Olivary hypertrophy without palatal myoclonus associated with a metastatic lesion to the pontine tegmentum.

abstract：:About 9% of patients presenting to a Huntington disease (HD) clinic for evaluation of possible HD lacked a family history of the disorder. HD was the final diagnosis in 53 to 83% of these patients. As a group, HD-affected individuals without a family history of HD were older and had fewer CAG repeats than the average ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Nance MA,Westphal B,Nugent S

更新日期：1996-12-01 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：:The progressive myoclonus epilepsies (PMEs) are a devastating group of rare disorders(1) that manifest with increasing action myoclonus, which is also present at rest but activates with stimuli such as noise, light, or touch. Ultimately, patients become wheelchair-bound and experience early death. Neurologic signs tha...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Knupp K,Wirrell E

更新日期：2014-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies reporting recurrent intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) and ischemic stroke (IS) in ICH survivors with atrial fibrillation (AF) during long-term follow-up. METHODS:A comprehensive literature search including MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane library, clinical tri...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Korompoki E,Filippidis FT,Nielsen PB,Del Giudice A,Lip GYH,Kuramatsu JB,Huttner HB,Fang J,Schulman S,Martí-Fàbregas J,Gathier CS,Viswanathan A,Biffi A,Poli D,Weimar C,Malzahn U,Heuschmann P,Veltkamp R

更新日期：2017-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the efficacy of divalproex sodium in patients with complex partial seizures taking concomitant carbamazepine or phenytoin as monotherapy. Patients were selected because of inadequate seizure control by current therapy. The primary efficacy measure was median reduction of seizure frequency during add-on trea...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Willmore LJ,Shu V,Wallin B

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:(1) To assess the diagnostic accuracy of EMG in radiculopathy. (2) To evaluate the intrarater reliability and interrater reliability of EMG in radiculopathy. (3) To assess the presence of confirmation bias in EMG. METHODS:Three experienced academic electromyographers interpreted 3 compact discs with 20 EMG ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Narayanaswami P,Geisbush T,Jones L,Weiss M,Mozaffar T,Gronseth G,Rutkove SB

更新日期：2016-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the incidence of depression and anxiety and to measure quality of life in women with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), a matched group cross-sectional study was conducted. Women with IIH (n = 28) were compared with control groups of weight- and age-matched women not diagnosed with IIH (n ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Kleinschmidt JJ,Digre KB,Hanover R

更新日期：2000-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied 25 patients within 6 hours of acute spinal cord injury using magnetically evoked cortical motor evoked potentials (MEPs). The subjects included 16 quadriplegics with cervical spine injuries and eight paraplegics. MEPs were recorded from abductor digiti minimi (ADM), biceps, flexor hallucis brevis, and tibia...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Macdonell RA,Donnan GA

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied a 55-year-old woman with macrosquare wave jerks and macrosaccadic oscillations with a vertical component. The oscillations almost completely disappeared after administration of diazepam, clonazepam, thiamylal, or phenobarbital. A disorder of GABAergic tonic inhibitory system from the substantia nigra to sup...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Fukazawa T,Tashiro K,Hamada T,Kase M

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the efficacy, tolerability, and safety of IV methylprednisolone (IV MP) vs oral methylprednisolone (oMP) at equivalent high doses in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) experiencing a recent relapse. METHODS:Patients with a clinical relapse within the previous 2 weeks and at least 1 gadolinium (...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Martinelli V,Rocca MA,Annovazzi P,Pulizzi A,Rodegher M,Martinelli Boneschi F,Scotti R,Falini A,Sormani MP,Comi G,Filippi M

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Revascularization time windows for patients with acute ischemic stroke are generally restricted to 8 hours. Later treatment attempts require more accurate prediction of risk and benefit, as safety and efficacy at these time strata are less well demonstrated. Advanced imaging techniques identify irreversible infarction...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Janjua N

更新日期：2012-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The position of the auditory pathways in the human corpus callosum has not been defined by modern imaging techniques. We report a case with a discrete hemorrhagic lesion in the posterior body of the corpus callosum. The only signs of disturbed callosal function were limited to the auditory system--suppression of left ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Alexander MP,Warren RL

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report two cases of patients with word deafness. The word deafness occurred after a head injury for the first patient and after an arterio venous malformation embolization for the second patient. MRI demonstrated bilateral lesions of the inferior colliculi but brainstem auditory-evoked potentials (BAEP) we...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Vitte E,Tankéré F,Bernat I,Zouaoui A,Lamas G,Soudant J

更新日期：2002-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Kennedy disease (KD), or spinobulbomuscular atrophy, is a slowly progressive inherited neurodegenerative disorder, marked by prominent fasciculations that typically precede the development of other symptoms. Although the genetic basis of KD relates to triplet (CAG) repeat expansion in the androgen receptor (A...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Vucic S,Kiernan MC

更新日期：2007-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To validate, examine the internal validity, and adapt to children the electronic version of the composite cerebellar functional severity (CCFS) score. METHODS:In this multicenter study, we compared the validated manual device with the new electronic version (n = 46) and analyzed its kinetics in 146 patients ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Filipovic Pierucci A,Mariotti C,Panzeri M,Giunti P,Boesch S,Schulz JB,Pandolfo M,Durr A,Tezenas du Montcel S,EFACTS Study Group.

