MedGenMed Neurology & Neurosurgery

Thunderclap Headache and Oligodendroglioma This report describes a rare case of thunderclap headache associated with a nonhemorrhagic anaplastic oligodendroglioma of the left temporal lobe without hydrocephalus.
Journal Article, August 02, 2007
Case 17: Sudden Paralysis in a Boy With Headaches An adolescent boy with chronic headaches presents with episodes of "legs giving out." Are the 2 symptoms linked?
Clinical Case, July 18, 2007
Acute Migraine Treatment : Function, Productivity, and Satisfaction Outcome This study compared return to normal function, productivity, and satisfaction of patients with migraine attacks treated with sumatriptan/naproxen, sumatriptan alone, naproxen alone, or placebo.
Journal Article, June 07, 2007
Adherence to Headache Treatment: A Retrospective Analysis What is the relationship between treatment adherence and the numbers and kinds of specialists consulted?
Journal Article, April 26, 2007
Case 16: Chasing the Dragon After a 2- to 3-day drinking binge, this young man suffered a relentless deterioration in his mental status. What caused his fulminant coma?
Clinical Case, April 18, 2007
Paroxysmal Hemidyskinesia Related to a Large Thalamic Cyst This unique case of an adolescent with paroxysmal dyskinesia of the hand and foot in association with a large thalamic cyst may be the first reported in the literature.
February 14, 2007
Case 15: When a Stroke Is Not a Stroke A patient with AIDS presents with strokelike symptoms. Can you find the underlying cause?
Clinical Case, January 30, 2007
Brain-stem Listeriosis: SPECT vs MRI Findings This case suggests that sequential SPECT imaging may provide useful information in the prognosis of patients with brain-stem listeriosis, even when MRI shows minimal residual findings.
Journal Article, December 06, 2006
Kinesigenic Paroxysmal Hemidyskinesia This report describes 2 patients with MS who present with a rare movement disorder as their first symptom.
Journal Article, October 04, 2006
Fatal Familial Insomnia. Part 1 What causes this mysterious and relentless prion disorder? Can treatment improve a victim's life expectancy?
Journal Article, September 12, 2006
Fatal Familial Insomnia. Part 2: Case Report This patient doubled his life expectancy after being diagnosed with this debilitating prion disorder. What therapies improved the quality and length of his life?
Journal Article, September 12, 2006
Case 13: A Man With Progressive Headache and Confusion What "red flags" point to the need to search for serious underlying mechanisms of headache? What is the differential for pachymeningeal enhancement? Test yourself and learn with this interactive case.
Clinical Case, July 26, 2006
Restless Legs Syndrome in Children Symptoms of restless legs syndrome in children can be confused with other disorders. What words do children typically use to describe RLS sensations? Which signs and symptoms should tip you off to this diagnosis?
Journal Article, June 20, 2006
Emerging Drugs for Migraine Prophylaxis and Treatment Only 50% of patients with migraine attain more than 50% reduction of headache frequency after 3 months of treatment. Do any experimental agents promise to work better?
Journal Article, May 04, 2006
TNF-alpha Modulation for Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease A growing body of evidence implicates inflammatory processes and glial activation in AD pathogenesis. Results from this pilot study suggest that inhibiting TNF-alpha may be an effective therapy.
Journal Article, April 26, 2006
Cytokine Inhibition for Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease Modulating cytokines to reduce neuronal inflammation shows promise that has thus far eluded patients with Alzheimer's disease.
Journal Article, April 26, 2006
Case 12: My Doctor Says That I Have ALS! The patient had a "funny feeling" in his right leg and an EMG suspicious for ALS, but his history and symptoms didn't quite add up. Can you make the correct diagnosis?
Clinical Case, March 22, 2006
The Cerebrospinal Venous System: Anatomy, Physiology, and Clinical Implications The anatomic and functional continuity between veins, venous sinuses, and venous plexuses of the brain and spine has been recognized for decades. The author proposes the label "cerebrospinal venous system" to formalize this relationship.
Journal Article, February 22, 2006
Case 11: A Young Woman With Ring-Enhancing Brain Lesions Learn about the case of a 35-year-old woman who presented with blurred vision associated with headache and left-side numbness.
Clinical Case, January 05, 2006
Lysine Clonixinate vs Naproxen for Migraine In developing countries, pain relief can take a backseat to cost. In this study, South American headache specialists sought a cost-effective remedy for migraine.
Journal Article, December 14, 2005

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