Kleine-Levin Syndrome.

abstract：Purpose of Review:Giant cell arteritis (GCA), a medium and large vessel vasculitis occurring in the aged, remains a formidable disease, capable of taking both vision and life, through a multitude of vascular complications. Our understanding of the spectrum of its manifestations has grown over the years, to include limb...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Dinkin M,Johnson E

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dystonia is a neurologic disorder that can occur at any age and often results in significant disability. The therapeutic application of botulinum toxin has revolutionized the treatment of this disorder, particularly for the adult-onset focal forms such as cervical dystonia and blepharospasm. The two available commerci...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Cardona-Garcia OD,Higgins DS,Molho ES

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OPINION STATEMENT: Anemia develops in about 50% of patients hospitalized with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and is recognized as a cause of secondary brain injury. This review examines the effects of anemia and transfusion on TBI patients through a literature search to identify original research on anemia and transfusi...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Kramer AH,Le Roux P

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW:Psychosis is broadly defined as a disengagement from reality. It describes syndromes that impair both thought content and thought process. Psychosis negatively impacts an individual's quality of life, in addition to the families caring for them. Psychosis with different types of hallucinations and...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Rothenberg KG,Rajaram R

更新日期：2019-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:When the diagnosis of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (aPS) is being considered in persons who have experienced an ischemic stroke or a transient ischemic attack, it is important to gauge how well the history and laboratory data fit with this diagnosis as opposed to other causes of infarct. The fewer the number of ...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Jacobs BS,Levine SR

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of progressive myoclonus epilepsy (PME) remains a major therapeutic challenge in neurology. Generalized convulsive seizures are often well controlled through classic antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) like valproate and clonazepam, whereas myoclonus, the main symptom that is affecting patients most in their dail...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Uthman BM,Reichl A

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OPINION STATEMENT:The management of herpes zoster (HZ) usually involves a multidisciplinary approach aiming to reduce complications and morbidity. Patients with herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) are referred to ophthalmologists for prevention or treatment of its potential complications. Without prompt detection and trea...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Sanjay S,Huang P,Lavanya R

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cervicocranial arterial dissection (CCAD) occurs when there is a tear in the intimal layer of the carotid or vertebral arteries with subsequent extravasation of blood into the subintimal layers. The dissection may be extradural, intradural, or extend over both segments. The contents of the subintimal layers are highly...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Shah Q,Messé SR

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical management, the mainstay of treatment for partial epilepsy, involves choosing from an array of antiseizure drugs, most of which have comparable efficacy against partial-onset seizures. Effective treatment strategies involve matching the characteristics of drug and patient to control seizures without adverse ef...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Liu L,Henry JC

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OPINION STATEMENT:Melanoma-associated retinopathy is a rare paraneoplastic disorder that is challenging to diagnose and even more difficult to treat. Because of the rarity of the disease, therapy is based on analysis of case series and case reports. Based on evidence from these reports, first-line therapy is cytoreduct...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Powell SF,Dudek AZ

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple pharmacologic treatments have been studied, but propranolol and primidone have proven to be the most effective medications. It is unlikely that a patient will respond miraculously to another medication if his or her response to propranolol and primidone is minimal. Some subsets of essential tremor, however, s...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Lambert D,Waters CH

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OPINION STATEMENT:The timely implementation of immunotherapy is key to successful treatment of autoimmune encephalopathies or dementias (from here on will be referred to as autoimmune encephalopathies). There are different levels of diagnostic certainty which should guide the immunological treatment of autoimmune encep...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： McKeon A

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OPINION STATEMENT:Cerebral vasospasm (cVSP) consists of the vasoconstriction of large and small intracranial vessels which can lead to cerebral hypoperfusion, and in extreme cases, delayed ischemic deficits with stroke. While most commonly observed after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH), cVSP can also occur af...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Izzy S,Muehlschlegel S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OPINION STATEMENT:Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common, sensorimotor, circadian sleep disorder characterized by the urge to move the legs, particularly at nighttime. It is important to differentiate primary and secondary RLS from other conditions, which can mimic the symptoms of RLS, in particular neuropathy and cr...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Rios Romenets S,Postuma RB

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The challenge for the neurologist in the treatment of Lyme neuroborreliosis is not in the treatment per se, but in the diagnosis. Neurological manifestations of Lyme disease can present in many forms, and diagnostic techniques which detect the spirochete directly; the culture or polymerase chain reaction of the spiroc...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Pachner AR

