Hypothalamic deep brain stimulation in the treatment of chronic cluster headache.

abstract：:Laquinimod is a novel immunomodulatory agent, in development as a potential disease-modifying treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS). Structurally related to linomide, its pharmacological predecessor, laquinimod combines anti-inflammatory and possibly clinically relevant neuroprotective effects with the convenience of ...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Haggiag S,Ruggieri S,Gasperini C

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), there are currently six approved medications that have been shown to alter the natural course of the disease. The approved medications include three beta interferon formulations, glatiramer acetate, natalizumab and mitoxantrone. Treating aggressive forms...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Awad A,Stüve O

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction in patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) or multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN) who were switched from intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) to subcutaneous immunoglobulin (SCIG). METHODS:Eight consecutive patients, four...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Hadden RD,Marreno F

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the approval in 2010 of fingolimod 0.5 mg (Gilenya; Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland) in the USA as an oral therapy for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis, long-term clinical experience with this therapy has been increasing. This review provides a summary of the cumulative dataset from clinical trials a...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Khatri BO

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natalizumab is approved for the treatment of patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis who have failed first-line treatment with traditional disease-modifying therapies or who have highly active disease. The drug has proved highly effective, both in a clinical trial setting and in clinical practice, with ma...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Fernández O

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Until the early 1990s, a limited number of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) were available. Since then, a large variety of new AEDs have been developed and introduced, several of them offering new modes of action. One of these new AED families is described and reviewed in this article. Levetiracetam (LEV) and brivaracetam (...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Steinhoff BJ,Staack AM

更新日期：2019-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain atrophy, white matter abnormalities, and ventricular enlargement have been described in different neuromuscular diseases (NMDs). We aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of the substantial advancement of brain imaging in neuromuscular diseases by consulting the main libraries (Pubmed, Scopus and Google Schol...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Angelini C,Pinzan E

更新日期：2019-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Essential tremor (ET) is the most common adult movement disorder. Traditionally considered as a benign disease, it can cause an important physical and psychosocial disability. Drug treatment for ET remains poor and often unsatisfactory. Current therapeutic strategies for ET are reviewed according to the level of disco...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Gironell A,Kulisevsky J

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery anastomosis is generally considered as an effective method in improving damage associated with intracerebral occlusions in moyamoya disease. Hemodynamic changes caused by revascularization are the cause of many postoperative complications. Of the 186 consecutive surge...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Yu J,Hu M,Yi L,Zhou K,Zhang J,Chen J

更新日期：2019-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a potentially disabling chronic autoimmune neurological disease that mainly affects young adults. Our understanding of the pathophysiology of MS has significantly advanced in the past quarter of a century. This has led to the development of many disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) that preven...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Castro-Borrero W,Graves D,Frohman TC,Flores AB,Hardeman P,Logan D,Orchard M,Greenberg B,Frohman EM

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Whole brain atrophy (WBA) estimates in multiple sclerosis (MS) correlate more robustly with clinical disability than traditional, lesion-based metrics. We compare Structural Image Evaluation using Normalisation of Atrophy (SIENA) with the icobrain longitudinal pipeline (icobrain long), for assessment of long...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Beadnall HN,Wang C,Van Hecke W,Ribbens A,Billiet T,Barnett MH

更新日期：2019-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Prolonged-release (PR) fampridine is the only approved medication to improve walking in multiple sclerosis (MS), having been shown to produce a clinically meaningful improvement in walking ability in the subset of MS patients with Expanded Disability Status Scale 4-7. Recent responder subgroup analyses in the phase II...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Albrecht P,Bjørnå IK,Brassat D,Farrell R,Feys P,Hobart J,Hupperts R,Linnebank M,Magdič J,Oreja-Guevara C,Pozzilli C,Salgado AV,Ziemssen T

更新日期：2018-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Impulse control disorders are a psychiatric condition characterized by the failure to resist an impulsive act or behavior that may be harmful to self or others. In movement disorders, impulse control disorders are associated with dopaminergic treatment, notably dopamine agonists (DAs). Impulse control disorders have b...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Mestre TA,Strafella AP,Thomsen T,Voon V,Miyasaki J

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcitonin gene related peptide (CGRP) monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have been the first class of specifically developed preventive treatments for migraine. Clinical trials data suggest superiority of the CGRP mAbs to placebo in terms of prevention of migraine symptoms, migraine-specific quality of life and headache re...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Andreou AP,Fuccaro M,Lambru G

更新日期：2020-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Topiramate has been widely utilized worldwide as an effective medication against partial- and generalized-onset seizures. Extended-release topiramate was developed to provide patients with the convenience of once-daily dosing and potentially improved tolerability by reducing serum concentration fluctuation. USL255 is ...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Chung SS

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:More than 30% of epilepsy patients remain refractory despite the advent of new antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) over two decades. Although a small percentage of these refractory patients may become seizure free when a new AED is added, combined administration of AEDs or the application of novel AEDs is the most common thera...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Chung SS

