This single centre retrospective study identifies the piriform gyrus as a crucial part in successful epilepsy surgery of temporal lobe epilepsy (TEL).
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Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is an extremely painful condition which can be difficult to diagnose and treat. -
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Breaking news: A new gene accounting for Parkinson’s disease and Dementia with Lewy Bodies
An international research team led by Prof Vincenzo Bonifati (Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC Rotterdam) has discovered for the first time variants in a gene linked to familial forms of Parkinson’s disease (PD), Parkinson’s disease Dementia (PDD), and Dementia… Continue Reading -
Breaking newsResearchTop ArticlesDystonia Europe 25th Anniversary Lunch in EU Parliament in Brussels
The celebrations of the Dystonia Europe 25th annniversary kicked off with a special lunch event in the European Parliament on 12 April. The 65 guests were welcomed by the Finnish Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Ms. Merja Kyllönen. She… Continue Reading -
Breaking newsResearchCentral Vein Sign Differentiates Multiple Sclerosis from Central Nervous System Inflammatory Vasculopathies
by Prof. Radu Tanasescu Paper: Maggi et al. ‘Central Vein Sign Differentiates Multiple Sclerosis from Central Nervous System Inflammatory Vasculopathies’. Annals of Neurology. 2018;83:283–294. Outline: This paper shows for the first time that central vein assessment in white matter… Continue Reading -
At the Peripheral Nerve Society congress (8-12 July 2017, Sitges, Spain), Professor Satoshi Kuwabara from the Department of Neurology at Chiba University, Japan, announced the results of a randomized placebo-controlled phase 2 trial with eculizumab in patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome.… Continue Reading
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Breaking news‘Value of Treatment for Brain Disorders in Europe’ report reveals wide disparities in treatment of brain diseases
The Value of Treatment Report was presented in Brussels on June 22nd 2017 at a medical conference organised by the European Brain Council (EBC). The European Union spends just over three euro a year per patient on research into brain disorders – while levels of access to treatment in many Member States are becoming worse, not better. -
Vansteensel et al. reported a new technique for communication that could be applied to oral-disabled patients. By implanting electrodes to read brain activity in the sensorimotor cortex, and an interface with a subcutaneous transmitter in the thorax, a patient with ALS was able to communicate wireless controlling a computer typing program.
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The authors developed a sensor molecule to detect serotonin, injected it into rat striatum and scanned the rodents for 2 hours in a 9.4T magnet with 200 micron in-plane resolution to track the dynamics of reuptake of serotonin and the influence of drugs.
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Breaking news: Genetic movement disorders – a powerful new online resource
The International Parkinson Disease and Movement Disorders Society (MDS) Task Force on Genetic Nomenclature in Movement Disorders developed an online database providing a comprehensive overview of movement disorders phenotypes linked to causative gene mutations. MDSGene was just revealed at the… Continue Reading
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