HLA-DQ1 associated with reflex sympathetic dystrophy.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Despite many neuropsychological studies to differentiate subcortical vascular dementia (SVaD) from Alzheimer disease (AD), previous studies did not eliminate confounding effects of mixed Alzheimer and vascular pathology. We aimed to investigate neuropsychological differences between patients with Pittsburgh ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Yoon CW,Shin JS,Kim HJ,Cho H,Noh Y,Kim GH,Chin JH,Oh SJ,Kim JS,Choe YS,Lee KH,Lee JH,Seo SW,Na DL

更新日期：2013-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:In 10 patients with chronic autonomic failure, the sympathetic perivascular nerve plexuses from quadriceps muscle biopsies were studied by catecholamine fluorescence and electronmicroscopy. There was almost complete absence of catecholamine fluorescence and fewer than normal numbers of small granular (noradrenergic) v...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Bannister R,Crowe R,Eames R,Burnstock G

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify neural sites associated with gaze-evoked tinnitus (GET), an unusual condition that may follow cerebellar-pontine angle surgery. METHODS:The authors examined eight patients with GET and used PET to map the neural sites activated by lateral gaze in them and seven age- and sex-matched control subjec...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Lockwood AH,Wack DS,Burkard RF,Coad ML,Reyes SA,Arnold SA,Salvi RJ

更新日期：2001-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Methionine-enkephalin, substance P, and homovanillic acid concentrations were measured in the CSF of subjects not affected by neurologic disorders (group 1), and in parkinsonian patients who had a slight or moderate (group 2) or severe (group 3) disability. Homovanillic acid and substance P concentrations in the CSF o...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Pezzoli G,Panerai AE,Di Giulio A,Longo A,Passerini D,Carenzi A

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The assessment of behavioral disturbances in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is important because of the overlap with the behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia (ALS-bvFTD). Motor symptoms and dysarthria are not taken into account in currently used behavioral questionnaires. We examined the clinime...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Raaphorst J,Beeldman E,Schmand B,Berkhout J,Linssen WH,van den Berg LH,Pijnenburg YA,Grupstra HF,Weikamp JG,Schelhaas HJ,Papma JM,van Swieten JC,de Visser M,de Haan RJ

更新日期：2012-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Two adult brothers became ill within 48 hours of each other, and both had severe myoglobinuria. One brother died of oliguric renal failure. The other did not have renal failure and survived. Acute influenza A infection was documented serologically and from throat washings in the surviving brother, and by isolation of ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Zamkoff K,Rosen N

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cost-effective approaches for arriving at correct diagnoses should be used. Herein, we compare three approaches for the differential diagnosis of a common neurologic syndrome, peripheral neuropathy. In the "shotgun" approach, a standard battery of hematologic, biochemical, serologic, antibody, enzyme, molecular geneti...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Dyck PJ,Dyck PJ,Grant IA,Fealey RD

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Quality of neurologic emergency management in an under-resourced country may be improved by standard operating procedures (SOPs). METHODS:Neurologic SOPs were implemented in a large urban (Banjul) and a small rural (Brikama) hospital in the Gambia. As quality indicators of neurologic emergency management, pe...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Jaiteh LES,Helwig SA,Jagne A,Ragoschke-Schumm A,Sarr C,Walter S,Lesmeister M,Manitz M,Blaß S,Weis S,Schlund V,Bah N,Kauffmann J,Fousse M,Kangankan S,Ramos Cabrera A,Kronfeld K,Ruckes C,Liu Y,Nyan O,Fassbender K

更新日期：2017-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Based on the theories of brain reserve and cognitive reserve, we investigated whether larger maximal lifetime brain growth (MLBG) and/or greater lifetime intellectual enrichment protect against cognitive decline over time. METHODS:Forty patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) underwent baseline and 4.5-year fo...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Sumowski JF,Rocca MA,Leavitt VM,Dackovic J,Mesaros S,Drulovic J,DeLuca J,Filippi M

更新日期：2014-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of pharmacologic therapy for patients with epilepsy is to suppress seizures without side effects. There is growing interest in developing antiepileptogenic drugs capable of preventing the onset of seizures in patients at high risk and inducing a permanent remission of seizures in patients with epilepsy, i.e.,...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Schachter SC

更新日期：2002-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared CT and MRI findings among 78 Alzheimer's disease (AD), 66 vascular dementia (VaD), and 41 stroke without dementia (SWD) African-American patients to identify possible neuroimaging indicators of dementia. The patients with AD and VaD were generally older and less educated than those with SWD. VaD and SWD pa...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Charletta D,Gorelick PB,Dollear TJ,Freels S,Harris Y

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare nondemented patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) with and without REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) to healthy controls on quantitative EEG characteristics for both wakefulness and REM sleep. METHODS:Fifteen patients with PD (7 patients with polysomnographic-confirmed RBD [PD-RBD] and 8 patients...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Gagnon JF,Fantini ML,Bédard MA,Petit D,Carrier J,Rompré S,Décary A,Panisset M,Montplaisir J

更新日期：2004-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To define potential pathogenic mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) point mutations in a patient with myoclonus epilepsy with ragged-red fibers (MERRF) syndrome. BACKGROUND:MERRF syndrome is typically associated with point mutations in the mtDNA tRNALys gene. METHODS:We performed morphologic, biochemical, and genetic ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Arenas J,Campos Y,Bornstein B,Ribacoba R,Martín MA,Rubio JC,Santorelli FM,Zeviani M,DiMauro S,Garesse R

