Background Data regarding long-term recovery from autoimmune encephalitis (AE) remain limited. Methods This retrospective ...

Background: Biomarkers of stroke are an evolving field of clinical research. A serum marker which can differentiate between haemorrhagic and ischaemic stroke in the very early phase would help to ...

Objective: The aims of this study were to develop models of personality change after traumatic brain injury (TBI) based on information provided by the TBI survivor and a significant other (SO), and to ...

Hashimoto’s encephalopathy is a steroid responsive disorder characterised by high titres of anti-thyroid antibodies and manifesting as sub-acute onset of confusion, episodes of myoclonus, seizures, ...

Background Progression of Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterised by motor deficits which eventually respond less to dopaminergic therapy and thus pose a therapeutic challenge. Deep brain ...

Painful neuropathy is a common and disabling problem in patients with longstanding diabetes mellitus. Tricyclic antidepressant drugs and other chronic analgesics have been beneficial in some ...

Task-specific dystonia is a form of isolated focal dystonia with the peculiarity of being displayed only during performance of a specific skilled motor task. This distinctive feature makes ...

Objectives: To describe changes in personality after stroke and effects on carers. Methods: A consecutive series of patients was recruited from hospital admissions with stroke. A novel questionnaire ...

Background Deep brain stimulation (DBS) improves motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD), but questions remain regarding neuropsychological decrements sometimes associated with this treatment, ...

Background Conversion disorder is largely managed by neurologists, for whom it presents great challenges to understanding and management. This study aimed to quantify these challenges, examining how ...