JC virus DNA load in patients with and without progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy.

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is evidence that angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) reduce the risk of stroke. However, it is unclear whether ACEI use before stroke provides a vasoprotective effect resulting in less severe stroke. METHODS:We ascertained all strokes occurring in a defined population in Melbourne, Austra...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Chitravas N,Dewey HM,Nicol MB,Harding DL,Pearce DC,Thrift AG

更新日期：2007-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Bevacizumab has been shown to be effective in the treatment of recurrent glioblastoma in combination with chemotherapy compared with historic controls but not in randomized trials. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective analysis of patients treated for recurrent glioblastoma with bevacizumab vs a control group...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Nghiemphu PL,Liu W,Lee Y,Than T,Graham C,Lai A,Green RM,Pope WB,Liau LM,Mischel PS,Nelson SF,Elashoff R,Cloughesy TF

更新日期：2009-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:A man with onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) at age 62 had a large right posterior frontal infarct and occlusion of the ipsilateral internal carotid artery. We review additional cases from the literature with obsessive or compulsive behaviors and structural lesions. OCD may have a structural correlate, and ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Swoboda KJ,Jenike MA

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 33-year-old man with complex partial seizures developed de novo hypertension after the initiation of carbamazepine, which resolved on discontinuation. Although rare, a variety of cardiovascular effects including hypertension have been reported with carbamazepine. Numerous mechanisms may be responsible; however, shar...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Jette N,Veregin T,Guberman A

更新日期：2002-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Resistance to insulin-mediated glucose uptake by peripheral tissues is a cardinal defect in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Insulin resistance is also common among nondiabetic individuals, and may be an important risk factor for stroke in both populations. The authors review the definition, epidemiolog...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Kernan WN,Inzucchi SE,Viscoli CM,Brass LM,Bravata DM,Horwitz RI

更新日期：2002-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a prospective study of neuroimaging studies and temporal lobe pathology in 13 patients with facial asymmetry and intractable partial epilepsy of temporal lobe origin. The 13 patients, derived from 50 consecutive patients with nonlesional medically refractory partial epilepsy, were deemed appropriate candi...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Cascino GD,Luckstein RR,Sharbrough FW,Jack CR Jr

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report eight cases of sensory Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). BACKGROUND:The concept of sensory equivalent to ascending paralysis of GBS was raised in 1958, and the diagnostic criteria for a sensory loss and areflexia variant of GBS were proposed in 1981. However, clinical cases meeting these criteria have...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Oh SJ,LaGanke C,Claussen GC

更新日期：2001-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Electroencephalography has traditionally been considered a useful adjunct to the clinical evaluation of headache. We performed a literature review to determine whether evidence supports the routine use of the electroencephalogram (EEG) for patients with headache. After excluding case reports, case series in which subj...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Gronseth GS,Greenberg MK

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic factors are important in Alzheimer disease (AD) and Parkinson disease but have not been well characterized in Lewy body dementia (LBD). The authors obtained family history in patients from an autopsy series of AD and LBD and in living healthy controls. A family history of dementia was more common in both LBD a...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Woodruff BK,Graff-Radford NR,Ferman TJ,Dickson DW,DeLucia MW,Crook JE,Arvanitakis Z,Brassler S,Waters C,Barker W,Duara R

更新日期：2006-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate clinical and economic consequences following generic substitution of one vs multiple generics of topiramate (Topamax; Ortho-McNeil Neurologics, Titusville, NJ). METHODS:Medical and pharmacy claims data of Régie de l'Assurance-Maladie du Québec from January 2006 to October 2007 were used. Patie...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Duh MS,Paradis PE,Latrémouille-Viau D,Greenberg PE,Lee SP,Durkin MB,Wan GJ,Rupnow MF,LeLorier J

更新日期：2009-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Azathioprine has the longest continuing history of clinical use in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) of any immunosuppressive therapy besides corticosteroids. To date, 19 clinical trials of azathioprine in MS have been reported, and another eight are under way. A review of the reported trials indicates little e...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Silberberg DH

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To critically re-evaluate cases diagnosed as adult neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (ANCL) in order to aid clinicopathologic diagnosis as a route to further gene discovery. METHODS:Through establishment of an international consortium we pooled 47 unsolved cases regarded by referring centers as ANCL. Clinical a...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Berkovic SF,Staropoli JF,Carpenter S,Oliver KL,Kmoch S,Anderson GW,Damiano JA,Hildebrand MS,Sims KB,Cotman SL,Bahlo M,Smith KR,Cadieux-Dion M,Cossette P,Jedličková I,Přistoupilová A,Mole SE,ANCL Gene Discovery Consortiu

更新日期：2016-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Although neurophysiologic doctrine has traditionally referred to "the" voltage-gated sodium channel, it is now clear that there are at least nine genes that encode molecularly and physiologically distinct sodium channels. Mutations of sodium channel genes provide a basis for genetic channelopathies. Dysregulated expre...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Waxman SG

更新日期：2001-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with neglect for extrapersonal space following right-hemisphere stroke both demonstrated retained ability to attend to the left side of internally generated visual images. The attentional system for extrapersonal space may not be identical to the attentional system for intrapersonal space. ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Anderson B

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the role of weight loss in the treatment of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) in obese women. METHODS:Chart review of 250 patients with suspected IIH revealed 58 women who met our criteria, did not undergo early surgical intervention, and had adequate documentation of visual status, pap...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Kupersmith MJ,Gamell L,Turbin R,Peck V,Spiegel P,Wall M

