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  1. Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a painful and difficult to treat complication of acute herpes zoster. Current treatment options provide only partial relief and are often limited by poor tolerability. We evalua...

    Authors: Lynn R Webster, Marvin Tark, Richard Rauck, Jeffrey K Tobias and Geertrui F Vanhove
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:92
  2. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is common and highly heritable with many genes and gene variants associated with AD in one or more studies, including APOE ε2/ε3/ε4. However, the genetic backgrounds for normal cogniti...

    Authors: Mi-Ryung Han, Gerard D Schellenberg and Li-San Wang
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:90
  3. Hereditary Spastic Paraplegias (HSP) are characterized by progressive spasticity and weakness of the lower limbs. At least 45 loci have been identified in families with autosomal dominant (AD), autosomal reces...

    Authors: Victoria Álvarez, Elena Sánchez-Ferrero, Christian Beetz, Marta Díaz, Belén Alonso, Ana I Corao, Josep Gámez, Jesús Esteban, Juan F Gonzalo, Samuel I Pascual-Pascual, Adolfo López de Munain, Germán Moris, Renne Ribacoba, Celedonio Márquez, Jordi Rosell, Rosario Marín…
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:89
  4. There is a need for greater understanding of the impact of multiple sclerosis (MS) from the perspective of individuals with the condition. The South West Impact of MS Project (SWIMS) has been designed to impro...

    Authors: John P Zajicek, Wendy M Ingram, Jane Vickery, Siobhan Creanor, Dave E Wright and Jeremy C Hobart
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:88
  5. Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are non-cognitive symptoms commonly associated to Alzheimer's disease (AD). The characterization of the clinical profile of AD patients might help to b...

    Authors: Manuel Fernández, Ana L Gobartt and Montse Balañá
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:87
  6. Rotigotine is a unique dopamine agonist with activity across D1 through D5 receptors as well as select adrenergic and serotonergic sites. This study reports the 2-year follow-up safety and efficacy data of an ...

    Authors: Birgit Högl, Wolfgang H Oertel, Karin Stiasny-Kolster, Peter Geisler, Heike Beneš, Diego García-Borreguero, Claudia Trenkwalder, Werner Poewe, Erwin Schollmayer and Ralf Kohnen
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:86
  7. The Freezing of Gait Questionnaire (FOGQ) was developed in response to the difficulties of observing and quantifying freezing of gait (FOG) clinically as well as in laboratory settings. However, as the FOGQ is...

    Authors: Maria H Nilsson, Gun-Marie Hariz, Klas Wictorin, Michael Miller, Lars Forsgren and Peter Hagell
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:85
  8. Shoulder pain is a common complication of a stroke which can impede participation in rehabilitation programs and has been associated with poorer outcomes. The evidence base for current medical and therapeutic ...

    Authors: Zoe A Allen, E Michael Shanahan and Maria Crotty
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:83
  9. Elevated serum uric acid (SUA) levels can enhance its antioxidant prosperities and reduce the occurrence of cerebral infarction. Significantly elevated SUA levels have been associated with a better prognosis i...

    Authors: Bin Zhang, Cong Gao, Ning Yang, WeiZhi Zhang, XingWang Song, JianRui Yin, ShuXiang Pu, YongHong Yi and QingChun Gao
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:82
  10. This study aims to investigate and compare the conduction parameters of nerve bundles in the ulnar nerve that innervates the forearm muscles and hand muscles; routine electromyography study merely evaluates th...

    Authors: Attila Oğuzhanoğlu, Sibel Güler, Mustafa Çam and Eylem Değirmenci
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:81
  11. The syndrome of the sinking skin flap (SSSF) with delayed sensorimotor deficits after craniectomy is not well known and often neglected. Among various postulated causes, there is evidence that disturbed brain ...

    Authors: Andre Kemmling, Thomas Duning, Lars Lemcke, Thomas Niederstadt, Jens Minnerup, Heike Wersching and Martin Marziniak
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:80
  12. The purpose of this study was to investigate the pattern of distribution of risk factors for stroke and the 10-year probability of stroke by the Framingham risk score in hypertensive patients visiting private ...

    Authors: Cheol Ung Choi and Chang Gyu Park
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:78
  13. The rate of recovery from the vegetative state (VS) is low. Currently, little is known of the mechanisms and cerebral changes that accompany those relatively rare cases of good recovery. Here, we combined func...

    Authors: Davinia Fernández-Espejo, Carme Junque, Damian Cruse, Montserrat Bernabeu, Teresa Roig-Rovira, Neus Fábregas, Eva Rivas and Jose M Mercader
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:77
  14. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) and diabetic symmetrical polyneuropathy (DSP) impact multiple modalities of sensation including light touch, temperature, position sense and vibration perception. No study to da...

    Authors: Benjamin S Boyd, Linda Wanek, Andrew T Gray and Kimberly S Topp
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:75
  15. Within a multi-centre randomised controlled trial in three nursing homes, a process evaluation of a mental practice intervention was conducted. The main aims were to determine if the intervention was performed...

