Upholding professionalism: the disciplinary process of the American Academy of Neurology.

abstract：:The long-term evolution of Hu antibody (Hu-Ab) titers in patients with paraneoplastic neurologic syndromes (PNSs) is not known. Described is the evolution of Hu-Ab titers in 35 patients with PNS with a median follow-up of 32 months (range 6 to 108 months). No correlation was observed between Hu-Ab titers and neurologi...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Lladó A,Mannucci P,Carpentier AF,Paris S,Blanco Y,Saiz A,Delattre JY,Graus F

更新日期：2004-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the mechanism of ictal downbeat nystagmus in Ménière disease (MD), we compared the head impulse gain of the vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) for each semicircular canal between patients with (n = 7) and without (n = 70) downbeat nystagmus during attacks of MD. METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed th...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Lee SU,Kim HJ,Choi JY,Kim JS

更新日期：2020-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the diagnostic accuracy of confrontation visual field testing and to compare the accuracy of confrontation tests both individually and in combination. METHODS:Patients were prospectively recruited from ophthalmology clinics over a 6-month period. All patients underwent SITA-standard 24-2 Humphre...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Kerr NM,Chew SS,Eady EK,Gamble GD,Danesh-Meyer HV

更新日期：2010-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:This community-based study analyzed 54 patients with definite or probable tuberculous meningitis (TBM) in New Mexico from 1970 through 1990. Patients ranged in age from 4 months to 86 years. The highest age-specific incidence occurred in the elderly, but 22% of patients were less than 10 years old. Native American pat...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Davis LE,Rastogi KR,Lambert LC,Skipper BJ

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the current medical climate, medical education is at risk of being de-emphasized, leading to less financial support and compensation for faculty. A rise in compensation plans that reward clinical or research productivity fails to incentivize and threatens to erode the educational missions of our academic institutio...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Weber D,Sarva H,Weaver J,Wang F,Chou J,Cornes S,Nickels K,Safdieh JE,Poncelet A,Stern BJ

更新日期：2019-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:A 20-year-old mentally retarded woman, who had a history of intractable epileptic seizures since early childhood, had prolonged episodes of confusion, decreased responsiveness and automatic behavior lasting as long as 2 days. These are believed to represent epileptic status of the complex partial (psychomotor) type be...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Markand ON,Wheeler GL,Pollack SL

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed the clinical course of nine patients with neuro-Behçet's disease to assess difficulties in making this diagnosis. Factors delaying proper diagnosis included lack of accurate history and physical examination, lack of recognition of an underlying systemic syndrome and its relationship to the neurologic sympt...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Devlin T,Gray L,Allen NB,Friedman AH,Tien R,Morgenlander JC

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To preliminarily assess the safety and efficacy of transdermal nicotine therapy on cognitive performance and clinical status in subjects with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). METHODS:Nonsmoking subjects with amnestic MCI were randomized to transdermal nicotine (15 mg per day or placebo) for 6 months. Primary...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Newhouse P,Kellar K,Aisen P,White H,Wesnes K,Coderre E,Pfaff A,Wilkins H,Howard D,Levin ED

更新日期：2012-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the risk of recurrent intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) in patients on vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) after a first episode of ICH. METHODS:The Cerebral Haemorrhage in patients Restarting Oral Anticoagulant Therapy (CHIRONE) Study collected data of patients eligible for the study from the database of 2...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Poli D,Antonucci E,Dentali F,Erba N,Testa S,Tiraferri E,Palareti G,Italian Federation of Anticoagulation Clinics (FCSA).

更新日期：2014-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the characteristics of late-onset multiple sclerosis (MS) (LOMS, 50+ years) vs adult-onset MS (AOMS, 16 to <50 years) and examine prognosis and associated risk factors. METHODS:Patients with definite MS, onset prior to July 1988, registered with a BCMS clinic before July 1998, with at least one E...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Tremlett H,Devonshire V

更新日期：2006-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared 42 myasthenia gravis (MG) patients with thymoma with 42 generalized MG patients without thymoma using a modified Osserman classification. The mean Osserman grades at diagnosis, 6 months, and 5 and 10 years post-thymectomy did not differ between groups. Our results indicate that thymoma is not a negative de...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Bril V,Kojic J,Dhanani A

更新日期：1998-10-01 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 report 2 patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) who presented acutely with Miller Fisher syndrome and polyneuritis cranialis, respectively. METHODS:Patient data were obtained from medical records from the University Hospital "Príncipe de Asturias," Alcalá de He...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Gutiérrez-Ortiz C,Méndez-Guerrero A,Rodrigo-Rey S,San Pedro-Murillo E,Bermejo-Guerrero L,Gordo-Mañas R,de Aragón-Gómez F,Benito-León J

更新日期：2020-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Information on 1,343 hospitalized patients in the Cornell Neurology Database with final diagnoses of transient ischemic attacks (TIA), reversible ischemic neurologic deficits (RIND), or ischemic stroke was examined in order to determine the duration of ischemic deficits. Episodes resolved within the first 24 hours (cl...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Levy DE

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cerebral microbleeds are known to be indicative of bleeding-prone microangiopathy and may predict incident intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). In this study, we investigated whether microbleeds are associated with the incidence of warfarin-related ICH. METHODS:Twenty-four patients with ICH while on outpatient t...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Lee SH,Ryu WS,Roh JK

