Mild cognitive impairment in the oldest old.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To ascertain the prevalence and determinants of neuropathy in patients with Parkinson disease (PD), in particular, the roles of vitamin B12 and levodopa exposure. METHODS:We performed a cross-sectional study of 37 patients with PD and 37 age- and gender-matched controls, using a sensitive and validated neuro...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Rajabally YA,Martey J

更新日期：2011-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine neurofilament (Nf) concentrations according to symptom onset and clinical diagnostic certainty categories of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). METHODS:We measured Nf light chain (NfL) and phosphorylated Nf heavy chain (pNfH) CSF and NfL serum levels in patients with ALS with first symptom onset...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Feneberg E,Oeckl P,Steinacker P,Verde F,Barro C,Van Damme P,Gray E,Grosskreutz J,Jardel C,Kuhle J,Koerner S,Lamari F,Amador MDM,Mayer B,Morelli C,Muckova P,Petri S,Poesen K,Raaphorst J,Salachas F,Silani V,Stuben

更新日期：2018-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the risk of seizure recurrence after a first seizure due to neurocysticercosis (NC) and to evaluate risk factors for seizure recurrence, including the influence of antihelminthic treatment. METHODS:The authors prospectively followed 77 patients with a first seizure and active or transitional NC ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Carpio A,Hauser WA

更新日期：2002-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate clinical, neuropsychological, and MRI abnormalities (gray matter atrophy [GMA] and white matter atrophy [WMA]) in surgical mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) patients with and without familial antecedent for epilepsy. METHODS:A cohort study including 69 operated patients with unilateral MTLE...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Yasuda CL,Morita ME,Alessio A,Pereira AR,Balthazar ML,Saúde AV,Costa AL,Costa AL,Cardoso TA,Betting LE,Guerreiro CA,Damasceno BP,Lopes-Cendes I,Tedeschi H,de Oliveira E,Cendes F

更新日期：2010-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathologic substrate of essential tremor (ET) remains unknown. The authors studied 10 patients with ET and 10 volunteers using a multislice MR spectroscopy imaging sequence. Left and right cerebellar hemisphere NAA/CR and NAA/Cho ratios were significantly smaller in the ET patients than healthy subjects. The autho...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Pagan FL,Butman JA,Dambrosia JM,Hallett M

更新日期：2003-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied electrically elicited blink reflex responses in patients with hemifacial spasm (HFS) by applying single isolated, as well as paired (conditioning and test), stimuli at both sides of the face. Responses after single stimuli were of larger size on the side of the spasm compared with the uninvolved side and co...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Valls-Sole J,Tolosa ES

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The P3 component of the auditory evoked potential has been shown to reflect "endogenous" processes related to cognition. This component was measured serially in seven patients who had confusional states or dementing illnesses that fluctuated in severity over time. The latency of P3 component reflected the clinical imp...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Goodin DS,Starr A,Chippendale T,Squires KC

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Vietnam Head Injury Study (VHIS) is a prospective, longitudinal follow-up of 1,221 Vietnam War veterans with mostly penetrating head injuries (PHIs). The high prevalence (45%-53%) of posttraumatic epilepsy (PTE) in this unique cohort makes it valuable for study. METHODS:A standardized multidisciplinary ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Raymont V,Salazar AM,Lipsky R,Goldman D,Tasick G,Grafman J

更新日期：2010-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:To explore environmental risk factors for Parkinson's disease (PD) in Taiwan, we investigated 120 patients with PD and 240 hospital control subjects matched with patients on age (+/-2 years) and sex. Based on a structured open-ended questionnaire, we carried out standardized interviews to obtain history of exposure to...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Liou HH,Tsai MC,Chen CJ,Jeng JS,Chang YC,Chen SY,Chen RC

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether brain function is altered in cognitively normal individuals at high risk for AD several years before the typical age at onset for this illness. BACKGROUND:Neuropathologic alterations in AD precede cognitive impairment by several years. It is unknown whether functional alterations in neur...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Smith CD,Andersen AH,Kryscio RJ,Schmitt FA,Kindy MS,Blonder LX,Avison MJ

更新日期：1999-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:We initiated a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to test the efficacy and safety of branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) (L-leucine 12 g, L-isoleucine 6 g, and L-valine 6 g daily) in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients. There was an excess mortality in subjects randomized to active treatment (24 BCAA, 13 pl...

journal_title：Neurology

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更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is widely used in clinical practice, few norms exist for healthy populations covering a broad range of ages. OBJECTIVE:To obtain MMSE norms specific for age, gender, and education in healthy adults. METHODS:From the population registers of seven communities...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Grigoletto F,Zappalà G,Anderson DW,Lebowitz BD

更新日期：1999-07-22 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：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the safety and efficacy of 60 Hz deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the globus pallidus internus (GPi) in 15 consecutive patients with primary dystonia. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective analysis of clinic charts relative to 15 consecutive patients with medically refractory primary dystonia who u...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Alterman RL,Miravite J,Weisz D,Shils JL,Bressman SB,Tagliati M

更新日期：2007-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Gamma hydroxybutyrate was administered to adult cats by intravenous infusion at varying dosages while an electroencephalogram (EEG) was recorded from electrodes placed stereotactically in the right and left hippocampus and thalamic intralaminar nucleus and from cortical electrodes. Blood cerebrospinal fluid samples we...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Snead OC 3rd,Yu RK,Huttenlocher PR