    Authors: Susy M Braun, Jolanda C van Haastregt, Anna J Beurskens, Alexandra I Gielen, Derick T Wade and Jos M Schols
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:74
  16. Despite extensive research, no reliable biological marker for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) has yet been identified. However, hyperactivation of melanotrophs in the pituitary gland and increased levels of pla...

    Authors: Nobue Shishioh-Ikejima, Tokiko Ogawa, Kouzi Yamaguti, Yasuyoshi Watanabe, Hirohiko Kuratsune and Hiroshi Kiyama
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:73
  17. Cerebrovascular disease is the second commonest cause of death, and over a third of stroke deaths occur in developing countries. To fulfil the current gap on data, this systematic review is focused on the freq...

    Authors: Akram A Hosseini, Davood Sobhani-Rad, Kavian Ghandehari and Hani TS Benamer
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:72
  18. Human serum paraoxonase 1 (PON1) plays a major role in the metabolism of several organophosphorus compounds. The enzyme is encoded by the polymorphic gene PON1, located on chromosome 7q21.3. Aiming to identify ge...

    Authors: Carmen Martínez, José A Molina, Hortensia Alonso-Navarro, Félix J Jiménez-Jiménez, José AG Agúndez and Elena García-Martín
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:71
  19. Many patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) lead a sedentary lifestyle. Promotion of physical activities may beneficially affect the clinical presentation of PD, and perhaps even modify the course of PD. Howev...

    Authors: Marlies van Nimwegen, Arlène D Speelman, Katrijn Smulders, Sebastiaan Overeem, George F Borm, Frank JG Backx, Bastiaan R Bloem and Marten Munneke
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:70
  20. Measuring quality of life (QOL) helps to delineate mechanisms underlying the interaction of disease and psychosocial factors. In adults, epileptic foci in the left temporal lobe led to lower QOL and higher dep...

    Authors: Krystyna A Mathiak, Małgorzata Łuba, Klaus Mathiak, Katarzyna Karzel, Tomasz Wolańczyk, Elżbieta Szczepanik and Paweł Ostaszewski
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:69
  21. In posterior cortical atrophy (PCA), there is a progressive impairment of high-level visual functions and parietal damage, which might predict the occurrence of visual neglect. However, neglect may pass undete...

    Authors: Katia Andrade, Dalila Samri, Marie Sarazin, Leonardo C de Souza, Laurent Cohen, Michel Thiebaut de Schotten, Bruno Dubois and Paolo Bartolomeo
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:68
  22. Depressive disorders are frequent in epilepsy and associated with reduced seizure control. Almost 50% of interictal depressive disorders have to be classified as atypical depressions according to DSM-4 criteri...

    Authors: Arne E Vaaler, Gunnar Morken, Valentina C Iversen, Daniel Kondziella and Olav M Linaker
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:67
  23. There is an ongoing debate whether essential tremor (ET) represents a monosymptomatic disorder or other neurologic symptoms are compatible with the diagnosis of ET. Many patients with clinically definite ET de...

    Authors: Peter Hedera, Fenna T Phibbs, John Y Fang, Michael K Cooper, P David Charles and Thomas L Davis
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:66
  24. Metabolic Syndrome (MetSd) is a cluster of vascular risk factors that may influence cerebrovascular pathology during aging. Recently, microstructural white matter (WM) changes detected by diffusion tensor imag...

    Authors: Bàrbara Segura, María Ángeles Jurado, Núria Freixenet, Núria Bargalló, Carme Junqué and Adrià Arboix
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:64
  25. Catheter ablation of the pulmonary veins has become accepted as a standard therapeutic approach for symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF). However, there is some evidence for an ablation associated (...

    Authors: Karl Georg Haeusler, Lydia Koch, Juliane Ueberreiter, Matthias Endres, Heinz-Peter Schultheiss, Peter U Heuschmann, Alexander Schirdewan and Jochen B Fiebach
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:63
  26. National data on dementia prevalence are not always available, yet it may be possible to obtain estimates from large surveys that include dementia screening instruments. In Australia, many of the dementia prev...

    Authors: Kaarin J Anstey, Richard A Burns, Carole L Birrell, David Steel, Kim M Kiely and Mary A Luszcz
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:62
  27. Animal and human studies suggest that stress experienced early in life has detrimental consequences on brain development, including brain regions involved in cognitive function. Cognitive changes are cardinal ...

    Authors: Matthias Majer, Urs M Nater, Jin-Mann S Lin, Lucile Capuron and William C Reeves
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:61
  28. The disease burden of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) - acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is highest in sub-Saharan Africa but there are few studies on the associated neurocognitive disorders in thi...

