Epilepsy after brain infection in adults: A register-based population-wide study.

abstract：:Fifty patients underwent superficial temporal lobectomy for intractable temporal lobe epilepsy. Total cure rate was 52%, and significant improvement was achieved in 88%. Cytoarchitectural changes in gray and white tissue were analyzed under light microscopy. Neuronal dysgenesis was correlated with the duration of seiz...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Hardiman O,Burke T,Phillips J,Murphy S,O'Moore B,Staunton H,Farrell MA

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We performed a longitudinal cohort study of infants with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), with the overarching goal of defining early clinical, behavioral, and biological markers of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in this high-risk population. METHODS:Infants with TSC and typically developing controls were r...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Spurling Jeste S,Wu JY,Senturk D,Varcin K,Ko J,McCarthy B,Shimizu C,Dies K,Vogel-Farley V,Sahin M,Nelson CA 3rd

更新日期：2014-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors studied the tolerability of subcutaneous interferon beta-1a (IFNbeta-1a) in 51 patients with early-onset multiple sclerosis. The most frequent systemic adverse effects were flu-like symptoms in 65%. Laboratory abnormalities included asymptomatic leukopenia (27%) and elevated hepatic transaminases (35%). Tr...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Pohl D,Rostasy K,Gärtner J,Hanefeld F

更新日期：2005-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The American Academy of Neurology Workforce Task Force (WFTF) report predicts a future shortfall of neurologists in the United States. The WFTF data also suggest that for most states, the current demand for neurologist services already exceeds the supply, and by 2025 the demand for neurologists will be even higher. Th...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Freeman WD,Vatz KA,Griggs RC,Pedley T

更新日期：2013-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports the results of a prospective trial of nonoperative management of the cubital tunnel syndrome in 128 patients. Forty-three of the patients had bilateral ulnar nerve compression. At study's end, information was available on 94% of patients and 164 managed extremities, at a mean of 58.6 months of follo...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Dellon AL,Hament W,Gittelshon A

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subacute encephalitis, characterized by demyelination, gliosis of the gray and white matter, focal necrosis, microglial nodules, atypical oligodendrocyte nuclei, and multinucleation of cells, was present in 27 of 30 (90%) autopsied patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) or AIDS-related complex. Subac...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： de la Monte SM,Ho DD,Schooley RT,Hirsch MS,Richardson EP Jr

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:No uniformly accepted hypothesis explains the genesis and rupture of intracranial aneurysms. We followed 5,184 men and women prospectively for 26 years; 36 cases of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) accounted for 62% of all intracranial hemorrhages. Blood pressure before SAH was higher in these patients than in...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Sacco RL,Wolf PA,Bharucha NE,Meeks SL,Kannel WB,Charette LJ,McNamara PM,Palmer EP,D'Agostino R

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied 20 patients with an acute parietal stroke with hemisensory disturbances but no visual field deficit and no or only slight motor weakness, without thalamic involvement on CT or MRI and found three main sensory syndromes. (1) The pseudothalamic sensory syndrome consists of a faciobrachiocrural impairment of e...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Bassetti C,Bogousslavsky J,Regli F

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systematic screening of many compounds in animal models led to identification of the established antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). By contrast, the newer AEDs were specifically designed to enhance an inhibitory process or to inhibit a specific excitatory pathway. However, it was later discovered that some of the designed dr...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Moshé SL

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Significant evidence has accrued suggesting that antibodies to voltage-gated calcium channel are observed in at least some patients with sporadic ALS (SALS) and that such antibodies alter the function of these ion channels in vitro and in vivo. Further, passive transfer of these immunoglobulin-containing fractions int...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Smith RG,Siklos L,Alexianu ME,Engelhardt JI,Mosier DR,Colom L,Habib Mohamed A,Appel SH

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Metals are suspected of being involved in the pathogenesis of various neurologic diseases. We previously found a complex imbalance in serum chemical elements and oxidative status in patients with clinically definite multiple sclerosis (CDMS). OBJECTIVE:To understand whether this imbalance affects people wit...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ristori G,Brescianini S,Pino A,Visconti A,Vittori D,Coarelli G,Cotichini R,Bocca B,Forte G,Pozzilli C,Pestalozza I,Stazi MA,Alimonti A,Salvetti M

更新日期：2011-02-08 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：:About one-third of patients with acoustic tumor (AT) initially seek medical attention for nonaudiologic complaints. The nonspecific early symptoms of AT require the inclusion of AT in many neurologic differential diagnoses. Advances in electrophysiologic and radiographic tests have allowed earlier diagnosis of AT at a...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Hart RG,Gardner DP,Howieson J

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the prevalence of childhood ataxia resulting from both genetic and acquired causes. METHODS:A systematic review was conducted following the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses) statement. Five databases were searched for articles reporting a frequency measur...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Musselman KE,Stoyanov CT,Marasigan R,Jenkins ME,Konczak J,Morton SM,Bastian AJ

更新日期：2014-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Structural and functional lesion localization in patients with hemispatial neglect. DESIGN:Location and severity of brain damage on CT and SPECT correlated with neglect performance as assessed with a battery of drawings, line bisection, and line and shape cancellation subtests. PATIENTS:Participants include...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Leibovitch FS,Black SE,Caldwell CB,Ebert PL,Ehrlich LE,Szalai JP

