abstract：:Many antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) have therapeutic applications that extend beyond epilepsy to include neuropathic pain, migraine headaches and psychiatric disorders. The risk of some AEDs has been clearly established, but for newer drugs, small sample sizes and polytherapy exposures preclude a conclusive determination ...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Hill DS,Wlodarczyk BJ,Palacios AM,Finnell RH

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently approved medications to treat cognitive deficits in Alzheimer's disease are targeting relatively late neurotransmission alterations and, thus, new approaches are needed to improve the observed modest efficacy. Employing various combinations of existing drugs is one way to achieve this aim. We can attempt to ...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Sobow T

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common psychiatric condition that affects approximately 5.3% of children worldwide. This disorder is defined by a combination of symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity. Diagnosis is based on impairment in these two domains determining several problems...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Genro JP,Kieling C,Rohde LA,Hutz MH

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An influence of climate upon cerebrovascular risk is both biologically plausible and supported by epidemiological evidence. These relationships are important as they could yield public health strategies to help protect the vulnerable from the increased death rates arising during extreme cold and heat waves. Change in ...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： McArthur K,Dawson J,Walters M

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Generalized cognitive impairments are stable deficits linked to schizophrenia and key factors associated with functional disability in the disorder. Preclinical data suggest that second-generation antipsychotics could potentially reduce cognitive impairments; however, recent large clinical trials indicate only modest ...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Hill SK,Bishop JR,Palumbo D,Sweeney JA

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Median survival of patients with malignant glioma (MG) from time of diagnosis is approximately 1 year, despite surgery, irradiation and conventional chemotherapy. Improving patient outcome relies on our ability to develop more effective therapies that are directed against the unique molecular aberrations within a pati...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Thaker NG,Pollack IF

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cortical spreading depression (CSD) has been at the center stage of migraine pathophysiology for approximately six decades. Reanalysis of CSD reveals several major unbridgeable gaps in this experimental neurophysiologic concept for migraine. Key phenotypic and pharmacological features of migraine challenge the assumed...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Gupta VK

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiation-induced gliomas represent a relatively rare but an extensively published entity in the neuro-oncologic literature. Extensive retrospective cohort data in pediatric populations after therapeutic intracranial radiation show an increased risk in glioma incidence that is both patient age- and radiation dose/volu...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Prasad G,Haas-Kogan DA

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-traumatic headache (PTH) is a very controversial disorder, particularly when it comes to chronic PTH following mild closed head injury and headache attributed to whiplash injury. Nevertheless, mild traumatic brain injury is very common in Western societies, affecting approximately 1.8 million individuals in the U...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Obermann M,Holle D,Katsarava Z

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroprotective therapy has been proposed for age-related neurodegenerative disorders, including Parkinson's disease. Inhibitors of type B monoamine oxidase (MAOB-Is), rasagiline and (-)deprenyl, are the most promising candidate neuroprotective drugs. Clinical trials of rasagiline in patients with Parkinson's disease ...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Naoi M,Maruyama W

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:According to the corticoid receptor hypothesis of depression, hyperactivity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) system is one of the major pathophysiological factors for the development of depression and opens a broad range of new antidepressant treatment options that are related to direct interventions...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Schüle C,Baghai TC,Eser D,Rupprecht R

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) includes demyelinating and axonal subtypes with different immunopathologic mechanisms. In acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy, segmental demyelination and conduction block are the pathological and electrophysiological correlates of muscle weakness. Slowed conductions a...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Uncini A,Yuki N

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia and is characterized by an insidious onset and slow deterioration in cognition, activities of daily living (ADL), mood stability and social functioning. The cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs), developed based on the cholinergic hypothesis, are currently cons...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Tsuno N

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pain is one of the most troublesome sequelae of stroke, occurring in 19-74% of patients. A portion of this post-stroke pain is caused by the brain lesion itself; this is called 'central post-stroke pain' (CPSP). Although the prevalence of CPSP among stroke patients is low (1-8%), the persistent, often treatment-refrac...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Kim JS

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a commonly occurring behavioral disorder among children. Community-based physicians are often the primary providers of services for children with ADHD. A set of consensus guidelines has been published by the American Academy of Pediatrics that provides best-practice d...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Langberg JM,Brinkman WB,Lichtenstein PK,Epstein JN

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evaluation of: Segal BM, Constantinescu CS, Raychaudhuri A et al. Repeated subcutaneous injections of IL12/23 p40 neutralising antibody, ustekinumab, in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: a Phase II, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, dose-ranging study. Lancet Neurol. 7, 796-804 (2008). ...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Longbrake EE,Racke MK

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The proper management of acute pain has been identified as a primary indicator of quality assurance in US trauma centers. Nearly half of all trauma patients are injured while intoxicated and 75% of these patients have chronic alcohol problems. The management of pain caused by injuries in patients with alcohol problems...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Askay SW,Bombardier CH,Patterson DR

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schizophrenia is a devastating psychiatric disorder; the diagnosis probably encompasses a number of illnesses with similar clinical presentations, complicating both treatment and studies into the pathology of the disorder. The development of antipsychotic medications revolutionized treatment for the disorder. However,...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Scarr E,Dean B

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that primarily presents with features of bradykinesia, rigidity and tremor, and has, as part of its core pathology, the degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta. There is a great need for the development of a reliabl...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Antoniades CA,Barker RA

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent morphometric MRI studies have investigated brain volume abnormalities associated with the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) using voxel-based morphometry (VBM). This technique allows the assessment of gray matter volumes in subjects with AD or related conditions compared with healthy controls in an automate...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Busatto GF,Diniz BS,Zanetti MV

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a noninvasive and generally well-tolerated method of focally stimulating brain regions. It has been shown to be efficacious in the treatment for depression, but only to a limited degree. It has also been investigated for the treatment of some anxiety disorders, pa...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Pigot M,Loo C,Sachdev P

