Neurology Alert – August 1, 2003
August 1, 2003
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A New Therapy for Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
In this paper, Sato and colleagues conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the effect of 3 days of treatment with steroid pulse therapy in neuroleptic malignant syndrome. -
The Return of Mitral Valve Prolapse as a Cause of Stroke
Avierinos and colleagues at the Mayo Clinic have used the Olmstead County, Minn, Data Base to study the association between mitral valve prolapse and ischemic neurological events. -
SAH Risk May Be Reduced By Healthy Lifestyle
Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) due to a ruptured cerebral aneurysm is a disorder that is without apparent cause and is generally impossible to predict. This study suggests that there are a number of SAH risk factors related to lifestyle that are, in fact, modifiable. -
A True Clinical Application of Functional MRI: Predicting Dysnomia Following Left Temporal Lobectomy
Sabsevitz and associates report a correlation between Functional MRI results and language dysfunction following anterior temporal lobectomy in the treatment of medically refractory epilepsy. -
Maintenance Therapy for Vasculitis Associated with Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibodies
Jayne and associates studied whether it was possible to substitute a regimen of azathioprine at 2 mg/kg per day for maintenance therapy in patients with generalized vasculitis. -
Is 14-3-3 a Useful Diagnostic Tool for Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease?
The value of the 14-3-3 test for establishing a diagnosis of probable sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) has been suggested to be as high as 96-100% in several reports. In the present report, 32 patients who had definite CJD established by biopsy or autopsy confirmation were studied for 14-3-3 reactivity. -
Diagnosis of Autoimmune Autonomic Neuropathies
In this report by Klein and colleagues, the clinical features of a series of 18 patients evaluated at the Mayo Clinic for autonomic dysfunction are presented. -
Neurologic Complications of Bladder Cancer
Among 359 patients with bladder cancer confirmed by tissue diagnosis and seen between 1962 and 2001 at the University of Kentucky Medical Center, 14% (n = 52) developed neurological complications. -
Selective Sympathicotomy Stops Sweaty Palms
Among 54 patients with essential hyperhidrosis, 24 underwent T2/T3 sympathicotomy and were compared to 30 subsequent patients treated by selective T3 sympathicotomy. -
Pharmacology Watch: Nasally Administered Flu Vaccine Comes to United States
Nasally Administered Flu Vaccine Comes to United States; Paxil: Not Recommended for Children; Prilosec Granted OTC Status; Finasteride and Prostate Cancer; Xolair: First Biologic Agent for Asthma; West Nile Virus Update; Study Shows COX-2 Inhibitors Appear Safe with Aspirin in Asthma Patients; Lamictal Approved for Bipolar Disorder -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
Increase in Blood Glucose Concentration During Antihypertensive Treatment as a Predictor of Myocardial Infarction; Adverse Drug Events in Ambulatory Care; Prevention of Hip Fracture by External Hip Protectors; Rapid MRI vs Radiographs for Patients with Low Back Pain; Effectiveness of Anticholinergic Drugs Compared with Placebo in the Treatment of Overactive Bladder; A Randomized Trial of a Low Carbohydrate Diet for Obesity