Abstract:
:The etiology of pyogenic infections of the brain and meninges varies principally by age, predisposing causes or conditions, and anatomic site of the infection. An appreciation of these factors, plus the prudent use of noninvasive anatomic diagnostic techniques (such as CT) and examination of the CSF, will provide a basis for the empiric use of appropriate antibiotics. The beta-lactam antibiotics remain the preferred drugs whenever possible because of their broad spectrum on antimicrobial activity, efficacy in CNS infections, low cost, and low toxicity.
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1986-02-01 00:00:00pages
69-90issue
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1557-9875journal_volume
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杂志文章abstract::We believe that our present understanding of these syndromes is insufficient to separate CIDP from MMN clearly and consider MMN to be a remarkably multifocal, predominantly motor variant of CIDP with the very unusual electrophysiologic feature of conduction block confined to motor axons. Further studies are clearly ne...
journal_title:Neurologic clinics
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1992-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Neurologic complications are a major cause of morbidity, complicating open heart surgery, cardiac catheterization, and interventional techniques. Global or focal brain ischemia related to embolism or hypoperfusion predominates. Breakthrough cerebral hemorrhage and infection can complicate cardiac transplantation. Iden...
journal_title:Neurologic clinics
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1992-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Research models show a strong interrelationship between sleep quality and immune function. The proinflammatory cytokines, interleukin-1, interleukin-6, and tumor necrosis factor α are classified as official sleep-regulatory substances. However, sleep-promoting properties are also possessed by several other immune and ...
journal_title:Neurologic clinics
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.ncl.2012.08.007
更新日期:2012-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Stroke involving the brainstem and cerebellum frequently presents acute vestibular syndrome. Although vascular vertigo is known to usually accompany other neurologic symptoms and signs, isolated vertigo from small infarcts involving the cerebellum or brainstem has been increasingly recognized. Bedside neuro-otologic e...
journal_title:Neurologic clinics
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.ncl.2015.04.006
更新日期:2015-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::The reasonable clinical approach to the patient who has low back pain includes a search for any of the red flags that would prompt consideration of additional diagnostic testing for serious underlying disease. The common patterns of back pain would be explored in an effort to categorize the patient's symptoms and to b...
journal_title:Neurologic clinics
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0733-8619(05)70113-4
更新日期:1999-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::The calcineurin inhibitors cyclosporine and tacrolimus are used for their immunosuppressive effects. Neurotoxic side effects include tremor, paresthesia, and headache. Rarer neurotoxicities include seizure, posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome, and encephalopathy. Tacrolimus tends to be more neurotoxic than cy...
journal_title:Neurologic clinics
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.ncl.2020.07.009
更新日期:2020-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::The term thoracic outlet syndromes, is a group designation for several distinct disorders (one of questionable validity) involving various components of the brachial plexus, the blood vessels, or both, at various points between the base of the neck and the axilla. Four of the five subgroups (true neurologic TOS, arter...
journal_title:Neurologic clinics
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0733-8619(05)70149-3
更新日期:1999-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Echocardiography is an established technology encompassing an increasingly wide variety of clinical situations including cardioembolism and the detection of CAD in patients with cerebral ischemia and in patients undergoing neurovascular surgery. Echocardiography will continue to occupy a pivotal role in clinical manag...
journal_title:Neurologic clinics
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1993-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::There is no single definition of pharmacoresistant (intractable, refractory) epilepsy. Prospective identification of pharmacoresistance is complicated by the variability of its appearance across different types of epilepsy and the variability of seizure control within a given patient over time. Failure of informative ...
journal_title:Neurologic clinics
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.ncl.2009.06.001
更新日期:2009-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Mortality and morbidity from kidney disease and the spectrum of renal-associated neurologic disease have changed markedly since the introduction of renal dialysis and with the advent of renal transplantation. This article includes historical studies of the neurologic complications of acute uremia, now fairly uncommon,...
journal_title:Neurologic clinics
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0733-8619(03)00052-5
更新日期:2002-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis can be described as a disease with a poorly understood pathophysiologic mechanism and no treatment that dramatically impacts the course of the disease. Clinical trialists are faced with finding small treatment effects against a background of multiple potential treatments, a past history o...
journal_title:Neurologic clinics
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.ncl.2015.07.014
更新日期:2015-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::A network of family-based community-oriented primary health programs, or Programa Agentes Communita˙rios de Saúde, and family health programs, or Programa Saúde da Família, introduced almost 2 decades ago were the Brazilian government's health care models to restructure primary care under the Unified Health System, or...
journal_title:Neurologic clinics
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.ncl.2016.06.002
更新日期:2016-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Brain metastases are a common complication of cancer and alter patient management more than metastases at any other site of distant progression. Supportive therapies include steroids and antiseizure medications. Definitive treatments include radiation therapy, surgery, and chemotherapy. The optimal choice of treatment...
journal_title:Neurologic clinics
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.ncl.2007.07.011
更新日期:2007-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::The epidemiology of vasculitis has witnessed extraordinary advances in the past decade influenced by the worldwide increased recognition and accurate classification and diagnosis of the vasculitides, and insights brought by genome-wide association studies and other genetic investigations that contribute to the underst...
