Journal of neurology

BACKGROUND: Parkinson's disease (PD) is typically considered as a disease of the elderly. However, there is a sizeable subgroup of patients where PD starts at a younger age, known as young-onset PD (YOPD). We evaluated the differences in qu…

OBJECTIVE: To identify the genetic cause of complex neuropathy in two siblings from a consanguineous family. METHODS: The patients were recruited from our clinic. Muscle biopsy and whole-exome sequencing (WES) were performed. Fibroblasts c…

BACKGROUND: Several studies have shown that when patients with functional neurological disorders are followed up, it is rare to find another neurological condition that better explains the initial symptoms in hindsight. No study has examine…

Ten female patients suffering from catamenial epilepsy were treated with a synthetic analogue of the gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH) in addition to antiepileptic drugs. Three of the patients became seizure free, in four patients seiz…