    Authors: Georgette D Kanmogne, Callixte T Kuate, Lucette A Cysique, Julius Y Fonsah, Sabine Eta, Roland Doh, Dora M Njamnshi, Emilienne Nchindap, Donald R Franklin Jr, Ronald J Ellis, John A McCutchan, Fidele Binam, Dora Mbanya, Robert K Heaton and Alfred K Njamnshi
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:60
  29. Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) is a rare genetic disorder. Recent studies show that brain damage in CTX patients extends beyond the abnormalities observed on conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)...

    Authors: Chiung-Chih Chang, Chun-Chung Lui, Jiun-Jie Wang, Shu-Hua Huang, Cheng-Hsien Lu, Ching Chen, Chih-Feng Chen, Min-Chien Tu, Chi-Wei Huang and Wen-Neng Chang
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:59
  30. Use of Botulinum toxin-A (BoNT-A) for treatment of upper limb spasticity in children with cerebral palsy has become routine clinical practice in many paediatric treatment centres worldwide. There is now high-l...

    Authors: Brian J Hoare, Christine Imms, Hyam Barry Rawicki and Leeanne Carey
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:58
  31. In facioscapulohumeral dystrophy (FSHD) muscle function is impaired and declines over time. Currently there is no effective treatment available to slow down this decline. We have previously reported that loss ...

    Authors: Nicoline BM Voet, Gijs Bleijenberg, George W Padberg, Baziel GM van Engelen and Alexander CH Geurts
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:56
  32. As a continuation of the previous findings in human fetuses, accidental finding of an accessory vascular component in the posterior part of CAC of human adult cadavers inspired the authors to present and compa...

    Authors: Ljiljana Vasović, Milena Trandafilović, Ivan Jovanović, Aleksandra Antović, Jovan Stojanović, Miodrag Zdravković and Miroslav Milić
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:53
  33. Cerebral palsy (CP) may cause severe spasticity, requiring neurosurgical procedures. The most common neurosurgical procedures are continuous infusion of intrathecal baclofen and selective dorsal rhizotomy. Bot...

    Authors: Georges F Vles, Johan S Vles, Maarten van Kleef, Jan van Zundert, Heleen M Staal, Wim E Weber, Lodewijk W van Rhijn, Dan Soudant, H Kerr Graham and Anton J de Louw
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:52
  34. The metabolism of amyloid precursor protein (APP) and β-amyloid (Aβ) is widely studied in Alzheimer's disease, where Aβ deposition and plaque development are essential components of the pathogenesis. However, ...

    Authors: Niklas Mattsson, Daniel Bremell, Rolf Anckarsäter, Kaj Blennow, Henrik Anckarsäter, Henrik Zetterberg and Lars Hagberg
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:51
  35. Transient ischemic attack (TIA) patients are at a high vascular risk. Recently the ABCD2 score was validated for evaluating short-term stroke risk after TIA. We assessed the value of this score to predict the vas...

    Authors: Katrin Holzer, Regina Feurer, Suwad Sadikovic, Lorena Esposito, Angelina Bockelbrink, Dirk Sander, Bernhard Hemmer and Holger Poppert
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:50
  36. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are the most commonly prescribed antidepressants for the treatment of depression in patients with Parkinson's Disease (PD) but data on their efficacy are controv...

    Authors: Petros Skapinakis, Eleni Bakola, Georgia Salanti, Glyn Lewis, Athanasios P Kyritsis and Venetsanos Mavreas
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:49
  37. Data from different studies suggest a favourable association between pretreatment with statins or hypercholesterolemia and outcome after ischaemic stroke. We examined whether there were differences in in-hospi...

    Authors: Adrià Arboix, Luis García-Eroles, Montserrat Oliveres, Cecília Targa, Miquel Balcells and Joan Massons
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:47
  38. Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease that predominantly affects the optic nerves and the spinal cord, and is possibly mediated by an immune mechanism distinct from that of multip...

    Authors: Hideto Nakajima, Takafumi Hosokawa, Masakazu Sugino, Fumiharu Kimura, Jun Sugasawa, Toshiaki Hanafusa and Toshiyuki Takahashi
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:45
  39. Anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) are frequently prescribed to persons with HIV/AIDS receiving combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) although the extent of AED use and their interactions with cART are uncertain....

    Authors: Kathy Lee, Pornpun Vivithanaporn, Reed A Siemieniuk, Hartmut B Krentz, Ferdinand Maingat, M John Gill and Christopher Power
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:44
  40. Fatigue is one of the most commonly reported and debilitating symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS); approximately two-thirds of people with MS consider it to be one of their three most troubling symptoms. It ma...

    Authors: Peter W Thomas, Sarah Thomas, Paula Kersten, Rosemary Jones, Alison Nock, Vicky Slingsby, Colin Green, Roger Baker, Kate Galvin and Charles Hillier
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:43
  41. Despite worldwide recognition of the burden of dementia, no epidemiological data is yet available in Portugal. The objective of this study is to estimate the prevalence and describe the pattern of cognitive im...

    Authors: Belina Nunes, Ricardo D Silva, Vitor T Cruz, Jose M Roriz, Joana Pais and Maria C Silva
    Citation: BMC Neurology 2010 10:42

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