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The Effect of Nocturnal Blood Pressure Changes on the Cognitive State of Patients With Parkinson’s DiseaseRecent data have revealed that cognitive involvement occurs, more or less, in every stage of idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (IPD), which is definitely going to cause radical changes in this traditional understanding.
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Key Role of Promoter Methylation and Inactivation of MCPH1 Gene in Brain TumorsMicrocephalin (MCPH1/BIRT1) is a putative tumor suppressor gene which has recently seized great attentions in cancer studies.
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A Case of Hemiplegia Vegetativa Alterna, Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity and Ogilvie’s Syndrome: The Role of Central Sympathetic Pathways in Their PathophysiologyHemiplegia vegetativa alterna (HVA) is the clinical syndrome of contralateral hemiparesis, hemisensory loss, hemihyperhidrosis and ipsilateral Horner’s syndrome.
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Somnolence and Sedation Were Transient Adverse Events for Most Patients Receiving Clobazam TherapySomnolence-related adverse events (AEs) are common with benzodiazepine treatment. Clobazam is a uniquely structured 1,5-benzodiazepine indicated in the US for the adjunctive treatment of seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) in patients ≥ 2 years old.
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Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Questionnaires for Dementia and Mild Cognitive ImpairmentOur aim was to explore the role of instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) questionnaires in transition from no cognitive impairment to mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia in comparison to neuropsychological tests.
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Resting Tremor due to Risperidone Long-Acting Injection | Handwriting at Different Paces and Sizes With Visual Cues in Persons With Parkinson’s Disease Persons with Parkinson’s disease (PD) typically have small handwriting, especially when writing faster and/or larger. However, visual cues can help persons with PD increase their handwriting size. This study tested if lined paper would improve handwriting in persons with PD, even when writing faster and/or larger. Read the Full Text | |||
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Stroke Involving the Percheron Artery: A Rare Anatomical Variant
Artery of Percheron is a rare anatomical variant of posterior cerebral circulation. Stroke involving this artery causes characteristic bilateral thalamic infarcts. Here, we report a case of artery of Percheron infarction in a 53-year-old man with hypertension and diabetes. Our case highlights the importance of raising our awareness about the artery of Percheron and the prompt recognition of its infarction by pursuing appropriate imaging studies to allow timely administration of thrombolysis. Full Text
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Past IssuesVol. 9, No. 1-2, Mar 2019
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Review
| Polyamines in Parkinson’s Disease: Their Role in Oxidative Stress Induction and Protein Aggregation | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Marina G. Makletsova, Sergei P. Syatkin, Vsevolod V. Poleshchuk, Guzel R. Urazgildeeva, Larisa A. Chigaleychik, Christina Y. Sungrapova, Sergei N. Illarioshkin | 1-7 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/jnr509 |
Original Article
| Seropositivity in Myasthenia Gravis as a Predictor of Response to Therapeutic Plasma Exchange | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Aktham Ismail Alemam, Amal Ismail Abdulrahman | 8-13 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/jnr510 |
Case Report
| Pontine Infarct Camouflaged as Bell’s Palsy | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Kyle Phipps, Rajveer Joea, Sarah J. Strube, Ignacio Carrillo-Nunez | 14-17 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/jnr524 |
Letter to the Editor
| Occam’s Razor Is Not Always True: Intracranial Tumor Mimicking Silent Infarction in a Patient With Previous Cerebral Infarction | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Halil Onder, Ibrahim Akkurt, Guven Arslan, Sahin Hanalioglu | 18-20 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/jnr515 |
| Sulcal Fluid-Attenuated Inversion Recovery Hyperintensity After Cerebrospinal Fluid Removal in Intracranial Hypertension? | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Halil Onder | 21-22 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/jnr523 |