Magnetic resonance markers for early diagnosis and progression of Alzheimer's disease.

abstract：:Altered levels of cytokines and acute-phase proteins have been described in the blood and brain of patients with Alzheimer's disease. Microglia are resident cells of the brain and metabolic upregulation of these cells may play a crucial role in the development of the neurodegeneration associated with Alzheimer's disea...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Chiappelli M,Tumini E,Porcellini E,Licastro F

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lennox-Gastaut syndrome is a relatively rare epilepsy syndrome that usually begins in early-mid childhood and is characterized by multiple seizure types, particularly generalized seizures, which are often resistant to antiepileptic drug medication. Rufinamide is a new antiepileptic drug approved as adjunctive therapy ...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Ferrie CD

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension is an important risk factor for stroke. The latter results in disability and premature death and represents a major public health problem. Various studies have established a strong relationship between increasing blood pressure and stroke risk, as well as clear evidence of a reduction in the incidence of ...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Karthikeyan VJ,Lip GY

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) originated as a treatment for emotional disorders. However, it is increasingly used to help people with chronic illnesses manage symptoms and improve psychosocial outcomes, such as depression and quality of life. In this article, we focus on uses of CBT in patients with multiple scle...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Dennison L,Moss-Morris R

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Unique among the different neuropathic pain conditions, trigeminal neuralgia frequently has an excellent response to some selected drugs, which, on the other hand, often entail disabling side effects. Physicians should be therefore acquainted with the management of these drugs and the few alternative optio...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Di Stefano G,Truini A

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic inflammatory demyelinating disease that affects 2.5 million people in the world. NEDA (No evidence of disease Activity) -4 is a new concept related to absence of disease activity in the context of MS. It takes into account the following four parameters: relapses; disability ...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Matta AP,Nascimento OJ,Ferreira AC,Magalhães TN,Benevides TP,Kirmse A,Dib JG,Cal H,Orsini M,Araujo LM

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the 1990s, cladribine was developed as an adenosine deaminase-resistant nucleoside analog with selective lymphotoxic specificity in the hope that it might become useful in the treatment of some lymphoid neoplasms and autoimmune disorders. Several clinical trials demonstrated very significant effectiveness and safet...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Sipe JC

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sumatriptan 85 mg with naproxen sodium 500 mg, a combination tablet for the acute treatment of migraine, is approved in the USA. It is likely that triptan/NSAID combination benefits are a class effect, although the majority of data are on sumatriptan and naproxen sodium. The combination tablet demonstrated superior ef...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Cleves C,Tepper SJ

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) includes demyelinating and axonal subtypes with different immunopathologic mechanisms. In acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy, segmental demyelination and conduction block are the pathological and electrophysiological correlates of muscle weakness. Slowed conductions a...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Uncini A,Yuki N

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With improved control of the immunological phenomena of systemic lupus erythematosus, the epidemiology of this disease is changing. While both cardiac and neurological manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus have been consistently described, there is increasing awareness of the need for general cardiovascular p...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Wierzbicki AS

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common psychiatric disorder characterized by symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. There is an ongoing discussion whether symptoms of emotional dysregulation should be added to the conceptualization of ADHD in order to describe the psychopathology ...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Retz W,Stieglitz RD,Corbisiero S,Retz-Junginger P,Rösler M

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a leading causes of secondary epilepsy worldwide. There is increasing evidence on the epileptogenic role of NCC, and the presence of edema, calcified scars, gliosis and hippocampal sclerosis support this phenomenon. AREAS COVERED:We summarized principles of antiepileptic drug (...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Bustos JA,García HH,Del Brutto OH

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The underlying etiology of tension type headache (TTH) is not understood. The current paper highlights the etiologic role of muscle trigger points (TrPs) to the development and maintenance of central sensitization in TTH and its clinical repercussion for proper management of these patients. Areas covered: ...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Fernández-De-Las-Peñas C,Arendt-Nielsen L

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) commonly co-occur. With the DSM-5, clinicians are permitted to make an ASD diagnosis in the context of ADHD. In earlier versions of the DSM, this was not acceptable. Both ASD and ADHD are reported to have had substantial increases in pr...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Antshel KM,Zhang-James Y,Wagner KE,Ledesma A,Faraone SV

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy is a neuromuscular disorder for which immunological factors are undoubtedly important in the etiopathogenesis. As clinical recognition of this disorder has improved, immunosuppressive and immunomodulating treatments have emerged as the treatments of choice and ...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Kaplan RL,Albers JW

