BMJ1d
Parkinson’s disease: clinical features and diagnosis
Objective: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurological disorder characterised by a large number of motor and non-motor features that can impact on function to a variable degree. This review ...
BMJ3d
White matter lesions on magnetic resonance imaging in dementia with Lewy bodies, Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, and normal aging
Dr R Barber, Institute for the Health of the Elderly, Newcastle General Hospital, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6BE, U.K. Tel +(0)191 256 3274 ext. 22986; fax +(0)191 219 5048; email ...
BMJ1d
Can regional spreading of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis motor symptoms be explained by prion-like propagation?
1 Department of Clinical Laboratory, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan 2 Department of Neurology and Neurological Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan ...
BMJ4d
Swelling of the optic nerve head: a staging scheme
A staging scheme based on ophthalmoscopic signs of disturbed axoplasmic transport is described. A study employing fundus photographs showed good reproducibility among different observers. Specificity ...
BMJ6d
Neurology and the kidney
Department of Neurology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Department of Neurology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP, UK.
BMJ3d
Detection of subarachnoid haemorrhage with magnetic resonance imaging
OBJECTIVES To measure the sensitivity and specificity of five MRI sequences to subarachnoid haemorrhage. METHODS Forty one patients presenting with histories suspicious of subarachnoid haemorrhage ...
BMJ8d
Antidopaminergic treatment is associated with reduced chorea and irritability but impaired cognition in Huntington’s disease (Enroll-HD)
Objectives Alterations in dopamine neurotransmission underlie some of the clinical features of Huntington’s disease (HD) and as such are a target for therapeutic intervention, especially for the ...
BMJ12d
Sexual well being in parkinsonian patients after deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus
Objectives: To evaluate changes in sexual well being in a group of patients with Parkinson’s disease following deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN). Methods: 31 consecutive ...
BMJ2d
Misdiagnosis of prolonged psychogenic non-epileptic seizures as status epilepticus: epidemiology and associated risks
Correspondence to Dr Johannes Jungilligens, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum, Ruhr University Bochum, 44892 Bochum, Germany; johannes.jungilligens{at}rub.de ...
BMJ3d
Visual association test to detect early dementia of the Alzheimer type
Background: The visual association test (VAT) is a brief learning task based on imagery mnemonics. The test materials consist of six line drawings of pairs of interacting objects or animals—for ...
BMJ8d
Axonal and perikaryal involvement in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
Dr G Sobue, Department of Neurology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466–8550, Japan. Telephone 0081 52 741 2111; fax 0081 52 744 2384. OBJECTIVES To assess the ...
BMJ4d
Predictors of postinfectious inflammatory response syndrome in HIV-negative immunocompetent cryptococcal meningitis
Correspondence to Dr Ying Jiang, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University Department of Neurology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, China; jiangying722{at}163.com Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) ...