Covert recognition in acquired and developmental prosopagnosia.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the relationship between retinal thinning and nigral dopaminergic loss in de novo Parkinson disease (PD). METHODS:Forty-nine patients with PD and 54 age-matched controls were analyzed. Ophthalmologic examination and macula optical coherence tomography scans were performed with additional microperi...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ahn J,Lee JY,Kim TW,Yoon EJ,Oh S,Kim YK,Kim JM,Woo SJ,Kim KW,Jeon B

更新日期：2018-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify gene mutations in patients with dystroglycanopathy and prove pathogenicity of those mutations using an in vitro cell assay. METHODS:We performed whole-exome sequencing on 20 patients, who were previously diagnosed with dystroglycanopathy by immunohistochemistry and/or Western blot analysis. We a...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Dong M,Noguchi S,Endo Y,Hayashi YK,Yoshida S,Nonaka I,Nishino I

更新日期：2015-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To establish a variant of sporadic prion disease as the sporadic form of fatal familial insomnia (FFI). BACKGROUND:FFI is a recently described prion disease characterized clinically by severe sleep impairment, dysautonomia, and motor signs, and pathologically by atrophy of thalamic nuclei, especially the med...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Parchi P,Capellari S,Chin S,Schwarz HB,Schecter NP,Butts JD,Hudkins P,Burns DK,Powers JM,Gambetti P

更新日期：1999-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Two hypertensive men presented clinically with small, largely unilateral hematomas of the pons and midbrain demonstrated by computerized tomography. Clinical manifestations included "ocular bobbing," complex forms of ophthalmoplegia, Cheyne-Stokes respiration, and pyramidal tract signs. The "typical" sings of massive ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Kase CS,Maulsby GO,Mohr JP

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) are classified clinically as pure when progressive spasticity occurs in isolation or complicated when other neurologic abnormalities are present. At least 22 genetic loci have been linked to HSP, 8 of which are autosomal recessive (ARHSP). HSP complicated with the presence...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Al-Yahyaee S,Al-Gazali LI,De Jonghe P,Al-Barwany H,Al-Kindi M,De Vriendt E,Chand P,Koul R,Jacob PC,Gururaj A,Sztriha L,Parrado A,Van Broeckhoven C,Bayoumi RA

更新日期：2006-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyrotropin-releasing hormone has been reported to increase strength in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). DN-1417 is an analog of thyrotropin-releasing hormone, which has less endocrinologic activity, but more anterior horn cell stimulating effect (with no "autorefractory state"). However, 2 mg DN-141...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Hawley RJ,Kratz R,Goodman RR,McCutchen CB,Sirdofsky M,Hanson PA

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the potential efficacy of immediate-release methylphenidate (MPH) for treating cognitive deficits in epilepsy. METHODS:This was a double-blind, randomized, single-dose, 3-period crossover study in patients with epilepsy and chronic cognitive complaints comparing the effects of placebo and MPH 10 ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Adams J,Alipio-Jocson V,Inoyama K,Bartlett V,Sandhu S,Oso J,Barry JJ,Loring DW,Meador K

更新日期：2017-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Subacute necrotizing encephalopathy (SNE) or Leigh's disease is associated with various defects in oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS). However, the relationships between these OXPHOS defects and nuclear DNA or mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations is still unclear. We evaluated three SNE pedigrees (two singleton cases a...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Shoffner JM,Fernhoff PM,Krawiecki NS,Caplan DB,Holt PJ,Koontz DA,Takei Y,Newman NJ,Ortiz RG,Polak M

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To apply multisequence MRI techniques to patients with clinically isolated syndromes, to document the pattern and frequency of abnormalities at baseline and early follow-up, and to determine their predictive values for the early development of clinical MS. BACKGROUND:Disseminated lesions on T2-weighted brain...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Brex PA,O'Riordan JI,Miszkiel KA,Moseley IF,Thompson AJ,Plant GT,Miller DH

