Figuring out drawing-induced epilepsy.

abstract：:A 12-year-old girl presented with headache, nausea, decreased level of consciousness, and diplopia. Brain MRI, arteriography (figure e-1 on the Neurology® Web site at www.neurology.org), vasculitic markers, and CSF were normal, as were EEGs and ECGs. Transcranial color-coded ultrasonography of the basilar artery revea...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Kraft P,Müllges W

更新日期：2013-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:A 52-year-old steelworker displayed a consistent defect in leftward voluntary gaze across the midline. Both fast (saccadic) and slow (pursuit) eye movements were affected. Neuro-ophthalmologic evaluation revealed no additional neurologic or ophthalmologic deficit. Pupilary miosis occurred during leftward gaze attempt,...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Troost BT,Troost EG

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the risk of recurrent intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) in patients on vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) after a first episode of ICH. METHODS:The Cerebral Haemorrhage in patients Restarting Oral Anticoagulant Therapy (CHIRONE) Study collected data of patients eligible for the study from the database of 2...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Poli D,Antonucci E,Dentali F,Erba N,Testa S,Tiraferri E,Palareti G,Italian Federation of Anticoagulation Clinics (FCSA).

更新日期：2014-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine nonmotor outcomes and correlates of quality of life (QoL) 3 and 12 months after unilateral focused ultrasound thalamotomy in tremor-dominant Parkinson disease (TDPD). METHODS:Twenty-seven patients with TDPD in a double-blind, sham-controlled, randomized clinical trial underwent comprehensive neuro...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Sperling SA,Shah BB,Barrett MJ,Bond AE,Huss DS,Gonzalez Mejia JA,Elias WJ

更新日期：2018-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the rate of progression of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). METHODS:We followed 337 patients with MCI in the Mayo Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (range 2-12 years). Competing risks survival models were used to examine the rates of progression to clinically...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ferman TJ,Smith GE,Kantarci K,Boeve BF,Pankratz VS,Dickson DW,Graff-Radford NR,Wszolek Z,Van Gerpen J,Uitti R,Pedraza O,Murray ME,Aakre J,Parisi J,Knopman DS,Petersen RC

更新日期：2013-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Apraxia is the loss of the ability to perform learned skilled movements correctly. In right-handers, apraxia and aphasia are most frequently associated with left-hemisphere lesions. When they are dissociated, however, aphasia is more common in the absence of apraxia than vice versa. There are two hypotheses that can a...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Foundas AL,Henchey R,Gilmore RL,Fennell EB,Heilman KM

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare refractory convulsive status epilepticus (rSE) management and outcome in children with and without a prior diagnosis of epilepsy and with and without a history of status epilepticus (SE). METHODS:This was a prospective observational descriptive study performed from June 2011 to May 2016 on pediatr...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Sánchez Fernández I,Jackson MC,Abend NS,Arya R,Brenton JN,Carpenter JL,Chapman KE,Gaillard WD,Gaínza-Lein M,Glauser TA,Goldstein JL,Goodkin HP,Helseth A,Kapur K,McDonough TL,Mikati MA,Peariso K,Riviello J Jr,Tasker RC

更新日期：2017-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors compared the transcranial color-coded duplex pattern of the middle cerebral arteries (MCAs) before and after IV and combined IV-intra-arterial (IV-IA) thrombolysis in consecutive first-ever stroke patients. Patients receiving combined IV-IA thrombolysis showed greater improvement in flow signal and higher ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Perren F,Loulidi J,Graves R,Yilmaz H,Rüfenacht D,Landis T,Sztajzel R

更新日期：2006-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the associations between cardiovascular fitness at age 18 years and future risk of epilepsy. METHODS:Population-based cohort study of Swedish male conscripts (n = 1,173,079) born in 1950-1987, who were followed for up to 40 years. Data on cardiovascular fitness were collected during conscription e...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Nyberg J,Aberg MA,Torén K,Nilsson M,Ben-Menachem E,Kuhn HG

