Plasmapheresis in multiple sclerosis: prospective trial of pheresis and immunosuppression versus immunosuppression alone.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether objective and quantitative assessment of dysarthria and dysphagia in spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2), specifically at pre-ataxic and early disease phases, can act as sensitive disease markers. METHODS:Forty-six individuals (16 with pre-ataxic SCA2, 14 with early-stage ataxic SCA2, a...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Vogel AP,Magee M,Torres-Vega R,Medrano-Montero J,Cyngler MP,Kruse M,Rojas S,Cubillos SC,Canento T,Maldonado F,Vazquez-Mojena Y,Ilg W,Rodríguez-Labrada R,Velázquez-Pérez L,Synofzik M

更新日期：2020-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:We attempted to determine whether separable components underlie normal subjects' upward bias in bisecting vertical and radial lines under visual guidance. Twelve normal subjects indicated the midpoint of visually presented lines oriented vertically, radially, and horizontally. We placed directional labels ("TOP" and "...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Jeerakathil TJ,Kirk A

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the association of early morning serum cortisol with cognitive performance and brain structural integrity in community-dwelling young and middle-aged adults without dementia. METHODS:We evaluated dementia-free Framingham Heart Study (generation 3) participants (mean age 48.5 years, 46.8% men) who u...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Echouffo-Tcheugui JB,Conner SC,Himali JJ,Maillard P,DeCarli CS,Beiser AS,Vasan RS,Seshadri S

更新日期：2018-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:In a series of 100 patients exhibiting clinical and molecular features of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHMD), five patients had conduction defects or arrhythmia in the absence of cardiovascular risk factors--namely, intraventricular conduction delay and supraventricular arrhythmia induced by electrophysiol...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Laforêt P,de Toma C,Eymard B,Becane HM,Jeanpierre M,Fardeau M,Duboc D

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:(1) To assess the diagnostic accuracy of EMG in radiculopathy. (2) To evaluate the intrarater reliability and interrater reliability of EMG in radiculopathy. (3) To assess the presence of confirmation bias in EMG. METHODS:Three experienced academic electromyographers interpreted 3 compact discs with 20 EMG ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Narayanaswami P,Geisbush T,Jones L,Weiss M,Mozaffar T,Gronseth G,Rutkove SB

更新日期：2016-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To perform a single-center pilot investigation of early hematoma removal in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). BACKGROUND:Considerable debate remains regarding the utility of surgical clot evacuation for ICH. METHODS:This was a prospective trial of open craniotomy within 12 hours of ICH symptom o...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Morgenstern LB,Frankowski RF,Shedden P,Pasteur W,Grotta JC

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluctuations in motor response eventually affect most patients with Parkinson's disease who have been exposed to chronic, intermittent levodopa administration for longer than 5 years. Response oscillations are often related to the timing of levodopa doses (predictable "wearing-off"), but random "on-off" effects also o...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Poewe WH

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The NIH Toolbox for Assessment of Neurological and Behavioral Function (NIH Toolbox) is a comprehensive battery of brief assessment tools. The purpose of this article is to describe plans to establish normative reference values for the NIH Toolbox measures. METHODS:A large sample will be obtained from the US...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Beaumont JL,Havlik R,Cook KF,Hays RD,Wallner-Allen K,Korper SP,Lai JS,Nord C,Zill N,Choi S,Yost KJ,Ustsinovich V,Brouwers P,Hoffman HJ,Gershon R

更新日期：2013-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Among patients with a patent foramen ovale (PFO) and a prior cryptogenic ischemic stroke or TIA, the absolute and relative risk of recurrent events is unclear. METHODS:We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical studies in any language published up to February 2008. We included studies re...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Almekhlafi MA,Wilton SB,Rabi DM,Ghali WA,Lorenzetti DL,Hill MD

更新日期：2009-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite evidence for the efficacy of thrombolytic therapy in acute ischemic stroke, only 1 to 7% of patients receive this therapy. The authors sought to determine the reasons for exclusion from tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) in an acute setting and found avoidable causes in 18% of patients. Improvements in intraho...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Cocho D,Belvís R,Martí-Fàbregas J,Molina-Porcel L,Díaz-Manera J,Aleu A,Pagonabarraga J,García-Bargo D,Mauri A,Martí-Vilalta JL

更新日期：2005-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Migraine is a frequent familial disorder that, in common with most multifactorial disorders, has an unknown etiology. The authors identified several families with multiple individuals affected by typical migraine using a single set of diagnostic criteria and studied these families for cosegregation between the disorde...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Nyholt DR,Lea RA,Goadsby PJ,Brimage PJ,Griffiths LR

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report cerebral vasculitis in 2 cocaine users who developed symptoms (transient blindness and persistent headache) while smoking "crack," followed by progressive widespread cerebral dysfunction with focal signs over the next few weeks. One patient had smoked crack exclusively, and the other also used cocaine intrav...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Krendel DA,Ditter SM,Frankel MR,Ross WK

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied 60 patients with idiopathic Parkinson disease with motor and neuropsychologic tests to ascertain whether the severity of motor symptoms was associated with the degree of neuropsychologic deficity. Significant correlations were found between the severity of brady kinesia and impaired performance on tests ass...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Mortimer JA,Pirozzolo FJ,Hansch EC,Webster DD

更新日期：1982-02-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To further improve the distinction between primary angiitis of the CNS (PACNS) and reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS). METHODS:We compared 2 large French cohorts of patients with PACNS (n = 110, retrospectively and prospectively enrolled) and RCVS (n = 173, prospectively enrolled). RESULT...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： de Boysson H,Parienti JJ,Mawet J,Arquizan C,Boulouis G,Burcin C,Naggara O,Zuber M,Touzé E,Aouba A,Bousser MG,Pagnoux C,Ducros A

更新日期：2018-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary lateral sclerosis (PLS) is a diagnosis of exclusion in patients with progressive spinobulbar spasticity and could be part of the clinical spectrum of ALS. Unlike ALS, which is familial in 5 to 10% of the cases, PLS has been described as a sporadic disorder in adults. The authors report two patients with PLS fr...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Brugman F,Wokke JH,Vianney de Jong JM,Franssen H,Faber CG,Van den Berg LH

更新日期：2005-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess hearing in patients with essential tremor (ET) vs patients with Parkinson disease (PD) and normal controls. METHODS:The authors assessed demographic and clinical information including use of hearing aids in 250 patients with ET, 127 patients with PD, and 127 normal controls. The authors administere...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ondo WG,Sutton L,Dat Vuong K,Lai D,Jankovic J

更新日期：2003-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The technique of intrathecal enhancement using metrizamide (Amipaque) combined with CT imaging enables both the morphologic and dynamic (serial) evaluation of the intracranial cerebrospinal fluid pathways. Three distinct metrizamide CT cisternographic patterns (delayed, intermediate, and normal) emerge in pediatric pa...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Drayer BP,Rosenbaum AE

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the association of primary retinal inflammation, namely retinal periphlebitis (RP) and microcystic macular edema, with clinical, brain, and retinal imaging biomarkers of multiple sclerosis (MS) severity. METHODS:One hundred patients with MS underwent a neurologic and ophthalmic examination, MRI, a...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ortiz-Pérez S,Martínez-Lapiscina EH,Gabilondo I,Fraga-Pumar E,Martínez-Heras E,Saiz A,Sanchez-Dalmau B,Villoslada P

更新日期：2013-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：:A right-handed woman with independent left- and right-sided temporal lobe discharges was studied by continuous EEG and videotape monitoring for 3 weeks. Changes in affect were noted in the immediate and extended postictal periods and varied with the side of discharge. After a left-sided discharge, she became globally ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Hurwitz TA,Wada JA,Kosaka BD,Strauss EH

