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abstract：:Upper limb recovery after a stroke is suboptimal. Only a few individuals achieve full functional use of the hemiparetic arm. Complex primary and secondary impairments may affect recovery of upper limb function in stroke survivors. In addition, multiple personal, social, behavioral, economic, and environmental factors ...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Tsu AP,Abrams GM,Byl NN

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic resonance imaging plays a key role in diagnosis and treatment monitoring of brain tumors. Novel imaging techniques that specifically interrogate aspects of underlying tumor biology and biochemical pathways have great potential in neuro-oncology. This review focuses on the emerging role of 2-hydroxyglutarate-t...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Kickingereder P,Andronesi OC

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carotid endarterectomy is an established surgical procedure to prevent stroke. The indications, preoperative evaluation, surgical timing, technical details, complications, and special circumstances for the use of this operation are reviewed. Future developments in the surgical reconstruction of the extracranial caroti...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Pritz MB

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：: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：: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

abstract：:Improved disease control is critical for enhancing the lives of those living with multiple sclerosis. With specific immunologic targets, monoclonal antibody (mAb) treatments are highly effective options for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis. The mechanism, efficacy, and current safety profiles are detailed for the...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Singer BA

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Before the AIDS epidemic, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) was a rare disorder occurring most often in association with leukemia and lymphoma. Current estimates indicate that PML ultimately develops in up to 5% of all patients with AIDS. This demyelinating disease results from infection with JC virus, ...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Berger JR,Major EO

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synucleinopathies, with and without dementia, encompass a wide range of diseases including Parkinson's disease, multiple system atrophy, rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder, and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). DLB is a neurodegenerative disorder resulting in slowly progressive and unrelenting dementia un...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Weisman D,McKeith I

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial diseases are multiorgan system disorders and the brain is the most commonly affected organ. The high-energy requirement of the brain leaves it vulnerable to energy failure. All components of the neuraxis including muscle, the neuromuscular junction, peripheral nerve, spinal cord, and brain can be affecte...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Haas RH,Zolkipli Z

更新日期：2014-07-01 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：: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：:Physician-hastened-death remains a controversial topic for patients and those who care for them. It is a particularly relevant topic for neurologists who currently, or will in the future, reside in jurisdictions where physician-hastened-death is legal. In this article, I attempt to provide a comprehensive and contempo...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Russell JA

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The field of neurocritical care has evolved tremendously in recent years, a development explained vastly by the advent of neurophysiological monitoring. From basic intracranial pressure measurements to brain tissue oxygenation, microdialysis, cerebral blood flow (CBF), and surface and intracortical electroencephalogra...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Francoeur CL,Pain M,Mayer SA

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropathic pain management is challenging, and typically requires a multifaceted approach. There are several treatment options, both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic. Of the available pharmacologic agents, those with the strongest supporting evidence include tricyclic antidepressants, serotonin-norepinephrine reupt...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Macone A,Otis JAD

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe brain injury may cause disruption of neural networks that sustain arousal and awareness, the two essential components of consciousness. Despite the potentially devastating immediate and long-term consequences, disorders of consciousness (DoC) are poorly understood in terms of their underlying neurobiology, the ...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Bodien YG,Chatelle C,Edlow BL

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natalizumab is a monoclonal therapeutic antibody that inhibits migration of lymphocytes into the central nervous system (CNS) by blocking integrins. Several clinical trials have shown an excellent efficacy in the treatment of relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis. This efficacy is also underlined by postmarketing dat...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Derfuss T,Kuhle J,Lindberg R,Kappos L

更新日期：2013-02-01 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：: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：:The traditional view of neuromyelitis optica (NMO) as a monophasic inflammatory disorder that affects both the optic nerves and the spinal cord is expanding. Over the last decade, a combination of clinical, radiological, pathological, and serological findings have resulted in evolving definitions of NMO and the apprec...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Pittock SJ

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiological and individual case studies indicate that genetic factors play a significant role in the genesis of Alzheimer Disease (AD). To date, molecular genetic studies in families multiply affected with AD have identified three genes (Presenilin 1-PS1, Presenilin 2-PS2, and beta-amyloid precursor protein--betaA...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： St George-Hyslop PH

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pain is common but often underrecognized after stroke. Poststroke pain (PSP) hinders recovery, impairs quality of life, and is associated with the psychological state of patients with stroke. The most common subtypes of PSP include central PSP, complex regional pain syndrome, shoulder pain, spasticity-related pain, an...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Yang S,Chang MC

更新日期：2021-01-14 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：:Diet may influence stroke risk via several mechanisms, but the optimal dietary habits for stroke prevention are not well established. We reviewed English-language MEDLINE publications from January 1979 through November 2004 for experimental, observational, and clinical studies of dietary factors (minerals, fats, chole...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Ding EL,Mozaffarian D

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative disease associated with repetitive head impacts (RHI), such as those received in contact/collision sports, blast injury in military veterans, and domestic violence. Currently, CTE can only be diagnosed following death. Although the clinical features of form...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Mariani M,Alosco ML,Mez J,Stern RA

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Telemedicine is the use of electronic communication methods, such as the telephone, the Internet, and videoconferencing, to exchange medical information from one geographic site to another. Telestroke is the use of telemedicine specifically for stroke care. A strokologist is a physician with the special skills require...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Demaerschalk BM

更新日期：2010-11-01 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：:Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), which constitutes 10 to 15% of all strokes and affects approximately 65,000 people each year in the United States, has the highest mortality rate of all stroke subtypes. Hypertension, cerebral amyloid angiopathy, and anticoagulation underlie the majority of cases of ICH. Warfarin not on...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Towfighi A,Greenberg SM,Rosand J

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dizziness is a common chief complaint with an extensive differential diagnosis that includes both benign and serious conditions. Physicians must distinguish the majority of patients who suffer from self-limiting conditions from those with serious illnesses that require acute treatment. The preferred approach to the di...

journal_title：Seminars in neurology

authors： Gurley KL,Edlow JA

更新日期：2019-02-01 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