BMC Neurology
April 23, 2025
Juanjuan Fu, Yongli Wu, Hui Feng et al.
1 citation
To establish a nomogram prediction model for the patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness (PDOC) caused by brain injury at six months based on behavioral scale scores, neuroelectro-physiological techniques and hypothalamic-pituitary hormone levels. The clinical data of patients with PDOC who were first diagnosed and hospitalized in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of The...
BMC Neurology
April 9, 2025
Evan Eggiman, William Kerr, Brandon Spivey et al.
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) is a rare autoimmune neurological disorder characterized by progressive muscle rigidity and painful spasms. Standard treatments often yield variable responses, particularly in severe, refractory cases. This case report highlights the novel use of ketamine as an effective therapeutic agent for managing acute SPS exacerbations, underscoring its potential as a...
BMC Neurology
February 24, 2025
Risa Hirata, Hisashi Wada, Kazunori Yamamoto et al.
1 citation
The primary symptoms in the early stages of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis are psychiatric manifestations, making it difficult to distinguish from psychiatric disorders. While anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis requires a completely different treatment approach, the specific psychiatric features of the condition remain poorly identified. Although previous studies have suggested that altered...
BMC Neurology
June 25, 2024
Anouk Van der Heide, Franziska Goltz, Nienke M De Vries et al.
5 citations
People with Parkinson's disease (PD) are very sensitive to the effects of stress. The prevalence of stress-related neuropsychiatric symptoms is high, and acute stress worsens motor symptoms. Animal studies suggest that chronic stress may accelerate disease progression, but evidence for this in humans is lacking. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) train participants to focus on the present...
BMC Neurology
March 21, 2021
Torsten Sauder, Philipp M Keune, Roy Müller et al.
Abstract Objectives Persons with MS (PwMS) often display symptoms of depression and fatigue. Mindfulness-based interventions are known to counteract these symptoms. However, to-date the exact relations between trait mindfulness, depression and fatigue remain to be examined. Fatigue is generally regarded as a symptom immanent to the disease and as a direct neurobiological consequence of...
BMC Neurology
January 21, 2020
J. Hearn, A. Cross
Background Populations with reduced sensory and motor function, such as spinal cord injury (SCI) are at increased risk of depression, anxiety, pain, and poorer quality of life (QoL). Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBIs) have been developed with the aim of improving outcomes for people with SCI. To understand the value of MBIs, a systematic review was conducted pertaining to the use of MBIs,...