N. C., Gonthong A, W. J., C. P., C. O, M. W., W. T.
{"title":"Comparison of Microfiber Alteration of Fornix in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Patients, Alzheimer’s Disease Patients and Healthy Volunteers via Diffusion Tensor Imaging","authors":"N. C., Gonthong A, W. J., C. P., C. O, M. W., W. T.","doi":"10.21767/2171-6625.1000283","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21767/2171-6625.1000283","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":91329,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurology and neuroscience","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.21767/2171-6625.1000283","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68073967","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Vertebral Artery Dissection Following Tonic Clonic Seizure","authors":"R. S, G. V., Hakim M","doi":"10.36648/2171-6625.10.3.298","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36648/2171-6625.10.3.298","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":91329,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurology and neuroscience","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.36648/2171-6625.10.3.298","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69698732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Spinal Segmental Myoclonus Masquerading as a Psychogenic Movement Disorder","authors":"L. Khanna, A. Batra, Ankita Sharma","doi":"10.21767/2171-6625.1000282","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21767/2171-6625.1000282","url":null,"abstract":"Spinal generated movement disorders are uncommon. An elderly gentleman presented with distressing jerks of both lower limbs which caused him much social embarrassment. He had received psychiatric treatment for these abnormal muscular spasms without relief. He had become depressed and withdrawn when he first presented to our outpatient department. A routine clinical examination followed by a long-term video EEG with simultaneous EMG clinched the diagnosis of a spinal segmental myoclonus. He underwent spinal decompression surgery with fixation followed by treatment with levetericetam and clonazepam which relieved his symptoms. Spinal generated movement disorders are uncommon and are often attributed to a psychiatric disorder in the absence of a better explanation. We take this opportunity to elaborate on the case details, investigations and the treatment of spinal myoclonus.","PeriodicalId":91329,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurology and neuroscience","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.21767/2171-6625.1000282","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68072963","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Voortman, D. Fritz, Oscar J.M. Vogels, Diederik van de Beek, J. Vries, Matthijs C. Brouwer, M. Drent
{"title":"Clinical Manifestations of Neurosarcoidosis in the Netherlands","authors":"M. Voortman, D. Fritz, Oscar J.M. Vogels, Diederik van de Beek, J. Vries, Matthijs C. Brouwer, M. Drent","doi":"10.36648/2171-6625.10.2.292","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36648/2171-6625.10.2.292","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Neurosarcoidosis is a rare disease. We investigated the prevalence of different manifestations of neurosarcoidosis and the influence of race or gender in the Netherlands, as well as the treatment strategies for neurosarcoidosis patients. Methods: Multicentre observational cohort study of patients with neurosarcoidosis in two tertiary referral centres; the ILD Center of Excellence of the St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein and the Amsterdam University Medical Centre (UMC), the Netherlands, from 2015 till 2017, as well as participants of the Dutch Neurosarcoidosis Registry between June 2014 and December 2017. Results: A total of 194 patients were included, 27 of whom were in the Dutch Neurosarcoidosis Registry, 70 treated at the ILD Center of Excellence and 97 treated at the Amsterdam UMC. Of the 194 patients included, 54% were female. The most common neurosarcoidosis manifestations were chronic meningitis (41%), cranial nerve dysfunction (39%), myelopathy (28%) and cerebral parenchymal disease (26%). Age, gender and race did not differ for the various manifestations, except for peripheral polyneuropathy, which was more prevalent in men than in women (21% versus 10%). Most neurosarcoidosis patients were treated with prednisone (89%), methotrexate (46%) or infliximab (21%). A total of 102 patients (53%) received second- or third-line treatment. Conclusion: In a large cohort of neurosarcoidosis patients, chronic meningitis, cranial nerve dysfunction, spinal cord involvement and cerebral parenchymal disease were the most common manifestations. Age, race and gender did not influence the clinical presentation, except for peripheral polyneuropathy (men>women). Over half of the patients required multiple immunosuppressive treatments.","PeriodicalId":91329,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurology and neuroscience","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69697962","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ram Sagar, Amit Kumar, S. Misra, Pradeep Kumar, R. Raj, A. Gulati, K. Prasad