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Patients surviving retinopathy-positive cerebral malaria (CM) are at high risk for the development of epilepsy, developmental disabilities, and behavioral abnormalities. We aimed to establish whether retinopathy-negative CM is also a risk factor for these outcomes. METHODS:Between 2005 and 2007, survivors o...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Postels DG,Taylor TE,Molyneux M,Mannor K,Kaplan PW,Seydel KB,Chimalizeni YF,Kawaza K,Birbeck GL

更新日期：2012-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To conduct a systematic review on the association between tetanus vaccination and the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS). METHODS:The authors searched the databases Medline, LILACS, EMBASE, and Science Citation Index including the period 1966 to September 1, 2005. Eligible studies had to meet the following incl...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Hernán MA,Alonso A,Hernández-Díaz S

更新日期：2006-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined six patients with an abrupt change in behavior after infarction involving the inferior genu of the internal capsule. The acute syndrome featured fluctuating alertness, inattention, memory loss, apathy, abulia, and psychomotor retardation, suggesting frontal lobe dysfunction. Contralateral hemiparesis and d...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Tatemichi TK,Desmond DW,Prohovnik I,Cross DT,Gropen TI,Mohr JP,Stern Y

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Among patients with a patent foramen ovale (PFO) and a prior cryptogenic ischemic stroke or TIA, the absolute and relative risk of recurrent events is unclear. METHODS:We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical studies in any language published up to February 2008. We included studies re...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Almekhlafi MA,Wilton SB,Rabi DM,Ghali WA,Lorenzetti DL,Hill MD

更新日期：2009-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:A woman had a progressive neurologic syndrome beginning at age 3 and lasting for three decades. Clinical manifestations included severe mental deterioration, spastic paralysis, myoclonus, and tremors. A postmortem examination showed ubiquitous infiltration of neurons by lipofuscin and deposits of pigment in the globus...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Jervis GA,Pullarkat RK

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A young girl who initially presented with jaw hypomobility at age 4 years subsequently developed signs of a slowly progressive myopathy. Rods were found in all sampled muscles, and were associated with fibrous contractures in the temporomandibular joint muscles. Rods in fibers undergoing necrosis displayed a pattern o...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Powers JM,Young GF,Bass EB Jr,Reed FE Jr

更新日期：1980-09-01 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：:Acquired aphasia with convulsive disorder is an unusual condition in childhood, characterized by loss of language function associated with a paroxysmal electroencephalogram. To determine the course and outcome of this disorder, we evaluated nine patients 10 to 28 years after the onset of aphasia. Four patients had rec...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Mantovani JF,Landau WM

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess whether the association between reperfusion and improved clinical outcomes after stroke differs depending on the site of the arterial occlusive lesion (AOL). METHODS:We pooled data from Solitaire With the Intention for Thrombectomy (SWIFT), Solitaire FR Thrombectomy for Acute Revascularisation (STA...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Lemmens R,Hamilton SA,Liebeskind DS,Tomsick TA,Demchuk AM,Nogueira RG,Marks MP,Jahan R,Gralla J,Yoo AJ,Yeatts SD,Palesch YY,Saver JL,Pereira VM,Broderick JP,Albers GW,Lansberg MG,DEFUSE 2, IMS III, STAR, and SWIFT trial

更新日期：2016-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report our experience delivering intrathecal nusinersen through cervical puncture in patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) with no lumbar access. BACKGROUND:SMA is a neuromuscular disorder characterized by profound muscle weakness, atrophy, and paralysis due to degeneration of the anterior horn cell...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Veerapandiyan A,Pal R,D'Ambrosio S,Young I,Eichinger K,Collins E,Westesson PL,Kwon J,Ciafaloni E

更新日期：2018-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study assessed the strength of military-related concussion-, psychological-, and behavioral-related measures to predict neurobehavioral symptom (NBS) reporting in order to help clarify the extent to which persistent NBS reflect lingering effects of concussion vs other psychological/behavioral factors amo...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Andrews RJ,Fonda JR,Levin LK,McGlinchey RE,Milberg WP

更新日期：2018-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effects of gabapentin on sensory and motor symptoms in patients with restless legs syndrome (RLS). METHODS:Patients with RLS (22 idiopathic, 2 secondary to iron deficiency) were randomized and treated for 6 weeks with either gabapentin or placebo. After a 1-week washout they crossed over to the...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Garcia-Borreguero D,Larrosa O,de la Llave Y,Verger K,Masramon X,Hernandez G

更新日期：2002-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate if mental fatigue is a symptom that appears independently from other clinical features in patients with Parkinson disease (PD), and to study if fatigue is persistent over time in these patients. METHODS:In 1993, 233 patients with PD were included in a community-based study of fatigue and followed...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Alves G,Wentzel-Larsen T,Larsen JP

更新日期：2004-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To validate the Narcolepsy Severity Scale (NSS), a brief clinical instrument to evaluate the severity and consequences of symptoms in patients with narcolepsy type 1 (NT1). METHODS:A 15-item scale to assess the frequency and severity of excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexy, hypnagogic hallucinations, slee...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Dauvilliers Y,Beziat S,Pesenti C,Lopez R,Barateau L,Carlander B,Luca G,Tafti M,Morin CM,Billiard M,Jaussent I

更新日期：2017-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with similar courses of neurologic impairment and subsequent recovery after cerebral air embolism complicating cardiac ablation procedures are described. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, combined with aggressive resuscitative efforts, appears to have contributed to each patient's recovery. ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Hinkle DA,Raizen DM,McGarvey ML,Liu GT

更新日期：2001-03-27 00:00:00