Pilot trial of IOM duty hour recommendations in neurology residency programs: unintended consequences.

abstract：:Patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) were assessed, and a metabolic profile associated with conversion to AD at 18-month follow-up was sought. As compared with nonconverters (n = 10), converters (n = 7) had lower fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in the right temporoparietal cortex (p = 0.02, corrected for cluster si...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Chételat G,Desgranges B,de la Sayette V,Viader F,Eustache F,Baron JC

更新日期：2003-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the involvement of the epidermal small sensory fibers in the neurodegenerative process in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). METHODS:In the present study, skin biopsies of 28 patients with ALS were obtained at an average of 34 months after disease onset by history. Protein gene product 9.5 (...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Weis J,Katona I,Müller-Newen G,Sommer C,Necula G,Hendrich C,Ludolph AC,Sperfeld AD

更新日期：2011-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:When 251 relapsing-remitting patients with multiple sclerosis were randomized to receive daily subcutaneous injections of glatiramer acetate, previously called copolymer 1 (Copaxone; n = 125) or placebo (n = 126) for 24 months, there were no laboratory abnormalities associated with glatiramer acetate treatment and it ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Johnson KP,Brooks BR,Cohen JA,Ford CC,Goldstein J,Lisak RP,Myers LW,Panitch HS,Rose JW,Schiffer RB,Vollmer T,Weiner LP,Wolinsky JS

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Spontaneous spinal CSF leaks are an important cause of new-onset headaches. Such leaks are reported to be particularly common at the cervico-thoracic junction. The authors undertook a study to determine the significance of these cervico-thoracic CSF leaks. METHODS:The patient population consisted of a consec...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Schievink WI,Maya MM,Chu RM,Moser FG

更新日期：2015-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:SCN8A encodes the sodium channel voltage-gated α8-subunit (Nav1.6). SCN8A mutations have recently been associated with epilepsy and neurodevelopmental disorders. We aimed to delineate the phenotype associated with SCN8A mutations. METHODS:We used high-throughput sequence analysis of the SCN8A gene in 683 pat...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Larsen J,Carvill GL,Gardella E,Kluger G,Schmiedel G,Barisic N,Depienne C,Brilstra E,Mang Y,Nielsen JE,Kirkpatrick M,Goudie D,Goldman R,Jähn JA,Jepsen B,Gill D,Döcker M,Biskup S,McMahon JM,Koeleman B,Harris M,Bra

更新日期：2015-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Intramedullary cysticercosis of the spinal cord is rare; there have been only 26 previous cases. We describe a patient with low back pain, paraparesis, lumbosacral sensory loss, and signs of meningeal irritation. The clinical diagnosis was spinal cord tumor, but at surgery there was a cysticercus cyst within the lumbo...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Akiguchi I,Fujiwara T,Matsuyama H,Muranaka H,Kameyama M

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemic stroke subtype distribution was compared between Mexican Americans (MAs) and non-Hispanic whites (NHWs) in a community-based stroke surveillance study in Nueces County, TX. There was no difference in the distribution of stroke subtype by ethnicity (p = 0.19). There was a similar proportion of small-vessel and...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Uchino K,Risser JM,Smith MA,Moyé LA,Morgenstern LB

更新日期：2004-08-10 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：OBJECTIVE:We aimed to investigate whether cognitive deficits and structural and functional connectivity changes can be detected before symptom onset in a large cohort of carriers of microtubule-associated protein tau and progranulin mutations. METHODS:In this case-control study, 75 healthy individuals (aged 20-70 year...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Dopper EG,Rombouts SA,Jiskoot LC,Heijer Td,de Graaf JR,Koning Id,Hammerschlag AR,Seelaar H,Seeley WW,Veer IM,van Buchem MA,Rizzu P,van Swieten JC

更新日期：2013-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested serum specimens from patients with HAM/TSP and asymptomatic HTLV-I carriers from endemic areas of Japan, Jamaica, Colombia, and Chile for neutralizing antibodies against HTLV-I. The data suggest a trend for neutralizing activity to be found more frequently in the sera from HAM/TSP patients than in sera from ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Minagawa H,Yoshida T,Itoyama Y,Mora CA,Albert P,Mori R

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous arm levitation (SAL) is well-recognized in cortical-basal ganglionic degeneration, but not in other neurodegenerative diseases. We report six cases of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) with SAL. Pathologic examination in four revealed the classic features of PSP with additional areas of focal cortical d...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Barclay CL,Bergeron C,Lang AE

更新日期：1999-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To conduct a validation study of 123I-N-fluoropropyl-2b-carbomethoxy-3b-(4-iodophenyl) nortropane (123I-FP-CIT) SPECT dopaminergic imaging in the clinical diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) with autopsy as the gold standard. METHODS:Patients >60 years of age with dementia who had undergone 123I-FP-...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Thomas AJ,Attems J,Colloby SJ,O'Brien JT,McKeith I,Walker R,Lee L,Burn D,Lett DJ,Walker Z

更新日期：2017-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Sorivudine provides a unique nucleoside analog with significantly enhanced both in vitro and in vitro activity and enhanced oral bioavailability. Early indications from controlled studies indicate that sorivudine therapy is superior to acyclovir for the treatment of localized zoster in individuals with HIV infection a...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Whitley RJ

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stenosis or occlusion of the major arteries of the head and neck may cause hemodynamic impairment of the distal cerebral circulation. Hemodynamic factors may play an important role in the pathogenesis of ischemic stroke for patients with cerebrovascular disease. Several neuroimaging methods are currently available for...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Derdeyn CP,Grubb RL Jr,Powers WJ

