BMJ2d
Deep brain stimulation activation volumes and their association with neurophysiological mapping and therapeutic outcomes
Dr C C McIntyre, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave ND20, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA; mcintyc{at}ccf.org Objective: Despite the clinical success of deep ...
BMJ1d
010 Seizure semiology of frontal lobe epilepsy (FLE): a report of two cases with video-telemetry recordings
Frontal lobe seizures can be difficult to distinguish from non-epileptic seizures or sleep disorders. Addition- ally, the ictal EEG is often normal. To illustrate the challenging semiology and ...
BMJ2d
Ultra-high-dose methylcobalamin in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a long-term phase II/III randomised controlled study
Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of intramuscular ultra-high-dose methylcobalamin in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Methods 373 patients with ALS (El Escorial definite ...
BMJ4d
Silent progression of brain atrophy in aquaporin-4 antibody-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder
Correspondence to Dr Masahiro Mori, Neurology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine School of Medicine, Chiba, Chiba, Japan; morim{at}faculty.chiba-u.jp Objective To investigate longitudinal ...
BMJ2d
Unilateral lenticular infarcts: radiological and clinical syndromes, aetiology, and prognosis
Service de Neurologie, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire, 3 Rue du Faubourg, Raines, 21000 Dijon, France Professor M Giroud, Service de Neurologie, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire, 3 Rue du Faubourg, ...
BMJ2d
A double blind, randomised study of sildenafil citrate for erectile dysfunction in men with multiple sclerosis
Objective: Identifying and effectively treating erectile dysfunction (ED) can result in an improvement of the quality of life (QoL) in men with multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods: This randomised, ...
BMJ8d
Bladder dysfunction in hereditary spastic paraplegia: what to expect?
Correspondence to Dr M Braschinsky, Department of Neurology, University of Tartu, Puusepa 2, Tartu 51014, Estonia; mark.braschinsky{at}kliinikum.ee Background Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) ...
BMJ3d
White-matter diffusion abnormalities in temporal-lobe epilepsy with and without mesial temporal sclerosis
Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada Dr D W Gross, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, 2E3.19 Walter C Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre, ...
BMJ10d
Neurite orientation and dispersion density imaging (NODDI) detects cortical and corticospinal tract degeneration in ALS
Background Corticospinal tract (CST) degeneration and cortical atrophy are consistent features of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). We hypothesised that neurite orientation dispersion and density ...
BMJ3d
Relapsing herpes simplex encephalitis: pathological confirmation of viral reactivation
This case is reported to raise awareness of herpes simplex encephalitis as a persisting brain disorder. A 66 year old immunocompetent man developed status epilepticus and died of pneumonia in the ...
BMJ12d
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 ...