Articles Tagged With: Neurology
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Nigrostriatal Dopaminergic System and REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
REM sleep behavior disorder may be an early manifestation of a more generalized neurodegenerative disorder that involves the nigrostriatal system. -
Pharmacology Watch
Statin and niacin increase HDL-C, omeprazole reduces effectiveness of clopidogrel, darbe-poetin increases risk of stroke, statins decrease risk of gallstone disease, FDA Actions. -
Stroke Alert: A Review of Current Clinical Stroke Literature
Stroke is one of the topics most requested by Neurology Alert readers. With this issue, we begin a new feature that gives you a concise review of the most recent literature on stroke. -
Therapeutic Hypothermia for Neonatal Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy: Do Lesions on MRI Predict Outcome?
MRI analysis of a subset of infants from the Total Body Hypothermia for Neonatal Encephalopathy (TOBY) trial showed that total body hypothermia decreases brain tissue injury in infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). -
When Does Acute Guillain-Barré Presage Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy?
Acute-onset CIDP is difficult to diagnose and distinguish from GBS. It should be suspected when there are prominent sensory signs at onset of the illness. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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What Is Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration? New Clues Emerge
Two studies have identified a novel inclusion found in a subset of FTLD brains and categorize the clinical entity of the behavioral variant of FTLD, based on anatomical patterns. -
Pharmacokinetics of IV Immunoglobulins and Outcome in GBS
Fixed dose of IVIg may not be effective in all patients with GBS. -
Neuropathy in Liver Failure
Neuropathy occurs with a high frequency in patients with end-stage liver disease, but rarely causes disability. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement