Nonspecificity of ring enhancement in "medically cured" brain abscess.

abstract：:We evaluated the relationship between mesial temporal seizure focus and serum prolactin (PRL) in patients before and after they underwent anterior temporal lobectomy (ATL) for medically intractable temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). These patients had a confirmed unilateral epileptogenic focus in mesial temporal structures...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Lin YY,Su MS,Yiu CH,Shih YH,Yen DJ,Kwan SY,Wu ZA,Chan SH

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of automobile accident frequency among drivers with AD have yielded conflicting results about the risk of accidents. To develop a practice parameter regarding driving and AD the authors performed a systematic review of the literature. The authors identified well-designed, controlled studies of driving and AD u...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Dubinsky RM,Stein AC,Lyons K

更新日期：2000-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcranial Doppler examinations (TCD) of 24 brain-dead adult patients demonstrated persistent movement of blood within the middle cerebral arteries in 21. The characteristic pattern of Doppler shift frequencies, seen in 14, was a sharply contoured, brief anterograde systolic envelope with reversed diastolic flow. Fi...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ropper AH,Kehne SM,Wechsler L

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Metals are suspected of being involved in the pathogenesis of various neurologic diseases. We previously found a complex imbalance in serum chemical elements and oxidative status in patients with clinically definite multiple sclerosis (CDMS). OBJECTIVE:To understand whether this imbalance affects people wit...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ristori G,Brescianini S,Pino A,Visconti A,Vittori D,Coarelli G,Cotichini R,Bocca B,Forte G,Pozzilli C,Pestalozza I,Stazi MA,Alimonti A,Salvetti M

更新日期：2011-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of bilateral frontal leukotomy on motor function was evaluated by neurologic examination, tests of praxis, and appropriate neuropsychologic tests administered to five groups of subjects. Postleukotomy schizophrenic patients were subdivided into three degrees of recovery. Two nonleukotomized groups served as...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Benson DF,Stuss DT

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is an effective adjunctive treatment for intractable epilepsy. However, the optimal range of device duty-cycles [on/(on + off times)] is poorly understood. The authors performed a multicenter, randomized trial of three unique modes of VNS, which varied primarily by duty-cycle. The results...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： DeGiorgio C,Heck C,Bunch S,Britton J,Green P,Lancman M,Murphy J,Olejniczak P,Shih J,Arrambide S,Soss J

更新日期：2005-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Abeta42-immunization reduces plaque burden and improves cognition in transgenic mouse models of Alzheimer disease (AD). This phase 1 study evaluated the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of AN1792 (human aggregated Abeta42) in patients with mild to moderate AD. METHODS:Twenty patients were enrolled i...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Bayer AJ,Bullock R,Jones RW,Wilkinson D,Paterson KR,Jenkins L,Millais SB,Donoghue S

更新日期：2005-01-11 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：BACKGROUND:The cytokine interferon beta (IFNbeta) is successfully used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS), although there is a high degree of variability in the response. A common mechanism involved in the modulation of responsiveness to cytokines is represented by regulation of their receptor expression throu...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Gilli F,Valentino P,Caldano M,Granieri L,Capobianco M,Malucchi S,Sala A,Marnetto F,Bertolotto A

更新日期：2008-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Four toluene abusers had evidence of severe multifocal central nervous system damage. Impairment of cognitive, cerebellar, brainstem, auditory, and pyramidal tract function, as well as CT evidence of cerebral cortical, cerebellar, and brainstem atrophy, have been noted. In addition, we found opsoclonus, ocular flutter...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Lazar RB,Ho SU,Melen O,Daghestani AN

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested the hypothesis that asymptomatic carriers of dopa-responsive dystonia (DRD) have increased dopamine D2 receptors in the striatum that protect them from the clinical manifestations of dopaminergic deficiency. We examined striatal D2-receptor binding in (1) symptomatic subjects (treated and untreated) and (2) ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Kishore A,Nygaard TG,de la Fuente-Fernandez R,Naini AB,Schulzer M,Mak E,Ruth TJ,Calne DB,Snow BJ,Stoessl AJ

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of the APOE epsilon 4 allele encoding apolipoprotein E4 (apoE4) is the major genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the molecular and cellular mechanisms by which APOE epsilon 4 renders AD risk are unclear. In this report, we present genetic evidence that an apoE receptor, L...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Kang DE,Saitoh T,Chen X,Xia Y,Masliah E,Hansen LA,Thomas RG,Thal LJ,Katzman R

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the degrees to which 8 domains of health are affected across types of cerebrovascular events and to identify factors associated with domain scores in different event types. METHODS:This was an observational cohort study of 2,181 patients with ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), subar...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Katzan IL,Schuster A,Newey C,Uchino K,Lapin B

更新日期：2018-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Concentrations of cyclic adenosine 3',5' monophosphate (cAMP) were significantly lower in parkinsonian patients than in controls, but concentrations of guanosine 3',5' monophosphate (cGMP) were not altered. Both cAMP and cGMP levels were lower in patients with more severe symptoms on the left side of the body. Somatos...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Volicer L,Beal MF,Direnfeld LK,Marquis JK,Albert ML

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient received an overdose of intravascular contrast medium and experienced protracted seizures associated with radiographic evidence of prolonged retention of the contrast agent in the cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, and thalami. This is only the second report and the first survivor of a similar neurologic syndro...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： May EF,Ling GS,Geyer CA,Jabbari B