更新日期：2013-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To improve clinical recognition and provide research diagnostic criteria for three clinical syndromes associated with frontotemporal lobar degeneration. METHODS:Consensus criteria for the three prototypic syndromes-frontotemporal dementia, progressive nonfluent aphasia, and semantic dementia-were developed b...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Neary D,Snowden JS,Gustafson L,Passant U,Stuss D,Black S,Freedman M,Kertesz A,Robert PH,Albert M,Boone K,Miller BL,Cummings J,Benson DF

更新日期：1998-12-01 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：:A woman had a progressive neurologic syndrome beginning at age 3 and lasting for three decades. Clinical manifestations included severe mental deterioration, spastic paralysis, myoclonus, and tremors. A postmortem examination showed ubiquitous infiltration of neurons by lipofuscin and deposits of pigment in the globus...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Jervis GA,Pullarkat RK

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether cognitive function is related to incidence of stroke. METHODS:A population-based cohort of 1551 subjects with no clinical history or signs of stroke, age 75 years and over at baseline, were followed up for 3 years. Individuals with a first-ever stroke event that was recorded in the Sto...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Zhu L,Fratiglioni L,Guo Z,Winblad B,Viitanen M

更新日期：2000-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of interferon-beta-1b (IFNbeta-1b) treatment on total contrast-enhancing lesions (CEL), white matter lesion load (WMLL), and cerebral atrophy (CA) in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) using serial monthly MRI. METHODS:An open-label baseline-vs-treatment cross...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Frank JA,Richert N,Bash C,Stone L,Calabresi PA,Lewis B,Stone R,Howard T,McFarland HF

更新日期：2004-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the frequency, clinical and etiologic features, and short- and long-term outcomes of early recurrent TIA. METHODS:This prospective observational cohort study enrolled all consecutive patients with TIA referred to our emergency department and diagnosed by a vascular neurologist. Expedited assessm...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Foschi M,Pavolucci L,Rondelli F,Spinardi L,Favaretto E,Filippini M,Degli Esposti D,Strocchi E,Faggioli G,Cortelli P,Guarino M,Bologna TIA Study-Group.

更新日期：2020-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Parenchymatous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a serious, infrequent complication of thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction. We studied the clinical and radiologic features, manner of presentation, associated factors, and temporal course in 23 patients with ICH associated with 150 mg or 100 mg recombin...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Sloan MA,Price TR,Petito CK,Randall AM,Solomon RE,Terrin ML,Gore J,Collen D,Kleiman N,Feit F

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the current medical climate, medical education is at risk of being de-emphasized, leading to less financial support and compensation for faculty. A rise in compensation plans that reward clinical or research productivity fails to incentivize and threatens to erode the educational missions of our academic institutio...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Weber D,Sarva H,Weaver J,Wang F,Chou J,Cornes S,Nickels K,Safdieh JE,Poncelet A,Stern BJ

更新日期：2019-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia (PKD) is a rare disorder characterized by recurrent attacks of hyperkinetic movements. PKD can be isolated or associated with benign infantile seizures as part of the infantile convulsions with choreoathetosis (ICCA) syndrome. Mutations in the PRRT2 gene were recently identif...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Méneret A,Grabli D,Depienne C,Gaudebout C,Picard F,Dürr A,Lagroua I,Bouteiller D,Mignot C,Doummar D,Anheim M,Tranchant C,Burbaud P,Jedynak CP,Gras D,Steschenko D,Devos D,Billette de Villemeur T,Vidailhet M,Brice A,

更新日期：2012-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Educators of the next generation of neurologists will face several challenges, including changes in academic medical centers and hospitals, changes in the scope and practice of neurology itself, and changes in trainees, related to both access to information technology and professional goals. This article, which origin...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Elkind MS

