Productive infection of cerebellar granule cell neurons by JC virus in an HIV+ individual.

abstract：:Cerebral amyloid angiopathy is a common cause of spontaneous lobar hemorrhage in elderly patients. We discuss seven patients with amyloid angiopathy presenting without major lobar hemorrhage. The patients' presentations fell into two groups: recurrent transient neurologic symptoms and rapidly progressive dementia. The...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Greenberg SM,Vonsattel JP,Stakes JW,Gruber M,Finklestein SP

更新日期：1993-10-01 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：:Among 50 patients with phenytoin intoxication, 14 had seizures during the episode. Seizures in 9 of these 14 patients probably resulted from poor seizure control despite high phenytoin levels, but in 5 cases, attacks were attributed to phenytoin toxicity. The only factor that seemed to correlate with seizures was a se...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Stilman N,Masdeu JC

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 64 patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), the basal level of prolactin (PRL) was normal. Bromocriptine (BCT) caused a significant suppression of PRL in all parkinsonian patients and controls. When given after BCT treatment, thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) induced a significantly lower PRL rise in recent-onset ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Laihinen A,Rinne UK

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Functional neuroimaging has shown that the absence of externally observable signs of consciousness and cognition in severely brain-injured patients does not necessarily indicate the true absence of such abilities. However, relative to traumatic brain injury, nontraumatic injury is known to be associated with...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Cruse D,Chennu S,Chatelle C,Fernández-Espejo D,Bekinschtein TA,Pickard JD,Laureys S,Owen AM

更新日期：2012-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report an unusual case of venous infarction of the spinal cord associated with endoscopic sclerotherapy for esophageal varices. MR imaging findings included signal abnormalities and abnormal enhancement of the affected spinal cord and T-8 vertebral body. A review of the hemodynamic changes associated with ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Heller SL,Meyer JR,Russell EJ

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a randomized double-blind crossover therapeutic bioequivalency study of a generic (Epitol) versus a brand name (Tegretol) carbamazepine product under steady-state conditions in 40 epileptic patients. Each patient received 90-day supplies of Epitol or Tegretol and placebo, which replaced the usual dosage o...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Oles KS,Penry JK,Smith LD,Anderson RL,Dean JC,Riela AR

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) represents 8 to 15% of all strokes in the United States and 20 to 30% of all strokes in Japan and China. Although ICH represents a relatively small fraction of total strokes, it is a formidable disease, with a 30-day mortality rate two- to sixfold higher than that for ischemic stroke. Fu...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Fayad PB,Awad IA

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As there is currently no standardized assessment tool for evaluating Parkinson disease (PD) patients for deep brain stimulation (DBS), the authors developed the Florida Surgical Questionnaire for Parkinson Disease (FLASQ-PD). Part I of the study was a retrospective analysis of 174 patients presenting for a surgical sc...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Okun MS,Fernandez HH,Pedraza O,Misra M,Lyons KE,Pahwa R,Tarsy D,Scollins L,Corapi K,Friehs GM,Grace J,Romrell J,Foote KD

更新日期：2004-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and eight multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and 108 matched controls were studied for antibody levels and cellular immune responses to several viruses. There were significant increases in the mean titers of complement fixation (CF) or hemagglutination inhibition (HI), and complement-mediated cytotoxicity (C...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Fuccillo DA,Madden DL,Castellano GA,Uhlig L,Traub RG,Mattson J,Krezlewicz A,Sever JL

更新日期：1978-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is evidence that angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) reduce the risk of stroke. However, it is unclear whether ACEI use before stroke provides a vasoprotective effect resulting in less severe stroke. METHODS:We ascertained all strokes occurring in a defined population in Melbourne, Austra...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Chitravas N,Dewey HM,Nicol MB,Harding DL,Pearce DC,Thrift AG

更新日期：2007-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinicians have long suspected an association of classic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) with Parkinson's disease (PD), dementia, or both. If proven, this would raise the possibility of a shared genetic susceptibility to the three disorders. To investigate this hypothesis, we compared 151 newly diagnosed ALS patie...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Majoor-Krakauer D,Ottman R,Johnson WG,Rowland LP

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pure alexia, following an infarction in the distribution of the left posterior cerebral artery, is attributed to damage of the left occipital lobe and the splenium of the corpus callosum. We describe a case of pure alexia in a 57-year-old woman with infarction of the left lateral geniculate body and the splenium of th...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Stommel EW,Friedman RJ,Reeves AG

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Glucocerebrosidase (GBA) gene mutations represent a strong risk factor for Parkinson disease (PD). PD penetrance in GBA mutation carriers, which represents a key issue for genetic counseling, especially for relatives of patients with Gaucher disease (GD), is unknown. Our objective was to estimate PD penetranc...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Anheim M,Elbaz A,Lesage S,Durr A,Condroyer C,Viallet F,Pollak P,Bonaïti B,Bonaïti-Pellié C,Brice A,French Parkinson Disease Genetic Group.

