Neurology Alert articles from November 2003

Neurology Alert archives from November 2003

Neurosarcoidosis: a review.(Author Abstract)
November 1, 2003... Source: Kidd D, Beynon HL. The neurological complications of systemic sarcoidosis. Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis. 2003;20:85-94. SARCOIDOSIS IS A MULTISYSTEM GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE MOST often affecting the lungs, eyes, skin, and liver,...

Topiramate for painful diabetic neuropathy.( )(Author Abstract)
November 1, 2003... Source: Kline KM, et al. Painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy relieved with use of oral topiramate. South Med J. 2003;96:602-605. TOPIRAMATE MAY SOON LEGITIMATELY BE ADDED TO the list of anticonvulsants useful for the control of painful...

Temporal lobectomy: emergent psychopathology.( )(Author Abstract)
November 1, 2003... Source: Carran MA, et al. Mania following temporal lobectomy. Neurology. 2003;61:770-774. CARRAN AND COLLEAGUES DESCRIBE THE DEVELOPment of mania and depression in patients undergoing surgery for intractable epilepsy. They compared 16...

Antifibrinolytics do not improve outcome after subarachnoid hemorrhage.( )(Author Abstract)
November 1, 2003... Source: Roos Y, et al. Antifibrinolytic therapy for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. A major update of a cochrane review. Stroke. 2003;34:2308-2309. IN CURRENT CLINICAL PRACTICE, THE SURGICAL OR endovascular treatment of aneurysmal...

Risks of carotid endarterectomy reviewed.(Author Abstract)
November 1, 2003... Sources: Bond R, et al. Systematic review of the risks of carotid endarterectomy in relation to the clinical indication for and timing of surgery. Stroke. 2003;34:2290-2301; Crisby M. Editorial comment. Risk stratification by clinical symptoms...

Has deCODE really decoded a stroke gene?( )(Author Abstract)
November 1, 2003... Source: Gretarsdottir S, et al. The gene encoding phosphodiesterase 4D confers risk of ischemic stroke. Nat Genet. 2003; 35:131-138. THE PUBLICITY GENERATED BY THE HUMAN GENOME project has generated huge expectations. The identification of...

Clinical features of MuSK-positive myasthenia gravis.(antimuscle-specific kinase antibodies)(Author Abstract)
November 1, 2003... Source: Evoli A, et al. Clinical correlates with anti-MuSK antibodies in generalized seronegative myasthenia gravis. Brain. 2003;126:2304-2311. AMONG MYASTHENIA GRAVIS (MG) PATIENTS WHO are seronegative (SNMG) for acetylcholine receptor...

MS and stress: role in exacerbations.(multiple sclerosis)(Author Abstract)
November 1, 2003... Source: Buljevac D, et al. Self reported stressful life events and exacerbations in multiple sclerosis: Prospective study. BMJ. 2003;327:646. BULJEVAC AND COLLEAGUES ASSESSED WHETHER life events that are perceived as stressful by patients...

MS and fatigue: possible role of autonomic dysfunction.(multiple sclerosis)(Author Abstract)
November 1, 2003... Source: Flachenecker P, et al. Fatigue in multiple sclerosis is related to sympathetic vasomotor dysfunction. Neurology. 2003;61:851-853. FLACHENECKER AND ASSOCIATES STUDIED 60 PATIENTS with multiple sclerosis (MS) (mean age, 41.5; 72%...

CME questions.(continuing medical education)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... 16. Which of the following is true? Antifibrinolytic therapy for aneurysmal SAH: a. reduces rebleeding and improves outcome. b. reduces rebleeding but does not improve outcome. c. reduces rebleeding but makes outcome worse. d....