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cognitive dysfunction (CD) affects 40-65% of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and can have a great functional impact. It can be detected in all the disease phenotypes from the early stages of the disease and tends to progress over time. Memory, complex attention, information processing speed and executive functions ar...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Amato MP,Zipoli V,Portaccio E

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sumatriptan 85 mg with naproxen sodium 500 mg, a combination tablet for the acute treatment of migraine, is approved in the USA. It is likely that triptan/NSAID combination benefits are a class effect, although the majority of data are on sumatriptan and naproxen sodium. The combination tablet demonstrated superior ef...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Cleves C,Tepper SJ

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Pediatric bipolar disorder (PBD) presents with severe affect dysregulation characterized by elated mood, irritability and depressive symptoms, often in the form of a mixed episode. Early recognition of the external clinical features and the underlying emotional processing circuitry will help us understand th...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Pavuluri MN,Passarotti A

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Initial descriptions of bipolar disorder (BD) emphasized that patients returned to a baseline condition after acute episodes. Such definitions were operational in teasing bipolar disorder apart from schizophrenia, where patients were described to be permanently impaired after the initial episodes. However, this view o...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Kapczinski F,Frey BN,Kauer-Sant'Anna M,Grassi-Oliveira R

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The saga of harmful administration of levodopa (LD) in the treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD) resulted from outcomes of animal trials and cell culture studies. They were initiated after the clinical observation of onset of motor complications related to the short plasma half-life of the drug in PD patients. This di...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Müller T

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The need for maintenance therapy in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) is underscored by the high likelihood of recurrence after short-term treatment. Current recommendations include treatment to remission and long-term treatment to prevent relapse and recurrence. This article will summarize the design and ...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Kornstein SG

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tension-type headache (TTH) is the most prevalent of all headaches and also represents one of the most expensive clinical conditions for the health system. Despite the high impact of this disorder and the existence of well-established diagnostic criteria, knowledge about TTH is still quite limited. In most cases in wh...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Speciali JG,Eckeli AL,Dach F

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaplastic astrocytomas (AA), WHO grade III gliomas, comprise 10-15% of all glial neoplasms. Currently, the only factors that have been shown to influence prognosis in patients with AA are age and Karnofsky performance status. Attempts have been made to identify biological prognostic factors for response to therapy an...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Chamberlain MC,Chowdhary SA,Glantz MJ

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) is characterized by intracranial hypertension without ventriculomegaly, in the absence of a mass lesion or meningeal process. When there is no secondary cause, it is termed 'idiopathic intracranial hypertension'. Headache is the most common symptom of PTC, present in over 90% of patients. The...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Friedman DI

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a prevalent, disabling disorder. We aimed to assess the effects of pharmacotherapy for SAD and to determine whether particular classes of medication are more effective and/or better tolerated than others. A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted of all published and unpublis...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Ipser JC,Kariuki CM,Stein DJ

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gliomas constitute the most frequent and malignant primary brain tumors. Current standard therapeutic strategies (surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapeutics, e.g., temozolomide, carmustin or carboplatin) for their treatment are only palliative and survival diagnosis is normally 6-12 months. The development of new the...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Parolaro D,Massi P

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurostimulation therapy involves the use of peripheral or central nerve electrical stimulation approaches for the treatment of medically intractable headache. Currently, for peripheral stimulation the main approach is that of occipital nerve stimulation, while for central stimulation deep-brain approaches with the ta...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Goadsby PJ

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic dysfunction is one of the early features in Alzheimer's disease (AD) affected brain. Amyloid-beta peptide (Abeta), a major peptide deposited in neuritic plaques, has been considered as an important initiating molecule in the pathogenesis of AD. However, the pathogenic role of Abeta remains to be determined. ...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Chen JX,Yan SD

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Management issues for patients with brain tumors include peritumoral edema, symptomatic seizures, venous thromboembolism, headache, pain, fatigue and neuropsychological complaints. Vasogenic edema is typically ameliorated with the lowest dose possible of corticosteroid. Seizures are managed with attention to additiona...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Daly FN,Schiff D

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogens fluctuations, particularly their premenstrual fall, are currently regarded as the main triggers of menstrual migraine (MM). MM presents in two clinical forms: pure MM, where attacks are confined to the perimenstrual period (PMP), and menstrually related migraine, where attacks always occur during, but are no...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Allais G,Castagnoli Gabellari I,De Lorenzo C,Mana O,Benedetto C

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in molecular biology and virology in recent years have enabled the technology of gene transfer to proceed forward. Parkinson's disease (PD) is a particularly appropriate target for gene therapy since the brain pathology is fully characterized and relatively well circumscribed largely within the nigrostriatal ...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Mochizuki H

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is great concern over cardiovascular disease in the schizophrenic population owing to the high incidence of cardiovascular mortality. Increased cardiovascular mortality is related to lifestyle choices (e.g., smoking and sedentary lifestyle) and a high prevalence of comorbid medical conditions, including dyslipid...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Michelsen JW,Meyer JM

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of stem cell therapy for Parkinson's disease is to reconstruct nigro-striatal neuronal pathways using endogenous neural stem/precursor cells or grafted dopaminergic neurons. As an alternative, transplantation of stem cell-derived dopaminergic neurons into the striatum has been attempted, with the aim of stimul...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Takahashi J

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropathic pain is notoriously difficult to treat; currently available pharmaceutical drugs result in moderate analgesia in approximately a third of patients. As our understanding of the biological processes involved in the establishment and maintenance of neuropathic pain increases, so does the development of novel ...

journal_title：Expert review of neurotherapeutics

authors： Goss JR,Goins WF,Glorioso JC

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00