{"title":"Migraine: preventive treatment of episodic migraine.","authors":"Egilius L H Spierings","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21171,"journal":{"name":"Reviews in neurological diseases","volume":"7 1","pages":"37-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"28938029","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A case of progressive ataxia followed by cognitive and behavioral changes.","authors":"Najib Murr, Daniel Murman, Deepak Madhavan","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The patient is a 60-year-old man who initially presented to his local hospital with complaints of gait difficulties that started suddenly after waking. Results of brain magnetic resonance imaging performed 1 week later were normal. Three weeks after that he developed blurred vision and he complained of a severe headache in the posterior head and neck regions at the onset of symptoms, which necessitated several visits to his local emergency room. The patient presented to our institution 1 month later, with progressive gait difficulty and truncal instability over a 2-week period.</p>","PeriodicalId":21171,"journal":{"name":"Reviews in neurological diseases","volume":"7 1","pages":"34-6; discussion 43-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"28938117","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ertugrul Uzar, Remzi Karadag, Banu Cakir, Alevtina Ersoy, Ahmet Z Burakgazi, Atilla Ilhan
{"title":"A patient with progressive headache and partial optic chiasm involvement.","authors":"Ertugrul Uzar, Remzi Karadag, Banu Cakir, Alevtina Ersoy, Ahmet Z Burakgazi, Atilla Ilhan","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A 69-year-old woman presented with a 2-month history of bilateral throbbing daily headaches and a 2-week history of progressive visual loss. Radiologic imaging, visual field test, and cerebrospinal fluid analysis findings are discussed. After treatment, the symptoms were resolved without deficit.</p>","PeriodicalId":21171,"journal":{"name":"Reviews in neurological diseases","volume":"7 4","pages":"152-3; discussion 160-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29575412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Neurofibromatosis: advances in molecular genetics, diagnosis, and treatment. Introduction.","authors":"Orrin Devinsky","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21171,"journal":{"name":"Reviews in neurological diseases","volume":"6 2","pages":"E45-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"28295281","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Farrah Mateen, Alex Rajput, Cory Toth, Derek Fladeland, Eelco F M Wijdicks
{"title":"A man in the barrel with neck pain.","authors":"Farrah Mateen, Alex Rajput, Cory Toth, Derek Fladeland, Eelco F M Wijdicks","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A 38-year-old man presented with an abrupt onset of occipital and neck pain, radiating to both shoulders. The pain was accompanied by inability to lift his arms against gravity (the \"man-in-the-barrel\" syndrome). These symptoms were associated with bilateral hand paresthesias, right-sided throbbing headache, vertigo, nausea, and vomiting. All symptoms resolved within 30 minutes, but arm weakness recurred. The differential diagnosis and historical origins of the \"man-in-the-barrel\" syndrome are reviewed.</p>","PeriodicalId":21171,"journal":{"name":"Reviews in neurological diseases","volume":"6 3","pages":"E97"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"28495668","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Beau B Bruce, Valérie Biousse, Amanda L Dean, Nancy J Newman
{"title":"Neurologic and ophthalmic manifestations of fetal alcohol syndrome.","authors":"Beau B Bruce, Valérie Biousse, Amanda L Dean, Nancy J Newman","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a leading cause of preventable birth defects and developmental disability with numerous neurologic and ophthalmic manifestations. FAS is identified by the presence of a characteristic facies, growth deficiency, and central nervous system abnormalities. A wide variety of ocular and neuro-ophthalmic conditions occur in FAS and result in lifelong visual impairment. Neurologists are frequently called upon to evaluate and recommend treatment for children with developmental delay or neurologic manifestations of FAS. We review the neuro-ophthalmic literature on FAS to alert neurologists to the ocular disease seen in patients with this condition. Timely ophthalmic referral and early intervention for treatable ophthalmic conditions, such as refractive errors, strabismus, and amblyopia, can prevent irreparable harm to the developing visual system and improve the overall neurologic development, long-term functioning, and quality of life for these patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":21171,"journal":{"name":"Reviews in neurological diseases","volume":"6 1","pages":"13-20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"28109197","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Katie Luneau, Beau B Bruce, Nancy J Newman, Valérie Biousse
{"title":"Re: Multiple brain infarcts after orbital inflammation.","authors":"Katie Luneau, Beau B Bruce, Nancy J Newman, Valérie Biousse","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21171,"journal":{"name":"Reviews in neurological diseases","volume":"6 2","pages":"E81-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"28294754","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The use of optical coherence tomography in neurology.","authors":"Cédric Lamirel, Nancy Newman, Valéerie Biousse","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a noninvasive imaging technique routinely used in ophthalmology to visualize and quantify the layers of the retina. OCT allows direct visualization and measurement of the topography of the optic nerve head and retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in the peripapillary and macular regions with micron-scale resolution. These measurements are of particular interest in optic neuropathies and in numerous neurologic disorders in which there is axonal loss, such as multiple sclerosis. This article provides a detailed overview of OCT and its potential applications in neurology.</p>","PeriodicalId":21171,"journal":{"name":"Reviews in neurological diseases","volume":"6 4","pages":"E105-20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"28639083","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Advances in recovery from stroke damage.","authors":"Louis R Caplan","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21171,"journal":{"name":"Reviews in neurological diseases","volume":"6 1","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"28109195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis in cerebral hemorrhage.","authors":"Alexander Y Zubkov, Eelco F M Wijdicks","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a risk factor for patients with acute stroke. Subclinical DVT is more common than clinically apparent DVT. DVT manifests with lower extremity swelling that might be associated with pain. Venous duplex ultrasound is a simple diagnostic procedure for detection of a DVT. However, as many as 30% of patients with acute pulmonary embolism show no evidence of lower extremity DVT, and thus a negative venous duplex ultrasound does not exclude the diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism. Data suggest that heparin, of any type, may reduce the risk of venous thromboembolism in neurosurgical patients. One trial has shown that mechanical devices, such as intermittent pneumatic compression, significantly decrease the occurrence of asymptomatic DVT for patients with intracerebral hemorrhage as compared with elastic stockings alone, although this advantage was not found in a meta-analysis of prospective studies. Limitations in DVT prophylaxis raise a question about the need for more aggressive DVT surveillance.</p>","PeriodicalId":21171,"journal":{"name":"Reviews in neurological diseases","volume":"6 1","pages":"21-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"28109732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}