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Does kinesio taping affect balance in individuals with multiple sclerosis? 运动训练是否会影响多发性硬化症患者的平衡？

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Neurological Sciences Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2025-03-25 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-025-08115-9

Fatma Erdeo, Ali Ulvi Uca, Musa Çankaya, Neslihan Altuntaş Yılmaz

{"title":"Does kinesio taping affect balance in individuals with multiple sclerosis?","authors":"Fatma Erdeo, Ali Ulvi Uca, Musa Çankaya, Neslihan Altuntaş Yılmaz","doi":"10.1007/s10072-025-08115-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10072-025-08115-9","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Balance disorders are common in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) due to the combined effects of lack of adequate postural control, muscle weakness, ataxia, and lack of sensory information. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of Kinesio taping (KT) on balance among subjects with MS.Method: This was a non-controlled observational study. A consecutive convenience sample of 30 individuals with MS was assessed. KT was applied directly to the skin under the foot. Clinical assessments were performed at baseline, immediately before and after application of the tape. Balance was evaluated with both eyes open and closed. The effects of sense of balance, spasticity, and muscle strength were evaluated.Results: A significant difference was observed before and after banding in the dominant and non-dominant extremities (pbefore = .001, pafter = .002). There was a significant difference between vibration and two-point discrimination and balance (p > 0.05). There was no significant relationship between light touch sense and balance (p > 0.05). Further, except for tibialis anterior muscle strength, there was no significant difference between balance and other lower extremity muscles (p > 0.05). In addition, except for muscle spasticity in the quadriceps, there was a significant difference between balance and other lower extremity muscles (p < 0.05).Conclusions: KT appears to be a useful tool in reducing the fall rate and improving balance skills in patients with MS. These preliminary results suggest that the use of Kinesio foot taping may be useful in immediately stabilising body posture.","PeriodicalId":19191,"journal":{"name":"Neurological Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"3183-3190"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12152069/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143710844","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Ditans and Gepants: hope or false promise for menstrual migraine? Ditans和Gepants：月经期偏头痛的希望还是虚假承诺？

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Neurological Sciences Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2025-03-19 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-025-08121-x

Gonçalo Cabral

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"Hair-on-end" appearance in thickened cortex in a case of classic lissencephaly due to DCX gene mutation. 一例因 DCX 基因突变导致的典型无脑畸形病例，其增厚的大脑皮层中出现了 "末端毛发"。

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Neurological Sciences Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2025-04-07 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-025-08163-1

Sameer Peer, Arvinder Wander, Ankit Kumar Meena

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In the master's footsteps: Gaetano Rummo (1853-1917), his contributions to medicine and neurology, and his biography of Jean-Martin Charcot (1825-1893). 追随大师的脚步：盖太诺·鲁姆莫（1853-1917），他对医学和神经学的贡献，以及他的让-马丁·夏科传记（1825-1893）。

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Neurological Sciences Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2025-02-27 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-025-08071-4

Francesco Brigo, Paolo Benna, Fedele Dono, Lorenzo Lorusso, Enrico Volpe

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Clinical evaluation and risk factors of head-up tilt test in children. 儿童平视倾斜试验的临床评价及危险因素分析。

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Neurological Sciences Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2025-03-11 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-025-08090-1

Qiqi Deng, Shuo Wang, Yuwen Wang, Fang Li, Hong Cai, Runmei Zou, Cheng Wang

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Transthyretin amyloid deposition in the ligamentum flavum of an Italian cohort of patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. 意大利腰椎管狭窄患者黄韧带中的转甲状腺素淀粉样沉积。

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Neurological Sciences Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2025-03-11 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-025-08101-1

Francesca Vitali, Silvia Fenu, Alessandro Izzo, Nicola Montano, Filippo Maria Polli, Alessandro Rapisarda, Francesco Costa, Marco Paolo Schiariti, Marco Gessi, Gianluca Marucci, Giorgio Giaccone, Maria Ausilia Sciarrone, Valeria Guglielmino, Angela Romano, Davide Pareyson, Marco Luigetti

