OnabotulinumtoxinA in pediatric chronic daily headache.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Until recently, the gene associated with the recessive form of familial brain calcification (PFBC, Fahr disease) was unknown. MYORG, a gene that causes recessive PFBC was only recently discovered and is currently the only gene associated with a recessive form of this disease. Here, we review the radio...

journal_title：Current neurology and neuroscience reports

authors： Bauer M,Rahat D,Zisman E,Tabach Y,Lossos A,Meiner V,Arkadir D

更新日期：2019-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Central nervous system (CNS) HIV-related disorders frequently have devastating consequences. Significant progress has been made in the early diagnosis and treatment of the HIV-infected patient. As a result, the prevalence and natural history of neurologic illnesses have changed. This paper reviews the epidemiology, cl...

journal_title：Current neurology and neuroscience reports

authors： Civitello L

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cysts and cystic-appearing intracranial lesions are common findings with routine cerebral imaging examination. These lesions often represent a challenge in diagnosis. Intracranial cystic lesions have wide pathologic and imaging spectra, of which some require an aggressive and tailored treatment, whereas many others re...

journal_title：Current neurology and neuroscience reports

authors： Taillibert S,Le Rhun E,Chamberlain MC

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biomarkers are objectively measured characteristics that are indicators of normal biological processes, pathogenic processes, or responses to therapeutic interventions. To date, clinical assessment remains the gold standard in the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PD) and clinical rating scales are well established as...

journal_title：Current neurology and neuroscience reports

authors： Morgan JC,Mehta SH,Sethi KD

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) refers to persons whose memory or other cognitive abilities are not normal, but who do not have clinically diagnosed dementia. MCI has received considerable attention in the medical literature over the past few years. There were 63 original reports in the English language literature wit...

journal_title：Current neurology and neuroscience reports

authors： Bennett DA

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic and gastrointestinal disorders can produce a wide spectrum of neurologic complications both affecting the central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral nervous system. These manifestations range in severity from coma in acute liver failure and acute pancreatitis, to minor cognitive changes in chronic portosy...

journal_title：Current neurology and neuroscience reports

authors： Ferro JM,Oliveira S

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Migraine is a common disabling neurological disorder resulting from excessive cortical excitation and trigeminovascular afferent sensitization. In addition to aberrant neuronal processing, migraineurs are also at significant risk of vascular disease. Consequently, the impact of migraine extends well beyond the ictal h...

journal_title：Current neurology and neuroscience reports

authors： Harriott AM,Barrett KM

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Parkinson's disease was studied for a long time from the prism of a motor impairment. Recent advances have outlined the importance of cognitive and neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in the PD equation. This review concentrates on the present possibilities of using neuroimaging techniques in order to qua...

journal_title：Current neurology and neuroscience reports

authors： Hanganu A,Monchi O

更新日期：2018-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in the development and administration of chemotherapy for malignant diseases have led to prolonged survival of patients and the promise of a return to normal lives. The cost of progress comes with a price, however, and the nervous system is frequently the target of therapy-induced toxicity. Unlike more...

journal_title：Current neurology and neuroscience reports

authors： Malik B,Stillman M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To update the current knowledge concerning sleep complaints and breathing disorders in myotonic dystrophy type 2 (DM2) and to better understand if sleep and breathing symptoms may add a further clinical definition of DM2. RECENT FINDINGS:Although DM2 has been poorly evaluated, the most relevant sleep...

journal_title：Current neurology and neuroscience reports

authors： Romigi A,Maestri M,Nicoletta C,Vitrani G,Caccamo M,Siciliano G,Bonanni E,Centonze D,Sanduzzi A

更新日期：2019-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Depressive disturbances are common in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and influence many other clinical aspects of the disease. In addition to causing inherent emotional distress, depressive disorders negatively impact quality of life, motor and cognitive deficits, functional disability, and other psychiatric c...

journal_title：Current neurology and neuroscience reports

authors： Marsh L

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Migraine is a highly prevalent headache disorder that has a substantial impact on the individual and society. In this article, we review the burden of migraine, emphasizing the population-based studies that used standardized diagnostic criteria. We highlight descriptive epidemiology, burden of disease, patterns of dia...

journal_title：Current neurology and neuroscience reports

authors： Bigal ME,Lipton RB,Stewart WF

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Successful critical care management of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage requires a thorough understanding of the disease and its complications and a familiarity with modern multimodality neuromonitoring technology. This article reviews the natural history of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and strat...

journal_title：Current neurology and neuroscience reports

authors： Levine JM

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although major advancements have been made in the treatment of HIV infection, graft-versus-host reactions, and autoimmune diseases, an unexpected consequence of treatment has been the emergence of a devastating inflammatory syndrome, termed the immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS). The pathophysiology of...

journal_title：Current neurology and neuroscience reports

authors： McCarthy M,Nath A

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Memory is one of the top concerns of epilepsy patients, but there are no known treatments to directly alleviate the memory deficits associated with epilepsy. Neurostimulation may provide new therapeutic tools to enhance memory in epilepsy patients. Here, we critically review recent investigations of m...

