Epilepsy in the elderly.

abstract：:During the last decade, we have witnessed significant advances in the study of inherited dystonias. This article will review some of those discoveries and summarize their significance for the practicing neurologist. A clinical classification of dystonia based on features that can be determined by the clinician is prop...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Gonzalez-Alegre P

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The combination of neurologic disease and ichthyosis defines a heterogeneous group of rare inherited disorders that present in infancy through early adulthood. Although affected patients share the cutaneous feature of ichthyosis, there is variability in the nature and severity of neurologic disease. Impaired cognition...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Rizzo WB,Jenkens SM,Boucher P

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental circumstances that result in ambiguity or conflict with the patterns of sensory stimulation may adversely affect the vestibular system. The effect of this conflict in sensory information may be dizziness, a sense of imbalance, nausea, and motion sickness sometimes even to seemingly minor daily head movem...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Bronstein AM,Golding JF,Gresty MA

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a very common condition in patients with stroke and is found in over half of stroke patients. There is a complex relationship between OSA and stroke, attributable to shared risk factors. There are numerous mechanisms by which OSA may contribute to increased stroke risk, including promo...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Brown DL

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lightning and electrical injuries have widespread manifestations involving almost all organ systems of the body, including the central nervous system (CNS) and the eye. This article considers the neuro-ophthalmologic effects of lightning and electrical injury. ...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Grover S,Goodwin J

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reported PET findings in subcortical and corticobasal degenerations, and in dystonia, are summarized in Table 3. It can be seen that, although PET is not a diagnostic technique, clinical examination combined with PET findings can help to distinguish between the various akinetic-rigid syndromes, with the proviso that p...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Brooks DJ

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), also known as pseudotumor cerebri, is a disease primarily affecting obese women of child-bearing age, typically presenting with positional headaches, diplopia from abducens nerve palsies, pulse-synchronous tinnitus, and visual disturbances related to papilledema, including t...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Dinkin M,Oliveira C

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of epilepsy in women encompasses a complex interplay between seizures, sex steroid hormones, and antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). These interactions impact every aspect of the sexual and reproductive health of women with epilepsy throughout their lifetimes. Neurologists comfortable treating seizures may feel...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Noe KH

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial disorders are frequently associated with seizures. In this review, the authors discuss the seizure patterns and distinguishing features of mitochondrial epilepsy, alongside the indications for investigating, and how to investigate epilepsy from a mitochondrial perspective. Finally, they discuss managemen...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Steele HE,Chinnery PF

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Besides sleep apnea, the main disorders of excessive daytime sleepiness include narcolepsy and hypersomnia. Narcolepsy is characterized by periods of irresistible sleepiness and sleep attacks of brief duration and, most often, by one or more of the auxiliary symptoms: cataplexy, sleep paralysis, and hypnogogic halluci...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Manfredi RL,Brennan RW,Cadieux RJ

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In addition to sharing several clinical, pathologic, and molecular characteristics, many neurodegenerative disorders show extensive familial histories suggesting a substantial contribution of genetic factors to disease causation and progression. In this review, the authors provide overviews of the status of current ge...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Lill CM,Bertram L

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With age, the presence of multiple neuropathologies in a single individual becomes increasingly common. Given that traumatic brain injury and the repetitive head impacts (RHIs) that occur in contact sports have been associated with the development of many neurodegenerative diseases, including chronic traumatic encepha...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Stein TD,Crary JF

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunotherapy of multiple sclerosis (MS) will continue to benefit from an increasing understanding of this disease. This knowledge results in newly defined targets for novel therapies. In this article the development of future immunotherapies will be discussed by classifying the approaches into three main types: (1) a...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Blevins G,Martin R

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapidly progressive dementia (RPD) or cognitive decline is a common presenting complaint in neurology. While primary dementia is often a concern, other forms of reversible dementia must be thoroughly considered. This article focuses on the growing field of autoimmune encephalitis (AE) as it pertains to the differentia...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Wesley SF,Ferguson D

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dizziness, vertigo, and imbalance are likely the most common presenting complaints among patients 75 years and older in office practices. Although the cause of falls among the aging population is multifactorial, several studies have implicated senescence of the vestibular periphery. It is imperative that clinicians co...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Ishiyama G

