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222 DECISIve – DiagnosE using the Central veIn SIgn. A study comparing T2* MRI and lumbar puncture
Can a brain T2* MRI scan replace lumbar puncture in the diagnostic pathway of MS? We will present the preliminary data from DECISIve, a National Institute for Health Research – Research for Patient ...
BMJ21h
Poor sleep and multiple sclerosis: associations with symptoms of multiple sclerosis and quality of life
Background Sleep difficulties are common in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), but whether associations between poor sleep quality and quality of life are independent of MS symptoms, obesity and ...
BMJ1d
“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 ...
BMJ1d
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 ...
BMJ2d
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 ...
BMJ3d
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 ...
BMJ4d
The “pulvinar sign” in a case of paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis associated with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
1 Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan 2 Department of Pathology, Osaka University Hospital, Suita, Osaka, Japan 3 Department of Neurology, ...
BMJ4d
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, ...
BMJ5d
Type II (adult onset) citrullinaemia: clinical pictures and the therapeutic effect of liver transplantation
OBJECTIVE Adult onset type II citrullinemia is an inherited disorder of amino acid metabolism caused by a deficiency of liver specific argininosuccinate synthetase activity. Most of the patients with ...