更新日期：1999-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed retrospectively 114 prednisone dose reduction attempts in 63 myasthenic patients. Dose reduction was considered successful if a patient remained asymptomatic for more than 1 year on no prednisone or a stable low dose of prednisone. Successful dose reduction attempts were more common in patients taking azat...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Miano MA,Bosley TM,Heiman-Patterson TD,Reed J,Sergott RC,Savino PJ,Schatz NJ

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research and development of the adenosine A2A receptor selective antagonist KW6002 have focused on developing a novel nondopaminergic therapy for Parkinson's disease (PD). Salient pharmacologic features of KW6002 were investigated in several animal models of PD. In rodent and primate models, KW6002 provides symptomati...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Kase H,Aoyama S,Ichimura M,Ikeda K,Ishii A,Kanda T,Koga K,Koike N,Kurokawa M,Kuwana Y,Mori A,Nakamura J,Nonaka H,Ochi M,Saki M,Shimada J,Shindou T,Shiozaki S,Suzuki F,Takeda M,Yanagawa K,Richardson PJ,Jenner P

更新日期：2003-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Four adolescents had basilar migraine, infrequent cerebral seizures, and severe EEG abnormalities. The clinical course was benign, with normal personality, mentation, and neurologic examination. Almost continuous EEG abnormalities, consisting of rhythmic temporo-occipital sharp and slow wave discharges, or generalized...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Camfield PR,Metrakos K,Andermann F

更新日期：1978-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is frequently associated with hippocampal sclerosis (HS) and a history of febrile convulsions (HFC). The authors investigated 292 patients with TLE due to HS. Left HS occurred more frequently (57%) than right HS (43%, p = 0.01). Forty-seven percent of the patients had HFC. In patients with...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Janszky J,Woermann FG,Barsi P,Schulz R,Halász P,Ebner A

更新日期：2003-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute chorea in a child followed ingestion of pemoline mesylate. In guinea pigs, in an experimental model of chorea, chronic administration of pemoline induced behavioral supersensitivity to other dopaminergic agonists. Pemoline is similar to both d-amphetamine and methylphenidate in altering central dopaminergic sens...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Nausieda PA,Koller WC,Weiner WJ,Klawans HL

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Glatiramer acetate (formerly known as copolymer 1) is the major noninterferon immunomodulatory agent used in the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Its mechanism of action over the past 40 years has evolved with our understanding of the immune response. METHODS:We review the various mechani...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Racke MK,Lovett-Racke AE,Karandikar NJ

更新日期：2010-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from the Aspirin in Transient Ischemic Attack (AITIA) study, an ongoing study of two platelet antiaggregant drugs, and other published therapeutic trials were reviewed to determine whether the severity of stroke is reduced in patients taking platelet antiaggregants. Data from three of four studies suggest that st...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Grotta JC,Lemak NA,Gary H,Fields WS,Vital D

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Israeli Teratogen Information Service prospectively followed up 210 pregnancies with first trimester carbamazepine exposure. Pregnancy outcome was compared with that of two overlapping controls, matched and general (n = 629), exposed to nonteratogenic agents. Our study suggests a twofold increase in the rate of ma...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Diav-Citrin O,Shechtman S,Arnon J,Ornoy A

更新日期：2001-07-24 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：:A subset of human B lymphocytes expresses Leu-1 (CD5), a pan-T cell marker, which is the equivalent of the murine Lyt-1 molecule. CD5+ B cells produce autoantibodies in vitro; therefore, they may play a role in the pathogenesis of autoimmune disorders. In myasthenia gravis (MG), autoantibodies are directed against the...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ragheb S,Lisak RP

