CCM1 mutation screen of sporadic cases with cerebral cavernous malformations.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To verify whether the change in L-dopa plasma levels after a single dose of carbidopa/L-dopa 50/200 (controlled-release) transiently modifies frontal components of somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) in patients with PD in parallel with improvement of motor performance. BACKGROUND:Apomorphine, a potent do...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ulivelli M,Rossi S,Pasqualetti P,Rossini PM,Ghiglieri O,Passero S,Battistini N

更新日期：1999-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the relationship between hippocampal, amygdalar, and entorhinal cortex atrophy and duration of epilepsy, presence of secondary generalized seizures, and prolonged childhood febrile convulsions in patients with pharmacologically intractable temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). METHODS:Volumetric MRI of ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Bernasconi N,Natsume J,Bernasconi A

更新日期：2005-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and disability outcomes and progression in multiple sclerosis (MS). METHODS:Health administrative and MS clinical data were linked for 2 cohorts of patients with MS in British Columbia (Canada) and South East Wales (UK). SES was measured at MS sym...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Harding KE,Wardle M,Carruthers R,Robertson N,Zhu F,Kingwell E,Tremlett H

更新日期：2019-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although gray matter (GM) atrophy is recognized as a common feature of multiple sclerosis (MS), conflicting results have been obtained in patients with clinically isolated syndromes (CIS). Methodologic and clinical constraints may take account for literature discrepancies. METHODS:A total of 105 patients pr...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Calabrese M,Rinaldi F,Mattisi I,Bernardi V,Favaretto A,Perini P,Gallo P

更新日期：2011-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To localize a gene predisposing to benign epilepsy of childhood with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS). BACKGROUND:BECTS, or rolandic epilepsy, is the most prevalent idiopathic epilepsy syndrome in childhood. Functional relevant defects in the alpha 4 subunit of the neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (ACh...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Neubauer BA,Fiedler B,Himmelein B,Kämpfer F,Lässker U,Schwabe G,Spanier I,Tams D,Bretscher C,Moldenhauer K,Kurlemann G,Weise S,Tedroff K,Eeg-Olofsson O,Wadelius C,Stephani U

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A decade of empirical work in brain imaging, genomics, and other areas of research has yielded new knowledge about the frequency of incidental findings, investigator responsibility, and risks and benefits of disclosure. Straightforward guidance for handling such findings of possible clinical significance, however, has...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Illes J,Kirschen MP,Edwards E,Bandettini P,Cho MK,Ford PJ,Glover GH,Kulynych J,Macklin R,Michael DB,Wolf SM,Grabowski T,Seto B

更新日期：2008-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:There was a report of spongiform encephalopathy transmitted to Syrian hamsters by intracerebral inoculation with the blood buffy coat of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and their unaffected first-degree relatives. We attempted to verify that report, taking measures to reduce the risk of contaminating samples wi...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Godec MS,Asher DM,Kozachuk WE,Masters CL,Rubi JU,Payne JA,Rubi-Villa DJ,Wagner EE,Rapoport SI,Schapiro MB

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent epidemiologic studies of multiple sclerosis (MS) in Australia defined the State of Queensland as a medium-frequency zone and the more southerly placed cities of Perth, Newcastle, and Hobart as high-frequency zones. Clinical profiles in the patient populations of both frequency zones were remarkably similar in m...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Hammond SR,English D,de Wytt C,Maxwell IC,Millingen KS,Stewart-Wynne EG,McLeod JG,McCall MG

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a paucity of therapies for gait impairment in Parkinson disease (PD). Open-label studies have suggested improved gait after treatment with methylphenidate (MPD). OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of MPD for the treatment of gait impairment in PD. METHODS:Twenty-seven subjects with PD and moderate...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Espay AJ,Dwivedi AK,Payne M,Gaines L,Vaughan JE,Maddux BN,Slevin JT,Gartner M,Sahay A,Revilla FJ,Duker AP,Shukla R

