Serum-mediated oligodendrocyte cytotoxicity in multiple sclerosis patients and controls.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Resistance to insulin-mediated glucose uptake by peripheral tissues is a cardinal defect in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Insulin resistance is also common among nondiabetic individuals, and may be an important risk factor for stroke in both populations. The authors review the definition, epidemiolog...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Kernan WN,Inzucchi SE,Viscoli CM,Brass LM,Bravata DM,Horwitz RI

更新日期：2002-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Four patients with presumed Tolosa-Hunt syndrome ultimately proved to have a parasellar tumor. All four had manifestations of a cavernous sinus syndrome, normal radiologic and medical investigations, and response to steroid therapy. The Tolosa-Hunt syndrome is a diagnosis of exclusion; many other lesions can simulate ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Spector RH,Fiandaca MS

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:While plasma biomarkers have been proposed to aid in the clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer disease (AD), few biomarkers have been validated in independent patient cohorts. Here we aim to determine plasma biomarkers associated with AD in 2 independent cohorts and validate the findings in the multicenter Alzheim...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Hu WT,Holtzman DM,Fagan AM,Shaw LM,Perrin R,Arnold SE,Grossman M,Xiong C,Craig-Schapiro R,Clark CM,Pickering E,Kuhn M,Chen Y,Van Deerlin VM,McCluskey L,Elman L,Karlawish J,Chen-Plotkin A,Hurtig HI,Siderowf A,Swens

更新日期：2012-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of giant-cell arteritis with cerebral arteritis are presented. The clinical situation and the suggestive but nonspecific angiographic features make the antemortem diagnosis possible. Greater awareness of this entity will facilitate its diagnosis and the institution of effective steroid therapy. ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Enzmann D,Scott WR

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty-eight multiple sclerosis case-friend pairs were interviewed by telephone to elicit information about early-life exposures. Available mothers were also interviewed. Risk factors included childhood diseases, exposures to animals, and residence. We found a positive association between MS and having measles at a la...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Sullivan CB,Visscher BR,Detels R

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate urinary neurotrophin receptor p75 extracellular domain (p75ECD) levels as disease progression and prognostic biomarkers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). METHODS:The population in this study comprised 45 healthy controls and 54 people with ALS, 31 of whom were sampled longitudinally. Urinar...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Shepheard SR,Wuu J,Cardoso M,Wiklendt L,Dinning PG,Chataway T,Schultz D,Benatar M,Rogers ML

更新日期：2017-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) may not appropriately assess the spectrum of posterior circulation (PC)-related neurologic deficits. We determined the cutoff baseline NIHSS score that predicts independent daily life activity during the chronic stage in anterior circulation (AC) vs PC ischemic strokes. METHODS:A...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Sato S,Toyoda K,Uehara T,Toratani N,Yokota C,Moriwaki H,Naritomi H,Minematsu K

更新日期：2008-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammalian spinal cord neurons were grown in dissociated cell culture and used to study the effects of the anticonvulsant barbiturates phenobarbital and mephobarbital, and the anesthetic barbiturates pentobarbital, secobarbital, and 1,3-dimethyl-butylethyl barbituric acid on amino acid responses and neuronal membrane p...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Macdonald RL,Barker JL

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report the CNS syndromes of patients ≥60 years of age with antibodies against neuronal surface antigens but no evidence of brain MRI and CSF inflammatory changes. METHODS:This was a retrospective clinical analysis of patients with antibodies against neuronal surface antigens who fulfilled 3 criteria: age ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Escudero D,Guasp M,Ariño H,Gaig C,Martínez-Hernández E,Dalmau J,Graus F

更新日期：2017-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome (TS) is a familial disorder that is often exacerbated by stress or fatigue. Here we present a family of a TS proband that has several members with obsessive-compulsive symptoms, a bleeding disorder, and an unusual sensitivity to heat. The proband, who is affected by all of these traits...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Lombroso PJ,Mack G,Scahill L,King RA,Leckman JF

