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The applause sign is a nonspecific indicator of frontal lobe dysfunction and is not specific to Parkinsonian disorders.
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Early plasmapheresis and high-dose intravenous corticosteroids may be as effective as conventional oral corticosteroid therapy in the treatment of myasthenia gravis.
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Twenty highly active patients with neuromyelitis optica (NMO) stabilized after treatment with mitoxantrone. All patients tolerated treatment without significant safety concerns. Mitoxantrone may be an option for NMO given its differential inhibitory effect on subsets of B-cells.
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Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) was present in 50% of patients with Friedreich's ataxia (FA), a disorder of intramitochondrial iron accumulation. This study suggests that RLS treatment will potentially help the sleep disorder in appropriately screened FA patients.
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Anosognosia is an important, but often neglected, part of the neurological examination in a patient with stroke.
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VEGF is elevated in the serum and plays a role in the pathogenesis of neuropathies associated with monoclonal gammopathies.
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Statins and liver function; dosing timing for thyroxine; rivaroxaban for VTE, DVT, and stroke; echinacea and the common cold; and FDA actions.
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Dopamine transporter deficiency (DAT) is a rare inherited disorder that causes a Parkinsonian syndrome in infants and young children.
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Thalamic deep brain stimulation improves ataxia in subjects with essential tremor at therapeutic stimulation parameters, and worsens ataxia at supra-therapeutic parameters.