BMJ19h
“Alice in Wonderland syndrome” associated with topiramate for migraine prevention
1 Department of Systems Neuroscience, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany 2 Department of Anaesthesiology, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany ...
BMJ21h
Interference between postural control and mental task performance in patients with vestibular disorder and healthy controls
OBJECTIVES To determine whether interference between postural control and mental task performance in patients with balance system impairment and healthy subjects is due to general capacity limitations ...
BMJ1d
Gabapentin for prevention of hypobaric hypoxia-induced headache: Randomized double-blind clinical trial
Iranian Center for Neurology Research, Imam Hospital, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran Sirous Jafarian, MD, Department of Neurology, Shariati Hospital, Medical Sciences/University ...
BMJ2d
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension with slit ventricles.
A case of spontaneous intracranial hypotension syndrome is described. Computed tomography showed slit ventricles with tight basal cisterns. Prompt improvement of symptoms was achieved by intramuscular ...
BMJ2d
214 Analysis of CSF IgG index, IgG synthesis and clinical presentation among CSF OCBs negative patients
Background Multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune condition, is characterised by high incidence of CSF positive oligoclonal bands (OCBs). Positive OCBs are now used for diagnosis of clinically definite MS.
BMJ3d
Magnetisation transfer ratio and mean diffusivity of normal appearing white and grey matter from patients with multiple sclerosis
OBJECTIVE To assess the feasibility of a new technique based on diffusion anisotropy to segment white and grey matter of the brain. To use this technique to measure the mean diffusivity (D̄) and ...
BMJ4d
Postural instability/gait disturbance in Parkinson's disease has distinct subtypes: an exploratory analysis
Objective To test the hypothesis that postural instability with falling (PIF) and freezing of gait (FOG) are distinct subtypes of the postural instability/gait disturbance (PIGD) form of Parkinson's ...
BMJ4d
Prevalence and incidence rates of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy in the Japanese population
Department of Neurology and Geriatrics, Kagoshima, University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan Professor G Sobue, Department of Neurology, Ngoya, ...
BMJ4d
Prognostication and contemporary management of clinically isolated syndrome
Clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) patients present with a single attack of inflammatory demyelination of the central nervous system. Recent advances in multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnostic criteria ...
BMJ4d
N18 in median somatosensory evoked potentials: a new indicator of medullary function useful for the diagnosis of brain death
Dr Masahiro Sonoo, Department of Neurology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Kaga 2–11–1, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173, Japan. Telephone 0081 3 3964 1211 ext 1911; fax 0081 3 3964 6397; email sonoom{at ...
BMJ4d
Anti-GT1a IgG in Guillain-Barré syndrome
1 Department of Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan 2 Department of Neurology, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan 3 ...
BMJ5d
Effectiveness of early cycles of fast-acting treatment in generalised myasthenia gravis
Background Early fast-acting treatment (EFT) is the aggressive use of fast-acting therapies such as plasmapheresis, intravenous immunoglobulin and/or intravenous high-dose methylprednisolone (IVMP) ...