Electroencephalographic evaluation in Sturge-Weber syndrome.

abstract：:We reviewed the prognostic significance of preoperative EEG findings in 25 patients who underwent functional hemispherectomy. Bilateral independent epileptogenic foci, found in five patients, generally indicate a less satisfactory outcome, with only three of the five patients becoming seizure free following hemisphere...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Smith SJ,Andermann F,Villemure JG,Rasmussen TB,Quesney LF

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study analyzed the relationship between performance on the American Academy of Neurology Residency In-Service Training Examination (RITE) and subsequent performance on the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) Certification Examination. METHODS:Pearson correlation coefficients were used to e...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Juul D,Flynn FG,Gutmann L,Pascuzzi RM,Webb L,Massey JM,Dekosky ST,Foertsch M,Faulkner LR

更新日期：2013-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Since Alzheimer disease (AD) is a slowly progressive disorder and its pathologic features are likely to be present for many years before symptoms become manifest, we investigated whether microstructural white matter changes similar to those identified in patients with AD can be detected in cognitively normal ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Zhuang L,Sachdev PS,Trollor JN,Kochan NA,Reppermund S,Brodaty H,Wen W

更新日期：2012-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to use high-resolution MRI techniques to determine whether children with Down syndrome exhibit decreases in hippocampal and amygdala volumes similar to those demonstrated in recent studies of adults with this condition. When corrected for overall brain volumes, amygdala volumes did not ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Pinter JD,Brown WE,Eliez S,Schmitt JE,Capone GT,Reiss AL

更新日期：2001-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:While plasma biomarkers have been proposed to aid in the clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer disease (AD), few biomarkers have been validated in independent patient cohorts. Here we aim to determine plasma biomarkers associated with AD in 2 independent cohorts and validate the findings in the multicenter Alzheim...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Hu WT,Holtzman DM,Fagan AM,Shaw LM,Perrin R,Arnold SE,Grossman M,Xiong C,Craig-Schapiro R,Clark CM,Pickering E,Kuhn M,Chen Y,Van Deerlin VM,McCluskey L,Elman L,Karlawish J,Chen-Plotkin A,Hurtig HI,Siderowf A,Swens

更新日期：2012-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the risk of seizure recurrence after a first seizure due to neurocysticercosis (NC) and to evaluate risk factors for seizure recurrence, including the influence of antihelminthic treatment. METHODS:The authors prospectively followed 77 patients with a first seizure and active or transitional NC ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Carpio A,Hauser WA

更新日期：2002-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed the records of all patients with optic neuritis (ON) in Olmsted County, Minnesota, identified through the comprehensive records-linkage system at the Mayo Clinic, and identified 156 ON patients from 1935 to 1991 who had onset of the disease while residing in Olmsted County (incidence cases). Poisson regres...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Rodriguez M,Siva A,Cross SA,O'Brien PC,Kurland LT

更新日期：1995-02-01 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：:The role of genetic factors in determining risk for status epilepticus (SE) was examined in twins identified using the population-based Virginia Twin Registry. Concordance rates for SE were 0.38 for monozygotic (MZ) and 0.00 for dizygotic (DZ) twins, with the rate in MZs being significantly increased over DZs. The pre...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Corey LA,Pellock JM,Boggs JG,Miller LL,DeLorenzo RJ

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate trends in atrial fibrillation (AF) prevalence in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and TIA in the United States. METHODS:We used the Nationwide Inpatient Sample to retrospectively compute weighted prevalence of AF in AIS (n = 4,355,140) and TIA (n = 1,816,459) patients admitted to US hospitals from 200...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Otite FO,Khandelwal P,Chaturvedi S,Romano JG,Sacco RL,Malik AM

更新日期：2016-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the surgical and hardware complications in a series of 81 consecutive patients undergoing subthalamic (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson disease (PD). METHODS:The authors prospectively documented surgical and hardware complications occurring at the time of surgery and at subsequent ne...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Lyons KE,Wilkinson SB,Overman J,Pahwa R

更新日期：2004-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a randomized double-blind crossover therapeutic bioequivalency study of a generic (Epitol) versus a brand name (Tegretol) carbamazepine product under steady-state conditions in 40 epileptic patients. Each patient received 90-day supplies of Epitol or Tegretol and placebo, which replaced the usual dosage o...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Oles KS,Penry JK,Smith LD,Anderson RL,Dean JC,Riela AR

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myoclonus--dystonia is a genetically heterogeneous autosomal dominant disorder caused by a mutation in the D2 dopamine receptor on chromosome 11 and a locus on chromosome 7q21-q31. The authors tested linkage to the chromosome 7q candidate region in four families with either myoclonic dystonia (n = 3) or essential myoc...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Vidailhet M,Tassin J,Durif F,Nivelon-Chevallier A,Agid Y,Brice A,Dürr A

更新日期：2001-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether physical activity and body mass index (BMI) predict instrumental or basic activities of daily living (I/ADL) trajectories before or after stroke compared to individuals who remained stroke-free. METHODS:Using a prospective cohort, the Health and Retirement Study, we followed adults witho...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Rist PM,Capistrant BD,Mayeda ER,Liu SY,Glymour MM

更新日期：2017-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Tizanidine, an imidazoline that acts as an agonist at alpha 2-adrenergic receptors, has been shown to be effective in reducing spasticity caused by MS. This multicenter study (14 sites) assessed the efficacy and safety of oral tizanidine in patients who had spinal cord injury of > 12 months' duration. Of the 124 patie...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Nance PW,Bugaresti J,Shellenberger K,Sheremata W,Martinez-Arizala A

