BMJ17h
The palmomental reflex: a useful clinical sign?
The palmomental reflex, an involuntary contraction of the mentalis muscle of the chin caused by stimulation of the thenar eminence, can be tested easily and rapidly. Its presence may alert the ...
BMJ1d
The United Kingdom transient ischaemic attack (UK-TIA) aspirin trial: final results.
From 1979-85, 2435 patients with a transient ischaemic attack or minor ischaemic stroke were randomly allocated to receive long term "blind" treatment with aspirin 600 mg twice daily (n = 815), ...
BMJ9d
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
Medial temporal lobe atrophy predicts Alzheimer's disease in patients with minor cognitive impairment
1 Institute of Brain and Behavior, Department of Psychiatry, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands 2 Department of Radiology, Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht, Maastricht, The ...
BMJ4d
Epigenetic clocks in neurodegenerative diseases: a systematic review
Background Biological ageing is one of the principal risk factors for neurodegenerative diseases. It is becoming increasingly clear that acceleration of DNA methylation age, as measured by the ...
BMJ2d
One year outcome in mild to moderate head injury: the predictive value of acute injury characteristics related to complaints and return to work
Dr J van der Naalt, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Groningen, PO Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands. Fax 0031 50 3611707; emailj.van.der.naalt{at}neuro.azg.nl OBJECTIVES To ...
BMJ4d
Upregulation of persistent sodium conductances in familial ALS
1 Department of Neurology, Westmead Hospital and Western Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia 2 Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute and Prince of Wales Clinical School, ...
BMJ12d
Incidence and prevalence of multiple system atrophy: a nationwide study in Iceland
Background Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterised by autonomic dysfunction with parkinsonism (MSAp) or cerebellar (MSAc) symptoms. At autopsy, α-synuclein ...
BMJ7d
Anti-GQ1b IgG antibody syndrome: clinical and immunological range
OBJECTIVES To clarify the nosological relation among Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS), Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) with ophthalmoplegia, Bickerstaff's brain stem encephalitis (BBE), and acute ...
BMJ12d
Neurosyphilis in the modern era
Objective: To review the nature of the presentation of neurosyphilis, the value of diagnostic tests, and the classification of the disease. Methods: A retrospective review was carried out of the ...
BMJ13d
Prevalence of adults with brain arteriovenous malformations: a community based study in Scotland using capture-recapture analysis
Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road, Edinburgh EH4 2XU, UK Correspondence to: Dr R Al-Shahi, Bramwell Dott Building, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, ...