Alterations in bcl-2 and caspase gene family protein expression in human temporal lobe epilepsy.

abstract：:Both mevalonic aciduria, characterized by psychomotor retardation, cerebellar ataxia, recurrent fever attacks, and death in early childhood, and hyper-immunoglobulin D (hyper-IgD) syndrome, with recurrent fever attacks without neurologic symptoms, are caused by a functional deficiency of mevalonate kinase. In a system...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Simon A,Kremer HP,Wevers RA,Scheffer H,De Jong JG,Van Der Meer JW,Drenth JP

更新日期：2004-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the frequency, clinical and etiologic features, and short- and long-term outcomes of early recurrent TIA. METHODS:This prospective observational cohort study enrolled all consecutive patients with TIA referred to our emergency department and diagnosed by a vascular neurologist. Expedited assessm...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Foschi M,Pavolucci L,Rondelli F,Spinardi L,Favaretto E,Filippini M,Degli Esposti D,Strocchi E,Faggioli G,Cortelli P,Guarino M,Bologna TIA Study-Group.

更新日期：2020-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:We have identified large-scale deletions in muscle mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in seven of seven patients with Kearns-Sayre syndrome (KSS). We found no detectable deletions in the mtDNA of ten non-KSS patients with other mitochondrial myopathies or encephalomyopathies, or three normal controls. The deletions ranged in s...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Zeviani M,Moraes CT,DiMauro S,Nakase H,Bonilla E,Schon EA,Rowland LP

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We aimed to compare survival in the multiple sclerosis (MS) population with a matched cohort from the general population, and to evaluate the association of comorbidity with survival in both populations. METHODS:Using population-based administrative data, we identified 5,797 persons with MS and 28,807 contro...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Marrie RA,Elliott L,Marriott J,Cossoy M,Blanchard J,Leung S,Yu N

更新日期：2015-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a report on hepatic adverse events associated with dantrolene therapy. All cases reported to the manufacturer are included, from all sources, through 1987. Of 122 cases containing sufficient data to analyze, 47 patients had asymptomatic transaminase elevations, 12 had additional mild (less than or equal to 2.5...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Chan CH

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many studies of monozygotic (MZ) twins have revealed evidence of genetic influences on intellectual functions and their derangement in certain neurologic and psychiatric diseases afflicting the forebrain. Relatively little is known about genetic influences on the size and shape of the human forebrain and its gross mor...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Tramo MJ,Loftus WC,Stukel TA,Green RL,Weaver JB,Gazzaniga MS

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To cross-sectionally compare the regional white matter fractional anisotropy (FA) of cognitively normal (CN) older individuals and patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer disease (AD), separately focusing on the normal-appearing white matter (NAWM) and white matter hyperintensities (WMH), ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Lee DY,Fletcher E,Martinez O,Ortega M,Zozulya N,Kim J,Tran J,Buonocore M,Carmichael O,DeCarli C

更新日期：2009-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:We administered 3 commonly employed tests of mental status (the Information-Memory-Concentration test [IMC], the Mini-Mental State Examination [MMSE], and the Dementia Rating Scale [DRS]) to 92 patients with probable dementia of the Alzheimer type. The 3 tests were readministered to 55 of the patients (2-year subgroup...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Salmon DP,Thal LJ,Butters N,Heindel WC

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dementia occurs infrequently in patients with giant cell (temporal) arteritis (GCA). Three elderly women with biopsy-proven GCA showed abrupt cognitive decline during periods of clinically active GCA, 1 to 6 months after diagnostic temporal artery biopsy, during periods of corticosteroid taper. One patient had additio...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Caselli RJ

更新日期：1990-05-01 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：:Episodic paroxysmal hemicrania (EPH) is a rare disorder characterized by discrete bouts of hemicranial headache separated by headache-free remissions. Although EPH resembles episodic cluster headache in the location and quality of pain as well as the pattern of associated autonomic features, it is distinguished by the...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Newman LC,Gordon ML,Lipton RB,Kanner R,Solomon S

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report an autosomal dominant episodic ataxia that is clinically distinct from the other episodic ataxias. Vestibular ataxia, vertigo, tinnitus, and interictal myokymia are prominent; attacks are diminished by acetazolamide. Linkage analyses of markers flanking the EA1 and EA2 loci demonstrate genetic exclu...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Steckley JL,Ebers GC,Cader MZ,McLachlan RS

更新日期：2001-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To define CSF β-amyloid 1-42 (Aβ42) cutpoints to detect cortical amyloid deposition as assessed by 11C-Pittsburgh compound B ([11C]PiB)-PET and to compare these calculated cutpoints with cutpoints currently used in clinical practice. METHODS:We included 433 participants (57 controls, 99 with mild cognitive ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Zwan MD,Rinne JO,Hasselbalch SG,Nordberg A,Lleó A,Herukka SK,Soininen H,Law I,Bahl JM,Carter SF,Fortea J,Blesa R,Teunissen CE,Bouwman FH,van Berckel BN,Visser PJ

更新日期：2016-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:A group of 204 muscular dystrophy patients were screened for immunohistochemical and biochemical alpha-sarcoglycan defect and their DNA was analyzed for pathogenetic mutation in the four sarcoglycan genes. We identified 21 patients with alpha-, beta-, or gamma-sarcoglycan gene mutations. Patients with alpha-sarcoglyca...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Angelini C,Fanin M,Freda MP,Duggan DJ,Siciliano G,Hoffman EP

更新日期：1999-01-01 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

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the presenting features and value of routine diagnostic procedures in patients with leptomeningeal metastases (LMM) related to the primary malignancy to improve diagnostic assessment. METHODS:The authors studied the presenting features and value of routine diagnostic procedures in relation to the hi...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： van Oostenbrugge RJ,Twijnstra A

更新日期：1999-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the potential relationship of ultraviolet B radiation (UVB) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) exposure in explaining the period prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) in England. METHODS:English national Hospital Episode Statistics covering all admissions to National Health Service hospitals in England i...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ramagopalan SV,Handel AE,Giovannoni G,Rutherford Siegel S,Ebers GC,Chaplin G

更新日期：2011-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the association between discordant β-amyloid (Aβ) PET and CSF biomarkers at baseline and the emergence of tau pathology 5 years later. METHODS:We included 730 Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) participants without dementia (282 cognitively normal, 448 mild cognitive impairment...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Reimand J,Collij L,Scheltens P,Bouwman F,Ossenkoppele R,Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative.

