Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Tokyo Women’s Medical College, Tokyo, Japan Dr Shoichi Sasaki, Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Tokyo Women’s Medical College, 8–1 ...

Background and purpose Collateral assessment using CT angiography is a promising modality for selecting patients for endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) in the late window (6–24 hours). The outcome of ...

Objectives To compare mortality, comorbidities and causes of death in people with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES), epilepsy and the general population. Methods Using linkage of multiple ...

Necropsy measurements of cerebral ventricular volume and pericerebral space in senile dementia patients and age-matched controls indicate that ventricular enlargement is not an accurate diagnostic ...

Background Pre-clinical data demonstrates the ability of Exenatide, a GLP-1R agonist, to reduce CSF secretion and ICP.1 Existing GLP-1R agonists are widely used to treat obesity and diabetes (but do ...

Background and purpose The optimal time to start oral anticoagulant (OAC) in patients with ischaemic stroke due to non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF) is unknown. We reviewed OAC timing in relation ...

Neurology is often cited as the area of medicine which medical students, junior doctors and GPs feel least comfortable assessing. This lack of confidence in managing neurological disorders and ...

Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Nottingham, UK. Data from 357 conscious stroke patients taking part in an acute intervention trial and assessed within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms, ...

Dr Niels Andreasen, Department of Rehabilitation, Piteå River Valley Hospital, PO Box 715, S-941 28 Piteå, Sweden. Telephone 0046 911 75375; fax 0046 911 75052; email: niels.andreasen{at}nll.se ...

1 Department of Neurology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK 2 Department of Neurophysiology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK 3 Department of Rheumatology, Royal ...

Correspondence to: Dr S Rehncrona, Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital, S-221 85 Lund, Sweden; stig.rehncrona{at}neurokir.lu.se Objective: To compare the lumbar infusion test and the ...

Introduction Severe attacks of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMO-SD) are improved by plasma exchange (PLEX) given as an adjunctive therapy. Initial studies failed to demonstrate a delay of ...