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		Case report Monozygotic twins concordant for Kleine-Levin syndrome Taro Ueno, Akira Fukuhara, Azusa Ikegami, Fumihiro Ohishi, Kazuhiko Kume BMC Neurology 2012, 12:31 (30 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF
		Research article Phenytoin versus Leviteracetam for Seizure Prophylaxis after Brain Injury - A Meta Analysis Syed Nabeel Zafar, Abdul Ahad Khan, Asfar A Ghauri, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim BMC Neurology 2012, 12:30 (29 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Towards a definition of refractory neuropathic pain for epidemiological research. An international Delphi survey of experts. Blair H Smith, Nicola Torrance, Janice A Ferguson, Michael I Bennett, Michael G Serpell, Kate M Dunn BMC Neurology 2012, 12:29 (28 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Altered Small-world Properties of Gray Matter Networks in Breast Cancer SM Hadi Hosseini, Della Koovakkattu, Shelli R Kesler BMC Neurology 2012, 12:28 (28 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Study protocol Effect of wearing a dorsiflexion assist orthosis on mobility, perceived fatigue and exertion during the six-minute walk test in people with multiple sclerosis: a randomised cross-over protocol James V McLoughlin, Christopher J Barr, Daina Sturnieks, Stephen R Lord, Maria Crotty BMC Neurology 2012, 12:27 (25 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Clinical correlates of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in multiple sclerosis Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, Murali Ramanathan, Karen Marr, David Hojnack, Ralph H.B. Benedict, Charity Morgan, Eluen A Yeh, Ellen Carl, Cheryl Kennedy, Justine Reuther, Christina Brooks, Kristin Hunt, Makki Elfadil, Michelle Andrews, Robert Zivadinov BMC Neurology 2012, 12:26 (15 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Incidence of and risk factors for Motor Neurone Disease in UK women: a prospective study Pat Doyle, Anna Brown, Valerie Beral, Gillian Reeves, Jane Green BMC Neurology 2012, 12:25 (6 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Female smokers in the UK have a modest increased risk of developing motor neurone disease (MND) whilst adiposity in middle age is associated with a decreased risk, however there appears to be no association with factors such as education level.
		Research article An olfactory 'stress test' may detect preclinical Alzheimer's disease Peter W Schofield, Houman Ebrahimi, Alison L Jones, Grant A Bateman, Sonya R Murray BMC Neurology 2012, 12:24 (2 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Early microstructural white matter changes in patients with HIV: a diffusion tensor imaging study Bianca Stubbe-Dräger, Michael Deppe, Siawoosh Mohammadia, Simon S Keller, Harald Kugel, Nora Gregor, Stefan Evers, Peter Young, E-Bernd Ringelstein, Gabriele Arendt, Stefan Knecht, Ingo W Husstedt BMC Neurology 2012, 12:23 (1 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Case report Aquaporin-4 expression in distal myopathy with rimmed vacuoles Akihiko Hoshi, Teiji Yamamoto, Saeko Kikuchi, Tomoko Soeda, Keiko Shimizu, Yoshikazu Ugawa BMC Neurology 2012, 12:22 (27 April 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Valid and reliable instruments for arm-hand assessment at ICF activity level in persons with hemiplegia: a systematic review Ryanne JM Lemmens, Annick AA Timmermans, Yvonne JM Janssen-Potten, Rob JEM Smeets, Henk AM Seelen BMC Neurology 2012, 12:21 (12 April 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Patients with a loss of arm-hand performance, due to a hemiparesis as a result of stroke or cerebral palsy, lack instruments appropriate for use in more than patient population and that are able to assess actual arm-hand performance.
