Switch from intravenous to subcutaneous immunoglobulin in CIDP and MMN: improved tolerability and patient satisfaction.

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:Gastrointestinal (GI) events are common adverse events (AEs) associated with delayed-release dimethyl fumarate (DMF), an approved treatment for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). The objective of the TOLERATE study was to evaluate GI tolerability and GI mitigation via symptomatic therapies in pat...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Gold R,Schlegel E,Elias-Hamp B,Albert C,Schmidt S,Tackenberg B,Xiao J,Schaak T,Salmen HC

更新日期：2018-04-18 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：:Neuroinflammation is one of the key components contributing to the devastating outcome of ischemic stroke. Starting with stroke onset, inflammatory processes contribute both to cell damage and tissue remodeling. The early release of alarmins triggers the upregulation of multiple proinflammatory cytokines, resulting in...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Dzyubenko E,Manrique-Castano D,Kleinschnitz C,Faissner A,Hermann DM

更新日期：2018-12-17 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：:Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a heterogeneous heritable connective tissue disorder with various neurological manifestations, including chronic pain. The neurological manifestations in EDS are often regarded as being caused by the associated musculoskeletal disorders or polyneuropathy. Here, we present two patients w...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Araki M,Lin Y,Ono H,Sato W,Yamamura T

更新日期：2018-08-18 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：: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：:Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a progressive, recessively inherited neuromuscular disease, characterized by the degeneration of lower motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem, which leads to weakness and muscle atrophy. SMA currently represents the most common genetic cause of infant death. SMA is caused by th...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Parente V,Corti S

更新日期：2018-02-05 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：OBJECTIVE:Intracranial aneurysms (IAs) require deliberately selected treatment strategies as they are incrementally found prior to rupture and deleterious subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). Multiple and recurrent aneurysms necessitate both neurointerventionalists and neurosurgeons to optimize aneurysmal occlusion in an in...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Mueller OM,Schlamann M,Mueller D,Sandalcioglu IE,Forsting M,Sure U

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past few years, acquired demyelinating syndromes of the central nervous system associated with antibodies against myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) have evolved into a new inflammatory disease entity distinct from neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders or multiple sclerosis. The meticulous clinical des...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Hegen H,Reindl M

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of stroke caused by intracranial vessel occlusion with intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) was the only evidence-based treatment option for a long time. Nevertheless the response rate was disappointing in large vessel occlusions. Five studies that evaluated the efficacy of mechan...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Fischer S,Weber W

更新日期：2017-11-22 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：: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：:Cluster headache (CH) is a short-lasting unilateral headache associated with ipsilateral craniofacial autonomic manifestations. A positron emission tomography (PET) study has shown that the posterior hypothalamus is activated during CH attacks, suggesting that hypothalamic hyperactivity plays a key role in CH pathophy...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Leone M,Franzini A,Cecchini AP,Broggi G,Bussone G

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Key objectives in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) include prevention of relapses, a reduction in the accumulation of disability and slowing of the brain volume loss that occurs from the earliest stages of the disease. Teriflunomide, a once-daily, oral immunomodulatory therapy, has demonstrated efficacy across...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Miller AE

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The World Wide Web is increasingly used in therapeutic settings. In this regard, internet-based interventions have proven effective in ameliorating several health behaviors, amongst them physical activity behavior. Internet-delivered interventions have shown positive effects on physical activity and physical function ...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Tallner A,Pfeifer K,Mäurer M

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to analyse registry data of seizure outcome and adverse events (AEs) for perampanel as add-on therapy in patients with focal epilepsy since its approval in 2012 for adjunctive treatment of focal epilepsy in patients ⩾12 years. METHOD:A retrospective 2-year chart review of all patie...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Rohracher A,Kalss G,Leitinger M,Granbichler C,Deak I,Dobesberger J,Kuchukhidze G,Thomschewski A,Höfler J,Trinka E

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dabigatran is increasingly being used in clinical practice for the thromboprophylaxis in atrial fibrillation as a convenient therapy that needs no drug level monitoring. However, analysis of the data of the same clinical trial that led to the adoption of dabigatran in fixed-dosing regimens has indicated a small subgro...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Safouris A,Triantafyllou N,Parissis J,Tsivgoulis G

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The BEtaferon®/BEtaseron® in Newly Emerging MS For Initial Treatment (BENEFIT) trial assessed the efficacy of early versus delayed treatment with interferon beta-1b for patients with clinically isolated syndrome (CIS). Patients were randomly assigned to receive either interferon beta-1b 250 μg every other day (early t...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Freedman MS

更新日期：2014-11-01 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：: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：Background:Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is a typical intractable form of epilepsy that most often occurs between the second and sixth year of life. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of ketogenic diet therapies (DTs) for LGS with mitochondrial dysfunction. Methods:This was a retrospective s...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Na JH,Kim HD,Lee YM

更新日期：2020-02-06 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：:Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease that largely affects optic nerves and spinal cord. Recent studies have identified an elevation of serum anti-aquaporin 4 antibody as a hallmark of NMO. Typical cases of NMO significantly differ from multiple sclerosis (MS) in immunological markers, hi...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Okamoto T,Ogawa M,Lin Y,Murata M,Miyake S,Yamamura T

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive memory loss and dementia. Accumulating evidence suggests that inflammation is involved in the pathogenesis of AD. Epidemiological studies suggest that use of anti-inflammatory drugs is associated with a lower incidence of AD. However,...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Zhu M,Wang X,Sun L,Schultzberg M,Hjorth E

更新日期：2018-08-09 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：:Acute stroke is one of the major causes of death and disabilities. Since the 1980s many clinical studies have been conducted to evaluate neuroprotective approaches to treat this important brain vascular event. However, to date the only drug approved (recombinant tissue plasminogen activator [rtPA]) represents a thromb...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Subirós N,Del Barco DG,Coro-Antich RM

更新日期：2012-05-01 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