Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry (JNNP)

Going beyond seizure control: evidence for cost-effectiveness of epilepsy surgery

Over 10 million people with epilepsy qualify as surgical candidates worldwide, with 1.4 million new potential surgical ...
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry (JNNP)

Patient-reported outcomes after stroke in young adults: University College London (UCL) Young Stroke Systematic Evaluation Study (ULYSSES)

Background Few studies have investigated patient-reported non-motor outcomes after stroke in young adults. We aimed to assess ...
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Epilepsy-related premature mortality in adults with intellectual disability in England: a population-based analysis

Background Epilepsy affects 22.2% of people with intellectual disability compared with 1% of the general population. This study aims to identify characteristics associated with epilepsy-caused deaths ...
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Antipsychotic medications for the treatment of delirium: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Objectives We performed an updated meta-analysis of antipsychotic treatment in patients with delirium, based on a previous meta-analysis published in 2007. Methods Included in this study were ...
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A short scale for the assessment of motor impairments and disabilities in Parkinson’s disease: the SPES/SCOPA

6 Department of Neurology, St Josef University Hospital, Bochum, Germany Correspondence to: J J van Hilten Department of Neurology (K5Q 94), Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, NL-2300 RC ...
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Efficacy of physiotherapy interventions late after stroke: a meta-analysis

2 Unit of Functional Rehabilitation, Azienda Sanitaria di Firenze, and Motion Analysis Laboratory, Piero Palagi Hospital, Florence, Italy 3 Unit of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Critical ...
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Neuromuscular findings in thyroid dysfunction: a prospective clinical and electrodiagnostic study

OBJECTIVES To evaluate neuromuscular signs and symptoms in patients with newly diagnosed hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism. METHODS A prospective cohort study was performed in adult patients with ...
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Neurocognitive models of aggression, the antisocial personality disorders, and psychopathy

Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Department of Psychology, University College London, UK James Blair, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, 17 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AR, ...
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The role of DAT-SPECT in movement disorders

Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital Clínic, Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Suñer, Universitat de Barcelona, Centro de Investigación ...
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Epilepsy, an orphan disorder within the neurodevelopmental family

In 1997, the neurologist Rajendra Kale stated in the British Medical Journal ‘The history of epilepsy can be summarised as 4000 years of ignorance, superstition, and stigma followed by 100 years of ...
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TM1-1 Seizure prophylaxis in gliomas (SPRING): a phase III randomised controlled trial comparing prophylactic levetiracetam versus no prophylactic anti-epileptic drug in glioma ...

Objectives There is no consensus regarding the need for prophylactic anti-epileptic drug (AED) in seizure-naive newly-diagnosed glioma patients. Data regarding prophylactic AED use are scant and ...
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Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale (MSIS-29): reliability and validity in hospital based samples

Background and aim: The psychometric properties of rating scales are sample dependent and need evaluations in different samples. The Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale (MSIS-29), a new patient based ...