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ADAGIO/Rasagiline Study: Has Neuroprotection Been Achieved?
- November 17, 2009
- Lewis Sudarsky, MD
The study, along with previous research, supports a beneficial effect of MAO-B inhibitors on progression of motor disability, if not on the neurobiology of Parkinson disease.
- Reviewing:
- Olanow CW et al. N Engl J Med 2009 Sep 24; 361:1268
Recent Neurology Articles
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Neuromyelitis Serostatus in Fulminant CNS Demyelinating Disease
- November 17, 2009
- Charles M. Poser, MD, FRCP
What does NMO-IgG presence in serum indicate?
- Reviewing:
- Magaña SM et al. Arch Neurol 2009 Aug; 66:964
CASE HISTORY
A Confused PatientFree
- November 17, 2009
A case description and diagnosis and an expert's discussion
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
In Search of the Cortical Signature of Early Alzheimer Disease
- November 10, 2009
- Liana Apostolova, MD
A new technique shows promise for identifying patients in the early stages of AD.
- Reviewing:
- Bakkour A et al. Neurology 2009 Mar 24; 72:1048
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Meta-Analysis of Treatments for Bell Palsy
- November 10, 2009
- Don Gilden, MD
An update on the evidence for using corticosteroids, antivirals, or both
- Reviewing:
- de Almeida JR et al. JAMA 2009 Sep 2; 302:985
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Preventative Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms
- November 3, 2009
- Rose Du, MD, PhD
A new cost-effectiveness analysis addresses some clinically important questions.
- Reviewing:
- Greving JP et al. Neurology 2009 Jul 28; 73:258
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Genetic Causes of Dopa-Responsive Dystonia
- November 3, 2009
- Nutan Sharma, MD, PhD
Parkinsonism is not the only clinical syndrome associated with abnormal dopamine levels.
- Reviewing:
- Clot F et al. Brain 2009 Jul; 132:1753
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Quality of Life with Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures
- November 3, 2009
- Gregory Fricchione, MD
Psychiatric symptoms affect quality of life more than seizure frequency does.
- Reviewing:
- LaFrance WC Jr and Syc S. Neurology 2009 Aug 4; 73:366
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Subjectively Poor Sleep Correlates with Postpartum Depression
- November 3, 2009
- Brian J. Murray MD, FRCPC D, ABSM
In a questionnaire study, this association held true even after adjustments for other known risk factors for depression.
- Reviewing:
- Dørheim SK et al. Sleep 2009 Jul; 32:847
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
VECTORS Study: Are We Going in the Right Direction?
- October 27, 2009
- Joel Stein, MD
Contrary to expectation, high-intensity constraint-induced therapy produced worse outcomes than lower-intensity constraint-induced therapy or conventional therapy when used early after stroke.
- Reviewing:
- Dromerick AW et al. Neurology 2009 Jul 21; 73:195
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Psychological Health in Central Hypersomnias: The French Harmony Study
- October 27, 2009
- Demetrios A. Julius, MD
An ambitious and impressive study of central hypersomnias — including cataplectic narcolepsy, narcolepsy without cataplexy, and idiopathic hypersomnia — helps to clarify the associations of these entities with each other, with depressive symptomatology, and with treatment response.
- Reviewing:
- Dauvilliers Y et al. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2009 Jun; 80:636
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