Teaching the next generation of neurologists.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The gradual development of cutaneous allodynia during the course of a migraine attack is commonly detected by quantitative sensory testing (QST) in migraineurs seeking secondary and tertiary medical help. In this study, the authors developed a questionnaire that tested the recollection of the patients on thei...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Jakubowski M,Silberstein S,Ashkenazi A,Burstein R

更新日期：2005-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：:In many parkinsonian syndromes, neuromelanin (NM)-containing dopaminergic neurons of the substantia nigra (SN) are selectively targeted by the noxius pathogens. Studies of the constitutional and functional features of human NM allow the formulation of a logical hypothesis on its role in parkinsonian syndromes. In the ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Zecca L,Zucca FA,Albertini A,Rizzio E,Fariello RG

更新日期：2006-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To perform an evidence-based review of the safety and efficacy of botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) in the treatment of movement disorders. METHODS:A literature search was performed including MEDLINE and Current Contents for therapeutic articles relevant to BoNT and selected movement disorders. Authors reviewed, a...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Simpson DM,Blitzer A,Brashear A,Comella C,Dubinsky R,Hallett M,Jankovic J,Karp B,Ludlow CL,Miyasaki JM,Naumann M,So Y,Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

更新日期：2008-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare effects of immediate-release (IR) and sustained-release (CR) carbidopa/levodopa in levodopa-naive PD patients. BACKGROUND:It was hypothesized that the long-acting preparation would be associated with fewer long-term complications. METHODS:A total of 618 patients were studied in 36 centers worldwi...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Koller WC,Hutton JT,Tolosa E,Capilldeo R

更新日期：1999-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We aimed to create an index to stratify cryptogenic stroke (CS) patients with patent foramen ovale (PFO) by their likelihood that the stroke was related to their PFO. METHODS:Using data from 12 component studies, we used generalized linear mixed models to predict the presence of PFO among patients with CS, a...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Kent DM,Ruthazer R,Weimar C,Mas JL,Serena J,Homma S,Di Angelantonio E,Di Tullio MR,Lutz JS,Elkind MS,Griffith J,Jaigobin C,Mattle HP,Michel P,Mono ML,Nedeltchev K,Papetti F,Thaler DE

更新日期：2013-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To establish the role of high-resolution CT imaging and tests of vestibulocollic reflexes in diagnosing and understanding the pathogenesis of the Tullio phenomenon. BACKGROUND:The Tullio phenomenon is a syndrome in which acoustic stimulation produces symptoms and signs of vestibular activation. It has previ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Watson SR,Halmagyi GM,Colebatch JG

更新日期：2000-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Fasciculations and cramps may occur in motor neuron disease or as part of a more benign syndrome. A man with apparently benign fasciculations and cramps for 4 years developed progressive muscle weakness and wasting. Such a previously undocumented evolution of benign fasciculations and cramps to motor neuron disease ma...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Fleet WS,Watson RT

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new cerebral disorder, described in three unrelated children, has recognizable clinical, radiologic, and neuropathologic findings. The onset occurs from early infancy to adolescence with slowing of cognitive performance, rare convulsive seizures, and a mixture of extrapyramidal, cerebellar, and pyramidal signs. CT s...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Labrune P,Lacroix C,Goutières F,de Laveaucoupet J,Chevalier P,Zerah M,Husson B,Landrieu P

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional decline for each decade at symptom onset and need for cane, walker, or wheelchair were assessed in 78 biopsy-proved patients with sporadic inclusion body myositis. Patients with disease onset between 40 and 59 years used a walker after 10.2 +/- 5.8 years, whereas those with disease onset between 60 and 79 y...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Peng A,Koffman BM,Malley JD,Dalakas MC

更新日期：2000-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of genetic factors in determining risk for status epilepticus (SE) was examined in twins identified using the population-based Virginia Twin Registry. Concordance rates for SE were 0.38 for monozygotic (MZ) and 0.00 for dizygotic (DZ) twins, with the rate in MZs being significantly increased over DZs. The pre...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Corey LA,Pellock JM,Boggs JG,Miller LL,DeLorenzo RJ

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors were first administered in Europe to human subjects in the 1860s, and synthetic derivatives of the natural alkaloid inhibitors were developed in the 1930s to modulate peripheral cholinergic function. However, only within the last decade have these agents been systematically studi...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Taylor P

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Migraine, especially migraine with aura (MA), is an established risk factor for ischemic lesions of the brain. Recent evidence has also linked migraine to a broader range of ischemic vascular disorders including angina, myocardial infarction, coronary revascularization, claudication, and cardiovascular mortality. The ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Bigal ME,Kurth T,Hu H,Santanello N,Lipton RB

更新日期：2009-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:We treated 36 patients with motor fluctuations and dyskinesias on chronic levodopa therapy with cabergoline (CBG) once a day for a mean period of 14.2 +/- 5.8 months. There was a significant increase in the "on" hours and a reduction in "off-period" dystonia. Ten patients continued to show a marked improvement after 2...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Lera G,Vaamonde J,Rodriguez M,Obeso JA

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the anti-Schwann cell activity of serum from patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), we used a 51Cr-release cytotoxicity assay. Specific release of 51Cr mediated by GBS serum did not differ from that with normals or disease controls. Heating sera from GBS patients or controls at 56 or 50 degrees C for 30...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Lisak RP,Kuchmy D,Armati-Gulson PJ,Brown MJ,Sumner AJ

