Pathophysiology and treatment of myoclonus.

abstract：:A network of family-based community-oriented primary health programs, or Programa Agentes Communita˙rios de Saúde, and family health programs, or Programa Saúde da Família, introduced almost 2 decades ago were the Brazilian government's health care models to restructure primary care under the Unified Health System, or...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Younger DS

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The etiology of pyogenic infections of the brain and meninges varies principally by age, predisposing causes or conditions, and anatomic site of the infection. An appreciation of these factors, plus the prudent use of noninvasive anatomic diagnostic techniques (such as CT) and examination of the CSF, will provide a ba...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Overturf GD

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prions diseases are uniformly fatal neurodegenerative diseases that occur in sporadic, genetic, and acquired forms. Acquired prion diseases, caused by infectious transmission, are least common. Most prion diseases are not infectious, but occur spontaneously through misfolding of normal prion proteins or genetic mutati...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Tee BL,Longoria Ibarrola EM,Geschwind MD

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurologically critically ill patients, more often than others, are unable to communicate and, for a crucial period of time, have the vital functions of their brains hidden in the "black box" of the cranial vault behind a curtain of ambiguity and immobility. Customarily--and naively--we have relied upon beside clinica...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Jordan KG

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The natural history of MS is highly variable. There is substantial heterogeneity in the clinical manifestations but, at this point, it is reasonable to consider all idiopathic inflammatory demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system as representing a spectrum of the same disease. In large populations, 20% to ...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Weinshenker BG

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral ischemia manifests widely in patient symptoms. Along with the clinical examination, imaging serves as a powerful tool throughout the course of ischemia-from acute onset to evolution. A thorough understanding of imaging modalities, their strengths and their limitations, is essential for capitalizing on the ben...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Nour M,Liebeskind DS

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite important advances in the treatment of epilepsy over the past several decades, many patients remain uncontrolled. Partial complex (psychomotor) seizures are the largest problem, with less than two thirds of patients successfully managed despite optimal medication use. In these situations, various surgical proc...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Spencer DD,Spencer SS

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite major medical advances, such as the introduction of the rubella vaccine and prolonged postnatal therapy of infants with congenital toxoplasmosis, intrauterine infections remain important causes of deafness, vision loss, and behavioral or neurologic disorders among children worldwide. This article describes the...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Bale JF Jr

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are a number of medications that effectively relieve symptoms in patients with functionally disabling tics. Neuroleptic drugs remain the most predictably effective tic-suppressing agents, but other approaches may be beneficial. This article reviews the spectrum of available therapies to suppress tics and provide...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Kurlan R

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oromandibular disorders are functional disorders and associated pains in the anatomic region of the temporomandibular joint. Their diagnosis and treatment are controversial because of the lack of conformity concerning these disorders among health care providers. This article provides a clear classification of these di...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Graff-Radford SB

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinician should be alert to the possibility of cerebrovascular disease in cancer patients who develop signs of diffuse or focal cerebral dysfunction. The cause of cerebrovascular disease can usually be determined by knowing the primary tumor type, extent of metastatic disease, and type of antineoplastic treatment...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Rogers LR

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nerve agents cause a rapidly fatal cholinergic crisis, but rapid, appropriate antidotal treatment saves lives. Survivors of nerve-agent poisoning generally are healthy, unlike survivors of some other chemical agent attacks. Neurologists can assist first responders and mass casualty planners materially by serving as re...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Newmark J

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selecting appropriate laboratory tests in diagnosing peripheral neuropathies is important because it increases the yield of correct diagnoses and is cost effective. A large number of tests are available. This article provides a guide to selecting appropriate tests and reviews the clinical situations that suggest speci...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Griffin JW,Hsieh ST,McArthur JC,Cornblath DR

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is no single definition of pharmacoresistant (intractable, refractory) epilepsy. Prospective identification of pharmacoresistance is complicated by the variability of its appearance across different types of epilepsy and the variability of seizure control within a given patient over time. Failure of informative ...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Berg AT

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The criteria that characterize restless legs syndrome (RLS) and the differential diagnoses are discussed. Clinical signs include sleep disturbance, involuntary movements in sleep or wakefulness, a normal neurologic examination, a chronic clinical course, and, in some cases, a positive family history. Periodic limb mov...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Trenkwalder C,Walters AS,Hening W