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The scanning electronmicroscope was used to study the development of anencephaly in an experimental model. Anencephaly was produced consistently, using vitamin A as the teratogen. Embryos destined to become anencephalic displayed failure of opposing sides of the rostral neural tube to fuse. Subsequently, the neural fo...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Smith MT,Wood LR,Honig SR

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The urinary excretion of some important phenylethylamines, catecholamines, their metabolites, amphetamine, and methamphetamine were measured in parkinsonian patients on Sinemet (L-dopa plus carbidopa, a peripheral dopadecarboxylase inhibitor) and depressed patients after chronic (-) deprenyl treatment. Deprenyl was ef...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Karoum F,Chuang LW,Eisler T,Calne DB,Liebowitz MR,Quitkin FM,Klein DF,Wyatt RJ

更新日期：1982-05-01 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：:A 64-year-old man with diffuse atherosclerosis developed an organic mental syndrome, followed by hypothalamic symptoms. Autopsy showed an old large cystic infarct involving the left temporal lobe including the hippocampus, and atrophy of the ipsilateral fornix, mammillary body, hypothalamus, mammillothalamic tract, an...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Torch WC,Hirano A,Solomon S

更新日期：1977-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report the neuropathologic findings in a case of Sneddon's syndrome. There were multiple small, predominantly cortical, infarcts, with focal hyperplasia and fibrotic occlusion of arterial vessels in the superficial white matter, cortex, and leptomeninges. A very occasional arterial thrombus was seen. These...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Hilton DA,Footitt D

更新日期：2003-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the attributes of quantitative strength testing using hand-held dynamometry (HHD) as an efficacy measure in 2 large phase 3 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) trials. METHODS:In the phase 3 trials of ceftriaxone and dexpramipexole, 513 and 943 patients, respectively, were enrolled in double-blind, ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Shefner JM,Liu D,Leitner ML,Schoenfeld D,Johns DR,Ferguson T,Cudkowicz M

更新日期：2016-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess resting cerebral blood flow (CBF) in the whole-brain and cerebral white matter (WM) and gray matter (GM) of adults with Fabry disease (FD), using arterial spin labeling (ASL) MRI, and to investigate CBF correlations with WM hyperintensity (WMH) volume and the circulating biomarker lyso-Gb3. METHODS...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Phyu P,Merwick A,Davagnanam I,Bolsover F,Jichi F,Wheeler-Kingshott C,Golay X,Hughes D,Cipolotti L,Murphy E,Lachmann RH,Werring DJ

更新日期：2018-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to clarify the clinical and radiologic features, risk factors, and prognosis of basilar embolism without permanent basilar artery occlusion. Forty-five patients (mean age, 59 years) with basilar artery embolism participated in the study. Patients with basilar artery occlusion were exclu...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Schwarz S,Egelhof T,Schwab S,Hacke W

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We followed 18 multiple sclerosis patients clinically and with repeated brain MRIs with and without gadolinium for over 1 year. Clinical evaluations included scoring on the Kurtzke Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) and the Ambulation Index (AI) scale. There was a significant correlation between the change in EDS...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Khoury SJ,Guttmann CR,Orav EJ,Hohol MJ,Ahn SS,Hsu L,Kikinis R,Mackin GA,Jolesz FA,Weiner HL

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Subjective memory deficit (SMD) is one of few potential presenting symptoms for people with early cognitive impairment. However, associations with underlying brain changes are unclear. METHODS:In a community sample of 1,779 people without dementia, and with neuroimaging (MRI) data, associations were investi...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Stewart R,Dufouil C,Godin O,Ritchie K,Maillard P,Delcroix N,Crivello F,Mazoyer B,Tzourio C

更新日期：2008-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the MR images of a patient with juvenile ALS. MRI of the brain showed bilateral hyperintensities along the corticospinal tracts extending from the corona radiata to the brainstem on T2-weighted images. These findings should be differentiated from the slight hyperintensities seen in the posterior limbs of t...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Midani H,Truwit CL,Parry GJ

