Antibody-associated CNS syndromes without signs of inflammation in the elderly.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess whether lifetime physical activity during work and leisure time is associated with an increased risk of developing ALS and to determine the association between physical activity and duration or age at onset of disease. METHODS:Patients referred to our clinic during the 1-year period 2001 to 2002 wh...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Veldink JH,Kalmijn S,Groeneveld GJ,Titulaer MJ,Wokke JH,van den Berg LH

更新日期：2005-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Some epilepsy patients quickly develop resistance to antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). We report a case of a patient with refractory epilepsy with daily seizures who initially responded to levetiracetam daily therapy, but then returned to baseline seizure frequency. However, when levetiracetam was given once weekly, the pat...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Friedman D,French JA

更新日期：2006-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia (PKD) is a rare disorder characterized by recurrent attacks of hyperkinetic movements. PKD can be isolated or associated with benign infantile seizures as part of the infantile convulsions with choreoathetosis (ICCA) syndrome. Mutations in the PRRT2 gene were recently identif...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Méneret A,Grabli D,Depienne C,Gaudebout C,Picard F,Dürr A,Lagroua I,Bouteiller D,Mignot C,Doummar D,Anheim M,Tranchant C,Burbaud P,Jedynak CP,Gras D,Steschenko D,Devos D,Billette de Villemeur T,Vidailhet M,Brice A,

更新日期：2012-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed our experience with cough, exertional, and vascular sexual headaches, evaluated the interrelationships among them, and examined the possible symptomatic cases. Seventy-two patients consulted us because of headaches precipitated by coughing (n = 30), physical exercise (n = 28), or sexual excitement (n = 14)...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Pascual J,Iglesias F,Oterino A,Vázquez-Barquero A,Berciano J

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed morphologic studies on regeneration of the cat's hind limb nerves, following simultaneous ligation of the aorta and right femoral artery. There were 2 regeneration patterns depending on the extent of ischemic necrosis. When nerve infarcts were limited only to intrafascicular regions, there was no basic ch...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Korthals JK,Gieron MA,Wisniewski HM

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To define potential pathogenic mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) point mutations in a patient with myoclonus epilepsy with ragged-red fibers (MERRF) syndrome. BACKGROUND:MERRF syndrome is typically associated with point mutations in the mtDNA tRNALys gene. METHODS:We performed morphologic, biochemical, and genetic ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Arenas J,Campos Y,Bornstein B,Ribacoba R,Martín MA,Rubio JC,Santorelli FM,Zeviani M,DiMauro S,Garesse R

更新日期：1999-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the usefulness of the 14-3-3 test in patients with dementia of various causes. BACKGROUND:Recent reports have suggested that the detection of the 14-3-3 protein in the CSF of patients with Creutzfeldt--Jakob disease is a highly sensitive and specific marker of the disease that might be used as a...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Burkhard PR,Sanchez JC,Landis T,Hochstrasser DF

更新日期：2001-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a highly lethal disease of the elderly. Use of statins is increasingly widespread among the elderly, and therefore common in patients who develop ICH. Accumulating data suggests that statins have neuroprotective effects, but their association with ICH outcome has been incons...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Biffi A,Devan WJ,Anderson CD,Ayres AM,Schwab K,Cortellini L,Viswanathan A,Rost NS,Smith EE,Goldstein JN,Greenberg SM,Rosand J

更新日期：2011-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) imaging was superior to CT for imaging the brain lesions of 27 patients with MS. The incidence of abnormal examinations was 78% by NMR and 63% by CT. In cases in which both studies were abnormal, NMR usually demonstrated many more lesions and more extensive involvement than CT. The app...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Jacobs L,Kinkel WR,Polachini I,Kinkel RP

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the sensitivity of MRI of the spine compared with CT myelography (CTM) in detecting CSF leaks. METHODS:Between July 1998 and October 2010, 12 patients with orthostatic headache and a CTM-confirmed spinal CSF leak underwent an MRI of the spine with and without contrast. Using CTM as the gold st...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Starling A,Hernandez F,Hoxworth JM,Trentman T,Halker R,Vargas BB,Hastriter E,Dodick D

更新日期：2013-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The annual relapse rate has been commonly used as a primary efficacy endpoint in phase III multiple sclerosis (MS) clinical trials. The aim of this study was to determine the relative contribution of different possible prognostic factors available at baseline to the on-study relapse rate in MS. METHODS:A to...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Held U,Heigenhauser L,Shang C,Kappos L,Polman C,Sylvia Lawry Centre for MS Research.

更新日期：2005-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:A neurocutaneous syndrome is described in which spastic paraplegia, peroneal neuropathy, and crural hypopigmentation are inherited in a dominant pattern. Spastic paraplegia becomes clinically apparent during adolescence or in childhood and progresses slowly throughout the adult years with a variability in severity of ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Stewart RM,Tunell G,Ehle A

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether changes in brain biometals in Alzheimer disease (AD) and in normal brain tissue are tandemly associated with amyloid beta-peptide (Abeta) burden and dementia severity. METHODS:The authors measured zinc, copper, iron, manganese, and aluminum and Abeta levels in postmortem neocortical tiss...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Religa D,Strozyk D,Cherny RA,Volitakis I,Haroutunian V,Winblad B,Naslund J,Bush AI

更新日期：2006-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Since Alzheimer disease (AD) is a slowly progressive disorder and its pathologic features are likely to be present for many years before symptoms become manifest, we investigated whether microstructural white matter changes similar to those identified in patients with AD can be detected in cognitively normal ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Zhuang L,Sachdev PS,Trollor JN,Kochan NA,Reppermund S,Brodaty H,Wen W

