New advances in the rehabilitation of CNS diseases applying rTMS.

abstract：:This article reviews the potential uses of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) techniques for individuals with mood disorders. Mood disorders are among the most prevalent mental health issues today and there are many approaches towards their management. While many different types of medication are available, ...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Moss AS,Monti DA,Amsterdam JD,Newberg AB

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant gliomas comprise a small percentage of all cancers, but continue to cause disproportionate levels of morbidity and mortality. Despite decades of intensive effort from many disciplines--surgery, radiation oncology and medicine--they remain refractory to cure and, in most cases, even to prolonged treatment res...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Nicholas MK,Lukas R,Bangalore S

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in molecular biology and virology in recent years have enabled the technology of gene transfer to proceed forward. Parkinson's disease (PD) is a particularly appropriate target for gene therapy since the brain pathology is fully characterized and relatively well circumscribed largely within the nigrostriatal ...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Mochizuki H

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Panic disorder is one of the most common anxiety disorders and has a lifetime prevalence of 3-5%. Panic attacks can begin at any age, but commonly have their onset in early adulthood between the ages of 20 and 40 years. Naturalistic data has shown that panic disorder has a chronic and relapsing course. Panic disorder ...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Dannon PN,Lowengrub K,Iancu I,Kotler M

更新日期：2004-03-01 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：:Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a recognized and effective treatment in adults for several psychiatric and neurological conditions in which the use of pharmacotherapy is ineffective, untimely or contraindicated. It has been used with success in mood and psychotic disorders, catatonia, neuroleptic malignant syndrome...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Shoirah H,Hamoda HM

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：:Introduction: Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common helminthic infection of the central nervous system and a global public health problem. However, its diagnosis is complicated since histological demonstration of the parasite is often not feasible, clinical manifestations are nonspecific, most neuroimaging findi...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Del Brutto OH

更新日期：2020-02-01 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：: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：:Alzheimer's disease is common, incurable and disabling. It is expected to grow dramatically in prevalence over the next 50 years. At current, the standard of care for patients with mild and moderately severe Alzheimer's disease includes the use of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors. Donepezil (Aricept) is a highly select...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Geldmacher DS

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：:Central pain, which follows brain and spinal cord injury remains an ill-treated entity affecting approximately 1-2 million people worldwide. When oral drugs fail, either immediately or in the long run, the only therapeutic option is neuromodulation, via either electrical or chemical means. The whole spectrum of neurom...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Canavero S,Bonicalzi V

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research has shown that structural variation in the human genome, including rare copy number variations (CNVs), contributes to genetic susceptibility to psychiatric diseases, such as schizophrenia, a devastating complex disorder with a high genetic load. The study by Vacic et al. applied a genome-wide approach to dete...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Nieratschker V,Meyer-Lindenberg A,Witt SH

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glatiramer acetate (GA; Copaxone(®), Teva Pharmaceuticals Inc.), approved in the USA in 1996 and EU in 2001 as first-line treatment for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, is now available in 51 countries and recently gained approval for delaying conversion to clinically definite multiple sclerosis in patients wit...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Johnson KP

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The subthalamic nucleus (STN) has been a major target of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson's disease (PD) over the past 20 years. The benefits of DBS of the STN include: decreased motor fluctuations and bradykinesia, tremor reduction and a reduction in dopaminergic drug requirements and dyskinesias. Despite t...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Bari AA,Fasano A,Munhoz RP,Lozano AM

更新日期：2015-10-01 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：:Understanding of the structure and function of the endocannabinoid system is rapidly evolving. Physiological and pharmacological manipulations based on cannabinoid receptors, ligands and endocannabinoids have explained some medicinal attributes of cannabinoids as used across the world for thousands of years. Plant-der...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Holdcroft A,Patel P

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Pediatric bipolar disorder (PBD) presents with severe affect dysregulation characterized by elated mood, irritability and depressive symptoms, often in the form of a mixed episode. Early recognition of the external clinical features and the underlying emotional processing circuitry will help us understand th...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Pavuluri MN,Passarotti A

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review evaluates the most recent evidence available on the potential of cannabinoid drugs to relieve spasticity and pain in multiple sclerosis. Many different drugs are used to control the symptoms of multiple sclerosis, periods of relapse and the progression of the disease but it is in the potential management o...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Smith PF

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinoic acid is a potent cell differentiating factor, which through its nuclear receptors affects a vast range of promoter sites in brain neuronal and glial cells in every step of embryonic and postnatal life. Its capacities, facilitating maturation of neurotransmitter phenotype in different groups of neurons, pave t...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Szutowicz A,Bielarczyk H,Jankowska-Kulawy A,Ronowska A,Pawełczyk T

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Guanfacine is an α2A-adrenoreceptor agonist currently indicated for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This article reviews the chemistry, pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of guanfacine, as well as the clinical trial literature on guanfacine for the treatment of ADHD in children and...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Rizzo R,Martino D

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The optimal therapy of pediatric ependymomas is controversial. The benefit of surgical resection is widely accepted, but the role of adjuvant therapy is subject to debate. Due to the relatively low survival rates of ependymoma patients, as well as the tumor's high recurrence rates, further research into the efficacy o...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Krieger MD,Bowen IE

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has become a standard therapy for the treatment of select cases of medication refractory essential tremor and Parkinson's disease however the effectiveness and long-term outcomes of DBS in other uncommon and complex tremor syndromes has not been well established. Traditionally,...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Ramirez-Zamora A,Okun MS

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Initial descriptions of bipolar disorder (BD) emphasized that patients returned to a baseline condition after acute episodes. Such definitions were operational in teasing bipolar disorder apart from schizophrenia, where patients were described to be permanently impaired after the initial episodes. However, this view o...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Kapczinski F,Frey BN,Kauer-Sant'Anna M,Grassi-Oliveira R

更新日期：2008-07-01 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：:An influence of climate upon cerebrovascular risk is both biologically plausible and supported by epidemiological evidence. These relationships are important as they could yield public health strategies to help protect the vulnerable from the increased death rates arising during extreme cold and heat waves. Change in ...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： McArthur K,Dawson J,Walters M

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysregulation of the mTOR signaling pathway is associated with highly epileptogenic conditions such as tuberous sclerosis, focal cortical dysplasia, hemimegalencephaly and ganglioglioma, grouped under the term of 'mTORopathies'. Brain abnormalities associated with mTOR overactivation include enlarged and dysplastic ne...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Curatolo P,Moavero R

更新日期：2013-06-01 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：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a prevalent and currently incurable brain disease whose impact will continue to rise as the population ages. With limited treatment options, a variety of experimental therapies are currently in clinical trials. EVP-6124 (encenicline) is an α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor partial agonist...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Deardorff WJ,Shobassy A,Grossberg GT

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00