Cognitive training in Parkinson disease: cognition-specific vs nonspecific computer training.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of and to identify epidemiologic, genetic, electrophysiologic, and neuroanatomic risk factors for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in a cohort of patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). METHODS:A total of 103 patients with TSC were evaluated for A...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Numis AL,Major P,Montenegro MA,Muzykewicz DA,Pulsifer MB,Thiele EA

更新日期：2011-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The forearm segment of the ulnar nerve is difficult to assess if the nerve has been injured severely at the wrist. A new, simple nerve conduction technique of recording from the sensory dorsal branch of the nerve localizes the lesion and enables easier evaluation of that segment than do other techniques. ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Jabre JF

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unusual late-onset complications of brain irradiation, characterized by reversible neurologic focal signs, seizures, and MRI alterations, have recently been reported and classified as stroke-like migraine attacks after radiation therapy (SMART)(1) and peri-ictal pseudoprogression (PIPG).(2.) ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Di Stefano AL,Berzero G,Vitali P,Galimberti CA,Ducray F,Ceroni M,Bastianello S,Colombo AA,Simoncelli A,Brunelli MC,Giometto B,Diamanti L,Gaviani P,Salmaggi A,Silvani A,Marchioni E

更新日期：2013-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:CSF lymphocyte subpopulations of eight patients with neurosarcoidosis were examined. CSF or CT was abnormal in all. The CSF T4/T8 (helper/suppressor) ratio was elevated at 6.8 and 7.6 in two patients; in one, there were only CSF T4 cells. The ratio was normal in five patients. ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Stern BJ,Griffin DE,Luke RA,Krumholz A,Johns CJ

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 50-year-old woman with a history of metastatic malignant thymoma presented with diffuse neuropathic pain involving the extremities and torso prior to chemotherapy and radiation. She also developed episodic diarrhea, diaphoresis, fevers, insomnia, and encephalopathy. Examination revealed rippling muscles (video on th...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Lukas RV,Rezania K,Malec M,Salgia R

更新日期：2013-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:This study concerns the expression of Met-enkephalin (MEnk) in the striatum and the external segment of the globus pallidus proper (GPe) in normal controls, idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD), and striatonigral degeneration (SND). For this purpose, we developed a sensitive immunoperoxidase technique to visualize MEnk...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Goto S,Hirano A,Matsumoto S

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 11 patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) and 11 patients with chronic idiopathic axonal polyneuropathy (CIAP), absent myotatic reflexes were significantly associated more often with CIDP than with CIAP, an absent biceps-reflex having the highest sensitivity and specificity for the d...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： van Dijk GW,Wokke JH,Notermans NC,van Gijn J,Franssen H

更新日期：1999-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To quantify the isoprostane 8,12-iso-iPF2alpha-VI in brain tissues obtained from patients with AD, patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), and controls. BACKGROUND:Enhanced brain oxidative stress with secondary damage to cellular macromolecules may play a role in the pathogenesis of AD and FTD. The isop...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Yao Y,Zhukareva V,Sung S,Clark CM,Rokach J,Lee VM,Trojanowski JQ,Praticò D

更新日期：2003-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To delineate the features of regional cerebral metabolic rate of glucose (CMRglc) in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). METHODS:We compared absolute CMRglc in 12 patients with a clinical diagnosis of DLB, 12 patients with a clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD), and 12 normal volunteers (NC), using 18...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ishii K,Imamura T,Sasaki M,Yamaji S,Sakamoto S,Kitagaki H,Hashimoto M,Hirono N,Shimomura T,Mori E

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the disciplinary process by which the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) enforces its formalized standards of professional conduct. METHODS:We reviewed the AAN's Disciplinary Action Policy. We tracked the elapsed time from receipt to final decision of all allegations ("complaints") of improper con...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Hutchins JC,Sagsveen MG,Larriviere D

更新日期：2010-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to determine the amount and histologic appearance of the persistent thymic tissue removed post mortem from 20 patients over 60 years of age with myasthenia gravis. One patient died several days after thymectomy. No recognizable thymic tissue on gross examination was seen in any patient. On mi...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Perlo VP,Arnason B,Castleman B

更新日期：1975-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of MS was assessed in a nationwide cohort study of 31,990 employees of Danish utility companies between 1900 and 1993. Overall, 32 cases of MS were diagnosed, as compared with 23.7 expected from national incidence rates, to yield a standardized incidence ratio of 1.35 (95% confidence interval, 0.92 to 1....

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Johansen C,Koch-Henriksen N,Rasmussen S,Olsen JH

更新日期：1999-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The behavioral and anatomic correlates of pure alexia were analyzed in 16 patients. Right homonymous hemianopia failed to appear in three patients, who had right achromatopsia instead. Color anomia and unilateral optic ataxia were seen in six patients. Memory defects were found in two patients. Visual agnosia was note...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Damasio AR,Damasio H

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a randomized double-blind comparison of three doses of the novel antiepileptic drug (AED) topiramate (200, 400, and 600 mg/day) and placebo as adjunctive therapy in patients with refractory partial onset epilepsy receiving one or two other AEDs at therapeutic concentrations. A total of 181 patients comple...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Faught E,Wilder BJ,Ramsay RE,Reife RA,Kramer LD,Pledger GW,Karim RM

更新日期：1996-06-01 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 57-year-old chronically immunosuppressed woman with systemic lupus erythematosus developed fulminant meningoencephalitis due to Acanthamoeba castellanii. Amebic trophozoites were also found in the lungs, suggesting a primary pulmonary focus of infection. This case illustrates that Acanthamoeba can cause a fulminant,...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Grunnet ML,Cannon GH,Kushner JP

