Cerebral amyloid angiopathy: diagnosis and potential therapies.

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：:Babies born to mothers exposed to antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are at increased risk for major congenital malformations, cognitive impairment and fetal death. For the millions of women with epilepsy, maintaining the safest drug that will successfully prevent seizures during pregnancy remains a primary consideration. The...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Tatum WO

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Despite increased interest in the pharmacotherapy of bipolar disorder during pregnancy and the postpartum period, management of the disorder during these critical periods in a woman's life remains challenging.Areas covered: The authors review the effect of pregnancy and the postpartum period on the cours...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Sharma V,Sharma P,Sharma S

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Pharmaceutical companies and the NIH have invested heavily in a variety of potential disease-modifying therapies for Alzheimer's disease (AD) but unfortunately all double-blind placebo-controlled Phase III studies of these drugs have failed to show statistically significant results supporting their clinica...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Amanatkar HR,Papagiannopoulos B,Grossberg GT

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Major depression and depressive symptoms are highly prevalent and there is a need for different forms of psychological treatments that can be delivered from a distance at a low cost. In the present review the authors contrast face-to-face and Internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy (ICBT) for depression. A total...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Andersson G,Topooco N,Havik O,Nordgreen T

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Generalized cognitive impairments are stable deficits linked to schizophrenia and key factors associated with functional disability in the disorder. Preclinical data suggest that second-generation antipsychotics could potentially reduce cognitive impairments; however, recent large clinical trials indicate only modest ...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Hill SK,Bishop JR,Palumbo D,Sweeney JA

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cortical spreading depression (CSD) has been at the center stage of migraine pathophysiology for approximately six decades. Reanalysis of CSD reveals several major unbridgeable gaps in this experimental neurophysiologic concept for migraine. Key phenotypic and pharmacological features of migraine challenge the assumed...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Gupta VK

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraoral splints are effective in migraine prevention. In this review, changes in the quality of life of migraineurs treated with a palatal nonoccluding splint were measured. Using the Migraine Specific Quality of Life Instrument (Version 2.1), it was found that the palatal nonoccluding splint significantly improved ...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Shevel E

更新日期：2005-05-01 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

abstract：:Guanfacine is an α2A-adrenoreceptor agonist currently indicated for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This article reviews the chemistry, pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of guanfacine, as well as the clinical trial literature on guanfacine for the treatment of ADHD in children and...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Rizzo R,Martino D

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sumatriptan subcutaneous administration is the fastest and most effective of the triptans for relief of acute migraine headache. This occurs even when the patient has already developed symptoms related to central sensitization, a key parameter in determining the effectiveness of these agents. In patients whose migrain...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Freitag FG

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of neurodegenerative dementia and poses considerable health challenges to both patients and their families. Rivastigmine is a powerful slow-reversible, noncompetitive carbamate cholinesterase inhibitor that is approved for the treatment of mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's diseas...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Desai AK,Grossberg GT

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the development of new immunomodulating therapies, with which early use is strongly encouraged, it is crucial to be in possession of reliable clinical predictors of multiple sclerosis evolution. Prognostic factors are important to patients wanting to be informed about their prospects; to the clinician needing to ...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Bergamaschi R

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Cognitive impairment and behavioral disturbances are common findings in Parkinson's disease (PD). Despite initially being considered late complications of the disease, it is currently accepted that almost all PD patients will exhibit cognitive and behavioral abnormalities from the early and even the prem...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Martinez-Horta S,Horta-Barba A,Kulisevsky J

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Most preventive migraine treatments modify the brain's excitation/inhibition balance and/or serotonin metabolism, which likely accounts for their unfavorable adverse effect profile. Novel biological therapies blocking CGRP transmission are effective and better tolerated, but they are expensive and may no...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Lisicki M,Schoenen J

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Paroxysmal dyskinesias and episodic ataxias are often caused by mutations in genes related to cell membrane and synaptic function. Despite the exponential increase in publications of genetically confirmed cases, management remains largely clinical based on non-systematic evidence. Areas covered: The auth...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： De Gusmao CM,Silveira-Moriyama L

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a prevalent and currently incurable brain disease whose impact will continue to rise as the population ages. With limited treatment options, a variety of experimental therapies are currently in clinical trials. EVP-6124 (encenicline) is an α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor partial agonist...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Deardorff WJ,Shobassy A,Grossberg GT

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increasing prevalence of chronic pain with its major societal impact and the escalating use of opioids in managing it, along with their misuse, abuse, associated fatalities and costs, are epidemics in modern medicine. Over the past two decades, multiple lessons have been learned addressing various issues of abuse....

