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Clinical criteria for sensory neuronopathy can reliably separate this syndrome from more distal, axonal syndromes.
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The sequence of disease progression in Parkinson's disease (PD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is different, with earlier limbic cortical involvement in DLB. Limbic cortical involvement may explain the more severe autonomic dysfunction that occurs in DLB and PD with dementia.
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Comparing blood pressure medications, determining optimal length of androgen-deprivation therapy, red yeast rice for LDL reduction, and FDA Actions.
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In an MRI-based study, interferon beta-1b failed to show superiority over glatiramer acetate for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.
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Carbamazepine is reported to be an effective symptomatic treatment for inherited erythromelalgia (IEM) due to the novel mutation of the Na(v)1.7 sodium channel, which is preferentially expressed in dorsal root ganglia.
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Young patients with scleroderma, free of neurological symptoms, still show abnormalities in cognitive function and cerebrovascular reactivity.
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Although rare, spinal cord infarction should be considered in any patient with acute back or neck pain associated with paraparesis.
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Cavernous malformations are found in the brain and spinal cord of children but the correlation between the symptoms at diagnosis and the lesion should be considered prior to referral for surgical resection.
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The risk of peripheral neuropathy gradually increases with a rise in fasting blood sugar, even at levels below that traditionally defined as diabetes mellitus.
