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Predicting Pathology in Primary Progressive Aphasia: Promising Yet Precarious
- May 4, 2010
- William W. Seeley, MD
- Neurology
To lump, split, or seek molecular biomarkers for PPA subtypes? That is the question.- Reviewing:
- Deramecourt V et al., Neurology 2010 Jan 5; 74:42.
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Neurological Complications of Pandemic H1N1 Influenza in Children
- November 2, 2010
- Jaime Toro, MD
- Neurology
H1N1 influenza can produce neurological manifestations in children.- Reviewing:
- Ekstrand JJ et al., Ann Neurol 2010 Nov; 68:762.
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Pathology in Primary Progressive Aphasia
- September 30, 2008
- Andrew Kertesz, MD, FRCP(C)
- Neurology
Clinical subtypes of PPA do not correlate one-to-one with pathology.- Reviewing:
- Mesulam M et al., Ann Neurol 2008 Jun; 63:709.
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Aphasia and Apraxia of Speech: Clinical, Imaging, and Pathologic Correlates
- July 6, 2006
- David Caplan, MD, PhD
- Neurology
Statistically significant, but imperfect, correlations exist among symptoms and signs of these neurodegenerative diseases.- Reviewing:
- Josephs KA et al., Brain 2006 Jun; 129:1385-98.
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Localizing the Muse
- March 18, 2008
- Michael Henry Rosenbloom, MD, and Bruce Price, MD
- Neurology
Data from a patient with nonfluent progressive aphasia provide insights into the creative process.- Reviewing:
- Seeley WW et al., Brain 2008 Jan; 131:39.
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Primary Progressive Aphasia - An Update
- December 31, 2003
- Elliott D. Ross, MD
- Neurology
Mesulam first described primary progressive aphasia (PPA) in 1982. He now provides a comprehensive review of the clinical, pathophysiologic, and neuropathologic aspects of PPA. PPA . . .- Reviewing:
- Mesulam M-M., N Engl J Med 2003 Oct 16; 349:1535-42.
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Intensity Matters in Post-Stroke Aphasia Therapy
- June 6, 2003
- Howard S. Kirshner, MD
- Neurology
In this analysis of published studies of speech and language therapy for aphasia after stroke, the authors primarily investigated the effect of intensity of therapy. . . .- Reviewing:
- Bhogal SK et al., Stroke 2003 Apr; 34:987-93.
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Primary Progressive Aphasia Suggests a Pick Complex Disorder
- March 27, 2003
- Michael D. Greicius, MD
- Neurology
Kertesz and Munoz hypothesized that (1) primary progressive aphasia (PPA), carefully defined, is a harbinger of Pick complex and (2) Pick complex is a valuable . . .- Reviewing:
- Kertesz A and Munoz DG., J Neurol Sci 2003 Jan 15; 206:97-107.
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Primary Progressive Aphasia: A Review
- August 23, 2001
- H Goodglass
- Neurology
In this comprehensive review of the primary progressive aphasia (PPA) syndrome, the author addresses the range of clinical presentations, their distinction from other dementing illnesses . . .- Reviewing:
- Mesulam MM., Ann Neurol 2001 Apr; 49:
425 432 .
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RH Activation Correlates with Comprehension Improvement in Aphasia
- January 1, 2000
- M Kinsbourne
- Neurology
Aphasia due to acute left hemisphere (LH) infarction spontaneously recovers to some extent. Does unaffected LH language territory compensate, or do homologous, nonverbal, right hemisphere . . .- Reviewing:
- Musso M et al., Brain 1999 Sep; 122:
1781 1790 .
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The Anatomical Basis of Gerstmann Syndrome
- May 25, 2010
- Kenneth M. Heilman, MD
- Neurology
Is it a disconnection syndrome?- Reviewing:
- Rusconi E et al., Ann Neurol 2009 Nov; 66:654.
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An Imaging Study of Recovery from Aphasia
- July 1, 1999
- KM Heilman
- Neurology
After hemispheric injury, recovery of behavioral function depends on whether (1) the injury caused physiological disruption or cell death, (2) areas remote from the injury . . .- Reviewing:
- Heiss et al., Ann Neurol 1999 Apr; 45:
430 438 .
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Rates of Decline and Survival in FTLD and Its Subtypes
- November 3, 2005
- David Knopman, MD
- Neurology
Survival is worse with FTLD than with AD, even among patients with comparable baseline cognitive status.- Reviewing:
- Rascovsky K et al., Neurology 2005 Aug 9; 65:397-403.
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Nonparkinsonian Diseases Caused by LRRK2 Mutations
- June 17, 2008
- D.A. Grimes, MD, FRCPC
- Neurology
Screening for LRRK2 mutations in patients with neurodegenerative diseases identified two individuals with nonparkinsonian diseases who had mutations.- Reviewing:
- Chen-Plotkin AS et al., Neurology 2008 Feb 12; 70:521.
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Newly Identified Mutation Associated with ALS and FTD Free
- November 1, 2011
- Stephen Salloway, MD, MS
- Neurology
An expanded hexanucleotide repeat (GGGGCC) on chromosome 9p is an important cause of both frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.- Reviewing:
- DeJesus-Hernandez M et al., Neuron 2011 Oct 20; 72:245. Renton AE et al., Neuron 2011 Oct 20; 72:257.
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Frontotemporal Dementia Genetics: The Show Is Not Over
- April 13, 2010
- William W. Seeley, MD
- Neurology
A large, important heritability and genetics study suggests that some genes for frontotemporal dementia remain to be identified.- Reviewing:
- Rohrer JD et al., Neurology 2009 Nov 3; 73:1451.
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A Literary Dementia Plague
- December 15, 2009
- Kenneth M. Heilman, MD
- Neurology
Is the dementia plague in One Hundred Years of Solitude semantic dementia?- Reviewing:
- Rascovsky K et al., Brain 2009 Sep; 132:2609.
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MRI Measures of Brain Atrophy in Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
- August 11, 2009
- Keith A. Johnson, MD
- Neurology
Can MRI measures of whole-brain atrophy provide useful markers for clinical treatment trials?- Reviewing:
- Knopman DS et al., Neurology 2009 May 26; 72:1843.
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Major Genetic Subtypes of Frontotemporal Dementia
- February 3, 2009
- Bruce L. Miller, MD
- Neurology
Analysis of a large cohort reveals presence of two known mutations in 17% and autosomal dominant inheritance without known mutations in another 10%.- Reviewing:
- Seelaar H et al., Neurology 2008 Oct 14; 71:1220. Grossman M., Neurology 2008 Oct 14; 71:1216.
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Cortical Demyelination in MS and Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy
- June 3, 2008
- Kenneth L. Tyler, MD
- Neurology
This study provides important information about demyelination pattern differences between these two diseases.- Reviewing:
- Moll NM et al., Neurology 2008 Jan 29; 70:336. Lassmann H and Lucchinetti CF., Neurology 2008 Jan 29; 70:332.
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