abstract：OBJECTIVE:Development of an easy to administer, low-cost test of vestibular function. METHODS:Members of the NIH Toolbox Sensory Domain Vestibular, Vision, and Motor subdomain teams collaborated to identify 2 tests: 1) Dynamic Visual Acuity (DVA), and 2) the Balance Accelerometry Measure (BAM). Extensive work was comp...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Rine RM,Schubert MC,Whitney SL,Roberts D,Redfern MS,Musolino MC,Roche JL,Steed DP,Corbin B,Lin CC,Marchetti GF,Beaumont J,Carey JP,Shepard NP,Jacobson GP,Wrisley DM,Hoffman HJ,Furman G,Slotkin J

更新日期：2013-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To track cognitive and language changes over time in patients with logopenic (lv-PPA) and semantic (sv-PPA) variants of primary progressive aphasia (PPA). METHODS:Thirteen consecutive patients with lv-PPA and 11 patients with sv-PPA underwent yearly evaluation for a mean of 3 years. Nineteen patients (11 lv-...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Leyton CE,Hsieh S,Mioshi E,Hodges JR

更新日期：2013-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To model the temporal trajectory of β-amyloid accumulation using serial amyloid PET imaging. METHODS:Participants, aged 70-92 years, were enrolled in either the Mayo Clinic Study of Aging (n = 246) or the Mayo Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (n = 14). All underwent 2 or more serial amyloid PET examinatio...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Jack CR Jr,Wiste HJ,Lesnick TG,Weigand SD,Knopman DS,Vemuri P,Pankratz VS,Senjem ML,Gunter JL,Mielke MM,Lowe VJ,Boeve BF,Petersen RC

更新日期：2013-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of the present work is to examine images of the brain dissection by Flemish-born anatomist Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564) as originally represented in the Fabrica (1543), and later copied without Vesalius' permission by Spanish anatomist Juan Valverde de Hamusco (c1525-c1587) in Historia de la com...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Lanska DJ,Lanska JR

更新日期：2013-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We aimed to investigate whether cognitive deficits and structural and functional connectivity changes can be detected before symptom onset in a large cohort of carriers of microtubule-associated protein tau and progranulin mutations. METHODS:In this case-control study, 75 healthy individuals (aged 20-70 year...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Dopper EG,Rombouts SA,Jiskoot LC,Heijer Td,de Graaf JR,Koning Id,Hammerschlag AR,Seelaar H,Seeley WW,Veer IM,van Buchem MA,Rizzu P,van Swieten JC

更新日期：2013-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the incidence, baseline characteristics, and clinical prognosis of blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption after endovascular therapy in acute ischemic stroke patients. METHODS:A total of 220 patients treated with endovascular therapy between April 2007 and October 2011 were identified from a prospe...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Desilles JP,Rouchaud A,Labreuche J,Meseguer E,Laissy JP,Serfaty JM,Lapergue B,Klein IF,Guidoux C,Cabrejo L,Sirimarco G,Lavallée PC,Schouman-Claeys E,Amarenco P,Mazighi M

更新日期：2013-02-26 00:00:00

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：:A 50-year-old woman with a history of metastatic malignant thymoma presented with diffuse neuropathic pain involving the extremities and torso prior to chemotherapy and radiation. She also developed episodic diarrhea, diaphoresis, fevers, insomnia, and encephalopathy. Examination revealed rippling muscles (video on th...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Lukas RV,Rezania K,Malec M,Salgia R

更新日期：2013-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report the development of CNS vasculitis in a patient with multiple sclerosis (MS) treated with daclizumab. METHODS:This report includes clinical, MRI, immunologic, and pathology data and CSF analysis. RESULTS:After completing a phase II daclizumab monotherapy study with an optimal response as evidenced ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ohayon J,Oh U,Richert N,Martin J,Vortmeyer A,McFarland H,Bielekova B

