The natural history of asymptomatic meningiomas in Olmsted County, Minnesota.

abstract：:Two successive, 6-month, randomized, double-blind, controlled trials of prednisone showed that 0.75 mg/kg/d was the optimal dose to improve strength in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). We attempted to maintain 93 boys on that dose for an additional 2 years. During the 3 years of observation, the decline in...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Fenichel GM,Florence JM,Pestronk A,Mendell JR,Moxley RT 3rd,Griggs RC,Brooke MH,Miller JP,Robison J,King W

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A young girl who initially presented with jaw hypomobility at age 4 years subsequently developed signs of a slowly progressive myopathy. Rods were found in all sampled muscles, and were associated with fibrous contractures in the temporomandibular joint muscles. Rods in fibers undergoing necrosis displayed a pattern o...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Powers JM,Young GF,Bass EB Jr,Reed FE Jr

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Presenilin (PSEN)1 mutations are responsible for many cases of autosomal dominant Alzheimer disease (AD), although the clinical spectrum has not been fully defined. The authors describe two members of a kindred with a novel PSEN1 mutation (R278I) presenting with language impairment and relative preservation of memory....

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Godbolt AK,Beck JA,Collinge J,Garrard P,Warren JD,Fox NC,Rossor MN

更新日期：2004-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors evaluated how history of concussion affects symptom reporting prior to and after sustaining a concussion. At baseline, athletes with a positive concussion history reported more current symptomatology than athletes who had never been concussed. At 2 hours postinjury, concussed athletes with a history of pre...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Bruce JM,Echemendia RJ

更新日期：2004-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients presented with unilateral progressive optic neuropathy. None of these patients had signs of symptoms referable to the chiasm or eye, thus confining their decline in vision to the optic nerve. Clinical and neuroradiographic evidence suggested a meningioma involving the optic nerve at the orbital-canalicu...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Gudeman SK,Selhorst JB,Susac JO,Waybright EA

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The American Academy of Neurology Workforce Task Force (WFTF) report predicts a future shortfall of neurologists in the United States. The WFTF data also suggest that for most states, the current demand for neurologist services already exceeds the supply, and by 2025 the demand for neurologists will be even higher. Th...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Freeman WD,Vatz KA,Griggs RC,Pedley T

更新日期：2013-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Recent studies have suggested modifications of serotonin cerebral metabolism and of 5-HT(1A) receptors density in Alzheimer disease (AD). This study aims at exploring hippocampus 5-HT(1A) receptor density in patients at the amnesic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) and mild AD dementia stages. METHODS:With us...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Truchot L,Costes SN,Zimmer L,Laurent B,Le Bars D,Thomas-Antérion C,Croisile B,Mercier B,Hermier M,Vighetto A,Krolak-Salmon P

更新日期：2007-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:We treated 64 emergency room patients with a primary vascular headache with dihydroergotamine (DHE), meperidine, or butorphanol. Post-treatment pain scores were lowest in the DHE group (p less than 0.01). Eight of 21 patients receiving DHE had greater than 90% reduction in pain compared with three of 19 patients recei...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Belgrade MJ,Ling LJ,Schleevogt MB,Ettinger MG,Ruiz E

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We identified 53 patients with non-neoplastic cysts of the pineal gland. In contrast to patients with pineal neoplasms, pineal cysts are usually asymptomatic. They infrequently obstruct the aqueduct to cause hydrocephalus or compress the tectum to produce the neuro-ophthalmologic signs of dorsal midbrain dysfunction. ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Fetell MR,Bruce JN,Burke AM,Cross DT,Torres RA,Powers JM,Stein BM

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Compressive neuropathy due to tight application of handcuffs occurred in 5 patients. The superficial radial nerve was affected in 8 hands and the median nerve in two. Neurologic deficits persisted as long as 3 years after handcuffing. Nerve conduction studies helped to exclude malingering and other diagnoses. All pati...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Stone DA,Laureno R