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a devastating neurological event with a 30-day mortality of approximately 40%. Recent research provides new insights into the pathophysiology of ICH-associated edema, with potential molecular and cellular targets for future therapy. Neuroimaging techniques such as gradient...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Freeman WD,Brott TG

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review will examine the current evidence that genetic and/or epigenetic variation may influence the multiple sclerosis (MS) clinical course, phenotype, and measures of MS severity including disability progression and relapse rate. RECENT FINDINGS:There is little evidence that MS clinical phenoty...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Jokubaitis VG,Zhou Y,Butzkueven H,Taylor BV

更新日期：2018-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：OPINION STATEMENT:The aims of this article are to discuss the potential role of B lymphocytes in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS) and in the mechanisms of action of approved and emerging disease modifying therapies. Over the last few years, significant progress has been made in the introduction of novel phar...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Braley TJ,Segal BM

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arteriovenous malformations (AVM) are a leading cause of intracerebral hemorrhage, especially among the young. Because they pose a lifelong risk of serious bleeding, definitive treatment to obliterate the AVM should be pursued in the majority of patients. Microsurgical resection of a small AVM located in the superfici...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Graham GD

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemiologic link between increased low-density-lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and ischemic stroke is controversial. However, recent trials make it clear that LDL reduction by statin agents in high-risk patients reduces the risk of ischemic stroke. The risk of first stroke is reduced within 1 to 2 years of statin ...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Bernstein RA

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OPINION STATEMENT:Pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs), including autistic disorder (autism), Asperger's disorder, and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD NOS), are neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood onset. These disorders persist throughout the lifespan of affected individuals and ...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Wink LK,Erickson CA,McDougle CJ

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subdural empyema represents loculated infection between the outermost layer of the meninges, the dura, and the arachnoid. The empyema may develop intracranially or in the spinal canal. Intracranial subdural empyema is most frequently a complication of sinusitis or, less frequently, otitis or neurosurgical procedures. ...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Greenlee JE

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is a peripheral movement disorder caused by direct or indirect compression or distortion of the root exit zone of the seventh cranial nerve, which is most commonly compressed by an arterial loop, but also may be compressed by a tumor, cyst, or aneurysm. All patients with HFS should undergo magne...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Kemp LW,Reich SG

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OPINION STATEMENT:To date, there are no approved and established pharmacologic treatment options for tauopathies, a very heterogenous group of neuropsychiatric diseases often leading to dementia and clinically diagnosed as atypical Parkinson syndromes. Among these so-called Parkinson plus syndromes are progressive supr...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Karakaya T,Fußer F,Prvulovic D,Hampel H

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OPINION STATEMENT:Hyponatremia is the most common electrolyte abnormality in both inpatient and outpatient settings. The condition primarily results from the combination of impaired free water excretion due to elevated vasopressin levels in conjunction with a source of free water intake. Recent studies have revealed th...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Moritz ML,Ayus JC

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuralgic amyotrophy has a broad variety of clinical manifestations. Although it was initially thought to be a plexopathy, its diverse presentation can include isolated sensory nerves or even cranial nerves. Although neuralgic amyotrophy is usually a benign condition with a good recovery, pain can be a disabling featu...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Santana L,Gutierrez A

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OPINION STATEMENT:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac rhythm disorder, which can potentially increases the risk of stroke by five-fold, thus, resulting in high public healthcare burden. Stroke prevention is vital in the management of AF patients. Vitamin K antagonists (VKA, eg, warfarin) have ...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Xiong Q,Lip GY

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unfortunately, intravenous alteplase, when administered within 3 hours of symptom onset, remains the only US Food and Drug Administration-approved treatment for acute ischemic stroke; it is now 7 years since its approval. Intra-arterial thrombolysis of middle cerebral and basilar artery occlusions within 6 hours of st...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Haley EC

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Children surviving the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) with neurologic illness or injury have long-term morbidities in physical, cognitive, emotional, and social functioning termed postintensive care syndrome (PICS). In this article, we review acute and longitudinal management strategies availabl...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Williams CN,Hartman ME,Guilliams KP,Guerriero RM,Piantino JA,Bosworth CC,Leonard SS,Bradbury K,Wagner A,Hall TA

更新日期：2019-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been a recent resurgence of interest in therapeutic modalities using transcranial weak electrical stimulation through scalp electrodes, such as trans-cranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), as a means of experimentally modifying and studying brain function and possibly treating psychiatric conditions. A r...

journal_title：Current treatment options in neurology

authors： Bikson M,Bulow P,Stiller JW,Datta A,Battaglia F,Karnup SV,Postolache TT

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00