		Research article Dexmedetomidine is neuroprotective in an in vitro model for traumatic brain injury Marc Schoeler, Philip D Loetscher, Rolf Rossaint, Astrid V Fahlenkamp, Georg Eberhardt, Steffen Rex, Joachim Weis, Mark Coburn BMC Neurology 2012, 12:20 (11 April 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary The α2-adrenoreceptor agonist dexmedetomidine shows a protective effect on traumatically injured mouse hippocampal cells which is partially reversed by administration of an extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK) inhibitor suggesting that ERK activation helps mediate this effect
		Study protocol Pilates based core stability training in ambulant individuals with multiple sclerosis: protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial Jennifer Freeman, Esther Fox, Margaret Gear, Alan Hough BMC Neurology 2012, 12:19 (5 April 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Study protocol How to improve walking, balance and social participation following stroke: a comparison of the long term effects of two walking aids--canes and an orthosis TheraTogs--on the recovery of gait following acute stroke. A study protocol for a multi-centre, single blind, randomised control trial Clare Maguire, Judith M Sieben, Florian Erzer, Beat Goepfert, Matthias Frank, Georg Ferber, Melissa Jehn, Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, Robert A de Bie BMC Neurology 2012, 12:18 (30 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Carotid endarterectomy and carotid artery stenting utilization trends over time Matthew R Skerritt, Robert C Block, Thomas A Pearson, Kate C Young BMC Neurology 2012, 12:17 (29 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Factors associated with discharge destination from acute care after acquired brain injury in Ontario, Canada Amy Y Chen, Brandon Zagorski, Daria Parsons, Rika Vander Laan, Vincy Chan, Angela Colantonio BMC Neurology 2012, 12:16 (24 March 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Clinical significance of serological biomarkers and neuropsychological performances in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy Chiung-Chih Chang, Chun-Chung Lui, Chen-Chang Lee, Shang-Der Chen, Wen-Neng Chang, Cheng-Hsien Lu, Nai-Ching Chen, Alice Y W Chang, Samuel H H Chan, Yao-Chung Chuang BMC Neurology 2012, 12:15 (14 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article A biochemical marker panel in MRI-proven hyperacute ischemic stroke - a prospective study Carolin Knauer, Katharina Knauer, Susanne Muller, Albert C Ludolph, Dietmar Bengel, Hans-Peter Muller, Roman Huber BMC Neurology 2012, 12:14 (8 March 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Deterioration of Parkinson's disease during hospitalization: survey of 684 patients Oliver HH Gerlach, Martijn PG Broen, Peter HMF van Domburg, Ad J Vermeij, Wim EJ Weber BMC Neurology 2012, 12:13 (8 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Specificity of transcranial sonography in parkinson spectrum disorders in comparison to degenerative cognitive syndromes Kristina Laučkaitė, Daiva Rastenytė, Danguolė Šurkienė, Antanas Vaitkus, Andrius Sakalauskas, Arūnas Lukoševičius, Rymantė Gleiznienė BMC Neurology 2012, 12:12 (8 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Review Meningeal and cortical grey matter pathology in multiple sclerosis Bogdan F Gh Popescu, Claudia F Lucchinetti BMC Neurology 2012, 12:11 (7 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Review Clinical correlates of grey matter pathology in multiple sclerosis Dana Horakova, Tomas Kalincik, Jana Blahova Dusankova, Ondrej Dolezal BMC Neurology 2012, 12:10 (7 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Editorial Advances in understanding gray matter pathology in multiple sclerosis: Are we ready to redefine disease pathogenesis? Robert Zivadinov, Istvan Pirko BMC Neurology 2012, 12:9 (6 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Clinical characteristics and patterns of healthcare utilization in patients with painful neuropathic disorders in UK general practice: a retrospective cohort study Ariel Berger, Alesia Sadosky, Ellen Dukes, John Edelsberg, Gerry Oster BMC Neurology 2012, 12:8 (6 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Patient adherence to and tolerability of self-administered interferon beta-1a using an electronic autoinjection device: a multicentre, open-label, phase IV study Alessandra Lugaresi, Ciro Florio, Vincenzo Brescia-Morra, Salvatore Cottone, Paolo Bellantonio, Marinella Clerico, Diego Centonze, Antonio Uccelli, Maria di Ioia, Giovanna De Luca, Andrea Marcellusi, Andrea Paolillo, the BRIDGE Study group BMC Neurology 2012, 12:7 (5 March 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed

