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Clinical and immunological characteristics of the spectrum of GFAP autoimmunity: a case series of 22 patients
Objective To report the clinical and immunological characteristics of 22 new patients with glial fibrillar acidic protein (GFAP) autoantibodies. Methods From January 2012 to March 2017, we recruited ...
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Pilot randomised controlled trial of occupational therapy to optimise independence in Parkinson's disease: the PD OT trial
Department of Neurology, City Hospital, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK Objective: To perform a pilot trial of occupational therapy (OT) to optimise functional ...
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New acute and chronic black holes in patients with multiple sclerosis randomised to interferon beta-1b or glatiramer acetate
Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA Background: Hypointense lesions on T1 weighted ...
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JOINT HYPERMOBILITY AND AUTONOMIC HYPERACTIVITY: RELEVANCE TO NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
Objective To test the hypothesis that Joint hypermobility and autonomic dysfunction are over-expressed within neurodevelopmental disorders. Joint hypermobility is a widespread poorly recognized ...
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Changing antiepilepsy drug-prescribing trends in women with epilepsy in the UK and Ireland and the impact on major congenital malformations
Objectives After 20 years of data collection, pregnancy registers have informed prescribing practice. Various populations show trends for a reduction in valproate prescribing, which is associated with ...
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Split-hand and split-limb phenomena in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: pathophysiology, electrophysiology and clinical manifestations
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder affecting the upper and lower motor neurons. A key clinical feature of ALS is the absence of accurate, early-stage ...
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Does reducing spasticity translate into functional benefit? An exploratory meta-analysis
Background: Spasticity and loss of function in an affected arm are common after stroke. Although botulinum toxin is used to reduce spasticity, its functional benefits are less easily demonstrated.
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05 Medical hypothesis: the pathophysiology of psychogenic polydipsia
Aims and Hypothesis We propose a medical hypothesis on pathophysiology of psychogenic polydipsia in psychiatric patients. Background Compulsive behaviours, which aim to reduce distress, are common in ...
BMJ4d
Evolving evidence in adult idiopathic intracranial hypertension: pathophysiology and management
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a rare but important disease associated with significant morbidity. There is an expected rise in prevalence in line with the escalating global burden of ...
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Combining 7T T2 and 3T FGATIR: from physiological to anatomical identification of the subthalamic nucleus borders
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Unilateral magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy for essential tremor: practices and clinicoradiological outcomes
Background Several options exist for surgical management of essential tremor (ET), including radiofrequency lesioning, deep brain stimulation and γ knife radiosurgery of the ventralis intermedius ...