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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, Scopus, EMBASE, Current Contents, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
Featured articles
BMC Neurology 2009, 9 :25
Acute stroke patients presenting with hemiparesis or hemiplegia are significantly more likely to have a pontine infarction if they suffer from diabetes mellitus, experience non-vertiginous dizziness or display worsening of motor impairments.
BMC Neurology 2009, 9 :21
Increased serum levels of the protein SB1000, a marker of cerebral damage, are associated with delirium in older patients admitted after hip fracture, and may provide insight into the link between delirium and dementia.
BMC Neurology 2009, 9 :19
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) characteristics are predictive of progression to clinically definite multiple sclerosis (CDMS) in patients who present with monofocal symptoms, suggesting that MRI and clinical assessment may help to define the risk of CDMS.
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Research article
Infarction in the territory of the anterior cerebral artery: clinical study of 51 patients Adria Arboix, Luis Garcia-Eroles, Nuria Sellares, Agnes Raga, Montserrat Oliveres, Joan Massons BMC Neurology 2009, 9 :30 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Co-morbidities of vertiginous diseases
Jan-Christian Warninghoff, Otmar Bayer, Uta Ferrari, Andreas Straube BMC Neurology 2009, 9 :29 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Clinical impact of B-cell depletion with the anti-CD20 antibody rituximab in chronic fatigue syndrome: a preliminary case series Oystein Fluge, Olav Mella BMC Neurology 2009, 9 :28 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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SPEM Dysfunction and General Schizotypy as Measured by the SSQ: A Controlled Study Dirk van Kampen, Jan Berend Deijen BMC Neurology 2009, 9 :27 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Role of the H1 haplotype of microtubule-associated protein tau (MAPT) gene in Greek patients with Parkinson's disease Nikolaos Refenes, Juliane Bolbrinker, Georgios Tagaris, Antonio Orlacchio, Nikolaos Drakoulis, Reinhold Kreutz BMC Neurology 2009, 9 :26 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Pontine infarction with pure motor hemiparesis or hemiplegia: A prospective study Li Ling, Liangfu Zhu, Jinsheng Zeng, Songjie Liao, Suping Zhang, Jian Yu, Zhiyun Yang BMC Neurology 2009, 9 :25 (15 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
Psychosocial Outcomes in StrokE: the POISE observational stroke study protocol Maree L Hackett, Nick Glozier, Stephen Jan, Richard Lindley BMC Neurology 2009, 9 :24 (12 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Dopamine Agonists and their risk to induce psychotic episodes in Parkinson's disease: a case-control study Daniel Ecker, Alexander Unrath, Jan Kassubek, Michael Sabolek BMC Neurology 2009, 9 :23 (10 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Correlates of degree of nerve involvement in early Bell's palsy Ru-Lan Hsieh, Chia-Wei Wu, Ling-Yi Wang, Wen-Chung Lee BMC Neurology 2009, 9 :22 (7 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Markers of cerebral damage during delirium in elderly patients with hip fracture Barbara C van Munster, Catharina M Korse, Sophia E de Rooij, Johannes M Bonfrer, Aeilko H Zwinderman, Johanna C Korevaar BMC Neurology 2009, 9 :21 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Genomic profiling distinguishes familial multiple and sporadic multiple meningiomas Yiping Shen, Fabio Nunes, Anat Stemmer-Rachamimov, Marianne James, Gayatry Mohapatra, Scott Plotkin, Rebecca A Betensky, David A Engler, Jennifer Roy, Vijaya Ramesh, James F Gusella BMC Medical Genomics 2009, 2 :42 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Review
Beyond mild cognitive impairment: vascular cognitive impairment, no dementia (VCIND) Blossom CM Stephan, Fiona E Matthews, Kay-Tee Khaw, Carole Dufouil, Carol Brayne Alzheimers Res Ther 2009, 1 :4 (9 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ]
Commentary
Alzheimer's disease therapeutic research: the path forward Paul S Aisen Alzheimers Res Ther 2009, 1 :2 (9 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ]
Editorial
Welcome to Alzheimer's Research & Therapy Ann Donnelly, Doug Galasko, Todd Golde, Frances Mulvany, Gordon Wilcock Alzheimers Res Ther 2009, 1 :1 (9 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ]
Correction
Correction: An MRI study on the relations between muscle atrophy, shoulder function and glenohumeral deformity in shoulders of children with obstetric brachial plexus injury Valerie M van Gelein Vitringa, Ed O van Kooten, Richard T Jaspers, Margriet G Mullender, Mirjam H van Doorn-Loogman, Johannes A van der Sluijs Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury 2009, 4 :9 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Erythropoietin improves operant conditioning and stability of cognitive performance in mice
Ahmed El-Kordi, Konstantin Radyushkin, Hannelore Ehrenreich BMC Biology 2009, 7 :37 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
The relation between the incidence of hypernatremia and mortality in patients with severe traumatic brain injury Umberto Maggiore, Edoardo Picetti, Elio Antonucci, Elisabetta Parenti, Giuseppe Regolisti, Mario Mergoni, Antonella Vezzani, Aderville Cabassi, Enrico Fiaccadori Critical Care 2009, 13 :R110 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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CSF/serum quotient graphs for the evaluation of intrathecal C4 synthesis Barbara Padilla-Docal, Alberto J Dorta-Contreras, Raisa Bu-Coifiu-Fanego, Alexis Rodriguez-Rey Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2009, 6 :8 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Neurophobia and its implications: evidence from a Caribbean medical school Farid F Youssef BMC Medical Education 2009, 9 :39 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Motifs and cis-regulatory modules mediating the expression of genes co-expressed in presynaptic neurons Rui Liu, Sridhar Hannenhalli, Maja Bucan Genome Biology 2009, 10 :R72 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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