journal_title:Neurologic clinics
pub_type: 历史文章,杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.ncl.2016.06.006
更新日期:2016-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::As I have indicated in the foregoing discussion, there are several syndromes that with various degrees of proof seem to be caused by unilateral vascular compression of a cranial nerve at the brain stem. Jannetta has summarized this concept as follows: "As we age, our arteries elongate and our brains 'sag'. As a conseq...
journal_title:Neurologic clinics
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1985-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Sleeping and dreaming always have been a fundamental part of human existence. Most early writing on these subjects was almost entirely speculation. During the twentieth century, however, scientific observation and experimentation abounded. This article emphasizes the evolution of the key concepts and research findings...
journal_title:Neurologic clinics
pub_type: 历史文章,杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ncl.2005.07.001
更新日期:2005-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Although intravenous thrombolysis with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator is a proven effective therapy for acute ischemic stroke, it is often insufficient to achieve recanalization in patients with large intracranial artery occlusions. In these cases, intra-arterial reperfusion techniques may be useful. Intra-a...
journal_title:Neurologic clinics
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.ncl.2013.03.009
更新日期:2013-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::The vasculitides are a heterogeneous group of disorders that cause blood vessel inflammation and necrosis. Vasculitis may represent a primary disease process or a secondary manifestation of an underlying systemic condition. Neurologic symptoms and signs are common in most of the vasculitic syndromes and may be the pre...
journal_title:Neurologic clinics
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1989-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Guidelines and quality measures for epilepsy care have the potential to improve the quality of epilepsy care. Quality measures are increasingly used for pay-for-performance. This article describes different guidelines and quality measures that have been used to identify best practices, types of best practices for use ...
journal_title:Neurologic clinics
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.ncl.2015.11.006
更新日期:2016-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Giant cell arteritis is a systemic vasculitis with a wide clinical spectrum, and it represents a medical emergency. Visual loss is the most feared complication, and when it happens, it tends to be profound and permanent. Prompt diagnosis and treatment are imperative to minimize potentially devastating visual loss and ...
journal_title:Neurologic clinics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ncl.2010.03.002
更新日期:2010-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Ischemic stroke is a major cause of death and disability. Despite its high incidence, acute management remains controversial. Most current forms of therapy are designed to reduce complications of a recent stroke or prevent recurrences. Experimental data suggest that the optimal time for intervention is the hour immedi...
journal_title:Neurologic clinics
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1992-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Dementia, defined as progressive cognitive decline, is a feature of a wide variety of genetic disorders. For example, a search of "dementia" in the Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Omim) reveals 162 entries. Therefore this article cannot be encyclopedic and will be necessarily restricted to mo...
journal_title:Neurologic clinics
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0733-8619(01)00020-2
更新日期:2002-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Spine trauma is a devastating clinical condition that affects many people annually on a worldwide basis. Management of spinal trauma has become much more surgically oriented with advances in stabilization techniques over the past two decades. The degree of injury to the spinal cord dictates the prognosis of the patien...
journal_title:Neurologic clinics
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.ncl.2012.09.012
更新日期:2013-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Communication skills are frequently regarded as innate and intuitive. Many studies, however, now show that most components of communication techniques can be taught and that these learned skills have an impact on the physician's ability to communicate. This article sets out two fundamental protocols that act as templa...
journal_title:Neurologic clinics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0733-8619(05)70057-8
更新日期:2001-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Many abnormalities of the orbit present with neuro-ophthalmic findings, such as impaired ocular motility or alignment, and sensory changes, including optic neuropathy. Comprehensive coverage of all orbital diseases is beyond the scope of this article. This review focuses on diagnosis and management of the most common ...
journal_title:Neurologic clinics
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.ncl.2016.08.011
更新日期:2017-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::The anatomic and physiologic changes that occur during pregnancy are unique. A neurologist needs to be aware of normal pregnancy-induced physiologic changes in the cardiovascular, renal, hematologic, and autoimmune systems, and the local anatomic changes, which include alteration of body habitus and pelvic ligaments. ...
journal_title:Neurologic clinics
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.ncl.2016.04.009
更新日期:2016-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::This review explores the principle features of the immunopathology of multiple sclerosis (MS), particularly relapsing-remitting MS. It highlights the emerging concepts in the pathogenesis of MS in the context of known features of pathology, including the characterization of cytokine networks promoting inflammatory dam...
journal_title:Neurologic clinics
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.ncl.2010.12.009
更新日期:2011-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::The neurologic manifestations of gastrointestinal disease are generally thought to be uncommon, although an increasing number of previously unidentified associations are being established. These neurologic disorders may result from nutritional or non-nutritional causes. In the absence of clear malnutrition, it is like...
journal_title:Neurologic clinics
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1989-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Myoclonus is defined as sudden, brief, shock-like, involuntary movements caused by muscular contractions or inhibitions. Etiologic classification organizes the myoclonus disorders and provides major categories of clinical presentation. However, classifying myoclonus according to its source provides insight about its p...
journal_title:Neurologic clinics
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.ncl.2009.04.002
更新日期:2009-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::The authors review iatrogenic complications of stereotactic surgery, including tumor biopsy, cyst or abscess aspiration, movement disorder surgery, and radiosurgery. The expected morbidities and steps taken to reduce complications are also discussed. ...
journal_title:Neurologic clinics
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0733-8619(05)70366-2
更新日期:1998-02-01 00:00:00