更新日期：2013-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Determine the frequency of and the predictive factors for abnormal ocular fundus findings among emergency department (ED) headache patients. METHODS:Cross-sectional study of prospectively enrolled adult patients presenting to our ED with a chief complaint of headache. Ocular fundus photographs were obtained...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Thulasi P,Fraser CL,Biousse V,Wright DW,Newman NJ,Bruce BB

更新日期：2013-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Recent publications show that using imagery instructions, brain activation patterns indicating consciousness can be found in approximately 10% of patients with unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS; previously called vegetative state). It is possible, however, that patients who cannot follow instructions (be...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Yu T,Lang S,Vogel D,Markl A,Müller F,Kotchoubey B

更新日期：2013-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the frequency of mutations in C19orf12 in the greater neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA) population and further characterize the associated phenotype. METHODS:Samples from 161 individuals with idiopathic NBIA were screened, and C19orf12 mutations were identified in 23 subjects. D...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Hogarth P,Gregory A,Kruer MC,Sanford L,Wagoner W,Natowicz MR,Egel RT,Subramony SH,Goldman JG,Berry-Kravis E,Foulds NC,Hammans SR,Desguerre I,Rodriguez D,Wilson C,Diedrich A,Green S,Tran H,Reese L,Woltjer RL,Hayfli

更新日期：2013-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A 27-year-old man, recent visitor to the Middle East, presented with 6-week history of fever (up to 102°F) followed by altered behavior and left hemiparesis. CSF was acellular with raised protein (138 mg/dL). CSF bacterial culture was sterile; adenosine deaminase normal (3 U/L); cryptococcal antigen, Venereal Disease ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Rajan R,Khurana D,Kesav P

更新日期：2013-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional brain imaging has been a standard tool in the basic and clinical neurosciences for at least 2 decades, and structural brain imaging can claim an even longer track record of successful use for diagnosis of neurodegenerative disease. It is instructive to recall the ways in which brain imaging has been used to...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Habeck C,Whitwell JL

更新日期：2013-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study analyzed the relationship between performance on the American Academy of Neurology Residency In-Service Training Examination (RITE) and subsequent performance on the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) Certification Examination. METHODS:Pearson correlation coefficients were used to e...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Juul D,Flynn FG,Gutmann L,Pascuzzi RM,Webb L,Massey JM,Dekosky ST,Foertsch M,Faulkner LR

更新日期：2013-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of clinical and radiologic disease activity on the rate of thinning of the ganglion cell/inner plexiform (GCIP) layer and the retinal nerve fiber layer in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) using optical coherence tomography (OCT). METHODS:One hundred sixty-four patients with MS an...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ratchford JN,Saidha S,Sotirchos ES,Oh JA,Seigo MA,Eckstein C,Durbin MK,Oakley JD,Meyer SA,Conger A,Frohman TC,Newsome SD,Balcer LJ,Frohman EM,Calabresi PA

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Spinal cord (SC) lesions are frequently found in multiple sclerosis (MS), but are rare in healthy aging and cerebrovascular patients. Our aim was to analyze the contribution of SC involvement in clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) in diagnosing MS according the McDonald 2010 criteria and in predicting conversi...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Sombekke MH,Wattjes MP,Balk LJ,Nielsen JM,Vrenken H,Uitdehaag BM,Polman CH,Barkhof F

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Brain changes occurring early in HIV infection are not well characterized. The Chicago Early HIV Infection Study aimed to evaluate the presence and extent of structural brain alterations using quantitative MRI. METHODS:Forty-three HIV and 21 control subjects were enrolled. Mean length of infection was estima...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Ragin AB,Du H,Ochs R,Wu Y,Sammet CL,Shoukry A,Epstein LG

更新日期：2012-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the first development of diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis (MS), there have been regular revisions of disease definitions and diagnostic thresholds aimed at improving specificity while maintaining sensitivity. The central requirements for diagnosis of MS are dissemination in space (DIS) and disseminatio...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Selchen D,Bhan V,Blevins G,Devonshire V,Duquette P,Grand'Maison F,Kremenchutzky M,Lapierre Y,Li D,von Riedemann SJ,Freedman M