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		Case report Monozygotic twins concordant for Kleine-Levin syndrome Taro Ueno, Akira Fukuhara, Azusa Ikegami, Fumihiro Ohishi, Kazuhiko Kume BMC Neurology 2012, 12:31 (30 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF
		Research article Phenytoin versus Leviteracetam for Seizure Prophylaxis after Brain Injury - A Meta Analysis Syed Nabeel Zafar, Abdul Ahad Khan, Asfar A Ghauri, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim BMC Neurology 2012, 12:30 (29 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Towards a definition of refractory neuropathic pain for epidemiological research. An international Delphi survey of experts. Blair H Smith, Nicola Torrance, Janice A Ferguson, Michael I Bennett, Michael G Serpell, Kate M Dunn BMC Neurology 2012, 12:29 (28 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Altered Small-world Properties of Gray Matter Networks in Breast Cancer SM Hadi Hosseini, Della Koovakkattu, Shelli R Kesler BMC Neurology 2012, 12:28 (28 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Study protocol Effect of wearing a dorsiflexion assist orthosis on mobility, perceived fatigue and exertion during the six-minute walk test in people with multiple sclerosis: a randomised cross-over protocol James V McLoughlin, Christopher J Barr, Daina Sturnieks, Stephen R Lord, Maria Crotty BMC Neurology 2012, 12:27 (25 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Clinical correlates of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in multiple sclerosis Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, Murali Ramanathan, Karen Marr, David Hojnack, Ralph H.B. Benedict, Charity Morgan, Eluen A Yeh, Ellen Carl, Cheryl Kennedy, Justine Reuther, Christina Brooks, Kristin Hunt, Makki Elfadil, Michelle Andrews, Robert Zivadinov BMC Neurology 2012, 12:26 (15 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Incidence of and risk factors for Motor Neurone Disease in UK women: a prospective study Pat Doyle, Anna Brown, Valerie Beral, Gillian Reeves, Jane Green BMC Neurology 2012, 12:25 (6 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Female smokers in the UK have a modest increased risk of developing motor neurone disease (MND) whilst adiposity in middle age is associated with a decreased risk, however there appears to be no association with factors such as education level.
		Research article An olfactory 'stress test' may detect preclinical Alzheimer's disease Peter W Schofield, Houman Ebrahimi, Alison L Jones, Grant A Bateman, Sonya R Murray BMC Neurology 2012, 12:24 (2 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Early microstructural white matter changes in patients with HIV: a diffusion tensor imaging study Bianca Stubbe-Dräger, Michael Deppe, Siawoosh Mohammadia, Simon S Keller, Harald Kugel, Nora Gregor, Stefan Evers, Peter Young, E-Bernd Ringelstein, Gabriele Arendt, Stefan Knecht, Ingo W Husstedt BMC Neurology 2012, 12:23 (1 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Case report Aquaporin-4 expression in distal myopathy with rimmed vacuoles Akihiko Hoshi, Teiji Yamamoto, Saeko Kikuchi, Tomoko Soeda, Keiko Shimizu, Yoshikazu Ugawa BMC Neurology 2012, 12:22 (27 April 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Valid and reliable instruments for arm-hand assessment at ICF activity level in persons with hemiplegia: a systematic review Ryanne JM Lemmens, Annick AA Timmermans, Yvonne JM Janssen-Potten, Rob JEM Smeets, Henk AM Seelen BMC Neurology 2012, 12:21 (12 April 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Patients with a loss of arm-hand performance, due to a hemiparesis as a result of stroke or cerebral palsy, lack instruments appropriate for use in more than patient population and that are able to assess actual arm-hand performance.
