Centrotemporal spikes in families with rolandic epilepsy: linkage to chromosome 15q14.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Some patients with prosopagnosia have covert recognition, meaning that they retain some familiarity or knowledge of facial identity of which they are not aware. OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that prosopagnosic patients with right occipitotemporal lesions and impaired face perception lack covert processin...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Barton JJ,Cherkasova M,O'Connor M

更新日期：2001-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors have developed an MG activities of daily living (ADL) profile (MG-ADL)-a simple eight-question survey of MG symptoms. In 254 consecutive encounters with established MG patients, the authors compared scores from the MG-ADL to the quantitative MG score (QMG)-a standardized, reliable scale used in clinical tr...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Wolfe GI,Herbelin L,Nations SP,Foster B,Bryan WW,Barohn RJ

更新日期：1999-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pharmacologic interventions (e.g., beta blockers) and thalamic lesions have failed to alter the pathophysiology of essential tremor (ET) beyond a reduction in tremor amplitude. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the ventral intermediate (VIM) nucleus of the thalamus successfully reduces tremor rating scores. It...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Vaillancourt DE,Sturman MM,Verhagen Metman L,Bakay RA,Corcos DM

更新日期：2003-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the association of PD with a recently reported I93M mutation of the ubiquitin carboxy-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCH-L1) gene, and with a new and common polymorphic variant S18Y of the same gene. We did not identify the I93M mutation in any of 139 unrelated PD cases or 113 controls. However, S18Y polymorph...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Maraganore DM,Farrer MJ,Hardy JA,Lincoln SJ,McDonnell SK,Rocca WA

更新日期：1999-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate to what extent subjective memory complaints and APOE-epsilon4 allele carriage predict future cognitive decline in cognitively intact elderly persons, by evaluating both their separate and combined effects. METHODS:We selected 1,168 subjects from the population-based Longitudinal Aging Study Am...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Dik MG,Jonker C,Comijs HC,Bouter LM,Twisk JW,van Kamp GJ,Deeg DJ

更新日期：2001-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) may not appropriately assess the spectrum of posterior circulation (PC)-related neurologic deficits. We determined the cutoff baseline NIHSS score that predicts independent daily life activity during the chronic stage in anterior circulation (AC) vs PC ischemic strokes. METHODS:A...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Sato S,Toyoda K,Uehara T,Toratani N,Yokota C,Moriwaki H,Naritomi H,Minematsu K

更新日期：2008-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:We administered a battery of cognitive tests to 41 recently diagnosed Parkinson patients and 41 controls to assess the early neuropsychological changes associated with Parkinson's disease (PD). Parkinson subjects did as well as controls on tasks assessing attention and select language and visuospatial measures. Howeve...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Levin BE,Llabre MM,Weiner WJ

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Serum copper not bound to ceruloplasmin ("free") appears slightly elevated in patients with Alzheimer disease (AD). We explored whether a deregulation of the free copper pool can predict AD clinical worsening. METHODS:We assessed levels of copper, iron, zinc, transferrin, ceruloplasmin, peroxides, total ant...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Squitti R,Bressi F,Pasqualetti P,Bonomini C,Ghidoni R,Binetti G,Cassetta E,Moffa F,Ventriglia M,Vernieri F,Rossini PM

更新日期：2009-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to determine the prevalence and potential significance of stroke symptoms among end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients without a prior diagnosis of stroke or TIA. METHODS:We enrolled 148 participants with ESRD from 5 clinics. Stroke symptoms and functional statu...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Kurella Tamura M,Meyer JB,Saxena AB,Huh JW,Wadley VG,Schiller B

更新日期：2012-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The authors previously reported on the development of thyroid dysfunction and autoimmunity during 1-year treatment of patients with MS with interferon-beta 1b (IFN beta-1b). OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the evolution of incident thyroid disease and the possible development of more thyroid disease during longer ter...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Monzani F,Caraccio N,Casolaro A,Lombardo F,Moscato G,Murri L,Ferrannini E,Meucci G

