Botulinum toxin in the management of blepharospasm: current evidence and recent developments.

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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：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：: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：: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：: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：Background:Network science provides powerful access to essential organizational principles of the brain. The aim of this study was to investigate longitudinal evolution of gray matter networks in early relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) compared with healthy controls (HCs) and contrast network dynamics with conventional atr...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Fleischer V,Koirala N,Droby A,Gracien RM,Deichmann R,Ziemann U,Meuth SG,Muthuraman M,Zipp F,Groppa S

更新日期：2019-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：Background:No evidence of disease activity (NEDA) is a composite measurement, incorporating clinical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) elements of disease activity to sensitively evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of treatments for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). Objective:To assess the NEDA status of...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Arnold DL,Shang S,Dong Q,Meergans M,Naylor ML

更新日期：2018-08-28 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：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：: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：: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

abstract：Introduction:Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) and Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (WKS) are well-known disorders caused by thiamine deficiency. In addition to the classical concept of these diseases, some literature data suggest a connection between mitochondrial dysfunction and WE/WKS. Psychotic disorders and WKS seem to run ...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Jimoh IJ,Sebe B,Balicza P,Fedor M,Pataky I,Rudas G,Gal A,Inczedy-Farkas G,Nemeth G,Molnar MJ

更新日期：2020-07-30 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：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：BACKGROUND:Efficacy of interferon beta in multiple sclerosis (MS) can be dampened in patients who develop neutralizing antidrug antibodies (NAbs). Peginterferon beta1a is an interferon conjugated with a polyethylene glycol (PEG) moiety. Pegylation increases a drug's half life and exposure, and may also reduce immunogen...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： White JT,Newsome SD,Kieseier BC,Bermel RA,Cui Y,Seddighzadeh A,Hung S,Crossman M,Subramanyam M

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) is a major problem in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients treated with interferon-beta (IFN-ß). Whereas binding antibodies (BAbs) can be demonstrated in the vast majority of patients, only a smaller proportion of patients develop NAbs. The principle in NAb in vitro assays...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

authors： Sorensen PS

更新日期：2008-09-01 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