Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry (JNNP)

Incidence of cerebral cavernous malformations among adults in Scotland: a prospective, population-based study

Background Information about the incidence of cerebral cavernous malformations (CCM) is sparse and the effect of increasing MRI availability is uncertain. Our objective was to assess the incidence of ...
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Steroids or immunoglobulin for CIDP first-line treatment: why not both?

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Comparative effectiveness of ocrelizumab in subgroups of patients with multiple sclerosis: a multi-registry observational cohort study

Background Ocrelizumab, a monoclonal antibody targeting CD20+ B cells, is a high-efficacy therapy for multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods Patients with relapse-onset MS treated with ocrelizumab, ...
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Differentiating lower motor neuron syndromes

1 Brain and Mind Centre, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Lower motor neuron (LMN) syndromes typically present with muscle wasting and weakness and ...
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Epidemiology of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: a population based study

Objectives: To examine the prevalence and incidence, clinical presentation, societal impact and comorbid conditions of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) in the general population. Methods: ...
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Corpus callosum atrophy is associated with mental slowing and executive deficits in subjects with age-related white matter hyperintensities: the LADIS Study

2 Memory Research Unit, Department of Neurology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland Background: Previous research has indicated that corpus callosum atrophy is associated with global cognitive ...
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The grasp and other primitive reflexes

1 Dementia Research Group, Institute of Neurology, University College, London, UK 2 Dementia Research Group, Institute of Neurology, University College, London; and Division of Neuroscience and ...
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Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks (SUNCT/SUNA): a narrative review of interventional therapies

Correspondence to Dr Rupert D Smit, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA; rds116{at}jefferson.edu Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform ...
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Dietary treatment of gluten ataxia

1 Department of Clinical Neurology, The Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK 2 Department of Gastroenterology, The Royal Hallamshire Hospital Correspondence to: Dr M Hadjivassiliou, Department of ...
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Confirming the efficacy of intravenous immunoglobulin in CIDP through minimum clinically important differences: shifting from statistical significance to clinical relevance

Background The ICE trial demonstrated the efficacy of immune globulin intravenous (IGIV-C) over placebo in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP). However, improving the ...
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Clinimetric evaluation of a new overall disability scale in immune mediated polyneuropathies

1 Department of Neurology, University Hospital Rotterdam/Erasmus University, dr Molewaterplein, Rotterdam, Netherlands 2 Department of Statistics, Daniel den Hoed Cancer Centre, University Hospital ...
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A new bedside test of gestures in stroke: the apraxia screen of TULIA (AST)

4 Division of Cognitive and Restorative Neurology, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland Correspondence to Dr Stephan Bohlhalter, Division of Cognitive and Restorative ...