Early clinicopathologic description of nodoparanodopathy in the 19th century.

abstract：:Serum levels of creatine phosphokinase (CPK) and pyruvic kinase (PK) were determined in 42 controls, 57 patients with various neuromuscular disorders, and 23 female relatives of Duchenne dystrophy patients. CPK and PK enzyme activities were increased in comparable numbers of muscle disease patients and female carriers...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Seay AR,Ziter FA,Wu LH,Wu JT

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dapsone produces a potentially reversible toxic neuropathy, with its primary effect on the soma and axons of motor neurons as opposed to myelin. There is very little evidence to suggest involvement of sensory axons in most cases; if present, it would appear minimal. A "dying back" of motor axons is postulated to produ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Gutmann L,Martin JD,Welton W

更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clostridium botulinum neurotoxin types A, B, and E cause most cases of the paralytic disease botulism. Little is known about the epidemiology, clinical features, or microbiology of botulism type F. METHODS:Cases of adult type F botulism were identified by review of data collected by CDC's National Botulism ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Gupta A,Sumner CJ,Castor M,Maslanka S,Sobel J

更新日期：2005-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To use the large dataset from the Tysabri Outreach: Unified Commitment to Health (TOUCH) program to compare progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) risk with natalizumab extended interval dosing (EID) vs standard interval dosing (SID) in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). METHODS:This retrospect...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ryerson LZ,Foley J,Chang I,Kister I,Cutter G,Metzger RR,Goldberg JD,Li X,Riddle E,Smirnakis K,Kasliwal R,Ren Z,Hotermans C,Ho PR,Campbell N

更新日期：2019-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the incidence and clinical effects of antibodies that develop during treatment with natalizumab. METHODS:In two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies (natalizumab safety and efficacy in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis [MS, AFFIRM] and safety and efficacy of natalizumab in c...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Calabresi PA,Giovannoni G,Confavreux C,Galetta SL,Havrdova E,Hutchinson M,Kappos L,Miller DH,O'Connor PW,Phillips JT,Polman CH,Radue EW,Rudick RA,Stuart WH,Lublin FD,Wajgt A,Weinstock-Guttman B,Wynn DR,Lynn F,Panzar

更新日期：2007-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the diagnostic value of high-resolution ultrasound (HRUS) for detection of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), Lewis-Sumner syndrome (LSS), and multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN). METHODS:Between January 2013 and January 2015, we enrolled 75 consecutive treatment-naive patie...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Goedee HS,van der Pol WL,van Asseldonk JH,Franssen H,Notermans NC,Vrancken AJ,van Es MA,Nikolakopoulos S,Visser LH,van den Berg LH

更新日期：2017-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbamazepine was compared with phenytoin in a double-blind study. Of 87 patients, data on 70 patients were complete and used for analysis. Thirty-five patients were treated with each drug. The incidence of major side effects, minor side effects, and complete control (85%) was the same in both groups. A mild but signi...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ramsay RE,Wilder BJ,Berger JR,Bruni J

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients, clinicians, and hospitals have undergone monumental changes during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This crisis has forced us to consider the obligations that we neurologists have to our individual patients as well as the greater community. By returning to our fundamental understanding of th...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Rubin MA,Bonnie RJ,Epstein L,Hemphill C,Kirschen M,Lewis A,Suarez JI,Ethics, Law, and Humanities Committee, a joint committee of the American Academy of Neurology, American Neurological Association, and Child Neurology Society; in collabor

更新日期：2020-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:People with AD have deficient contrast sensitivity and impaired face discrimination. The authors presented photographs of unfamiliar faces of three different sizes to enhance the low, middle, or high facial frequency information (cycles per face). Patients with AD demonstrated normal discrimination of small faces only...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Cronin-Golomb A,Cronin-Golomb M,Dunne TE,Brown AC,Jain K,Cipolloni PB,Auerbach SH

更新日期：2000-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been disagreement about the precise characteristics of "subcortical aphasia." We evaluated 14 patients with aphasia after subcortical lesions and controlled for duration, general anatomic site of lesions (capsulostriatal only), and etiology. The clinical profiles of the patients were quite similar, varying i...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Mega MS,Alexander MP