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hoarding behavior associated with focal brain injury is rarely reported. The authors report a 46-year-old man with pathologic collecting behavior after a left orbitofrontal and caudate injury from an aneurysmal rupture of anterior communicating artery. His hoarding, an impulse control disorder or an ego-syntonic compu...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Hahm DS,Kang Y,Cheong SS,Na DL

更新日期：2001-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the rate of relapse occurrence during pregnancy and postpartum. METHODS:In a cross-sectional study using the national multiple sclerosis (MS) registry, pregnant women with relapsing MS were identified. Data on demographics, clinical characteristics, and disease-modifying therapies (DMTs), includ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Alroughani R,Alowayesh MS,Ahmed SF,Behbehani R,Al-Hashel J

更新日期：2018-03-06 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：OBJECTIVE:To validate the Narcolepsy Severity Scale (NSS), a brief clinical instrument to evaluate the severity and consequences of symptoms in patients with narcolepsy type 1 (NT1). METHODS:A 15-item scale to assess the frequency and severity of excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexy, hypnagogic hallucinations, slee...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Dauvilliers Y,Beziat S,Pesenti C,Lopez R,Barateau L,Carlander B,Luca G,Tafti M,Morin CM,Billiard M,Jaussent I

更新日期：2017-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess whether genetic subgroups in recent amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) trials responded to treatment with lithium carbonate, but that the treatment effect was lost in a large cohort of nonresponders. METHODS:Individual participant data were obtained from 3 randomized trials investigating the effic...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： van Eijk RPA,Jones AR,Sproviero W,Shatunov A,Shaw PJ,Leigh PN,Young CA,Shaw CE,Mora G,Mandrioli J,Borghero G,Volanti P,Diekstra FP,van Rheenen W,Verstraete E,Eijkemans MJC,Veldink JH,Chio A,Al-Chalabi A,van den Berg

更新日期：2017-10-31 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：OBJECTIVES:To investigate clinical, imaging, and pathologic associations of the cingulate island sign (CIS) in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). METHODS:We retrospectively identified and compared patients with a clinical diagnosis of DLB (n=39); patients with Alzheimer disease (AD) matched by age, sex, and education (n...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Graff-Radford J,Murray ME,Lowe VJ,Boeve BF,Ferman TJ,Przybelski SA,Lesnick TG,Senjem ML,Gunter JL,Smith GE,Knopman DS,Jack CR Jr,Dickson DW,Petersen RC,Kantarci K

更新日期：2014-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Parkinson disease (PD), a devastating neurodegenerative disorder, affects motor abilities and cognition as well. It is not clear whether the proapoptotic protein, Bid, is involved in tumor necrosis factor death receptor I (TNFRI)-mediated destructive signal transduction pathways such as cell dysfunction or ne...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Jiang H,He P,Adler CH,Shill H,Beach TG,Li R,Shen Y

更新日期：2012-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the length of stay needed to record a certain number of seizures in a highly selected group of patients with intractable epilepsy in the final stages of presurgical monitoring. The mean length of stay needed to record one seizure was 2.9 to 3.7 days, depending on the recording technique, 4.5 to 5.5 monitori...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Todorov AB,Lesser RP,Uematsu SS,Yankov YA,Todorov AA Jr

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a patient with levodopa-resistant parkinsonism due to basal ganglia calcification related to surgically-induced hypoparathyroidism. The calcification was seen on computerized axial tomography but not on skull x-rays. Such calcification should be looked for in all cases of levodopa-resistant parkinsonism, si...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Klawans HL,Lupton M,Simon L

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An infant with Pena-Shokeir phenotype was born to a cocaine-using mother. The pathologic findings included polyhydramnios, facial anomalies, arthrogryposis, camptodactyly, pulmonary hypoplasia, and tetralogy of Fallot. The neuropathologic findings were diffuse brainstem and spinal cord neuronal degeneration and focal ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Lavi E,Montone KT,Rorke LB,Kliman HJ

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a patient who presented with unilateral abdominal herniation due to weakness of abdominal musculature, associated with extensive syringomyelia. Electromyographic evidence of focal denervation and reinnervation was present in the weak muscles consistent with anterior horn cell loss. We compare these unusual...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Coleman RJ,Ingram DA

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied three patients with Leigh's syndrome (LS) and cytochrome c oxidase (COX) deficiency. Biochemical studies in brain, muscle, heart, liver, kidney, and fibroblasts disclosed a generalized COX deficiency. Kinetic studies of COX activity in brain mitochondria showed a low Vmax and a normal Km for reduced cytochr...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Lombes A,Nakase H,Tritschler HJ,Kadenbach B,Bonilla E,DeVivo DC,Schon EA,DiMauro S

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report eight cases of sensory Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). BACKGROUND:The concept of sensory equivalent to ascending paralysis of GBS was raised in 1958, and the diagnostic criteria for a sensory loss and areflexia variant of GBS were proposed in 1981. However, clinical cases meeting these criteria have...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Oh SJ,LaGanke C,Claussen GC

更新日期：2001-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the associations between cardiovascular fitness at age 18 years and future risk of epilepsy. METHODS:Population-based cohort study of Swedish male conscripts (n = 1,173,079) born in 1950-1987, who were followed for up to 40 years. Data on cardiovascular fitness were collected during conscription e...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Nyberg J,Aberg MA,Torén K,Nilsson M,Ben-Menachem E,Kuhn HG

更新日期：2013-09-17 00:00:00