Shift Work Disorder.

abstract：:Drug-induced seizures are a commonly encountered problem for physicians. In this article, drugs that cause seizures are discussed with regards to the incidence of seizures, associated clinical factors, risk factors, and special treatment considerations. This information should help physicians determine appropriate eva...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Garcia PA,Alldredge BK

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immune system plays a significant role in Alzheimer disease (AD). β-Amyloid deposition in the cortex is thought to be an initiating event in AD and the widely believed amyloid hypothesis proposes removal of amyloid may delay disease progression. Human trials of active or passive immune agents have failed to show b...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Farlow MR,Brosch JR

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MS has certain salient morphologic features that distinguish it from other disorders of white matter and that may represent points of departure for investigation. ...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Powell HC,Lampert PW

更新日期：1983-08-01 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

authors： Furlan AJ,Sila CA,Chimowitz MI,Jones SC

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chorea (Greek for "dance") refers to irregular, rapid, flowing, non-stereotyped and random involuntary movements that often possess a writhing quality, referred to as choreoathetosis. When mild, it may be difficult to differentiate from restlessness. The movements can be strikingly asymmetric, as in hemichorea, or gen...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Higgins DS Jr

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Supratentorial low-grade gliomas comprise a group of primary central nervous system neoplasms with characteristics of neuroglial cells (i.e., astrocytes and oligodendrocytes) and relatively low anaplastic potential, although through time they tend to behave more aggressively. Immediate surgical intervention and subseq...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Recht LD,Bernstein M

更新日期：1995-11-01 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

authors： Kondziolka D,Firlik AD,Lunsford LD

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disorders of the autonomic and small nerve fibers comprise a wide spectrum of disease states that cross a multitude of clinical specialties.The evaluation of these disorders allows the investigator to determine the presence or absence of abnormalities in the lightly myelinated and unmyelinated nerve fibers with minima...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Gibbons C,Freeman R

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The author discusses the noninvasive tests and their roles relative to intravenous digital subtraction angiography in the assessment of patients with carotid disease. ...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Ackerman RH

更新日期：1983-02-01 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

authors： Wilkins RH

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intensive care unit-acquired weakness (ICUAW) is a substantial contributor to long-term disability in survivors of critical illness. Critical illness polyneuropathy, critical illness myopathy, and muscle atrophy from disuse contribute in various proportions to ICUAW. ICUAW is a clinical diagnosis supported by electrop...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Kramer CL

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurologically critically ill patients, more often than others, are unable to communicate and, for a crucial period of time, have the vital functions of their brains hidden in the "black box" of the cranial vault behind a curtain of ambiguity and immobility. Customarily--and naively--we have relied upon beside clinica...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Jordan KG

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most patients who have endured a stroke sustain behavioral changes, although in many instances these effects can be subtle. Although behavioral changes after a stroke tend to improve, they may persist and have serious effects on daily living activities. This article reviews the more familiar behavioral changes that fo...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Mark VW

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In light of the potentially devastating effects of hemorrhagic stroke, it is critical that an effective treatment paradigm be defined. This report briefly reviews the various subtypes of hemorrhagic stroke, considers the indications for surgery, and discusses specific surgical treatment options. ...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Ashley WW Jr,Charbel FT,Amin-Hanjani S

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of IH for 24 hours in patients who remain comatose following resuscitation from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest improves outcomes. How-ever, the induction of hypothermia has several physiologic effects that need to be considered. A protocol for the rapid induction of hypothermia is described. At present, the ra...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Bernard S

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors divide biological toxins into animal, plant, and bacterial classes and discuss each within a context of demographic, clinical and research examples. Advances in our knowledge are highlighted, and the authors relate the implications of this knowledge to target-specific neurologic involvement. ...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Goetz CG,Meisel E

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Throughout pregnancy and the puerperium, a variety of hormonal and physiologic changes occur that are associated with pregnancy-specific neurologic conditions, which may also influence known preexisting medical conditions or bring previously unknown neurologic conditions to clinical attention. This article reviews the...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Delfyett WT,Fetzer DT

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Animal and human research has clearly shown that anticonvulsants are teratogens and pose a risk for fetal malformations. In the case of dilantin it appears that fetal susceptibility correlates with the fetal level of the microsomal detoxifying enzyme epoxide hydrolase. The genetics of seizures in the parents does not ...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Buehler BA,Rao V,Finnell RH

更新日期：1994-11-01 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

authors： Albers JW,Nostrant TT,Riggs JE

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) and causalgia appear to reflect identical pictures even though the latter is related to nerve injury and the former is not. Overriding past and present skepticism about a role for the sympathetic system in their cause and treatment, the International Association for the Study of Pain...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Ochoa JL,Verdugo RJ

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroepidemiology is the application of the methods of epidemiology to the problems of clinical neurology. After diagnosis, the most basic characterization of a disease is its frequency. This characterization requires ascertainment of case (numerator) within their population at risk (denominator) to provide incidence,...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Kurtzke JF

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electronystagmography in 1990 should identify a vestibular abnormality with which to associate the clinical symptoms. The vestibular test battery method and interpretation reveals its application in neurotologic diagnosis. ...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Brookler KH

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Through the use of IHS criteria, large population-based epidemiologic studies in Denmark, the United States, France, Canada, and elsewhere have shed light on the descriptive epidemiology of migraine. Although migraine is a remarkably common cause of temporary disability, many migraineurs, even those with disabling hea...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Silberstein SD,Lipton RB

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The past 40 years have seen the evolution of acute ischemic stroke management from unproven therapies du jour, such as steroids, heparin for stroke in evolution, and hypervolemic-hemodilution, to more of a scientific basis for our decision-making process. This evolution is directly related to the advancements in imagi...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Kelley RE,Martin-Schild S

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adverse effects of fetal drug exposures are well documented. Evidence for FAS, impaired intrauterine growth, birth defects, and mental retardation related to alcohol is compelling; evidence for alcohol-induced adverse behaviors and impaired speech is tenuous. Teratogenic, cognitive, or behavioral effects associate...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Chiriboga CA

更新日期：1993-08-01 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

authors： Younger DS

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article defines the evolving role of the neurologist as a provider of palliative care. As neurologists care for chronically and critically ill, dying patients, and individuals whose diseases are incurable at the time of diagnosis, clinical competence requires expertise in the principles and practice of palliative...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Foley KM,Carver AC

更新日期：2001-11-01 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

authors： Pugh MJ,McMillan KK

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Addressed are the features of postviral and postvaccinial syndromes affecting the CNS. The relationships among acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, EAE, and MS are discussed. Among the postvaccination syndromes covered are the neurologic sequelae of pertussis immunizations, with a description of a mouse model of this...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Sriram S,Steinman L

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since its clinical introduction in the early 1980s, MRI has transformed the practice of differential diagnosis and disease monitoring for disorders affecting the central nervous system, in particular multiple sclerosis and the allied inflammatory demyelinating diseases. Widespread and dynamic inflammatory processes of...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Ali EN,Buckle GJ

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00