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Anti-CASPR2 clinical phenotypes correlate with HLA and immunological features

Objective Antibodies against contactin-associated protein-like 2 (CASPR2-Abs) have been described in acquired neuromyotonia, limbic encephalitis (LE) and Morvan syndrome (MoS). However, it is unknown ...
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Progression of cerebral white matter lesions in Alzheimer’s disease: a new window for therapy?

1 Alzheimer Centre and Department of Neurology, VU Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2 Department of Radiology VU Medical Centre 3 Department of Neurology, University Medical Centre St Radboud, ...
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An electromyographic study of the abdominal muscles during postural and respiratory manoeuvres.

A method was developed for making EMG recordings from the four individual muscles of the anterior abdominal wall. It was then demonstrated that these muscles have different and distinguishable actions ...
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High aldolase with normal creatine kinase in serum predicts a myopathy with perimysial pathology

Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, St Louis, Missouri, USA Dr A Pestronk, Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Box 8111, 660 South Euclid ...
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Non-infectious fever in the neurological intensive care unit: incidence, causes and predictors

Background and objective: Non-infectious causes of fever are often considered in critical neurological patients but their true significance has not been formally studied. The aim of this study was to ...
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Incidence and prediction of falls in Parkinson's disease: a prospective multidisciplinary study

2 Jubilee Day Hospital, North Tyneside General Hospital, Rake Lane, North Shields, Tyne and Wear NE29 8NH, UK 3 North Tyneside General Hospital, Rake Lane, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE29 8NH, UK ...
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INFLAMMATORY/POST-INFECTIOUS ENCEPHALOMYELITIS

Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, Department of Neurology, University of Bristol, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, UK Correspondence to: Professor Neil J Scolding Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, ...
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Models for predicting risk of dementia: a systematic review

Correspondence to Dr Jin-Tai Yu, Department of Neurology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; yu-jintai{at}163.com Background Information from well-established ...
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Acute small fibre sensory neuropathy: another variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome?

Six patients who presented with acute sensory neuropathy were studied. All patients underwent detailed clinical assessment along with electrophysiological tests and relevant laboratory investigations.
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Community based rehabilitation after severe traumatic brain injury: a randomised controlled trial

Objective: Evaluation of multidisciplinary community based outreach rehabilitation after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Methods: A randomised controlled trial compared outreach treatment (mean ...
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The prevalence and causes of dementia in people under the age of 65 years

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of dementia in people under the age of 65 in a large catchment area, and use these figures to estimate the number of younger people affected by dementia in the ...
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Management of intracranial bleeding associated with anticoagulation: balancing the risk of further bleeding against thromboembolism from prosthetic heart valves

Mechanical heart valves are associated with a risk of thromboembolism and anticoagulation is generally recommended. However, this is inevitably associated with a risk of intracranial bleeding. The ...