更新日期：2012-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of unresolved issues complicate the effective management of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Chief among these is the role of neuroprotective versus symptomatic pharmacologic interventions. Until the etiology of PD is further defined, consensus on appropriate management of this illness is unlikely. Cli...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Stern MB

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Brain atrophy is common in subcortical ischemic vascular disease, but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. We set out to examine the effects of incident subcortical infarcts on cortical morphology. METHODS:A total of 276 subjects with cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infa...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Duering M,Righart R,Csanadi E,Jouvent E,Hervé D,Chabriat H,Dichgans M

更新日期：2012-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) are classified as having a mild TBI. Despite being categorized as mild, these individuals report ongoing and complex symptoms, which negatively affect their ability to complete activities of daily living and overall quality of life. Some of the major symptoms ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Elenberger J,Kim B,de Castro-Abeger A,Rex TS

更新日期：2020-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased urinary levels of the polyamines, putrescine, spermidine, and spermine are present in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients. Alterations in excretion are detectable when based on nanomoles per milligram creatinine, micromoles per 24-hour urine collection, or nanomoles per kilogram body weight per 24-hou...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Russell DH,Stern LZ

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The authors report the results of a prospective, placebo-controlled, randomized study to evaluate the effectiveness of 3,4-diaminopyridine (DAP) in patients with Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) and to determine the acute and long-term side effects of DAP. METHODS:Twenty-six patients with LEMS compl...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Sanders DB,Massey JM,Sanders LL,Edwards LJ

更新日期：2000-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied two patients with Meige syndrome who developed alpha-methyldopa-induced parkinsonism. Opposite responses of parkinsonian and dystonic symptoms to antiparkinson drugs in some cases suggest a functionally reciprocal relationship between these disorders. ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Sechi GP,Demontis G,Rosati G

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When multiple sclerosis (MS) presents late in life (after the age of 50), it frequently gives diagnostic difficulty. In a large MS clinic population (N = 838), 9.4% of the patients had late onset of MS. Slow deterioration of motor function characterized the initial symptoms and subsequent course of this group of older...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Noseworthy J,Paty D,Wonnacott T,Feasby T,Ebers G

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterize the present state of brain death (BD) determination in actual practice relative to contemporary American Academy of Neurology (AAN) guidelines. METHODS:We reviewed the charts of all adult (16 years and older) BD organ donors during 2011 from 68 heterogeneous hospitals in the Midwest United St...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Shappell CN,Frank JI,Husari K,Sanchez M,Goldenberg F,Ardelt A

更新日期：2013-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of new-onset epilepsy is higher among the elderly, the most rapidly growing segment of the population, than in any other age group. New-onset seizures in elderly patients are typically cryptogenic or symptomatic partial seizures that require long-term treatment. Because seizures in the elderly are often ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Bergey GK

更新日期：2004-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe a case of neurologic involvement in mild hyperphenylalaninemia (HPA), not due to tetrahydrobiopterin (BH(4)) deficiency, with low levels of monoamine neurotransmitter metabolites in CSF. The combined BH(4)-Phe loading test suggested a BH(4) response, confirmed by clinical improvement after BH(4) t...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Bonafé L,Blau N,Burlina AP,Romstad A,Güttler F,Burlina AB

更新日期：2001-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared CT and MRI findings among 78 Alzheimer's disease (AD), 66 vascular dementia (VaD), and 41 stroke without dementia (SWD) African-American patients to identify possible neuroimaging indicators of dementia. The patients with AD and VaD were generally older and less educated than those with SWD. VaD and SWD pa...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Charletta D,Gorelick PB,Dollear TJ,Freels S,Harris Y

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To model the temporal trajectory of β-amyloid accumulation using serial amyloid PET imaging. METHODS:Participants, aged 70-92 years, were enrolled in either the Mayo Clinic Study of Aging (n = 246) or the Mayo Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (n = 14). All underwent 2 or more serial amyloid PET examinatio...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Jack CR Jr,Wiste HJ,Lesnick TG,Weigand SD,Knopman DS,Vemuri P,Pankratz VS,Senjem ML,Gunter JL,Mielke MM,Lowe VJ,Boeve BF,Petersen RC

更新日期：2013-03-05 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：:Since the first development of diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis (MS), there have been regular revisions of disease definitions and diagnostic thresholds aimed at improving specificity while maintaining sensitivity. The central requirements for diagnosis of MS are dissemination in space (DIS) and disseminatio...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Selchen D,Bhan V,Blevins G,Devonshire V,Duquette P,Grand'Maison F,Kremenchutzky M,Lapierre Y,Li D,von Riedemann SJ,Freedman M

更新日期：2012-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:In monkey extraocular muscles (EOM), a battery of histochemical reactions delineates three muscle fiber types, coarse, fine, and granular. Normal EOM are compared with EOM denervated by intracranial oculomotor nerve section. The experimentally denervated EOM fibers did not show the constellation of histologic response...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ringel SP,Engel WK,Bender AN,Peters ND,Yee RD

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Demyelination alone may not explain the progressive disability that frequently develops in MS. An alternative explanation for irreversible disability assumes a contribution from axonal injury or loss. In theory, axonal injury may occur in the focal areas characterized by early inflammation, or can be more di...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Simon JH,Kinkel RP,Jacobs L,Bub L,Simonian N

更新日期：2000-03-14 00:00:00