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BMC Neurology 2008, 8 :6
People with Parkinson
s disease are more likely to have a history of exposure to pesticides when compared to unaffected family members; this association is particularly strong for herbicides, as well as the organochlorine and organophosphorus classes of insecticides.
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Research article
Multiple Causes for Delay in Arrival at Hospital in Acute Stroke Patients in Aydin, Turkey Sakine Memis, Emel Tugrul, Emine Didem Evci, Filiz Ergin BMC Neurology 2008, 8 :15 (13 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Cooling via one hand improves physical performance in heat-sensitive individuals with Multiple Sclerosis: a preliminary study. Dennis A Grahn, Julie VLS Murray, H. Craig Heller BMC Neurology 2008, 8 :14 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Cortical recovery of swallowing function in wound botulism Inga K Teismann, Olaf Steinstraeter, Tobias Warnecke, Julian Zimmermann, Erich B Ringelstein, Christo Pantev, Rainer Dziewas BMC Neurology 2008, 8 :13 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Framingham Stroke Risk Profile and poor cognitive function: a population-based study David J Llewellyn, Iain A Lang, Jing Xie, Felicia A Huppert, David Melzer, Kenneth M Langa BMC Neurology 2008, 8 :12 (22 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Reduction in magnetic resonance imaging T2 burden of disease in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: analysis of 48-week data from the EVIDENCE (EVidence of Interferon Dose-response: European North American Comparative Efficacy) study A Traboulsee, A AL-Sabbagh, R Bennett, P Chang, DKB Li, the EVIDENCE Study Group and the UBC MS/MRI Research Group BMC Neurology 2008, 8 :11 (21 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Neuroleptic-induced movement disorders in a naturalistic schizophrenia population: diagnostic value of actometric movement patterns Sven Janno, Matti M Holi, Katinka Tuisku, Kristian Wahlbeck BMC Neurology 2008, 8 :10 (18 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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APOE Sigrid B Sando, Stacey Melquist, Ashley Cannon, Michael L Hutton, Olav Sletvold, Ingvild Saltvedt, Linda R White, Stian Lydersen, Jan O Aasly BMC Neurology 2008, 8 :9 (16 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Shape (but not volume) changes in the thalami in Parkinson disease Martin J McKeown, Ashish Uthama, Rafeef Abugharbieh, Samantha Palmer, Mechelle Lewis, Xuemei Huang BMC Neurology 2008, 8 :8 (16 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Mental practice-based rehabilitation training to improve arm function and daily activity performance in stroke patients: a randomized clinical trial Jeanine A Verbunt, Henk AM Seelen, Feljandro P Ramos, Bernard HM Michielsen, Wim L Wetzelaer, Martine Moennekens BMC Neurology 2008, 8 :7 (11 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Pesticide exposure and risk of Parkinson's disease: A family-based case-control study Dana B Hancock, Eden R Martin, Gregory M Mayhew, Jeffrey M Stajich, Rita Jewett, Mark A Stacy, Burton L Scott, Jeffery M Vance, William K Scott BMC Neurology 2008, 8 :6 (28 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The accuracy of the MMSE in detecting cognitive impairment when administered by general practitioners: A prospective observational study Patrizio Pezzotti, Silvia Scalmana, Antonio Mastromattei, Domenico Di Lallo BMC Family Practice 2008, 9 :29 (13 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The synthetic triterpenoid CDDO-methyl ester modulates microglial activities, inhibits TNF production, and provides dopaminergic neuroprotection Thi A Tran, Melissa K McCoy, Michael B Sporn, Malu G Tansey Journal of Neuroinflammation 2008, 5 :14 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Evolution of changes in the computed tomography scans of the brain of a patient with left middle cerebral artery infarction: a case report Kurien John, Parag Singhal, Chris Cook Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008, 2 :148 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Incentive motivation processing in first-episode psychosis: a behavioural study Graham K Murray, Luke Clark, Philip R Corlett, Andrew D Blackwell, Roshan Cools, Peter B Jones, Trevor W Robbins, Luise Poustka BMC Psychiatry 2008, 8 :34 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Identification of valid reference genes for the normalization of RT qPCR gene expression data in human brain tissue. David T R Coulson, Simon Brockbank, Joseph G Quinn, Suzanne Murphy, Rivka Ravid, G BRENT Irvine, Janet A Johnston BMC Molecular Biology 2008, 9 :46 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Cerebral perfusion in sepsis-associated delirium David Pfister, Martin Siegemund, Salome Dell-Kuster, Peter Smielewski, Stephan R Critical Care 2008, 12 :R63 (5 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Intra-abdominal Pressures during Voluntary and Reflex Cough Robert Addington, Robert E Stephens, Michael M Phelipa, John G Widdicombe, Robin R Ockey Cough 2008, 4 :2 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Technical innovations
Predictive factors for beneficial application of high-frequency electromagnetics for tumour vaporization and coagulation in neurosurgery Rainer Ritz, Stefan Heckl, Sam Safavi-Abbasi, Guenther C Feigl, Boris Krischek, Wolf Ludemann, Javad M Mirzayan, Andrei Koerbel, Madjid Samii, Marcos Tatagiba, Alireza Gharabaghi World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2008, 6 :45 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Partial trisomy 13q22-qter associated to leukoencephalopathy and late onset generalised epilepsy Renee Ribacoba, Manuel Menendez-Gonzalez, Ines Hernando, Javier Salas, Maria Luisa Giros International Archives of Medicine 2008, 1 :5 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Similarity of DMD gene deletion and duplication in the Chinese patients compared to global populations Xiaozhu Wang, Zheng Wang, Ming Yan, Shangzhi Huang, Tian-Jian Chen, Nanbert Zhong Behavioral and Brain Functions 2008, 4 :20 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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