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M-protein, and skin changes (POEMS) syndrome is a rare multisystem disorder associated with plasma cell dyscrasia. There is increasing evidence that high-dose chemotherapy with autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (Auto-PBSCT) is an efficacious t...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Kuwabara S,Misawa S,Kanai K,Suzuki Y,Kikkawa Y,Sawai S,Hattori T,Nishimura M,Nakaseko C

更新日期：2008-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is widely used in clinical practice, few norms exist for healthy populations covering a broad range of ages. OBJECTIVE:To obtain MMSE norms specific for age, gender, and education in healthy adults. METHODS:From the population registers of seven communities...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Grigoletto F,Zappalà G,Anderson DW,Lebowitz BD

更新日期：1999-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report an autosomal dominant episodic ataxia that is clinically distinct from the other episodic ataxias. Vestibular ataxia, vertigo, tinnitus, and interictal myokymia are prominent; attacks are diminished by acetazolamide. Linkage analyses of markers flanking the EA1 and EA2 loci demonstrate genetic exclu...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Steckley JL,Ebers GC,Cader MZ,McLachlan RS

更新日期：2001-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bilateral absent N20 responses of median nerve somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) reliably predict poor prognosis after cardiac arrest. However, the studies supporting this fact were carried out before hypothermia was established as standard treatment. Recent evidence suggests that hypothermia treatment ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Leithner C,Ploner CJ,Hasper D,Storm C

更新日期：2010-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:An autoimmune reaction to the endplate acetylcholine receptor (AChR) is thought to be responsible for the muscular weakness of myasthenia gravis (MG). However, the significance of antithymic antibodies and the thymic AChR-like protein is still uncertain. We transferred immunoglobulins (Igs) from patients with MG to mi...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Dalkara T,Onur R,Ruacan SA,Topaktaş S

更新日期：1983-10-01 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：PURPOSE:To understand the role of the angiopoietin-like 6 gene (ANGPTL6) in intracranial aneurysms (IAs), we investigated its role in a large cohort of familial IAs. METHODS:Individuals with family history of IA were recruited to the Genetic and Observational Subarachnoid Haemorrhage (GOSH) study. The ANGPTL6 gene was...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Hostettler IC,O'Callaghan B,Bugiardini E,O'Connor E,Vandrovcova J,Davagnanam I,Alg V,Bonner S,Walsh D,Bulters D,Kitchen N,Brown MM,Grieve J,Werring DJ,Houlden H,Genetics and Observational Subarachnoid Haemorrhage (GOSH) Stu

更新日期：2020-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oculopharyngodistal myopathy (OPDM) has been reported as a rare, adult-onset hereditary muscle disease with putative autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive inheritance. Patients with OPDM present with progressive ocular, pharyngeal, and distal limb muscle involvement. The genetic defect causing OPDM has ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Durmus H,Laval SH,Deymeer F,Parman Y,Kiyan E,Gokyigiti M,Ertekin C,Ercan I,Solakoglu S,Karcagi V,Straub V,Bushby K,Lochmüller H,Serdaroglu-Oflazer P

更新日期：2011-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the association between postmenopausal hormone therapy (HT) and Alzheimer disease (AD). METHODS:Twenty-year follow-up data from the Kuopio Osteoporosis Risk Factor and Prevention study cohort were used. Self-administered questionnaires were sent to all women aged 47-56 years, residing in Kuopio Pr...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Imtiaz B,Tuppurainen M,Rikkonen T,Kivipelto M,Soininen H,Kröger H,Tolppanen AM

更新日期：2017-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with visual agnosia underwent visual recognition and neuropsychological tests to characterize their perceptual functioning. Both had an initial "apperceptive profile" and evolved from cortical blindness. One had carbon monoxide intoxication and incidental agenesis of the splenium of the corpus callosum; t...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Mendez MF

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The position of the auditory pathways in the human corpus callosum has not been defined by modern imaging techniques. We report a case with a discrete hemorrhagic lesion in the posterior body of the corpus callosum. The only signs of disturbed callosal function were limited to the auditory system--suppression of left ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Alexander MP,Warren RL

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Autonomic symptoms may occur frequently in diabetic and other neuropathies. There is a need to develop a simple instrument to measure autonomic symptoms in subjects with neuropathy and to test the validity of the instrument. METHODS:The Survey of Autonomic Symptoms (SAS) consists of 11 items in women and 12 ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Zilliox L,Peltier AC,Wren PA,Anderson A,Smith AG,Singleton JR,Feldman EL,Alexander NB,Russell JW

更新日期：2011-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurodegenerative disease associated with marked impairments in health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Although standard clinical end points such as the Expanded Disability Status Scale and annualized relapse rate remain useful in assessing MS activity and severity, these measur...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Miller D,Rudick RA,Hutchinson M

更新日期：2010-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Histologic studies show that the amygdala is affected by Alzheimer disease (AD) pathology, and its medial aspect is the most involved. We aimed to assess in vivo local structural differences in the amygdala of patients with AD using high-field MRI. METHODS:A total of 19 patients with AD (mean age 76, SD 6 ye...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Cavedo E,Boccardi M,Ganzola R,Canu E,Beltramello A,Caltagirone C,Thompson PM,Frisoni GB

更新日期：2011-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Proteins from single frozen sections of human muscle were separated by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and detected by fluorography or Coomassie Blue staining. The major proteins were identical in different normal muscles obtained from either sex at different ages, and in Duchenne and myotonic dystrophy samples. C...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Giometti CS,Danon MJ,Anderson NG

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00