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abstract：OPINION STATEMENT:The recognition of the diagnosis of migraine in the pediatric population is increasing. Early and aggressive treatment of migraine in children and adolescents with the use of over-the-counter medications has proven effective. In addition, the off-label use of many migraine-specific medications is ofte...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： O'Brien HL,Kabbouche MA,Hershey AD

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebrovascular disorders are an important cause of mortality and chronic morbidity in children. Ischemic stroke is more common than cerebral venous thrombosis and hemorrhagic stroke in children. Several medical disorders have been associated with stroke in children, and a thorough evaluation of underlying causes is n...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Lynch JK,Pavlakis S,Deveber G

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unfortunately, intravenous alteplase, when administered within 3 hours of symptom onset, remains the only US Food and Drug Administration-approved treatment for acute ischemic stroke; it is now 7 years since its approval. Intra-arterial thrombolysis of middle cerebral and basilar artery occlusions within 6 hours of st...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Haley EC

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OPINION STATEMENT:Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the gold standard guiding diagnostic and therapeutic management in glioma with its high resolution and possibility to depict blood-brain-barrier disruption when contrast medium is applied. In light of the shifting paradigms revealing distinct tumor subtypes based on...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Suchorska B,Albert NL,Tonn JC

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When the diagnosis of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (aPS) is being considered in persons who have experienced an ischemic stroke or a transient ischemic attack, it is important to gauge how well the history and laboratory data fit with this diagnosis as opposed to other causes of infarct. The fewer the number of ...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Jacobs BS,Levine SR

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OPINION STATEMENT:Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a genetic multisystemic disorder involving the skin, the central and peripheral nervous systems, bones, and the cardiovascular and endocrine systems. This condition is caused by inherited or de novo mutations of the NF1 gene at the 17q11.2 chromosomal region, a gene t...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Sabatini C,Milani D,Menni F,Tadini G,Esposito S

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OPINION STATEMENT:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac rhythm disorder, which can potentially increases the risk of stroke by five-fold, thus, resulting in high public healthcare burden. Stroke prevention is vital in the management of AF patients. Vitamin K antagonists (VKA, eg, warfarin) have ...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Xiong Q,Lip GY

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The initial treatment for trigeminal neuralgia is medical. Carbamazepine is the drug of choice. If the patient proves to be intolerant of carbamazepine, a number of second-line drugs are available, though data on their relative efficacy are nonexistent. Phenytoin, baclofen, clonazepam, and sodium valproate are all wor...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Perkin GD

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:People with epilepsy have an increased risk of mortality when compared to the general population. Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is the most common cause of epilepsy-related death in children and adults. The purpose of this review is to discuss SUDEP, with an emphasis on SUDEP risk factor...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Whitney R,Donner EJ

更新日期：2019-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：OPINION STATEMENT:Paraneoplastic brain stem encephalitis can occur as an isolated clinical syndrome or, more often, may be part of a more widespread encephalitis. Different antineuronal autoantibodies, such as anti-Hu, anti-Ri, and anti-Ma2 can be associated with the syndrome, and the most frequent tumors are lung and ...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Blaes F

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Children surviving the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) with neurologic illness or injury have long-term morbidities in physical, cognitive, emotional, and social functioning termed postintensive care syndrome (PICS). In this article, we review acute and longitudinal management strategies availabl...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Williams CN,Hartman ME,Guilliams KP,Guerriero RM,Piantino JA,Bosworth CC,Leonard SS,Bradbury K,Wagner A,Hall TA

更新日期：2019-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Vision disturbances following traumatic brain injury (TBI) include anomalies of accommodation, version, vergence (nonstrabismic, as well as strabismic), photosensitivity, visual field integrity, and ocular health. Traumatic brain injury patients with complex diplopia patterns, noncomitant strabismic anomalies, and adv...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Kapoor N,Ciuffreda KJ

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OPINION STATEMENT:Autoimmune neuromuscular disorders in childhood include Guillain-Barré syndrome and its variants, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP), juvenile myasthenia gravis (JMG), and juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM), along with other disorders rarely seen in childhood. In general, the...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： McMillan HJ,Darras BT,Kang PB

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cervicocranial arterial dissection (CCAD) occurs when there is a tear in the intimal layer of the carotid or vertebral arteries with subsequent extravasation of blood into the subintimal layers. The dissection may be extradural, intradural, or extend over both segments. The contents of the subintimal layers are highly...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Shah Q,Messé SR

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OPINION STATEMENT:When treating a person with epilepsy, one must consider many factors in addition to the obvious need to treat the seizures. Both epilepsy itself and treatment with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) subject one to numerous potential secondary long-term health concerns. Poor bone health is one of these concern...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Pack AM

