BMC Neurology

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List of Papers (Total 5,830)

A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical efficacy of early and late rehabilitation interventions for ischemic stroke

At present, stroke has become the first cause of death and disability among Chinese adults. With the coming of the aging population in China, the disease burden brought by stroke will be increasingly aggravated. And stroke is a leading cause of disability. There is a golden plastic period after stroke, during which timely and safe intervention and rehabilitation therapy can...

High thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor expression in thrombi from stroke patients in elevated estrogen states

The risk of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) associated with high estrogen states, including pregnant patients and those using oral contraceptives, has been well documented. We described the histological composition of thrombi collected in these cases. From a prospective tissue registry (STRIP registry) of thrombi retrieved during mechanical thrombectomy for AIS, we identified 5...

Neuroanatomical and neurocognitive correlates of delusion in Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment

Neuropsychiatric symptoms and delusions are highly prevalent among people with dementia. However, multiple roots of neurobiological bases and shared neural basis of delusion and cognitive function remain to be characterized. By utilizing a fine-grained multivariable approach, we investigated distinct neuroanatomical correlates of delusion symptoms across a large population of...

Association between serum triglycerides and stroke type, severity, and prognosis. Analysis in 6558 patients

Hypertriglyceridemia (HT) may increase the risk of stroke. Limited studies have shown that stroke severity and infarction size are smaller in patients with HT. We explored the relationship between triglyceride levels and stroke risk factors, severity and outcome in a large prospective database. Prospective Cross-sectional study. We retrospectively interrogated the Qatar Stroke...

Relationship between glycated hemoglobin levels and three-month outcomes in acute ischemic stroke patients with or without diabetes: a prospective Korean cohort study

In patients experiencing acute ischemic stroke, there is ongoing debate surrounding the connection between chronic hyperglycemic status and their initial clinical outcomes. Our objective was to examine the connection between glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels and adverse clinical outcomes at both 3-months adverse clinical outcomes in individuals with acute ischemic stroke (AIS...

The associations between peripheral inflammatory and lipid parameters, white matter hyperintensity, and cognitive function in patients with non-disabling ischemic cerebrovascular events

The global prevalence of VCI has increased steadily in recent years, but diagnostic biomarkers for VCI in patients with non-disabling ischemic cerebrovascular incidents (NICE) remain indefinite. The primary objective of this research was to investigate the relationship between peripheral serological markers, white matter damage, and cognitive function in individuals with NICE. We...

Case identification of non-traumatic brain injury in youth using linked population data

Population-level administrative data provides a cost-effective means of monitoring health outcomes and service needs of clinical populations. This study aimed to present a method for case identification of non-traumatic brain injury in population-level data and to examine the association with sociodemographic factors. An estimated resident population of youth aged 0–24 years was...

Hand knob sign in osmotic demyelinating syndrome

Osmotic demyelinating syndrome, commonly recognized as a consequence of the rapid correction of hyponatremia, has been known to cause motor, neuropsychiatric, or extrapyramidal symptoms. We reported a patient with an unusual presentation involving bilateral hand weakness, and pseudobulbar affect. The imaging was compatible with osmotic demyelinating syndrome with bilateral hand...

Questionnaire-based study of COVID-19 vaccination induced headache: evidence of clusters of adverse events

The adverse events (AEs) after a Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) Pfizer-Biotech mRNA vaccination present a medical and epidemiological issue of increasing interest. Headache is the most frequent neurological adverse effect and generally the third most common adverse event after a Covid-19 vaccination, but only a few studies focus on the link between headache and other AEs...

Butyrylcholinesterase activity in patients with postoperative delirium after cardiothoracic surgery or percutaneous valve replacement- an observational interdisciplinary cohort study

Postoperative delirium is a frequent and severe complication after cardiac surgery. Activity of butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) has been discussed controversially regarding a possible role in its development. This study aimed to investigate the relevance of BChE activity as a biomarker for postoperative delirium after cardiac surgery or percutaneous valve replacement. A total of 237...

Clopidogrel with indobufen or aspirin in minor ischemic stroke or high-risk transient ischemic attack: a randomized controlled clinical study

Ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) are the most prevalent cerebrovascular diseases. The conventional antiplatelet drugs are associated with an inherent bleeding risk, while indobufen is a new antiplatelet drug and has the similar mechanism of antiplatelet aggregation as aspirin with more safety profile. However, there have been no studies evaluating the...

Serum levels of glucose, thyroid stimulating hormone, and free thyroxine in boys diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a cross-sectional pilot study

Although attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder, its aetiology remains unclear. We aimed to establish a relationship between ADHD diagnosis and serum levels of glucose, free thyroxine (FT4), and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) in primary school aged boys. In a cross-sectional study, we enrolled 133 participants aged 6.5–12.5...

