Objectives: Bobath based (BB) and movement science based (MSB) physiotherapy interventions are widely used for patients after stroke. There is little evidence to suggest which is most effective. This ...

Objective: To compare olfactory function in vascular parkinsonism and Parkinson’s disease diagnosed according to published clinical diagnostic criteria. Methods: The University of Pennsylvania smell ...

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 ...

Objectives: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is often associated with cryoglobulinaemia (CG). Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is a comparatively common complication of CG associated with HCV infection and ...

Aims To assess the functional and clinical outcome in a sizeable cohort of patients with osmotic demyelination syndrome (ODS) and to characterise the factors which could predict the final outcome.

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the influences of chronic alcohol consumption on brain volume among social drinkers, as it is well known that alcohol misusers have a high risk of brain shrinkage. METHODS ...

METHODS The NORTHSTAR Study is a prospective, multicentre, nested, case control study designed to investigate the prognostic role of peripheral and genetic inflammatory markers in patients with recent ...

Background Voltage-gated potassium channel (VGKC)-complex antibodies can be associated with a range of immunotherapy-responsive clinical presentations including limbic encephalitis, Morvan's syndrome ...

Objective: To investigate the heterogeneity of idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (PD) in a data driven manner among a cohort of patients in the early clinical stages of the disease meeting established ...

OBJECTIVE To test predictions that frontotemporal dementia and semantic dementia give rise to distinct patterns of behavioural change. METHODS An informant based semistructured behavioural interview, ...

Oldies but goodies It is chastening to reflect that although the portfolio of available drug treatments for Parkinson’s disease has multiplied, l-dopa, in its fourth decade of clinical use is still ...

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute polyradiculoneuropathy with a highly variable clinical course and outcome. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) and plasma exchange are proven effective ...