Objectives We aimed to identify existing outcome measures for functional neurological disorder (FND), to inform the development of recommendations and to guide future research on FND outcomes. Methods ...

Objectives: To test a new neurological sign, the “abductor sign,” which can distinguish between organic and non-organic leg paresis using synergic movements of the bilateral hip abductors. Methods: ...

OBJECTIVES Increased resistance to stretch of muscles after stroke may be the result of centrally mediated neural factors such as spasticity or local, peripheral factors such as muscle contracture or ...

4 Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden Background Alzheimer's disease (AD) ...

The past few decades have seen growing interest in the neuropsychiatric syndrome of apathy, conceptualised as a loss of motivation manifesting as a reduction of goal-directed behaviour. Apathy occurs ...

Background Brain imaging studies investigating grey matter in functional neurological disorder (FND) have used univariate approaches to report group-level differences compared with healthy controls ...

Six patients who presented with acute sensory neuropathy were studied. All patients underwent detailed clinical assessment along with electrophysiological tests and relevant laboratory investigations.

Objective Deep brain stimulation (DBS) reduces depressive symptoms in approximately 40%–60% of patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD), but data on long-term efficacy and safety are scarce.

Introduction Selecting the ideal contact to apply subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) in Parkinson’s disease is time-consuming and reliant on clinical expertise. The aim of this ...

Objective To perform a systematic review of cases reported in the literature in which a peripheral trauma preceded the onset of a movement disorder (MD). Methods Two reviewers independently searched ...

1 Department of Neurology, Medical Centre Haaglanden, The Hague, The Netherlands 2 Department of Neurology, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 3 Department of Radiology, Medical Centre ...

Background Recent research has shown that behavioural symptoms in Huntington’s disease (HD) have a significant impact on patients’ quality of life and function. Accurate assessment of behavioural ...