First report of a p.Cys484Tyr Notch3 mutation in a CADASIL patient with acute bilateral multiple subcortical infarcts—case report and brief review

CADASIL(Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy)is an inherited small vessel disease caused by mutations in NOTCH3 gene. Although NOTCH3 has numerous hotspots of gene mutations, mutations in exons 9 are rare. The p.C484T gene mutation type associated with it has not been reported in any relevant cases yet. Furthermore, CADASIL...

A clinical 3D pointing test differentiates spatial memory deficits in dementia and bilateral vestibular failure

Deficits in spatial memory, orientation, and navigation are often neglected early signs of cognitive impairment or loss of vestibular function. Real-world navigation tests require complex setups. In contrast, simple pointing at targets in a three-dimensional environment is a basic sensorimotor ability which provides an alternative measure of spatial orientation and memory at...

The role of ataluren in the treatment of ambulatory and non-ambulatory children with nonsense mutation duchenne muscular dystrophy - a consensus derived using a modified Delphi methodology in Eastern Europe, Greece, Israel and Sweden

This paper details the results of an evaluation of the level of consensus amongst clinicians on the use of ataluren in both ambulatory and non-ambulatory patients with nonsense mutation Duchenne muscular dystrophy (nmDMD). The consensus was derived using a modified Delphi methodology that involved an exploration phase and then an evaluation phase. The exploration phase involved...

Single-cell RNA sequencing of anaplastic ependymoma and H3K27M-mutant diffuse midline glioma

Anaplastic ependymoma and H3K27M-mutant diffuse midline glioma are two common subtypes of brain tumors with poor long-term prognosis. The present study analyzed and compared the differences in cell types between two tumors by single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) technology. ScRNA-seq was performed to profile cells from cancer tissue from anaplastic ependymoma patient and H3K27M...

Leading determinants of incident dementia among individuals with and without the apolipoprotein E ε4 genotype: a retrospective cohort study

Little is known regarding the leading risk factors for dementia/Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in individuals with and without APOE4. The identification of key risk factors for dementia/Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in individuals with and without the APOE4 gene is of significant importance in global health. Our analysis included 110,354 APOE4 carriers and 220,708 age- and sex-matched...

Risk factors for post-cerebral infarction cognitive dysfunction in older adults: a retrospective study

Our research aims to elucidate the significance of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and provides an insight into a novel risk model for post-cerebral infarction cognitive dysfunction (PCICD). Our study recruited inpatients hospitalized with cerebral infarction in Xijing hospital, who underwent cognitive assessment of Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) from January 2010 to December 2021...

A case report: new-onset nummular headache after stenting of the middle cerebral artery

Nummular headache (NH) is categorized as a primary headache in the International Classification of Headache Disorders, Third edition (ICHD-3) diagnostic criteria, but there are secondary etiologies as well. We present a case of secondary NH that associated with vascular lesion. We report on a 40-year-old man with a medical history of symptomatic intracranial arterial stenosis who...

Differential expression of Semaphorin-7A /CD163-positive macrophages in large artery and cardiogenic stroke

Identification of the causes of stroke of undetermined etiology, specifically cardioembolism (CE) and non-CE causes, can inform treatment planning and prognosis prediction. The objective of this study was to analyze the disparities in thrombus composition, particularly Semaphorin-7A (Sema7A) and CD163, between patients diagnosed with large-artery atherosclerosis (LAA) and those...

Risdiplam therapy in adults with 5q-SMA: observational study on motor function and treatment satisfaction

We aimed to describe the experience of a single neuromuscular center in Germany in treating adult spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) patients with risdiplam and to analyze motor function and treatment satisfaction during a follow-up period up to 20 months. Fourteen patients with type 2 or 3 SMA (seven with SMA type 2, six with SMA type 3; age range: 18–51) were included. The Revised...

Study on prognosis of acutely ruptured intracranial aneurysms (SPARTA): a protocol for a multicentre prospective cohort study

Ruptured intracranial aneurysms resulting in subarachnoid haemorrhage can be treated by open surgical or endovascular treatment. Despite multiple previous studies, uncertainties on the optimal treatment practice still exists. The resulting treatment variation may result in a variable, potentially worse, patient outcome. To better inform future treatment strategies, this study...

Geographic differences in pharmacotherapy patterns and outcomes of acute ischemic stroke in China

Vast economic and healthcare status discrepancies exist among regions in China, contributing to different treatment patterns. This study was aimed to investigate the current status of pharmacotherapy for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and outcomes in China and explore the geographic variation in stroke care. This study was a multicenter prospective registry study, which collected...