Epilepsy in the nevoid basal-cell carcinoma syndrome (Gorlin syndrome): report of a case due to a focal neuronal heterotopia.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the presenting characteristics of new-onset afebrile seizures in infants (age 1-24 months) and the yield of neuroimaging. METHODS:Prospective data were obtained from a standardized evaluation and management plan mandated by a critical care pathway. A total of 317 infants presented with new-ons...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Hsieh DT,Chang T,Tsuchida TN,Vezina LG,Vanderver A,Siedel J,Brown K,Berl MM,Stephens S,Zeitchick A,Gaillard WD

更新日期：2010-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of lamotrigine (LTG) for the treatment of pain in HIV-associated sensory neuropathies. METHODS:In a randomized, double-blind study, patients with HIV-associated distal sensory polyneuropathy (DSP) received LTG or placebo during a 7-week dose escalation phase followed...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Simpson DM,McArthur JC,Olney R,Clifford D,So Y,Ross D,Baird BJ,Barrett P,Hammer AE,Lamotrigine HIV Neuropathy Study Team.

更新日期：2003-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the relationships between age at onset and duration of seizure disorder with severity of hippocampal sclerosis (HS) and cognitive functioning in patients with HS and unilateral temporal lobe epilepsy. METHODS:Twenty-six subjects had left temporal lobe seizure onset; 20 had right temporal onset. Me...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Fuerst D,Shah J,Kupsky WJ,Johnson R,Shah A,Hayman-Abello B,Ergh T,Poore Q,Canady A,Watson C

更新日期：2001-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied electrically elicited blink reflex responses in patients with hemifacial spasm (HFS) by applying single isolated, as well as paired (conditioning and test), stimuli at both sides of the face. Responses after single stimuli were of larger size on the side of the spasm compared with the uninvolved side and co...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Valls-Sole J,Tolosa ES

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Titus Lucretius Carus was an ancient Roman philosopher of the Epicurean school whose epic poem On the Nature of Things described numerous aspects of the natural world. In fact, much contemporary scientific understanding is consistent with or inspired by his work. Among Lucretius's contributions to neurology were his d...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Hyam JA,Paterson DJ,Aziz TZ,Green AL

更新日期：2011-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship between age-associated MRI leukoaraiosis or white matter hyperintensities (WMH) and cortical acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity. BACKGROUND:One possible mechanism of cognitive decline in elderly individuals with leukoaraiosis is disruption of cholinergic fibers by strategica...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Bohnen NI,Müller ML,Kuwabara H,Constantine GM,Studenski SA

更新日期：2009-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the length of stay needed to record a certain number of seizures in a highly selected group of patients with intractable epilepsy in the final stages of presurgical monitoring. The mean length of stay needed to record one seizure was 2.9 to 3.7 days, depending on the recording technique, 4.5 to 5.5 monitori...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Todorov AB,Lesser RP,Uematsu SS,Yankov YA,Todorov AA Jr

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 12-year-old girl who had zoster ophthalmicus 10 months earlier presented with hemiparesis and corresponding basal ganglionic infarction related to middle cerebral artery branch thrombosis ipsilateral to the zoster. Hematologic evaluation disclosed protein C deficiency. This represents the first zoster-associated str...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Cadavid D,Pearl PL,Dubovsky EC,Angiolillo A,Vezina LG

更新日期：1999-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past, stereotactic surgery was a regular treatment for prominent unilateral tremor in Parkinson's disease (PD), but follow-up studies were usually short-term and always unblinded. We examined 17 PD patients in long-term follow-up (mean, 10.9 years after surgery) and used videotapes and the Unified Parkinson's D...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Diederich N,Goetz CG,Stebbins GT,Klawans HL,Nittner K,Koulosakis A,Sanker P,Sturm V

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirteen consecutive patients with thalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS) were examined serially for 3 to 5 years. Initially, all demonstrated at least 50% improvement in contralateral tremor. At last follow-up, three of eight patients with Parkinson disease no longer used DBS because tremor had markedly improved, and ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Kumar R,Lozano AM,Sime E,Lang AE

更新日期：2003-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess neurodevelopmental outcome after endovascular treatment of vein of Galen malformations (VOGM). METHODS:Outcome of patients who underwent endovascular treatment for VOGM between 1983 and 2002 was assessed by chart review and parental questionnaires. Development was classified as normal, minor delay ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Fullerton HJ,Aminoff AR,Ferriero DM,Gupta N,Dowd CF

更新日期：2003-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed 44 cases of ischemia and infarction of the spinal cord at two university hospitals. Three patients experienced transient ischemic attacks. Etiologies of completed strokes were diverse and included rupture and surgical repair of aortic aneurysms, aortic dissection, aortic rupture and thrombosis, global isch...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Cheshire WP,Santos CC,Massey EW,Howard JF Jr

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested the effect of bovine cortex phosphatidylserine (BC-PS), a membrane phospholipid known to inhibit the release of the cytokine tumor necrosis factor (TNF), in SJL/J mice sensitized for adoptively transferred experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). Control, sensitized mice developed severe clinical and...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Monastra G,Cross AH,Bruni A,Raine CS

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nitric oxide (NO) may play a role in tissue destruction and axonal degeneration in multiple sclerosis (MS). OBJECTIVE:To investigate NO production by peripheral blood leukocytes (PBL) in patients with a benign and progressive course of MS. METHODS:PBL were isolated from 25 patients with a benign course of ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ramsaransing GS,Teelken A,Arutjunyan AV,De Keyser J

