West Nile encephalitis and myelitis.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review presents the new terms and concepts proposed by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Classification Commission in 2010 to describe seizures and epilepsies. This is the first major revision in 21 years and reflects the rapid evolution in our understanding of the epilepsies. REC...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Korff CM,Scheffer IE

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Here we discuss recent advances regarding the molecular genetic basis of dominantly inherited ataxias. RECENT FINDINGS:Important recent observations include insights into the mechanisms by which expanded polyglutamine causes cerebellar degeneration; new findings regarding how noncoding expansions may...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Soong BW,Paulson HL

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review discusses advances in the understanding of the mechanisms of status epilepticus and its current treatment approaches. Many of these have been topics at the 5th London-Innsbruck Colloquium on status epilepticus 2015. RECENT FINDINGS:A new definition and classification of status epilepticus...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Trinka E,Brigo F,Shorvon S

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:With the aging of the population, treatment of painful neuropathies is becoming more and more important for neurological practice. This short review highlights recent findings and current problems. RECENT FINDINGS:In addition to tricyclic antidepressants and gabapentin, the reliability of which is es...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Cruccu G

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Malingered anterograde amnesia is a phenomenon that has been exhaustively studied, whereas research on retrograde amnesia has tended to focus upon functional and organic accounts of impairment. The present review explores studies relevant to extending the malingering paradigm to retrograde amnesia. R...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Jenkins KG,Kapur N,Kopelman MD

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review examines the applicability of a framework of frontal lobe functioning to understand the sequelae of traumatic brain injury (TBI). RECENT FINDINGS:TBI research illustrates the need for improved phenotyping of TBI outcome. The functions of the frontal lobes are divisible into four distinct ...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Stuss DT

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To describe the path of technological developments that have led to the actual application of MRI-guided focused ultrasound in multiple neurological disorders and to update the more recent technical advances in the field. An insight into the latest clinical achievements in movement disorders will be p...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Martínez-Fernández R,Pineda-Pardo JA

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The search for a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy and other muscular dystrophies is progressing rapidly despite significant challenges posed by some genes and the complexity of targeting all skeletal muscles. This review focuses on three areas in which experimental clinical studies are in progress...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Muntoni F,Wells D

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mild cognitive impairment is not an established diagnosis but a concept for which different criteria have been proposed and modified over time. Mild cognitive impairment refers to the transitional zone between normal ageing and dementia. The mild cognitive impairment stage may be one of the optimum stages at which to ...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Voisin T,Touchon J,Vellas B

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Despite the extensive research carried out in the past decades, the current pathophysiological notions of neurodegenerative disease as well as effective treatments to reduce their progression are largely unknown. Alterations of the human microbiota, the plethora of different microscopic organisms that...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Marizzoni M,Provasi S,Cattaneo A,Frisoni GB

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ablative surgery and deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease can be performed in the thalamus, the pallidum and the subthalamic nucleus. The efficacy and safety of unilateral pallidotomy is well established. Deep brain stimulation has a lower morbidity and is preferred for bilateral surgery. The subthalamic nuc...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Krack P,Hamel W,Mehdorn HM,Deuschl G

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This article reviews the results of recent therapeutic trials in dermatomyositis, polymyositis, and inclusion body myositis and suggests an approach to treating patients with inflammatory myopathy. RECENT FINDINGS:We reviewed 10 double-blind, placebo-controlled therapeutic trials in patients with inf...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Amato AA,Griggs RC

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Cervical artery dissection (CeAD) is a major cause of ischemic stroke in young and middle-aged adults, although relatively uncommon in the community. Recent large collaborative projects have provided new insights into mechanisms and risk factors of CeAD. RECENT FINDINGS:Pathologic changes observed at...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Debette S

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent positron emission tomography investigations found spreading oligemia in the early phases of a human migraine attack. During the headache phase, increased cerebral blood flow was found in cortical sensory association areas and unilaterally in the brainstem. The brainstem activation persisted after complete relie...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Diener HC,May A

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The motoneuron has a strong ability to regenerate after injury. However, the problems of nerve cell survival after a proximal axotomy, difficulty in axonal elongation after intraspinal lesion and the lack of target specificity during nerve fibre regrowth interfere with a good functional restitution. Current research h...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Carlstedt T

