Cerebrospinal fluid monoclonal gammopathy in multiple myeloma and Waldenström's macroglobulinemia.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Persistently elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) has been associated with poor clinical outcome after severe brain injury, such as neurotrauma, intracerebral hemorrhage, and subarachnoidal hemorrhage. Although ICP monitoring is increasingly being used in intensive care treatment of patients with...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Schwab S,Aschoff A,Spranger M,Albert F,Hacke W

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report the incidence of prion disease in the United States. METHODS:Prion disease decedents were retrospectively identified from the US national multiple cause-of-death data for 2003-2015 and matched with decedents in the National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center (NPDPSC) database through compa...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Maddox RA,Person MK,Blevins JE,Abrams JY,Appleby BS,Schonberger LB,Belay ED

更新日期：2020-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the cytokine tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) acts as a pain mediator in neuropathic pain in humans. BACKGROUND:In animal models, inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-alpha have been shown to facilitate neuropathic pain. METHODS:The expression of TNF-alpha was analyzed immunohistoc...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Empl M,Renaud S,Erne B,Fuhr P,Straube A,Schaeren-Wiemers N,Steck AJ

更新日期：2001-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholinergic neurons in the nucleus ambiguus (NA) were counted in autopsy tissue obtained from five patients with multiple system atrophy (MSA), four patients with PD, and five controls. The number of neurons in the dorsal NA was not significantly different among the three groups. Neurons in the ventrolateral portion o...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Benarroch EE,Schmeichel AM,Parisi JE

更新日期：2003-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the brain activation pattern of coexisting experimental ongoing pain and brush-evoked allodynia (pain evoked by innocuous brush) with the use of PET. BACKGROUND:Neuropathic pain usually has two essential phenomena: ongoing pain and brush-evoked allodynia, which coexist and may influence each other. ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Witting N,Kupers RC,Svensson P,Arendt-Nielsen L,Gjedde A,Jensen TS

更新日期：2001-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the difference in risk for dementing diseases between men and women. BACKGROUND:Previous studies suggest women have a higher risk for dementia than men. However, these studies include small sample sizes, particularly in the older age groups, when the incidence of dementia is highest. METHODS:Pooled...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Andersen K,Launer LJ,Dewey ME,Letenneur L,Ott A,Copeland JR,Dartigues JF,Kragh-Sorensen P,Baldereschi M,Brayne C,Lobo A,Martinez-Lage JM,Stijnen T,Hofman A

更新日期：1999-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We aimed to assess sensitivity and specificity of the updated criteria for behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) based on a large autopsy-confirmed cohort of patients with dementia. METHODS:Two hundred thirty-nine consecutive pathologically confirmed dementia patients, clinically assessed in a s...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Harris JM,Gall C,Thompson JC,Richardson AM,Neary D,du Plessis D,Pal P,Mann DM,Snowden JS,Jones M

更新日期：2013-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Determine the frequency of and the predictive factors for abnormal ocular fundus findings among emergency department (ED) headache patients. METHODS:Cross-sectional study of prospectively enrolled adult patients presenting to our ED with a chief complaint of headache. Ocular fundus photographs were obtained...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Thulasi P,Fraser CL,Biousse V,Wright DW,Newman NJ,Bruce BB

更新日期：2013-01-29 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：:We used proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H MRS) to investigate the temporal lobes of 25 patients with temporal lobe epilepsy. Spectra were obtained from 2 x 2 x 2 cm cubes in the medial region of the temporal lobe, and were analyzed on the basis of signals from N-acetylaspartate (NAA), creatine + phosphocreati...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Connelly A,Jackson GD,Duncan JS,King MD,Gadian DG

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To perform an open-label, long-term efficacy and safety/tolerability study of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) of 454 patients with refractory epilepsy. METHODS:Subjects were enrolled from five clinical trials of VNS between 1988 and 1995 after undergoing an implantation of a pulse generator in the chest and a ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Morris GL 3rd,Mueller WM

更新日期：1999-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mutations in the early growth response 2 (EGR2) gene have recently been found in patients with congenital hypomyelinating neuropathy and Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1 (CMT1) disease. OBJECTIVE:To determine the frequency of EGR2 mutations in patients with a diagnosis of CMT1, Dejerine-Sottas syndrome (DSS), or ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Timmerman V,De Jonghe P,Ceuterick C,De Vriendt E,Löfgren A,Nelis E,Warner LE,Lupski JR,Martin JJ,Van Broeckhoven C

更新日期：1999-06-10 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：:We developed a scheme using routinely available data to estimate the risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) dementia in HIV-infected persons over time. We performed a longitudinal review of medical records from more than 100 medical facilities in 11 U.S. cities. A total of 19,462 HIV-infected persons without histo...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Qureshi AI,Hanson DL,Jones JL,Janssen RS

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the ability of nurse clinicians to assess parkinsonian signs in older persons with a modified version of the motor section of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS). After completing a structured training protocol, three nurse clinicians and a neurologist with expertise in movement disorders...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Bennett DA,Shannon KM,Beckett LA,Goetz CG,Wilson RS