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the prevalence and nature of cognitive changes associated with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) using a large scale study. METHODS:Consecutive patients with sporadic ALS (n = 279) underwent comprehensive neurologic evaluation and neuropsychological testing. Testing data from normal...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ringholz GM,Appel SH,Bradshaw M,Cooke NA,Mosnik DM,Schulz PE

更新日期：2005-08-23 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：:The authors describe a patient with bilateral papilledema, visual field abnormalities, poorly reactive pupils, meningeal enhancement on cranial MRI, and diffuse brain parenchymal hypervascularity. The opening pressure at the time of lumbar puncture was normal, and results of other CSF studies were normal. All abnormal...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： O'Halloran HS,Berger JR,Baker RS,Lee WB,Pearson PA,Ryan S

更新日期：1999-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied a patient with autopsy-proven Hallervorden-Spatz syndrome (HSS) and the previously unreported finding of high-density lesions in the basal ganglia on CT. The diagnosis of HSS should be considered in a patient with dystonia and basal ganglia mineralization on CT. ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Tennison MB,Bouldin TW,Whaley RA

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fourteen patients with Alzheimer's disease were evaluated by psychometric testing, fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET), and EEG. They were divided into two groups according to the EEG findings. Group A (seven patients) had normal alpha backgrounds and group B (seven patients) had decreased alpha back...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Sheridan PH,Sato S,Foster N,Bruno G,Cox C,Fedio P,Chase TN

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate clinical, imaging, and pathologic associations of the cingulate island sign (CIS) in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). METHODS:We retrospectively identified and compared patients with a clinical diagnosis of DLB (n=39); patients with Alzheimer disease (AD) matched by age, sex, and education (n...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Graff-Radford J,Murray ME,Lowe VJ,Boeve BF,Ferman TJ,Przybelski SA,Lesnick TG,Senjem ML,Gunter JL,Smith GE,Knopman DS,Jack CR Jr,Dickson DW,Petersen RC,Kantarci K

更新日期：2014-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Huntington's disease (HD) is a fatal and progressive neurodegenerative disease that is accompanied by involuntary movements, cognitive dysfunction, and psychiatric symptoms. Although progressive striatal degeneration is known to occur, little is known about how the disease affects the cortex, including which...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Rosas HD,Liu AK,Hersch S,Glessner M,Ferrante RJ,Salat DH,van der Kouwe A,Jenkins BG,Dale AM,Fischl B

更新日期：2002-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and many older adults become lost even in familiar surroundings. This is commonly attributed to memory impairment, but it may reflect impaired spatial cognition. METHODS:The authors examined the role of memory, perceptual, and cognitive mechanisms in spatial disorienta...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Monacelli AM,Cushman LA,Kavcic V,Duffy CJ

更新日期：2003-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:A 59-year-old woman with levodopa-responsive parkinsonism complicated by motor fluctuations and generalized levodopa dyskinesia underwent bilateral subthalamic deep brain stimulation (STN DBS) 7 years after symptom onset. DBS improved levodopa-responsive upper extremity bradykinesia but aggravated speech, swallowing, ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Tarsy D,Apetauerova D,Ryan P,Norregaard T

更新日期：2003-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is characterized by a hyperimmune state toward the polypeptides of measles virus except the matrix (M) protein. Using cloned (3H)-labeled complementary DNA probes for in situ hybridization, we found the M protein and nucleocapsid (NP) protein nucleotide sequences in glial cel...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Shapshak P,Tourtellotte WW,Nakamura S,Graves MC,Darvish M,Hoffman D,Walsh MJ,Fareed GC,Schmid P,Heinzmann C

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The progressive myoclonus epilepsies (PMEs) are a devastating group of rare disorders(1) that manifest with increasing action myoclonus, which is also present at rest but activates with stimuli such as noise, light, or touch. Ultimately, patients become wheelchair-bound and experience early death. Neurologic signs tha...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Knupp K,Wirrell E

更新日期：2014-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibromyalgia (FM) and transformed migraine (TM) are common chronic pain disorders. The authors estimated the prevalence of FM in 101 patients with TM, and analyzed its relationship to depression, anxiety, and insomnia. FM was diagnosed in 35.6% of cases. Patients with FM had more insomnia, were older, and had headache...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Peres MF,Young WB,Kaup AO,Zukerman E,Silberstein SD

更新日期：2001-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunomodulating agents have beneficial effects in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS), decreasing the frequency of relapses, the progression of disability, and MRI measures of disease activity. Despite the efficacy of these agents, many patients continue to show progression of disability, breakthrough relapses, ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Jeffery DR

更新日期：2004-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Although psychological distress and cognitive dysfunction are well documented in adults with multiple sclerosis (MS), they are poorly understood in children with the disease. Psychosocial difficulty experienced by children and adolescents with MS involves factors common to all chronic illnesses in children, as well as...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： MacAllister WS,Boyd JR,Holland NJ,Milazzo MC,Krupp LB,International Pediatric MS Study Group.

更新日期：2007-04-17 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：OBJECTIVE:To determine the latency, magnitude, and duration of the long-duration response (LDR) to levodopa in PD in relationship to the administration of levodopa at different interdose intervals. METHODS:In six patients with PD, two different 15-day treatment regimens were used in which the drug was administered wit...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Zappia M,Bosco D,Plastino M,Nicoletti G,Branca D,Oliveri RL,Aguglia U,Gambardella A,Quattrone A

更新日期：1999-08-11 00:00:00