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The Montreal Cognitive Assessment and Mini-Mental Status Exam demonstrated baseline deficits in early Parkinsons disease.
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Diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging of the brain and spinal cord, which measures the integrity of white-matter fiber tracks, can improve the sensitivity and specificity of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis diagnosis.
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Ischemic stroke remains a leading cause of death worldwide, and atrial fibrillation is a major risk factor, increasing the risk of ischemic stroke five-fold in those who have a confirmed diagnosis of atrial fibrillation.
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In this 20-year, retrospective study, the authors summarize surgical trends in three major German epilepsy centers and identified a declining prevalence of epilepsy surgery from 1998 to 2008.
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In this small, uncontrolled trial, autologous stem cell transplantation appeared to be efficacious for the treatment of patients with refractory CIDP.
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Myoclonus-dystonia is characterized by specific neurophysiological dysfunctions that appear to be different from the ones seen in other dystonias.
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A pooled analysis of four clinical trials concluded that treatment with onabotulinumtoxinA at doses of 75-260 U administered every 12 weeks for up to five treatment cycles was efficacious, safe, and well tolerated for the prophylaxis of headache in adults with chronic migraine.
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What is the Best Treatment for Cerebral Cavernous Malformations?
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In this prospective study, the authors use brain imaging criteria to determine whether acute febrile status results in acute hippocampal injury and potentially chronic hippocampal sclerosis.
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A new case-control study finds that increased levels of dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE), which is the metabolite of the pesticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), are associated with an increased risk for Alzheimer's disease.