Neurology Alert articles from February 2002

Neurology Alert archives from February 2002

Clinical Criteria Identify Patients able to undergo LP without CT Scan. (Abstract & Commentary).(lumbar puncture)
February 1, 2002... Source: Hasbun R, et al. Computed tomography of the head before lumbar puncture in adults with suspected meningitis. N Engl J Med. 2001;345:1727-1733. THE EMERGENCY EVALUATION OF A PATIENT WITH SUSPECTED meningitis typically includes a...

Disturbed Cerebellar Functions in Patients with essential Tremor. (Abstract & Commentary).
February 1, 2002... Source: Stoke H, et al. The gait disorder of advanced essential tremor. Brain. 2001;124:2278-2286. THERE HAVE BEEN ANECDOTAL REPORTS OF A GAIT disorder characterized by an abnormal tandem gait in almost 50% of patients with essential...

Variant Huntington's Disease. (Abstract & Commentary).
February 1, 2002... Source: Margolis RL, et al. A disorder similar to Huntington's disease is associated with a novel GAG repeat expansion. Ann Neurol. 2001;50:373-380. HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE (HD) IS AN AUTOSOMAL dominant disorder characterized by disorders of...

Complications of Gamma Knife Surgery for Parkinson Disease. (Abstract & Commentary).
February 1, 2002... Source: Okun MS, et al. Complications of gamma knife surgery for Parkinson disease. Arch Neurol. 2001;58:1995-2002. NEUROSURGERY IN THE PAST 50 YEARS HAS developed several intracranial procedures involving the basal ganglia and thalamus in...

Does Cigarette Smoking protect the appearance of Parkinson's Disease?. (Abstract & Commentary).
February 1, 2002... Source: Hernan MA, et al. Cigarette smoking and the incidence of Parkinson's disease in two prospective studies. Ann Neurol. 2001;50:780-786. PERSONS IN THEIR LATE 60s WHO SMOKE HEAVILY OR even lightly may be susceptible to several...

EBV and Risk of MS. (Abstract & Commentary).(Epstein-Barr virus; multiple sclerosis)
February 1, 2002... Source: Ascherio A, et al. Epstein-Barr virus antibodies and risk of multiple sclerosis. JAMA. 2001;286:3083-3088. FROM MORE THAN 60,000 NURSES PARTICIPATING IN the Nurses Health Study by the Harvard School of Public Health, Ascherio and...

Muscle Radiography: Too little, too soon. (Abstract & Commentary).
February 1, 2002... Source: Ozsarlak O, et al. Hereditary neuromuscular diseases. Eur J Radiol. 2001;40:184-197. MUSCLE REACTIONS TO PATHOLOGIC CONDITIONS are myriad and include, among others, cell death, regeneration, hypercontraction, split fibers, storage,...

IVIG for Stiff-Person Syndrome. (Abstract & Commentary).(intravenous immunoglobulin)
February 1, 2002... Source: Dalakss MC, et al. High-dose intravenous immune globulin for stiff-person syndrome. N Engl J Med. 2001;345:1870-1876. IN THIS RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO CONtrolled, crossover study, 16 patients with stiff-person syndrome, 9...

Acute Unilateral Tongue Paralysis in Evolving GBS. (Case Report).(Guillain Barre Syndrome)
February 1, 2002... 44-YEAR-OLD MAN WITHOUT ANY SIGNIFICANT medical history awakened with left arm weakness. A few hours later he noticed left leg weakness and presented to the New York Hospital. On admission, his examination was notable for a striking left ton...

Tacrolimus for Myasthenia Gravis. (Brief Alert).
February 1, 2002... Source: Evoli A, et al. Successful treatment of myasthenia gravis with tacrolimus. Muscle Nerve. 2002;25:111-114. IMMUNOSUPPRESSION FOR THE TREATMENT OF MYAS-thenia gravis may be achieved by several agents, including prednisone,...