更新日期：2004-01-27 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：:The authors studied presymptomatic individuals with the Huntington disease (HD) mutation to determine whether cortical thinning was present. They found thinning that was regionally selective, semi-independent of striatal volume loss, and correlated with cognitive performance. Early, extensive cortical involvement occu...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Rosas HD,Hevelone ND,Zaleta AK,Greve DN,Salat DH,Fischl B

更新日期：2005-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Babinski sign is a well-known sign of upper motor neuron dysfunction that is widely considered an essential element of a complete neurologic examination. Little is known about reliability and validity of this sign. A less well-known sign of upper motor neuron dysfunction, decreased speed of foot tapping,...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Miller TM,Johnston SC

更新日期：2005-10-25 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：OBJECTIVE:To explore an association with survival of modifying the current standard of care for patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma of surgery followed by radiotherapy plus concurrent and 6 cycles of maintenance temozolomide chemotherapy (TMZ/RT → TMZ) by extending TMZ beyond 6 cycles. METHODS:The German Glioma...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Gramatzki D,Kickingereder P,Hentschel B,Felsberg J,Herrlinger U,Schackert G,Tonn JC,Westphal M,Sabel M,Schlegel U,Wick W,Pietsch T,Reifenberger G,Loeffler M,Bendszus M,Weller M

更新日期：2017-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the effect of age-related DNA methylation changes in multiple cytosine-phosphate-guanine (CpG) sites (biological age [b-age]) on patient outcomes at 3 months after an ischemic stroke. METHODS:We included 511 patients with first-ever acute ischemic stroke assessed at Hospital del Mar (Barcelona, Sp...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Soriano-Tárraga C,Mola-Caminal M,Giralt-Steinhauer E,Ois A,Rodríguez-Campello A,Cuadrado-Godia E,Gómez-González A,Vivanco-Hidalgo RM,Fernández-Cadenas I,Cullell N,Roquer J,Jiménez-Conde J

更新日期：2017-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the first development of diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis (MS), there have been regular revisions of disease definitions and diagnostic thresholds aimed at improving specificity while maintaining sensitivity. The central requirements for diagnosis of MS are dissemination in space (DIS) and disseminatio...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Selchen D,Bhan V,Blevins G,Devonshire V,Duquette P,Grand'Maison F,Kremenchutzky M,Lapierre Y,Li D,von Riedemann SJ,Freedman M

更新日期：2012-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical and genetic features of three non-Portuguese and non-Japanese patients with aprataxin gene mutations are reported. Patient 1 came from Italy and presented with typical ataxia with ocular motor apraxia (OMA). She was homozygous for the W279X nonsense mutation, which is associated with the Portuguese foundi...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Tranchant C,Fleury M,Moreira MC,Koenig M,Warter JM

更新日期：2003-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effects of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) in 12 patients with motor neuron syndromes associated with high titers of anti-GM1 antibodies. Five of the patients had conduction blocks. The study design was a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial with IVIg (0.4 g/kg body weight per day injecte...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Azulay JP,Blin O,Pouget J,Boucraut J,Billé-Turc F,Carles G,Serratrice G

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epilepsy is associated with a high rate of premature mortality from direct and indirect effects of seizures, epilepsy, and antiseizure therapies. Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is the second leading neurologic cause of total lost potential life-years after stroke, yet SUDEP may account for less than half ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Devinsky O,Spruill T,Thurman D,Friedman D

更新日期：2016-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Seronegative (SN) patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) have clinical and electrophysiologic features similar to those of seropositive (SP) patients, and they respond to the same therapeutic measures. However, because SN patients lack detectable (by standard radioimmunoassays) serum antibodies to acetylcholine receptor...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Karni A,Zisman E,Katz-Levy Y,Paas-Rozner M,Dayan M,Brautbar C,Abramsky O,Sela M,Mozes E

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We determined the horizontal and vertical components of brain displacement on coronal MRIs in 10 patients with acute supratentorial masses. The vertical distances from the superior sagittal sinus to the pontomesencephalic junction (PMJ) and from the vertical midline of the brain to the PMJ did not differ from measurem...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ropper AH

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe 263 patients with autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia from the Holguín province, Cuba. There is evidence of a common ancestry and the population represents the largest homogeneous group of patients yet described. Primary features include gait ataxia, dysarthria, dysmetria, adiadochokinesia, cramps, tremor...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Orozco Diaz G,Nodarse Fleites A,Cordovés Sagaz R,Auburger G

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We obtained continuous EEG/video recordings on four children who had the interictal EEG pattern of multifocal independent epileptiform discharges (MIED). The prominent feature of their evaluation was the evidence that their clinical seizures appeared to be of focal origin; 42/44 seizures were manifested by "fencing po...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Burnstine TH,Vining EP,Uematsu S,Lesser RP

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The excitability of the corticospinal system was studied in 23 healthy subjects in sleep stages NREM2, NREM4, REM, and wakefulness using transcranial magnetic stimulation. Assessment of motor thresholds, stimulus-response curves, and latencies of motor evoked potentials shows activation of the fast-conducting corticos...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Grosse P,Khatami R,Salih F,Kühn A,Meyer BU

更新日期：2002-12-24 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