Can stress increase Alzheimer's disease risk in women?

abstract：:With advances in stereotactic and neuroimaging techniques, various minimally invasive image-guided techniques have gained widespread acceptance in the field of neuro-oncology. Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) is an image-guided technique that involves generation of high temperatures using a laser fiber, to ab...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Sharma M,Balasubramanian S,Silva D,Barnett GH,Mohammadi AM

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurobehavioral condition that impairs functioning throughout childhood and adolescence. Evidence-based guidelines for the treatment of ADHD recommend recognizing ADHD as a chronic condition. The chronic care model for child health emphasizes the need for pro...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Brinkman WB,Epstein JN

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Chronic inflammatory neuropathies are disorders caused by an immune response to peripheral nerve. They include chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP), multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN) and neuropathy associated with anti-MAG IgM monoclonal gammopathy and other less frequent neurop...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Nobile-Orazio E,Gallia F,Terenghi F,Bianco M

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by motor neuron degeneration in the brain and spinal cord. Treatment development for ALS is complicated by complex underlying disease factors. Areas covered: Numerous tested drug compounds have shown no benefits in ALS p...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Garbuzova-Davis S,Thomson A,Kurien C,Shytle RD,Sanberg PR

更新日期：2016-12-01 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：:Introduction: Vitamin B6 dependent epilepsies are a group of treatable diseases (ALDH7A1 deficiency, PNPO deficiency, PLP binding protein deficiency, hyperprolinaemia type II and hypophosphatasia and glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor synthesis defects) responding to pyridoxine or pyridoxal-5I-phosphate. Areas covere...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Mastrangelo M,Cesario S

更新日期：2019-11-01 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：:Zonisamide (Zonegran, Eisai, Inc.) is a broad spectrum antiepileptic drug indicated for use as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial seizures. Zonisamide has multiple mechanisms of action, which may explain widespread reports of its utility in focal epilepsy and generalized epilepsy, and for nonseizure disord...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Biton V

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epilepsy is the most common serious neurological disorder in the elderly after stroke and dementia. It may be more important for elderly people because it is intermittent and unpredictable. There is no reliable diagnostic test and so its diagnosis and management requires clinical acumen and experience. The situation i...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Johnston A,Smith PE

更新日期：2010-12-01 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：:Median survival of patients with malignant glioma (MG) from time of diagnosis is approximately 1 year, despite surgery, irradiation and conventional chemotherapy. Improving patient outcome relies on our ability to develop more effective therapies that are directed against the unique molecular aberrations within a pati...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Thaker NG,Pollack IF

更新日期：2009-12-01 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：: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：: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：INTRODUCTION:Gait and balance impairments are common in many neurological disorders and among the elderly, are often difficult to treat, and have a significant effect on quality of life. Areas covered: Non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) technologies have been recognized for their therapeutic potential in various neu...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Ghosh S

更新日期：2019-02-01 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：:Schizophrenia is a debilitating and pervasive mental illness with devastating effects on psychological, cognitive and social wellbeing, and for which current treatment options are far from ideal. Gender differences and the influence of the female reproductive life cycle on the onset, course and symptoms of schizophren...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Kulkarni J,Gavrilidis E,Hayes E,Heaton V,Worsley R

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Irreversible disability is the critical long-term consequence of multiple sclerosis (MS). While there are well-established measures for disability in MS, they have limitations that may affect our perception of disease progression either due to the empirical nature of some assessments or the lack of validation with lon...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Kieseier BC

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common CNS disorder occurring worldwide. There is neither proven effective prevention for AD nor a cure for patients with this disorder. Hence, there is an urgent need to develop safer and more efficacious drugs to help combat the tremendous increase in disease progression. The pre...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Prakash A,Kalra J,Mani V,Ramasamy K,Majeed AB

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) often harbor significant disease burden within the CNS, specifically craniospinal-axis hemangioblastomas and endolymphatic sac tumors (ELSTs). The majority (60-80%) of patients with VHL harbor hemangioblastomas, and 10-15% will develop ELSTs. Advances in the understanding ...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Wind JJ,Lonser RR

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：:The spectrum of idiopathic inflammatory-demyelinating disorders of the CNS is classified based on clinical symptoms and signs, clinical severity, lesion distribution, neuroimaging features and cerebrospinal fluid characteristics. There is a wide variety of conditions in this broad spectrum. In some cases, the dissemin...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Idiman E,Ozakbaş S

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary brain tumors are generally difficult to treat because of the unique location of the lesions. In addition, normal brain structures are often destroyed by the growing neoplasm. Even with effective therapy to surgically resect and destroy the neoplastic tissues, the brain is sometimes still injured, which can lea...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Schaller BJ,Buchfelder M

更新日期：2006-05-01 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

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Antipsychotics have long been the mainstay of treatment for agitation and psychosis in Alzheimer's disease. Despite their current use successive studies have shown that they only confer a modest benefit which must be balanced against their well-established serious side effects (extrapyramidal symptoms, str...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Creese B,Da Silva MV,Johar I,Ballard C

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Management issues for patients with brain tumors include peritumoral edema, symptomatic seizures, venous thromboembolism, headache, pain, fatigue and neuropsychological complaints. Vasogenic edema is typically ameliorated with the lowest dose possible of corticosteroid. Seizures are managed with attention to additiona...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Daly FN,Schiff D

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With increasing life expectancy, the early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease has become critical in sustaining a healthy society. Noninvasive markers of disease progression starting from the earliest stages of pathologic involvement are required for determining the effectiveness of putative disease-modify...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Kantarci K

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute pain informs the individual that there is an imminent threat of body damage, and is associated with the urge to escape and avoid. Fear learning takes place when neutral stimuli receive the propensity to predict the occurrence of pain, and when defensive responses are initiated in anticipation of potential threat...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： den Hollander M,de Jong JR,Volders S,Goossens ME,Smeets RJ,Vlaeyen JW

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00