BMJ1d
Association of autonomic symptoms with disease progression and survival in progressive supranuclear palsy
Background Development of autonomic failure is associated with more rapid disease course and shorter survival in patients with Parkinson’s disease and multiple system atrophy. However, autonomic ...
BMJ1d
Binary reversals: a diagnostic sign in primary progressive aphasia
Background Binary reversals (exemplified by ‘yes’/‘no’ confusions) have been described in patients with primary progressive aphasia (PPA) but their diagnostic value and phenotypic correlates have not ...
BMJ1d
Timing of surgery for supratentorial aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage: report of a prospective study
University Department of Neurosurgery, Box 167, Block A, Level 4, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK Correspondence to: Dr P J Kirkpatrick, University Department of Neurosurgery, Box 167, ...
BMJ1d
Nationwide survey of patients in Japan with Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis: epidemiological and clinical characteristics
1 Department of Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan 2 Department of Neurology, Kinki University School of Medicine, Osaka-Sayama, ...
BMJ1d
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension: 12 cases treated by venous sinus stenting
4 Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, Sidney, Australia Correspondence to: Dr Nicholas Higgins Department of Radiology, Box 219, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Hills Road, ...
BMJ1d
Anti-GQ1b IgG antibody syndrome: clinical and immunological range
OBJECTIVES To clarify the nosological relation among Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS), Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) with ophthalmoplegia, Bickerstaff's brain stem encephalitis (BBE), and acute ...
BMJ2d
The palmomental reflex: a useful clinical sign?
The palmomental reflex, an involuntary contraction of the mentalis muscle of the chin caused by stimulation of the thenar eminence, can be tested easily and rapidly. Its presence may alert the ...
BMJ1d
Urinary dysfunction and orthostatic hypotension in multiple system atrophy: which is the more common and earlier manifestation?
Dr Ryuji Sakakibara, Department of Neurology Chiba University 1–8–1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260–8670 Japan. Telephone 0081 43 226 2129; fax 0081 43 226 2160; emailsakaki{at}med.m.chiba-u.ac.jp ...
BMJ1d
McArdle disease: a clinical review
7 Department of Neurology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK 8 Department of Neurology, King's College Hospital and King's College School of Medicine, London, UK Correspondence to Dr ...
BMJ2d
The United Kingdom transient ischaemic attack (UK-TIA) aspirin trial: final results.
From 1979-85, 2435 patients with a transient ischaemic attack or minor ischaemic stroke were randomly allocated to receive long term "blind" treatment with aspirin 600 mg twice daily (n = 815), ...
BMJ5d
Epigenetic clocks in neurodegenerative diseases: a systematic review
Background Biological ageing is one of the principal risk factors for neurodegenerative diseases. It is becoming increasingly clear that acceleration of DNA methylation age, as measured by the ...