Pathogenic mechanisms in inflammatory and paraproteinaemic peripheral neuropathies.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The computational power of the brain arises from the complex interactions between neurons. One straightforward method to quantify the strength of neuronal interactions is by measuring correlation and coherence. Efforts to measure correlation have been advancing rapidly of late, spurred by the developm...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Snyder AC,Smith MA

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Only two functionally validated susceptibility genes, CACNA1H and GABRD, have so far been identified in the common epilepsies using a candidate gene approach. The difficulty with the alternative statistical approach, where none of the suggested candidates has been functionally validated, may partly be...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Tan NC,Mulley JC,Scheffer IE

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review first considers toxic neuropathies of recent interest, including those caused by antineoplastic and antiretroviral drugs, agents that affect methylation reactions, vitamin and herbal preparations, and certain occupational exposures. The discussion points out the interesting phenomenon of "coasting," the st...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Kuncl RW,George EB

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent positron emission tomography investigations found spreading oligemia in the early phases of a human migraine attack. During the headache phase, increased cerebral blood flow was found in cortical sensory association areas and unilaterally in the brainstem. The brainstem activation persisted after complete relie...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Diener HC,May A

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review will discuss aspects of cytokine networks in neuroinflammatory diseases and attempt to provide some explanation for our failures and successes in translating preclinical data to benefit patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). We will discuss innate cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor al...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Codarri L,Fontana A,Becher B

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This article reviews the results of recent therapeutic trials in dermatomyositis, polymyositis, and inclusion body myositis and suggests an approach to treating patients with inflammatory myopathy. RECENT FINDINGS:We reviewed 10 double-blind, placebo-controlled therapeutic trials in patients with inf...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Amato AA,Griggs RC

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Health-related quality of life is a new outcome variable in neurology. Several generic measures aim at assessing this variable in adults with neurological diseases. Disease-specific measures are still rare; however, individuals with neurological diseases frequently suffer from cognitive impairment, ye...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： von Steinbuechel N,Richter S,Morawetz C,Riemsma R

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The risk of suicide is thought be increased in epilepsy. Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) remain the primary treatment. An FDA alert in 2008 raised concerns that AEDs may increase the risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviour. The risk profile for suicide in epilepsy is examined in the context of recent repor...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Bagary M

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review provides an update on our knowledge regarding prevention and management of medication overuse headache (MOH). RECENT FINDINGS:The prevalence of MOH is 1-2% in the general population worldwide, and because of the tremendous socio-economic cost, it is likely to be the most costly neurologic...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Russell MB,Lundqvist C

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Migraine is an episodic headache disorder that occurs with or without aura and is often accompanied by other symptoms. Treatment must address these associated symptoms as well as the headache, and it can involve either acute or preventive therapy alone or a combination of both. Acute therapy treats the individual atta...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Silberstein SD

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Inflammation is implicated in ischaemic stroke as a general cardiovascular risk factor, a possible immediate trigger, a component (and possible exacerbating factor) of the response to tissue injury, a marker of future risk, and as a therapeutic target. Each aspect is reviewed. RECENT FINDINGS:Evidenc...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Muir KW,Tyrrell P,Sattar N,Warburton E

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The aim is to review sleep disturbances in different movement disorders, mainly Parkinson's disease, and highlight current concepts on merging the boundaries between movement disorders and dissociative states of being. RECENT FINDINGS:Since the observation that rapid eye movement sleep behavior disor...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Giannoccaro MP,Antelmi E,Plazzi G

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review seeks to describe recent advances in the epidemiology, outcomes, and prognostic factors in acute encephalitis. RECENT FINDINGS:Infectious causes continue to account for the largest proportion of encephalitis cases in which a cause is identified, although autoimmune causes are increasingly...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Venkatesan A

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Recent advances in survival for patients with newly diagnosed and recurrent brain tumors, combined with the development of an ever-increasing number of potential treatments, has led to significant growth in the number of clinical trials for patients with brain tumors. Suitable clinical trial design an...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Butowski N,Chang SM

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The advent of novel techniques for tracing connections in vivo, such as diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging tractography, allows us, for the first time in the human brain, to study the microstructural integrity of white matter fibres and perform virtual dissections of large scale neurocognitiv...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Catani M