更新日期：2009-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the relative utility of 1H MRSI and hippocampal volumetry for the lateralization of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) in patients with intractable epilepsy. BACKGROUND:MTLE is the most common partial-onset seizure disorder in patients undergoing temporal lobe epilepsy surgery. MR volumetry a...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Kuzniecky R,Hugg JW,Hetherington H,Butterworth E,Bilir E,Faught E,Gilliam F

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) appeared in four patients 1 to 2 weeks after epidural anesthesia. In all patients, clinical diagnosis was confirmed by CSF findings and nerve conduction velocity studies. Although epidural anesthesia has not been listed as an antecedent event in GBS, evidence for the relationship has been...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Steiner I,Argov Z,Cahan C,Abramsky O

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 60-year-old man presented with progressive large fiber sensory loss in the right first three fingers and, to a lesser extent, in both fourth and fifth fingers. Electrophysiologic studies were characteristic of chronic sensory demyelinating polyneuropathy, a variant of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropath...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Thonnard JL,Detrembleur C,Van den Bergh PY

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the difference in risk for dementing diseases between men and women. BACKGROUND:Previous studies suggest women have a higher risk for dementia than men. However, these studies include small sample sizes, particularly in the older age groups, when the incidence of dementia is highest. METHODS:Pooled...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Andersen K,Launer LJ,Dewey ME,Letenneur L,Ott A,Copeland JR,Dartigues JF,Kragh-Sorensen P,Baldereschi M,Brayne C,Lobo A,Martinez-Lage JM,Stijnen T,Hofman A

更新日期：1999-12-10 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：:The authors sequenced the entire mitochondrial DNA coding region in a group of 19 patients with non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) and in 100 controls. Synonymous and nonsynonymous nucleotide changes were more common in NAION patients (p < 0.001). Twelve of these (11 novel) were potentially patho...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Bosley TM,Abu-Amero KK,Ozand PT

更新日期：2004-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In families with autosomal dominant partial epilepsy with auditory features (ADPEAF) with mutations in the LGI1 gene, we evaluated clustering of mutations within the gene and associations of penetrance and phenotypic features with mutation location and predicted effect (truncation or missense). METHODS:We ab...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ho YY,Ionita-Laza I,Ottman R

更新日期：2012-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:To explore environmental risk factors for Parkinson's disease (PD) in Taiwan, we investigated 120 patients with PD and 240 hospital control subjects matched with patients on age (+/-2 years) and sex. Based on a structured open-ended questionnaire, we carried out standardized interviews to obtain history of exposure to...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Liou HH,Tsai MC,Chen CJ,Jeng JS,Chang YC,Chen SY,Chen RC

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that ApoE isoforms affect mitochondrial structure and function that are related to cognitive impairment in Alzheimer disease (AD), we systematically investigated the effects of ApoE isoforms on mitochondrial biogenesis and dynamics, oxidative stress, synapses, and cognitive performance ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Yin J,Reiman EM,Beach TG,Serrano GE,Sabbagh MN,Nielsen M,Caselli RJ,Shi J

更新日期：2020-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the 24-hour pattern of blood pressure (BP), heart rate, and urinary catecholamine (CA) excretion and the response of BP and plasma CA to the tilt test have been investigated in 13 untreated patients affected by Parkinson's disease (PD) and in 11 age-matched healthy controls. Seven of the 13 PD subjects ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Micieli G,Martignoni E,Cavallini A,Sandrini G,Nappi G

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether patients with Alzheimer disease (AD) compensate for neuropathologic changes when performing a mnemonic task by recruiting 1) the same brain regions as age-matched, healthy controls, but to a greater extent; 2) additional brain regions not activated by controls; or 3) both. METHODS:Twelve...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Gould RL,Arroyo B,Brown RG,Owen AM,Bullmore ET,Howard RJ

更新日期：2006-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether TMEM106B single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are associated with frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) in patients with and without mutations in progranulin (GRN) and to determine whether TMEM106B modulates GRN expression. METHODS:We performed a case-control study of 3 SNPs in TME...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Finch N,Carrasquillo MM,Baker M,Rutherford NJ,Coppola G,Dejesus-Hernandez M,Crook R,Hunter T,Ghidoni R,Benussi L,Crook J,Finger E,Hantanpaa KJ,Karydas AM,Sengdy P,Gonzalez J,Seeley WW,Johnson N,Beach TG,Mesulam M,

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The neurodegenerative process in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and in the Lewy body variant of AD (LBV) patients is characterized by cholinergic dysfunction and deposition of amyloid beta-peptide (Abeta) 1-40 and 1-42; however, the differential effects of Abeta species on the cholinergic system are not completely...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Masliah E,Alford M,Adame A,Rockenstein E,Galasko D,Salmon D,Hansen LA,Thal LJ

更新日期：2003-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Coma is rare in temporal arteritis (TA). We describe a patient with TA who suddenly developed coma with a triphasic EEG pattern that resolved after initiation of steroid treatment. Although the arterial lesions in TA are segmental in nature, TA may present with signs of diffuse neurologic deficit; early treatment can ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Tomer Y,Neufeld MY,Shoenfeld Y

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the illusional sensation of movement evoked by vibration of an immobilized arm. METHODS:Patients with idiopathic focal dystonia were compared with those with idiopathic PD and with patients with dystonia secondary to PD. A 100-Hz transcutaneous vibratory stimulus was applied to the biceps brachii...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Rome S,Grünewald RA

更新日期：1999-11-10 00:00:00