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Predicting Efficacy of IVIG in CIDP
In a retrospective chart review of 281 treatment-naïve patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy, lack of response to intravenous immunoglobulin was predicted by 1) presence of painful neuropathy and 2) strength differences between arm and leg muscles.
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Progesterone in Acute Traumatic Brain Injury
ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY: Administration of progesterone after acute traumatic brain injury does not improve neurological outcome nor reduce mortality.
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The Clinical Spectrum of Encephalitis
Encephalitis is a serious neurologic condition caused by acute inflammation of the brain. Patients typically present acutely with any combination of confusion, fever, seizures, headache, focal neurologic deficits, and abnormal involuntary movements. Diagnosis is typically made by cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis and serologic studies on CSF and blood.
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REM Behavior Disorder as a Predictor of Parkinson’s Disease
Here are the results of a carefully executed study of REM behavior disorder patients compared to controls and those with Parkinson’s disease.
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Review: HIV and Myopathy
Introduction of HAART has dramatically modified the natural history of HIV disease by controlling viral replication, but, in turn, lengthening of the survival of HIV-infected individuals has been associated with an increasing prevalence of iatrogenic conditions. -
A Step Towards Restorative Therapy in Parkinson's Disease
Dopamine neuronal replacement cell therapy can be beneficial for patients with advanced disease, and that changing technical approaches could have a favorable impact on efficacy and adverse events following neural transplantation. -
Sleepwalking: More Often Neurological Than Psychiatric
Successful treatment of SDB, which is frequently associated with chronic sleepwalking, controlled the syndrome in young adults. -
Clipping vs Coiling for Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms
In a randomized trial of neurosurgical clipping versus endovascular coiling for ruptured intracranial aneurysms, endovascular coiling was more likely to result in independent survival at 1 year. -
Imaging Depression in Parkinson's Disease: Role of the Limbic System
Depression and anxiety in Parkinson's disease might be associated with a specific loss of dopamine and noradrenaline innervation in the limbic system. -
Increased Dietary Intake of Folate Reduces the Risk of Developing Alzheimer's Disease
An increased dietary intake of folate reduces the risk of developing AD.