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The failure of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) antagonists as a treatment for human traumatic brain injury (TBI) and stroke, along with preclinical findings of a persistent hypofunctional state of these receptors after brain injury, resulted in a new focus on NMDAR agonists, specifically those a...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Biegon A,Liraz-Zaltsman S,Shohami E

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Cervical artery dissection (CeAD) is a major cause of ischemic stroke in young and middle-aged adults, although relatively uncommon in the community. Recent large collaborative projects have provided new insights into mechanisms and risk factors of CeAD. RECENT FINDINGS:Pathologic changes observed at...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Debette S

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The aims of this article are to review emerging therapies for multiple sclerosis (MS) and to consider new approaches to assessment and achievement of treatment success in patients with this disease. RECENT FINDINGS:A number of disease-modifying therapies for MS, including oral agents, are in advanced...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Fox EJ,Rhoades RW

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis are at increased vascular risk but optimal treatment is controversial. We reviewed the current evidence for medical and surgical intervention in these patients. RECENT FINDINGS:Optimal medical treatment is the most important aspect of management of patients...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Redgrave JN,Rothwell PM

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Converging evidence from animal models of stroke and clinical trials suggests that aerobic exercise has effects across multiple targets. RECENT FINDINGS:The subacute phase is characterized by a period of heightened neuroplasticity when aerobic exercise has the potential to optimize recovery. In anima...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Ploughman M,Kelly LP

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review aims to describe new features on the epidemiology of encephalitis world-wide. As this neurological presentation is most frequently related to transmitted viruses, surveillance of encephalitis is of major importance to detect their emergence or re-emergence. RECENT FINDINGS:Rabies causes o...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Stahl JP,Mailles A

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Ten years of intensive research are now beginning to bring candidate neuroprotective therapies to clinical trials. This review describes recent progress in basic, preclinical, and clinical research that underlies current and potential neuroprotective trials. RECENT FINDINGS:Basic research continues t...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Hersch SM

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The traditional focus of neurorehabilitaion has been on the patients' attention on their deficit, such that they should become aware of their problems and gain intentional control of compensatory strategies (descending approach). We review prism adaptation as one of the approaches that emphasize ascen...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Pisella L,Rode G,Farnè A,Tilikete C,Rossetti Y

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in clinical neurophysiology of epilepsy have enhanced our ability to study the epileptogenic region and have improved the localization of seizures in patients with intractable epilepsy. Computed spike analyses using electroencephalogram or magnetoencephalography superimposed on magnetic resonance image...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Masuoka LK,Spencer SS

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The aim is to systematically and critically review the relationship between migraine and estrogen, the predominant female sex hormone, with a focus on studies published in the last 18 months. RECENT FINDINGS:Recent functional MRI (fMRI) studies of the brain support the existence of anatomical and fun...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Chai NC,Peterlin BL,Calhoun AH

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a clinically, pathologically and genetically heterogeneous disorder. Mutations in a number of genes are associated with FTD, although until recently only two [progranulin (GRN) and microtubule-associated protein tau (MAPT)] were known to be major causes of the disease....

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Rohrer JD,Warren JD

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phakomatoses are a diverse group of diseases characterized by skin lesions in early childhood followed by the development of tumors in many other organs. Tuberous sclerosis complex and neurofibromatosis 1 are of special interest to the neurologist because of their prominent neuro-oncological and neuro-developmenta...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： MacCollin M,Kwiatkowski D

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Longitudinal studies that use MRI scans performed over multiple time-points have been increasingly employed in the study of different neurological disorders, including degenerative dementia, multiple sclerosis, and epilepsy. RECENT FINDINGS:Although it is well established that increased rates of brai...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Whitwell JL

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Left visual neglect is a frequent and dramatic consequence of right hemisphere lesions. Diagnosis is important because behavioural and pharmacological treatments are available. Furthermore, neglect raises important issues concerning the brain mechanisms of consciousness, perception and attention. REC...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： Bartolomeo P

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The role of chemotherapy in low-grade glioma has been redefined with the long-term follow-up of the RTOG 9802, which investigated adjuvant procarbazine, CCNU, and vincristine (PCV) chemotherapy in addition to radiotherapy, and the results of EORTC trial 22033 in a similar patient population that compa...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurology

authors： van den Bent MJ

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00