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the area of the midbrain and pons on mid-sagittal MRI in patients with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), Parkinson disease (PD), and multiple-system atrophy of the Parkinson type (MSA-P), compare these appearances and values with those of normal control subjects, and establish diagnostic MRI c...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Oba H,Yagishita A,Terada H,Barkovich AJ,Kutomi K,Yamauchi T,Furui S,Shimizu T,Uchigata M,Matsumura K,Sonoo M,Sakai M,Takada K,Harasawa A,Takeshita K,Kohtake H,Tanaka H,Suzuki S

更新日期：2005-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors evaluated four patients with schizencephaly who underwent subtraction ictal SPECT coregistered to MRI (SISCOM) prior to epilepsy surgery. Three patients had a SISCOM alteration that was concordant with the epileptic brain tissue. Two of these patients were rendered seizure-free and one individual experienc...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Cascino GD,Buchhalter JR,Sirven JI,So EL,Drazkowski JF,Zimmerman RS,Raffel C

更新日期：2004-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To discuss the indications and timing for resective surgery in patients with Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) and medication-resistant epilepsy. BACKGROUND:SWS that causes epilepsy severe enough to merit surgery is rare. Because of the variable natural history of the disease, it is difficult to establish clear-cu...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Arzimanoglou AA,Andermann F,Aicardi J,Sainte-Rose C,Beaulieu MA,Villemure JG,Olivier A,Rasmussen T

更新日期：2000-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Pure alexia, following an infarction in the distribution of the left posterior cerebral artery, is attributed to damage of the left occipital lobe and the splenium of the corpus callosum. We describe a case of pure alexia in a 57-year-old woman with infarction of the left lateral geniculate body and the splenium of th...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Stommel EW,Friedman RJ,Reeves AG

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:PD was associated with increased mortality before levodopa therapy became available. There have been conflicting reports of PD mortality in the modern era. OBJECTIVE:To assess current mortality rates in a large unselected population receiving treatment for parkinsonism (PKM) followed for up to 6 years. MET...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Guttman M,Slaughter PM,Theriault ME,DeBoer DP,Naylor CD

更新日期：2001-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：:As there is currently no standardized assessment tool for evaluating Parkinson disease (PD) patients for deep brain stimulation (DBS), the authors developed the Florida Surgical Questionnaire for Parkinson Disease (FLASQ-PD). Part I of the study was a retrospective analysis of 174 patients presenting for a surgical sc...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Okun MS,Fernandez HH,Pedraza O,Misra M,Lyons KE,Pahwa R,Tarsy D,Scollins L,Corapi K,Friehs GM,Grace J,Romrell J,Foote KD

更新日期：2004-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient who abused multiple drugs developed a rapidly progressive mononeuropathy multiplex, which appeared to respond to corticosteroid therapy with partial resolution. Intravenous methamphetamine had been used almost exclusively from the fourth month prior to the onset of symptoms. Biopsy material revealed a necrot...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Stafford CR,Bogdanoff BM,Green L,Spector HB

更新日期：1975-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) could be useful in identifying previously undiagnosed cardiomyopathies in a cohort of patients with ischemic stroke who underwent standard etiologic investigation and to describe the type and frequency of these cardiomyopathies. METHODS:We perform...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Fonseca AC,Marto JP,Pimenta D,Guimarães T,Alves PN,Inácio N,Viana-Baptista M,Pinho E Melo T,Pinto FJ,Ferro JM,Almeida AG

更新日期：2020-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a 78-year-old man with right hemiballism as the presenting symptom of a metastatic occult adenocarcinoma of the lung. CT demonstrated two contrast-enhancing lesions: one in the left subthalamic region and the other in the left parietal region. Metastatic tumor was confirmed at autopsy. ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Glass JP,Jankovic J,Borit A

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Silas Weir Mitchell (1829 to 1914), one of the most important neurologists in American Medicine, was known for his seminal work on the phantom limb syndrome, causalgia, and nerve injuries. He was also a prolific writer of novels and short stories. The neurologic content of this fiction has not been studied. ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Louis ED,Horn S,Roth LA

