BMJ3 天
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 ...
BMJ5 天
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.
BMJ2 天
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 ...
BMJ2 天
Psychiatric symptoms in MELAS; a case report
Vincent van Gogh Institute for Psychiatry, Department of Biological Psychiatry, Stationsweg 46, PO Box 5, 5800 AA Venray, The Netherlands Dr W M A Verhoeven, Vincent van Gogh Institute for Psychiatry, ...
BMJ3 天
Prevalence of epilepsy in rural China: a decreasing trend over 12 years
Correspondence to Dr Ding Ding, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan Univeristy, Shanghai 200040, China; dingding{at}huashan.org.cn We have ...
BMJ1 天
Misdiagnosis of prolonged psychogenic non-epileptic seizures as status epilepticus ...
Correspondence to Dr Johannes Jungilligens, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum, Ruhr University Bochum, 44892 Bochum, Germany; johannes.jungilligens{at}rub.de ...
BMJ5 天
The SF-36 in multiple sclerosis: why basic assumptions must be tested
OBJECTIVES To evaluate, in people with multiple sclerosis, two psychometric assumptions that must be satisfied for valid use of the medical outcomes study 36-item short form health survey (SF-36): the ...
BMJ4 天
Brain penetration effects of microelectrodes and DBS leads in STN or GPi
Department of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine/Shands Hospital, Movement Disorders Center, McKnight Brain Institute, Gainesville, Florida, USA Objective: To determine how ...
BMJ3 天
Amyloid imaging in Alzheimer's disease: comparison of florbetapir and Pittsburgh compound-B ...
1 Department of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 2 Penn Memory Center, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of ...
BMJ5 天
A systematic review of delays in seeking medical attention after transient ischaemic attack
Background: Prompt assessment and investigation of transient ischaemic attack (TIA) followed by early initiation of secondary prevention is effective in reducing recurrent stroke. Nevertheless, many ...
BMJ4 天
Incidence and prediction of falls in Parkinson's disease: a prospective multidisciplinary study
2 Jubilee Day Hospital, North Tyneside General Hospital, Rake Lane, North Shields, Tyne and Wear NE29 8NH, UK 3 North Tyneside General Hospital, Rake Lane, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE29 8NH, UK ...
BMJ2 天
Neurite orientation and dispersion density imaging (NODDI) detects cortical and ...
Background Corticospinal tract (CST) degeneration and cortical atrophy are consistent features of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). We hypothesised that neurite orientation dispersion and density ...