{"title":"Relationship between Cytochrome P450 G1347A Gene Polymorphism and Risk of Ischemic Stroke in North Indian Population: A Case-Control Study","authors":"Ram Sagar, Amit Kumar, S. Misra, Pradeep Kumar, R. Raj, A. Gulati, K. Prasad","doi":"10.36648/2171-6625.10.2.297","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36648/2171-6625.10.2.297","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: Present study was taken up to establish the association between CYP4F2 G1347A polymorphism and risk of ischemic stroke (IS) in a North Indian population. Methods: In a hospital-based case-control study, 250 cases and 250 age and sex matched control subjects were recruited from Outpatient Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. Polymerase chain reaction – Restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) was used for genotyping. Data were analyzed using STATA software, Version 13. Results: The mean age of IS patients were 52.83 ± 12.59 years and in control group were 50.97 ± 12.70 years. Genotypic frequency distributions were in accordance with Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium (HWE) in both cases and controls. Conditional logistic regression analysis showed an independent association between CYP450 G1347A gene polymorphism with the risk of IS under dominant model (OR 2.05; 95% CI 1.18 to 3.56). Analysis based on Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment (TOAST) classification discerned a significant association with Large Vessel Disease (LVD) subtype of IS in both the unadjusted (OR, 2.5; 95% CI 1.49 to 4.20) and adjusted (OR, 3.32; 95% CI 1.72 to 6.43) analysis and a significant association with Small Vessel Disease (SVD) subtype of IS after the adjusted analysis (OR, 2.43; 95% CI 1.14 to 5.16) under recessive model. Conclusion: Present study suggests that CYP4F2 G1347A polymorphism may be an important risk factor for IS mainly for LVD subtype of IS. Prospective studies with large sample size are needed to confirm the present findings.","PeriodicalId":91329,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurology and neuroscience","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.36648/2171-6625.10.2.297","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69698374","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Camille Beaudeux, L. Kanagaratnam, M. Bard, H. Habchi, B. Marlier, J. Kleiber, V. Legros
{"title":"Association between Early Hyperoxia and Neurologic Outcome in Patient with High Grade Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage","authors":"Camille Beaudeux, L. Kanagaratnam, M. Bard, H. Habchi, B. Marlier, J. Kleiber, V. Legros","doi":"10.36648/2171-6625.10.3.299","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36648/2171-6625.10.3.299","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Oxygenation support is a common practice in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). The aim of this study was to analyze the association between early hyperoxia and the neurological outcome in patients presenting a High Grade SAH, using the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at 6 months. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed data of SAH in a single center, retrospective, observational study. The inclusion criteria were patients’ ≥ 18 years-old, under mechanical ventilation upon admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) and presenting an aneurysmal SAH with a WFNS score ≥3. Hyperoxia was defined as PaO2 > 120 mmHg and classified into 3 subgroups: mild (121-200 mmHg), moderate (201-300 mmHg) and severe (> 300 mmHg). Patients with a 6 months-mRS >3 were considered as having a poor outcome. Results: One hundred and thirty-nine patients with aneurysmal SAH were included. 82% of patients were exposed to hyperoxia with predominance of mild hyperoxia (42.8%). A higher yet non-statistical, poor neurologic outcome was identified in the hyperoxic compared to normoxic group (72% vs. 87.7% OR 2.8 [1.02-7.71], p 0.12). Following a multivariate analysis, a statistical trend was identified between the hyperoxic group and a 6-month poor neurological outcome (OR 2.84, 95% CI, 0.99-8.19; p=0.052), but no statistical association was found with delayed cerebral ischemia (OR 1.68, 95% CI, 0.5-5.71, p=0.39) nor with 28-day mortality (OR 2.17, 95% CI, 0.82-5.75, p=0.11). Conclusions: Our findings suggest a statistical trend between early hyperoxia and a poor neurological outcome at 6 months, in patients with a high grade aneurysmal SAH admitted to the ICU. Further, large-scale studies are required to fully evaluate the effects of hyperoxia.","PeriodicalId":91329,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurology and neuroscience","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.36648/2171-6625.10.3.299","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69698468","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hisashi Ito, J. Rumià, Shigeru Fukutake, Kazuaki Yamamoto, Toshio Yamaguchi, T. Taira, T. Kamei