更新日期：2015-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare access to caregiving between men and women with Parkinson disease (PD). METHODS:This was a cross-sectional and longitudinal study among participants with PD enrolled in the National Parkinson Foundation Parkinson's Outcomes Project from 2009 to 2014 at 21 international sites. The primary outcome m...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Dahodwala N,Shah K,He Y,Wu SS,Schmidt P,Cubillos F,Willis AW

更新日期：2018-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors identified a novel mtDNA mutation (T9176G) in the ATPase 6 gene in a family in which a 10-year-old girl had a severe neurodegenerative disorder, her elder sister had died of Leigh syndrome (LS), and a maternal uncle had a spinocerebellar disorder. Biochemical studies disclosed a reduced rate of ATP synthes...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Carrozzo R,Tessa A,Vázquez-Memije ME,Piemonte F,Patrono C,Malandrini A,Dionisi-Vici C,Vilarinho L,Villanova M,Schägger H,Federico A,Bertini E,Santorelli FM

更新日期：2001-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed the outcome (developmental, neurologic, and seizure) and prognostic factors of 57 cases of infantile spasms (17 cryptogenic, 40 symptomatic). The mean developmental score of the cryptogenic group (71.2 +/- 24.2) was significantly higher than that of the symptomatic group (48.4 +/- 24.5), as assessed by the...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Koo B,Hwang PA,Logan WJ

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess alterations in brain metabolites of patients with Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD) with the proteolipid protein gene 1 (PLP1) duplications using quantitative proton MRS. METHODS:Five unrelated male Japanese patients with PMD with PLP1 duplications were analyzed using automated proton brain examin...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Takanashi J,Inoue K,Tomita M,Kurihara A,Morita F,Ikehira H,Tanada S,Yoshitome E,Kohno Y

更新日期：2002-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Assay of anti-striated muscle antibodies (StrAb) is used as a diagnostic test for thymoma in individuals with myasthenia gravis. Unfortunately, false positive results are common, and their effect on test accuracy is magnified by the relatively low frequency of thymoma in myasthenics. We estimated the predictive values...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Lanska DJ

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors have developed an MG activities of daily living (ADL) profile (MG-ADL)-a simple eight-question survey of MG symptoms. In 254 consecutive encounters with established MG patients, the authors compared scores from the MG-ADL to the quantitative MG score (QMG)-a standardized, reliable scale used in clinical tr...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Wolfe GI,Herbelin L,Nations SP,Foster B,Bryan WW,Barohn RJ

更新日期：1999-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：:A kindred is described with a dominantly inherited "pure" cerebellar ataxia in which the currently known spinocerebellar ataxias have been excluded. In the eight subjects studied, a notable clinical feature is slow progression, with the three least affected having only a mild degree of gait ataxia after three or more ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Storey E,Gardner RJ,Knight MA,Kennerson ML,Tuck RR,Forrest SM,Nicholson GA

更新日期：2001-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify modifying factors that preserve functional independence among individuals at high dementia risk. METHODS:Health and Retirement Study participants aged 65 years or older without baseline activities of daily living (ADL) limitations (n = 4,922) were interviewed biennially for up to 12 years. Dement...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Rist PM,Capistrant BD,Wu Q,Marden JR,Glymour MM

更新日期：2014-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterize presenting symptomatology in patients with semantic dementia (SD) and to investigate whether left and right temporal variants of the disease have distinct behavioral and cognitive profiles. METHODS:Retrospective examination of case notes was performed in 47 consecutive referrals of patients w...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Thompson SA,Patterson K,Hodges JR

更新日期：2003-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:With diagnostic criteria alterations, increased MRI availability, and awareness of therapies, temporal changes in incidence and prevalence rates may occur, with an increase in the proportion of mildly affected persons diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). The authors assessed temporal trends in the delay fr...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Marrie RA,Cutter G,Tyry T,Hadjimichael O,Campagnolo D,Vollmer T

更新日期：2005-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess whether the association between reperfusion and improved clinical outcomes after stroke differs depending on the site of the arterial occlusive lesion (AOL). METHODS:We pooled data from Solitaire With the Intention for Thrombectomy (SWIFT), Solitaire FR Thrombectomy for Acute Revascularisation (STA...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Lemmens R,Hamilton SA,Liebeskind DS,Tomsick TA,Demchuk AM,Nogueira RG,Marks MP,Jahan R,Gralla J,Yoo AJ,Yeatts SD,Palesch YY,Saver JL,Pereira VM,Broderick JP,Albers GW,Lansberg MG,DEFUSE 2, IMS III, STAR, and SWIFT trial

更新日期：2016-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the degrees to which 8 domains of health are affected across types of cerebrovascular events and to identify factors associated with domain scores in different event types. METHODS:This was an observational cohort study of 2,181 patients with ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), subar...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Katzan IL,Schuster A,Newey C,Uchino K,Lapin B

更新日期：2018-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine animal exposure in ALS patients, a case-control study was undertaken on 40 ALS patients and 40 closely matched controls. Exposure to pets of any kind and to small dogs in the period from birth until 10 years before onset of ALS symptoms was significantly increased. Affected men showed a trend toward increas...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Tarras S,Schenkman N,Boesch R,Mulvihill M,Caroscio JT

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Orthostatic hypotension is a fall in blood pressure on standing that causes symptoms of dizziness, visual changes, and discomfort in the head and neck. The goal of treatment is the improvement of the patient's functional capacity, rather than a target blood pressure. For treatment to be successful, it must be individu...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Robertson D,Davis TL

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Pigmented orthochromatic leukodystrophy (POLD) and hereditary diffuse leukoencephalopathy with axonal spheroids (HDLS) are rare neurodegenerative disorders characterized by cerebral white matter abnormalities, myelin loss, and axonal swellings. The striking overlap of clinical and pathologic features of these...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Nicholson AM,Baker MC,Finch NA,Rutherford NJ,Wider C,Graff-Radford NR,Nelson PT,Clark HB,Wszolek ZK,Dickson DW,Knopman DS,Rademakers R

更新日期：2013-03-12 00:00:00