Relationship between inflammatory lesions and cerebral atrophy in multiple sclerosis.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We investigated if tau, microtubular binding protein, in serum and ventricular CSF (vCSF) in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) during the initial posttraumatic days correlated to 1-year outcome. METHODS:Patients with severe TBI (n = 39, Glasgow Coma Scale score

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ost M,Nylén K,Csajbok L,Ohrfelt AO,Tullberg M,Wikkelsö C,Nellgård P,Rosengren L,Blennow K,Nellgård B

更新日期：2006-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Both mevalonic aciduria, characterized by psychomotor retardation, cerebellar ataxia, recurrent fever attacks, and death in early childhood, and hyper-immunoglobulin D (hyper-IgD) syndrome, with recurrent fever attacks without neurologic symptoms, are caused by a functional deficiency of mevalonate kinase. In a system...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Simon A,Kremer HP,Wevers RA,Scheffer H,De Jong JG,Van Der Meer JW,Drenth JP

更新日期：2004-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied four patients with neurologic disorders of the lumbosacral plexus. Except for location of symptoms, the disorder confirmed to criteria established for the clinical diagnosis of brachial plexus neuritis. Acute onset of pain in one or both legs was followed by weakness, loss of stretch reflexes, and sometimes...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Sander JE,Sharp FR

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether TMEM106B single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are associated with frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) in patients with and without mutations in progranulin (GRN) and to determine whether TMEM106B modulates GRN expression. METHODS:We performed a case-control study of 3 SNPs in TME...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Finch N,Carrasquillo MM,Baker M,Rutherford NJ,Coppola G,Dejesus-Hernandez M,Crook R,Hunter T,Ghidoni R,Benussi L,Crook J,Finger E,Hantanpaa KJ,Karydas AM,Sengdy P,Gonzalez J,Seeley WW,Johnson N,Beach TG,Mesulam M,

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effects of low-frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) on motor cortex excitability in humans. TMS at 0.1 Hz for 1 hour did not change cortical excitability. Stimulation at 0.9 Hz for 15 minutes (810 pulses), similar to the parameters used to induce long-term depression (LTD) in cortical slice...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Chen R,Classen J,Gerloff C,Celnik P,Wassermann EM,Hallett M,Cohen LG

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the sensitivity and specificity of B-mode ultrasound in the diagnosis of neuromuscular diaphragmatic dysfunction, including phrenic neuropathy. METHODS:A prospective study of patients with dyspnea referred to the EMG laboratory over a 2-year time frame for evaluation of neuromuscular respirator...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Boon AJ,Sekiguchi H,Harper CJ,Strommen JA,Ghahfarokhi LS,Watson JC,Sorenson EJ

更新日期：2014-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate levels of neurofilament light (NFL) and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) in CSF from patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) in relation to clinical progress of the disease. METHODS:CSF levels of NFL and GFAP were determined by sensitive ELISAs in 99 patients with different subtypes of MS, cl...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Norgren N,Sundström P,Svenningsson A,Rosengren L,Stigbrand T,Gunnarsson M

更新日期：2004-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:We detected 29 conduction blocks in 12 patients with hereditary neuropathy and liability to pressure palsies. The blocks occurred at entrapment sites, most often the ulnar nerve at the elbow. Some had lasted for several years. This kind of block seems to be characteristic of the neuropathy, and may be related to the l...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Magistris MR,Roth G

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of the current study was, first, to determine the critical causative vestibular areas that in exceptional cases manifest with transient vertigo or dizziness in acute strokes of the middle cerebral artery, and second, to try to explain why in most cases unilateral lesions of these areas manifest witho...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Dieterich M,Brandt T

更新日期：2015-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a patient with chorea and multifocal neurologic abnormalities associated with a small-cell lung carcinoma. A previously unreported antibody directed at a 76-kD neuronal protein antigen was identified in both serum and CSF. Antitumor treatment resulted in dramatic and sustained clinical neurologic an...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Croteau D,Owainati A,Dalmau J,Rogers LR

更新日期：2001-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate attention deficit in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and its relationship to attention deficits associated with aging and with medications altering alertness. METHODS:Ten patients with probable AD, 10 healthy old controls, and 15 young controls performed a covert orienting of spatial attention task. You...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Oken BS,Kishiyama SS,Kaye JA,Howieson DB

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MRI in five term children with congenital hemiplegia without clinically apparent prenatal or perinatal difficulties showed a focal or porencephalic enlargement of the lateral ventricle and periventricular T2 prolongation, which were identical to findings of periventricular venous infarction seen in preterm children. S...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Takanashi J,Barkovich AJ,Ferriero DM,Suzuki H,Kohno Y

更新日期：2003-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Four of five members of a family complained of repeated attacks of hemiplegic migraine, migraine with aura of different types, or migraine without aura. The hemiplegia always outlasted the headache and was often accompanied by altered consciousness, aphasia, and, in one patient, coma; in this latter patient, the ictal...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Marchioni E,Galimberti CA,Soragna D,Ferrandi D,Maurelli M,Ratti MT,Bo P,Montalbetti L,Albergati A,Savoldi F

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the association of PD with a recently reported I93M mutation of the ubiquitin carboxy-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCH-L1) gene, and with a new and common polymorphic variant S18Y of the same gene. We did not identify the I93M mutation in any of 139 unrelated PD cases or 113 controls. However, S18Y polymorph...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Maraganore DM,Farrer MJ,Hardy JA,Lincoln SJ,McDonnell SK,Rocca WA

