Surgical management of acute intracranial hemorrhage, surgical aneurysmal and arteriovenous malformation ablation, and other surgical principles.

abstract：:The diagnostic approach to the patient with cancer with suspected CNS infection depends on an analysis of the patient's immune defect, the time course of development of manifestations of infection, and the type of clinical syndrome with supportive evidence for a specific diagnosis coming from laboratory and neuroradio...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Pruitt AA

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paraproteinemia frequently is associated with peripheral neuropathy. The clinical manifestations can be protean owing to the potential for multiple organ involvement. A methodical diagnostic approach to patients who have a plasma cell dyscrasia and neuropathy is necessary to ensure the appropriate detection of more wi...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Kwan JY

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As I have indicated in the foregoing discussion, there are several syndromes that with various degrees of proof seem to be caused by unilateral vascular compression of a cranial nerve at the brain stem. Jannetta has summarized this concept as follows: "As we age, our arteries elongate and our brains 'sag'. As a conseq...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Wilkins RH

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Viruses are a frequent cause of encephalitis. Common or important viruses causing encephalitis include herpesviruses, arboviruses, enteroviruses, parechoviruses, mumps, measles, rabies, Ebola, lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, and henipaviruses. Other viruses may cause an encephalopathy. Host factors and clinical fe...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Venkatesan A,Murphy OC

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myopathies are a heterogeneous group of disorders that can be challenging to diagnose. This review provides a diagnostic approach based predominantly on the clinical history and neurologic examination. Laboratory testing that can be used to confirm the suspected diagnosis based on this pattern recognition approach is ...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Barohn RJ,Dimachkie MM,Jackson CE

更新日期：2014-08-01 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：:Neuropathies due to nutritional problems can affect certain patient populations and have a varied presentation because of multiple coexistent nutritional deficiencies. Clinicians should consider nutritional neuropathies in patients presenting with neuropathies. Clinicians should be alert for signs and symptoms of neur...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Hammond N,Wang Y,Dimachkie MM,Barohn RJ

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stroke involving the brainstem and cerebellum frequently presents acute vestibular syndrome. Although vascular vertigo is known to usually accompany other neurologic symptoms and signs, isolated vertigo from small infarcts involving the cerebellum or brainstem has been increasingly recognized. Bedside neuro-otologic e...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Lee SH,Kim JS

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Addressed are the features of postviral and postvaccinial syndromes affecting the CNS. The relationships among acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, EAE, and MS are discussed. Among the postvaccination syndromes covered are the neurologic sequelae of pertussis immunizations, with a description of a mouse model of this...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Sriram S,Steinman L

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:"Deep brain stimulation is a safe and effective therapy for the management of a variety of neurologic conditions with Food and Drug Administration or humanitarian exception approval for Parkinson disease, dystonia, tremor, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Advances in neurophysiology, neuroimaging, and technology hav...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Burns MR,Chiu SY,Patel B,Mitropanopoulos SG,Wong JK,Ramirez-Zamora A

更新日期：2021-02-01 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：:Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a syndrome of increased intracranial pressure of unknown cause that most often occurs in women of childbearing age. Most patients are overweight or obese with a history of recent weight gain. Following a brief review of the symptoms and signs, we discuss the approach to assessme...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Thurtell MJ,Kawasaki A

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neurologic manifestations of gastrointestinal disease are generally thought to be uncommon, although an increasing number of previously unidentified associations are being established. These neurologic disorders may result from nutritional or non-nutritional causes. In the absence of clear malnutrition, it is like...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Albers JW,Nostrant TT,Riggs JE

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Smartphones make mobile computing at point of care practical. Smartphones can think, sync, and link. Built-in and user-installed applications facilitate communications between neurologists and their medical colleagues and patients and augment data acquisition and processing in the core medical information domains of p...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Busis N

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article discusses antibodies associated with immune-mediated myasthenia gravis and the pathologic action of these antibodies at the neuromuscular junctions of skeletal muscle. To explain how these antibodies act, we consider the physiology of neuromuscular transmission with emphasis on 4 features: the structure o...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Ruff RL,Lisak RP