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurotoxic venoms are common among tropical marine creatures, which have specialized apparatuses for delivery of the venoms. These include jellyfish and anemones, venomous cone snails, venomous fish, stingrays, sea snakes, and venomous octopuses. Numerous toxic neuropeptides are found within these venoms, and some can...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Watters MR

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is a significant neurodegenerative disease of the elderly, affecting 1 to 2% of those over 60 years of age. The disorder is characterized by resting tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity, postural instability, and pathologically by alpha-synuclein-positive Lewy bodies. For most, the etiology is unkno...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Lorincz MT

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Headaches are a common complaint for most women during their lifetime, including gestation and puerperium. Tension-type headaches and migraine flare-ups are the most common headache complications after delivery, but the differential diagnosis of postpartum headache is broad. The clinician must distinguish common heada...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Cardona L,Klein AM

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myelopathy refers to a spinal cord disorder that presents with motor and/or sensory deficits. Infectious agents that cause myelopathy do so by either direct infection of neural structures (e.g., polio), a parainfectious mechanism (with a presumed autoimmune pathogenesis), or as a result of involvement of structures ad...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Ho EL

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Botulinum toxin (BoNT) therapy is frequently employed in the treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD) symptoms. It can effectively ameliorate the symptoms of cervical dystonia, blepharospasm, sialorrhea, and hyperactive bladder. It is increasingly being used for additional PD-related indications including limb dystonia, ...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Wagle Shukla A,Malaty IA

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the advent of combination antiretroviral therapies, the mortality rate from HIV has declined, while the prevalence of long-term HIV-related neurologic complications continues to rise. Thirty-six million individuals are living with HIV around the world, many of whom reside in resource-limited settings. The majorit...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Patel PB,Spudich SS

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although there are several animal models of Lyme disease, only the rhesus monkey model exhibits all of the key manifestations of the disease. After infection with Borrelia burgdorferi, rhesus monkeys develop signs of early localized, early disseminated, and chronic Lyme disease. Specific features include erythema migr...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： England JD,Bohm RP Jr,Roberts ED,Philipp MT

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pregnancy can precipitate new neurological diseases as a result of the alterations in physiology that accompany the pregnant state. The pregnant patient presenting with neurological problems poses both diagnostic and therapeutic challenges, often forcing the clinician to rely on neuroimaging as part of the workup. Thi...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Brass SD,Copen WA

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Status epilepticus is a neurological emergency with an outcome that is highly associated with the initial pharmacotherapy management that must be administered in a timely fashion. Beyond first-line therapy of status epilepticus, treatment is not guided by robust evidence. Optimal pharmacotherapy selection for individu...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Der-Nigoghossian C,Tesoro EP,Strein M,Brophy GM

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The muscular dystrophies are disorders of progressive muscular degeneration and weakness. As a group they display clinical heterogeneity that reflects the heterogeneity of molecular mechanisms responsible for them, and range from congenital to adulthood onset. Recent advances in the field include improved methods of d...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Flanigan KM

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alteration in neural control from suprapontine areas to the nerves innervating the bladder can lead to bladder dysfunction and the development of a neurogenic bladder (NGB). Patients with NGB often suffer from urinary incontinence, which can lead to adverse events such as urinary tract infections and decubiti, in addi...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Smith CP,Chancellor MB

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaccines have undoubtedly been a medical milestone, preventing immeasurable morbidity and mortality from infectious diseases worldwide. Modern vaccines have tremendously reduced the global impact of numerous infections; they have succeeded in eliminating smallpox completely. However, the nature by which vaccines confe...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Sejvar JJ

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) disorders are a heterogeneous group of diseases with variable expression that often pose diagnostic dilemmas. Although definitive diagnosis of these disorders usually requires a muscle biopsy and mtDNA and enzymatic testing, standard metabolic studies including organic ...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Dougherty FE

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudotumor cerebri syndrome (PTCS) is a rare condition in children presenting with headache and papilledema from increased intracranial pressure that can cause significant morbidity. This can be idiopathic, also known as idiopathic intracranial hypertension or primary intracranial hypertension, or can be secondary to...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Beres SJ

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinsonism is a clinical syndrome, which is characterized by bradykinesia, rigidity, rest tremor, and postural instability. Idiopathic Parkinson disease (PD) is the most common cause of this syndrome, though there are several other important etiologies that must be considered. These include the atypical Parkinsonian...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Keener AM,Bordelon YM

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00