A double-blind study comparing carbamazepine with phenytoin as initial seizure therapy in adults.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of simulation-based mastery learning (SBML) on internal medicine residents' lumbar puncture (LP) skills, assess neurology residents' acquired LP skills from traditional clinical education, and compare the results of SBML to traditional clinical education. METHODS:This study was a prete...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Barsuk JH,Cohen ER,Caprio T,McGaghie WC,Simuni T,Wayne DB

更新日期：2012-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence and psychopathologic features of psychiatric adverse events (PAE) in 517 patients taking levetiracetam (LEV) were investigated. Fifty-three (10.1%) patients developed PAE. A significant association was found with previous psychiatric history, history of febrile convulsions, and history of status epilept...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Mula M,Trimble MR,Yuen A,Liu RS,Sander JW

更新日期：2003-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The current literature provides discrepant results regarding preoperative sociodemographic and clinical factors, and no information about preoperative cerebral metabolic patterns associated with apathy after subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) in Parkinson disease. METHODS:To resolve this is...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Robert GH,Le Jeune F,Lozachmeur C,Drapier S,Dondaine T,Péron J,Houvenaghel JF,Travers D,Sauleau P,Millet B,Vérin M,Drapier D

更新日期：2014-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Semiology is very useful in the diagnosis and classification of seizures. Some clinical signs occur primarily with specific localization-related epilepsies. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate postictal nose-rubbing as a potential diagnostic sign and a potential lateralizing or localizing indicator. METHODS:We reviewed ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Geyer JD,Payne TA,Faught E,Drury I

更新日期：1999-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the safety and efficacy of 60 Hz deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the globus pallidus internus (GPi) in 15 consecutive patients with primary dystonia. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective analysis of clinic charts relative to 15 consecutive patients with medically refractory primary dystonia who u...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Alterman RL,Miravite J,Weisz D,Shils JL,Bressman SB,Tagliati M

更新日期：2007-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether the human sciatic nerve might have a consistent somatotopic organization according to proximal fascicle input by spinal nerves. METHODS:Twelve patients (55.3 ± 15.5 years) with confirmed lesions of either the L5 or S1 spinal nerve root underwent magnetic resonance neurography of sciat...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Bäumer P,Weiler M,Bendszus M,Pham M

更新日期：2015-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:We measured oxygen consumption in the exercising lower limb by using noninvasive tissue oximetry with the near-infrared spectra of hemoglobin in the quadriceps muscle during bicycle ergometer exercise in four normal controls and three patients with chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO) as well as one pat...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Abe K,Matsuo Y,Kadekawa J,Inoue S,Yanagihara T

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 33-year-old man with complex partial seizures developed de novo hypertension after the initiation of carbamazepine, which resolved on discontinuation. Although rare, a variety of cardiovascular effects including hypertension have been reported with carbamazepine. Numerous mechanisms may be responsible; however, shar...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Jette N,Veregin T,Guberman A

更新日期：2002-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：:A man with onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) at age 62 had a large right posterior frontal infarct and occlusion of the ipsilateral internal carotid artery. We review additional cases from the literature with obsessive or compulsive behaviors and structural lesions. OCD may have a structural correlate, and ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Swoboda KJ,Jenike MA

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors imaged the medial longitudinal fasciculus (MLF) in 58 patients with MS and chronic internuclear ophthalmoparesis (INO) to determine which MRI technique best shows the characteristic lesion associated with this ocular motor syndrome. METHODS:Using quantitative infrared oculography, the authors det...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Frohman EM,Zhang H,Kramer PD,Fleckenstein J,Hawker K,Racke MK,Frohman TC

更新日期：2001-09-11 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：OBJECTIVE:As ALS progresses, extensive supportive care is required, including multidisciplinary outpatient care and hospitalization. The authors studied the causes, health care utilization, and outcomes for hospitalized patients with ALS. METHODS:With use of the 1996 Nationwide Inpatient Sample, an administrative data...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Lechtzin N,Wiener CM,Clawson L,Chaudhry V,Diette GB

更新日期：2001-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient developed an amnesic syndrome after cardiopulmonary arrest. Neuropathologic examination revealed pronounced anoxic injury to both hippocampi with little damage to other hemisphere structures. The clinical and pathologic findings suggest that lesions limited to the hippocampus can cause profound amnesia. ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Cummings JL,Tomiyasu U,Read S,Benson DF

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients presented with unilateral progressive optic neuropathy. None of these patients had signs of symptoms referable to the chiasm or eye, thus confining their decline in vision to the optic nerve. Clinical and neuroradiographic evidence suggested a meningioma involving the optic nerve at the orbital-canalicu...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Gudeman SK,Selhorst JB,Susac JO,Waybright EA

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parkinsonian signs such as gait disturbance, rigidity, bradykinesia, and tremor are common among individuals with dementia and are associated with negative outcomes, but little is known about parkinsonian signs among individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). OBJECTIVE:To examine the extent to which ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Boyle PA,Wilson RS,Aggarwal NT,Arvanitakis Z,Kelly J,Bienias JL,Bennett DA

更新日期：2005-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Three children with cerebral oligodendrogliomas causing partial complex or generalized seizures presented with completely normal neurologic examinations. CT showed low-density, nonenhancing surface lesions. Although these CT features are usually associated with infarcts or cysts, neoplasm was suspected because of irre...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Varma RR,Crumrine PK,Bergman I,Latchaw RE,Price RA,Vries J,Painter MJ

