Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry (JNNP)

Preimplantation genetic testing in myotonic dystrophy type 1: outcomes in a nationwide Dutch cohort

Background Preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) enables couples affected by myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) to prevent transmission of the disease, but DM1-specific outcome data are scarce. Methods ...
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Pet hamster exposure is associated with autoimmune cerebellar ataxia: a hospital-based case–control study

Background To investigate whether exposure to pet hamsters may act as a potential trigger for autoimmune cerebellar ataxia (ACA). Methods We conducted a hospital-based case–control study based on our ...
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Head injury as a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease: the evidence 10 years on; a partial replication

2 Section of Old Age Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK 3 Department of Biostatistics and Computing, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK Correspondence to: Dr S Fleminger, Consultant ...
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Autonomic dysfunction in dementia

Background: There are no studies of autonomic function comparing Alzheimer’s disease (AD), vascular dementia (VAD), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and Parkinson’s disease dementia (PDD). Aims: To ...
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Electrophysiological estimation of the number of motor units within a human muscle

An electrophysiological method is described for estimating the numbers of motor units in the extensor digitorum brevis muscle in man. The results obtained are compared with counts of axons in the ...
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Prevalence of adult Huntington's disease in the UK based on diagnoses recorded in general practice records

Background and purpose The prevalence of Huntington's disease (HD) in the UK is uncertain. Recently, it has been suggested that the prevalence may be substantially greater than previously reported.
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Myasthenia in pregnancy: best practice guidelines from a UK multispecialty working group

1 Department of Neurology, Ruskin Wing, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, UK. 2 Department of Obstetrics, Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, London, UK 3 Department of Neurology, ...
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Vestibular vertigo and comorbid cognitive and psychiatric impairment: the 2008 National Health Interview Survey

Background/aims Patients with vestibular disease have been observed to have concomitant cognitive and psychiatric dysfunction. We evaluated the association between vestibular vertigo, cognitive ...
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Costs and quality of life of patients with multiple sclerosis in Europe

Objective: To assess overall resource consumption, work capacity and quality of life of patients with multiple sclerosis in nine European countries. Methods: Information on resource consumption ...
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Sensitivity of clinical and behavioural tests of spatial neglect after right hemisphere stroke

Objectives: The lack of agreement regarding assessment methods is responsible for the variability in the reported rate of occurrence of spatial neglect after stroke. The aim of this study was to ...
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Is there anything distinctive about epileptic déjà vu?

1 Research Department of Infection & Population Health, University College London, London, UK 2 Department of Neurology, Peninsula Medical School, Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, ...
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Phineas Gage and the science of brain localisation

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