更新日期：2012-02-07 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：:A collector is a person who collects things on purpose, either as a hobby or business, or for personal satisfaction, e.g., stamp, coin, or art collector. In such instances, the act of collecting things represents voluntary, controlled, goal-directed, selective searching. Pathologic patterns of collecting have been obs...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Volle E,Beato R,Levy R,Dubois B

更新日期：2002-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common neurologic disorder whose prevalence has been estimated at 4 to 10% of the general population. Although its pathophysiology remains unknown, dopaminergic mechanisms are believed to play a central role. Furthermore, dopaminergic drugs have shown therapeutic efficacy in various l...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Garcia-Borreguero D,Odin P,Serrano C

更新日期：2003-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Levodopa is the most effective drug treatment for Parkinson's disease (PD). However, its chronic use is associated with dyskinesia, motor fluctuations, and hallucinations. There are various approaches to the management of levodopa complications. Motor fluctuations can be treated with a long-acting levodopa preparation...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Jankovic J

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HIV infection is associated with a painful distal sensory polyneuropathy (DSP) that can severely limit the quality of life of affected subjects. The pathogenesis of DSP is unknown, although both HIV proteins and products of immune activation triggered by HIV infection have been implicated. OBJECTIVE:To asse...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Schifitto G,McDermott MP,McArthur JC,Marder K,Sacktor N,McClernon DR,Conant K,Cohen B,Epstein LG,Kieburtz K,NEAD Consortium.

更新日期：2005-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：:A 16-year-old male with a 9-year history of spontaneously arrested hydrocephalus was noted to have hydrosyringomyelia and increased intracranial pressure shortly after sustaining minor head trauma. His symptoms resolved completely following ventriculoperitoneal shunt replacement. Hydrosyringomyelia may occur in the se...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Olson DM,Milstein JM

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used the Mayo Clinic medical records linkage system to detect all cases of intracranial vascular malformation (IVM) among residents of Olmsted County, Minnesota from 1965 to 1992 and found 48 IVMs over the 27-year period, including four patients with IVM detected at autopsy, without prior symptoms. Twenty-nine of 4...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Brown RD Jr,Wiebers DO,Torner JC,O'Fallon WM

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of MS was assessed in a nationwide cohort study of 31,990 employees of Danish utility companies between 1900 and 1993. Overall, 32 cases of MS were diagnosed, as compared with 23.7 expected from national incidence rates, to yield a standardized incidence ratio of 1.35 (95% confidence interval, 0.92 to 1....

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Johansen C,Koch-Henriksen N,Rasmussen S,Olsen JH

更新日期：1999-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：:A right-handed woman with independent left- and right-sided temporal lobe discharges was studied by continuous EEG and videotape monitoring for 3 weeks. Changes in affect were noted in the immediate and extended postictal periods and varied with the side of discharge. After a left-sided discharge, she became globally ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Hurwitz TA,Wada JA,Kosaka BD,Strauss EH

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The diagnosis of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) can be challenging. In the absence of a gold standard to verify the reliability of the diagnosis by EEG-video, we sought to assess the interrater reliability of the diagnosis using EEG-video recordings. METHODS:Patient samples consisted of 22 unselect...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Benbadis SR,LaFrance WC Jr,Papandonatos GD,Korabathina K,Lin K,Kraemer HC,NES Treatment Workshop.

更新日期：2009-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder is a parasomnia characterized by dream enactment and is commonly a prediagnostic sign of parkinsonism and dementia. Since risk factors have not been defined, we initiated a multicenter case-control study to assess environmental and lifestyle risk factors for REM sleep be...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Postuma RB,Montplaisir JY,Pelletier A,Dauvilliers Y,Oertel W,Iranzo A,Ferini-Strambi L,Arnulf I,Hogl B,Manni R,Miyamoto T,Mayer G,Stiasny-Kolster K,Puligheddu M,Ju Y,Jennum P,Sonka K,Santamaria J,Fantini ML,Zucconi

更新日期：2012-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Disturbed deglutition is common in diseases of the brainstem and lower cranial nerves, but little is known about the mechanisms involved. We studied a 49-year-old man with symptoms of syringomyelia and syringobulbia lasting 7 years. Esophageal motility studies showed inability to initiate swallowing, esophageal hypomo...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Bleck TP,Shannon KM

更新日期：1984-11-01 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 examined six patients with an abrupt change in behavior after infarction involving the inferior genu of the internal capsule. The acute syndrome featured fluctuating alertness, inattention, memory loss, apathy, abulia, and psychomotor retardation, suggesting frontal lobe dysfunction. Contralateral hemiparesis and d...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Tatemichi TK,Desmond DW,Prohovnik I,Cross DT,Gropen TI,Mohr JP,Stern Y

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the expression of heat shock proteins (HSP) in glioma cells in vitro and in vivo and to examine their role in resistance to apoptosis. BACKGROUND:HSP are expressed in response to various forms of stress. Constitutive HSP expression may confer resistance to cytotoxic stimuli in human cancers. METHO...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Hermisson M,Strik H,Rieger J,Dichgans J,Meyermann R,Weller M

更新日期：2000-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify the metabolic signature of the various levels of cognitive deficits in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) using 18F-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose-PET (18F-FDG-PET). METHODS:A total of 170 ALS cases consecutively enrolled at the ALS Center of Turin underwent brain 18F-FDG-PET and were classified as ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Canosa A,Pagani M,Cistaro A,Montuschi A,Iazzolino B,Fania P,Cammarosano S,Ilardi A,Moglia C,Calvo A,Chiò A

更新日期：2016-01-05 00:00:00