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many substances, organic and manufactured, may induce peripheral nerve damage when exposed to them. The expected clinical phenotype is of a distal, sensory or sensorimotor polyneuropathy, often painful, with axonal characteristics on electrodiagnostic and histopathologic analysis. Treatment is limited; often, the only...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Grogan PM,Katz JS

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Echocardiography is an established technology encompassing an increasingly wide variety of clinical situations including cardioembolism and the detection of CAD in patients with cerebral ischemia and in patients undergoing neurovascular surgery. Echocardiography will continue to occupy a pivotal role in clinical manag...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Tegeler CH,Kitzman DW

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Throughout pregnancy and the puerperium, a variety of hormonal and physiologic changes occur that are associated with pregnancy-specific neurologic conditions, which may also influence known preexisting medical conditions or bring previously unknown neurologic conditions to clinical attention. This article reviews the...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Delfyett WT,Fetzer DT

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postamputation phenomena, including painful and nonpainful phantom sensations occur following loss of limbs and other body parts. Peripheral and central nervous system mechanisms play a role in persistent phantom pain. Understanding the pathophysiology of this syndrome has improved in recent years. Comprehensive evalu...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Weinstein SM

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The substantial societal and individual burdens associated with tension-type headache (TTH) constitute a previously overlooked major public health issue. TTH is prevalent, affecting up to 78% of the general population, and 3% suffer from chronic TTH. Pericranial myofascial nociception probably is important for the pat...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Bendtsen L,Jensen R

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Guidelines and quality measures for epilepsy care have the potential to improve the quality of epilepsy care. Quality measures are increasingly used for pay-for-performance. This article describes different guidelines and quality measures that have been used to identify best practices, types of best practices for use ...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Pugh MJ,McMillan KK

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric central nervous system (CNS) tumors are the most common solid tumors in children and comprise 15% to 20% of all malignancies in children. Presentation, symptoms, and signs depend on tumor location and age of the patient at the time of diagnosis. This article summarizes the common childhood CNS tumors, presen...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Udaka YT,Packer RJ

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postherpetic pain persisting 1 month or longer occurs in only a small percentage of all patients with herpes zoster. In most patients, PHN tends to diminish with time. The incidence is, however, directly related to age. Any therapeutic claim for prophylaxis or treatment of PHN has to be evaluated with these observatio...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Watson CP

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The last 2 decades represent a period of unparalleled advancement in the understanding of the pathogenesis of Parkinson disease (PD). The discovery of several forms of familial parkinsonism with mendelian inheritance has elucidated insights into the mechanisms underlying the degeneration of dopaminergic neurons of the...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Mullin S,Schapira AH

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberous sclerosis is a multisystem disorder characterized by changes primarily involving the skin, eye, and central nervous system. Although the disease often produces mental retardation and seizures, this is not universal, and some patients with tuberous sclerosis lead a relatively normal life. ...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Hanno R,Beck R

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research models show a strong interrelationship between sleep quality and immune function. The proinflammatory cytokines, interleukin-1, interleukin-6, and tumor necrosis factor α are classified as official sleep-regulatory substances. However, sleep-promoting properties are also possessed by several other immune and ...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Gamaldo CE,Shaikh AK,McArthur JC

更新日期：2012-11-01 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 angiitis of the central nervous system (PACNS) is a vasculitis of small arteries and veins of unknown cause restricted to the central nervous system (CNS), and controversy and disagreement exist over the means to establish the diagnosis. Cerebral arteriography, cerebrospinal fluid examination, and MRI singly o...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Powers WJ

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, the authors provide a conceptual framework in which to consider alternative approaches to identify the developmental consequences of exposing the developing brain to neurotoxic substances. Concepts underlying brain development and issues regarding neurobehavioral testing in children are reviewed. In a...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Trask CL,Kosofsky BE

更新日期：2000-08-01 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