{"title":"Transthyretin amyloid deposition in the ligamentum flavum of an Italian cohort of patients with lumbar spinal stenosis.","authors":"Francesca Vitali, Silvia Fenu, Alessandro Izzo, Nicola Montano, Filippo Maria Polli, Alessandro Rapisarda, Francesco Costa, Marco Paolo Schiariti, Marco Gessi, Gianluca Marucci, Giorgio Giaccone, Maria Ausilia Sciarrone, Valeria Guglielmino, Angela Romano, Davide Pareyson, Marco Luigetti","doi":"10.1007/s10072-025-08101-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10072-025-08101-1","url":null,"abstract":"Transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR amyloidosis) is a rare systemic disorder characterized by the extracellular deposition of amyloid fibrils, which can affect multiple tissues. Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS), a condition involving narrowing of the lumbar spinal canal, has been frequently associated with amyloid deposition in the ligamentum flavum (LF). This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of ATTR deposits in LF samples obtained from patients undergoing LSS surgery at two Italian centers. A total of 37 patients were included, with LF thickness measured via pre-operative MRI scans. Amyloid deposits were detected in 27% of patients, all confirmed as ATTR by immunohistochemistry. DNA analysis revealed no pathogenic mutations in the TTR gene, suggesting that the detected amyloid fibrils originated from the wild-type protein. LF thickness values were consistent with those reported in literature, supporting LF thickening as a potential marker of amyloid deposition. These findings contribute to the understanding of ATTR involvement in LSS and highlight the need for further research to explore the pathophysiological mechanisms and clinical significance of amyloid deposits in the LF.","PeriodicalId":19191,"journal":{"name":"Neurological Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"3295-3298"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143605725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Changes in the functional brain networks and graph theory analysis of patients with epilepsy and comorbid migraine without aura. 癫痫合并无先兆偏头痛患者脑功能网络变化及图论分析。

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Neurological Sciences Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2025-03-17 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-025-08063-4

Shujiang Zhang, Zhiyu Lv, Jinmei Li, Dong Zhou

{"title":"Changes in the functional brain networks and graph theory analysis of patients with epilepsy and comorbid migraine without aura.","authors":"Shujiang Zhang, Zhiyu Lv, Jinmei Li, Dong Zhou","doi":"10.1007/s10072-025-08063-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10072-025-08063-4","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the changes in the functional brain networks and graph theory analysis of patients with epilepsy and comorbid migraine without aura (EM).Methods: We included 30 patients with EM, 20 healthy controls (HC) and 30 epilepsy controls (EC) without migraine. Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging was performed to obtain imaging data.Results: The fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (fALFF) value of the left superior temporal gyrus was higher in the EM group than in the HC group. The regional homogeneity (ReHo) values of the right orbital superior frontal gyrus were higher in the EM group than in the EC group. The functional connectivity between left superior occipital gyrus and left orbital part of the superior frontal gyrus, left middle temporal gyrus, right orbital part of middle frontal gyruss, left medial superior frontal gyrus (cluster 2), right middle frontal gyrus, left middle frontal gyrus, left median cingulate and paracingulate gyri was enhanced in the EM group compared with the HC group; the functional connectivity between the left superior occipital and left medial superior frontal gyri (cluster 1) was weakened. The functional connectivity was weakened between the posterior default mode network (pDMN) and dorsal sensorimotor network (dSMN) and the left frontoparietal network (LFPN) and right frontoparietal network. The functional connectivity between pDMN and LFPN was enhanced in the EM group compared with the EC group. Graph theory analysis revealed that the area under the curve of the standardized characteristic path length of the EM group was smaller than that of the HC and EM groups.Conclusion: The abnormal functional brain networks associated with pain regulation, and changes in topological properties may be involved in the mechanisms underlying migraine without aura occurrence in patients with epilepsy.","PeriodicalId":19191,"journal":{"name":"Neurological Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"3221-3236"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143649598","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Differential effects of high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation over the left and right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex for post-stroke cognitive impairment. 高频重复经颅磁刺激左右背外侧前额叶皮层对脑卒中后认知障碍的不同效果。

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Neurological Sciences Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2025-03-26 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-025-08123-9

Xinlin Jiang, Lei Fan, Wenxin Zhu, Yuwei Xiu, Yuanbiao Liu

{"title":"Differential effects of high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation over the left and right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex for post-stroke cognitive impairment.","authors":"Xinlin Jiang, Lei Fan, Wenxin Zhu, Yuwei Xiu, Yuanbiao Liu","doi":"10.1007/s10072-025-08123-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10072-025-08123-9","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: In this study, it is aimed to explore the different effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (HF-rTMS)over the left and right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) for post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI).Method: In this study, we allocated 40 patients with PSCI who were divided into the left DLPFC group (n = 20) and the right DLPFC group (n = 20). Patients received 20HZ rTMS over the ipsilateral DLPFC respectively, for 20 consecutive days (20 min/time, 1 time/day). Cognitive performance was assessed before and after treatment using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), the Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment (LOTCA), and the Modified Barthel Index (MBI). Furthermore, event-related potential (ERP) detection was also conducted in patients at baseline and after treatment.Results: After treatment, the global cognition, orientation, and language of patients in the left DLPFC group were significantly improved (P < 0.05). While the enhancement of visual perception and spatial perception in the right DLPFC group was significant (P < 0.05). MBI scores in both groups were increased (P < 0.05), but there was no significant difference between the two groups after treatment (P > 0.05).The decrease of latency in the left DLPFC group was more significant than that in the right DLPFC group (P < 0.05), but there was no significant difference in amplitude (P > 0.05).Conclusion: The results support that high-frequency rTMS over the left DLPFC is a more effective treatment for improving global cognition and suggest that the left and right DLPFC are associated with different cognitive functions.","PeriodicalId":19191,"journal":{"name":"Neurological Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"3157-3164"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143730805","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Unveiling Gaps and Demographic Influences in Alzheimer's Therapy: A Data-Centric Study of FDA-Approved Late-Phase Clinical Trials. 揭示阿尔茨海默病治疗的差距和人口影响：fda批准的晚期临床试验的数据中心研究。

