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Advanced glycation end products and neurodegenerative diseases: Mechanisms and perspective
14 March 2012
Abstract: The age-related neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's diseases are characterized by the abnormal accumulation or aggregation of proteins. Advanced gl...
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Jinlong Li,
Danian Liu,
Ling Sun,
Yunting Lu,
Zhongling Zhang
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1-5
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Palinacousis—Evidence to suggest a post-ictal phenomenon
14 March 2012
Abstract: Introduction: Palinacousis is a paroxysmal auditory illusion in which perseveration of an external auditory stimulus occurs after cessation of the stimulus. The subjects recognize the illuso...
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Wazim Mohamed,
Niharika Ahuja,
Aashit Shah
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Change in frequency of periodic limb movements during sleep with usage of continuous positive airway pressure in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
13 April 2012
Abstract: Periodic limb movements during sleep (PLMS) sometimes newly appear on the night of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) titration in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA...
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Sayaka Aritake-Okada,
Kazuyoshi Namba,
Natsuki Hidano,
Shoichi Asaoka,
Yoko Komada,
Akira Usui,
Masato Matsuura,
Yuichi Inoue
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13-16
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Female cluster headache in the United States of America: What are the gender differences? Results from the United States Cluster Headache Survey
09 April 2012
Abstract: Objective: To present results from the United States Cluster Headache Survey regarding gender differences in cluster headache demographics, clinical characteristics, diagnostic delay, trigge...
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Todd D. Rozen,
Royce S. Fishman
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17-28
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Decreased hippocampal expression of calbindin D28K and cognitive impairment in MELAS
09 April 2012
Abstract: Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) is a maternally inherited mitochondrial syndrome characterized by seizures, migrainous headaches, lactic ac...
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Valentina Emmanuele,
Angels Garcia-Cazorla,
Hua-Bin Huang,
Jorida Çoku,
Beatriz Dorado,
Etty P. Cortes,
Kristin Engelstad,
Darryl C. De Vivo,
Salvatore DiMauro,
Eduardo Bonilla,
Kurenai Tanji
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29-34
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Ischemic stroke as a primary symptom of neurosyphilis among HIV-negative emergency patients
06 April 2012
Abstract: Background: Neurosyphilis is known as “the great imitator” or “the great impostor” because of its wide range of clinical symptoms. A high misdiagnosis rate of ischemic stroke was observed am...
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Li-Li Liu,
Wei-Hong Zheng,
Man-Li Tong,
Gui-Li Liu,
Hui-Lin Zhang,
Zuo-Gen Fu,
Li-Rong Lin,
Tian-Ci Yang
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35-39
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Neuroprotective effects of adipose-derived stem cells against ischemic neuronal damage in the rabbit spinal cord
04 April 2012
Abstract: Transplantation of adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) is one of the possible therapeutic tools for ischemic damage. In this study, we observed the effects of ASCs against ischemic damage in t...
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Jin Young Chung,
Woosuk Kim,
Wooseok Im,
Dae Young Yoo,
Jung Hoon Choi,
In Koo Hwang,
Moo-Ho Won,
In Bok Chang,
Byung Moon Cho,
Hyung Sik Hwang,
Seung Myung Moon
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40-46
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Oral contraceptive use and clinical outcomes in patients with multiple sclerosis
29 March 2012
Abstract: Experimental and clinical data suggest a role of sex steroids in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS). Scant information is available about the potential effect of oral contraceptive ...
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Armando Sena,
Rémy Couderc,
Joana C. Vasconcelos,
Véronique Ferret-Sena,
Rui Pedrosa
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47-51
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LINGO1 and risk for essential tremor: Results of a meta-analysis of rs9652490 and rs11856808
19 March 2012
Abstract: Background/objectives: Recently, a genome-wide association study revealed a significant statistical association between LINGO1 rs9652490 and rs11856808 polymorphisms and the risk of developi...
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Félix Javier Jiménez-Jiménez,
Elena García-Martín,
Oswaldo Lorenzo-Betancor,
Pau Pastor,
Hortensia Alonso-Navarro,
José A.G. Agúndez
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Study of the HFE gene common polymorphisms in French patients with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
16 March 2012
Abstract: Our objective was to investigate whether the C282Y (p.Cys 282 Tyr) and H63D (p. His 63 Asp) HFE polymorphisms were associated with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (SALS) in the French...
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Julien Praline,
Hélène Blasco,
Patrick Vourc'h,
Valérian Rat,
Chantal Gendrot,
William Camu,
Christian R. Andres,
The French ALS study group
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58-61
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Tetanus in adults: Clinical presentation, treatment and predictors of mortality in a tertiary hospital in Ethiopia
16 March 2012
Abstract: Background: Tetanus remains a major health problem in the developing world. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical presentation, risk factors, complications, treatment, outcome a...
