Magnetic cortical stimulation in acute spinal cord injury.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report the clinical and pelvic CT findings in six patients with obturator mononeuropathy caused by cancer. DESIGN:A clinical case series of six patients followed for 2 months to 10 years (one patient lost to follow-up). SETTING:Three referral centers. PATIENTS:Three men and three women, ages 52 to 81 ye...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Rogers LR,Borkowski GP,Albers JW,Levin KH,Barohn RJ,Mitsumoto H

更新日期：1993-08-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To visualize the sites involved in audiovestibular dysfunction during bacterial meningitis in adults and to relate these findings to the extent of hearing impairment and vestibular dysfunction. BACKGROUND:Hearing impairment is among the most frequent complications of bacterial meningitis. METHODS:High-resol...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Dichgans M,Jäger L,Mayer T,Schorn K,Pfister HW

更新日期：1999-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:This double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter, crossover study investigated the efficacy and tolerability of sumatriptan administered for up to three separate migraine attacks. One hundred twenty adults received sumatriptan (SC, 6 mg; three attacks) and placebo (one attack). Patients completed questionnaires asse...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Cady RK,Dexter J,Sargent JD,Markley H,Osterhaus JT,Webster CJ

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in DJ-1 are a cause of autosomal recessive parkinsonism. Polymorphism of genes implicated in hereditary forms of parkinsonism may be a predisposing factor in sporadic Parkinson's disease (PD). The authors analyzed whether a polymorphism (g.168_185del) within exon 1 of DJ-1 contributes to the risk of sporadic...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Eerola J,Hernandez D,Launes J,Hellström O,Hague S,Gulick C,Johnson J,Peuralinna T,Hardy J,Tienari PJ,Singleton AB

更新日期：2003-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:A 51-year-old man had a 4-month history of progressive headache and gradual onset of somnolence. MRI suggested spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) with diencephalic compression, but he did not improve after three epidural blood patches. He became alert following intrathecal saline infusion that normalized his C...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Pleasure SJ,Abosch A,Friedman J,Ko NU,Barbaro N,Dillon W,Fishman RA,Poncelet AN

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the impact of negative expectation related to receiving a placebo (the "lessebo effect") on efficacy outcome measures of symptomatic treatments in Parkinson disease (PD). METHODS:We conducted meta-analyses of double-blind randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of dopamine agonists in PD and compared th...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Mestre TA,Shah P,Marras C,Tomlinson G,Lang AE

更新日期：2014-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The present retrospective cohort study compares the long-term functional outcome, improvement or deterioration, of patients considered in a vegetative state (VS) or a minimally conscious state (MCS) 1 year after coma onset, then yearly for up to 5 years. METHODS:We reviewed the clinical courses of 12 patient...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Luauté J,Maucort-Boulch D,Tell L,Quelard F,Sarraf T,Iwaz J,Boisson D,Fischer C

更新日期：2010-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed frozen brain specimens from three patients with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) for the presence of interleukin (IL)-1 beta, IL-2, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor (TNF), lymphotoxin (LT), and interferon (IFN)-gamma using immunocytochemical techniques. We detected these cytokines in SSPE brain lesion...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Nagano I,Nakamura S,Yoshioka M,Onodera J,Kogure K,Itoyama Y

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate urinary neurotrophin receptor p75 extracellular domain (p75ECD) levels as disease progression and prognostic biomarkers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). METHODS:The population in this study comprised 45 healthy controls and 54 people with ALS, 31 of whom were sampled longitudinally. Urinar...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Shepheard SR,Wuu J,Cardoso M,Wiklendt L,Dinning PG,Chataway T,Schultz D,Benatar M,Rogers ML

更新日期：2017-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapsyn mutations in 16 unrelated patients with a congenital/hereditary myasthenic syndrome were identified, and a mutation (N88K) common to each of them was found. Two distinct phenotypes were noted: early and late onset. The former is frequently associated with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita and life-threatening ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Burke G,Cossins J,Maxwell S,Owens G,Vincent A,Robb S,Nicolle M,Hilton-Jones D,Newsom-Davis J,Palace J,Beeson D

