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The EQ-5D—a generic quality of life measure—is a useful instrument to measure quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease

OBJECTIVE To test the feasibility and validity of the EQ-5D (a widely used generic (disease non-specific) quality of life (QoL) instrument which allows comparisons between different patient groups and ...
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Personalised dual-site alpha transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) targeting right frontoparietal network reduces craving in heroin use disorder

The opioid crisis is a significant public health issue that has led to a rising number of overdose deaths over the past 25 years. Cue-induced drug craving leads to a high risk of relapse, which urged ...
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Autonomic dysfunction in dementia

Background: There are no studies of autonomic function comparing Alzheimer’s disease (AD), vascular dementia (VAD), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and Parkinson’s disease dementia (PDD). Aims: To ...
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The prevalence and causes of dementia in people under the age of 65 years

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of dementia in people under the age of 65 in a large catchment area, and use these figures to estimate the number of younger people affected by dementia in the ...
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Models for predicting risk of dementia: a systematic review

Correspondence to Dr Jin-Tai Yu, Department of Neurology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; yu-jintai{at}163.com Background Information from well-established ...
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Mitochondrial disease associated with the T8993G mutation of the mitochondrial ATPase 6 gene: a clinical, biochemical, and molecular study in six families

Dr Massimo Zeviani, Division of Biochemistry and Genetics, Istituto Nazionale Neurologico “Carlo Besta”, Via Celoria 11, Milano 20133, Italy. AIM To contribute to the establishment of a rational ...
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Stunned brain syndrome: serial diffusion perfusion MRI of delayed recovery following revascularisation for acute ischaemic stroke

Background Clinical response immediately after revascularisation therapy differs among patients. Although reperfusion is the deciding factor with respect to this dramatic response to revascularisation ...
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Efficacy of spoken word comprehension therapy in patients with chronic aphasia: a cross-over randomised controlled trial with structural imaging

Correspondence to Dr Victoria Fleming, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, London, UK; victoria.fleming{at}ucl.ac.uk Objective The efficacy of spoken language comprehension ...
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Dopamine dysregulation syndrome in Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review of published cases

Correspondence to Dr Nicola Warren, University of Queensland Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Queensland 4120, Australia; n.warren{at}uq.edu.au, ...
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Bilateral stereotactic anterior capsulotomy for obsessive-compulsive disorder: long-term follow-up

Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec, Department of Neurological Sciences, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada Correspondence to Léo Cantin, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec, Department of ...