更新日期：1999-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effects of bromocriptine on periodic limb movements in sleep (PLMS) of narcoleptic patients. Bromocriptine significantly reduced the number and index of PLMS without improving the nocturnal sleep disruption in that disorder. These results support the hypothesis that dopaminergic mechanisms are involved ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Boivin DB,Lorrain D,Montplaisir J

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with visual agnosia underwent visual recognition and neuropsychological tests to characterize their perceptual functioning. Both had an initial "apperceptive profile" and evolved from cortical blindness. One had carbon monoxide intoxication and incidental agenesis of the splenium of the corpus callosum; t...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Mendez MF

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To verify whether the change in L-dopa plasma levels after a single dose of carbidopa/L-dopa 50/200 (controlled-release) transiently modifies frontal components of somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) in patients with PD in parallel with improvement of motor performance. BACKGROUND:Apomorphine, a potent do...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ulivelli M,Rossi S,Pasqualetti P,Rossini PM,Ghiglieri O,Passero S,Battistini N

更新日期：1999-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:A specific form of deep cerebral hemisphere infarction was identified in 11 of 1,600 stroke register patients. Despite the CT finding of a deep striatocapsular lesion, these patients showed evidence of both cortical and capsular abnormalities. Angiography showed significant proximal carotid artery lesions as well as e...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Bladin PF,Berkovic SF

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Silent infarcts are commonly discovered on cranial MRI in the elderly. OBJECTIVE:To examine the association between risk of stroke and presence of silent infarcts, alone and in combination with other stroke risk factors. METHODS:Participants (3,324) in the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS) without a histor...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Bernick C,Kuller L,Dulberg C,Longstreth WT Jr,Manolio T,Beauchamp N,Price T,Cardiovascular Health Study Collaborative Reseach Group.

更新日期：2001-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of two noninvasive diagnostic methods--oculoplethysmography-carotid phonoangiography (OPG/CPA) and directional Doppler ultrasonography--to detect extracranial cerebrovascular disease was examined in 400 consecutive studies. Cerebral arteriography was performed in 74 patients. Transient ischemic attack was ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ginsberg MD,Greenwood SA,Goldberg HI

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sensorimotor polyneuropathy developed in two workers who had been exposed to ethylene oxide gas repeatedly for several months. Sural nerve biopsies revealed axonal degeneration with mild changes of the myelin sheath. Unmyelinated fibers were also involved. Muscle biopsies showed typical denervation atrophy. Symptoms i...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Kuzuhara S,Kanazawa I,Nakanishi T,Egashira T

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To correlate the two types of early ischemic change on noncontrast CT (NCCT) (parenchymal hypoattenuation [PH] and isolated focal swelling [IFS]) with concurrent assessment of cerebral perfusion and to compare their rates of progression to infarction. METHODS:We assessed cortical regions on NCCT for early i...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Parsons MW,Pepper EM,Bateman GA,Wang Y,Levi CR

更新日期：2007-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Quantitative head impulse test (HIT) measures the gain of the angular vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) during head rotation as the ratio of eye to head acceleration. Bedside HIT identifies subsequent catch-up saccades after the head rotation as indirect signs of VOR deficit. OBJECTIVE:To determine the VOR defi...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Weber KP,Aw ST,Todd MJ,McGarvie LA,Curthoys IS,Halmagyi GM

更新日期：2008-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:We report longitudinal data on a group of 29 male patients 50 years of age or older who were initially diagnosed as having idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) after extensive polysomnographic and neurologic evaluations. Thirty-eight percent (11/29) were eventually diagnosed as having a parkinsonian disorder (...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Schenck CH,Bundlie SR,Mahowald MW

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine animal exposure in ALS patients, a case-control study was undertaken on 40 ALS patients and 40 closely matched controls. Exposure to pets of any kind and to small dogs in the period from birth until 10 years before onset of ALS symptoms was significantly increased. Affected men showed a trend toward increas...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Tarras S,Schenkman N,Boesch R,Mulvihill M,Caroscio JT

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:About one-third of patients with acoustic tumor (AT) initially seek medical attention for nonaudiologic complaints. The nonspecific early symptoms of AT require the inclusion of AT in many neurologic differential diagnoses. Advances in electrophysiologic and radiographic tests have allowed earlier diagnosis of AT at a...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Hart RG,Gardner DP,Howieson J

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lowering cholesterol is associated with reduced CNS amyloid deposition and increased dietary cholesterol increases amyloid accumulation in animal studies. Epidemiologic data suggest that use of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors (statins) may decrease the risk of Alzheimer d...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Sano M,Bell KL,Galasko D,Galvin JE,Thomas RG,van Dyck CH,Aisen PS

更新日期：2011-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the proportion of APOE ε4 genotype carriers in aphasic vs amnestic variants of Alzheimer disease (AD). METHOD:The proportion of APOE ε4 carriers was compared among the following 3 groups: (1) 42 patients with primary progressive aphasia (PPA) and AD pathology (PPA/AD) enrolled in the Northwestern ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Weintraub S,Teylan M,Rader B,Chan KCG,Bollenbeck M,Kukull WA,Coventry C,Rogalski E,Bigio E,Mesulam MM

更新日期：2020-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：:We measured the concentrations of the monoamines, their precursors, and their metabolites, and the activity of choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) in basal ganglia and cortical regions of postmortem brains from cases with histologically verified pure Alzheimer's disease (AD), AD with diffusely distributed Lewy bodies (Le...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Langlais PJ,Thal L,Hansen L,Galasko D,Alford M,Masliah E

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of MS in the Orkney Islands has been updated from 1941 to September 21, 1983. Since 1965, MS incidence rates have fallen significantly when compared with those for 1941 to 1964. Alterations in age-specific prevalence, mean duration of illness, and mean age of the MS population are consistent with the dec...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Cook SD,Cromarty JI,Tapp W,Poskanzer D,Walker JD,Dowling PC

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00