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The natural history of succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase (SSADH) deficiency in adulthood is unknown; we elucidate the clinical manifestations of the disease later in life. METHODS:A 63-year-old man with long-standing intellectual disability was diagnosed with SSADH deficiency following hospitalization for ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Lapalme-Remis S,Lewis EC,De Meulemeester C,Chakraborty P,Gibson KM,Torres C,Guberman A,Salomons GS,Jakobs C,Ali-Ridha A,Parviz M,Pearl PL

更新日期：2015-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Demyelination alone may not explain the progressive disability that frequently develops in MS. An alternative explanation for irreversible disability assumes a contribution from axonal injury or loss. In theory, axonal injury may occur in the focal areas characterized by early inflammation, or can be more di...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Simon JH,Kinkel RP,Jacobs L,Bub L,Simonian N

更新日期：2000-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:A new cerebral disorder, described in three unrelated children, has recognizable clinical, radiologic, and neuropathologic findings. The onset occurs from early infancy to adolescence with slowing of cognitive performance, rare convulsive seizures, and a mixture of extrapyramidal, cerebellar, and pyramidal signs. CT s...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Labrune P,Lacroix C,Goutières F,de Laveaucoupet J,Chevalier P,Zerah M,Husson B,Landrieu P

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To accurately define the electroclinical features of absence seizures in children with newly diagnosed, untreated childhood absence epilepsy (CAE). METHODS:The authors searched an EEG database for absence seizures in normal children with new onset untreated absence epilepsy. Seventy consecutive children were...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Sadleir LG,Farrell K,Smith S,Connolly MB,Scheffer IE

更新日期：2006-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies have suggested that mood status is associated with an increased risk of stroke, though mostly based on measures of depression defined by symptoms alone rather than diagnostic criteria representative of clinically important distress and impairment. We investigated this association based upon a large p...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Surtees PG,Wainwright NW,Luben RN,Wareham NJ,Bingham SA,Khaw KT

更新日期：2008-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Seven loci for autosomal dominant hereditary spastic paraplegia (ADHSP) have been mapped. To date, two families of SPG12 (chromosome 19q13) have been analyzed; however, there is not enough clinical information on SPG12 to establish locus-phenotype correlations. METHODS:The authors studied 60 individuals fro...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Orlacchio A,Kawarai T,Rogaeva E,Song YQ,Paterson AD,Bernardi G,St George-Hyslop PH

更新日期：2002-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the influence of all possible imaging strategies on the appropriateness ratings for carotid endarterectomy, because less accurate noninvasive techniques are replacing contrast angiography, which was used in the major efficacy trials. METHODS:An expert panel, using appropriateness methodology, ra...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Kennedy J,Quan H,Ghali WA,Feasby TE

更新日期：2004-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum levels of creatine phosphokinase (CPK) and pyruvic kinase (PK) were determined in 42 controls, 57 patients with various neuromuscular disorders, and 23 female relatives of Duchenne dystrophy patients. CPK and PK enzyme activities were increased in comparable numbers of muscle disease patients and female carriers...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Seay AR,Ziter FA,Wu LH,Wu JT

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the prevalence of childhood ataxia resulting from both genetic and acquired causes. METHODS:A systematic review was conducted following the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses) statement. Five databases were searched for articles reporting a frequency measur...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Musselman KE,Stoyanov CT,Marasigan R,Jenkins ME,Konczak J,Morton SM,Bastian AJ

更新日期：2014-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Delusions and other manifestations of psychotic behavior are common side effects in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients chronically treated with dopaminergic drugs. Clozapine, a dibenzodiazepine derivative, is an antipsychotic drug largely devoid of extrapyramidal side effects. We evaluated the effects of low doses of c...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Rabey JM,Treves TA,Neufeld MY,Orlov E,Korczyn AD

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested three serotonin antagonists--lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), 2-bromolysergic acid diethylamide (BOL), and cinanserin--for effects on experimental spinal cord ischemia in the rabbit. Blood flow to spinal cord was obstructed. Drugs were administered before or after initiation of occlusion, and flow was later...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Zivin JA,Venditto JA

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00