BMJ14h
Clinical presentation, natural history and outcomes of intramedullary spinal cord cavernous malformations
Objective There is a paucity of literature investigating the clinical course of patients with spinal intramedullary cavernous malformations (ISCMs). We present a large case series of ISCMs to describe ...
BMJ1d
Parkinson’s disease: clinical features and diagnosis
Objective: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurological disorder characterised by a large number of motor and non-motor features that can impact on function to a variable degree. This review ...
BMJ2d
White matter lesions on magnetic resonance imaging in dementia with Lewy bodies, Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, and normal aging
Dr R Barber, Institute for the Health of the Elderly, Newcastle General Hospital, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6BE, U.K. Tel +(0)191 256 3274 ext. 22986; fax +(0)191 219 5048; email ...
BMJ2d
Detection of subarachnoid haemorrhage with magnetic resonance imaging
OBJECTIVES To measure the sensitivity and specificity of five MRI sequences to subarachnoid haemorrhage. METHODS Forty one patients presenting with histories suspicious of subarachnoid haemorrhage ...
BMJ2d
Visual association test to detect early dementia of the Alzheimer type
Background: The visual association test (VAT) is a brief learning task based on imagery mnemonics. The test materials consist of six line drawings of pairs of interacting objects or animals—for ...
BMJ5d
Neurology and the kidney
Department of Neurology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Department of Neurology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP, UK.
BMJ4d
Swelling of the optic nerve head: a staging scheme
A staging scheme based on ophthalmoscopic signs of disturbed axoplasmic transport is described. A study employing fundus photographs showed good reproducibility among different observers. Specificity ...
BMJ1d
Misdiagnosis of prolonged psychogenic non-epileptic seizures as status epilepticus: epidemiology and associated risks
Correspondence to Dr Johannes Jungilligens, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum, Ruhr University Bochum, 44892 Bochum, Germany; johannes.jungilligens{at}rub.de ...
BMJ3d
Predictors of postinfectious inflammatory response syndrome in HIV-negative immunocompetent cryptococcal meningitis
Correspondence to Dr Ying Jiang, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University Department of Neurology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, China; jiangying722{at}163.com Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) ...
BMJ11d
Sexual well being in parkinsonian patients after deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus
Objectives: To evaluate changes in sexual well being in a group of patients with Parkinson’s disease following deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN). Methods: 31 consecutive ...
BMJ2d
Young onset atypical parkinsonism, personality change and cognitive decline
Background Young onset atypical parkinsonism with dementia is a relatively uncommon clinical pres- entation, and identifying an underlying aetiology can be elusive. Case Presentation We present a 43 ...
BMJ10d
Painful generalised clonic and tonic-clonic seizures with retained consciousness
Dr William L Bell, Department of Neurology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157. Telephone (910)-716-5281; fax: (910)-716-9489; ...