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Amanuel Amare,
Yilma Melkamu,
Desalew Mekonnen
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Tunicamycin produces TDP-43 cytoplasmic inclusions in cultured brain organotypic slices
29 March 2012
Abstract: The cellular distribution of TAR DNA binding protein (TDP-43) is disrupted in several neurodegenerative disorders, including frontotemporal lobar degeneration with ubiquitin-positive inclusi...
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Cadman Leggett,
Daniel S. McGehee,
James Mastrianni,
Wenbin Yang,
Tao Bai,
James R. Brorson
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66-73
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Residual disability 10 years after falling ill in Guillain–Barré syndrome: A prospective follow-up study
19 March 2012
Abstract: Objective: To describe residual disability 10years after onset of Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) and longitudinal changes from 2weeks after onset until 10years afterwards. The Erasmus GBS Out...
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Anette Forsberg,
Rayomand Press,
Lotta Widén Holmqvist
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Meta-analysis of association between PITX3 gene polymorphism and Parkinson's disease
20 March 2012
Abstract: Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases. Several studies had researched the association between the PITX3 gene polymorphism and Parkinson's disease. How...
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Lanhua Tang,
Shushan Zhao,
Meiping Wang,
Aniruddha Sheth,
Zijin Zhao,
Luyao Chen,
Xuegong Fan,
Lizhang Chen
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80-86
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Hemoglobin A1C is independently associated with severity and prognosis of brainstem infarctions
19 March 2012
Abstract: Objective: To assess the association of Hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c) with acute brainstem infarctions (BSIs) and to determine whether HbA1c is an independent risk factor in BSIs patients. Methods:...
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Haiyan Li,
Zhuang Kang,
Wei Qiu,
Biao Hu,
Ai-min Wu,
Yongqiang Dai,
Xueqiang Hu,
Jesse Luo,
Bingjun Zhang,
Zhengqi Lu
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87-91
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The role of autonomic testing in the differentiation of Parkinson's disease from multiple system atrophy
15 March 2012
Abstract: Differentiation of idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) from multiple system atrophy (MSA) can be difficult. Methods devised to help distinguish the two disorders include standardized autonom...
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Kurt Kimpinski,
Valeria Iodice,
Duane D. Burton,
Michael Camilleri,
Brian P. Mullan,
Axel Lipp,
Paola Sandroni,
Tonette L. Gehrking,
David M. Sletten,
J.E. Ahlskog,
Robert D. Fealey,
Wolfgang Singer,
Phillip A. Low
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Affective symptoms and cognitive functions in Parkinson's disease
16 April 2012
Abstract: Patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) typically present with motor symptoms, but several non-motor symptoms, such as cognitive impairment, autonomic dysfunction and neuropsychiatric symptom...
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Michele Poletti,
Anna De Rosa,
Ubaldo Bonuccelli
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Variable results after rituximab in neuromyelitis optica
14 March 2012
Abstract: Our objective was to assess the efficacy of rituximab (RTX) in neuromyelitis optica (NMO). We conducted a retrospective review of cases personally treated by the authors. We identified nine ...
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J.W. Lindsey,
K.M. Meulmester,
S.A. Brod,
F. Nelson,
J.S. Wolinsky
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Isoform-specific immunolocalization of 14-3-3 proteins in atherosclerotic lesions of human carotid and main cerebral arteries
14 March 2012
Abstract: 14-3-3 proteins are now recognized to have a wide range of potential functions and pathological relevance, such as regulating the intercellular signal processes of differentiation, the devel...
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Takahiko Umahara,
Toshiki Uchihara,
Shunichi Koyama,
Takao Hashimoto,
Jiro Akimoto,
Jo Haraoka,
Toshihiko Iwamoto
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106-111
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Anxiety, depression and autonomic nervous system dysfunction in hypertension
19 March 2012
Abstract: Objectives: This study examined the relationship between autonomic nervous system dysfunction, anxiety and depression in untreated hypertension. Patients and methods: 86 newly diagnosed hype...
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Zoltán Bajkó,
Csilla-Cecília Szekeres,
Katalin Réka Kovács,
Krisztina Csapó,
Sándor Molnár,
Pál Soltész,
Erika Nyitrai,
Mária Tünde Magyar,
László Oláh,
Dániel Bereczki,
László Csiba
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112-116
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Serum GFAP levels in optic neuropathies
14 March 2012
Abstract: Background: Complement mediated autoimmunity against aquaporin-4 results in astrocytic damage in neuromyelitis optica (NMO). There is evidence for increased CSF glial fibrillary acidic prote...
