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Apraxia and motor dysfunction in corticobasal syndrome [PDF]
Background: Corticobasal syndrome (CBS) is characterized by multifaceted motor system dysfunction and cognitive disturbance; distinctive clinical features include limb apraxia and visuospatial dysfunction. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has been
A Alberici +79 more
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Difficulties in Diagnosing Food-Borne Botulism
Botulism is a muscle-paralyzing disease caused by neurotoxins (types A–G) produced by the bacteria Clostridium botulinum. Symptoms of food-borne botulism most commonly appear 12–36 h after eating contaminated food, but the earliest neurological symptoms ...
Nina Forss +4 more
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Brown-Vialetto-Van Laere syndrome [PDF]
The Brown-Vialetto-Van Laere syndrome (BVVL) is a rare neurological disorder characterized by progressive pontobulbar palsy associated with sensorineural deafness. Fifty-eight cases have been reported in just over 100 years.
Sivakumar Sathasivam
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Tremor in motor neuron disease may be central rather than peripheral in origin [PDF]
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Motor neuron disease (MND) refers to a spectrum of degenerative diseases affecting motor neurons. Recent clinical and post-mortem observations have revealed considerable variability in the phenotype.
Balint, B +9 more
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Spirometry using facemask versus conventional tube in patients with neuromuscular disorders
Background: Respiratory derangement is a major health hazard in patients with neuromuscular disorders (NMD). This study aimed to compare spirometry results using facemask with that of conventional tube in patients with NMD and accordingly possible use of
Taha Taha Abdelgawad +3 more
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FACTORS AFFECTING THE DIAGNOSTIC DELAY IN AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS [PDF]
Background: Although amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a relentlessly progressive disorder, early diagnosis allows a prompt start with the specific drug riluzole and an accurate palliative care planning.
CELLURA, Eleonora +3 more
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Accuracy of routinely-collected healthcare data for identifying motor neurone disease cases: a systematic review [PDF]
Background Motor neurone disease (MND) is a rare neurodegenerative condition, with poorly understood aetiology. Large, population-based, prospective cohorts will enable powerful studies of the determinants of MND, provided identification of disease cases
Horrocks, Sophie +5 more
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Management of oral secretions in neurological disease. [PDF]
Sialorrhoea is a common and problematic symptom that arises from a range of neurological conditions associated with bulbar or facial muscle dysfunction.
Abdelnour-Mallet +54 more
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An Acute Pharyngeal-Cervical-Brachial Variant of Guillain-Barre Syndrome Manifesting as Isolated Bulbar Palsy [PDF]
Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) is characterised by acute onset ascending quadriparesis with areflexia. One of its rare variants is the Pharyngeal-Cervical-Brachial (PCB) variant which is characterised by acute weakness of the oropharyngeal, neck, and ...
Ayan Husain +3 more
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Miller Fisher syndrome with sinus arrest [PDF]
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ENOMOTO Tsuyoshi +6 more
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