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Contribution of basal ganglia activity to REM sleep disorder in Parkinson’s disease
Background Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) is one of the most common sleep problems and represents a key prodromal marker in Parkinson’s disease (PD). It remains unclear ...
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The expanding phenotype of CLIPPERS: is it a disease or a syndrome?
Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan Correspondence to Professor Jun-ichi Kira, Department of Neurology, Neurological ...
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Pain and the immune system: emerging concepts of IgG-mediated autoimmune pain and immunotherapies
The immune system has long been recognised important in pain regulation through inflammatory cytokine modulation of peripheral nociceptive fibres. Recently, cytokine interactions in brain and spinal ...
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Long-term outcomes of moyamoya disease versus atherosclerosis-associated moyamoya vasculopathy using high-resolution MR vessel wall imaging
Objectives We aimed to compare the long-term outcomes and surgical benefits between moyamoya disease (MMD) and atherosclerosis-associated moyamoya vasculopathy (AS-MMV) using high-resolution MRI ...
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Migraine and risk of stroke
Migraine and stroke are two common and heterogeneous neurovascular disorders responsible for a significant burden for those affected and a great economic cost for the society. There is growing ...
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Mastering the art: approaches to diagnosis and management of functional neurological disorders in Irish neurology
Functional Neurological disorder (FND) is a common, disabling condition which is often seen in Neurology Clinics. There are significant challenges associated with making the diagnosis accurately and ...
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Disentangling the multiple links between renal dysfunction and cerebrovascular disease
Correspondence to Dr Dearbhla Kelly, Centre for the Prevention of Stroke and Dementia, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK; ...
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob-like syndrome induced by lithium, levomepromazine, and phenobarbitone
Dr Hideyuki Kikyo, Department of Neurology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan. email:kikyo{at}m.u-tokyo.ac.jp If you wish to reuse any or all of this ...
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Lacunar stroke: mechanisms and therapeutic implications
Correspondence to Dr Shadi Yaghi, Department of Neurology, Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School, Providence, RI 02903, USA; shadiyaghi{at}yahoo.com Lacunar stroke is a marker of cerebral ...
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Seizures in pregnancy and child outcomes
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Overview of cerebral cavernous malformations: comparison of treatment approaches
Correspondence to Ondrej Bradac, Department of Neurosurgery and Neurooncology, Military University Hospital, Charles University First Faculty of Medicine, Prague 121 08, Czech Republic; ...
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Autoimmune encephalitis: recovery, residual symptoms and predictors of long-term sequelae
Background Data regarding long-term recovery from autoimmune encephalitis (AE) remain limited. Methods This retrospective observational study investigated outcomes in 182 patients who met the 2016 ...