更新日期：2003-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the frequency of mutations in C19orf12 in the greater neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA) population and further characterize the associated phenotype. METHODS:Samples from 161 individuals with idiopathic NBIA were screened, and C19orf12 mutations were identified in 23 subjects. D...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Hogarth P,Gregory A,Kruer MC,Sanford L,Wagoner W,Natowicz MR,Egel RT,Subramony SH,Goldman JG,Berry-Kravis E,Foulds NC,Hammans SR,Desguerre I,Rodriguez D,Wilson C,Diedrich A,Green S,Tran H,Reese L,Woltjer RL,Hayfli

更新日期：2013-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To prospectively evaluate the effect of pump-infused intrathecal baclofen infusion (ITB) in therapeutic doses on sleep quality and on daytime and nighttime respiratory function in patients with severe spasticity. METHODS:We prospectively evaluated 20 consecutive patients (mean +/- SD age 45 +/- 13 years). We...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Bensmail D,Quera Salva MA,Roche N,Benyahia S,Bohic M,Denys P,Bussel B,Lofaso F

更新日期：2006-10-24 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:To investigate the relationships between structural damage in the whole brain, the temporal lobes, and the frontal lobes and cognitive decline at old age. The authors hypothesized that widespread brain damage as quantified using magnetization transfer imaging (MTI) is related to global cognitive decline, wher...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Van Der Flier WM,Van Den Heuvel DM,Weverling-Rijnsburger AW,Spilt A,Bollen EL,Westendorp RG,Middelkoop HA,Van Buchem MA

更新日期：2002-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:A 38-year-old man from southeastern Connecticut developed a diffuse encephalopathy with partial complex seizures, followed weeks later by arthritis, cryoglobulinemia, and increased serum IgM. CT showed confluent low-density lesions in the deep cerebral white matter consistent with demyelination. Neither the encephalop...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Reik L Jr,Smith L,Khan A,Nelson W

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:It is known that muscle phosphorylase deficiency restricts carbohydrate utilization, but the implications for muscle fat metabolism have not been studied. We questioned whether patients with McArdle disease can compensate for the blocked muscle glycogen breakdown by enhancing fat oxidation during exercise. M...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ørngreen MC,Jeppesen TD,Andersen ST,Taivassalo T,Hauerslev S,Preisler N,Haller RG,van Hall G,Vissing J

更新日期：2009-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Parry-Romberg syndrome (PRS) is a rare neurocutaneous disorder characterized by progressive facial hemiatrophy. In this study, 205 patients with PRS were surveyed using the Internet. Estimates of the frequency of limb involvement (19%), epilepsy (11%), and other clinical and etiologic features were obtained. There was...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Stone J

更新日期：2003-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The antimigraine efficacy of many drugs may be mediated less through their primary modes of action than through the common pathway of serotonergic transmission stabilization. Migraine treatment may be symptomatic, acute/abortive, or prophylactic. Because oral drug absorption is impaired during attacks, parenteral agen...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Raskin NH

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the incidence, baseline characteristics, and clinical prognosis of blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption after endovascular therapy in acute ischemic stroke patients. METHODS:A total of 220 patients treated with endovascular therapy between April 2007 and October 2011 were identified from a prospe...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Desilles JP,Rouchaud A,Labreuche J,Meseguer E,Laissy JP,Serfaty JM,Lapergue B,Klein IF,Guidoux C,Cabrejo L,Sirimarco G,Lavallée PC,Schouman-Claeys E,Amarenco P,Mazighi M

更新日期：2013-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the association of established multiple sclerosis (MS) risk variants in 3,254 African Americans (1,162 cases and 2,092 controls). METHODS:Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DRB1, HLA-DQB1, and HLA-A alleles were typed by molecular techniques. Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping was conducte...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Isobe N,Gourraud PA,Harbo HF,Caillier SJ,Santaniello A,Khankhanian P,Maiers M,Spellman S,Cereb N,Yang S,Pando MJ,Piccio L,Cross AH,De Jager PL,Cree BA,Hauser SL,Oksenberg JR

