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Does the primary literature provide support for clinical signs used to distinguish psychogenic nonepileptic seizures from epileptic seizures?
Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) represent a diagnostic challenge. When trying to distinguish between PNES and epileptic seizures (ES), clinicians rely on the presence or absence of several ...
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The Tolosa-Hunt syndrome
aDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Alabama School of Medicine, 601 700 South 18th Street, Birmingham, Alabama, USA, bNeuro-ophthalmology Unit, University of California School of Medicine, San ...
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Hypothyroidism is associated with prolonged COVID-19-induced anosmia: a case–control study
Correspondence to Dr Georgios Tsivgoulis, Second Department of Neurology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens 15344, Attica, Greece; tsivgoulisgiorg{at}yahoo.gr ...
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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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McArdle disease: a clinical review
7 Department of Neurology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK 8 Department of Neurology, King's College Hospital and King's College School of Medicine, London, UK Correspondence to Dr ...
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Long term survival after primary intracerebral haemorrhage: a retrospective population based study
Objectives: To determine the long term survival and predictors of death in patients with primary intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) in Central Finland. Methods: Data were collected retrospectively on all ...
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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 ...
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Urinary dysfunction and orthostatic hypotension in multiple system atrophy: which is the more common and earlier manifestation?
Dr Ryuji Sakakibara, Department of Neurology Chiba University 1–8–1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260–8670 Japan. Telephone 0081 43 226 2129; fax 0081 43 226 2160; emailsakaki{at}med.m.chiba-u.ac.jp ...
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Non-invasive brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature
A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to quantify the efficacy of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for the treatment of motor dysfunction in ...
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Timing of surgery for supratentorial aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage: report of a prospective study
University Department of Neurosurgery, Box 167, Block A, Level 4, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK Correspondence to: Dr P J Kirkpatrick, University Department of Neurosurgery, Box 167, ...
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Benefits and risks of folic acid to the nervous system
Correspondence to: Dr E H Reynolds, Institute of Epileptology, Weston Education Centre, King's College Denmark Hill Campus, Cutcombe Road, London SE5 9PJ, UK In epileptic patients anticonvulsant ...
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Nationwide survey of patients in Japan with Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis: epidemiological and clinical characteristics
1 Department of Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan 2 Department of Neurology, Kinki University School of Medicine, Osaka-Sayama, ...