更新日期：2000-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Degenerative diseases of the CNS, such as stiff-person syndrome (SPS), progressive cerebellar ataxia, and Rasmussen encephalitis, have been characterized by the presence of autoantibodies. Recent findings in individuals with Batten disease and in animal models for the disorder indicate that this condition may be assoc...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Pearce DA,Atkinson M,Tagle DA

更新日期：2004-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for rupture of unruptured cerebral aneurysms (UCAs) in elderly Japanese patients aged 70 years or older. METHODS:The participants included all patients 70 years of age or older in 3 prospective studies in Japan (the Unruptured Cerebral Aneurysm Study of Jap...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Hishikawa T,Date I,Tokunaga K,Tominari S,Nozaki K,Shiokawa Y,Houkin K,Murayama Y,Ishibashi T,Takao H,Kimura T,Nakayama T,Morita A,For UCAS Japan and UCAS II Investigators.

更新日期：2015-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed retrospectively 114 prednisone dose reduction attempts in 63 myasthenic patients. Dose reduction was considered successful if a patient remained asymptomatic for more than 1 year on no prednisone or a stable low dose of prednisone. Successful dose reduction attempts were more common in patients taking azat...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Miano MA,Bosley TM,Heiman-Patterson TD,Reed J,Sergott RC,Savino PJ,Schatz NJ

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide a comprehensive understanding of APOE ε4 effects across the lifespan on the 3 main neuroimaging biomarkers. METHODS:Two hundred seven community-dwelling, cognitively normal APOE ε4 carriers and noncarriers aged 20-87 years were involved in this study. They underwent structural MRI, fluorodeoxygluc...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Gonneaud J,Arenaza-Urquijo EM,Fouquet M,Perrotin A,Fradin S,de La Sayette V,Eustache F,Chételat G

更新日期：2016-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with cranial dystonia, we compared the effects of central anticholinergic, peripheral anticholinergic, and placebo treatments in a double-blind crossover study. One of the nine patients who completed the study improved markedly with central anticholinergic therapy. The three treatments were indistinguishab...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Nutt JG,Hammerstad JP,deGarmo P,Carter J

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the lifetime prevalence and the concordance risk of cluster headache (CH) in a twin sample representative of the Swedish general population. METHODS:The authors assessed CH as defined by the second edition of the International Classification of Headache Disorders in 31,750 registered twins born fr...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ekbom K,Svensson DA,Pedersen NL,Waldenlind E

更新日期：2006-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:With the use of the newer antidepressants beyond the traditional tricyclics and monoamine oxidase inhibitors, newer options in headache prophylaxis are provided as well as the potential for undesirable and even potentially life-threatening interactions between medications. In this article, four patient reports of a sp...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Diamond S,Pepper BJ,Diamond ML,Freitag FG,Urban GJ,Erdemoglu AK

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present six patients with acute fulminant episodes of CNS inflammatory demyelination who responded to therapeutic plasmapheresis after failing a course of high-dose methylprednisolone administered IV. Neurologic improvement occurred in three of the patients following the second plasmapheresis. Dramatic improvement ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Rodriguez M,Karnes WE,Bartleson JD,Pineda AA

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The scanning electronmicroscope was used to study the development of anencephaly in an experimental model. Anencephaly was produced consistently, using vitamin A as the teratogen. Embryos destined to become anencephalic displayed failure of opposing sides of the rostral neural tube to fuse. Subsequently, the neural fo...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Smith MT,Wood LR,Honig SR

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long-term evolution of Hu antibody (Hu-Ab) titers in patients with paraneoplastic neurologic syndromes (PNSs) is not known. Described is the evolution of Hu-Ab titers in 35 patients with PNS with a median follow-up of 32 months (range 6 to 108 months). No correlation was observed between Hu-Ab titers and neurologi...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Lladó A,Mannucci P,Carpentier AF,Paris S,Blanco Y,Saiz A,Delattre JY,Graus F

