TENS for the treatment of writer's cramp dystonia: a randomized, placebo-controlled study.

abstract：:A 34-year-old man presented with a 30-year history of spasmodic dysphonia. He developed a speech disturbance 1 month after a closed head injury due to a fall. Sighing, coughing, and crying were normal. He had a tremor of the right hand when he drew a vertical line. His out-stretched right hand had a minimal dystonic p...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Lee MS,Lee SB,Kim WC

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed morphologic studies on regeneration of the cat's hind limb nerves, following simultaneous ligation of the aorta and right femoral artery. There were 2 regeneration patterns depending on the extent of ischemic necrosis. When nerve infarcts were limited only to intrafascicular regions, there was no basic ch...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Korthals JK,Gieron MA,Wisniewski HM

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:First-degree relatives of narcoleptic subjects (probands) may have sleep pathology related to the transmission of the disorder through their family members. The authors examined four groups: probands (n = 96), first-degree relative (n = 337), environmental reference (n = 85), and general population (n = 6,694) groups....

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ohayon MM,Okun ML

更新日期：2006-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the clinical, genetic and MR characteristics of patients with familial mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE). DESIGN/METHODS:The familial occurrence of MTLE was identified by a systematic search of family history of seizures in patients followed in the authors' epilepsy clinic. All probands and, w...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Kobayashi E,Lopes-Cendes I,Guerreiro CA,Sousa SC,Guerreiro MM,Cendes F

更新日期：2001-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of MS in the Orkney Islands has been updated from 1941 to September 21, 1983. Since 1965, MS incidence rates have fallen significantly when compared with those for 1941 to 1964. Alterations in age-specific prevalence, mean duration of illness, and mean age of the MS population are consistent with the dec...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Cook SD,Cromarty JI,Tapp W,Poskanzer D,Walker JD,Dowling PC

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the phenotype and phenotype-genotype correlations in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) with TARDBP gene mutations. METHODS:French TARDBP+ patients with ALS (n = 28) were compared first to 3 cohorts: 737 sporadic ALS (SALS), 192 nonmutated familial ALS (FALS), and 58 SOD1 + FALS, a...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Corcia P,Valdmanis P,Millecamps S,Lionnet C,Blasco H,Mouzat K,Daoud H,Belzil V,Morales R,Pageot N,Danel-Brunaud V,Vandenberghe N,Pradat PF,Couratier P,Salachas F,Lumbroso S,Rouleau GA,Meininger V,Camu W

更新日期：2012-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Cisplatin, used to treat ovarian, bladder, and testicular cancers, causes a sensory dose-limiting neuropathy. Preliminary observations in humans and animals suggest that nerve damage may be prevented by ACTH analogs, particularly those belonging to the melanocortin class, and by nerve growth factor (NGF). We establish...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Windebank AJ,Smith AG,Russell JW

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate changes from baseline in patient-reported outcomes for measures of functioning and disability among patients with migraine treated with galcanezumab or placebo. METHODS:Patients with episodic migraine (4-14 monthly migraine headache days) were treated with either galcanezumab (Evaluation of LY295...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ford JH,Ayer DW,Zhang Q,Carter JN,Leroux E,Skljarevski V,Aurora SK,Tockhorn-Heidenreich A,Lipton RB

更新日期：2019-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physicians are often asked to predict outcome after acute stroke. Very little information is available that can reliably predict the likelihood of severe disability or death. OBJECTIVE:To develop a practical method for predicting a poor outcome after acute ischemic stroke. METHODS:Data from the placebo arm...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Frankel MR,Morgenstern LB,Kwiatkowski T,Lu M,Tilley BC,Broderick JP,Libman R,Levine SR,Brott T

更新日期：2000-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:A term neonate was being treated with intravenous phenytoin. To maintain a serum level above 10 micrograms per milliliter and abolish seizure activity, it was necessary to carry out repeated serum concentration measurements, administer several loading doses, and administer an unusually large maintenance dose (25 mg pe...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Whelan HT,Hendeles L,Haberkern CM,Neims AH

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:APOE epsilon4 has been associated with late-onset familial and sporadic AD and delayed recovery from head injury. The authors examined the relationship between functional recovery of patients with head injury and the APOE alleles. METHODS:Thirty-one patients with head injury who had completed the Acute Neuro...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Lichtman SW,Seliger G,Tycko B,Marder K

更新日期：2000-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Unusual late-onset complications of brain irradiation, characterized by reversible neurologic focal signs, seizures, and MRI alterations, have recently been reported and classified as stroke-like migraine attacks after radiation therapy (SMART)(1) and peri-ictal pseudoprogression (PIPG).(2.) ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Di Stefano AL,Berzero G,Vitali P,Galimberti CA,Ducray F,Ceroni M,Bastianello S,Colombo AA,Simoncelli A,Brunelli MC,Giometto B,Diamanti L,Gaviani P,Salmaggi A,Silvani A,Marchioni E

更新日期：2013-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To perform a double-blind, randomized study comparing efficacy and safety of daily and weekend prednisone in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). METHODS:A total of 64 boys with DMD who were between 4 and 10 years of age were randomized at 1 of 12 centers of the Cooperative International Neuromuscula...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Escolar DM,Hache LP,Clemens PR,Cnaan A,McDonald CM,Viswanathan V,Kornberg AJ,Bertorini TE,Nevo Y,Lotze T,Pestronk A,Ryan MM,Monasterio E,Day JW,Zimmerman A,Arrieta A,Henricson E,Mayhew J,Florence J,Hu F,Connolly A

更新日期：2011-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previously, hyperoxia and blood volume increase were reported in the red nucleus and substantia nigra during spontaneous migraine with aura. OBJECTIVE:To further understand the pathophysiologic role of these centers, activation of brainstem structures was investigated in patients with visually triggered mig...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Cao Y,Aurora SK,Nagesh V,Patel SC,Welch KM

