Initial treatment of epilepsy: special issues in treating the elderly.

abstract：:Of 53 patients with drug-induced seizures seen in the last decade, 45% had single seizures, 40% had multiple convulsions, and 15% had status epilepticus. Generalized seizures with focal features were common, but simple partial (motor) seizures occurred in only two patients. Isoniazid, insulin, lidocaine, and psychotro...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Messing RO,Closson RG,Simon RP

更新日期：1984-12-01 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：:Outcome after carpal tunnel surgery was studied retrospectively in 32 patients with peripheral neuropathy and carpal tunnel syndrome. Nocturnal paresthesias were almost universally relieved, followed in order of responsiveness by pain, numbness, and weakness. Twenty-five of 28 patients said they would have the surgery...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Morgenlander JC,Lynch JR,Sanders DB

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We tested the hypothesis that admission serum magnesium levels are associated with hematoma volume, hematoma growth, and functional outcomes in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). METHODS:Patients presenting with spontaneous ICH were enrolled in an observational cohort study that prospectively coll...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Liotta EM,Prabhakaran S,Sangha RS,Bush RA,Long AE,Trevick SA,Potts MB,Jahromi BS,Kim M,Manno EM,Sorond FA,Naidech AM,Maas MB

更新日期：2017-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We hypothesized that integrated motor-visual functions measured by manipulative manual dexterity are affected by white matter lesion (WML) burden as measured on cranial MRI across relevant brain regions in subjects at risk of preclinical occult vascular disease. METHODS:A real-time cross-sectional study of ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Nyquist PA,Yanek LR,Bilgel M,Cuzzocreo JL,Becker LC,Chevalier-Davis K,Yousem D,Prince J,Kral BG,Vaidya D,Becker DM

更新日期：2015-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Dialysis encephalopathy is a progressive, fatal condition that occurs in patients receiving hemodialysis. It is characterized by abnormalities in speech, myoclonic jerks, and striking changes on the electroencephalogram. We observed dramatic reversal of the clinical symptoms and electroencephalographic abnormalities i...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Nadel AM,Wilson WP

更新日期：1976-12-01 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

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To address the role of cell death regulatory genes of the bcl-2 and caspase families in the neuropathology of human epilepsy using tissue extracted from patients undergoing temporal lobectomy for intractable seizures. METHODS:Using Western blotting and immunohistochemistry, the authors investigated the expre...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Henshall DC,Clark RS,Adelson PD,Chen M,Watkins SC,Simon RP

更新日期：2000-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether patients with Alzheimer disease (AD) compensate for neuropathologic changes when performing a mnemonic task by recruiting 1) the same brain regions as age-matched, healthy controls, but to a greater extent; 2) additional brain regions not activated by controls; or 3) both. METHODS:Twelve...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Gould RL,Arroyo B,Brown RG,Owen AM,Bullmore ET,Howard RJ

更新日期：2006-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the disciplinary process by which the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) enforces its formalized standards of professional conduct. METHODS:We reviewed the AAN's Disciplinary Action Policy. We tracked the elapsed time from receipt to final decision of all allegations ("complaints") of improper con...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Hutchins JC,Sagsveen MG,Larriviere D

更新日期：2010-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The histopathology of AIDS-associated myelopathy (AM) closely resembles that of myelopathies due to cobalamin or folate deficiency, with white matter vacuolization in the spinal cord. The pathogenesis of AM appears unrelated to direct HIV infection of the spinal cord. There is abnormal trans-methylation meta...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Di Rocco A,Werner P,Bottiglieri T,Godbold J,Liu M,Tagliati M,Scarano A,Simpson D

更新日期：2004-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The clinical characteristics of Tourette syndrome (TS) present challenges for the systematic determination of whether individuals are affected and severity. Vocal and motor tics wax and wane, decrease over time, and may be voluntarily suppressible, and therefore may be absent at interview. Current instrument...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Robertson MM,Banerjee S,Kurlan R,Cohen DJ,Leckman JF,McMahon W,Pauls DL,Sandor P,van de Wetering BJ

更新日期：1999-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In addition to the main multiple sclerosis (MS) major histocompatibility complex (MHC) risk allele (HLA DRB1*1501), investigations of the MHC have implicated several class I MHC loci (HLA A, HLA B, and HLA C) as potential independent MS susceptibility loci. Here, we evaluate the role of 3 putative protective ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Healy BC,Liguori M,Tran D,Chitnis T,Glanz B,Wolfish C,Gauthier S,Buckle G,Houtchens M,Stazzone L,Khoury S,Hartzmann R,Fernandez-Vina M,Hafler DA,Weiner HL,Guttmann CR,De Jager PL

更新日期：2010-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:A 25-year-old man with a long history of temporal lobe epilepsy developed right occipital lobe seizures and a progressive right homonymous hemianopia. MRI showed diffuse enhancement of the left temporoparieto-occipital white matter and cortical thickening of the left medial temporal lobe. The resected temporal lobe re...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Thom M,Moran NF,Plant GT,Stevens JM,Scaravilli F

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the possible abnormalities in the baroreflex modulation of both the heart and the arterial vasculature, in order to better evaluate the role of baroreflex abnormalities in the generation of the cardiovascular symptoms and complications affecting the familial dysautonomia (FD) patient. METHODS:Twent...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Stemper B,Bernardi L,Axelrod FB,Welsch G,Passino C,Hilz MJ

