Treatment of dystonia.

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：: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：:Tension-type headache (TTH) is the most prevalent of all headaches and also represents one of the most expensive clinical conditions for the health system. Despite the high impact of this disorder and the existence of well-established diagnostic criteria, knowledge about TTH is still quite limited. In most cases in wh...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Speciali JG,Eckeli AL,Dach F

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a prevalent, disabling disorder. We aimed to assess the effects of pharmacotherapy for SAD and to determine whether particular classes of medication are more effective and/or better tolerated than others. A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted of all published and unpublis...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Ipser JC,Kariuki CM,Stein DJ

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current literature suggests that cigarette smoking is associated with anxiety disorders, but the direction of the association between smoking and anxiety disorders has not been determined. This article provides an overview of the literature in the area of smoking and anxiety disorders in adolescents and current treatm...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Wang MQ,Marepally S

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) may suffer from spasticity and pain during their disease course. Baclofen, dantrolene, diazepam and gabapentin have been used as first-line options to treat these conditions, with modest results. Medical use of marijuana smoking has bypassed traditional clinical trials...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Fragoso YD,Carra A,Macias MA

更新日期：2020-08-01 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：:In different study populations, several studies have shown that modest C-reactive protein elevation, in the range of apparently healthy individuals, is a strong predictor of future vascular events. Willcox and colleagues summarize the epidemiological and clinical observations that have led to the enthusiastic suggesti...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Di Napoli M,Papa F

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Non vitamin-K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) are direct and specific inhibitors of the coagulation factors IIa (dabigatran) and Xa (apixaban, rivaroxaban, edoxaban) which share many pharmacokinetic properties. However, indications are lacking regarding the use of NOACs during thrombolysis, surgery and bleedin...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Arnao V,Riolo M,Tuttolomondo A,Pinto A,Fierro B,Aridon P

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Pharmaceutical companies and the NIH have invested heavily in a variety of potential disease-modifying therapies for Alzheimer's disease (AD) but unfortunately all double-blind placebo-controlled Phase III studies of these drugs have failed to show statistically significant results supporting their clinica...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Amanatkar HR,Papagiannopoulos B,Grossberg GT

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:Sumatriptan subcutaneous administration is the fastest and most effective of the triptans for relief of acute migraine headache. This occurs even when the patient has already developed symptoms related to central sensitization, a key parameter in determining the effectiveness of these agents. In patients whose migrain...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Freitag FG

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder leading to progressive motor impairment for which there is no cure. Currently, the diagnosis is made by the presence of cardinal motor features and several associated non-motor symptoms. However, at this point, the underlying neuropathological changes are alr...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Akhtar RS,Stern MB

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Friedreich ataxia (FRDA) is a progressive, inherited, neurodegenerative disease for which there is currently no cure or approved treatment. FRDA is caused by deficits in the production and expression of frataxin, a protein found in the mitochondria that is most likely responsible for regulating iron-sulfur...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Strawser C,Schadt K,Hauser L,McCormick A,Wells M,Larkindale J,Lin H,Lynch DR

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There have been remarkable strides in the last decade in unraveling the mystery of primary headache disorders, such as migraine and cluster headache. The vascular theory has been superseded by the neurovascular phenomena which seems to be the permissive triggering factor in migraine and cluster headache. This has been...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Aurora S

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The role of EEG in neonatal seizure detection is well-established, being the multichannel video-EEG the gold standard. However, in the clinical practice often amplitude integrated EEG (aEEG) is used, in order to overcome the difficulties related to EEG use. Areas covered: An overview regarding neonatal sei...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Pisani F,Pavlidis E

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this article is to systematically review the use of fentanyl as an analgesic for breakthrough pain. This article found that the oral transmucosal fentanyl (OTFC) had a quicker onset to analgesia than oral immediate-release opioids. Intranasal fentanyl (INFS) had a quicker onset to analgesia than buccal ...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Davis MP

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Cognitive impairment and behavioral disturbances are common findings in Parkinson's disease (PD). Despite initially being considered late complications of the disease, it is currently accepted that almost all PD patients will exhibit cognitive and behavioral abnormalities from the early and even the prem...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Martinez-Horta S,Horta-Barba A,Kulisevsky J

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic thrombolysis with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator is the first therapy proven to be effective in acute ischemic stroke. Nevertheless, its efficacy and feasibility are still a matter of debate. Much of this debate derives from uncertainties regarding patient eligibility and problems implementing this ...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Koennecke HC

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poststroke aphasia results from the lesion of cortical areas involved in the motor production of speech (Broca's aphasia) or in the semantic aspects of language comprehension (Wernicke's aphasia). Such lesions produce an important reorganization of speech/language-specific brain networks due to an imbalance between co...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Mylius V,Zouari HG,Ayache SS,Farhat WH,Lefaucheur JP

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research into what works in depression is in trouble. All treatments appear equally effective and what happens in research trials does not seem to translate into clinical practice or, to put it another way, clinical practice is not reflected in randomized controlled trials. We run the risk of designing cosmetic trials...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Hatcher S

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：:Persistent gait deficits after stroke can cause falls, elevated energy cost and poor endurance. Coordination impairment is an underlying cause of gait deficits. Few efficacious interventions have been described that have targeted and measured restoration of coordinated gait components. Neuromuscular electrical stimula...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Daly JJ

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence suggests that active trigger points (TrPs) in neck and shoulder muscles contribute to tension-type headache. Active TrPs within the suboccipital, upper trapezius, sternocleidomastoid, temporalis, superior oblique and lateral rectus muscles have been associated with chronic and episodic tension-type hea...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Alonso-Blanco C,de-la-Llave-Rincón AI,Fernández-de-las-Peñas C

更新日期：2012-03-01 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：:Allosteric mechanisms in receptor heteromers markedly increase the repertoire of receptor recognition and signaling. Of high importance is the altered function in the receptor heteromer versus the receptor homomer. Such a change in receptor function is mainly brought about by agonist induced allosteric receptor-recept...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Fuxe K,Agnati LF,Borroto-Escuela DO

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this article is to provide an overview on neuromuscular blocking agents and a rational selection of the most appropriate agents, along with pharmacological and pharmacoeconomic considerations on neuromuscular blockers and their antagonists. Neuromuscular blocking agents are used during anesthesia to facilit...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Leykin Y,Pellis T,Vincenti E

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:According to the corticoid receptor hypothesis of depression, hyperactivity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) system is one of the major pathophysiological factors for the development of depression and opens a broad range of new antidepressant treatment options that are related to direct interventions...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Schüle C,Baghai TC,Eser D,Rupprecht R

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most successful approach for treating people with Alzheimer's disease to date has been by improving cholinergic transmission using cholinesterase inhibitors. Many of these drugs selectively inhibit acetylcholinesterase but some agents inhibit both acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase. Recent evidence fro...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Tasker A,Perry EK,Ballard CG

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cortical spreading depression (CSD) has been at the center stage of migraine pathophysiology for approximately six decades. Reanalysis of CSD reveals several major unbridgeable gaps in this experimental neurophysiologic concept for migraine. Key phenotypic and pharmacological features of migraine challenge the assumed...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Gupta VK

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00