更新日期：2002-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the influence of the single nucleotide polymorphism rs1080985 in the cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) gene on the efficacy of donepezil in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer disease (AD). METHODS:This was a multicenter, prospective cohort study of 127 white patients with AD according to the Nat...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Pilotto A,Franceschi M,D'Onofrio G,Bizzarro A,Mangialasche F,Cascavilla L,Paris F,Matera MG,Pilotto A,Daniele A,Mecocci P,Masullo C,Dallapiccola B,Seripa D

更新日期：2009-09-08 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：:Previous brain infarctions seen on CT are common in the absence of history of stroke. Eleven percent of patients (135/1,203) without stroke history had ischemic lesions on their first CT, unrelated to the presenting stroke. Stroke Data Bank files were reviewed to determine whether the occurrence, location, and CT char...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Chodosh EH,Foulkes MA,Kase CS,Wolf PA,Mohr JP,Hier DB,Price TR,Furtado JG Jr

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although a neuromuscular syndrome has been induced experimentally by vitamin E deficiency, a human syndrome has not yet been documented. This report describes a 7-year-old boy with severe malabsorption since birth who presented with progressive external ophthalmoplegia, proximal muscle weakness, peripheral neuropathy,...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Tomasi LG

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical and genetic features of three non-Portuguese and non-Japanese patients with aprataxin gene mutations are reported. Patient 1 came from Italy and presented with typical ataxia with ocular motor apraxia (OMA). She was homozygous for the W279X nonsense mutation, which is associated with the Portuguese foundi...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Tranchant C,Fleury M,Moreira MC,Koenig M,Warter JM

更新日期：2003-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the genetic relationships among epilepsies with different seizure types--myoclonic, absence, and generalized tonic-clonic--within the idiopathic generalized epilepsies (IGEs). BACKGROUND:Careful phenotype definition in the epilepsies may allow division into groups that share susceptibility genes. ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Winawer MR,Marini C,Grinton BE,Rabinowitz D,Berkovic SF,Scheffer IE,Ottman R

更新日期：2005-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report our experience delivering intrathecal nusinersen through cervical puncture in patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) with no lumbar access. BACKGROUND:SMA is a neuromuscular disorder characterized by profound muscle weakness, atrophy, and paralysis due to degeneration of the anterior horn cell...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Veerapandiyan A,Pal R,D'Ambrosio S,Young I,Eichinger K,Collins E,Westesson PL,Kwon J,Ciafaloni E

更新日期：2018-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Four patients with presumed Tolosa-Hunt syndrome ultimately proved to have a parasellar tumor. All four had manifestations of a cavernous sinus syndrome, normal radiologic and medical investigations, and response to steroid therapy. The Tolosa-Hunt syndrome is a diagnosis of exclusion; many other lesions can simulate ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Spector RH,Fiandaca MS

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phenytoin suspension (PHY-S) is reported to settle, resulting in uneven drug distribution and variable patient dosing. We designed this study to determine the rate of settling and the amount of agitation needed to resuspend the preparation. To determine the rate of settling, we thoroughly shook three bottles of PHY-S ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Sarkar MA,Garnett WR,Karnes HT

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Subjective memory deficit (SMD) is one of few potential presenting symptoms for people with early cognitive impairment. However, associations with underlying brain changes are unclear. METHODS:In a community sample of 1,779 people without dementia, and with neuroimaging (MRI) data, associations were investi...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Stewart R,Dufouil C,Godin O,Ritchie K,Maillard P,Delcroix N,Crivello F,Mazoyer B,Tzourio C

更新日期：2008-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether comorbidity is associated with clinical (relapses, disability worsening) and MRI outcomes in multiple sclerosis (MS) by conducting a secondary analysis of the CombiRx clinical trial. METHODS:CombiRx compared interferon beta-1a, glatiramer acetate, and the combination of these agents. For...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Salter A,Kowalec K,Fitzgerald KC,Cutter G,Marrie RA

更新日期：2020-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Four patients with a clinical syndrome closely resembling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis recovered completely, without treatment, 5 to 12 months after onset. Electrodiagnostic tests revealed acute and chronic denervation, with normal motor and sensory nerve conduction studies. The CSF was normal, and tests for paraprot...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Tucker T,Layzer RB,Miller RG,Chad D

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the effect of age-related DNA methylation changes in multiple cytosine-phosphate-guanine (CpG) sites (biological age [b-age]) on patient outcomes at 3 months after an ischemic stroke. METHODS:We included 511 patients with first-ever acute ischemic stroke assessed at Hospital del Mar (Barcelona, Sp...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Soriano-Tárraga C,Mola-Caminal M,Giralt-Steinhauer E,Ois A,Rodríguez-Campello A,Cuadrado-Godia E,Gómez-González A,Vivanco-Hidalgo RM,Fernández-Cadenas I,Cullell N,Roquer J,Jiménez-Conde J

更新日期：2017-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate possible leptomeningeal contrast enhancement using postcontrast fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) MRI as an additional marker of inflammation in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). METHODS:A cohort of 112 patients (73 women) with clinically definitive MS or a clinically isolated s...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Eisele P,Griebe M,Szabo K,Wolf ME,Alonso A,Engelhardt B,Hennerici MG,Gass A

更新日期：2015-02-24 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：:Article abstract Depressive disorders (DDs) are the most common type of psychiatric co-morbidity in patients with epilepsy. They are more likely to occur in patients with partial seizure disorders of temporal and frontal lobe origin and are more frequent among patients with poorly controlled seizures. Despite their re...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Kanner AM,Balabanov A

更新日期：2002-04-23 00:00:00