更新日期：2011-04-05 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：:The one-and-a-half syndrome is a clinical disorder of extraocular movements characterized by a conjugate horizontal gaze palsy in one direction plus an internuclear ophthalmoplegia in the other. The syndrome is usually due to a single unilateral lesion of the paramedian pontine reticular formation or the abducens nucl...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Wall M,Wray SH

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several controlled-release carbidopa/levodopa preparations have been formulated to achieve a more stable and extended antiparkinsonian action. The most effective is Sinemet CR (Sinemet CR4), with an erodible polymer matrix that retards release of levodopa. In 19 parkinsonians with prominent dose-by-dose fluctuations, ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： LeWitt PA,Nelson MV,Berchou RC,Galloway MP,Kesaree N,Kareti D,Schlick P

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We sought to assess the prevalence, correlates, and consequences of periodic limb movements of sleep (PLMS) in persons with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and the effect (worsening or improvement) of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy on PLMS in a large prospective multicenter randomized contro...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Budhiraja R,Javaheri S,Pavlova MK,Epstein LJ,Omobomi O,Quan SF

更新日期：2020-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:This update to the American Academy of Neurology's 1998 position statement endeavors to provide guidance for the consistent ethical conduct and review of neurologic research involving human participants. It does so by outlining a widely used ethical framework of 7 principles derived from the foundational documents of ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Tolchin B,Conwit R,Epstein LG,Russell JA,Ethics, Law, and Humanities Committee, a joint committee of the American Academy of Neurology, American Neurological Association, and Child Neurology Society.

更新日期：2020-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the role of intragenic deletions of ALDH7A1 in patients with clinical and biochemical evidence of pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy but only a single identifiable mutation in ALDH7A1. METHODS:We designed a custom oligonucleotide array with high-density probe coverage across the ALDH7A1 gene. We pe...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Mefford HC,Zemel M,Geraghty E,Cook J,Clayton PT,Paul K,Plecko B,Mills PB,Nordli DR Jr,Gospe SM Jr

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report cerebral vasculitis in 2 cocaine users who developed symptoms (transient blindness and persistent headache) while smoking "crack," followed by progressive widespread cerebral dysfunction with focal signs over the next few weeks. One patient had smoked crack exclusively, and the other also used cocaine intrav...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Krendel DA,Ditter SM,Frankel MR,Ross WK

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the role of mutations in GABRB3 encoding the β3 subunit of the GABAA receptor in individual patients with epilepsy with regard to causality, the spectrum of genetic variants, their pathophysiology, and associated phenotypes. METHODS:We performed massive parallel sequencing of GABRB3 in 416 patient...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Møller RS,Wuttke TV,Helbig I,Marini C,Johannesen KM,Brilstra EH,Vaher U,Borggraefe I,Talvik I,Talvik T,Kluger G,Francois LL,Lesca G,de Bellescize J,Blichfeldt S,Chatron N,Holert N,Jacobs J,Swinkels M,Betzler C,Syr

更新日期：2017-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied a patient in a minimally conscious state using PET and cognitive evoked potentials. Cerebral metabolism was below half of normal values. Auditory stimuli with emotional valence (infant cries and the patient's own name) induced a much more widespread activation than did meaningless noise; the activation patt...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Laureys S,Perrin F,Faymonville ME,Schnakers C,Boly M,Bartsch V,Majerus S,Moonen G,Maquet P

更新日期：2004-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate the possible role of vitamin E in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD), we compared serum levels of alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E), measured by high-performance liquid chromatography, and the vitamin E/cholesterol ratio of 42 Parkinson's disease (PD) patients using their spouses as the control group...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Férnandez-Calle P,Molina JA,Jiménez-Jiménez FJ,Vázquez A,Pondal M,García-Ruiz PJ,Urra DG,Domingo J,Codoceo R

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Basic issues regarding factors influencing progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) patient caregiver burden remain unresolved, including whether and how disease severity and duration influence caregiver burden. OBJECTIVE:To examine the relation between PSP patient caregiver burden and disease severity, describ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Uttl B,Santacruz P,Litvan I,Grafman J

