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Resistance to Eye Opening in Patients with Disorders of Consciousness

Resistance to eye opening (REO) is defined as strong closure of already closed eyelids by a patient when they are touched by an examiner during…

The Effect of Corticosteroid Therapy on Oxidative Status During Relapse in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, inflammatory, immune-mediated disease of the central nervous system. Various mechanisms, such as inflammation…

The Italian Institutes for Research and Care (IRCCS) Network of Neuroscience and Neurorehabilitation: The Italian Platform for Care and Research About Neurodegenerative Disorders

The Network of Neuroscience and Neurorehabilitation involves 24 highly specialised Italian Institutes for Research and Care (IRCCS) and is focussed on…

Aura and Important Prodrome Symptoms of Migraine: A Study in a Greek Population

Migraine is a common disabling primary headache disorder with two major types: with or without aura. Migraine without aura is a clinical syndrome…

Efficacy of Training in a Virtual Environment for Patients with Balance Disturbances

For many years, force platforms and centre of pressure biofeedback were used as tools for static balance training. However, thanks to motion tracking…

Trazodone in Dravet Syndrome

Dravet syndrome (DS) is an epileptic encephalopathy most commonly associated with SCN1A mutations and is typically refractory to antiepileptic drugs (AED).

EAN 2018 - Congress Highlights

Experience the home of the European Academy of Neurology’s (EAN) annual congress 2018, in our behind the scenes look at this year’s Lisbon Congress…

Preview of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2018

The 2018 edition of the annual ESC Congress will take place in the Messe München exhibition centre in Munich, Germany from 25th–29th August.

What is the Best Food for Heart Health?

Food is once again under the spotlight as a new meta-analysis has delved into the risks and benefits of several food types and their links with heart…

A Bioengineered Left Heart Ventricle Model

A three-dimensional (3D) model of a human left heart ventricle has been successfully bioengineered by researchers at Harvard University, Cambridge…