavioral, and motor dysfunctions which culminate in dementia. Fully manifest dementia is likely ...

    Authors: Lorenzo Pasquini, Jorge Llibre Guerra, Martin Prince, Kia-Chong Chua and A. Matthew Prina
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:163
  21. We systematically reviewed the comparative effectiveness of injectable beta-interferons (IFN-β) and glatiramer acetate (GA) on annualised relapse rate (ARR), progression and discontinuation due to adverse even...

    Authors: G. J. Melendez-Torres, Xavier Armoiry, Rachel Court, Jacoby Patterson, Alan Kan, Peter Auguste, Jason Madan, Carl Counsell, Olga Ciccarelli and Aileen Clarke
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:162
  22. Crohn’s disease (CD) is associated with a variety of extra-intestinal manifestations. Most commonly these involve the eye, skin, joints, coagulation system and liver. Cerebral manifestations of CD have been re...

    Authors: Konrad Whittaker, Konstanze Guggenberger, Nils Venhoff, Soroush Doostkam, Hans-Eckart Schaefer and Brita Fritsch
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:161
  23. To investigate visual recovery after treatment of acute optic neuritis (ON) with either oral or intravenous high-dose methylprednisolone, in order to establish the best route of administration.

    Authors: Magdalena Naumovska, Rafi Sheikh, Boel Bengtsson, Malin Malmsjö and Björn Hammar
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:160
  24. Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis or stenosis (here collectively referred to as cerebral venous sinus occlusion, CVSO) can cause chronically-elevated intracranial pressure (ICP). Patients may have no neurologic...

    Authors: Tongtao Zhao, Gang Wang, Jiaman Dai, Yong Liu, Yi Wang and Shiying Li
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:159
  25. Catheter-related blood stream infection (CRBSI) is one of the most common intractable healthcare-associated infections because catheters can be easily contaminated by resistant bacteria, and is associated with...

    Authors: Nobuhiko Arai, Yutaka Mine, Hiroshi Kagami and Makoto Inaba
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:158
  26. The computed tomography (CT) finding of a pseudo-subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) may lead the treating physician into a diagnostic dilemma. We present a case of a pseudo-SAH in a patient with post-resuscitative ...

    Authors: Mohamad Syafeeq Faeez Md Noh and Anna Misyail Abdul Rashid
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:157
  27. Though genetic and environmental determinants of systemic haemodynamic have been reported, surprisingly little is known about their influences on cerebral haemodynamics. We assessed the potential geographical ...

    Authors: Angela S. M. Salinet, Ronney B. Panerai, Juliana Caldas, Ricardo C. Nogueira, Adriana B. Conforto, Manoel J. Texeira, Edson Bor-Seng-Shu and Thompson G. Robinson
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:156
  28. Peripheral diagnostics for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) continue to be developed. Diagnostics capable of detecting AD before the onset of symptoms are particularly desirable, and, given the fact that early detecti...

    Authors: Marwan N Sabbagh, Jiong Shi, Moonhee Lee, Lisa Arnold, Yazan Al-Hasan, Jennifer Heim and Patrick McGeer
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:155
  29. Autosomal recessive Myotonia congenita (Becker’s disease) is caused by mutations in the CLCN1 gene. The condition is characterized by muscle stiffness during sustained muscle contraction and variable degree of mu...

    Authors: Jing Miao, Xiao-jing Wei, Xue-mei Liu, Zhi-xia Kang, Yan-lu Gao and Xue-fan Yu
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:154
  30. Strategies are needed to improve adherence to the blood pressure (BP) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) level recommendations after stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA). We investigated whe...

    Authors: Joachim Ögren, Anna-Lotta Irewall, Lars Söderström and Thomas Mooe
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:153
  31. The evaluation of children with cerebral palsy (CP) focuses on activity level measurement to examine the effect of health-care interventions on their physical functioning in the home, school, and community set...

    Authors: Soojung Chae, Eun-Young Park and Yoo-Im Choi
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:151
  32. Noonan syndrome-like disorder with loose anagen hair-2 (NSLH2) is an extremely rare disease caused by a heterozygous mutation in the PPP1CB gene on chromosome 2p23. The syndrome causes not only numerous dysmor...

    Authors: Chien-Heng Lin, Wei-De Lin, I-Ching Chou, Inn-Chi Lee, Hueng-Chuen Fan and Syuan-Yu Hong
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:150
  33. Only five patients have previously been reported to harbor mutations in the MT-TT gene encoding mitochondrial tRNA threonine. The m.15923A > G mutation has been found in three severely affected children. One of t...

    Authors: Mikko Kärppä, Laura Kytövuori, Markku Saari and Kari Majamaa
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:149
  34. Autonomic nervous system dysfunction, common in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD), causes significant morbidity and it is correlated with poor quality of life. To assess frequency of urinary symptoms in p...

