Cognitive impairment and dementia in neurocysticercosis: a cross-sectional controlled study.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Eleven genetic loci have reached genome-wide significance in a recent meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in Parkinson disease (PD) based on populations of Caucasian descent. The extent to which these genetic effects are consistent across different populations is unknown. METHODS:Investigators f...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Sharma M,Ioannidis JP,Aasly JO,Annesi G,Brice A,Van Broeckhoven C,Bertram L,Bozi M,Crosiers D,Clarke C,Facheris M,Farrer M,Garraux G,Gispert S,Auburger G,Vilariño-Güell C,Hadjigeorgiou GM,Hicks AA,Hattori N,Jeon B,

更新日期：2012-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic daily headache (CDH) affects approximately 4 to 5% of the population and encompasses a number of different diagnoses, including transformed migraine, chronic tension-type headache (TTH), new-onset daily persistent headache, and hemicrania continua. Although the pathophysiology of CDH is still poorly understood...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Lake AE 3rd,Saper JR

更新日期：2002-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Bevacizumab has been shown to be effective in the treatment of recurrent glioblastoma in combination with chemotherapy compared with historic controls but not in randomized trials. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective analysis of patients treated for recurrent glioblastoma with bevacizumab vs a control group...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Nghiemphu PL,Liu W,Lee Y,Than T,Graham C,Lai A,Green RM,Pope WB,Liau LM,Mischel PS,Nelson SF,Elashoff R,Cloughesy TF

更新日期：2009-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study quantitatively assessed volumes of the amygdala and its subnuclei in autopsied cases of advanced Alzheimer's disease (AD) for comparison with age-matched controls. Amygdalar nuclei showed significant atrophy in AD with the exception of the paralaminar portion of the basal nucleus. The magnocellular r...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Scott SA,DeKosky ST,Scheff SW

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the therapeutic efficacy, required dose, and tolerability of pregabalin in patients with idiopathic restless legs syndrome (RLS). METHODS:This was a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial with polysomnographic control, providing Class II evidence. Ninety-eight patients underwent a 2-week single-bl...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Garcia-Borreguero D,Larrosa O,Williams AM,Albares J,Pascual M,Palacios JC,Fernandez C

更新日期：2010-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glycine encephalopathy, also known as nonketotic hyperglycinemia (NKH), is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by a defect in the glycine cleavage system. NKH is classically associated with neonatal apnea, lethargy, hypotonia, and seizures, followed by severe psychomotor retardation in those who survive. ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Hoover-Fong JE,Shah S,Van Hove JL,Applegarth D,Toone J,Hamosh A

更新日期：2004-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Phenotypic heterogeneity of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) has been linked to biochemically distinct types of the protease-resistant form of the prion protein (type 1 and type 2 PrP(Sc)). We investigated 14 cases of sporadic CJD and found that both type 1 and type 2 PrP(Sc) coexisted in 5 subjects. The disti...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Puoti G,Giaccone G,Rossi G,Canciani B,Bugiani O,Tagliavini F

更新日期：1999-12-10 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 report long-term safety and efficacy outcomes of a large cohort of patients with medically refractory isolated dystonia treated with subthalamic nucleus (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS). METHODS:Twenty patients (12 male, 8 female; mean age 49 ± 16.3 years) with medically refractory isolated dystonia wer...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ostrem JL,San Luciano M,Dodenhoff KA,Ziman N,Markun LC,Racine CA,de Hemptinne C,Volz MM,Heath SL,Starr PA

更新日期：2017-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the frequency of Lewy bodies (LB) in progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). BACKGROUND:LB are characteristic of PD, but are also found in normal controls and in other neurodegenerative diseases, especially AD. METHOD:The authors evaluated the brains of 72 consecutive cases of pathologically conf...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Tsuboi Y,Ahlskog JE,Apaydin H,Parisi JE,Dickson DW

更新日期：2001-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:To test the safety and efficacy of recombinant human insulin-like growth factor-I (rhIGF-I) in ALS, 183 patients from eight European centers were randomized to receive double-blind placebo (n = 59) or rhIGF-I 0.1 mg/kg/day (n = 124) subcutaneously for 9 months. At study completion, the primary efficacy outcome measure...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Borasio GD,Robberecht W,Leigh PN,Emile J,Guiloff RJ,Jerusalem F,Silani V,Vos PE,Wokke JH,Dobbins T

更新日期：1998-08-01 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：:We evaluated four formulas for estimating the intra-blood-brain barrier (IBBB) synthesis of IgG in a computer model of two types of BBB damage and in 1,629 consecutively received pairs of CSF and serum. These four formulas were the IgG synthesis rate (SR), IgG(loc) (ie, local), IgG index, and IgG extended index. Resul...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Peter JB,Bowman RL

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Migration from an area where MS is common to an area where it is rare (and vice versa) affects the risk of MS, provided migration occurs in childhood. A childhood infection might explain this effect. Therefore, the age pattern of infectious diseases in different regions was examined. A higher proportion of children sh...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Alter M,Zhang ZX,Davanipour Z,Sobel E,Zibulewski J,Schwartz G,Friday G

更新日期：1986-10-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the genotype-phenotype correlation between neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) germline mutations and imaging features of neurofibromas on whole-body MRI (WBMRI) by using radiomics image analysis techniques. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Twenty-nine patients with NF1 who had known germline mutations determined ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Liu Y,Jordan JT,Bredella MA,Erdin S,Walker JA,Vangel M,Harris GJ,Plotkin SR,Cai W