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We attempted to define the role of subtle changes in the normal-appearing white matter (NAWM) in the development of disability in multiple sclerosis (MS). Twenty-seven clinically definite MS patients with either relapsing-remitting or chronic-progressive courses and 10 sex- and age-matched controls entered the study. ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Filippi M,Campi A,Dousset V,Baratti C,Martinelli V,Canal N,Scotti G,Comi G

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the effects of isoniazid on tremor in 13 patients with MS. Patients were evaluated before treatment, after 1 month of therapy (1,000 mg daily), and 1 month after the last dose. Ten patients improved on at least one of three methods of evaluation. Transient side effects were common, possibly because there ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Duquette P,Pleines J,du Souich P

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six members of a family had a neurologic disease with autosomal dominant transmission and adolescent onset of progressive wasting of predominantly distal axial muscles and muscles innervated by cranial nerves V, VII, X, and XII, leading to severe morbidity in adulthood. Muscle biopsy of the propositus revealed "ragged...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Dobkin BH,Verity MA

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine associations between aggregate genetic risk and Alzheimer disease (AD) markers in stages preceding the clinical symptoms of dementia using data from 2 large observational cohort studies. METHODS:We computed polygenic risk scores (PGRS) using summary statistics from the International Genomics of Al...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Mormino EC,Sperling RA,Holmes AJ,Buckner RL,De Jager PL,Smoller JW,Sabuncu MR,Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative.

更新日期：2016-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：:We retrospectively studied the effects of changing antiepileptic drug levels on patterns of seizure discharge in 8 patients investigated with intracerebral electrodes during presurgical evaluation. We compared seizures recorded at high levels of medication to seizures recorded at low levels for changes in seizure dura...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： So N,Gotman J

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied reciprocal inhibition by recording the changes in firing probability of single motor units of the tibialis anterior muscle following stimulation of low-threshold afferents in the posterior tibial nerve. In 15 patients with cerebral palsy, the inhibition was as great or greater than normal. We found no evide...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Berbrayer D,Ashby P

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hippocampal sulcal cavities are usually considered incidental findings on brain MRI. In a group of 92 elderly volunteers, the authors graded the number and size of hippocampal sulcal cavities with brain MRI to obtain a cavity score. Cavity scores increased with age, and were higher in subjects carrying the APOE epsilo...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Barboriak DP,Doraiswamy PM,Krishnan KR,Vidyarthi S,Sylvester J,Charles HC

更新日期：2000-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The P3 component of the auditory evoked potential has been shown to reflect "endogenous" processes related to cognition. This component was measured serially in seven patients who had confusional states or dementing illnesses that fluctuated in severity over time. The latency of P3 component reflected the clinical imp...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Goodin DS,Starr A,Chippendale T,Squires KC

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using (18)F-fluorodopa PET and a constant 0.0062 influx rate in the putamen, dementia with Lewy bodies (n = 7) was distinguished from AD (n = 10) with a sensitivity of 86% and a specificity of 100%. A constant 0.0071 influx rate in the caudate yielded a sensitivity of 71% and a specificity of 100% for distinction of t...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Hu XS,Okamura N,Arai H,Higuchi M,Matsui T,Tashiro M,Shinkawa M,Itoh M,Ido T,Sasaki H

更新日期：2000-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Eleven genetic loci have reached genome-wide significance in a recent meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in Parkinson disease (PD) based on populations of Caucasian descent. The extent to which these genetic effects are consistent across different populations is unknown. METHODS:Investigators f...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Sharma M,Ioannidis JP,Aasly JO,Annesi G,Brice A,Van Broeckhoven C,Bertram L,Bozi M,Crosiers D,Clarke C,Facheris M,Farrer M,Garraux G,Gispert S,Auburger G,Vilariño-Güell C,Hadjigeorgiou GM,Hicks AA,Hattori N,Jeon B,

更新日期：2012-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:A population-based case-control study in western Washington state was performed to assess the relation between head trauma and meningioma. Based on 200 case and 400 control subjects, head trauma was associated with an increased risk of meningioma (odds ratio = 1.83; 95% CI = 1.28, 2.62), especially head traumas occurr...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Phillips LE,Koepsell TD,van Belle G,Kukull WA,Gehrels JA,Longstreth WT Jr

更新日期：2002-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the baseline characteristics of patients in the Ticlopidine Aspirin Stroke Study (TASS) to determine if the effects of the two treatments in preventing stroke differed in various subgroups. Patients with the following characteristics did less well on aspirin: elevated creatinine, hypertension or diabetes r...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Grotta JC,Norris JW,Kamm B

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A subset of human B lymphocytes expresses Leu-1 (CD5), a pan-T cell marker, which is the equivalent of the murine Lyt-1 molecule. CD5+ B cells produce autoantibodies in vitro; therefore, they may play a role in the pathogenesis of autoimmune disorders. In myasthenia gravis (MG), autoantibodies are directed against the...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ragheb S,Lisak RP

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Revascularization time windows for patients with acute ischemic stroke are generally restricted to 8 hours. Later treatment attempts require more accurate prediction of risk and benefit, as safety and efficacy at these time strata are less well demonstrated. Advanced imaging techniques identify irreversible infarction...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Janjua N

更新日期：2012-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Epilepsia partialis continua (EPC) may occur during nonketotic hyperglycemia but has not been described with diabetic ketoacidosis. The authors report a patient with EPC associated with ketotic hyperglycemia. Brain MRI showed two areas of abnormal signal intensity in the left precentral gyrus and in the right cerebell...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Placidi F,Floris R,Bozzao A,Romigi A,Baviera ME,Tombini M,Izzi F,Sperli F,Marciani MG

更新日期：2001-08-14 00:00:00