Limb-kinetic apraxia in Parkinson disease.

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE:Apoptosis, or programmed cell death, is an evolutionary conserved mechanism essential for morphogenesis and tissue homeostasis, but it plays an important role also in pathologic conditions, including neurologic disorders. Its execution pathway is critically regulated at the mitochondrial level. Evi...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Sciacco M,Fagiolari G,Lamperti C,Messina S,Bazzi P,Napoli L,Chiveri L,Prelle A,Comi GP,Bresolin N,Scarlato G,Moggio M

更新日期：2001-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:There have been few descriptions of spontaneous epidural hematoma of the spinal cord in children. Duration of symptoms in previous cases has varied from hours to days. We recently evaluated a 6-year-old girl with cord compression from an extradural clot, who complained of thoracic back pain for 3 months before becomin...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Robertson WC Jr,Lee YE,Edmonson MB

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Significant evidence has accrued suggesting that antibodies to voltage-gated calcium channel are observed in at least some patients with sporadic ALS (SALS) and that such antibodies alter the function of these ion channels in vitro and in vivo. Further, passive transfer of these immunoglobulin-containing fractions int...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Smith RG,Siklos L,Alexianu ME,Engelhardt JI,Mosier DR,Colom L,Habib Mohamed A,Appel SH

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Migration from an area where MS is common to an area where it is rare (and vice versa) affects the risk of MS, provided migration occurs in childhood. A childhood infection might explain this effect. Therefore, the age pattern of infectious diseases in different regions was examined. A higher proportion of children sh...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Alter M,Zhang ZX,Davanipour Z,Sobel E,Zibulewski J,Schwartz G,Friday G

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates the histories and the clinical course of 111 patients who had nonlesional temporal lobe epilepsy. We compared 61 patients with unilateral hippocampal sclerosis (UHS group) and 50 patients with minimal change (MRI negative group) assessed on the basis of MRI. In agreement with previous reports, ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Kanemoto K,Takeuchi J,Kawasaki J,Kawai I

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An improved agarose gel electrophoretic technique was used to fractionate serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) proteins in patients with presenile dementia. The CSF electrophoretic patterns demonstrated three abnormal bands in the gamma-globulin region in five out of eight of these patients. ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Williams A,Papadopoulos N,Chase TN

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the prognostic accuracy of various acute stroke prognostic scales using a large, independent, clinical trials dataset. METHODS:We directly compared 8 stroke prognostic scales, chosen based on focused literature review (Acute Stroke Registry and Analysis of Lausanne [ASTRAL]; iSCORE; iSCORE-revised...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Quinn TJ,Singh S,Lees KR,Bath PM,Myint PK,VISTA Collaborators.

更新日期：2017-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:We have demonstrated the reliability of a noninvasive method for successfully localizing the intracranial origin of the EEG. The dipole localization method (DLM) is a computer-assisted, mathematical method based on electrical field theory and is similar to localization methods currently used by electrocardiologists. I...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Smith DB,Sidman RD,Flanigin H,Henke J,Labiner D

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied 60 patients with idiopathic Parkinson disease with motor and neuropsychologic tests to ascertain whether the severity of motor symptoms was associated with the degree of neuropsychologic deficity. Significant correlations were found between the severity of brady kinesia and impaired performance on tests ass...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Mortimer JA,Pirozzolo FJ,Hansch EC,Webster DD

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used the Mayo Clinic medical records linkage system to detect all cases of intracranial vascular malformation (IVM) among residents of Olmsted County, Minnesota from 1965 to 1992 and found 48 IVMs over the 27-year period, including four patients with IVM detected at autopsy, without prior symptoms. Twenty-nine of 4...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Brown RD Jr,Wiebers DO,Torner JC,O'Fallon WM

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:TCH346 exerts antiapoptotic effects by binding to glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) and blocking the apoptotic pathway in which GAPDH is involved. Apoptosis is considered to be a key pathogenic mechanism in neurodegenerative diseases including ALS. METHODS:Patients were randomly assigned in a...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Miller R,Bradley W,Cudkowicz M,Hubble J,Meininger V,Mitsumoto H,Moore D,Pohlmann H,Sauer D,Silani V,Strong M,Swash M,Vernotica E,TCH346 Study Group.

更新日期：2007-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the potential for clinical application, the reputed protective action of barbiturates in cerebral ischemia was tested in a controlled study after segmental middle cerebral artery occlusion in primates. Surviving treated animals promptly recovered consciousness, locomotion, and feeding behavior despite pers...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Moseley JI,Laurent JP,Molinari GF

更新日期：1975-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report imaging and clinical findings of leukoencephalopathy occurring after levamisole. The lesions were hypoattenuating on CT and appeared as multifocal oval or elliptical foci in the white matter or along the subependymal veins on MRI. Most lesions resolve after prompt withdrawal of levamisole. Detailed history t...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Liu HM,Hsieh WJ,Yang CC,Wu VC,Wu KD

更新日期：2006-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:We assayed serum folate levels of 60 patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and found that 50% had values below 3.0 micrograms/l. Some patients with CFS are deficient in folic acid. ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Jacobson W,Saich T,Borysiewicz LK,Behan WM,Behan PO,Wreghitt TG

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The existence and specificity of a characteristic behavioral syndrome among patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) remains controversial. The behavioral pattern of many epilepsy patients differs from that of age-, sex-, and socioeconomic-matched control subjects. Patients with TLE and other forms of epilepsy can e...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Devinsky O,Najjar S

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors estimated the sample sizes needed for exploratory trials of MS assessing the efficacy of new treatments in reducing the number of new enhancing lesions vs those of interferon-beta or glatiramer acetate. The sample sizes per arm ranged from 868 (effect: 20%) to 94 (effect: 50%) for patients with relapsing-r...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Sormani MP,Rovaris M,Bagnato F,Molyneux P,Bruzzi P,Pozzilli C,Miller DH,Comi G,Filippi M

更新日期：2001-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To quantify the quality of physicians' emergency first response to status epilepticus (SE) and to identify risk factors for nonadherence to treatment guidelines in a standardized simulated scenario. METHODS:In this prospective trial, 58 physicians (of different background) of the University Hospital Basel, ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Sutter R,Tisljar K,Opić P,De Marchis GM,Bassetti S,Bingisser R,Hunziker S,Marsch S

更新日期：2019-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterize the present state of brain death (BD) determination in actual practice relative to contemporary American Academy of Neurology (AAN) guidelines. METHODS:We reviewed the charts of all adult (16 years and older) BD organ donors during 2011 from 68 heterogeneous hospitals in the Midwest United St...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Shappell CN,Frank JI,Husari K,Sanchez M,Goldenberg F,Ardelt A

更新日期：2013-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To learn caregivers' preferences for the treatment of AD with a disease-slowing therapy, and to identify relationships between these preferences and the characteristics of caregivers and patients. METHODS:A structured interview with 40 caregivers of patients with AD. Preferences were measured for an AD-slow...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Karlawish JH,Klocinski JL,Merz J,Clark CM,Asch DA

更新日期：2000-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop a scientifically sound and clinically relevant evidence-based guideline for the treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN). METHODS:We performed a systematic review of the literature from 1960 to August 2008 and classified the studies according to the American Academy of Neurology classificati...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Bril V,England J,Franklin GM,Backonja M,Cohen J,Del Toro D,Feldman E,Iverson DJ,Perkins B,Russell JW,Zochodne D,American Academy of Neurology.,American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine.,American Acade

更新日期：2011-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Age at 1st risk for seizures may predict anomia following dominant anterior temporal lobectomy. We assessed confrontation naming before and 2 to 3 weeks after surgery in 45 right-handed patients grouped by side of focus and presence or absence of early (less than or equal to 5 years) risk factors. After left lobectomy...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Stafiniak P,Saykin AJ,Sperling MR,Kester DB,Robinson LJ,O'Connor MJ,Gur RC

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypnic headache has been described in several case reports since 1981 and is regarded as an idiopathic headache disorder. In this review of 71 cases in the literature, the clinical features, neurophysiologic including polysomnographic findings, and treatment procedures are analyzed and the pathophysiology of this cond...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Evers S,Goadsby PJ

更新日期：2003-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effects of 3-methoxy, 4-hydroxy-phenylalanine (3-OM-dopa) on monoamine turnover, L-3-4-dihydroxy-phenylalanine (L-dopa) reversal of catecholamine depletion induced by alpha-methyl-paratyrosine (alpha-MT), and the passage of L-dopa across the blood-brain barrier of the rat brain. 3-OM-dopa did not affect...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Gervas JJ,Muradás V,Bazán E,Aguado EG,de Yébenes JG

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Some patients with prosopagnosia have covert recognition, meaning that they retain some familiarity or knowledge of facial identity of which they are not aware. OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that prosopagnosic patients with right occipitotemporal lesions and impaired face perception lack covert processin...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Barton JJ,Cherkasova M,O'Connor M

更新日期：2001-10-09 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 examined serum-mediated cytotoxicity on cultured rat oligodendrocytes, using serum from patients with acute or chronic progressive multiple sclerosis and normal controls. We found heat-labile serum factors in serum from MS and also in controls. The cytotoxic effects of MS and normal sera were not restored by adding...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Hirayama M,Lisak RP,Silberberg DH

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbamazepine was compared with phenytoin in a double-blind study. Of 87 patients, data on 70 patients were complete and used for analysis. Thirty-five patients were treated with each drug. The incidence of major side effects, minor side effects, and complete control (85%) was the same in both groups. A mild but signi...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ramsay RE,Wilder BJ,Berger JR,Bruni J

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed the clinical and laboratory features of 81 patients who had trigeminal sensory neuropathy (TSN) and a connective tissue disease (CTD). The neuropathy developed before the symptoms of CTD in 6/81 patients (7%), and in 38/81 patients (47%) TSN and CTD were diagnosed concurrently. The most frequently associat...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Hagen NA,Stevens JC,Michet CJ Jr

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the ability to recognize epileptiform abnormalities on a video review of ambulatory cassette EEGs (A/EEG) by comparing two independent interpretations of an A/EEG to those derived from a routine recording and intensive monitoring by cable telemetry (C/EEG) of the same 40 patients. Both A/EEG readings concu...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ebersole JS,Leroy RF

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We made phenotypic analysis of 14 families with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) linking to chromosome 5q11.2-13.3 (SMA 5q), and 2 that may not map to this locus, to assess clinical symptoms among SMA families known to result from mutation at the identical gene/locus. Although the current number of families is still smal...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Munsat TL,Skerry L,Korf B,Pober B,Schapira Y,Gascon GG,al-Rajeh SM,Dubowitz V,Davies K,Brzustowicz LM

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00