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our inability to identify the invasive margin of glioblastomas hampers attempts to achieve local control. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) has been implemented clinically to delineate the margin of the tumor infiltration, its derived anisotropic (q) values can extend beyond the contrast-enhanced area and correlates clos...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Yan JL,Li C,Boonzaier NR,Fountain DM,Larkin TJ,Matys T,van der Hoorn A,Price SJ

更新日期：2019-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The cumulative safety and efficacy measures of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting (PTAS) for secondary stroke prevention in patients with symptomatic intracranial arterial stenosis (sICAS) have not previously been evaluated using a meta-analytical approach. METHODS:We conducted a systematic ...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Tsivgoulis G,Katsanos AH,Magoufis G,Kargiotis O,Papadimitropoulos G,Vadikolias K,Karapanayiotides T,Ellul J,Alexandrov AW,Mitsias PD,Alexandrov AV

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over 320 years after Thomas Sydenham described the condition labelled Sydenham's chorea, it remains poorly understood. The disorder is an antineuronal antibody-mediated neuropsychiatric disorder caused by a poststreptococcal, autoimmune condition affecting control of movement, mood, behaviour and potentially the heart...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Walker KG,Wilmshurst JM

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of neuropathic pain is difficult. Oral pharmaceuticals have significant side effects, and treatment efficacy tends to be modest. The use of topical analgesics reduces the potential for systemic side effects and allows direct application of medications to the area of pain. The natural spicy substance, cap...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Peppin JF,Pappagallo M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A first step in evaluating the use of computers in language therapy for individuals with aphasia is to establish the treatment as active in small groups prior to large-scale clinical trials. The present study evaluated a comprehensive computer-based language therapy program in a group of eight individuals with chronic...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Archibald LM,Orange JB,Jamieson DJ

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) astrocytopathy has been considered a novel central nervous system autoimmune disease characterized by relapse and responsiveness to corticosteroid with a specific GFAP-Immunoglobulin G (IgG) being noted in cerebrospinal fluid. We report the case of a 21-year-old girl p...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Li XL,Han J,Zhao HT,Long YM,Zhang BW,Wang HY

更新日期：2020-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：Background:To investigate outcome and toxicity of high-dose systemic methotrexate (HDMTX)-based polychemotherapy and intracerebroventricular (ICV) chemotherapy via an Ommaya reservoir in elderly patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL). Methods:We performed a retrospective analysis on patients ⩾65...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Seidel S,Kowalski T,Margold M,Baraniskin A,Schroers R,Martus P,Schlegel U

更新日期：2020-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:B cells play a central role in the pathogenesis in multiple sclerosis (MS), being involved in the activation of proinflammatory T cells, secretion of proinflammatory cytokines, and production of autoantibodies directed against myelin. Hence, the usage of B-cell-depleting monoclonal antibodies as therapy for autoimmune...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Sorensen PS,Blinkenberg M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain imaging is increasingly used to support clinicians in diagnosing multiple sclerosis (MS) and monitoring its progression. However, the role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in MS goes far beyond its clinical application. Indeed, advanced imaging techniques have helped to detect different components of MS patho...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Cortese R,Collorone S,Ciccarelli O,Toosy AT

更新日期：2019-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Galcanezumab, along with three other monoclonal antibodies targeting the calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) pathway, represents the latest disease-specific and mechanism-based treatment for the prophylaxis of migraine. Galcanezumab shares data also for the prophylaxis of cluster headache. Objective:To p...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Gklinos P,Mitsikostas DD

更新日期：2020-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Although the pathogenesis of myasthenia gravis (MG) is well known, prognostic markers are not yet available. We assessed the utility of anti-acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibody (AChR-ab) titer and concentration of C3, C4, and C5a as potential severity biomarkers in MG. Methods:Levels of C3, C4, C5a, and ...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Aguirre F,Manin A,Fernandez VC,Justo ME,Leoni J,Paz ML,Villa AM

更新日期：2020-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental models of Parkinson's disease (PD) are of great importance for improving the design of future clinical trials. Various neurotoxic models are available, including 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA), 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP), paraquat and rotenone. However, no model is considered perfect;...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Salama M,Arias-Carrión O

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The humanized anti-α4 integrin monoclonal antibody natalizumab has proven to be very effective in patients with highly active relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), but harbors the risk of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). Recently, new therapeutic options have become available for pati...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Möhn N,Skripuletz T,Sühs KW,Menck S,Voß E,Stangel M

更新日期：2019-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic migraine (CM) is a severely disabling neurological condition characterized by episodes of pulsating unilateral or bilateral headache. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved onabotulinumtoxinA (Botox®) for the prophylactic treatment of CM in 2010. It has been shown that onabotulinumtoxinA...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Escher CM,Paracka L,Dressler D,Kollewe K

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00