		Research article Dexmedetomidine is neuroprotective in an in vitro model for traumatic brain injury Marc Schoeler, Philip D Loetscher, Rolf Rossaint, Astrid V Fahlenkamp, Georg Eberhardt, Steffen Rex, Joachim Weis, Mark Coburn BMC Neurology 2012, 12:20 (11 April 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary The α2-adrenoreceptor agonist dexmedetomidine shows a protective effect on traumatically injured mouse hippocampal cells which is partially reversed by administration of an extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK) inhibitor suggesting that ERK activation helps mediate this effect
		Study protocol Pilates based core stability training in ambulant individuals with multiple sclerosis: protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial Jennifer Freeman, Esther Fox, Margaret Gear, Alan Hough BMC Neurology 2012, 12:19 (5 April 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Study protocol How to improve walking, balance and social participation following stroke: a comparison of the long term effects of two walking aids--canes and an orthosis TheraTogs--on the recovery of gait following acute stroke. A study protocol for a multi-centre, single blind, randomised control trial Clare Maguire, Judith M Sieben, Florian Erzer, Beat Goepfert, Matthias Frank, Georg Ferber, Melissa Jehn, Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, Robert A de Bie BMC Neurology 2012, 12:18 (30 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Carotid endarterectomy and carotid artery stenting utilization trends over time Matthew R Skerritt, Robert C Block, Thomas A Pearson, Kate C Young BMC Neurology 2012, 12:17 (29 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Factors associated with discharge destination from acute care after acquired brain injury in Ontario, Canada Amy Y Chen, Brandon Zagorski, Daria Parsons, Rika Vander Laan, Vincy Chan, Angela Colantonio BMC Neurology 2012, 12:16 (24 March 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Clinical significance of serological biomarkers and neuropsychological performances in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy Chiung-Chih Chang, Chun-Chung Lui, Chen-Chang Lee, Shang-Der Chen, Wen-Neng Chang, Cheng-Hsien Lu, Nai-Ching Chen, Alice Y W Chang, Samuel H H Chan, Yao-Chung Chuang BMC Neurology 2012, 12:15 (14 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article A biochemical marker panel in MRI-proven hyperacute ischemic stroke - a prospective study Carolin Knauer, Katharina Knauer, Susanne Muller, Albert C Ludolph, Dietmar Bengel, Hans-Peter Muller, Roman Huber BMC Neurology 2012, 12:14 (8 March 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Deterioration of Parkinson's disease during hospitalization: survey of 684 patients Oliver HH Gerlach, Martijn PG Broen, Peter HMF van Domburg, Ad J Vermeij, Wim EJ Weber BMC Neurology 2012, 12:13 (8 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Specificity of transcranial sonography in parkinson spectrum disorders in comparison to degenerative cognitive syndromes Kristina Laučkaitė, Daiva Rastenytė, Danguolė Šurkienė, Antanas Vaitkus, Andrius Sakalauskas, Arūnas Lukoševičius, Rymantė Gleiznienė BMC Neurology 2012, 12:12 (8 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Review Meningeal and cortical grey matter pathology in multiple sclerosis Bogdan F Gh Popescu, Claudia F Lucchinetti BMC Neurology 2012, 12:11 (7 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Review Clinical correlates of grey matter pathology in multiple sclerosis Dana Horakova, Tomas Kalincik, Jana Blahova Dusankova, Ondrej Dolezal BMC Neurology 2012, 12:10 (7 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Editorial Advances in understanding gray matter pathology in multiple sclerosis: Are we ready to redefine disease pathogenesis? Robert Zivadinov, Istvan Pirko BMC Neurology 2012, 12:9 (6 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Clinical characteristics and patterns of healthcare utilization in patients with painful neuropathic disorders in UK general practice: a retrospective cohort study Ariel Berger, Alesia Sadosky, Ellen Dukes, John Edelsberg, Gerry Oster BMC Neurology 2012, 12:8 (6 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Patient adherence to and tolerability of self-administered interferon beta-1a using an electronic autoinjection device: a multicentre, open-label, phase IV study Alessandra Lugaresi, Ciro Florio, Vincenzo Brescia-Morra, Salvatore Cottone, Paolo Bellantonio, Marinella Clerico, Diego Centonze, Antonio Uccelli, Maria di Ioia, Giovanna De Luca, Andrea Marcellusi, Andrea Paolillo, the BRIDGE Study group BMC Neurology 2012, 12:7 (5 March 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed