Cerebrovascular complications in cancer patients.

abstract：:This article describes the physiologic and neural mechanisms that cause neuromuscular fatigue in racquet sports: table tennis, tennis, squash, and badminton. In these intermittent and dual activities, performance may be limited as a match progresses because of a reduced central activation, linked to changes in neurotr...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Girard O,Millet GP

更新日期：2008-02-01 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：:A large body of medical and ethical opinion holds that it is justifiable to terminate medical treatment for permanently unconscious persons. But opponents of particular decisions to withhold or withdraw treatment may argue that the decisions violate laws against homicide, pose a threat to the lives of other less sever...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Beresford HR

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an antibody-mediated muscle disease in which any skeletal muscle can be affected. MG may produce numerous symptoms and signs. To doctors and patients, it may seem like lung disease, stroke, heart disease, or the effects of emotional stress. This article explores the "territory" between MG and...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Hopkins LC

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic brain injury is a common and complex clinical entity that deserves better and continued research on interventions and initial treatment postinjury. Current medical management of traumatic brain injury is articulated on minimizing secondary injury by optimizing cerebral perfusion and oxygenation and preventin...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Ling GS,Marshall SA

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurologists frequently evaluate patients complaining of vision loss, especially when the patient has been examined by an ophthalmologist who has found no ocular disease. A significant proportion of patients presenting to the neurologist with visual complaints have nonorganic or functional visual loss. Although there ...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Bruce BB,Newman NJ

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many abnormalities of the orbit present with neuro-ophthalmic findings, such as impaired ocular motility or alignment, and sensory changes, including optic neuropathy. Comprehensive coverage of all orbital diseases is beyond the scope of this article. This review focuses on diagnosis and management of the most common ...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Chang JR,Gruener AM,McCulley TJ

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroepidemiology is the application of the methods of epidemiology to the problems of clinical neurology. After diagnosis, the most basic characterization of a disease is its frequency. This characterization requires ascertainment of case (numerator) within their population at risk (denominator) to provide incidence,...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Kurtzke JF

更新日期：1996-05-01 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：:This article concentrates primarily on infections of viral origin, although numerous microorganisms can infect the fetal and newborn brain (see Tables 1 and 2). Intrauterine infections occur most often for HIV, CMV and rubella, whereas HSV is preferentially transmitted intrapartum. In the last decade, changes in the e...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Griffith BP,Booss J

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxic myopathies may occur with a variety of prescribed medications, illicit drug abuse, or other toxins. The article discusses an overview of some of the compounds that may cause myopathy, the clinical and laboratory features, histology, mechanisms of action, and potential risk factors of myopathy. The ability to rec...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： George KK,Pourmand R

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neoplastic meningitis appears to be increasing in frequency with improvements in the treatment of many cancers. It is most often recognized in patients with leukemia, breast cancer, lymphomas, and small-cell cancer of the lung, although it may be seen with virtually any malignancy. Treatment should include intrathecal...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Grossman SA,Moynihan TJ

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dramatic progress has been made recently in diagnosing and treating herpes simplex virus encephalitis (HSVE). Advances in imaging technology have greatly enhanced our ability to diagnose the illness noninvasively. Acyclovir is of proven efficacy and is generally well-tolerated. The major clinical management problem is...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Baringer JR

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vasculitides are a heterogeneous group of disorders that cause blood vessel inflammation and necrosis. Vasculitis may represent a primary disease process or a secondary manifestation of an underlying systemic condition. Neurologic symptoms and signs are common in most of the vasculitic syndromes and may be the pre...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Kissel JT

更新日期：1989-08-01 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：:Myoclonus is defined as sudden, brief, shock-like, involuntary movements caused by muscular contractions or inhibitions. Etiologic classification organizes the myoclonus disorders and provides major categories of clinical presentation. However, classifying myoclonus according to its source provides insight about its p...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Caviness JN

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antidepressants are the most commonly prescribed class of medications in the United States. The clinician should be mindful of the many antidepressants that can produce seizures following an accidental exposure or an overdose. A broader understanding of the seizure potential of antidepressants, combined with the abili...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Judge BS,Rentmeester LL

更新日期：2011-08-01 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：:The calcineurin inhibitors cyclosporine and tacrolimus are used for their immunosuppressive effects. Neurotoxic side effects include tremor, paresthesia, and headache. Rarer neurotoxicities include seizure, posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome, and encephalopathy. Tacrolimus tends to be more neurotoxic than cy...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Coe CL,Horst SN,Izzy MJ

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The author defines lacunes, classifies types of lacunes and their causes, discusses the correlation between lacunes and specific syndromes, and suggests appropriate therapy. ...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Mohr JP

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immune system plays a significant role in Alzheimer disease (AD). β-Amyloid deposition in the cortex is thought to be an initiating event in AD and the widely believed amyloid hypothesis proposes removal of amyloid may delay disease progression. Human trials of active or passive immune agents have failed to show b...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Farlow MR,Brosch JR

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebellar ataxia can be caused by a variety of disorders, including degenerative processes, autoimmune and paraneoplastic illness as well as by gene mutations inherited in autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, or X-linked fashions. In this review, we highlight the treatments for cerebellar ataxia in a systematic w...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Kwei KT,Kuo SH

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oldest-old represent the fastest growing segment of society, and the risk of developing dementia continues to increase with advancing age into the 9th and 10th decades of life. The most common form of dementia in the oldest-old is Alzheimer disease (AD), although there are often mixed pathologies contributing to d...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Pierce AL,Bullain SS,Kawas CH

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epilepsy surgery is assuming greater importance in treating patients with partial epilepsy whose seizures are uncontrolled with antiepileptic drugs. Many good candidates for surgical treatment are not presented with the option of surgery. The evaluation for epilepsy surgery is extensive and includes several stages of ...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Devinsky O,Pacia S

更新日期：1993-11-01 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：:Personal experience indicates we sleep differently when sick. Data reviewed demonstrate the extent to which sleep is altered during the course of infection of host organisms by several classes of pathogens. One important unanswered question is whether or not the alterations in sleep during infection are of functional ...

journal_title：Neurologic clinics

authors： Opp MR

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00