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In this paper, Sato and colleagues conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the effect of 3 days of treatment with steroid pulse therapy in neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
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The value of the 14-3-3 test for establishing a diagnosis of probable sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) has been suggested to be as high as 96-100% in several reports. In the present report, 32 patients who had definite CJD established by biopsy or autopsy confirmation were studied for 14-3-3 reactivity.
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Jayne and associates studied whether it was possible to substitute a regimen of azathioprine at 2 mg/kg per day for maintenance therapy in patients with generalized vasculitis.
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Sabsevitz and associates report a correlation between Functional MRI results and language dysfunction following anterior temporal lobectomy in the treatment of medically refractory epilepsy.
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Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) due to a ruptured cerebral aneurysm is a disorder that is without apparent cause and is generally impossible to predict. This study suggests that there are a number of SAH risk factors related to lifestyle that are, in fact, modifiable.
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Avierinos and colleagues at the Mayo Clinic have used the Olmstead County, Minn, Data Base to study the association between mitral valve prolapse and ischemic neurological events.
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The authors of the current study created a volume-of-tissue-activation model in order to identify the area within the globus pallidus that provides the most effective target for deep brain stimulation for dystonia.
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A new study has found an association between pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and cognitive decline in older adults at high risk of cardiovascular disease.
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Blockade of the vasoactive peptide calcitonin gene-related peptide, using monoclonal antibodies or small orally absorbed molecules, may decrease the disability of episodic migraine. However, safety concerns with these agents remain an issue.
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In the electrophysiological evaluation of patients with myasthenic syndromes, adding 1 minute of exercise is the most sensitive method of eliciting a significant decremental response.