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Sleep-related movement disorders (SRMD) include several different motor activities during sleep. Few of them are well known and well classified, whereas others are minor motor disorders of sleep which are neither thoroughly characterized and classified nor have been extensively investigated to clarify...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Stefani A,Högl B

更新日期：2019-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Cysticercosis, the consequence of ingesting viable eggs of the porcine tapeworm Taenia solium, currently remains one of the most common human parasitic conditions worldwide. Although preventable by the proper disposal of human wastes, cysticercosis of the central nervous system (neurocysticercosis) accounts for a subs...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Bale JF Jr

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OPINION STATEMENT:The management of herpes zoster (HZ) usually involves a multidisciplinary approach aiming to reduce complications and morbidity. Patients with herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) are referred to ophthalmologists for prevention or treatment of its potential complications. Without prompt detection and trea...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Sanjay S,Huang P,Lavanya R

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The challenge for the neurologist in the treatment of Lyme neuroborreliosis is not in the treatment per se, but in the diagnosis. Neurological manifestations of Lyme disease can present in many forms, and diagnostic techniques which detect the spirochete directly; the culture or polymerase chain reaction of the spiroc...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Pachner AR

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OPINION STATEMENT:Treatment of myoclonus requires an understanding of the physiopathology of the condition. The first step in treatment is to determine if there is an epileptic component to the myoclonus and treat accordingly. Secondly, a review of medications (e.g., opiates) and comorbidities (e.g., hepatic or renal f...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Levy A,Chen R

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OPINION STATEMENT:High-grade or malignant gliomas are aggressive cancers. The World Health Organization (WHO) grading system recognizes grade III and grade IV primary brain tumors of astrocytic, oligodendroglial, or mixed lineage. Identification of these tumors is prompted by symptoms such as insidious headaches, seizu...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Giglio P,Villano JL

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sleep history should be taken routinely in patients with epilepsy. Treatment of sleep disorders and improvement in sleep hygiene may improve seizure control, daytime cognitive functioning, and quality of life. Patients with recurrent sleepiness interfering with daily activities or an Epworth Sleepiness Scale score m...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Herman ST

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OPINION STATEMENT:Paroxysmal dyskinesia represents a group of uncommon movement disorders that are characterized by episodes of abnormal movements arising from a baseline of normal or nearly normal movement. Recent advances in the genetics of these disorders have helped provide some unification of classification scheme...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Mink JW

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OPINION STATEMENT:To date, there are no approved and established pharmacologic treatment options for tauopathies, a very heterogenous group of neuropsychiatric diseases often leading to dementia and clinically diagnosed as atypical Parkinson syndromes. Among these so-called Parkinson plus syndromes are progressive supr...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Karakaya T,Fußer F,Prvulovic D,Hampel H

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is no known way to cure multiple system atrophy or even to slow its insidious progression, but there are opportunities to treat many of its symptoms and complications. Of all the autonomic disturbances it causes, orthostatic hypotension is associated with one of the better chances for successful intervention. Mi...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Riley DE

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OPINION STATEMENT:CLIPPERS for chronic lymphocytic inflammation with pontine perivascular enhancement responsive to steroids, is a steroid-sensitive and steroid-dependent brainstem inflammatory disease of unknown origin. Since its first description in 2010, about 60 cases have been reported throughout the world. The me...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Taieb G,Allou T,Labauge P

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review will examine the current evidence that genetic and/or epigenetic variation may influence the multiple sclerosis (MS) clinical course, phenotype, and measures of MS severity including disability progression and relapse rate. RECENT FINDINGS:There is little evidence that MS clinical phenoty...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Jokubaitis VG,Zhou Y,Butzkueven H,Taylor BV

更新日期：2018-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：OPINION STATEMENT:The treatment of anaplastic glioma (AG) varies depending on histopathology of the tumor, molecular markers, and individual patient characteristics. Maximal surgical resection is desirable for all types of AG if technically feasible, with an acceptable level of risk, and with the goal of preserving neu...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Paleologos NA,Merrell RT

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disorder characterized clinically by proximal weakness and bulbar symptoms and pathologically by damage to the post-synaptic membrane at the neuromuscular junction. Ocular myasthenia gravis (ocular MG) is a form of myasthenia gravis whereby the patients' weakness is limited to t...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Porter NC,Salter BC

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OPINION STATEMENT:Kleine-Levin Syndrome [KLS] is often under-recognized and also misdiagnosed. When suspicion for KLS is raised, a thorough clinical evaluation should be performed, including detailed history from family members and a neurologic and psychiatric examination. Additional studies may include PSG, EEG, neuro...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Sum-Ping O,Guilleminault C

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00