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biochemical analysis of muscle in a 37-year-old man with exercise intolerance, myalgia, recurrent myoglobinuria, and retinitis pigmentosa showed phosphoglycerate kinase (PGK) deficiency. Kinetic and physical characteristics of the mutant enzyme differed from those of two previously reported cases, suggesting a distinc...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Tonin P,Shanske S,Miranda AF,Brownell AK,Wyse JP,Tsujino S,DiMauro S

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess reversibility of focal cerebral ischemia, we performed a neurologic and pathologic study of 27 monkeys subjected to temporary middle cerebral artery occlusion. An implanted snare ligature occluded the artery in awake monkeys for 30 minutes, 4 hours, 8 hours, 16 hours, 24 hours, or permanently. Serial neurolo...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Crowell RM,Marcoux FW,DeGirolami U

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the genetic contribution of TBK1, a gene implicated in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), frontotemporal dementia (FTD), and FTD-ALS, in Belgian FTD and ALS patient cohorts containing a significant part of genetically unresolved patients. METHODS:We sequenced TBK1 in a hospital-based cohort of 48...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Gijselinck I,Van Mossevelde S,van der Zee J,Sieben A,Philtjens S,Heeman B,Engelborghs S,Vandenbulcke M,De Baets G,Bäumer V,Cuijt I,Van den Broeck M,Peeters K,Mattheijssens M,Rousseau F,Vandenberghe R,De Jonghe P,Cras P

更新日期：2015-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The APOE epsilon4 allele has emerged as a major genetic factor for Alzheimer disease (AD), and its presence has been associated with an increase in beta-amyloid senile plaques (SPs) and neuritic plaques (NPs). Whether it affects neurofibrillary tangle (NFT) accumulation or cholinergic losses in AD remains co...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Tiraboschi P,Hansen LA,Masliah E,Alford M,Thal LJ,Corey-Bloom J

更新日期：2004-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether metformin is associated with a lower incidence of dementia than sulfonylureas. METHODS:This was a retrospective cohort study of US veterans ≥65 years of age with type 2 diabetes who were new users of metformin or a sulfonylurea and had no dementia. Follow-up began after 2 years of therap...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Orkaby AR,Cho K,Cormack J,Gagnon DR,Driver JA

更新日期：2017-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of unresolved issues complicate the effective management of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Chief among these is the role of neuroprotective versus symptomatic pharmacologic interventions. Until the etiology of PD is further defined, consensus on appropriate management of this illness is unlikely. Cli...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Stern MB

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed our experience with cough, exertional, and vascular sexual headaches, evaluated the interrelationships among them, and examined the possible symptomatic cases. Seventy-two patients consulted us because of headaches precipitated by coughing (n = 30), physical exercise (n = 28), or sexual excitement (n = 14)...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Pascual J,Iglesias F,Oterino A,Vázquez-Barquero A,Berciano J

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Metals are suspected of being involved in the pathogenesis of various neurologic diseases. We previously found a complex imbalance in serum chemical elements and oxidative status in patients with clinically definite multiple sclerosis (CDMS). OBJECTIVE:To understand whether this imbalance affects people wit...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ristori G,Brescianini S,Pino A,Visconti A,Vittori D,Coarelli G,Cotichini R,Bocca B,Forte G,Pozzilli C,Pestalozza I,Stazi MA,Alimonti A,Salvetti M

更新日期：2011-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven hours after 39 migraineurs and 37 controls consumed an amino acid drink that contained or omitted l-tryptophan (thereby reducing brain serotonin synthesis), motion sickness was provoked by the visual illusion of movement. Tryptophan depletion boosted dizziness, nausea, and the illusion of movement in controls to...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Drummond PD

更新日期：2005-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Trigeminal neuralgia is an uncommon but troublesome symptom of multiple sclerosis that can be refractory to conventional treatments. Misoprostol, a long-acting prostaglandin E1 analogue, relieved pain in six of seven patients who had failed to respond to conventional pharmacologic therapy. ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Reder AT,Arnason BG

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00