Neurology Alert articles from September 2003

Neurology Alert archives from September 2003

Fish story or food for thought?( )(Author Abstract)
September 1, 2003... Source: Morris MC, et al. Consumption of fish in N3 fatty acids in risk of incident Alzheimer's disease. Arch Neurol. 2003;60:940-946. THIS STUDY EXAMINED WHETHER CONSUMPTION OF FISH HAD any effect on the risk of developing Alzheimer's...

Laboratory predictors of disease activity and treatment response in multiple sclerosis.( )(Author Abstract)
September 1, 2003... Sources: Berger T, et al. Antimyelin antibodies as a predictor of clinically definite multiple sclerosis after a first demyelinating event. N Engl J Med. 2003;349:139-145; Wandinger KP, et al. TNF-related apoptosis inducing ligand (TRAIL) as a...

Alcoholic neuropathy is not due to thiamine deficiency.( )(Author Abstract)
September 1, 2003... Source: Koike H, et al. Alcoholic neuropathy is clinicopathologically distinct from thiamine-deficiency neuropathy. Ann Neurol. 2003;54:19-29. SIXTY-FOUR PATIENTS WITH ALCOHOLIC NEUROPATHY (ALN), comprising 36 without thiamine deficiency...

Do dopamine agonists slow Parkinson's disease?( )(Author Abstract)
September 1, 2003... Source: Whone AL, et al. Slower progression of Parkinson's disease with ropinirole versus levodopa: The REAL-PET study. Ann Neurol. 2003;54:93-101. THE NON-ERGOT DOPAMINE AGONISTS ROPINIROLE and pramipexole effectively ameliorate the...

Genetic epilepsies: focus on the ARX locus.( )(Author Abstract)
September 1, 2003... Sources: Uyanik G, et al. ARX mutations in X-linked lissencephaly with abnormal genitalia. Neurology. 2003;61:232-235; Kato M, et al. Polyalanine expansion of ARX associated with cryptogenic West syndrome. Neurology. 2003;61:267-276. ...

A prospective study of unruptured cerebral aneurysms.(Author Abstract)
September 1, 2003... Sources: Wiebers DO, et al; International Study of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms Investigators. Unruptured intracranial aneurysms: Natural history, clinical outcome, and risks of surgical and endovascular treatment. Lancet....

IVIg infusion may be complicated by ischemic stroke.(intravenous immunoglobulin)(Author Abstract)
September 1, 2003... Sources: Caress JB, et al. The clinical features of 16 cases of stroke associated with administration of IVIg. Neurology. 2003;60:1822-1824; Okuda D, et al. Arterial thrombosis induced by IVIg and its treatment with tPA. Neurology....

Doctor, I'm dizzy!(Author Abstract)
September 1, 2003... Source: Baloh RW. Vestibular Neuritis. N Engl J Med. 2003;348:1027-1032. DIFFERENTIATING CENTRAL FROM PERIPHERAL CAUSES of vertigo is a recurrent clinical challenge that behooves reinforcement. Bedside examination usually suffices, based...

CME questions.(continuing medical education)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... 10. Compared to thiamine-deficiency neuropathy, alcoholic neuropathy without thiamine deficiency is characterized by: a. slower progression, over a year rather than over a month. b. sensory rather than motor predominance. c. less...

Prognostic value of ABPMs in patients with treated hypertension.(ambulatory blood pressure monitoring)(Author Abstract)
September 1, 2003... Source: Clement DL, et al. N Engl J Med. 2003;348(24):2407-2415. AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING (ABPM) has been available for more than a decade, yet it has not attracted routine application in clinical practice. Several factors have...

Tazarotene cream in the treatment of psoriasis.(Author Abstract)
September 1, 2003... Source: Weinstein GD, et al. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2003;48:760-767. TAZAROTENE (TZT) IS A RECEPTOR-selective retinoid used topically. Tazarotenic acid, the primary metabolite of TZT, binds to the retinoic acid receptor-gamma sites in the...

Antihyperglycemic effect of oolong tea in type 2 diabetes.(Author Abstract)
September 1, 2003... Source: Hosoda K, et al Diabetes Care. 2003;26(6):1714-1718. ANIMAL STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT tea consumption can reduce plasma glucose. Teas fall into three primary categories: green, oolong, and black, which, though they all come from the...

Metformin and thiazolidinedione use in Medicare patients with heart failure.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Source: Masoudi FA, et al. JAMA. 2003;290:81-85. WITH EXPERT GUIDANCE ENCOURaging increasingly austere levels of A1C control for diabetics, clinicians have been required to become more sophisticated and diversified in diabetes (DM)...

Alcohol consumption patterns and biologic markers of glycemic control.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Source: Kroenke CH, et al. Diabetes Care. 2003;26:1971-1978. SEVERAL DECADES OF OBSERVATIONAL data have indicated that moderate alcohol consumption (ALC) is associated with reduced incidence of cardiovascular end points, particularly stroke...

Azelaic acid gel as a new treatment for papulopustular rosacea.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Source: Thiboutot D, et al. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2003;48:836-845. ROSACEA (ROS), ALTHOUGH SOMETIMES called "acne rosacea," is unrelated pathophysiologically to acne. The pathology of ROS is characterized by vascular, inflammatory, and tissue...