更新日期：2006-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:It was not until the first half of the 19th century that the vascular nature of strokes was readily recognized and accepted. Brain "softenings" were distinguished from hemorrhagic "apoplexy," but stroke etiology remained unstudied. The terms artherosclerosis, thrombosis, embolism, and lacune were introduced to indicat...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Paciaroni M,Bogousslavsky J

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of symptoms suggesting distal symmetric polyneuropathy (DSP) was reported to be higher among deployed veterans (DV) to the Persian Gulf in 1990-1991 than to control non-deployed veterans (NDV). The authors therefore compared the prevalence of DSP by direct examination of DV and their spouses t...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Davis LE,Eisen SA,Murphy FM,Alpern R,Parks BJ,Blanchard M,Reda DJ,King MK,Mithen FA,Kang HK

更新日期：2004-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Zinc is essential for normal embryogenesis and may have particular importance for closure of the human neural tube. Compared to 258 controls, we found increased zinc content in umbilical cord serum in eight of nine newborn anencephalics (p less than 0.02) and three infants with spina bifida (p less than 0.001). Increa...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Zimmerman AW

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the risk of relapses during pregnancy and in the first 3 months after delivery in 2 successive pregnancies in a cohort of French and Italian women with multiple sclerosis (MS). METHODS:A total of 93 women were included if they had had 2 pregnancies followed prospectively after MS onset between Ja...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Benoit A,Durand-Dubief F,Amato MP,Portaccio E,Casey R,Roggerone S,Androdias G,Gignoux L,Ionescu I,Marrosu MG,Cocco E,Ghezzi A,Annovazzi P,Trojano M,Simone M,Marignier R,Confavreux C,Vukusic S

更新日期：2016-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pompe disease (acid maltase deficiency, glycogen storage disease type II; OMIM 232300) is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder characterized by acid alpha-glucosidase deficiency due to mutations in the GAA gene. Progressive skeletal muscle weakness affects motor and respiratory functions and is ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Kroos MA,Pomponio RJ,Hagemans ML,Keulemans JL,Phipps M,DeRiso M,Palmer RE,Ausems MG,Van der Beek NA,Van Diggelen OP,Halley DJ,Van der Ploeg AT,Reuser AJ

更新日期：2007-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and many older adults become lost even in familiar surroundings. This is commonly attributed to memory impairment, but it may reflect impaired spatial cognition. METHODS:The authors examined the role of memory, perceptual, and cognitive mechanisms in spatial disorienta...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Monacelli AM,Cushman LA,Kavcic V,Duffy CJ

更新日期：2003-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To preliminarily assess the safety and efficacy of transdermal nicotine therapy on cognitive performance and clinical status in subjects with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). METHODS:Nonsmoking subjects with amnestic MCI were randomized to transdermal nicotine (15 mg per day or placebo) for 6 months. Primary...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Newhouse P,Kellar K,Aisen P,White H,Wesnes K,Coderre E,Pfaff A,Wilkins H,Howard D,Levin ED

更新日期：2012-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous brain infarctions seen on CT are common in the absence of history of stroke. Eleven percent of patients (135/1,203) without stroke history had ischemic lesions on their first CT, unrelated to the presenting stroke. Stroke Data Bank files were reviewed to determine whether the occurrence, location, and CT char...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Chodosh EH,Foulkes MA,Kase CS,Wolf PA,Mohr JP,Hier DB,Price TR,Furtado JG Jr

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GM1 gangliosidosis is usually a pediatric disease caused by hereditary acid beta-galactosidase deficiency. There have been a few cases in adults. We saw a 51-year-old Japanese man with type 3 GM1 gangliosidosis who was manifesting dementia, dysarthria, gait disturbance, and limb rigidity. Radiologic studies showed pla...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ohta K,Tsuji S,Mizuno Y,Atsumi T,Yahagi T,Miyatake T

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This cross-sectional mail survey evaluated the prevalence and predictors of unconventional therapy (UT) utilization among 569 community-based people with MS. One-third reported having visited a UT practitioner in the last 6 months. Utilizers tended to report at least one medical comorbidity, earn at least $50,000 a ye...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Schwartz CE,Laitin E,Brotman S,LaRocca N

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00