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Mithu Storoni,
Marcel M. Verbeek,
Zsolt Illes,
Romain Marignier,
Charlotte E. Teunissen,
Magda Grabowska,
Christian Confavreux,
Gordon T. Plant,
Axel Petzold
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117-122
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Heat shock protein 72 inhibits c-Jun N-terminal kinase 3 signaling pathway via Akt1 during cerebral ischemia
05 March 2012
Abstract: Although recent researches show that Heat Shock Protein 72 (HSP72) plays an important role in neuronal survival, little knowledge is known about the precise mechanisms during cerebral ischem...
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Dashi Qi,
Hongzhi Liu,
Jian Niu,
Xing Fan,
Xiangru Wen,
Yang Du,
Jie Mou,
Dongsheng Pei,
Zhian Liu,
Zhimin Zong,
Xianyong Wei,
Yuanjian Song
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123-129
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Operative and nonoperative linguistic outcomes in brain injury patients
14 March 2012
Abstract: Objective and background: Linguistic function is one of vulnerable aspects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) which may have destructive effects on patients' communicative activities and daily ...
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Shahrokh Yousefzade Chabok,
Sara Ramezani Kapourchali,
Alia Saberi,
Zahra Mohtasham-Amiri
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130-136
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GSTM1 null genotype as risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease in Italian patients
01 March 2012
Abstract: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia in the elderly. The causes of AD are very complex but there is general agreement about the existence of a link between Alzheimer'...
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Sara Piacentini,
Renato Polimanti,
Rosanna Squitti,
Mariacarla Ventriglia,
Emanuele Cassetta,
Fabrizio Vernieri,
Paolo Maria Rossini,
Dario Manfellotto,
Maria Fuciarelli
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137-140
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Revisiting cerebral thromboangiitis obliterans
13 April 2012
Abstract: We describe a 56-year-old patient with progressive cognitive decline in the context of heavy tobacco use and migraine, and imaging evidence of an occlusive terminal cerebral vasculopathy. Th...
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Carrie B. Hurelbrink,
Yael Barnett,
Michael E. Buckland,
Mark Wilkinson,
Jon Leicester,
Craig Anderson,
Jeffrey Brennan,
Michael Barnett
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Myasthenia gravis appearing 18years after resection of benign thymoma with subsequent limbic encephalitis
09 April 2012
Abstract: Thymoma is associated with multiple autoimmune disorders, most commonly myasthenia gravis (MG). However, symptomatic MG may first present following thymectomy. We report an unusual patient w...
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Adir Shaulov,
Misgav Rottenstreich,
Hagit Peleg,
Maya Spiegel,
Boris Shichman,
Zohar Argov
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Pure upbeat nystagmus in association with bilateral internuclear ophthalmoplegia
27 March 2012
Abstract: A 66-year-old man developed primary position upbeat nystagmus and bilateral internuclear ophthalmoplegia (INO). Video-oculography showed primary position upbeat nystagmus with exponentially ...
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Jae-Hwan Choi,
Na-Yeon Jung,
Min-Ji Kim,
Kwang-Dong Choi,
Ji Soo Kim,
Dae-Soo Jung
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148-150
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N-Methyl d-aspartate receptor antibody encephalitis associated with myelitis
29 March 2012
Abstract: Encephalitis associated with antibodies to the N-methyl d-aspartate receptor (NMDA-R) was first described in young women with ovarian teratoma []. It has subsequently been described in men, ...
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Catherine Pennington,
Shona Livingstone,
Celestine Santosh,
Saif Razvi
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Dysfunction of default-mode network in encephalopathy with a reversible corpus callosum lesion
14 March 2012
Abstract: Increasing attention has been paid recently to the study of spontaneous brain activity; moreover, particular attention has been paid to the concept of a default-mode network of brain functio...
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Shingo Mitaki,
Keiichi Onoda,
Masaki Ishihara,
Yoko Nabika,
Shuhei Yamaguchi
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Diminution of hemoglobin-derived hemorphin: An underlying risk factor for cognitive deficit in diabetes
05 April 2012
Over recent years several studies of this journal have reported that diabetes could boost the risk of cognitive impairment . Cognitive defect represents an independent complication alongside atheroscl...
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Chang Zheng Song,
Qing Wei Wang,
Chang Cheng Song
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Response letter to the manuscript “Diminution of hemoglobin-derived hemorphin: An underlying risk factor for cognitive deficit in diabetes” for Journal of the Neurological Sciences
05 April 2012
We read with great interest the article written by Song et al. “Diminution of hemoglobin-derived hemorphin: an underlying risk factor for cognitive deficit in diabetes” . The authors mention that hemo...
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Marina Petrova,
Semen Prokopenko,
Elena Pronina,
Elena Mozheyko
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