BMJ1d
IVIg-exposure and thromboembolic event risk: findings from the UK Biobank
Correspondence to Dr Mahima Kapoor, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London WC1N 3BG, UK; mahima.kapoor{at}monash.edu Background Arterial and venous thromboembolic events (TEEs) have been ...
BMJ1d
Relapses in multiple sclerosis are age- and time-dependent
Faculty of Medicine MS/MRI Research Group, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada Helen Tremlett, PhD, Department of Medicine (Neurology), rm S178, 2211 Wesbrook Mall, University of British ...
BMJ2d
Long-term effect of low frequency stimulation of STN on dysphagia, freezing of gait and other motor symptoms in PD
Correspondence to Dr Tao Xie, Department of Neurology, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL 60637, USA; txie{at}bsd.uchicago.edu Objective To evaluate the long-term effect of 60 Hz stimulation ...
BMJ2d
Randomised controlled trial of intermittent calorie restriction in people with multiple sclerosis
Background Calorie restriction (CR) ameliorates preclinical models of multiple sclerosis (MS) via multiple mechanisms. These include decreased leptin, a proinflammatory adipokine, but mechanistic ...
BMJ2d
Pathological switching between languages after frontal lesions in a bilingual patient
Cerebral lesions may alter the capability of bilingual subjects to separate their languages and use each language in appropriate contexts. Patients who show pathological mixing intermingle different ...
BMJ2d
Clinical spectrum of cryoglobulinaemic neuropathy
Background and objective: Cryoglobulinaemic neuropathy (CN) is probably common, as it is usually related to HCV infection. The aim of this study was to delineate the clinical spectrum of CN in a large ...
BMJ3d
Treatment of stiff person syndrome with rituximab
1 Department of Neurology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK 2 Department of Neurophysiology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK 3 Department of Rheumatology, Royal ...
BMJ3d
Poor sleep and multiple sclerosis: associations with symptoms of multiple sclerosis and quality of life
Background Sleep difficulties are common in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), but whether associations between poor sleep quality and quality of life are independent of MS symptoms, obesity and ...
BMJ4d
Measurement properties of the Inclusion Body Myositis Functional Rating Scale
Objectives To evaluate the validity, reliability, responsiveness and meaningful change threshold of the Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM) Functional Rating Scale (FRS). Methods Data from a large 20-month ...
BMJ4d
Interference between postural control and mental task performance in patients with vestibular disorder and healthy controls
OBJECTIVES To determine whether interference between postural control and mental task performance in patients with balance system impairment and healthy subjects is due to general capacity limitations ...
BMJ6d
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension with slit ventricles.
A case of spontaneous intracranial hypotension syndrome is described. Computed tomography showed slit ventricles with tight basal cisterns. Prompt improvement of symptoms was achieved by intramuscular ...
BMJ11d
Vasculitic polyradiculopathy in systemic lupus erythematosus
Dr G Midroni, Neurophysiology laboratory, St. Michael’s Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5B 1W8. Telephone 00416 864 5193; fax 00416 864 6095. A 22 year old woman with recently ...