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of a ketogenic diet (KD) for superrefractory status epilepticus (SRSE) in adults. METHODS:We performed a prospective multicenter study of patients 18 to 80 years of age with SRSE treated with a KD treatment algorithm. The primary outcome measure was signif...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Cervenka MC,Hocker S,Koenig M,Bar B,Henry-Barron B,Kossoff EH,Hartman AL,Probasco JC,Benavides DR,Venkatesan A,Hagen EC,Dittrich D,Stern T,Radzik B,Depew M,Caserta FM,Nyquist P,Kaplan PW,Geocadin RG

更新日期：2017-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The annual relapse rate has been commonly used as a primary efficacy endpoint in phase III multiple sclerosis (MS) clinical trials. The aim of this study was to determine the relative contribution of different possible prognostic factors available at baseline to the on-study relapse rate in MS. METHODS:A to...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Held U,Heigenhauser L,Shang C,Kappos L,Polman C,Sylvia Lawry Centre for MS Research.

更新日期：2005-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is frequently performed based solely on noninvasive vascular imaging (NVI) results (duplex ultrasound, DU; magnetic resonance angiography, MRA; CT angiography, CTA). The authors determined how often intra-arterial contrast angiography (ANGIO) alters a CEA decision as compared to N...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Johnston DC,Goldstein LB

更新日期：2001-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:There is now increasing use of dopamine agonists as effective early monotherapy in the treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD). Dopamine agonists can induce an antiparkinsonian effect through actions on either D(1)-like or D(2)-like dopamine receptors, and the multiple receptor subtypes present in the brain may provide ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Jenner P

更新日期：2002-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of genetic factors in determining risk for status epilepticus (SE) was examined in twins identified using the population-based Virginia Twin Registry. Concordance rates for SE were 0.38 for monozygotic (MZ) and 0.00 for dizygotic (DZ) twins, with the rate in MZs being significantly increased over DZs. The pre...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Corey LA,Pellock JM,Boggs JG,Miller LL,DeLorenzo RJ

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 48-year-old man presented with progressive spastic paraparesis and diffuse white matter involvement on neuroimaging that suggested a primary demyelinating disease. Brain biopsy 3 years after onset of symptoms demonstrated idiopathic granulomatous angiitis. In patients with MRI features of diffuse white matter diseas...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Finelli PF,Onyiuke HC,Uphoff DF

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a longitudinal follow-up study on six patients with chronic manganese-induced parkinsonism following cessation of manganese exposure. Compared with the 1987 study, their parkinsonian symptoms showed a slow progression, particularly in gait disturbances such as freezing during turning and walking backward wit...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Huang CC,Lu CS,Chu NS,Hochberg F,Lilienfeld D,Olanow W,Calne DB

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CNS dysfunction occurs frequently in patients with HIV infection. To better define the role of HIV in the pathogenesis of neurologic dysfunction, HIV isolation and antibody studies were investigated from the CSF in 52 seropositive patients, 29 with and 23 without neurologic signs and symptoms, in various stages of dis...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Resnick L,Berger JR,Shapshak P,Tourtellotte WW

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe a clinical syndrome of cerebellar ataxia associated with muscle coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) deficiency. BACKGROUND:Muscle CoQ10 deficiency has been reported only in a few patients with a mitochondrial encephalomyopathy characterized by 1) recurrent myoglobinuria; 2) brain involvement (seizures, ataxia, ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Musumeci O,Naini A,Slonim AE,Skavin N,Hadjigeorgiou GL,Krawiecki N,Weissman BM,Tsao CY,Mendell JR,Shanske S,De Vivo DC,Hirano M,DiMauro S

更新日期：2001-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:There are multiple difficulties in evaluating new treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS). The clinical diagnosis is imprecise, and the correlation between lesion and clinical dysfunction is incomplete. The neurologic evaluation is complex and lacks full precision. The course of MS is complex and has limited predictabi...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Brown JR

更新日期：1980-07-01 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 determine the prevalence and incidence of epilepsy among U.S. Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years old and over, and to compare rates across demographic groups. METHODS:We performed a retrospective analysis of Medicare administrative claims for 2001-2005, defining prevalent cases as persons with ≥1 claim ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Faught E,Richman J,Martin R,Funkhouser E,Foushee R,Kratt P,Kim Y,Clements K,Cohen N,Adoboe D,Knowlton R,Pisu M

更新日期：2012-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal cord compression by extramedullary hemopoietic tissue is a rare complication of hemolytic anemias. This is the first report of this complication in hemolytic anemia caused by pyruvate-kinase deficiency. Indium scan, computed tomography (CT) scan, and myelography were helpful in diagnosis. Surgery and radiothera...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Rutgers MJ,van der Lugt PJ,van Turnhout JM

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors examined the influence of APOE and human leukocyte antigen-DRB1-DQB1 polymorphisms on the course of multiple sclerosis in 871 patients, 773 with relapsing and 98 with primary progressive disease, and 348 control subjects. The risk of the primary progressive course was increased (odds ratio = 6.81, p = 0.00...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Cocco E,Sotgiu A,Costa G,Murru MR,Mancosu C,Murru R,Lai M,Contu P,Marrosu MG

更新日期：2005-02-08 00:00:00