Neurology Alert articles from January 2002

Neurology Alert archives from January 2002

Adolescent schizophrenia physically degenerates the brain. (Abstract & Commentary).
January 1, 2002... Source: Thompson PM, et al. Mapping adolescent brain change reveals dynamic wave of accelerated gray matter loss in very early-onset schizophrenia Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2001;98:11650-11655. CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS RARELY DEVELOP...

After acute stroke: Hold the heparin! (Abstract & Commentary).
January 1, 2002... Source: Saxena R, et al. Risk of early death and recurrent stroke and effect of heparin in 3169 patients with acute ischemic stroke and atrial fibrillation in the international stroke trial. Stroke. 2001;32:2333-2337. CEREBRAL EMBOLISM DUE...

Hormone replacement therapy does not benefit and may harm stroke patients. (Abstracts & Commentary).
January 1, 2002... Sources: Viscoli CM, et al. A clinical trial of estrogen-replacement therapy after ischemic stroke. Engl J Med. 2001;345:1243-1249; Angeja BG, et al. Hormone therapy and the risk of stroke after acute myocardial infarction in postmenopausal...

The expanding spectrum of ataxia genetics. (Abstracts & Commentary).
January 1, 2002... Sources: Date H, et al. Early-onset ataxia with ocular motor apraxia and hypoalbuminemia is caused by mutations in a new HIT superfamily gene. Nat Genet. 2001;29:184-188; Moreira MC, et al. The gene mutated in ataxia-ocular apraxia 1 encodes...

Brain atrophy rates vary in dementias. (Abstract & Commentary).
January 1, 2002... Source: Chan D, et al. Rates of global and regional cerebral atrophy in AD and frontotemporal dementia. Neurology. 2001;57:1756-1763. PROGRESSIVE BRAIN ATROPHY IS ONE OF THE CHARacteristic features of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and the...

Recumbency following spinal tap. (Abstract & Commentary).
January 1, 2002... Source: Thoennissen J, et al. Does bed rest after cervical or lumbar puncture prevent headache? A systematic review and meta-analysis. CMAJ. 2001;165:1311-1316. IS EVEN SHORT-TERM BED REST, FOR 30 MINUTES OR SO, beneficial in preventing...

The Oral triptans. (Abstract & Commentary).
January 1, 2002... Source: Ferrari MD, et al. Oral triptans (serotonin 5-HT 1B/1D agonists) in acute migraine treatment: A meta-analysis of 53 trials. Lancet. 2001;358:1668-1675. SUMATRIPTAN SQ WAS APPROVED FOR USE IN migraine in 1991. Since then, 2...