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1 day ago · Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry is a Plan S compliant Transformative Journal. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry (JNNP)'s ambition is to publish the most ground-breaking and cutting-edge research from around the world. Encompassing the entire genre of neurological sciences, our focus is on the common disorders (stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease ...
Differentiating lower motor neuron syndromes | Journal of …
Lower motor neuron (LMN) syndromes typically present with muscle wasting and weakness and may arise from pathology affecting the distal motor nerve up to the level of the anterior horn cell. A variety of hereditary causes are recognised, including spinal muscular atrophy, distal hereditary motor neuropathy and LMN variants of familial motor neuron disease. Recent genetic advances have resulted ...
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Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry (JNNP)’s ambition is to publish the most ground-breaking and cutting-edge research from around the world. Encompassing the entire genre of neurological sciences, our focus is on the common disorders (stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, peripheral neuropathy, subarachnoid ...
What causes lacunar stroke? | Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery ...
A quarter of all ischaemic strokes (a fifth of all strokes) are lacunar type.1 Lacunar infarcts are small infarcts (2–20 mm in diameter) in the deep cerebral white matter, basal ganglia, or pons, presumed to result from the occlusion of a single small perforating artery supplying the subcortical areas of the brain.2 Although a recognised stroke subtype for …
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy: update on …
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is an immune-mediated neuropathy typically characterised by symmetrical involvement, and proximal as well as distal muscle weakness (typical CIDP). However, there are several ‘atypical’ subtypes, such as multifocal acquired demyelinating sensory and motor neuropathy (Lewis-Sumner syndrome) and ‘distal acquired demyelinating ...
The basics of electromyography | Journal of Neurology, …
Electromyography (EMG), the recording of electrical activity in muscle, should be regarded as an extension of the clinical examination. It can distinguish myopathic from neurogenic muscle wasting and weakness. It can detect abnormalities such as chronic denervation or fasciculations in clinically normal muscle. It can, by determining the distribution of …
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension: consensus guidelines on ...
The aim was to capture interdisciplinary expertise from a large group of clinicians, reflecting practice from across the UK and further, to inform subsequent development of a national consensus guidance for optimal management of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). Methods Between September 2015 and October 2017, a specialist interest group including neurology, neurosurgery ...
RAISED INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE | Journal of Neurology, …
Raised intracranial pressure (ICP) is a common problem in neurosurgical and neurological practice. It can arise as a consequence of intracranial mass lesions, disorders of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) circulation, and more diffuse intracranial pathological processes. Its development may be acute or chronic. There are well established methods for the measurement, continuous monitoring, and ...
What is brain fog? - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery
Others have suggested that brain fog is a ‘constellation of cognitive symptoms’, which may be due to ‘inflammatory molecules’ and ‘focal brain inflammation’. 5 Yet, we rarely hear reports of brain fog from patients with acute neuroinflammatory conditions or neurodegenerative dementia. And while we might describe a clouding of ...
Herpes simplex encephalitis | Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery ...
Herpes simplex virus encephalitis still has an unacceptably high mortality Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a human herpesvirus that causes HSV encephalitis (HSE), which is the commonest fatal sporadic encephalitis in humans.1,2 About 90% of all HSE cases in adults and children are due to HSV-1, while HSV-2 is associated with HSE in neonates, in which there is a disseminated infection, and in ...