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The concept of epilepsy and seizure disorders caused by autoantibodies to specific neuronal membrane proteins has developed significantly during the past few years. RECENT FINDINGS:Antibodies to cell-surface membrane proteins such as voltage-gated potassium channels or N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors,...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Vincent A,Irani SR,Lang B

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review summarizes currently available treatment options and treatment strategies, investigational treatments, and the importance of exercise for early Parkinson's disease. RECENT FINDINGS:The available treatment options for early Parkinson's disease have changed little in the past decade and inc...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Pahwa R,Lyons KE

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dermatomyositis and polymyositis are treatable disorders of skeletal muscle. Despite their clinical similarities, they appear to have fundamentally different autoimmune origins. Inclusion body myositis, from its origins 30 years ago, has emerged as the commonest acquired myopathy of the elderly. Despite inflammatory c...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Hilton-Jones D

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Central nervous system infections are not uncommon in systemic vasculitides. Being vigilant of central nervous system infections as an alternative consideration, instead of systemic vasculitides per se, could prove to be lifesaving in certain circumstances. RECENT FINDINGS:Common pathogens, such as t...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Ye S,Yang CD

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trauma to the developing brain constitutes an unexplored field. The few studies attempting to model and study paediatric head trauma, the leading cause of death and disability in the paediatric population, have revealed interesting aspects and potential targets for future research. One feature unique to the developing...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Felderhoff-Mueser U,Ikonomidou C

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Status epilepticus refractory to first and second-line anticonvulsants represents an outstanding challenge to the medical team. This review covers new insights into the anaesthetic and intensive care of status epilepticus. RECENT FINDINGS:In the anaesthetic treatment of status epilepticus, barbiturat...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Holtkamp M

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review describes the pathogenesis, clinical presentation, course, and therapy of herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE), the most fatal viral encephalitis, in which prognosis is dependent on early diagnosis and effective therapy. RECENT FINDINGS:Herpes simplex viruses types 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2) ...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Steiner I

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A relatively small number of studies were published on the intra-arterial therapy of stroke in the past year. Those reports, however, do offer strong evidence for the feasibility and safety of this therapeutic approach. Partly on the basis of these data it has become evident that the intra-arterial thrombolytic therap...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Abou-Chebl A,Furlan AJ

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past few years evidence that atherosclerotic disease of the aortic arch is probably an underestimate source of emboli, particularly moving thrombi in the lumen, has accumulated. Pathological studies, and more recently transesophageal echocardiographic studies, have shown that atherosclerotic disease of the aort...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Heinzlef O,Cohen A,Amarenco P

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Clinical MRI is of paramount importance for multiple sclerosis diagnosis but lacks the specificity to investigate the pathogenic mechanisms underlying disease onset and progression. The application of advanced MR sequences allows the characterization of diverse and complex pathological mechanisms, gra...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Inglese M,Petracca M

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Recent terminations of clinical trials of myostatin inhibitors in muscular dystrophy have raised questions about the predictiveness of mouse models for this therapeutic strategy. RECENT FINDINGS:A variety of myostatin inhibitors have been developed for preclinical and clinical studies. These inhibito...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Wagner KR

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Only two functionally validated susceptibility genes, CACNA1H and GABRD, have so far been identified in the common epilepsies using a candidate gene approach. The difficulty with the alternative statistical approach, where none of the suggested candidates has been functionally validated, may partly be...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Tan NC,Mulley JC,Scheffer IE

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews recent studies concerning memory and language disorders in Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative conditions. It shows how different memory and language subcomponents may differentially be impaired in different neurodegenerative diseases and at different stages of the same disease. ...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Dalla Barba G,Boller F

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Slowly, advances are being made in the understanding and treatment of primary childhood brain tumors. The addition of chemotherapy has resulted in better survival for children with medulloblastoma. For other tumor types, therapeutic advances have been slower. High-dose chemotherapy is increasingly being employed to tr...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Packer RJ

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A long series of studies beginning with the pioneering experiments of Wiesel and Hubel [1] has shown that correct visual experience is crucial for the development of the visual system. Recent results suggest that neurotrophic factors of the nerve growth factor family might have a relevant role in mediating the effects...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Pizzorusso T,Maffei L

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00