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Manchikanti L,Boswell MV,Hirsch JA

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Divalproex sodium has been widely use for the treatment of bipolar disorder, behavioral control in schizophrenia, seizure and agitation in Alzheimer's disease. With the advent of other mood stabilizers and anticonvulsants, the use of divaplroex sodium has been slightly decreased; however, it has been a major mediation...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Han C,Shim DS,Lee SJ,Patkar AA,Masand PS,Pae CU

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The increasing development and availability of portable and wearable technologies is rapidly expanding the field of technology-based objective measures (TOMs) in neurological disorders, including Parkinson disease (PD). Substantial challenges remain in the recognition of disease phenomena relevant to patie...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Merola A,Sturchio A,Hacker S,Serna S,Vizcarra JA,Marsili L,Fasano A,Espay AJ

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1993, interferon (IFN)-beta(1b) for subcutaneous injection became the first US FDA-approved immunomodulatory treatment for multiple sclerosis, a chronic inflammatory disease of the CNS. In this review of IFN-beta(1b), we first present a short introduction to multiple sclerosis and currently available therapeutics. ...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Buttmann M,Rieckmann P

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of stem cell therapy for Parkinson's disease is to reconstruct nigro-striatal neuronal pathways using endogenous neural stem/precursor cells or grafted dopaminergic neurons. As an alternative, transplantation of stem cell-derived dopaminergic neurons into the striatum has been attempted, with the aim of stimul...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Takahashi J

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In different study populations, several studies have shown that modest C-reactive protein elevation, in the range of apparently healthy individuals, is a strong predictor of future vascular events. Willcox and colleagues summarize the epidemiological and clinical observations that have led to the enthusiastic suggesti...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Di Napoli M,Papa F

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article proposes a revision of the historical evolution of the concepts of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Currently, Darwin's evolutionary theory is the hegemonic paradigm for modern science and influences research on mental disorders. Throughout the 20th Century, the editions of the Diagnostic and Statistic...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Coutinho FC,Dias GP,do Nascimento Bevilaqua MC,Gardino PF,Pimentel Rangé B,Nardi AE

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The need for maintenance therapy in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) is underscored by the high likelihood of recurrence after short-term treatment. Current recommendations include treatment to remission and long-term treatment to prevent relapse and recurrence. This article will summarize the design and ...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Kornstein SG

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Amongst the 25.7 million survivors and 6.5 million deaths from stroke between 1990 and 2013, ischemic strokes accounted for approximately 70% and 50% of the cases, respectively. With patients still suffering from complications and stroke recurrence, more questions have been raised as to how we can better i...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Li KHC,Jesuthasan A,Kui C,Davies R,Tse G,Lip GYH

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Constituents of the Cannabis plant, cannabinoids, may be of therapeutic value in neurologic diseases. The most abundant cannabinoids are Δ(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol, which possesses psychoactive properties, and cannabidiol, which has no intrinsic psychoactive effects, but exhibits neuroprotective properties in preclinic...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Benbadis SR,Sanchez-Ramos J,Bozorg A,Giarratano M,Kalidas K,Katzin L,Robertson D,Vu T,Smith A,Zesiewicz T

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Generalized anxiety disorder is characterized by excessive chronic anxiety in association with many somatic symptoms. The disorder has pervasive effects on quality of life, including work, social and educational aspects and requires long-term therapy. Available studies in patients are the Diagnostic and Statistical Ma...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Struzik L,Vermani M,Coonerty-Femiano A,Katzman MA

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review will update current views of the physiopathology and treatment of fatigue in multiple sclerosis. Fatigue is a common symptom in multiple sclerosis, being reported by about a third of the patients. For many of them it is the most disabling symptom, with negative consequences on working activity and daily li...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Comi G,Leocani L

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this article is to systematically review the use of fentanyl as an analgesic for breakthrough pain. This article found that the oral transmucosal fentanyl (OTFC) had a quicker onset to analgesia than oral immediate-release opioids. Intranasal fentanyl (INFS) had a quicker onset to analgesia than buccal ...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Davis MP

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00