更新日期：2009-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:We identified the cytokines interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta), tumor necrosis factor (TNF), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) by specific radioimmunoassays in the CSF of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neurologic diseases (OND). There was a high incidence of detectable IL-1 beta in patients with active MS compared...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Hauser SL,Doolittle TH,Lincoln R,Brown RH,Dinarello CA

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-Leu 7 antibody reacts with determinants on a subset of natural killer (NK) cells and myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG). In a patient patient with peripheral neuropathy and IgM autoantibodies against MAG, we found the distribution and functions of NK cells to be normal. ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Sriram S,Lanier L

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endogenous auditory P300 event-related potential (P3) has been used to differentiate functional and organic cognitive disorders in adults. We found that children with organic cognitive impairments (as determined by the Halstead-Reitan [HR] test) had greater P3 latencies than children with normal HR evaluations. Th...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Finley WW,Faux SF,Hutcheson J,Amstutz L

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the setting of severe immunosuppression, the polyomavirus JC (JCV) can cause a lytic infection of oligodendrocytes. This demyelinating disease of the CNS white matter (WM) is called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). JCV has a very narrow host-cell range and productive infection of neurons ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Du Pasquier RA,Corey S,Margolin DH,Williams K,Pfister LA,De Girolami U,Mac Key JJ,Wüthrich C,Joseph JT,Koralnik IJ

更新日期：2003-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Retraction of the lower eyelid is a useful sign of disease. It is an early manifestation of weakness of the facial muscles, occurring with myopathies, myasthenia, and upper and lower motor neuron facial paresis. Rarely, lower and upper lid retraction occur without proptosis in patients with Graves disease. Lower lid r...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Cohen MM,Lessell S

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with clinical and radiographic findings initially suggesting a neoplasm was diagnosed as having Hodgkin disease. Computerized axial tomography demonstrated profound diffuse decreased density similar to that seen in cases of cerebral edema or leukomalacia. Cerebral angiography showed blood vessels with a bead...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Rajjoub RK,Wood JH,Ommaya AK

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When 251 relapsing-remitting patients with multiple sclerosis were randomized to receive daily subcutaneous injections of glatiramer acetate, previously called copolymer 1 (Copaxone; n = 125) or placebo (n = 126) for 24 months, there were no laboratory abnormalities associated with glatiramer acetate treatment and it ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Johnson KP,Brooks BR,Cohen JA,Ford CC,Goldstein J,Lisak RP,Myers LW,Panitch HS,Rose JW,Schiffer RB,Vollmer T,Weiner LP,Wolinsky JS

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 32-year-old patient with seizures experienced decreased right-ear hearing during electrocortical stimulation mapping of the left lateral superior temporal gyrus. Audiometric testing under headphones confirmed a reversible, moderate unilateral hearing loss. Under binaural listening conditions, auditory comprehension ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Sinha SR,Crone NE,Fotta R,Lenz F,Boatman DF

更新日期：2005-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the pathophysiologic changes in patients with spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) based on measures of CSF dynamics, and on the duration of symptoms, in a retrospective case-controlled study. METHODS:We included consecutive patients investigated for SIH at our department from January 2012 to...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Häni L,Fung C,Jesse CM,Ulrich CT,Miesbach T,Cipriani DR,Dobrocky T,Z'Graggen WJ,Raabe A,Piechowiak EI,Beck J

更新日期：2020-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a woman with a chronic inflammatory myopathy who developed muscle stiffness and dystonic postures of both upper extremities. Electromyography demonstrated that involuntary complex repetitive discharges of muscle caused the posture. Rare cases of dystonic posturing may be of peripheral, and not central system...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Preston DC,Finkleman RS,Munsat TL

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess hearing in patients with essential tremor (ET) vs patients with Parkinson disease (PD) and normal controls. METHODS:The authors assessed demographic and clinical information including use of hearing aids in 250 patients with ET, 127 patients with PD, and 127 normal controls. The authors administere...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ondo WG,Sutton L,Dat Vuong K,Lai D,Jankovic J

更新日期：2003-10-28 00:00:00