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Neurological Sciences Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2025-03-27 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-025-08135-5

Vaishnavi Milind Kalokhe, Simran Simran, Aftab Ahmad, Fathima Musthafa, Vishal Sachin Gangawane, Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi, Saurabh Srivastava

{"title":"Unveiling Gaps and Demographic Influences in Alzheimer's Therapy: A Data-Centric Study of FDA-Approved Late-Phase Clinical Trials.","authors":"Vaishnavi Milind Kalokhe, Simran Simran, Aftab Ahmad, Fathima Musthafa, Vishal Sachin Gangawane, Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi, Saurabh Srivastava","doi":"10.1007/s10072-025-08135-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10072-025-08135-5","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Alzheimer's disease is more prevalent in women than in men. In this study, the author examined the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) completed phase 4 clinical trials associated with Alzheimer's. The research aims to evaluate the women's participation-to-prevalence ratio (PPR) for Alzheimer's disease.Method: Using the FDA's publicly available clinical trial database, 45 Phase 4 Alzheimer's trials from 2003 to 2019 were assessed. Further, the total PPR and yearly PPR value are calculated by dividing the percentage of women in clinical trials by the total percentage of women affected by Alzheimer's disease. The PPR value equal to 1 showcases the balanced participation of females in the Phase 4 clinical trial and the diseased affected population.Result: Out of 45 trials, 41 were completed and four were terminated. The gender data was unavailable for three trials. In 38 clinical trials associated with Alzheimer's disease, 4502 participants were enrolled. Among 4502, 2604 (57.84%) were found to be female and 1898 (42.15%) were male. The PPR for women was 0.80, reflecting an adequate representation of women participants in late-phase clinical trials. The yearly PPR reduction has been seen in female participants.Conclusion: In the year-based PPR, the range was from 0.72-1.0. In the initial year, the range was 1, which was reduced to 0.72 in 2007. In total, 38 completed clinical trials, 18 trials used placebo treatment, and the gender ratio in placebo was adequate. More transparency is essential in gender concerning SAE in publicly available databases.","PeriodicalId":19191,"journal":{"name":"Neurological Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"3085-3095"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143720862","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Mutation spectrum and clinical features of MYORG in Iranian patients with Primary Familial Brain Calcification (PFBC). 伊朗原发性家族性脑钙化（PFBC）患者MYORG突变谱及临床特征

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Neurological Sciences Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2025-03-22 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-025-08105-x

Parsa Soleimani, Mana Khojasteh, Aida Ghasemi, Ali Heshmati, Mohammad Rohani, Afagh Alavi

{"title":"Mutation spectrum and clinical features of MYORG in Iranian patients with Primary Familial Brain Calcification (PFBC).","authors":"Parsa Soleimani, Mana Khojasteh, Aida Ghasemi, Ali Heshmati, Mohammad Rohani, Afagh Alavi","doi":"10.1007/s10072-025-08105-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10072-025-08105-x","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Mutations in myogenesis regulating glycosidase (MYORG), result in autosomal recessive (AR) form of Primary Familial Brain Calcification (PFBC) which is a rare neurodegenerative disease. PFBC is characterized by symmetric brain calcifications, particularly in the thalami, cerebellum, basal ganglia, and subcortical white matter. To date, eight genes have been linked with PFBC, however, currently about half of people with PFBC remain without a genetic diagnosis. Among these genes, MYORG, JAM2, CMPK2, and NAA60 are associated with an AR-PFBC. Within AR-PFBCs, the frequency of mutations in MYORG and JAM2 is 13% and 2%, respectively. In this study, we present a comprehensive clinical and genetic analysis of a group of Iranian PFBC patients.Methods: Clinical and paraclinical assessments of all patients were done. Whole-exome sequencing was performed for all probands. Candidate variants were confirmed and checked in their family members.Results: Four homozygous variants in MYORG across four families were identified: two novel variants, c.1727G > A;p.Arg576His and c.1687del;p.The563Glnfs*191, in two families and two known mutations, c.176G > A;p.Gly59Asp and c.1092_1097del;p.Phe365_Asp366del in the remaining two families. A potential SNV/CNV in the PFBC-related genes that causes disease was not detected in one proband.Conclusion: Our study expanded the clinical features and mutation spectrum of MYORG and emphasizes to genetic heterogeneity in different populations. While SLC20A2 mutations are the common cause of PFBC in other populations, MYORG and JAM2 mutations seem to be the main cause of this disease in Iran. This issue could prove to be advantageous in the process of gene prioritization for screening within this specific population.","PeriodicalId":19191,"journal":{"name":"Neurological Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"3249-3261"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143692813","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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