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a unique neurodegenerative disease that can be differentiated from Alzheimer's disease and other diseases that result in cognitive complaints. The primary anatomic focus of degeneration determines the clinical presentation, which can vary from aphasia to behavioral symptoms. Expanding ...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Rosen HJ,Lengenfelder J,Miller B

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary brain tumors consist of neoplasms with varied molecular defects, morphologic phenotypes, and clinical outcomes. The genetic and signaling abnormalities involved in tumor initiation and progression of the most prevalent adult primary brain tumors, including gliomas, meningiomas, and medulloblastomas, are descri...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Sauvageot CM,Kesari S,Stiles CD

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As in most areas of clinical medicine, the history often is the key to determining the diagnosis in patients presenting with neurotologic symptoms. The most common cause of vertigo--benign positional vertigo--can be diagnosed at the bedside based on the characteristic history and the finding of fatigable positional ny...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Baloh RW,Jacobson KM

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Channelopathies, neuromuscular junction disorders, and myopathies represent multiple mechanisms by which toxins can affect the peripheral nervous system. These toxins include ciguatoxin, tetrodotoxin, botulinum toxin, metabolic poisons, venomous snake bites, and several medications. These toxins are important to be aw...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Janecek J,Kushlaf H

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most patients who have endured a stroke sustain behavioral changes, although in many instances these effects can be subtle. Although behavioral changes after a stroke tend to improve, they may persist and have serious effects on daily living activities. This article reviews the more familiar behavioral changes that fo...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Mark VW

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Supratentorial low-grade gliomas comprise a group of primary central nervous system neoplasms with characteristics of neuroglial cells (i.e., astrocytes and oligodendrocytes) and relatively low anaplastic potential, although through time they tend to behave more aggressively. Immediate surgical intervention and subseq...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Recht LD,Bernstein M

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis can be described as a disease with a poorly understood pathophysiologic mechanism and no treatment that dramatically impacts the course of the disease. Clinical trialists are faced with finding small treatment effects against a background of multiple potential treatments, a past history o...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Katz JS,Barohn RJ,Dimachkie MM,Mitsumoto H

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CTS is a clinically defined syndrome; however, there is value added by an evidence-based electrodiagnostic approach to (1) efficiently confirm the diagnosis (particularly before invasive interventions), (2) to identify neurogenic mimickers or superimposed processes that may influence the response to treatment, and (3)...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Watson JC

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anatomic and physiologic changes that occur during pregnancy are unique. A neurologist needs to be aware of normal pregnancy-induced physiologic changes in the cardiovascular, renal, hematologic, and autoimmune systems, and the local anatomic changes, which include alteration of body habitus and pelvic ligaments. ...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： O'Neal MA

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurologic symptoms are a prominent and often disturbing component of the migraine syndrome in many patients. Collectively termed "aura," migraine-related neurologic symptoms include visual, sensory, language, and motor disturbance. They occur in about one quarter of migraine patients, are classically transient, and a...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Foroozan R,Cutrer FM

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sports-related concussions (SRCs) are common among athletes in the United States. Most athletes who sustain an SRC recover within 7 to 10 days; however, many athletes who sustain the injury do not recover as expected and experience prolonged, persistent symptoms. In this document, the authors provide an overview of th...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Anto-Ocrah M,Jones CMC,Diacovo D,Bazarian JJ

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aggression is a serious medical problem that can place both the patient and the health care provider at risk. Aggression can result from medical, neurologic, and/or psychiatric disorders. A comprehensive patient evaluation is needed. Treatment options include pharmacotherapy as well as nonpharmacologic interventions, ...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Lane SD,Kjome KL,Moeller FG

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Overall, the majority of patients with optic pathway tumors will have stable disease regardless if they are radiated or receive chemotherapy. This is a very indolent tumor system and, for the most part, not a threat to life. Because of this, issues regarding appropriate therapeutic approaches have yet to be resolved. ...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Cohen ME,Duffner PK

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Legal issues must be considered in caring for patients with epilepsy. Doctors caring for people with epilepsy may be legally involved in three primary ways: as the agent of social control, as patient advocate, and as the target of liability or malpractice suits. This article examines these factors and the implications...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Hughes JT,Devinsky O

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors divide biological toxins into animal, plant, and bacterial classes and discuss each within a context of demographic, clinical and research examples. Advances in our knowledge are highlighted, and the authors relate the implications of this knowledge to target-specific neurologic involvement. ...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Goetz CG,Meisel E

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00