更新日期：2004-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed ictal features of psychogenic seizures using video-EEG recordings in 47 patients and reviewed the medical records to determine if patients received antiepileptic drug therapy and whether they were treated pharmacologically for status epilepticus. Unresponsive behavior in the absence of motor manifestations...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Leis AA,Ross MA,Summers AK

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the diagnostic accuracy of the horizontal head impulse test (h-HIT) of vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) function in distinguishing acute peripheral vestibulopathy (APV) from stroke. Most patients with acute vertigo, nausea/vomiting, and unsteady gait have benign APV (vestibular neuritis or labyrinthitis)...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Newman-Toker DE,Kattah JC,Alvernia JE,Wang DZ

更新日期：2008-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Homolateral ataxia and crural paresis is a recognized vascular syndrome. However, confirmation of the causative lesion rests principally on one earlier case with multiple other infarcts. We studied a patient with the clinical syndrome; computerized tomography revealed a lucency that appeared within 1 week of the infar...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Perman GP,Racy A

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the detection frequency and clinical associations of immunoglobulin G (IgG) targeting dipeptidyl-peptidase-like protein-6 (DPPX), a regulatory subunit of neuronal Kv4.2 potassium channels. METHODS:Specimens from 20 patients evaluated on a service basis by tissue-based immunofluorescence yielded a...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Tobin WO,Lennon VA,Komorowski L,Probst C,Clardy SL,Aksamit AJ,Appendino JP,Lucchinetti CF,Matsumoto JY,Pittock SJ,Sandroni P,Tippmann-Peikert M,Wirrell EC,McKeon A

更新日期：2014-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:A 20-year-old mentally retarded woman, who had a history of intractable epileptic seizures since early childhood, had prolonged episodes of confusion, decreased responsiveness and automatic behavior lasting as long as 2 days. These are believed to represent epileptic status of the complex partial (psychomotor) type be...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Markand ON,Wheeler GL,Pollack SL

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Permanent paralysis was induced in dogs by a 500 gram centimeter force injury on the spinal cord, and drug treatments were given 1 hour after injury and were continued for 3 days. Dogs were evaluated for 90 days. Isotonic saline or mannitol administration were ineffective in reversing the paralysis. In dogs receiving ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： De La Torre JC,Johnson CM,Goode DJ,Mullan S

更新日期：1975-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the pathologic mechanisms of AD alter the brain networks subserving performance of a verbal recognition task. BACKGROUND:Functional imaging studies comparing task-related activation in AD patients and controls generally have not used network analysis and have not controlled for task diff...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Stern Y,Moeller JR,Anderson KE,Luber B,Zubin NR,DiMauro AA,Park A,Campbell CE,Marder K,Bell K,Van Heertum R,Sackeim HA

更新日期：2000-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Combined infusion of high doses of lidocaine and thiopental in a comatose patient induced major latency and amplitude BAEP changes, which progressed to complete BAEP abolition. Responses returned to normal after drugs were discontinued. EEGs during the episodes showed long-lasting periods of activity suppression, but ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： García-Larrea L,Artru F,Bertrand O,Pernier J,Mauguière F

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the prevalence of headaches in a Chinese elderly population. BACKGROUND:There are few headache surveys in the elderly. Previous studies have shown a low headache prevalence in Chinese. METHODS: TARGET POPULATION:eligible registered residents > or = 65 years old (N = 2,003) in two townships o...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Wang SJ,Liu HC,Fuh JL,Liu CY,Lin KP,Chen HM,Lin CH,Wang PN,Hsu LC,Wang HC,Lin KN

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute myopathy and myoglobinuria with markedly elevated creatine kinase (CK) activity developed in an 18-year-old boy on two occasions after gasoline sniffing. No signs of CNS involvement were seen, and the symptoms receded in a few days. The amount of lead in blood and urine exceeded the reference value for subjects ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Kovanen J,Somer H,Schroeder P

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00