更新日期：1999-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ependymoma is a rare type of glioma, representing 5% of all CNS malignancies. Radiotherapy (RT) is commonly administered, but there is no standard chemotherapy. At recurrence, ependymoma is notoriously refractory to therapy and the prognosis is poor. In recurrent glioblastoma, encouraging responses with beva...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Green RM,Cloughesy TF,Stupp R,DeAngelis LM,Woyshner EA,Ney DE,Lassman AB

更新日期：2009-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral necrosis following stroke exposes brain antigens to the immune system, potentially initiating an antibody response. The authors measured levels of antibodies to specific neuronal antigens, neurofilaments (NF), and a ubiquitous antigen, cardiolipin (CL), in 45 patients following an acute first-ever stroke, wit...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Bornstein NM,Aronovich B,Korczyn AD,Shavit S,Michaelson DM,Chapman J

更新日期：2001-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The author describes a distinct clinical syndrome in six patients with autonomic failure who manifested habitual, voluntary, transiently suppressible, yet irresistible leg movements occurring only in the sitting position. Keeping the legs still brought on vague symptoms of fatigue, lightheadedness, or apprehension. Re...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Cheshire WP Jr

更新日期：2000-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with acute onset of profound weakness and loss of muscle bulk during a critical illness had unusual histopathological changes of type II myofibers. Both patients had respiratory failure and prolonged neuromuscular blockade. High-dose steroids were used in only one case and atracurium in the other. Muscle ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Gutmann L,Blumenthal D,Gutmann L,Schochet SS

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postprandial hypotension occurs commonly in patients with autonomic failure and may be due to attenuation of the normal sympathetic nervous system activation in response to meal ingestion. In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, we investigated the therapeutic effect of the norepinephrine precursor 3,...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Freeman R,Young J,Landsberg L,Lipsitz L

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report eight patients with primary dural lymphoma (PDL). All patients had extra-axial masses on MRI that diffusely enhanced after gadolinium. Pathology revealed low-grade non-Hodgkin lymphoma (marginal zone lymphoma of MALT [mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue] type) in all patients. All patients underwent r...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Iwamoto FM,DeAngelis LM,Abrey LE

更新日期：2006-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:No data exist on whether the syndrome of amnestic mild cognitive impairment occurs in the oldest old, or if the relationships for functional status and neuropsychometric performance based on clinical diagnosis hold true in this age group. DESIGN/METHODS:The authors performed comprehensive neurologic evaluat...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Boeve B,McCormick J,Smith G,Ferman T,Rummans T,Carpenter T,Ivnik R,Kokmen E,Tangalos E,Edland S,Knopman D,Petersen R

更新日期：2003-02-11 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：BACKGROUND:Clinical trials involving patients with glioblastoma (GBM) distinguish cohorts who are treated with enzyme-inducing anticonvulsants (EIAC). Such anticonvulsants induce hepatic P450 microsomal enzymes, which accelerate the metabolism of certain chemotherapy and molecular targeted agents. However, the resultan...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Jaeckle KA,Ballman K,Furth A,Buckner JC

更新日期：2009-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors assessed the referral pattern and outcome in patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome (n = 266) after the introduction of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg). Fewer patients were transferred from small to large hospitals after the introduction of IVIg (p = 0.05). This did not result in a worse outcome in patien...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Van Koningsveld R,Van Doorn PA,Schmitz PI,Van der Meché FG

更新日期：2001-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine nonmotor outcomes and correlates of quality of life (QoL) 3 and 12 months after unilateral focused ultrasound thalamotomy in tremor-dominant Parkinson disease (TDPD). METHODS:Twenty-seven patients with TDPD in a double-blind, sham-controlled, randomized clinical trial underwent comprehensive neuro...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Sperling SA,Shah BB,Barrett MJ,Bond AE,Huss DS,Gonzalez Mejia JA,Elias WJ

更新日期：2018-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:There are multiple difficulties in evaluating new treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS). The clinical diagnosis is imprecise, and the correlation between lesion and clinical dysfunction is incomplete. The neurologic evaluation is complex and lacks full precision. The course of MS is complex and has limited predictabi...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Brown JR

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Subjects with diabetes are reported to have an increased risk of dementia and cognitive impairment. However, the underlying causes remain unknown. We investigated the longitudinal associations between midlife insulin secretion, glucose metabolism, and the subsequent development of Alzheimer disease (AD) and d...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Rönnemaa E,Zethelius B,Sundelöf J,Sundström J,Degerman-Gunnarsson M,Berne C,Lannfelt L,Kilander L

更新日期：2008-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In acute cerebral ischemia, two variables characterize the extent of hypoperfusion: the volume of hypoperfused tissue and the intensity of hypoperfusion within these regions. We evaluated the determinants of the intensity of hypoperfusion within oligemic regions among patients who were eligible for recanaliz...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Bang OY,Saver JL,Alger JR,Starkman S,Ovbiagele B,Liebeskind DS,UCLA Collateral Investigators.

更新日期：2008-11-25 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：OBJECTIVE:The visual system has often been described to be sensitized in migraineurs, with light being perceived as aversive or even painful. One possible explanation for this altered perception is crosslinks between the visual and the trigeminonociceptive system. Visual stimulation in chronic migraineurs on the level ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Schulte LH,Allers A,May A

更新日期：2018-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In patients with MG it may be difficult to determine whether respiratory insufficiency is due to a defect in neuromuscular transmission. We therefore studied the clinical value of repetitive electrical stimulation of the phrenic nerve. METHODS:Repetitive phrenic nerve stimulation at 3 Hz was performed in 25 ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Zifko UA,Nicolle MW,Grisold W,Bolton CF

更新日期：1999-09-22 00:00:00