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is no generally accepted instrument for measuring quality of life (QOL) in patients with ALS. Current instruments are either too heavily weighted toward strength and physical function or useful for the evaluation of individuals but of less utility in assessing large samples. OBJECTIVE:To develop and e...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Simmons Z,Felgoise SH,Bremer BA,Walsh SM,Hufford DJ,Bromberg MB,David W,Forshew DA,Heiman-Patterson TD,Lai EC,McCluskey L

更新日期：2006-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parkinsonian signs such as gait disturbance, rigidity, bradykinesia, and tremor are common among individuals with dementia and are associated with negative outcomes, but little is known about parkinsonian signs among individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). OBJECTIVE:To examine the extent to which ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Boyle PA,Wilson RS,Aggarwal NT,Arvanitakis Z,Kelly J,Bienias JL,Bennett DA

更新日期：2005-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multiple sclerosis (MS) registries can provide valuable insights into the natural history of MS. Key observational findings of the registries include MS patient disability progression rate, predictors of increased disability, and changes in lifespan. MS registries have been established in Canada, the United ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Hurwitz BJ

更新日期：2011-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify the source of delayed visual evoked potential (VEP) latencies in the fellow eyes of patients with optic neuritis (ON) and determine whether these latencies stem from clinically silent demyelination or reflect an adaptive process for synchronization with the affected eyes. METHODS:The study sample...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Raz N,Chokron S,Ben-Hur T,Levin N

更新日期：2013-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Epilepsy surgery is a well-established treatment for certain types of intractable epilepsy. While there is a relatively high number of epilepsy surgery centers in Canada and the United States, the same cannot be said about many other parts of the world, such as South America. Although there are notable exceptions, suc...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Steven DA,Vasquez CM,Delgado JC,Zapata-Luyo W,Becerra A,Barreto E,Arango MF,Burneo JG

更新日期：2018-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe neural autoantibody profiles and outcomes in patients with neurologic autoimmunity associated with immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) cancer immunotherapy. METHODS:In this retrospective descriptive study, 63 patients with ICI-related neurologic autoimmunity were included: 39 seen at the Mayo Clini...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Sechi E,Markovic SN,McKeon A,Dubey D,Liewluck T,Lennon VA,Lopez-Chiriboga AS,Klein CJ,Mauermann M,Pittock SJ,Flanagan EP,Zekeridou A

更新日期：2020-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The electronic medical record (EMR) is changing the landscape of medical practice in the modern age. Increasing emphasis on quality metric reporting, data-driven documentation, and timely coding and billing are pressuring institutions across the country to adopt the latest EMR technology. The impact of these systems o...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Strowd RE 3rd

更新日期：2014-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a method for the detection of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) carriers. The method is based on the quantitative analysis of the products of standard multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from 18 different exons of the dystrophin gene, and is designated "QM-PCR." W...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ioannou P,Christopoulos G,Panayides K,Kleanthous M,Middleton L

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the potential of detection in CSF of specific Borrelia burgdorferi antigen, OspA, as a marker of infection in neurologic Lyme disease and compare this with the detection of antibody. DESIGN:CSF from 83 neurologic patients in an area highly endemic for Lyme disease was examined prospectively for ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Coyle PK,Schutzer SE,Deng Z,Krupp LB,Belman AL,Benach JL,Luft BJ

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lyme borreliosis (LB) causes a range of neurologic manifestations, the most common of which is facial nerve paralysis. To evaluate nervous system LB, we organized a neurologic collaborative study group in Suffolk County, NY, a region of high LB incidence. Between July and September 1989, LB serologies were performed o...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Halperin JJ,Golightly M

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we examined the topographic involvement of the putaminal projection neurons and their axons in the globus pallidus and substantia nigra, which we visualized by calcineurin immunostaining, in the basal ganglia of patients with striatonigral degeneration (SND). In all cases examined, there was a marked de...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Goto S,Matsumoto S,Ushio Y,Hirano A

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore sensitivity of optical coherence tomography (OCT) in detecting prior unilateral optic neuritis. METHODS:This is a retrospective, observational clinical study of all patients who presented from January 1, 2014, to January 6, 2017, with unilateral optic neuritis and OCT available at least 3 months a...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Xu SC,Kardon RH,Leavitt JA,Flanagan EP,Pittock SJ,Chen JJ

更新日期：2019-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors analyzed the association of L-carnitine treatment with hepatic survival in 92 patients with severe, symptomatic, valproate-induced hepatotoxicity. Forty-eight percent of the 42 patients treated with L-carnitine survived, but only 10% of the 50 patients treated solely with aggressive supportive care survive...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Bohan TP,Helton E,McDonald I,König S,Gazitt S,Sugimoto T,Scheffner D,Cusmano L,Li S,Koch G

更新日期：2001-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Many advances in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of neurologic disease have emerged in the last few decades, resulting in reduced mortality and decreased disability. However, these advances have not benefitted all populations equally. A growing body of evidence indicates that barriers to care fall along racial an...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Marulanda-Londoño ET,Bell MW,Hope OA,Leacock RO,O'Carroll CB,Posas J 3rd,Stover NP,Young R,Hamilton R

更新日期：2019-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent years have seen major changes in our understanding of Parkinson disease (PD), challenging conventional wisdom, much of which was established during the Decade of the Brain. In this article, we highlight important changes in our understanding of PD in six general categories: definition, etiology, pathology, path...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Marras C,Lang A

更新日期：2008-05-20 00:00:00