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Editor-in-Chief
Melissa Norton, MD Medical Editor
Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD In-house Editor
Sabina Alam PhD
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Welcome to BMC Neurology published by BioMed Central
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BMC Neurology is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of neurological disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.
BMC Neurology (ISSN 1471-2377) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, EMBASE, Scopus, PsycINFO, Current Contents, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
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BMC Neurology 2009, 9:62
Tetrabenazine (TBZ), which increases degradation of dopamine, effectively suppresses chorea in Huntington Disease when administered long-term, but observed increases in parkinsonism and dysphagia side effects require further monitoring.
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BMC Neurology 2009, 9:59
According to the literature, the combined use of cannabidiol and delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol extracts in multiple sclerosis often results in patients reporting symptom relief, although there is no significant improvement to spasticity as a result of this therapy.
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BMC Neurology 2009, 9:53
Despite some positive results in small trials, there is no strong published evidence to support any one pharmacological treatment for fragile X syndrome.
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 Latest articles published in BMC Neurology  [more info]
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Research article
 
Transcranial sonography for diagnosis of Parkinson's disease
Sabine Mehnert, Iris Reuter, Karsten Schepp, Peter Maaser, Erwin Stolz, Manfred Kaps
BMC Neurology 2010, 10:9 (21January2010)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF]
Study protocol
Exercise therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy to improve fatigue, daily activity performance and quality of life in Postpoliomyelitis Syndrome: the protocol of the FACTS-2-PPS trial
Fieke S Koopman, Anita Beelen, Karin H Gerrits, Gijs Bleijenberg, Tineke A Abma, Marianne de Visser, Frans Nollet
BMC Neurology 2010, 10:8 (18January2010)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF]
Research article
Diagnosing migraine in research and clinical settings:
The validation of the Structured Migraine Interview (SMI)
Zainab Samaan, E ANNE MacGregor, Andrew Dowson, Peter McGuffin, Anne Farmer
BMC Neurology 2010, 10:7 (14January2010)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles]
Research article
Association of smoking with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis risk and survival in men and women: a prospective study
Alvaro Alonso, Giancarlo Logroscino, Susan S Jick, Miguel A Hernan
BMC Neurology 2010, 10:6 (14January2010)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF]
Research article
Validation, reproducibility and safety of trans dermal electrical stimulation in chronic pain patients and healthy volunteers
Remigiusz Lecybyl, Juan Acosta, Joydeep Ghoshdastidar, Kinga Stringfellow, Magdi Hanna
BMC Neurology 2010, 10:5 (13January2010)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF]
Study protocol
INCITE: A randomised trial comparing constraint induced movement therapy and bimanual training in children with congenital hemiplegia
Roslyn N Boyd, Leanne Sakzewski, Jenny Ziviani, David F Abbott, Radwa Badawy, Rose Gilmore, Kerry Provan, Jacques-Donald Tournier, Richard A.L. Macdonnell, Graeme D Jackson
BMC Neurology 2010, 10:4 (12January2010)
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Study protocol
Study protocol of the YOU CALL - WE CALL TRIAL: impact of a multimodal support intervention after a "mild" stroke
Annie Rochette, Nicol Korner-Bitensky, Duane Bishop, Robert Teasell, Carole White, Gina Bravo, Robert Cote, Jean Lachaine, Teri Green, Louise-Helene Lebrun, Sylvain Lanthier, Moira Kapral, Sharon Wood-Dauphinee
BMC Neurology 2010, 10:3 (6January2010)
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Case report
A migraine variant with abdominal colic and Alice in wonderland syndrome: a case report and review
Sherifa A Hamed
BMC Neurology 2010, 10:2 (6January2010)
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Research article
Clinical profile of parkinsonism and Parkinson's disease in Lagos, Southwestern Nigeria
Njideka U Okubadejo, Oluwadamilola O Ojo, Olajumoke O Oshinaike
BMC Neurology 2010, 10:1 (5January2010)
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Research article
Amyloid and tau cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers in HIV infection
Magnus Gissl n, Jan Krut, Ulf Andreasson, Kaj Blennow, Paola Cinque, Bruce J Brew, Serena Spudich, Lars Hagberg, Lars Rosengren, Richard W Price, Henrik Zetterberg
BMC Neurology 2009, 9:63 (22December2009)
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Review
Inflammation in Alzheimer's disease: relevance to pathogenesis and therapy
Elina Zotova, James AR Nicoll, Raj Kalaria, Clive Holmes, Delphine Boche
Alzheimers Res Ther 2010, 2:1 (22January2010)
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Case Report
A preterm infant with semilobar holoprosencephaly and hydrocephalus: a case report
Ashish O Gupta, Patrick Leblanc, Krishna C Janumpally, Pattaraporn Tanya
Cases Journal 2010, 3:35 (22January2010)
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Review
PrPSc accumulation in neuronal plasma membranes links Notch-1 activation to dendritic degeneration in prion diseases
Stephen J DeArmond, Krystyna Bajsarowicz
Molecular Neurodegeneration 2010, 5:6 (21January2010)
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Review
Preconditioning-induced ischemic tolerance: a window into
endogenous gearing for cerebroprotection
Aysan Durukan, Turgut Tatlisumak
Experimental & Translational Stroke Medicine 2010, 2:2 (21January2010)
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Research
Cerebrospinal fluid sodium rhythms
Michael G Harrington, Ronald M Salomon, Janice M Pogoda, Elena Oborina, Neil Okey, Benjamin Johnson, Dennis Schmidt, Alfred N Fonteh, Nathan F Dalleska
Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010, 7:3 (20January2010)
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Case report
Sigma-1 receptor agonist fluvoxamine for delirium in patients with Alzheimer's disease
Tsutomu Furuse, Kenji Hashimoto
Annals of General Psychiatry 2010, 9:6 (20January2010)
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Research article
Tri-partite complex for axonal transport drug delivery achieves pharmacological effect
Aaron G Filler, Garth T Whiteside, Mark Bacon, Martyn Frederickson, Franklyn A Howe, Miri D Rabinowitz, Alan J Sokoloff, Terrence W Deacon, Chris Abell, Raj Munglani, John R Griffiths, B ANTHONY Bell, Andrew ML Lever
BMC Neuroscience 2010, 11:8 (20January2010)
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Case report
Transient basilar artery occlusion monitored by transcranial color Doppler presenting with a spectacular shrinking deficit: a case report
Giuseppe Nicoletti, Gerardina Albano, Sandro Sanguigni, Salvatore Tardi, Giovanni Malferrari, Massimo Del Sette, Filomena Bruno, Aldo Nicolai
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2010, 4:13 (19January2010)
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Research
Correlating lesion size and location to deficits after ischemic stroke: the influence of accounting for altered peri-necrotic tissue and incidental silent infarcts
Lisa D Alexander, Sandra E Black, Fuqiang Gao, Gregory Szilagyi, Cynthia J Danells, William E McIlroy
Behavioral and Brain Functions 2010, 6:6 (19January2010)
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Prehospital resuscitation with hypertonic saline-dextran modulates inflammatory, coagulation and endothelial activation marker profiles in severe traumatic brain injured patients
Shawn G Rhind, Naomi T Crnko, Andrew J Baker, Laurie J Morrison, Pang N Shek, Sandro Scarpelini, Sandro B Rizoli
Journal of Neuroinflammation 2010, 7:5 (18January2010)
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