Neurology Alert articles from March 2002

Neurology Alert archives from March 2002

Unlocking the mysteries of idiopathic intracranial hypertension.
March 1, 2002... ABSTRACTS & COMMENTARY Sources: King JO, et al. Manometry combined with cervical puncture in idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Neurology. 2002;58:26-30; Higgins JN, et al. Venous sinus stenting for refractory benign intracranial...

Does alcohol prevent dementia?
March 1, 2002... ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY Source: Ruitenberg A, et al. Alcohol consumption and risk of dementia: The Rotterdam Study. Lancet. 2002;359:251-286. LIGHT-TO-MODERATE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION MAY lower the risk of dementia, according to a recent...

Recurrent cerebrovascular events.
March 1, 2002... ABSTRACTS & COMMENTARY Sources: Mas JL, et al. Recurrent cerebrovascular events associated with patent foramen ovale, atrial septal aneurysm, or both. N Engl J Med. 2001;345:1740-1746; Meier B. Patent foramen ovale--beauty spot or health...

Park6-linked parkinsonism.
March 1, 2002... ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY Source: Valente EM, et al. Park6-Iinked parkinsonism occurs in several European families. Ann Neurol. 2002;51:14-18. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL MAJOR ADVANCES IN the last 5 years in the quest to unravel the genetics...

Electrodiagnostic localization of severe carpal tunnel syndrome.
March 1, 2002... ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY Source: Boonyapisit K, et al. Lumbrical and interossei recording in severe carpal tunnel syndrome. Muscle Nerve. 2002;25:102-105. CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME Is THE MOST FREQUENT motive for patient referrals to EMG...

Anti-Hu polyneuropathies.
March 1, 2002... ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY Source: Camdessanche JP, et al. Paraneoplastic peripheral neuropathy associated with anti-Hu antibodies: A clinical and electrophysiological study of 20 patients. Brain. 2002; 125:166-175. AMONG 50 ANTI-HU...

Pain mechanisms in tension headache.
March 1, 2002... ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY Source: Rollnik JD, et al. Botulinum toxin type A and EMG: A key to the understanding of chronic tension-type headaches? Headache. 2002;41:985-989. EXCESSIVE PERICRANIAL MUSCLE CONTRACTION has been speculated as a...

Colchicine myopathy pathophysiology.
March 1, 2002... ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY Source: Fernandez C, et al. Colchicine myopathy: A vacuolar myopathy with selective type 1 muscle fiber involvement. An immunohistochemical and electron microscopic study of two cases. Acta Neuropathol....

MS on the rise in the US. (Brief Alerts).(multiple sclerosis)
March 1, 2002... Source: Noonan CW, et al. Prevalence estimates for MS in the United States and evidence of an increasing trend for women. Neurology. 2002;58:136-138. INVESTIGATORS AT THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR Health Statistics in Atlanta, Ga, analyzed data...

HSV and risk of MS--no benefit of antiviral therapy of MS. (Brief Alerts).(herpes virus; multiple sclerosis)
March 1, 2002... Source: Bech E, et al. A randomized, double-blind, placebocontrolled MRI study of anti-herpes virus therapy in MS. Neurology. 2002;58:31-36. IN A CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL BY BECH AND COLleagues, 70 relapsing MS patients were randomized to...

Oral triptans in acute migraine treatment. (Clinical Briefs in Primary Care).(sumatriptan, eletriptan, frovatriptan, rizatriptan, almotriptan)
March 1, 2002... Source: Ferrari MD, et al. Lancet. 2001;358:1668-1675. MIGRAINE IS A COMMONPLACE Disorder that typically results in recurrent attacks of disabling headache. Triptans have become the foundation of abortive therapy for most migraneurs, yet...

Simvastatin, niacin, and antioxidant vitamins for the prevention of CAD. (Clinical Briefs in Primary Care).(coronary artery disease)
March 1, 2002... Source: Brown BG, et al. N Engl J Med. 2001;345:1583-1592. IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT CARDIOVASCULAR risk is separately and independently related to both changes in LDL and HDL. The oft-quoted relationship between lipid subfractions...

Decreased rate of coronary restenosis after lowering of plasma homocysteine levels. (Clinical Briefs in Primary Care).
March 1, 2002... Source: Schnyder G, et al. N Engl J Med. 2001;345:1593-1600. THE POTENTIAL ETIOLOGIC RELATIONSHIP of homocysteine (HCST) to cardiovascular disease end points has generated much recent scrutiny. There has not been a major clinical trial...

Identification and fracture outcomes of undiagnosed low BMD in postmenopausal women. (Clinical Briefs in Primary Care).(bone mineral density)
March 1, 2002... Source: Siris ES, et al. JAMA. 2001; 286:2815-2822. BONE MINERAL DENSITY (BMD) MEAsurement by dual -energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) is currently the gold standard for identification of osteoporosis (OSPS) and osteopenia (OSPN). Measuring...

Comparison of cefuroxime with or without intranasal fluticasone for the treatment of rhinosinusitis. (Clinical Briefs in Primary Care).
March 1, 2002... Source: Dolor RJ, et al. JAMA. 2001;286:3097-8105. THE USE OF INTRANASAL STEROIDS (INS) is appropriate foundation therapy for many patients with allergic rhinitis. Since INS produce reduction in inflammation and edema of the nasal mucosa...

Lack of clinical significance of early ischemic changes on CT in acute stroke. (Clinical Briefs in Primary Care).
March 1, 2002... Source: Patel SC, et al. JAMA. 2001; 286:2830-2838. IT HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED, LARGELY based upon the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) study, that patients presenting within 3 hours of stroke onset be considered...