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IgM anti-GM1 antibodies are associated with motor neuropathy syndromes, including multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN). We compared the ability of serum IgM from patients with multifocal motor neuropathy to bind to GM1 ganglioside alone and to GM1 as a component of a lipid mixture that also contained galactocerebroside a...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Pestronk A,Choksi R,Blume G,Lopate G

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the impact of neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) on the clinical efficacy of IFNbeta. METHODS:This was an open-label study involving 78 patients with multiple sclerosis treated with Betaferon 8 million IU (MIU) subcutaneously (SC) every other day (n = 20), Rebif 22 micro g SC 3 times weekly (n = 25), ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Malucchi S,Sala A,Gilli F,Bottero R,Di Sapio A,Capobianco M,Bertolotto A

更新日期：2004-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the relative utility of 1H MRSI and hippocampal volumetry for the lateralization of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) in patients with intractable epilepsy. BACKGROUND:MTLE is the most common partial-onset seizure disorder in patients undergoing temporal lobe epilepsy surgery. MR volumetry a...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Kuzniecky R,Hugg JW,Hetherington H,Butterworth E,Bilir E,Faught E,Gilliam F

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To correlate the two types of early ischemic change on noncontrast CT (NCCT) (parenchymal hypoattenuation [PH] and isolated focal swelling [IFS]) with concurrent assessment of cerebral perfusion and to compare their rates of progression to infarction. METHODS:We assessed cortical regions on NCCT for early i...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Parsons MW,Pepper EM,Bateman GA,Wang Y,Levi CR

更新日期：2007-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Men and women with dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT) had more brain atrophy and ventricular dilatation, measured by quantitative CT, than did respective age- and sex-matched healthy controls (p less than 0.05). The male DAT patients with mild dementia had a larger mean third ventricle volume, whereas male patients ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Creasey H,Schwartz M,Frederickson H,Haxby JV,Rapoport SI

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concepts of pathogenesis in Parkinson's disease (PD) have been based on attempts to understand the mechanisms responsible for nigral dopaminergic cell death. Pathogenesis has been proposed to involve oxidative and nitrative stress, excitotoxicity, inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, and altered proteolysis. These...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Jenner P,Olanow CW

更新日期：2006-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Four patients developed postural tremor after ingestion of sodium valproate. The tremor was recorded by a variable-capacitance transducer and was of the "benign essential" type. The dosages of sodium valproate varied between 1000 mg and 2000 mg daily and serum levels were between 34.9 microgram per milliliter and 154....

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Hyman NM,Dennis PD,Sinclair KG

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors carried out a three-phase door-to-door survey in Atahualpa, Ecuador to assess epidemiologic and pathogenetic mechanisms of stroke. They found 10 stroke patients among 1,568 individuals aged > or =15 years (crude prevalence, 638 per 100,000). There was only one incident case (incidence, 64 per 100,000). Six...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Del Brutto OH,Idrovo L,Mosquera A,Navas C,Santibáñez R,Cuesta F,Díaz-Calderón E

更新日期：2004-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:There are several reports of a defect of complex I in the substantia nigra (SN) of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. To evaluate whether this is specific to dopaminergic neurons or the phenotypically relevant consequence of a widespread failure of the mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) system, we measur...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： DiDonato S,Zeviani M,Giovannini P,Savarese N,Rimoldi M,Mariotti C,Girotti F,Caraceni T

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors analyzed the association of L-carnitine treatment with hepatic survival in 92 patients with severe, symptomatic, valproate-induced hepatotoxicity. Forty-eight percent of the 42 patients treated with L-carnitine survived, but only 10% of the 50 patients treated solely with aggressive supportive care survive...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Bohan TP,Helton E,McDonald I,König S,Gazitt S,Sugimoto T,Scheffner D,Cusmano L,Li S,Koch G

更新日期：2001-05-22 00:00:00