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) changes in the hippocampus within 48 hours of acute symptomatic seizures or status epilepticus in 12 patients. DWI showed increased signal and a decreased apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) in all patients, with correspon...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Parmar H,Lim SH,Tan NC,Lim CC

更新日期：2006-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Recent publications show that using imagery instructions, brain activation patterns indicating consciousness can be found in approximately 10% of patients with unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS; previously called vegetative state). It is possible, however, that patients who cannot follow instructions (be...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Yu T,Lang S,Vogel D,Markl A,Müller F,Kotchoubey B

更新日期：2013-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous circadian fluctuations of motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD) often occur, with dysfunction typically less severe in the early morning than in the afternoon. In 23 PD patients with or without a history of circadian motor fluctuations, we studied contrast sensitivity (CS), a non-motor function, consi...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Struck LK,Rodnitzky RL,Dobson JK

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over 50% of persons with idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) will develop Parkinson disease (PD) or dementia. At present, there is no way to predict who will develop disease. Since polysomnography is performed in all patients with idiopathic RBD at diagnosis, there is an opportunity to analyze if ba...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Postuma RB,Gagnon JF,Rompré S,Montplaisir JY

更新日期：2010-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy (UCMD) is a form of merosin-positive congenital muscular dystrophy characterized by proximal contractures, distal laxity, rigidity of the spine, and respiratory complications. Recently, a deficiency of collagen VI on muscle and skin biopsy together with recessive mutatio...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Mercuri E,Yuva Y,Brown SC,Brockington M,Kinali M,Jungbluth H,Feng L,Sewry CA,Muntoni F

更新日期：2002-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Dopa-responsive dystonia (DRD) is an autosomal dominant disorder typically presenting as dystonia with diurnal variability. Described is an 8-year-old boy who had had waddling gait, generalized hypotonia, and proximal weakness since early childhood. He responded well to low-dose L-dopa. He had a point mutation of the ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Kong CK,Ko CH,Tong SF,Lam CW

更新日期：2001-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We investigated the prevalence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in Olmsted County, MN, using in-person evaluations and published criteria. METHODS:We evaluated an age- and sex-stratified random sample of Olmsted County residents who were 70-89 years old on October 1, 2004, using the Clinical Dementia Ratin...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Petersen RC,Roberts RO,Knopman DS,Geda YE,Cha RH,Pankratz VS,Boeve BF,Tangalos EG,Ivnik RJ,Rocca WA

更新日期：2010-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate patient-acceptable symptom state (PASS) cut points for myasthenia gravis (MG) health scales. METHODS:We conducted an electronic survey that included the Myasthenia Gravis Impairment Index (MGII), EuroQol 5-Dimension (EQ5D), and a simple PASS question. PASS-anchored thresholds were estimated for ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Mendoza M,Tran C,Bril V,Katzberg HD,Barnett C

更新日期：2020-09-22 00:00:00

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：:One hundred and eight multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and 108 matched controls were studied for antibody levels and cellular immune responses to several viruses. There were significant increases in the mean titers of complement fixation (CF) or hemagglutination inhibition (HI), and complement-mediated cytotoxicity (C...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Fuccillo DA,Madden DL,Castellano GA,Uhlig L,Traub RG,Mattson J,Krezlewicz A,Sever JL

更新日期：1978-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of unresolved issues complicate the effective management of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Chief among these is the role of neuroprotective versus symptomatic pharmacologic interventions. Until the etiology of PD is further defined, consensus on appropriate management of this illness is unlikely. Cli...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Stern MB

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effect of patient and drug characteristics on medication adherence in people with epilepsy (PWE) in a large cohort representative of the German population. METHODS:Information was obtained from the Disease Analyzer database that collects anonymous demographic and medical data from practice comp...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Gollwitzer S,Kostev K,Hagge M,Lang J,Graf W,Hamer HM

更新日期：2016-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report a case of Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) in a child and review the existing literature of LEMS in children. METHODS:We report a pediatric case of LEMS with the classic clinical triad of proximal weakness, autonomic dysfunction, and areflexia; the characteristic increment in compound motor...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Morgan-Followell B,de Los Reyes E

更新日期：2013-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lowering cholesterol is associated with reduced CNS amyloid deposition and increased dietary cholesterol increases amyloid accumulation in animal studies. Epidemiologic data suggest that use of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors (statins) may decrease the risk of Alzheimer d...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Sano M,Bell KL,Galasko D,Galvin JE,Thomas RG,van Dyck CH,Aisen PS

更新日期：2011-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the role of CHCHD2 variants in patients with Parkinson disease (PD) and Lewy body disease (LBD) in Caucasian populations. METHODS:All exons of the CHCHD2 gene were sequenced in a US Caucasian patient-control series (878 PD, 610 LBD, and 717 controls). Subsequently, exons 1 and 2 were sequenced in a...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ogaki K,Koga S,Heckman MG,Fiesel FC,Ando M,Labbé C,Lorenzo-Betancor O,Moussaud-Lamodière EL,Soto-Ortolaza AI,Walton RL,Strongosky AJ,Uitti RJ,McCarthy A,Lynch T,Siuda J,Opala G,Rudzinska M,Krygowska-Wajs A,Barcikowska

更新日期：2015-12-08 00:00:00