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the risk, predictors, and prognosis of independence loss and institutionalization in patients with early Parkinson disease (PD). METHODS:We conducted a prospective population-based 5-year longitudinal study following 189 patients with incident PD and 174 controls matched for age, sex, and comorb...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Bjornestad A,Tysnes OB,Larsen JP,Alves G

更新日期：2016-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether the fornix and mamillary bodies, being part of the limbic system, are abnormal in patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE). BACKGROUND:The limbic system comprises the hippocampal formation, fornix, mamillary bodies, thalamus, and other integrated structures. This system is im...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Kuzniecky R,Bilir E,Gilliam F,Faught E,Martin R,Hugg J

更新日期：1999-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a randomized, double-blind, parallel group, placebo-controlled study to test the effects of the acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, donepezil (5 mg/d for 30 days), on aircraft pilot performance in 18 licensed pilots with mean age of 52 years. After 30 days of treatment, the donepezil group showed greater ability...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Yesavage JA,Mumenthaler MS,Taylor JL,Friedman L,O'Hara R,Sheikh J,Tinklenberg J,Whitehouse PJ

更新日期：2002-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the episodic migraine (EM)-obesity association and the influence of age, race, and sex on this relationship. METHODS:We examined the EM-obesity association and the influence of age, race, and sex in 3,862 adult participants of both black and white race interviewed in the National Comorbidity Surv...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Peterlin BL,Rosso AL,Williams MA,Rosenberg JR,Haythornthwaite JA,Merikangas KR,Gottesman RF,Bond DS,He JP,Zonderman AB

更新日期：2013-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the prognostic accuracy of various acute stroke prognostic scales using a large, independent, clinical trials dataset. METHODS:We directly compared 8 stroke prognostic scales, chosen based on focused literature review (Acute Stroke Registry and Analysis of Lausanne [ASTRAL]; iSCORE; iSCORE-revised...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Quinn TJ,Singh S,Lees KR,Bath PM,Myint PK,VISTA Collaborators.

更新日期：2017-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the phenotypic spectrum and genetics of periventricular nodular heterotopia (PNH) caused by FLN1 mutations in four men. BACKGROUND:X-linked PNH caused by FLN1 mutations (MIM #300049) implies prenatal or early postnatal lethality in boys and 50% recurrence risk in daughters of affected women. MET...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Guerrini R,Mei D,Sisodiya S,Sicca F,Harding B,Takahashi Y,Dorn T,Yoshida A,Campistol J,Krämer G,Moro F,Dobyns WB,Parrini E

更新日期：2004-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:As clinical trials move toward earlier intervention, we sought to redefine the β-amyloid (Aβ)-PET threshold based on the lowest point in a baseline distribution that robustly predicts future Aβ accumulation and cognitive decline in 3 independent samples of clinically normal individuals. METHODS:Sequential...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Farrell ME,Jiang S,Schultz AP,Properzi MJ,Price JC,Becker JA,Jacobs HIL,Hanseeuw BJ,Rentz DM,Villemagne VL,Papp KV,Mormino EC,Betensky RA,Johnson KA,Sperling RA,Buckley RF,Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative and t

更新日期：2021-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of acquired demyelination of the CNS (acquired demyelinating syndromes [ADS]) in children is unknown. It is important that physicians recognize the features of ADS to facilitate care and to appreciate the future risk of multiple sclerosis (MS). OBJECTIVE:To determine the incidence, clinical fe...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Banwell B,Kennedy J,Sadovnick D,Arnold DL,Magalhaes S,Wambera K,Connolly MB,Yager J,Mah JK,Shah N,Sebire G,Meaney B,Dilenge ME,Lortie A,Whiting S,Doja A,Levin S,MacDonald EA,Meek D,Wood E,Lowry N,Buckley D,Yim

更新日期：2009-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:A 3-year old, previously well child developed paroxysms of left thigh pain. Evaluation was unremarkable except for interictal and postictal EEG epileptiform activity in the right parietal and posterior temporal regions. The painful spells were controlled with anticonvulsant medication. Episodes of paroxysmal, unexplai...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Trevathan E,Cascino GD

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the therapeutic efficacy of gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) system stimulation in four patients with classical Huntington's disease and one with the hypokinetic-rigid form. Orally administered THIP (4,5,6,7-tetrahydroisoxazolo-[5,4,-c] pyridin-3-ol), a novel GABA receptor agonist, failed to improve motor o...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Foster NL,Chase TN,Denaro A,Hare TA,Tamminga CA