    Authors: Francesca Valentino, Tommaso Vincenzo Bartolotta, Giuseppe Cosentino, Sergio Mastrilli, Valentina Arnao, Paolo Aridon, Salvatore Scurria, Alice Pavone, Carlo Pavone and Marco D’Amelio
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:148
  35. Due to brain plasticity a transection of a median or ulnar nerve results in profound changes in the somatosensory areas in the brain. The permanent sensory deprivation after a peripheral nerve injury might inf...

    Authors: Pernilla Vikström, Anders Björkman, Ingela K. Carlsson, Anna-Karin Olsson and Birgitta Rosén
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:146
  36. The cardinal symptoms of auto-immune myasthenia gravis are fatigue and weakness. Endurance events such as marathon running would seem incompatible with this chronic disease. Many patients stop sport altogether...

    Authors: Simone Birnbaum, Tarek Sharshar, Bruno Eymard, Marie Theaudin, Pierre Portero and Jean-Yves Hogrel
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:145
  37. In the PRISMS study, interferon beta-1a subcutaneously (IFN β-1a SC) reduced clinical and radiological disease burden at 2 years in patients with relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis. The study aimed to char...

    Authors: Anthony Traboulsee, David K. B. Li, Mark Cascione, Juanzhi Fang, Fernando Dangond and Aaron Miller
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:143
  38. Patients with ischemic cerebrovascular diseases are more likely to suffer from intracranial aneurysms, and their surgical treatment has a growing controversy in this condition. The current case series was aime...

    Authors: Yangrui Zheng and Chen Wu
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:142
  39. Various outcome measures are used for the assessment of balance and mobility in patients with stroke. The purpose of the present study was to examine test-retest reliability, construct validity, and responsive...

    Authors: Ahmad H. Alghadir, Einas S. Al-Eisa, Shahnawaz Anwer and Bibhuti Sarkar
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:141
  40. It is essential to investigate cognitive deficits in multiple sclerosis (MS) to develop evidence-based cognitive rehabilitation strategies. Here we refined cognitive decline assessment using the automated test...

    Authors: Hideraldo Luis Souza Cabeça, Luciano Chaves Rocha, Amanda Ferreira Sabbá, Alessandra Mendonça Tomás, Natali Valim Oliver Bento-Torres, Daniel Clive Anthony and Cristovam Wanderley Picanço Diniz
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:140
  41. Rheumatoid meningitis presenting with a stroke-like attack (RMSA) is a rare manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). When the patients arrive within the time-window for recombinant tissue plasminogen activa...

    Authors: Masashi Akamatsu, Futaba Maki, Hisanao Akiyama, Daisuke Hara, Masashi Hoshino and Yasuhiro Hasegawa
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:139
  42. Early mobilization has been an important part of acute stroke unit treatment. However, early and intense mobilization within the first 24 h post stroke may cause an unfavorable outcome. Recently, objective mea...

    Authors: Ole Petter Norvang, Anne Hokstad, Kristin Taraldsen, Xiangchun Tan, Stian Lydersen, Bent Indredavik and Torunn Askim
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:138

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  43. Ocular neuromyotonia (ONM) is characterized by episodic diplopia, which is usually triggered by prolonged eccentric gaze of the affected extraocular muscles. The spell is characterized by involuntary, occasion...

    Authors: Tanyatuth Padungkiatsagul, Panitha Jindahra, Anuchit Poonyathalang, Narong Samipak and Kavin Vanikieti
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:137
  44. Recently, minimal invasive surgery (MIS) has been applied as a common therapeutic approach for treatment of hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage (HICH). However, the efficacy and safety of MIS is still contro...

    Authors: Yiping Tang, Fengqiong Yin, Dengli Fu, Xinhai Gao, Zhengchao Lv and Xuetao Li
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:136
  45. Little is known of how accurately a first-time seizure witness can provide reliable details of a semiology. Our goal was to determine how accurately first-time seizure witnesses could identify key elements of ...

    Authors: Taim A. Muayqil, Mohammed H. Alanazy, Hassan M. Almalak, Hussain Khaled Alsalman, Faroq Walid Abdulfattah, Abdullah Ibrahim Aldraihem, Fawaz Al-hussain and Bandar N. Aljafen
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:135
  46. Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is characterized clinically by central nervous system dysfunctions. It is unclear whether CADASIL is involve...

    Authors: Yusuke Sakiyama, Eiji Matsuura, Yoshimitsu Maki, Akiko Yoshimura, Masahiro Ando, Miwa Nomura, Kazuya Shinohara, Ryuji Saigo, Tomonori Nakamura, Akihiro Hashiguchi and Hiroshi Takashima
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:134
  47. There is evidence that uric acid may have antioxidant and neuroprotective effects and might therefore alter the risk for neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia. So far, the relation between serum uric aci...

    Authors: Bettina Engel, Willy Gomm, Karl Broich, Wolfgang Maier, Klaus Weckbecker and Britta Haenisch
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2018 18:131

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