Recanalization after thrombolysis in stroke patients: predictors and prognostic implications.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether 24 weeks of high-intensity progressive aerobic exercise (PAE) affects brain MRI measures in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). METHODS:We conducted a randomized, controlled, phase 2 trial (with a crossover follow-up) including an exercise group (supervised PAE followed by self-guided p...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Langeskov-Christensen M,Grøndahl Hvid L,Nygaard MKE,Ringgaard S,Jensen HB,Nielsen HH,Petersen T,Stenager E,Eskildsen SF,Dalgas U

更新日期：2021-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Krabbe disease (globoid cell leukodystrophy [GLD]) is an autosomal recessive lysosomal disorder affecting the central and peripheral nervous system. The authors performed MRS to characterize metabolic alterations and their regional variation in brain tissue in GLD in vivo. METHODS:Abnormalities of cerebral ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Brockmann K,Dechent P,Wilken B,Rusch O,Frahm J,Hanefeld F

更新日期：2003-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate possible abnormal increase in thalamic glutamate/glutamine levels for restless legs syndrome (RLS) indicating increased glutamatergic activity producing arousal that at night disrupts and shortens sleep. METHODS:(1)H MRS of the right thalamus was performed using a 1.5 T GE MRI scanner and the PRO...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Allen RP,Barker PB,Horská A,Earley CJ

更新日期：2013-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Functional or psychogenic movement disorders (FMD) present a diagnostic challenge. To diagnose FMD, clinicians must have experience with signs typical of FMD and distinguishing features from other hyperkinetic disorders. The aim of this study was to clarify the decision-making process of expert clinicians whi...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： van der Salm SM,van Rootselaar AF,Cath DC,de Haan RJ,Koelman JH,Tijssen MA

更新日期：2017-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of an APOE epsilon4 allele may be a risk factor for neuropathy severity in diabetes. The authors assessed the frequency of APOE epsilon4 in patients presenting with sensory predominant neuropathy. APOE epsilon4 frequency among patients with early diabetic neuropathy and impaired glucose tolerance-associat...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Zhou Z,Hoke A,Cornblath DR,Griffin JW,Polydefkis M

更新日期：2005-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemic stroke subtype distribution was compared between Mexican Americans (MAs) and non-Hispanic whites (NHWs) in a community-based stroke surveillance study in Nueces County, TX. There was no difference in the distribution of stroke subtype by ethnicity (p = 0.19). There was a similar proportion of small-vessel and...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Uchino K,Risser JM,Smith MA,Moyé LA,Morgenstern LB

更新日期：2004-08-10 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：:The prevalence of spontaneous lingual-facial-buccal movements was determined in 661 patients between the ages of 50 and 79 without neuroleptic exposure or known CNS disease. The prevalence was 0.8% between ages 50 and 59, 6% between ages 60 and 69, and 7.8% between ages 70 and 79. ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Klawans HL,Barr A

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) is defined by absence seizures in a normally developing child, with onset between 4 and 10 years of age.(1) Typical absence seizures consist of behavioral arrest with or without automatisms, usually last 30-60 seconds, and demonstrate a characteristic 3-Hz generalized spike-wave (GSW) ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Bernson-Leung ME,Mazumdar M

更新日期：2014-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：:To explore environmental risk factors for Parkinson's disease (PD) in Taiwan, we investigated 120 patients with PD and 240 hospital control subjects matched with patients on age (+/-2 years) and sex. Based on a structured open-ended questionnaire, we carried out standardized interviews to obtain history of exposure to...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Liou HH,Tsai MC,Chen CJ,Jeng JS,Chang YC,Chen SY,Chen RC

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effects of bromocriptine on periodic limb movements in sleep (PLMS) of narcoleptic patients. Bromocriptine significantly reduced the number and index of PLMS without improving the nocturnal sleep disruption in that disorder. These results support the hypothesis that dopaminergic mechanisms are involved ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Boivin DB,Lorrain D,Montplaisir J

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a retrospective study of 103 corticosteroid-treated MS patients, the average rate of fracture events was 3.2% of the patients per year over 7.1 (+/- 5.7 SD) years at risk. Fractures of the ribs, pelvis, hip, or vertebrae occurred in 11 patients and became most common 5 years after starting steroids. Relatively high...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Troiano RA,Jotkowitz A,Cook SD,Bansil S,Zito G

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe and evaluate the incidence and risk factors of severe neurologic events (SNE) in pediatric recipients of allogeneic or autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) for hematologic or nonhematologic diseases. METHODS:Retrospective analysis of 272 consecutive children admitted to the G...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Faraci M,Lanino E,Dini G,Fondelli MP,Morreale G,Dallorso S,Manzitti C,Calevo MG,Gaggero R,Castagnola E,Haupt R

更新日期：2002-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled cross-over study was to test whether valproic acid relieves painful polyneuropathy. Thirty-one patients completed two treatment phases of 4 weeks' duration with valproic acid (1,500 mg daily) and placebo. There was no significant difference between valproic ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Otto M,Bach FW,Jensen TS,Sindrup SH

更新日期：2004-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:A 20-year-old mentally retarded woman, who had a history of intractable epileptic seizures since early childhood, had prolonged episodes of confusion, decreased responsiveness and automatic behavior lasting as long as 2 days. These are believed to represent epileptic status of the complex partial (psychomotor) type be...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Markand ON,Wheeler GL,Pollack SL

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cost-effective approaches for arriving at correct diagnoses should be used. Herein, we compare three approaches for the differential diagnosis of a common neurologic syndrome, peripheral neuropathy. In the "shotgun" approach, a standard battery of hematologic, biochemical, serologic, antibody, enzyme, molecular geneti...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Dyck PJ,Dyck PJ,Grant IA,Fealey RD

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We measured the duration and amplitude of saccades in three normal subjects, eight patients with myasthenia gravis, and eight patients with nonmyasthenic ocular palsies. Saccades were examined at the start of a repetitive saccade task, after 3 minutes of activity, and 1 minute after administration of edrophonium. The ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Barton JJ,Jama A,Sharpe JA

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess functional changes in lymphocyte repertoire and subsequent clinical implications during delayed-release dimethyl fumarate (DMF) treatment in patients with multiple sclerosis. METHODS:Using peripheral blood from several clinical trials of DMF, immune cell subsets were quantified using flow cytometry...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Mehta D,Miller C,Arnold DL,Bame E,Bar-Or A,Gold R,Hanna J,Kappos L,Liu S,Matta A,Phillips JT,Robertson D,von Hehn CA,Campbell J,Spach K,Yang L,Fox RJ

更新日期：2019-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：:We review adjunctive ketogenic diet (KD) and modified Atkins diet (MAD) treatment of refractory epilepsy in adults. Only a few studies have been published, all open-label. Because of the disparate, uncontrolled nature of the studies, we analyzed all studies individually, without a meta-analysis. Across all studies, 32...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Klein P,Tyrlikova I,Mathews GC

更新日期：2014-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from the Aspirin in Transient Ischemic Attack (AITIA) study, an ongoing study of two platelet antiaggregant drugs, and other published therapeutic trials were reviewed to determine whether the severity of stroke is reduced in patients taking platelet antiaggregants. Data from three of four studies suggest that st...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Grotta JC,Lemak NA,Gary H,Fields WS,Vital D

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cell-based therapies are being investigated as an adjunct to IV thrombolysis or mechanical thrombectomy in ischemic stroke. This review summarizes the potential applications as well as challenges of intravascular cell delivery in ischemic stroke. METHOD:We conducted a search of Medline as well as the clinica...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Misra V,Ritchie MM,Stone LL,Low WC,Janardhan V

更新日期：2012-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the clinical features, MRI findings, and pathogenesis of strokes producing internuclear ophthalmoplegia (INO) as an isolated or predominant clinical manifestation. METHODS:Thirty patients presenting with INO without (n = 12) or with (n = 18) minimal other neurologic signs were studied. MRI and an...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Kim JS

更新日期：2004-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To quantify the isoprostane 8,12-iso-iPF2alpha-VI in brain tissues obtained from patients with AD, patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), and controls. BACKGROUND:Enhanced brain oxidative stress with secondary damage to cellular macromolecules may play a role in the pathogenesis of AD and FTD. The isop...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Yao Y,Zhukareva V,Sung S,Clark CM,Rokach J,Lee VM,Trojanowski JQ,Praticò D

更新日期：2003-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous syndrome with childhood onset, characterized by febrile seizures (FS) and a variety of afebrile epileptic seizure types. The authors performed a mutational analysis of SCN1B on 74 unrelated probands with GEFS+, FS, or...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Audenaert D,Claes L,Ceulemans B,Löfgren A,Van Broeckhoven C,De Jonghe P

更新日期：2003-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Malformations of cortical development (MCD) account for a high proportion of medically resistant partial seizures in children and figure prominently in pediatric surgical series. In contrast to the results of epilepsy surgery for postnatally acquired lesions, seizure freedom in patients with MCD is less certain owing ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Duchowny M,Jayakar P,Levin B

更新日期：2000-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide a comprehensive understanding of APOE ε4 effects across the lifespan on the 3 main neuroimaging biomarkers. METHODS:Two hundred seven community-dwelling, cognitively normal APOE ε4 carriers and noncarriers aged 20-87 years were involved in this study. They underwent structural MRI, fluorodeoxygluc...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Gonneaud J,Arenaza-Urquijo EM,Fouquet M,Perrotin A,Fradin S,de La Sayette V,Eustache F,Chételat G

更新日期：2016-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：:We present six patients with acute fulminant episodes of CNS inflammatory demyelination who responded to therapeutic plasmapheresis after failing a course of high-dose methylprednisolone administered IV. Neurologic improvement occurred in three of the patients following the second plasmapheresis. Dramatic improvement ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Rodriguez M,Karnes WE,Bartleson JD,Pineda AA

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the effects of carbamazepine and lamotrigine monotherapy for people with partial onset seizures or generalized onset tonic-clonic seizures. METHODS:A systematic review and meta-analysis using data on individual patients from randomized trials comparing lamotrigine with carbamazepine monotherapy. T...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Gamble C,Williamson PR,Chadwick DW,Marson AG

更新日期：2006-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe an atypical neurologic presentation of Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) with striking meningeal and cerebral involvement, responding to immunosuppressive therapy. WG may cause treatable intracranial complications in the absence of nasal or renal disease and without cerebral angiographic abnormalities, CSF ple...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Weinberger LM,Cohen ML,Remler BF,Naheedy MH,Leigh RJ

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among 50 patients with phenytoin intoxication, 14 had seizures during the episode. Seizures in 9 of these 14 patients probably resulted from poor seizure control despite high phenytoin levels, but in 5 cases, attacks were attributed to phenytoin toxicity. The only factor that seemed to correlate with seizures was a se...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Stilman N,Masdeu JC

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00