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Sleep Disorders and Restless Legs Syndrome in Friedreich's Ataxia
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. -
The ABCs of Anosognosia for Hemiplegia
Anosognosia is an important, but often neglected, part of the neurological examination in a patient with stroke. -
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Neuropathy
VEGF is elevated in the serum and plays a role in the pathogenesis of neuropathies associated with monoclonal gammopathies. -
Pharmacology Watch
Statins and liver function; dosing timing for thyroxine; rivaroxaban for VTE, DVT, and stroke; echinacea and the common cold; and FDA actions. -
Stroke Alert: A Review of Current Clinical Stroke Literature
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A Hereditary, Childhood Form of Parkinsonism
Dopamine transporter deficiency (DAT) is a rare inherited disorder that causes a Parkinsonian syndrome in infants and young children. -
Gait Ataxia in Essential Tremor Modulated by Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation
Thalamic deep brain stimulation improves ataxia in subjects with essential tremor at therapeutic stimulation parameters, and worsens ataxia at supra-therapeutic parameters. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Brain Biopsies in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus and the Subsequent Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease
Many patients who are shunted for normal pressure hydrocephalus have Alzheimer's pathology, and many go on to develop Alzheimer's disease. -
Primary Small-vessel Central Nervous System Vasculitis in Children
Brain biopsy is necessary to make the diagnosis of small-vessel primary angiitis of the central nervous system in children, prior to treatment with steroids and immunosuppressant medications.