Background Mutations in the gene encoding mitochondrial DNA polymerase γ (POLG), the
enzyme that synthesises mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), have been associated with a …

Objective: To examine the specificity of low CSF hypocretin-1 levels in narcolepsy and
explore the potential role of hypocretins in other neurologic disorders. Methods: A method to …

Mimesis, with its connecting concepts of imitation, simile, and similarity, has been cited since
classical times in the exploration of the relationship between art and reality. In this major …

Autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia, deafness and narcolepsy (ADCA-DN) is characterized
by late onset (30–40 years old) cerebellar ataxia, sensory neuronal deafness, narcolepsy–…

W elander distal myopathy ( WDM ) is an adult onset autosomal dominant disorder
characterized by distal limb weakness, which progresses slowly from the fifth decade. All WDM …

As countries throughout the world move towards universal health coverage, the obligation
to realise the right to health for undocumented migrants has often been overlooked. With …

… Melberg and Kumlien), Neurology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden;
Center for Human and Clinical Genetics (Drs. Vanmolkot, Ginjaar, Frants, and van den …

Twenty‐one members of a Swedish family suffering from myopathy and cardiomyopathy
underwent neurological and cardiological investigations. Medical charts of 2 affected deceased …

Hereditary myopathy with early respiratory failure and extensive myofibrillar lesions has been
described in sporadic and familial cases and linked to various chromosomal regions. The …

The Maternal Death Surveillance and Response system (MDSR) was implemented in Ethiopia
in 2013 to record and review maternal deaths. The overall aim of the system is to identify …