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:SCN1A mutations were recently reported in several patients with severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy (SMEI). The authors analyzed SCN1A mutations in 93 patients with SMEI and made genotype-phenotype correlation to clarify the role of this gene in the etiology of SMEI. METHODS:All patients fulfilled the crit...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Nabbout R,Gennaro E,Dalla Bernardina B,Dulac O,Madia F,Bertini E,Capovilla G,Chiron C,Cristofori G,Elia M,Fontana E,Gaggero R,Granata T,Guerrini R,Loi M,La Selva L,Lispi ML,Matricardi A,Romeo A,Tzolas V,Valseriati

更新日期：2003-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis were given intrathecal injections of natural interferon alpha, 1 million units weekly for 7 to 24 weeks. Six patients completed the trial. Four voluntarily withdrew after 7 to 13 injections. The slopes of deterioration for 40 quantitative tests of neuromuscular function ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Mora JS,Munsat TL,Kao KP,Finison LJ,Hedlund W,Bradley GA,Scheife R,Georgiades JA

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the epidemiology, etiology, clinical characteristics, treatment, outcome, and prevention of zoonotic bacterial meningitis in human adults. METHODS:We identified 16 zoonotic bacteria causing meningitis in adults. RESULTS:Zoonotic bacterial meningitis is uncommon compared to bacterial meningitis c...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： van Samkar A,Brouwer MC,van der Ende A,van de Beek D

更新日期：2016-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate clinical differences in warm and cold complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) phenotypes. BACKGROUND:CRPS represents inhomogeneous chronic pain conditions; approximately 70% patients with CRPS have "warm" affected limbs and 30% have "cold" affected limbs. METHODS:We examined 50 patients with "c...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Eberle T,Doganci B,Krämer HH,Geber C,Fechir M,Magerl W,Birklein F

更新日期：2009-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test efficacy and safety of atorvastatin in subjects with clinically isolated syndrome (CIS). METHODS:Subjects with CIS were enrolled in a phase II, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 14-center randomized trial testing 80 mg atorvastatin on clinical and brain MRI activity. Brain MRIs were performed quarter...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Waubant E,Pelletier D,Mass M,Cohen JA,Kita M,Cross A,Bar-Or A,Vollmer T,Racke M,Stüve O,Schwid S,Goodman A,Kachuck N,Preiningerova J,Weinstock-Guttman B,Calabresi PA,Miller A,Mokhtarani M,Iklé D,Murphy S,Kopetskie

更新日期：2012-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the relationship between hippocampal, amygdalar, and entorhinal cortex atrophy and duration of epilepsy, presence of secondary generalized seizures, and prolonged childhood febrile convulsions in patients with pharmacologically intractable temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). METHODS:Volumetric MRI of ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Bernasconi N,Natsume J,Bernasconi A

更新日期：2005-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Migraine and headache in general have been associated with subsequent risk of stroke, primarily in retrospective case-control studies. Prospective data evaluating the association between specific headache forms and stroke are sparse. METHODS:A prospective cohort study was conducted among 39,754 US health pr...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Kurth T,Slomke MA,Kase CS,Cook NR,Lee IM,Gaziano JM,Diener HC,Buring JE

更新日期：2005-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate patient-acceptable symptom state (PASS) cut points for myasthenia gravis (MG) health scales. METHODS:We conducted an electronic survey that included the Myasthenia Gravis Impairment Index (MGII), EuroQol 5-Dimension (EQ5D), and a simple PASS question. PASS-anchored thresholds were estimated for ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Mendoza M,Tran C,Bril V,Katzberg HD,Barnett C

更新日期：2020-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine associated demographic and clinical correlates and the development of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) over 8 years in a community-based cohort of patients with Parkinson disease (PD). METHODS:A total of 232 patients with PD were included in a population-based prevalence study in 1993. Patients ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Gjerstad MD,Alves G,Wentzel-Larsen T,Aarsland D,Larsen JP

更新日期：2006-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Assay of anti-striated muscle antibodies (StrAb) is used as a diagnostic test for thymoma in individuals with myasthenia gravis. Unfortunately, false positive results are common, and their effect on test accuracy is magnified by the relatively low frequency of thymoma in myasthenics. We estimated the predictive values...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Lanska DJ

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00