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognosis for patients with malignant glioma, the most common primary intracranial neoplasm, remains dismal despite significant progress in neuro-oncological therapies and technology. This stems from the inability of current treatment strategies to address the highly invasive nature of this disease. Malignant glia...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Ehtesham M,Kabos P,Black KL,Yu JS

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The kynurenine pathway has received increasing attention as its connection to inflammation, the immune system and neurological conditions has become more apparent. It is the primary route for tryptophan catabolism in the liver and the starting point for the synthesis of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide in mammals. Dy...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Davis I,Liu A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a noninvasive and generally well-tolerated method of focally stimulating brain regions. It has been shown to be efficacious in the treatment for depression, but only to a limited degree. It has also been investigated for the treatment of some anxiety disorders, pa...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Pigot M,Loo C,Sachdev P

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Almotriptan (ALT), a serotonin 5-HT1B/1D agonist has been used in the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura for 20 years, accumulating data on more than 15,000 patients in studies and from an estimated >150 million treated migraine attacks in daily clinical practice. The last major review of A...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Pascual J,Vila C

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence rate of chronic pain is 15% to 25% in adults while the therapeutic arsenal is still insufficient, especially in relieving neuropathic pain. Peripheral pain transmission is conducted by the small Aδ and C sensory nerve fibres. They express elements from the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS), a ...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Bessaguet F,Magy L,Desmoulière A,Demiot C

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucocorticoids exert a variety of immunomodulatory activities. Since changes in glucocorticoid homeostasis impact on susceptibility to autoimmune diseases, and synthetic glucocorticoids are widely used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis, a detailed understanding of their mechanism of action is desirable. Experime...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Reichardt HM,Gold R,Lühder F

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The demographics of aging identify an immediate need for the early diagnosis and development of dementia prevention strategies. Recent neuropathological studies have pointed to the early involvement of the hippocampus and entorhinal cortex in the progression of Alzheimer's disease in the brain. In particular, these st...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Mosconi L,De Santi S,Rusinek H,Convit A,de Leon MJ

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurostimulation therapy involves the use of peripheral or central nerve electrical stimulation approaches for the treatment of medically intractable headache. Currently, for peripheral stimulation the main approach is that of occipital nerve stimulation, while for central stimulation deep-brain approaches with the ta...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Goadsby PJ

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Temozolomide-based chemotherapy represents an incremental improvement in the treatment of patients with high-grade gliomas. Notwithstanding a survival benefit in a subset of patients with high-grade gliomas, temozolomide (TMZ; Temodar®, Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals, NJ, USA) is the primarily palliative treatment fo...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Chamberlain MC

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Therapy with current antiepileptic drugs aims at reducing the likelihood of seizure occurrence rather than influencing the underlying disease process. Therefore, antiepileptic drugs have an anticonvulsant rather than antiepileptic property. Areas covered: The increasing identification of genetic causes for...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Reif PS,Tsai MH,Helbig I,Rosenow F,Klein KM

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Relatively little is known about the use of disease-modifying drugs (DMDs) for multiple sclerosis (MS) in the population-based universal healthcare setting. This study aimed to describe the characteristics of a population-based cohort with MS and their DMD exposure in four Canadian provinces. Methods: We i...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Ng HS,Zhu F,Kingwell E,Zhao Y,Yao S,Ekuma O,Svenson LW,Evans C,Fisk JD,Marrie RA,Tremlett H

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Constituents of the Cannabis plant, cannabinoids, may be of therapeutic value in neurologic diseases. The most abundant cannabinoids are Δ(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol, which possesses psychoactive properties, and cannabidiol, which has no intrinsic psychoactive effects, but exhibits neuroprotective properties in preclinic...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Benbadis SR,Sanchez-Ramos J,Bozorg A,Giarratano M,Kalidas K,Katzin L,Robertson D,Vu T,Smith A,Zesiewicz T

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Side effects to antiparkinsonian drugs constitute an important component of the daily management of patients with Parkinson's disease. Treatment with levodopa frequently leads to motor fluctuations and dyskinesias. Hallucinosis, nausea and vomiting, drowsiness, orthostatic hypotension and peripheral edema can be manag...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Singer C

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) and persistent idiopathic facial pain (PIFP) are two of the most puzzling orofacial pain conditions and affected patients are often very difficult to treat. TN is characterized by paroxysms of brief but severe pain followed by asymptomatic periods without pain. In some patients a constant dul...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Obermann M,Holle D,Katsarava Z

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cognitive behavioral therapy has been found to be efficacious in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). However, reviews of the clinical significance has indicated that approximately 50% of patients with GAD return to a 'well' status following treatment. So how might the field advance? One way is to base...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Heiden Cv

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00