{"title":"The Efficacy of Bisphosphonate to Increase the Skull Density Ratio of MRI-guided Focused Ultrasound Candidates with Brain Disorders","authors":"Hisashi Ito, J. Rumià, Shigeru Fukutake, Kazuaki Yamamoto, Toshio Yamaguchi, T. Taira, T. Kamei","doi":"10.36648/2171-6625.10.2.293","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36648/2171-6625.10.2.293","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Skull density ratio (SDR) is one of the key factors for the success of MRI-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) treatment for brain diseases. We examined the efficacy of alendronate (Aln) to improve a SDR value. Materials and Methods: The subjects were 6 Parkinson’s disease patients (2 men, 4 women, 70.7 ± 7.7 years old) and 1 essential tremor patient (1 man, 81 years old). Despite of desire to MRgFUS treatment, we could not schedule their treatments because their SDR values were too low. As they coexisted with untreated osteoporosis, we administered 35 mg of Aln weekly and followed their SDR values every 3 months. Results: The SDR value elevated in 4 patients following the administration of Aln and we could perform MRgFUS treatment successfully. No adverse reactions related with Aln were observed. Conclusion: Although it will take several months, Aln may be a useful option for MRgFUS candidates with a low SDR value.","PeriodicalId":91329,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurology and neuroscience","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.36648/2171-6625.10.2.293","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69698142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Cisneros, Nemesio Castillo, A. Ochoa, Luis Cisneros, Rosa Saucedo
{"title":"Specifying Ontologies in a Social Networking Images’ Sample Obtained with a Multiagent System","authors":"M. Cisneros, Nemesio Castillo, A. Ochoa, Luis Cisneros, Rosa Saucedo","doi":"10.21767/2171-6625.1000285","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21767/2171-6625.1000285","url":null,"abstract":"In the present research, there are described some promising initial results of induced ontologies from vocabularies of labels in Metroflog, which were selected using Multi agent Systems utilizing a model based on suppositions. We describe the utility of the ontology of aspects as a supplement to a system that marks with labelling and we present our model and results. We propose a probabilistic reviewed model, using seed ontologies to induce ontology of aspects, and we describe how the model can integrate inside of the community’s logistics of labelling. An innovation of our research is having been able to improve the characterization of a group of labels associated with different images and how our multi-agent system uses a Belief–Desire-Intention (BDI) architecture is much more suitable to expand our context-based vocabulary and better describe the details fine of each image and what they really represent for a social group.","PeriodicalId":91329,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurology and neuroscience","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68074091","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Physiological Correlates of Arousal: A Metaanalytic Review","authors":"Dhruv Beri, Jayasankara Reddy K","doi":"10.36648/2171-6625.10.4.302","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36648/2171-6625.10.4.302","url":null,"abstract":"Background: This paper reviews the physiological correlates of arousal to develop a comprehensive and collective understanding of the physiological correlates of arousal that occurs at different levels, such as emotion, sexual, sleep, mood, cognitive dissonance, and temperament. Objective: Main objective of this review was to have a clear understanding of the various physiological correlates that are associated with arousal. Method: Research articles and books were searched on journals using the keywords ‘physiological correlates of emotional arousal’, ‘physiological correlates of arousal-sleep’, ‘physiological correlates of sexual arousal’. Results and Conclusion: Results from the review indicated that there are numerous correlates of physiological arousal which are based on changes in bodily mechanisms, such as variations in breathing rate, cardiovascular systems, and changes in functioning in certain brain areas.","PeriodicalId":91329,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurology and neuroscience","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.36648/2171-6625.10.4.302","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69698705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An old and new challenge for treatment of Alzheimers disease","authors":"M. Tsolaki","doi":"10.21767/2171-6625-C3-013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21767/2171-6625-C3-013","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":91329,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurology and neuroscience","volume":"120 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41274172","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}