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 12-year-old girl who had zoster ophthalmicus 10 months earlier presented with hemiparesis and corresponding basal ganglionic infarction related to middle cerebral artery branch thrombosis ipsilateral to the zoster. Hematologic evaluation disclosed protein C deficiency. This represents the first zoster-associated str...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Cadavid D,Pearl PL,Dubovsky EC,Angiolillo A,Vezina LG

更新日期：1999-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and disability outcomes and progression in multiple sclerosis (MS). METHODS:Health administrative and MS clinical data were linked for 2 cohorts of patients with MS in British Columbia (Canada) and South East Wales (UK). SES was measured at MS sym...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Harding KE,Wardle M,Carruthers R,Robertson N,Zhu F,Kingwell E,Tremlett H

更新日期：2019-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of onabotulinumtoxinA 100 U in noncatheterizing patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) with urinary incontinence (UI) due to neurogenic detrusor overactivity (NDO). METHODS:In this randomized, double-blind phase III study, patients received onabotulinumtoxinA 100 U (n = 66)...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Tullman M,Chartier-Kastler E,Kohan A,Keppenne V,Brucker BM,Egerdie B,Mandle M,Nicandro JP,Jenkins B,Denys P

更新日期：2018-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:A woman had a progressive neurologic syndrome beginning at age 3 and lasting for three decades. Clinical manifestations included severe mental deterioration, spastic paralysis, myoclonus, and tremors. A postmortem examination showed ubiquitous infiltration of neurons by lipofuscin and deposits of pigment in the globus...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Jervis GA,Pullarkat RK

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the validity of data derived from magnetic source imaging (MSI) regarding cerebral dominance for language in patients with intractable seizure disorder. METHOD:The authors performed functional imaging of the receptive language cortex using a whole-head neuromagnetometer in 26 consecutive epilepsy...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Breier JI,Simos PG,Zouridakis G,Wheless JW,Willmore LJ,Constantinou JE,Maggio WW,Papanicolaou AC

更新日期：1999-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case of Burkitt's cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia presenting with the bilateral numb chin syndrome as the initial symptom of the disease. Postmortem study of the trigeminal nerve showed heavy infiltrations of leukemic cells and destruction of axon and myelin by leukemic cells in the mandibular nerve. ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Kuroda Y,Fujiyama F,Ohyama T,Watanabe T,Endo C,Neshige R,Kakigi R

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using (18)F-fluorodopa PET and a constant 0.0062 influx rate in the putamen, dementia with Lewy bodies (n = 7) was distinguished from AD (n = 10) with a sensitivity of 86% and a specificity of 100%. A constant 0.0071 influx rate in the caudate yielded a sensitivity of 71% and a specificity of 100% for distinction of t...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Hu XS,Okamura N,Arai H,Higuchi M,Matsui T,Tashiro M,Shinkawa M,Itoh M,Ido T,Sasaki H

更新日期：2000-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:We have discovered a new Italian pedigree with autosomal-dominant ALS. The pedigree, at present, comprises 75 members distributed in five generations. ALS was diagnosed in eight patients. The mean +/- SD age of onset of the disease was 46.8 +/- 13.5 years, with a range of 29 to 63 years. The mean +/- SD duration of th...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Rainero I,Pinessi L,Tsuda T,Vignocchi MG,Vaula G,Calvi L,Cerrato P,Rossi B,Bergamini L,McLachlan DR

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the safety and efficacy of l-serine in humans with hereditary sensory autonomic neuropathy type I (HSAN1). METHODS:In this randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group trial with open-label extension, patients aged 18-70 years with symptomatic HSAN1 were randomized to l-serine (400 mg/kg/day) o...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Fridman V,Suriyanarayanan S,Novak P,David W,Macklin EA,McKenna-Yasek D,Walsh K,Aziz-Bose R,Oaklander AL,Brown R,Hornemann T,Eichler F

更新日期：2019-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) commonly complain of impaired visual function and difficulty reading, despite normal visual acuity. Although previous studies have evaluated contrast sensitivity, color vision, visuospatial processing, visual hallucinations, and ocular movements, none has systematically evaluated...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Biousse V,Skibell BC,Watts RL,Loupe DN,Drews-Botsch C,Newman NJ

更新日期：2004-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effects of 3-methoxy, 4-hydroxy-phenylalanine (3-OM-dopa) on monoamine turnover, L-3-4-dihydroxy-phenylalanine (L-dopa) reversal of catecholamine depletion induced by alpha-methyl-paratyrosine (alpha-MT), and the passage of L-dopa across the blood-brain barrier of the rat brain. 3-OM-dopa did not affect...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Gervas JJ,Muradás V,Bazán E,Aguado EG,de Yébenes JG

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied clinical characteristics and coexisting causes of stroke in 305 patients admitted to a population-based primary care center with an initial ischemic stroke and a potential cardiac source of embolism (PCSE). Using systematic standardized cardiac, arterial, and cerebral investigations and the logistics of the...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Bogousslavsky J,Cachin C,Regli F,Despland PA,Van Melle G,Kappenberger L

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of high-quality studies have recently been published that examine the association between neuropathic pain and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The current review identified 52 such studies in patients with six neuropathic pain conditions associated with lesions of either the peripheral (postsurgical n...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Jensen MP,Chodroff MJ,Dworkin RH

更新日期：2007-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the onset of ocrelizumab efficacy on brain MRI measures of disease activity in the phase II study in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), and relapse rate in the pooled phase III studies in relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS). METHODS:Brain MRI activity was determined in the phase II trial...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Barkhof F,Kappos L,Wolinsky JS,Li DKB,Bar-Or A,Hartung HP,Belachew S,Han J,Julian L,Sauter A,Napieralski J,Koendgen H,Hauser SL

更新日期：2019-11-05 00:00:00