ALS phenotype is influenced by age, sex, and genetics: A population-based study.

abstract：:This review summarizes evidence, primarily from recent human studies, indirectly supporting a novel hypothesis: that the assessment of healthy individuals' responses to standardized noxious stimuli in a controlled laboratory environment has important implications for the later risk of developing a broad spectrum of ch...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Edwards RR

更新日期：2005-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Intramedullary cysticercosis of the spinal cord is rare; there have been only 26 previous cases. We describe a patient with low back pain, paraparesis, lumbosacral sensory loss, and signs of meningeal irritation. The clinical diagnosis was spinal cord tumor, but at surgery there was a cysticercus cyst within the lumbo...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Akiguchi I,Fujiwara T,Matsuyama H,Muranaka H,Kameyama M

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined measures of lead dose that reflect intensity of exposure and cumulative exposure for differential association with neuropsychological functional domains and with neuropsychological performance by age. Eighty active lead smelter workers assessed for verbal memory and visuomotoric skills had a mean (range) a...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Bleecker ML,Lindgren KN,Ford DP

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new cerebral disorder, described in three unrelated children, has recognizable clinical, radiologic, and neuropathologic findings. The onset occurs from early infancy to adolescence with slowing of cognitive performance, rare convulsive seizures, and a mixture of extrapyramidal, cerebellar, and pyramidal signs. CT s...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Labrune P,Lacroix C,Goutières F,de Laveaucoupet J,Chevalier P,Zerah M,Husson B,Landrieu P

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To quantify disease progression in individuals with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) using magnetic resonance biomarkers of leg muscles. METHODS:MRI and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) biomarkers were acquired from 104 participants with DMD and 51 healthy controls using a prospective observational stu...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Rooney WD,Berlow YA,Triplett WT,Forbes SC,Willcocks RJ,Wang DJ,Arpan I,Arora H,Senesac C,Lott DJ,Tennekoon G,Finkel R,Russman BS,Finanger EL,Chakraborty S,O'Brien E,Moloney B,Barnard A,Sweeney HL,Daniels MJ,Walter

更新日期：2020-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates a canine model of experimental brain tumor. Particularly addressed was the usefulness of gadolinium contrast-enhanced MRI for differentiating brain tumor tissue from cerebral edema. Cultured canine glioma cells were injected into the left hemispheres of six adult mongrel dogs. All dogs develope...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Whelan HT,Clanton JA,Moore PM,Tolner DJ,Kessler RM,Whetsell WO Jr

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate evidence of the potential role of early cortical vulnerability in the development of primary progressive aphasia (PPA). METHOD:A woman with a diagnosis of PPA and her 9 adult siblings, 7 with developmental language disabilities, underwent neuropsychological testing, structural MRI, and resting...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Weintraub S,Rader B,Coventry C,Sridhar J,Wood J,Guillaume KA,Coppola G,Ramos EM,Bonakdarpour B,Rogalski EJ,Mesulam MM

更新日期：2020-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe three patients with acute chiasmal visual field loss caused by hemorrhage within an intrachiasmal arteriovenous malformation. One patient had five episodes; vision improved three times without treatment and twice after surgical decompression. Surgical intervention restored vision in two of the three patien...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Lavin PJ,McCrary JA 3rd,Roessmann U,Ellenberger C Jr

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the introduction of computed tomography (CT), there have been numerous reports of brain abscess treated successfully without surgery. Because pathologic confirmation was lacking in these patients, diagnosis was based on CT abnormalities, usually ring enhancement. However, our recent clinical experience and the e...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Dobkin JF,Healton EB,Dickinson PC,Brust JC

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long-term evolution of Hu antibody (Hu-Ab) titers in patients with paraneoplastic neurologic syndromes (PNSs) is not known. Described is the evolution of Hu-Ab titers in 35 patients with PNS with a median follow-up of 32 months (range 6 to 108 months). No correlation was observed between Hu-Ab titers and neurologi...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Lladó A,Mannucci P,Carpentier AF,Paris S,Blanco Y,Saiz A,Delattre JY,Graus F