更新日期：2004-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:We have performed positron emission tomography (PET) with 2-deoxy-2[18F]fluoro-D-glucose (FDG) in eight infants and children (aged 18 days to 5 years) with medically refractory epilepsy of neonatal onset. It was hypothesized that in at least some of these infants a surgical approach (focal resection, cerebral hemisphe...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Chugani HT,Shewmon DA,Peacock WJ,Shields WD,Mazziotta JC,Phelps ME

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the accuracy of an equation in adult patients with status epilepticus that calculates the free concentration of serum valproic acid (fVPA) from the total concentration of serum valproic acid (tVPA) and serum albumin. METHODS:All adult patients with status epilepticus who were treated at a Swiss acade...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Fisch U,Baumann SM,Semmlack S,Marsch S,Rüegg S,Sutter R

更新日期：2021-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Affective-motivational and sensory-discriminative aspects of pain were investigated in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer disease (AD) and healthy elderly controls using the cold pressor test tolerance and repetitive stimuli of warmth and heat stimuli, evaluating the stimulus-response function. METHOD...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Jensen-Dahm C,Werner MU,Jensen TS,Ballegaard M,Andersen BB,Høgh P,Waldemar G

更新日期：2015-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Interictal and ictal fluorodeoxyglucose scans were obtained with positron CT from four patients with spontaneous recurrent partial seizures, one with epilepsia partialis continua, and one with a single partial seizure induced by electrical stimulation of the hippocampus. Ictal metabolic patterns were different for eac...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Engel J Jr,Kuhl DE,Phelps ME,Rausch R,Nuwer M

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To measure white matter (WM) and gray matter (GM) atrophy and lesion load in a large population of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) using a fully automated, operator-independent, multiparametric segmentation method. METHODS:The study population consisted of 597 patients with MS and 104 control subjects....

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Tedeschi G,Lavorgna L,Russo P,Prinster A,Dinacci D,Savettieri G,Quattrone A,Livrea P,Messina C,Reggio A,Bresciamorra V,Orefice G,Paciello M,Brunetti A,Coniglio G,Bonavita S,Di Costanzo A,Bellacosa A,Valentino P,Quar

更新日期：2005-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with ALS commonly exhibit pseudobulbar affect. METHODS:The authors conducted a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, controlled, parallel, three-arm study to test a defined combination of dextromethorphan hydrobromide (DM) and quinidine sulfate (Q) (AVP-923) for the treatment of pseudobulbar affec...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Brooks BR,Thisted RA,Appel SH,Bradley WG,Olney RK,Berg JE,Pope LE,Smith RA,AVP-923 ALS Study Group.

更新日期：2004-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transcranial contrast Doppler studies have shown an increased prevalence of right-to-left shunts in patients with migraine with aura compared with controls. The anatomy and size of these right-to-left shunts have never been directly assessed. METHODS:In a cross-sectional case-control study, the authors perf...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Schwerzmann M,Nedeltchev K,Lagger F,Mattle HP,Windecker S,Meier B,Seiler C

更新日期：2005-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether the burden of deep and lobar lacunes differs between patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) with definite/probable cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) per the Boston criteria and hypertensive small vessel disease (HTN-SVD; ICH in basal ganglia, thalami, brainstem). METHODS:We defined ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Pasi M,Boulouis G,Fotiadis P,Auriel E,Charidimou A,Haley K,Ayres A,Schwab KM,Goldstein JN,Rosand J,Viswanathan A,Pantoni L,Greenberg SM,Gurol ME

更新日期：2017-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study sought to evaluate the validity and generality of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and its subsection scores. We gave the MMSE and other neuropsychological tests to 51 patients with probable Alzheimer's disease. On the basis of correlational and factor analyses, overall performance on the MMS...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Giordani B,Boivin MJ,Hall AL,Foster NL,Lehtinen SJ,Bluemlein LA,Berent S

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This nested case-control study assessed the putative protective effect of human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) against HIV-1-related dementia (dementia). The HHV-8 seropositivity of 210 male age- and HIV disease stage-matched cases and controls was compared. The overall HHV-8 seropositivity of 66% was similar among demented HI...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Polk S,Muñoz A,Sacktor NC,Jenkins FJ,Cohen B,Miller EN,Jacobson LP

更新日期：2002-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Migraine, especially migraine with aura (MA), is an established risk factor for ischemic lesions of the brain. Recent evidence has also linked migraine to a broader range of ischemic vascular disorders including angina, myocardial infarction, coronary revascularization, claudication, and cardiovascular mortality. The ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Bigal ME,Kurth T,Hu H,Santanello N,Lipton RB

更新日期：2009-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe four patients with temporal lobe epilepsy with limbic encephalitis unrelated to neoplasm. METHODS:The authors performed a retrospective evaluation of patient data obtained during presurgical evaluation, with additional CSF analyses, serum analyses, and histopathologic investigations. RESULTS:The...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Bien CG,Schulze-Bonhage A,Deckert M,Urbach H,Helmstaedter C,Grunwald T,Schaller C,Elger CE

更新日期：2000-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The gradual development of cutaneous allodynia during the course of a migraine attack is commonly detected by quantitative sensory testing (QST) in migraineurs seeking secondary and tertiary medical help. In this study, the authors developed a questionnaire that tested the recollection of the patients on thei...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Jakubowski M,Silberstein S,Ashkenazi A,Burstein R

更新日期：2005-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrent stroke is a major public health concern and new treatment strategies are needed. While modulation of the renin angiotensin aldosterone system (RAAS) has proven effective in reducing recurrent cardiac events, its role in preventing recurrent cerebrovascular events remains unclear. RAAS is both a circulating a...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Sokol SI,Portnay EL,Curtis JP,Nelson MA,Hebert PR,Setaro JF,Foody JM

更新日期：2004-07-27 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