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The Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting 2014 – Do something that you enjoy!
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Source: Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System - February 8, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Mark Stettner Tags: LETTER TO THE EDITOR Source Type: research

A pilot study of proximal strength training in Charcot‐Marie‐Tooth disease
Abstract Gait analysis of people with Charcot‐Marie‐Tooth (CMT) disease revealed proximal adaptive gait strategies to compensate for foot drop. We previously demonstrated that hip flexor muscle fatigue can limit walking endurance. This pilot study used a single‐blinded cross over design to investigate the effect of a 16‐week home‐based programme of resistance training on hip flexor muscle strength. Measures of walking endurance, gait speed, exertion, fatigue, and general activity were also recorded. The exercise protocol was based on American College of Sports Medicine recommendations. A mixed effects model was u...
Source: Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System - February 8, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Gita M. Ramdharry, Alexander Pollard, Cheryl Anderson, Matilde Laurá, Sinead M. Murphy, Magdalena Dudziec, Elizabeth L. Dewar, Elspeth Hutton, Robert Grant, Mary M. Reilly Tags: RESEARCH REPORT Source Type: research

Long‐term course of oxaliplatin‐induced polyneuropathy: a prospective 2‐year follow‐up study
In conclusion, persistence of OXAIPN beyond 2 years after finishing chemotherapy is common. Clinical and neurophysiological improvement is observed, although recovery is often incomplete. (Source: Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System)
Source: Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System - February 8, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Chiara Briani, Andreas A. Argyriou, Cristina Izquierdo, Roser Velasco, Marta Campagnolo, Paola Alberti, Barbara Frigeni, Mario Cacciavillani, Francesca Bergamo, Diego Cortinovis, Marina Cazzaniga, Jordi Bruna, Guido Cavaletti, Haralabos P. Kalofonos Tags: RESEARCH REPORT Source Type: research

The Alan J. Gebhart – Peripheral Nerve Society Prize for Excellence in Peripheral Nerve Research
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Source: Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System - February 8, 2015 Category: Neurology Tags: ANNOUNCEMENT Source Type: research

Erratum
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Source: Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System - January 21, 2015 Category: Neurology Tags: Erratum Source Type: research

2014 Inflammatory Neuropathy Consortium of the Peripheral Nerve Society
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Source: Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System - January 21, 2015 Category: Neurology Tags: PROCEEDINGS Source Type: research

Exome sequencing reveals mutations in MFN2 and GDAP1 in severe Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease
Abstract The aim of our study was to characterize electrophysiologically and explain the genetic cause of severe Charcot–Marie–Tooth (CMT) in a 3.5‐year‐old with asymptomatic parents and a maternal grandfather with a history of mild adult‐onset axonal neuropathy. Severity of neuropathy was assessed by Charcot–Marie–Tooth neuropathy score (CMTNS). Whole‐exome sequencing was performed using an Illumina TruSeq Exome Enrichment Kit on the HiSeq 1500 with results followed up by Sanger sequencing on an ABI Prism 3500XL (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA, USA). Paternity was confirmed using a panel of 15 hyperva...
Source: Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System - January 21, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Anna Kostera‐Pruszczyk, Joanna Kosinska, Agnieszka Pollak, Piotr Stawinski, Anna Walczak, Krystyna Wasilewska, Anna Potulska‐Chromik, Piotr Szczudlik, Anna Kaminska, Rafal Ploski Tags: CASE REPORT Source Type: research

Post‐traumatic stress symptoms in Guillain–Barré syndrome patients after prolonged mechanical ventilation in ICU: a preliminary report
Abstract Thirty percent of Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) patients require mechanical ventilation (MV) in intensive care unit (ICU). Post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is found in ICU survivors, and the traumatic aspects of intubation and MV have been previously reported as risk factors for PTSD after ICU. Our objective was to determine long‐term PTSD or post‐traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) in GBS patients after prolonged MV in ICU. We assessed GBS patients who had MV for more than 2 months. PTSD was assessed using Horowitz Impact of Event Scale (IES), IES‐Revisited (IES‐R), and the Post‐traumatic Check...
Source: Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System - January 21, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Loïc Le Guennec, Marion Brisset, Karine Viala, Fatiha Essardy, Thierry Maisonobe, Benjamin Rohaut, Sophie Demeret, Francis Bolgert, Nicolas Weiss Tags: RESEARCH REPORT Source Type: research