更新日期：2020-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To update the 1997 American Academy of Neurology (AAN) practice parameter regarding sports concussion, focusing on 4 questions: 1) What factors increase/decrease concussion risk? 2) What diagnostic tools identify those with concussion and those at increased risk for severe/prolonged early impairments, neurolo...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Giza CC,Kutcher JS,Ashwal S,Barth J,Getchius TS,Gioia GA,Gronseth GS,Guskiewicz K,Mandel S,Manley G,McKeag DB,Thurman DJ,Zafonte R

更新日期：2013-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the etiology of aseptic meningitis and encephalitis in an adult population using modern microbiologic methods. METHODS:Consecutive patients (ages > or =16) with aseptic meningitis or encephalitis treated in Turku University Hospital, Finland, during 1999 to 2003 were included in the study. Mic...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Kupila L,Vuorinen T,Vainionpää R,Hukkanen V,Marttila RJ,Kotilainen P

更新日期：2006-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitoxantrone is the first drug approved for the treatment of secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS) in the United States. This assessment considers use of mitoxantrone in the treatment of MS. Mitoxantrone probably reduces the clinical attack rate and reduces attack-related MRI outcomes in patients with relaps...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Goodin DS,Arnason BG,Coyle PK,Frohman EM,Paty DW,Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

更新日期：2003-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To clarify the genetic, clinicopathologic, and neuroimaging characteristics of patients with hereditary diffuse leukoencephalopathy with spheroids (HDLS) with the colony stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF-1R) mutation. METHODS:We performed molecular genetic analysis of CSF-1R in patients with HDLS. Detailed ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Konno T,Tada M,Tada M,Koyama A,Nozaki H,Harigaya Y,Nishimiya J,Matsunaga A,Yoshikura N,Ishihara K,Arakawa M,Isami A,Okazaki K,Yokoo H,Itoh K,Yoneda M,Kawamura M,Inuzuka T,Takahashi H,Nishizawa M,Onodera O,Kakita

更新日期：2014-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterize the molecular basis of a novel fast-channel congenital myasthenic syndrome. METHODS:We used the candidate gene approach to identify the pathogenic mutation in the acetylcholine receptor (AChR) ε subunit, genetically engineered the mutant AChR into HEK cells, and evaluated the level of express...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Shen XM,Brengman JM,Edvardson S,Sine SM,Engel AG

更新日期：2012-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To demonstrate noninvasive localization of cognitive cortical areas involved in language processing with magnetoencephalography (MEG) interpreted by multiresolution FOCUSS (MR-FOCUSS), a current density imaging technique. METHOD:MEG data were collected during verb-generation and picture-naming tasks from 18 ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Bowyer SM,Moran JE,Mason KM,Constantinou JE,Smith BJ,Barkley GL,Tepley N

更新日期：2004-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Concentrations of cyclic adenosine 3',5' monophosphate (cAMP) were significantly lower in parkinsonian patients than in controls, but concentrations of guanosine 3',5' monophosphate (cGMP) were not altered. Both cAMP and cGMP levels were lower in patients with more severe symptoms on the left side of the body. Somatos...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Volicer L,Beal MF,Direnfeld LK,Marquis JK,Albert ML

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photoparoxysmal response (PPR) is sometimes incidentally encountered in EEGs performed for evaluation of nonepileptic symptoms. We conducted the first long-term study of a cohort of nonepileptic patients to determine their risk of having seizures subsequent to incidental recording of PPR. After 6 to 12 years (mean, 9 ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： So EL,Ruggles KH,Ahmann PA,Olson KA

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We hypothesized that cardiac electrical instability and abnormal autonomic tone result from cumulative cardiac injury sustained in recurrent seizures. We tested this hypothesis by comparing T-wave alternans (TWA) and heart rate variability (HRV), both established markers of sudden cardiac death (SCD) risk, in...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Pang TD,Nearing BD,Krishnamurthy KB,Olin B,Schachter SC,Verrier RL

更新日期：2019-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The scanning electronmicroscope was used to study the development of anencephaly in an experimental model. Anencephaly was produced consistently, using vitamin A as the teratogen. Embryos destined to become anencephalic displayed failure of opposing sides of the rostral neural tube to fuse. Subsequently, the neural fo...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Smith MT,Wood LR,Honig SR

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was to clarify the characteristic brain MRI findings for genetically diagnosed CARASIL (cerebral autosomal recessive arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy). METHODS:Seven patients with CARASIL carrying HTRA1 mutations (representing 6 Japanese families) we...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Nozaki H,Sekine Y,Fukutake T,Nishimoto Y,Shimoe Y,Shirata A,Yanagawa S,Hirayama M,Tamura M,Nishizawa M,Onodera O

更新日期：2015-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:In six patients with cryptococcal meningitis, diagnosis was made by routine cytologic examination of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). A seventh patient had a false-positive cryptococcal antigen titer, and no organism was seen on SCF examination. The patient had herpes simplex encephalitis on brain biopsy. Cytologic examinat...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Bernad PG,Szyfelbein WM,Weiss HD,Richardson EP Jr

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00