No Association Between rs7077361 in ITGA8 and Parkinson's Disease in Sweden.
CONCLUSION: Our results do not support the hypothesis of ITGA8 as a candidate gene for Parkinson's disease in Sweden.
PMID: 27583043 [PubMed] (Source: The Open Neurology Journal)
Source: The Open Neurology Journal - September 3, 2016 Category: Neurology Tags: Open Neurol J Source Type: research
Nutritional Alterations Associated with Neurological and Neurosurgical Diseases.
Authors: Dionyssiotis Y, Papachristos A, Petropoulou K, Papathanasiou J, Papagelopoulos P
Abstract
Neurological and neurosurgical diseases lead to complications producing malnutrition increasing pathology and mortality. In order to avoid complications because of malnutrition or overcome deficiencies in nutrients supplements are often used for these subjects. The physiopathological mechanisms of malnutrition, methods of nutritional assessment and the supplemental support are reviewed in this paper based on the assumption that patients need to receive adequate nutrition to promote optimal recovery, placing n...
Source: The Open Neurology Journal - August 27, 2016 Category: Neurology Tags: Open Neurol J Source Type: research
Potential Role of Caffeine in the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease.
In conclusion, caffeine may have a wide range of therapeutic effects which are yet to be explored, and therefore warrants further investigation in randomized clinical trials.
PMID: 27563362 [PubMed] (Source: The Open Neurology Journal)
Source: The Open Neurology Journal - August 27, 2016 Category: Neurology Tags: Open Neurol J Source Type: research
Child Abuse Syndrome (CAS): A Newly Recognized Distinct Entity.
Authors: Parano E, Pappalardo XG, Pavone P, Ruggieri M, Cavallaro S
PMID: 27499819 [PubMed] (Source: The Open Neurology Journal)
Source: The Open Neurology Journal - August 10, 2016 Category: Neurology Tags: Open Neurol J Source Type: research
Cutaneous and Mixed Nerve Silent Period Recordings in Symptomatic Paroxysmal Kinesigenic Dyskinesia.
CONCLUSIONS: Our results demonstrate that the third portion of the MnSP and the CuSP do not correspond to the same physiologic process. These findings suggest that PKD patients have abnormal spinal interneuron integration.
PMID: 27330574 [PubMed] (Source: The Open Neurology Journal)
Source: The Open Neurology Journal - June 24, 2016 Category: Neurology Tags: Open Neurol J Source Type: research
Nationwide Incidence of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) Assessed by Insurance Claim Data in Germany.
CONCLUSION: This is the first population-based epidemiologic study on iNPH in Germany covering a ten year period.
PMID: 27330575 [PubMed] (Source: The Open Neurology Journal)
Source: The Open Neurology Journal - June 24, 2016 Category: Neurology Tags: Open Neurol J Source Type: research
Postural Control of Healthy Elderly Individuals Compared to Elderly Individuals with Stroke Sequelae.
Authors: Alfieri FM, Riberto M, Lopes JA, Filippo TR, Imamura M, Battistella LR
Abstract
A stroke and aging process can modify the postural control. We aimed to compare the postural control of health elderly individuals to that of individuals with stroke sequelae. This cross-sectional transversal study was made with individuals capable of walking without any assistance and that were considered clinically stable. The study had 18 individuals in the group with stroke sequelae (SG) and 34 in the healthy elderly control group (CG). The participants were evaluated for the timed up and go test (TUG) and force pl...
Source: The Open Neurology Journal - April 9, 2016 Category: Neurology Tags: Open Neurol J Source Type: research
Onset Latency of Motor Evoked Potentials in Motor Cortical Mapping with Neuronavigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation.
In conclusion, MEP latencies may be useful in distinguishing the cortical representation areas with the most direct pathways from those pathways with prolonged latencies. However, the potential of latency mapping to identify stressed motor tract connections at the subcortical level will need to be verified in future studies with patients.
PMID: 26535068 [PubMed] (Source: The Open Neurology Journal)
Source: The Open Neurology Journal - November 18, 2015 Category: Neurology Tags: Open Neurol J Source Type: research
The Impact of Deep Brain Stimulation on Sleep and Olfactory Function in Parkinson's Disease.
CONCLUSIONS: In addition to having beneficial effects on motor function and quality of life, bilateral subthalamic nucleus stimulation improves subjective sleep quality in Parkinson's disease.
PMID: 26535069 [PubMed] (Source: The Open Neurology Journal)
Source: The Open Neurology Journal - November 18, 2015 Category: Neurology Tags: Open Neurol J Source Type: research