更新日期：2004-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess cerebrovascular reactivity in response to a visual task in participants with cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA), Alzheimer disease (AD), and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) using fMRI. METHODS:This prospective cohort study included 40 patients with CAA, 22 with AD, 27 with MCI, and 25 healthy contro...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Switzer AR,Cheema I,McCreary CR,Zwiers A,Charlton A,Alvarez-Veronesi A,Sekhon R,Zerna C,Stafford RB,Frayne R,Goodyear BG,Smith EE

更新日期：2020-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effect of deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the ventral intermediate thalamic nucleus on voice symptoms in seven patients with essential tremor. All had undergone DBS for management of hand tremor. Five of the patients had received unilateral implants; two were treated bilaterally. Each reported improveme...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Carpenter MA,Pahwa R,Miyawaki KL,Wilkinson SB,Searl JP,Koller WC

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness and macular volume in neuromyelitis optica (NMO) spectrum patients using optical coherence tomography (OCT). BACKGROUND:OCT can quantify damage to retinal ganglion cell axons and can identify abnormalities in multiple sclerosis and optic neuritis (ON...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ratchford JN,Quigg ME,Conger A,Frohman T,Frohman E,Balcer LJ,Calabresi PA,Kerr DA

更新日期：2009-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the current best practice for treatment of infantile spasms in children. METHODS:Database searches of MEDLINE from 1966 and EMBASE from 1980 and searches of reference lists of retrieved articles were performed. Inclusion criteria were the documented presence of infantile spasms and hypsarrhythmi...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Mackay MT,Weiss SK,Adams-Webber T,Ashwal S,Stephens D,Ballaban-Gill K,Baram TZ,Duchowny M,Hirtz D,Pellock JM,Shields WD,Shinnar S,Wyllie E,Snead OC 3rd,American Academy of Neurology.,Child Neurology Society.

更新日期：2004-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify the cause of hypokalemic periodic paralysis (HOKPP) in a family whose disease is not caused by a mutation in the dihydropyridine-sensitive (DHP) receptor alpha1-subunit gene (CACNA1S). BACKGROUND:Hypokalemic periodic paralysis is primarily caused by mutations within CACNA1S. Genetic heterogeneity...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Bulman DE,Scoggan KA,van Oene MD,Nicolle MW,Hahn AF,Tollar LL,Ebers GC

更新日期：1999-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the clinical, pathologic, and ultrastructural findings in a case of juvenile onset neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinosis without visual symptoms or retinal abnormalities. The histochemical and ultrastructural characteristics of the neuronal lipopigment were similar to those in typical cases of neuronal ceroid-lip...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Greenwood RS,Nelson JS

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There is only limited evidence from adequately controlled clinical trials to support high-dose methylprednisolone therapy for attacks of multiple sclerosis (MS) and none supporting oral administration. We assessed the effect of oral high-dose methylprednisolone therapy in attacks of MS. METHODS:Twenty-five p...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Sellebjerg F,Frederiksen JL,Nielsen PM,Olesen J

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hirayama disease is a nonprogressive, asymmetric amyotrophy of the hands and forearms, possibly caused by compression of the lower cervical cord on neck flexion. The authors used phase-contrast MR angiography to study a patient with this disorder and observed abnormal spinal epidural venous dilation on neck flexion. I...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Baba Y,Nakajima M,Utsunomiya H,Tsuboi Y,Fujiki F,Kusuhara T,Yamada T

更新日期：2004-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the frequency and types of change in "self" seen in frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and to determine the relative involvement of the nondominant and dominant frontal and temporal brain regions in FTD patients with or without changes in a sense of self using neuropsychology tests and neuroimaging. B...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Miller BL,Seeley WW,Mychack P,Rosen HJ,Mena I,Boone K

更新日期：2001-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:We have demonstrated the reliability of a noninvasive method for successfully localizing the intracranial origin of the EEG. The dipole localization method (DLM) is a computer-assisted, mathematical method based on electrical field theory and is similar to localization methods currently used by electrocardiologists. I...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Smith DB,Sidman RD,Flanigin H,Henke J,Labiner D

