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The clinical presentation of PLS and ALS are similar, and it may be difficult to distinguish them early in the course.
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Surgery for frontal lobe epilepsy can be very effective in patients with a localized ictal onset zone, focal MRI abnormalities, nocturnal epilepsy and complete resection of the epileptic zone and/or imaging abnormality.
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Selected patients with anticoagulation-associated intracerebral hemorrhage may benefit from surgical evacuation.
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Two recent large studies have looked at the effects of various inhaler combinations on outcomes in patients with COPD.
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New combination chemotherapy protocol for malignant glioma improves 6-month progression-free survival for a dismal disease.
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The presence of hippocampal sclerosis, by itself, does not predict the clinical course of temporal lobe epilepsy.
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Recent imaging studies reinforce the classical concept that periodic breathing in acute stroke indicates a large supratentorial infarct or hemorrhage.
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Status epilepticus, in the setting of cancer, is treatable and does not appear to increase mortality above the risk of the underlying disease.
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This article reports a strong correlation between abnormal MRI at term equivalent in preterm infants with adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes at 2 years of age, suggesting its utility for risk stratification.
