Neurology: Archives

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

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

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 Torner JC et al., Neurology 2009 Jul 28; 73:254

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

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