The normal sensibility of the hand declines with age – a proclamation for the use of delta two‐point discrimination values for sensibility assessment after nerve reconstruction
Abstract The scores used to evaluate sensibility after digital nerve reconstruction do not take the patient's age into consideration, although there is evidence that the outcome after digital nerve reconstruction is age‐dependent. However, it is not clear if the normal sensibility of the hand is also age‐dependent, as the existing studies have major limitations. We evaluated the normal sensibility of the hand in 232 patients using static and moving two‐point discrimination (2PD) tests and the Semmes–Weinstein‐monofilament test. We found the climax of sensibility in the third decade with age‐dependent deteriorat...
Source: Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System - January 21, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Daniel Schmauss, Tom Finck, Kai Megerle, Hans‐Guenther Machens, Joern A. Lohmeyer Tags: RESEARCH REPORT Source Type: research

The Alan J. Gebhart – Peripheral Nerve Society Prize for Excellence in Peripheral Nerve Research
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Source: Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System - January 21, 2015 Category: Neurology Tags: ANNOUNCEMENT Source Type: research

Corneal confocal microscopy detects small fiber damage in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP)
Abstract Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is an autoimmune mediated peripheral neuropathy with multifocal involvement. Reliable biomarkers for diagnosis, disease progression and treatment response remain to be developed. We assessed the utility of corneal confocal microscopy (CCM) as a diagnostic marker for CIDP in 16 patients. CCM parameters including corneal nerve fiber density (NFD), nerve fiber length, number of main nerve trunks, number of nerve branches, nerve tortuosity, and dendritic cell density (DCD) were compared to those from 15 healthy controls and correlated with clinical and electroph...
Source: Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System - January 13, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Christian Schneider, Franziska Bucher, Claus Cursiefen, Gereon R. Fink, Ludwig M. Heindl, Helmar C. Lehmann Tags: Research Report Source Type: research

Long‐term course of oxaliplatin‐induced polyneuropathy: a prospective two‐year follow‐up study
In conclusion, persistence of OXAIPN beyond 2 years after finishing chemotherapy is common. Clinical and neurophysiological improvement is observed, although recovery is often incomplete. (Source: Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System)
Source: Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System - January 13, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Chiara Briani, Andreas A. Argyriou, Cristina Izquierdo, Roser Velasco, Marta Campagnolo, Paola Alberti, Barbara Frigeni, Mario Cacciavillani, Francesca Bergamo, Diego Cortinovis, Marina Cazzaniga, Jordi Bruna, Guido Cavaletti, Haralabos P. Kalofonos Tags: Research Report Source Type: research

Clinical and epidemiological features of Guillain‐Barré syndrome in the Western Balkans
This study of patients with GBS in the Western Balkans allows us to prepare the health system better and to improve the management of patients. This study also opens opportunities for international collaboration and for taking part in the multinational studies on GBS. (Source: Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System)
Source: Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System - January 13, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Stojan Peric, Vuk Milosevic, Ivana Berisavac, Olivera Stojiljkovic, Ljiljana Beslac‐Bumbasirevic, Ivan Marjanovic, Vanja Djuric, Gordana Djordjevic, Sonja Rajic, Milan Cvijanovic, Milica Babic, Aleksandra Dominovic, Balsa Vujovic, Mirjana Cukic, Milutin Tags: Research Report Source Type: research

Diabetic Neuropathy: Comparison between Bangladeshi immigrants and Greek‐born subjects
Abstract The aim of this study was to compare Bangladeshi immigrants with diabetes to native Greeks with diabetes and to distinguish the different risk factors for polyneuropathy in the two ethnic groups. Subjects were recruited from the outpatient diabetic clinic of a general hospital. One hundred and eleven Bangladeshi immigrants (97 men and 14 women of mean age 47 years) and one hundred and one native Greeks (82 men and 19 women of mean age 49 years) were included in the study. Sex, mean age, age at diabetes diagnosis, and diabetes duration did not differ between the two groups. Polyneuropathy was diagnosed in 53 (48%) ...
Source: Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System - January 13, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Th. Zambelis, G. Papadakis, S. Chatzipanagiotou, M. Michalopoulou, P. Kokotis, N. Karandreas Tags: Research Report Source Type: research

A Pilot Study of Proximal Strength Training in Charcot Marie Tooth Disease
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Source: Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System - January 13, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Gita M Ramdharry, Alexander Pollard, Cheryl Anderson, Matilde Laur', Sinead M Murphy, Magdalena Dudziec, Elizabeth L Dewar, Elspeth Hutton, Robert Grant, Mary M Reilly Tags: Research Report Source Type: research