更新日期：2012-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We sought to identify intracranial EEG patterns characteristic of epileptogenic tubers and to understand the contribution of perituberal cortex. METHODS:Twenty-three intracranial EEG monitoring studies were reviewed from 17 children aged 1.3-7.7 years with tuberous sclerosis complex and intractable multifoca...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Mohamed AR,Bailey CA,Freeman JL,Maixner W,Jackson GD,Harvey AS

更新日期：2012-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the occurrence, treatment, and outcome of subdural empyema complicating community-acquired bacterial meningitis in adults. METHODS:Case series from a prospective nationwide cohort study from Dutch hospitals from 2006 to 2011. RESULTS:Subdural empyema was diagnosed in 28 of 1,034 episodes (2.7%),...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Jim KK,Brouwer MC,van der Ende A,van de Beek D

更新日期：2012-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether severity and progression of periventricular and deep white matter lesions (WML) and lacunar infarcts were associated with progression of brain atrophy. METHODS:Within the SMART-MR study, a prospective cohort on MRI changes in patients with symptomatic atherosclerotic disease, 565 pati...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Kloppenborg RP,Nederkoorn PJ,Grool AM,Vincken KL,Mali WP,Vermeulen M,van der Graaf Y,Geerlings MI,SMART Study Group.

更新日期：2012-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Brain atrophy is common in subcortical ischemic vascular disease, but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. We set out to examine the effects of incident subcortical infarcts on cortical morphology. METHODS:A total of 276 subjects with cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infa...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Duering M,Righart R,Csanadi E,Jouvent E,Hervé D,Chabriat H,Dichgans M

更新日期：2012-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aims to evaluate protective effects of brief repetitive bilateral arm ischemic preconditioning (BAIPC) on stroke recurrence in patients with symptomatic atherosclerotic intracranial arterial stenosis (IAS). METHODS:A total of 68 consecutive cases with symptomatic IAS, diagnosed by imaging, were en...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Meng R,Asmaro K,Meng L,Liu Y,Ma C,Xi C,Li G,Ren C,Luo Y,Ling F,Jia J,Hua Y,Wang X,Ding Y,Lo EH,Ji X

更新日期：2012-10-30 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：OBJECTIVE:To assess the available evidence for the diagnostic accuracy of CSF testing for protein 14-3-3 in patients with suspected sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD). METHODS:The authors performed a systematic review of the available literature from 1995 to January 1, 2011, to identify articles involving patie...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Muayqil T,Gronseth G,Camicioli R

更新日期：2012-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We sought to determine the range and extent of neurologic complications due to pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 infection (pH1N1'09) in children hospitalized with influenza. METHODS:Active hospital-based surveillance in 6 Australian tertiary pediatric referral centers between June 1 and September 30, 2009, f...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Khandaker G,Zurynski Y,Buttery J,Marshall H,Richmond PC,Dale RC,Royle J,Gold M,Snelling T,Whitehead B,Jones C,Heron L,McCaskill M,Macartney K,Elliott EJ,Booy R

更新日期：2012-10-02 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：OBJECTIVE:Cell-based therapies are being investigated as an adjunct to IV thrombolysis or mechanical thrombectomy in ischemic stroke. This review summarizes the potential applications as well as challenges of intravascular cell delivery in ischemic stroke. METHOD:We conducted a search of Medline as well as the clinica...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Misra V,Ritchie MM,Stone LL,Low WC,Janardhan V

更新日期：2012-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Endovascular therapy for acute ischemic stroke continues to evolve to improve both efficacy and safety. In the late 1990 s, intra-arterial chemical thrombolysis with prourokinase was shown to be effective in achieving partial recanalization and improving clinical outcome, in comparison with intra-arterial heparin admi...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Novakovic RL,Toth G,Narayanan S,Zaidat OO