更新日期：2020-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The neurofilament is the major cytoskeletal structure of myelinated axons. In this study, CSF levels of the light subunit of the neurofilament protein (NFL) were increased in patients with vascular dementia (VAD), AD, and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) compared with neurologically healthy individuals. Because NFL is lo...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Rosengren LE,Karlsson JE,Sjögren M,Blennow K,Wallin A

更新日期：1999-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Conditioning stimuli to the coronal gyrus or periventricular gray matter inhibit the activity of spinal trigeminal neurons. Valproate decreased the corticofugal inhibition of the spinal trigeminal nucleus, as did ethosuximide, trimethadione, and imipramine. Valproate and ethosuximide also decreased the periventricular...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Fromm GH,Glass JD,Chattha AS,Martinez AJ,Silverman M

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify regional metabolic brain networks related specifically to the presence of tremor in PD. BACKGROUND:The pathophysiology of parkinsonian tremor is unknown. Because tremor in PD occurs mainly in repose, we used resting state PET with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) to identify specific metabolic brain ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Antonini A,Moeller JR,Nakamura T,Spetsieris P,Dhawan V,Eidelberg D

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate an observational-behavioral pain tool among individuals with acute poststroke aphasia. METHODS:We performed a randomized, double-blind, controlled study of experimental pain assessment among 36 adult patients with acute poststroke aphasia. Patients were administered 3 levels of mechanical pain, i...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Soares CD,Panuganti PK,Shrivastava A,Aroor S,Keinath KM,Bromagen MC,Howard ME,Carlson C,Smith JH

更新日期：2018-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the frequency of cervical arterial abnormalities in children with acute arterial ischemic stroke (AIS), to examine predictors of this, and to characterize observed abnormalities in terms of specific diagnoses. METHODS:Review of case notes of children with AIS (2002-2009) and analysis of their ne...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ganesan V,Cox TC,Gunny R

更新日期：2011-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Wolfram syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder beginning in childhood that consists of four cardinal features: optic atrophy, diabetes mellitus, diabetes insipidus, and neurosensory hearing loss. Aside from these features, the clinical picture is highly variable and may include other neurologic abnormalities such...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Rando TA,Horton JC,Layzer RB

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Although small fiber neuropathy (SFN) often occurs without apparent cause, the molecular etiology of idiopathic SFN (I-SFN) has remained enigmatic. Sodium channel Na(v)1.7 is preferentially expressed within dorsal root ganglion (DRG) and sympathetic ganglion neurons and their small-diameter peripheral axons....

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Han C,Hoeijmakers JG,Ahn HS,Zhao P,Shah P,Lauria G,Gerrits MM,te Morsche RH,Dib-Hajj SD,Drenth JP,Faber CG,Merkies IS,Waxman SG

更新日期：2012-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of remote nonpainful electrical upper arm skin stimulation in reducing migraine attack pain. METHODS:This is a prospective, double-blinded, randomized, crossover, sham-controlled trial. Migraineurs applied skin electrodes to the upper arm soon after attack onset for 20 minutes, at va...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Yarnitsky D,Volokh L,Ironi A,Weller B,Shor M,Shifrin A,Granovsky Y

更新日期：2017-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is characterized by immune-mediated peripheral demyelination. Although corticosteroid, IV immunoglobulin (IVIg) and plasma exchange have been established as the most effective therapeutics, subpopulations of patients show little or no response to either...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Iijima M,Tomita M,Morozumi S,Kawagashira Y,Nakamura T,Koike H,Katsuno M,Hattori N,Tanaka F,Yamamoto M,Sobue G

更新日期：2009-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult-onset dystonia-parkinsonism is a syndrome in search of a pathology. We therefore reviewed the literature on dystonic manifestations in autopsy-proven cases of multiple system atrophy (MSA), progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), and idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD). Only 6 of 140 autopsy reports of MSA remarke...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Rivest J,Quinn N,Marsden CD

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral necrosis following stroke exposes brain antigens to the immune system, potentially initiating an antibody response. The authors measured levels of antibodies to specific neuronal antigens, neurofilaments (NF), and a ubiquitous antigen, cardiolipin (CL), in 45 patients following an acute first-ever stroke, wit...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Bornstein NM,Aronovich B,Korczyn AD,Shavit S,Michaelson DM,Chapman J

更新日期：2001-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Proximal myotonic myopathy (PROMM) is an autosomal dominantly inherited multisystemic disorder characterized by myotonia, proximal muscle weakness, and cataracts. This disorder is not linked to the gene locus of myotonic dystrophy (DM). We describe three new families with PROMM. In all patients, CTG repeats of the DM ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Hund E,Jansen O,Koch MC,Ricker K,Fogel W,Niedermaier N,Otto M,Kuhn E,Meinck HM

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pompe disease (acid maltase deficiency, glycogen storage disease type II; OMIM 232300) is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder characterized by acid alpha-glucosidase deficiency due to mutations in the GAA gene. Progressive skeletal muscle weakness affects motor and respiratory functions and is ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Kroos MA,Pomponio RJ,Hagemans ML,Keulemans JL,Phipps M,DeRiso M,Palmer RE,Ausems MG,Van der Beek NA,Van Diggelen OP,Halley DJ,Van der Ploeg AT,Reuser AJ

更新日期：2007-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous anatomic and physiologic studies suggest brainstem dysfunction in cranial-cervical dystonia. To further explore this, we studied suprathreshold acoustic reflex waveforms in 15 such patients. A unique feature of this technique is its ability to reject movement artifacts before averaging the acoustic reflex wav...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Lew H,Jordan C,Jerger J,Jankovic J

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00