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the frequency of this finding in patients with minor stroke and TIAs compared to those with stroke mimics and to evaluate the level of agreement between examiners to detect an upgoing thumb sign. METHODS:We previously reported an upgoing thumb sign as a subtle clinical finding in patients with tran...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Hachinski V,Alsubaie R,Azarpazhooh MR

更新日期：2017-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infection with HIV can result in a debilitating CNS disorder known as HIV dementia (HIV-D). Since the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), the incidence of HIV-D has declined, but the prevalence continues to increase. In this new era of HIV-D, traditional biomarkers such as CSF viral load ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Bandaru VV,McArthur JC,Sacktor N,Cutler RG,Knapp EL,Mattson MP,Haughey NJ

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To construct a grading score that predicts neurologic function 1 year after diagnosis of anti-NMDA receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis. METHODS:Three hundred eighty-two patients with detailed information and functional status at 1 year were studied. Factors associated with poor status (defined as modified Rankin S...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Balu R,McCracken L,Lancaster E,Graus F,Dalmau J,Titulaer MJ

更新日期：2019-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the onset of ocrelizumab efficacy on brain MRI measures of disease activity in the phase II study in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), and relapse rate in the pooled phase III studies in relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS). METHODS:Brain MRI activity was determined in the phase II trial...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Barkhof F,Kappos L,Wolinsky JS,Li DKB,Bar-Or A,Hartung HP,Belachew S,Han J,Julian L,Sauter A,Napieralski J,Koendgen H,Hauser SL

更新日期：2019-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have examined the role of APOE variation in multiple sclerosis (MS), but have lacked the statistical power to detect modest genetic influences on risk and disease severity. The meta- and pooled analyses presented here utilize the largest collection, to date, of MS cases, controls, and famili...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Burwick RM,Ramsay PP,Haines JL,Hauser SL,Oksenberg JR,Pericak-Vance MA,Schmidt S,Compston A,Sawcer S,Cittadella R,Savettieri G,Quattrone A,Polman CH,Uitdehaag BM,Zwemmer JN,Hawkins CP,Ollier WE,Weatherby S,Enzinger C

更新日期：2006-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:We measured monoamine metabolites and biopterin in the CSF of 37 patients with dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT), with or without extrapyramidal signs, and in 14 age-matched healthy controls. Compared with concentrations in DAT and controls, the concentrations of homovanillic acid (HVA) and biopterin were significa...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Kaye JA,May C,Daly E,Atack JR,Sweeney DJ,Luxenberg JS,Kay AD,Kaufman S,Milstien S,Friedland RP

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested the efficacy of coenzyme Q10 (ubidecarenone, CoQ10) therapy in patients with Kearns-Sayre syndrome and other mitochondrial myopathies with chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO). We treated seven patients for 1 year with daily oral administration of 120 mg of CoQ10. Throughout the treatment most...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Bresolin N,Bet L,Binda A,Moggio M,Comi G,Nador F,Ferrante C,Carenzi A,Scarlato G

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A model of latent infection by varicella-zoster virus (VZV) was obtained in the adult rat. Inoculation of VZV-infected cells in the skin led to infection of the peripheral nervous system. Latency was characterized by a long-lasting presence of the viral genome, of selected viral gene transcripts, and of at least one v...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Sadzot-Delvaux C,Debrus S,Nikkels A,Piette J,Rentier B

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterize comorbid chronic conditions, describe health services use, and estimate health care costs among community-dwelling older adults with prior stroke. METHODS:This is a retrospective cohort study using administrative data from Ontario, Canada. We identified all community-dwelling individuals aged...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Gruneir A,Griffith LE,Fisher K,Panjwani D,Gandhi S,Sheng L,Patterson C,Gafni A,Ploeg J,Markle-Reid M

更新日期：2016-11-15 00:00:00