更新日期：2012-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the association between cognitive function and dementia with vitamin D concentration in adults. METHODS:Five databases were searched for English-language studies up to August 2010, and included all study designs with a comparative group. Cognitive function or impairment was defined by tests of glo...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Balion C,Griffith LE,Strifler L,Henderson M,Patterson C,Heckman G,Llewellyn DJ,Raina P

更新日期：2012-09-25 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：OBJECTIVES:Patients surviving retinopathy-positive cerebral malaria (CM) are at high risk for the development of epilepsy, developmental disabilities, and behavioral abnormalities. We aimed to establish whether retinopathy-negative CM is also a risk factor for these outcomes. METHODS:Between 2005 and 2007, survivors o...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Postels DG,Taylor TE,Molyneux M,Mannor K,Kaplan PW,Seydel KB,Chimalizeni YF,Kawaza K,Birbeck GL

更新日期：2012-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Asians who carry the HLA-B*1502 allele have an elevated risk of developing Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) when treated with the antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) carbamazepine (CBZ) and phenytoin (PHT). With a focus on Singapore, this analysis identifies circumstances in which ge...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Dong D,Sung C,Finkelstein EA

更新日期：2012-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease is the most common inherited neuromuscular disorder, affecting 1 in 2,500 individuals. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations are not generally considered within the differential diagnosis of patients with uncomplicated inherited neuropathy, despite the essential requirement of ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Pitceathly RD,Murphy SM,Cottenie E,Chalasani A,Sweeney MG,Woodward C,Mudanohwo EE,Hargreaves I,Heales S,Land J,Holton JL,Houlden H,Blake J,Champion M,Flinter F,Robb SA,Page R,Rose M,Palace J,Crowe C,Longman C,Lu

更新日期：2012-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the accuracy of the ABCD2 score in predicting early stroke risk following TIA and to model post-test probability of stroke for varying cutoff scores and baseline stroke risk. METHODS:Medline, PubMed, Embase, conference proceedings, and manuscript references up to October 2010 were searched for studi...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Sanders LM,Srikanth VK,Blacker DJ,Jolley DJ,Cooper KA,Phan TG

更新日期：2012-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to determine the prevalence and potential significance of stroke symptoms among end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients without a prior diagnosis of stroke or TIA. METHODS:We enrolled 148 participants with ESRD from 5 clinics. Stroke symptoms and functional statu...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Kurella Tamura M,Meyer JB,Saxena AB,Huh JW,Wadley VG,Schiller B

更新日期：2012-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:While plasma biomarkers have been proposed to aid in the clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer disease (AD), few biomarkers have been validated in independent patient cohorts. Here we aim to determine plasma biomarkers associated with AD in 2 independent cohorts and validate the findings in the multicenter Alzheim...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Hu WT,Holtzman DM,Fagan AM,Shaw LM,Perrin R,Arnold SE,Grossman M,Xiong C,Craig-Schapiro R,Clark CM,Pickering E,Kuhn M,Chen Y,Van Deerlin VM,McCluskey L,Elman L,Karlawish J,Chen-Plotkin A,Hurtig HI,Siderowf A,Swens

更新日期：2012-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We developed the Recurrence and Recovery Questionnaire (RRQ) by converting the Pediatric Stroke Outcome Measure (PSOM) to a questionnaire for telephone interview and sought to validate the RRQ in a large cohort. METHOD:We analyzed parents' RRQ responses and same-day PSOM assessments for 232 children who had ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Lo WD,Ichord RN,Dowling MM,Rafay M,Templeton J,Halperin A,Smith SE,Licht DJ,Moharir M,Askalan R,Deveber G,International Pediatric Stroke Study (IPSS) Investigators.

更新日期：2012-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Since Alzheimer disease (AD) is a slowly progressive disorder and its pathologic features are likely to be present for many years before symptoms become manifest, we investigated whether microstructural white matter changes similar to those identified in patients with AD can be detected in cognitively normal ...

journal_title：Neurology

authors： Zhuang L,Sachdev PS,Trollor JN,Kochan NA,Reppermund S,Brodaty H,Wen W

更新日期：2012-08-21 00:00:00