Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry
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The PREDICT-PD study aims to identify increased risk of Parkinson''s disease (PD) using online assessments of previously identified risk and early features of PD and an evidence-based scoring algorithm. We sought to determine whether higher risk participants (defined as those above the 15th centile of risk estimates) were more likely to have mild parkinsonian signs compared with lower risk participants. ⋯ The PREDICT-PD algorithm identifies a population with an increased rate of motor disturbances.
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J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr. · Mar 2017
Ring-enhancing spinal cord lesions in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders.
We assessed the frequency and characteristics of ring-enhancing spinal cord lesions in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) myelitis and myelitis of other cause. ⋯ Spinal cord ring-enhancement accompanies one-third of NMOSD myelitis episodes and distinguishes NMOSD from other causes of longitudinally extensive myelopathies but not from MS.