更新日期：1999-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the etiology of aseptic meningitis and encephalitis in an adult population using modern microbiologic methods. METHODS:Consecutive patients (ages > or =16) with aseptic meningitis or encephalitis treated in Turku University Hospital, Finland, during 1999 to 2003 were included in the study. Mic...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Kupila L,Vuorinen T,Vainionpää R,Hukkanen V,Marttila RJ,Kotilainen P

更新日期：2006-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:As the substantia nigra degenerates in Parkinson's disease (PD), the nigrostriatal pathway is disrupted, reducing striatal dopamine and producing PD symptoms. Although dopamine does not readily cross the blood-brain barrier, its precursor, levodopa, does. Levodopa is absorbed in the small bowel and is rapidly cataboli...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Koller WC,Rueda MG

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association of the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DR2 allele with brain MRI signal abnormalities and with the development of MS was assessed in 178 patients enrolled in the Optic Neuritis Treatment Trial. HLA haplotype DR2 was present in 85 (48%) of the 178 patients. Its presence was associated with increased odds ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Hauser SL,Oksenberg JR,Lincoln R,Garovoy J,Beck RW,Cole SR,Moke PS,Kip KE,Gal RL,Long DT

更新日期：2000-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied 15 dystonic patients with positron emission tomography (PET) and (18F)-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG). The group comprised patients with focal (n = 5), multifocal (n = 1), and generalized (n = 4) dystonia as well as patients with hemidystonia (n = 5). The age at onset was during childhood in four, during ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Karbe H,Holthoff VA,Rudolf J,Herholz K,Heiss WD

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using (18)F-fluorodopa PET and a constant 0.0062 influx rate in the putamen, dementia with Lewy bodies (n = 7) was distinguished from AD (n = 10) with a sensitivity of 86% and a specificity of 100%. A constant 0.0071 influx rate in the caudate yielded a sensitivity of 71% and a specificity of 100% for distinction of t...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Hu XS,Okamura N,Arai H,Higuchi M,Matsui T,Tashiro M,Shinkawa M,Itoh M,Ido T,Sasaki H

更新日期：2000-11-28 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：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effect of intensive care unit continuous EEG (cEEG) monitoring on inpatient mortality, hospital charges, and length of stay. METHODS:A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, a dataset representing 20% of inpatient discharges in nonfederal US ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ney JP,van der Goes DN,Nuwer MR,Nelson L,Eccher MA

更新日期：2013-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the prevalence and examine the course of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), amnestic type, using current criteria, within a representative community sample. METHODS:Retroactive application of MCI criteria to data collected during a prospective epidemiologic study was performed. The subjects were dr...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ganguli M,Dodge HH,Shen C,DeKosky ST

更新日期：2004-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Compensatory processes involving the recruitment of additional cerebral areas can limit cognitive impairment caused by brain damage as revealed by fMRI. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is characterized by frequent cognitive deficiencies and diffuse brain damage. Understanding the missing or disturbed processes resul...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Bonnet MC,Allard M,Dilharreguy B,Deloire M,Petry KG,Brochet B

更新日期：2010-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of injections of botulinum toxin on simple motor tics. BACKGROUND:Case series with unblinded assessments have reported improvement in tic frequency and associated urge with botulinum toxin. METHODS:Patients with suitable simple motor tics were randomized to receive botulinum toxin an...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Marras C,Andrews D,Sime E,Lang AE

更新日期：2001-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effects of botulinum toxin A in 12 patients with spasticity and in eight patients with rigidity. The study design was a double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial with botulinum toxin A versus saline. Using the Ashworth Scale for spasticity and the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale for rigi...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Grazko MA,Polo KB,Jabbari B

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A two-octapeptide repeat deletion of the prion protein gene has been recently observed in a patient with a 2-year history of dementia and a clinical diagnosis of possible Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). The authors report a similar deletion in a patient with a definitive diagnosis of CJD. Since the two-repeat deletio...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Capellari S,Parchi P,Wolff BD,Campbell J,Atkinson R,Posey DM,Petersen RB,Gambetti P

更新日期：2002-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The association of APOE genotypes with cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) was examined on the basis of the location of CMBs in 414 patients who were admitted primarily because of stroke. With respect to possession of the epsilon2 or epsilon4 allele, the adjusted odds ratio was 1.94 (1.05 to 3.58) for lobar CMBs but 1.21 (0.6...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Kim M,Bae HJ,Lee J,Kang L,Lee S,Kim S,Lee JE,Lee KM,Yoon BW,Kwon O,Koo JS,Kim BK

更新日期：2005-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical therapy is the mainstay for epilepsy, with most patients well controlled on a single antiepileptic drug (AED). In this non-refractory group, many patients have medication side effects and occasional seizures. Approximately 30% of patients with partial epilepsy and 25% of patients with generalized epilepsy are ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Nadkarni S,LaJoie J,Devinsky O

更新日期：2005-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary deficiency of merosin is the cause of the classic form of congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD) accompanied by brain white matter abnormalities. We report a female infant with dystrophinopathy who was deficient in merosin in skeletal muscle. The patient had a phenotype of typical CMD and white matter abnormaliti...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Tachi N,Ohya K,Chiba S,Matsuo M,Patria SY,Matsumura K

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This methodologic study investigates if the 2-minute walk test (2MWT) can be a valid alternative to the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) to describe walking capability in patients with neuromuscular diseases. METHODS:Patients (n = 115) with different neuromuscular diseases were invited to participate on 2 test days...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Andersen LK,Knak KL,Witting N,Vissing J

更新日期：2016-02-02 00:00:00