journal_title：Current neurology and neuroscience reports

authors： Meisenhelter S,Jobst BC

更新日期：2018-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Varicella zoster virus (VZV) infects >95 % of the world population. Typically, varicella (chickenpox) results from primary infection. The virus then becomes latent in ganglionic neurons along the entire neuraxis. In immunocompromised individuals, VZV reactivates and causes herpes zoster (shingles), pain, and rash in 1...

journal_title：Current neurology and neuroscience reports

authors： Nagel MA,Gilden D

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Seizures can arise in neocortical, thalamocortical, limbic or brainstem networks. Here, we review recent genetic mechanisms implicated in focal and genetic generalized epilepsies (GGEs). RECENT FINDINGS:Pathogenic variation in GAP activity toward RAGs 1 (GATOR1) complex genes (i.e., DEPDC5, NPRL2 and...

journal_title：Current neurology and neuroscience reports

authors： Qaiser F,Yuen RKC,Andrade DM

更新日期：2020-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This chapter focuses on limb apraxia, a cognitive-motor disorder of learned skilled movement, and the nature of the spatiotemporal errors that disrupt movement sequences. RECENT FINDINGS:A cognitive model that attempts to reconcile conceptual and preparatory aspects of the motor program with perceptu...

journal_title：Current neurology and neuroscience reports

authors： Foundas AL,Duncan ES

更新日期：2019-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Before the use of hypothermia as a treatment for comatose post-cardiac arrest patients, several prognostic variables were widely accepted as reliable and valid for the prediction of poor outcome. Recent studies using hypothermia have reported on patients with recovery of consciousness in spite of absent or extensor mo...

journal_title：Current neurology and neuroscience reports

authors： Samaniego EA,Persoon S,Wijman CA

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the SNCA gene, which encodes the α-synuclein protein, were the first discovered genetic causes of familial parkinsonism with Lewy pathology. To date, six different SNCA missense mutations as well as multiplications are known to cause parkinsonism. For this review, we performed a literature search to ident...

journal_title：Current neurology and neuroscience reports

authors： Rosborough K,Patel N,Kalia LV

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neoplastic meningitis (NM) occurs in approximately 5% of all patients with cancer. NM is a disease affecting the entire neuraxis, so staging and treatment need to encompass all cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) compartments. Central nervous system staging of NM includes contrast-enhanced brain and spine imaging and radionucli...

journal_title：Current neurology and neuroscience reports

authors： Chamberlain MC

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The subjects of this review are the various types of optic nerve disease that involve autoimmune mechanisms, broadly defined. These include optic neuropathy caused by direct inflammatory involvement of the nerve parenchyma and optic nerve damage as an ischemic sequel to primary vasculitis, although there is naturally ...

journal_title：Current neurology and neuroscience reports

authors： Goodwin J

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Neuro-ICU is a multidisciplinary location that presents peculiar challenges and opportunities for patients with life-threatening neurological disease. Communication skills are essential in supporting caregivers and other embedded providers (e.g., neurosurgeons, advanced practice providers, nurses, pharmacists), th...

journal_title：Current neurology and neuroscience reports

authors： Trevick S,Kim M,Naidech A

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whipple disease is a rare disease caused by infection with the bacterium Tropheryma whippelii. Humans are the only known host for the infection. The signs of systemic infection include gastrointestinal problems, weight loss, and arthritis. Signs of central nervous system infection include cognitive changes, supranucle...

journal_title：Current neurology and neuroscience reports

authors： Louis ED

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Abnormal accumulation of tau protein is the main hallmark of tauopathies and is closely associated with neurodegeneration and cognitive impairment, whereas the advance in PET imaging provides a non-invasive detection of tau inclusions in the brain. In this review, we discuss the potential of PET imagi...

journal_title：Current neurology and neuroscience reports

authors： Wang YT,Edison P

更新日期：2019-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The optimal treatment for patients with oligodendrogliomas is unknown, and current management strategies remain controversial. This past year, further exploration of the molecular genetics of the tumors and its prognostic implications for outcome, evaluation of the utility of positron emission tomography imaging, and ...

journal_title：Current neurology and neuroscience reports

authors： Agulnik M,Mason WP

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Distal myopathy with rimmed vacuoles (DMRV) and hereditary inclusion body myopathy (hIBM) share similar clinical features, including onset in young adulthood with preferential involvement of the anterior compartment of the lower legs and sparing of the quadriceps femoris muscles. The most significant muscle pathology ...

journal_title：Current neurology and neuroscience reports

authors： Nonaka I,Noguchi S,Nishino I

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review overviews perioperative stroke as it pertains to specific surgical procedures. RECENT FINDINGS:As awareness of perioperative stroke increases, so does the opportunity to potentially improve outcomes for these patients by early stroke recognition and intervention. Perioperative stroke is d...

journal_title：Current neurology and neuroscience reports

authors： Leary MC,Varade P

更新日期：2020-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:In utero exposure to some antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) is associated with an increased risk of impaired cognitive development. Specifically, valproate and polytherapy exposure are each associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment in children compared with other antiepileptic medications. The data regarding ...

journal_title：Current neurology and neuroscience reports

authors： Palac S,Meador KJ

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this study was to briefly discuss chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) and detail the most important and most recent chemotherapeutic agents implicated. This review will examine neuropathy mechanisms, risk factors, and clinical patterns; novel and prospective drugs with sim...

journal_title：Current neurology and neuroscience reports

authors： Cioroiu C,Weimer LH

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00