更新日期：2013-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Alzheimer disease (AD) risk factors are present throughout the lifespan. This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effectiveness of various online education strategies concerning AD risk reduction and brain health in younger populations. METHOD:High school and college students were recruited via social ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Saif N,Niotis K,Dominguez M,Hodes JF,Woodbury M,Amini Y,Sadek G,Scheyer O,Caesar E,Hristov H,Knowlton N,Lee P,McInnis M,Isaacson RS

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Brainstem auditory evoked responses were recorded after acute asphyxia in 126 infants, ages birth through 18 months. Of these, 21 had markedly abnormal amplitude ratios, and all infants with abnormal amplitude ratios had severe neurologic handicaps. An abnormal amplitude ratio predicts long-term neurologic sequelae of...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Hecox KE,Cone B

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A group of 204 muscular dystrophy patients were screened for immunohistochemical and biochemical alpha-sarcoglycan defect and their DNA was analyzed for pathogenetic mutation in the four sarcoglycan genes. We identified 21 patients with alpha-, beta-, or gamma-sarcoglycan gene mutations. Patients with alpha-sarcoglyca...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Angelini C,Fanin M,Freda MP,Duggan DJ,Siciliano G,Hoffman EP

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We used functional MRI (fMRI), transcranial Doppler ultrasound, and visual evoked potentials (VEPs) to determine the nature of blood flow responses to functional brain activity and carbon dioxide (CO2) inhalation in patients with cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA), and their association with markers of CAA se...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Peca S,McCreary CR,Donaldson E,Kumarpillai G,Shobha N,Sanchez K,Charlton A,Steinback CD,Beaudin AE,Flück D,Pillay N,Fick GH,Poulin MJ,Frayne R,Goodyear BG,Smith EE

更新日期：2013-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical presentation of carotid artery dissection (CAD) is variable, including acute or subacute headache, cervical pain, or focal neurologic deficit that occurs spontaneously, after a high-speed neck manipulation, or trauma. Isolated lower cranial nerve palsy in carotid dissection is uncommon. ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Pongmoragot J,Bharatha A,Saposnik G

更新日期：2013-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterize the present state of brain death (BD) determination in actual practice relative to contemporary American Academy of Neurology (AAN) guidelines. METHODS:We reviewed the charts of all adult (16 years and older) BD organ donors during 2011 from 68 heterogeneous hospitals in the Midwest United St...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Shappell CN,Frank JI,Husari K,Sanchez M,Goldenberg F,Ardelt A

更新日期：2013-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrent stroke is a major public health concern and new treatment strategies are needed. While modulation of the renin angiotensin aldosterone system (RAAS) has proven effective in reducing recurrent cardiac events, its role in preventing recurrent cerebrovascular events remains unclear. RAAS is both a circulating a...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Sokol SI,Portnay EL,Curtis JP,Nelson MA,Hebert PR,Setaro JF,Foody JM

更新日期：2004-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypothalamic hamartomas (HHs), rare developmental abnormalities of the inferior hypothalamus, often cause refractory, symptomatic, mixed epilepsy, including gelastic seizures. We present 37 patients with HH who underwent transcortical transventricular endoscopic resection. METHODS:Between October 2003 and A...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ng YT,Rekate HL,Prenger EC,Wang NC,Chung SS,Feiz-Erfan I,Johnsonbaugh RE,Varland MR,Kerrigan JF

更新日期：2008-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To create and validate a simple, standardized version of the antisaccade (AS) task that requires no specialized equipment for use as a measure of executive function in multicenter clinical studies. METHODS:The bedside AS (BAS) task consisted of 40 pseudorandomized AS trials presented on a laptop computer. BA...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Hellmuth J,Mirsky J,Heuer HW,Matlin A,Jafari A,Garbutt S,Widmeyer M,Berhel A,Sinha L,Miller BL,Kramer JH,Boxer AL

更新日期：2012-06-05 00:00:00