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September 08, 2010 Association of Rapidly Progressive Moyamoya Syndrome With Bevacizumab Treatment for Glioblastoma in a Child With Neurofibromatosis Type 1 - Journal of Child Neurology Ullrich NJ et al. – The authors report a case of a young boy with neurofibromatosis type 1 with glioblastoma who developed rapidly progressive moyamoya vasculopathy after treatment with the angiogenesis inhibitor bevacizumab.... A Clinical Picture of Guillain-Barre Syndrome in Children in the United States - Journal of Child Neurology Hicks CW et al. – Although not statistically significant, treatment with plasmapheresis had a better success rate than intravenous immunoglobulin. The authors' results will help to further delineate the clinical picture of Guillain–Barre syndrome in children and refine treatment strategies.... Community Navigation for Stroke Survivors and Their Care Partners: Description and Evaluation - Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation Egan M et al. – Forty–one stroke survivors and 32 care partners received navigation services. The stroke survivors had experienced their stroke 1 month to 30 years previously. Thirty–five stroke survivors and 26 care partners took part in both the pretest and posttest. Posttest results demonstrated a small improvement in community reintegration among the stroke survivors but no significant change in community reintegration on the part of the caregivers and no alteration in physical and emotional health among either stroke survivors or care partners. Community Stroke Navigation has the potential to make an impact on community reintegration.... Common Pain Syndromes in Stroke Patients: Review of Two Cases - Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation Edgley SR et al. – Due to multiple neurological and musculoskeletal factors, stroke patients are at significant risk for the development of disabling pain syndromes. This article provides examples of two commonly encountered clinical situations, poststroke shoulder and poststroke hip pain. Appropriate use of imaging, medications, modalities, and injections are discussed for the purpose of enhancing management strategies that decrease pain and increase overall function.... Musculoskeletal Problems in Stroke Survivors - Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation Kendall R – Musculoskeletal problems in stoke survivors are common reasons for disability and pain. Shoulder pain is present in 24% of stroke survivors among all complications, second only to depression in 26%. Diagnosis and treatment of the various shoulder pain etiologies can significantly improve quality of life in these patients. This article reviews the common etiologies and treatments of shoulder and hip pain in stroke survivors.... Seasonal prevalence of MS disease activity - Neurology Meier DS et al. – This study documents evidence of a strong seasonal pattern in subclinical MS activity based on noncontrast brain MRI. The observed seasonality in MS disease activity has implications for trial design and therapy assessment. The observed activity pattern is suggestive of a modulating role of seasonally changing environmental factors or season–dependent metabolic activity.... Docosahexaenoic acid therapy in peroxisomal diseases: Results of a double-blind, randomized trial - Neurology Paker AM et al. – Docosahexaenoic acid supplementation did not improve the visual function or growth of treated individuals with peroxisome assembly disorders.... Diffusion tensor imaging of the corpus callosum differentiates corticobasal syndrome from Parkinson’s disease - Parkinsonism & Related Disorders Boelmans K et al. – This data suggest that abnormal corpus callosum diffusivity in CBS reflects an atrophy and degraded transcallosal connectivity, making the corpus callosum a potential target to differentiate CBS from Parkinson’s disease patients.... High compliance with rotigotine transdermal patch in the treatment of idiopathic Parkinson’s disease - Parkinsonism & Related Disorders Schnitzler A et al. – Rotigotine transdermal patch was associated with high compliance in patients with Parkinson’s disease under clinical practice conditions.... Levodopa response in dementia with lewy bodies: A 1-year follow-up study - Parkinsonism & Related Disorders Lucetti C et al. – Positive response to acute levodopa test can occur in DLB patients and may be predictive of long–term benefit of chronic levodopa therapy, although the motor improvement is less impressive than in PD patients.... Previous Page...    More News...
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