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Deep brain stimulation of the internal pallidum (GPi-DBS) is an established therapeutic option in treatment-refractory dystonia, and the identification of factors predicting surgical outcome is needed to optimize patient selection. METHODS:In this retrospective multicenter study, GPi-DBS outcome of 8 patien...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Brüggemann N,Kühn A,Schneider SA,Kamm C,Wolters A,Krause P,Moro E,Steigerwald F,Wittstock M,Tronnier V,Lozano AM,Hamani C,Poon YY,Zittel S,Wächter T,Deuschl G,Krüger R,Kupsch A,Münchau A,Lohmann K,Volkmann J,Kle

更新日期：2015-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the efficacy of rizatriptan and the consistency of treatment response in migraine attacks of children and adolescents. METHODS:We conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled three-way crossover trial in patients ages 6 to 17 years diagnosed with migraine in two pediatric hospital outpatient clini...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ahonen K,Hämäläinen ML,Eerola M,Hoppu K

更新日期：2006-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary incontinence (UI) after stroke is common and associated with overall poor functional outcomes. There is controversy regarding which factors contribute to incontinence after stroke and which factors may be predictive of recovery of continence. This study investigated consecutive stroke admissions to an inpatien...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ween JE,Alexander MP,D'Esposito M,Roberts M

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Charcot Marie Tooth type 1a (CMT1a) is a primarily demyelinating neuropathy, characterized by slowly progressive muscle weakness, atrophy, and sensory loss, and is most pronounced in both feet and hands. There is increasing evidence that muscle weakness is determined by motor axonal dysfunction. OBJECTIVE:T...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Videler AJ,van Dijk JP,Beelen A,de Visser M,Nollet F,van Schaik IN

更新日期：2008-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study assessed the tissue integrity of major cervical cord tracts by using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to determine the relationship with specific clinical functions carried by those tracts. METHODS:This was a cross-sectional study of 37 patients with multiple sclerosis or neuromyelitis optica with r...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Naismith RT,Xu J,Klawiter EC,Lancia S,Tutlam NT,Wagner JM,Qian P,Trinkaus K,Song SK,Cross AH

更新日期：2013-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate when it is possible to discontinue anticonvulsant treatment in children with cryptogenic partial epilepsy, the authors studied 89 epileptic children divided into two groups: Group A, 45 children whose therapy was discontinued after 1 year from the last seizure; and Group B, 44 children whose therapy was st...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Verrotti A,Morresi S,Basciani F,Cutarella R,Morgese G,Chiarelli F

更新日期：2000-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Rebleeding of an aneurysm is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Whereas numerous studies have demonstrated the risk factors associated with rebleeding, few data on complications of rebleeding, including its effect on the development of delayed cerebral ischemia (DC...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Lord AS,Fernandez L,Schmidt JM,Mayer SA,Claassen J,Lee K,Connolly ES,Badjatia N

更新日期：2012-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterize a kindred with a distinctive autosomal dominant neuromuscular disorder. BACKGROUND:The authors studied a large Italian family affected by a progressive neuromyopathy. Ten individuals over three generations were affected. The disease was characterized by onset from the late teens to early 50s ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Servidei S,Capon F,Spinazzola A,Mirabella M,Semprini S,de Rosa G,Gennarelli M,Sangiuolo F,Ricci E,Mohrenweiser HW,Dallapiccola B,Tonali P,Novelli G

更新日期：1999-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:We used the Mayo Clinic medical records linkage system to detect all cases of intracranial vascular malformation (IVM) among residents of Olmsted County, Minnesota from 1965 to 1992 and found 48 IVMs over the 27-year period, including four patients with IVM detected at autopsy, without prior symptoms. Twenty-nine of 4...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Brown RD Jr,Wiebers DO,Torner JC,O'Fallon WM

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several studies indicate semantic fluency more sensitively discriminates patients with Alzheimer disease (AD) from normal elderly persons, with disproportionate impairment of semantic over phonemic fluency. OBJECTIVE:To determine the ability of abbreviated fluency measures in the clinic setting (1-minute le...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Canning SJ,Leach L,Stuss D,Ngo L,Black SE

更新日期：2004-02-24 00:00:00