Neurology Updates

A major issue in genetic disorders is to find out clues, which may help to interpret the phenotypic heterogeneity, in order to provide more precise…

Anectdotal evidence has pointed out clinical improvements narcolepsy-specific symptoms following treatment of painful conditions with opiates.…

One of the most controversial topics in microbiome research is the connection between the gut microbial metabolism and mental health. Advanced…

Up to 20% of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) develop impulse control behaviours (ICBs) on dopaminergic therapy, particularly on dopamine…

Nodding syndrome (NS) is a neurologic disorder of unknown cause that affects children in the subsistence-farming communities of East Africa.…

To date there is no electrophysiological gold standard in defining the subtypes of GBS. Recovery of abnormal CMAP amplitude reduction and of…

Somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) allow to obtain functional and localising information about the dorsal somatosensory system. SEPs are…

Epilepsies affect around 65 million people worldwide and are clinically a heterogeneous group of neurological disorders. Despite strong evidence for…

A subset of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) patients experience post-concussion symptoms. When a cluster of post-concussion symptoms persists for…

Pure autonomic failure (PAF) is both, a rare condition and a pathogenetic mystery, first described by Bradbury and Eggleston in 1925, as a syndrome…

The use of tracheostomy with invasive ventilation (TIV) for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is challenging and raises the most delicate questions…