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Latest Full Text Articles (36) Focus on Neuromuscular Diseases541 Thermoreceptors and thermosensitive afferents Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, December 22, 2009
542 Quantitative assessment of pleasant touch Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, December 22, 2009
543 Non-audiofacial morbidity after Gamma Knife surgery for vestibular schwannoma Full Text Neurosurgical Focus, December 17, 2009
544 Evaluation of hearing function after Gamma Knife surgery of vestibular schwannomas Full Text Neurosurgical Focus, December 16, 2009
545 Olfactory dysfunction as a diagnostic marker for Parkinson’s disease Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, December 15, 2009
546 The neurophysiology of unmyelinated tactile afferents Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, December 7, 2009
547 Pain, referred sensations, and involuntary muscle movements in brachial plexus injury Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, December 3, 2009
548 Somatosensory conflicts in complex regional pain syndrome type 1 and fibromyalgia syndrome Current Rheumatology Reports, December 3, 2009
549 Inhibition of MAPK ERK impairs axonal regeneration without an effect on neuronal loss after nerve injury Neurological Research, November 30, 2009
550 Effects of Scalp Acupuncture Versus Upper and Lower Limb Acupuncture on Signal Activation of Blood Oxygen Level Dependent (BOLD) fMRI of the Brain and Somatosensory Cortex The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, November 25, 2009
551 Voxel-based morphometry reveals reduced grey matter volume in the temporal cortex of developmental prosopagnosics Full Text Brain, November 25, 2009
552 The AsTex(R): clinimetric properties of a new tool for evaluating hand sensation following stroke Clinical Rehabilitation, November 18, 2009
553 Plasticity diseases Neurological Research, November 17, 2009
554 Dynamic representations of the somatosensory cortex Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, November 13, 2009
555 Sensory Nerve Conduction Studies in Neuralgic Amyotrophy American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, November 5, 2009
556 Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials (VEMPs): Usefulness in Clinical Neurotology Seminars in Neurology, November 4, 2009
557 The Cerebellar Dysplasia of Chiari Ii Malformation as Revealed by Eye Movements The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, November 4, 2009
558 Inner Ear Dysfunction Due to Vertebrobasilar Ischemic Stroke Seminars in Neurology, November 3, 2009
559 Cervical lateral glide increases nociceptive flexion reflex threshold but not pressure or thermal pain thresholds in chronic whiplash associated disorders: A pilot randomised controlled trial Manual Therapy , November 3, 2009
560 A Key Role for gp130 Expressed on Peripheral Sensory Nerves in Pathological Pain Full Text Journal of Neuroscience, November 3, 2009
Clinical Pearls in Neurology
- Light-to-moderate alcohol consumption may be associated with a reduced risk of incident overall dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease
- 3 months’ topiramate therapy for migraine prophylaxis decreases waist circumference, abdominal skinfold measurements, and body fat ratio
- For individuals with epilepsy, the risk having a broadly defined psychotic disorder is increased by 5.5-fold. The risk of having bipolar disorder is increased by 6.3-fold, and of having schizophrenia increases by 8.5-fold
Highlights in Neurology
Trans fat intake increases risk of ischemic stroke
In a study involving 87,025 postmenopausal women in the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study, there were 1049 incident cases of ischemic stroke over 663,041 person-years of follow-up. Women in the highest quintile of trans fat intake were at increased risk of ischemic stroke (HR = 1.39) compared with women in the lowest quintile of trans fat intake. Aspirin use modulated the effect of trans fats; ASA users and ASA non-users had HRs for ischemic stroke of 0.95 and 1.66, respectively. Saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fat intake were not associated with ischemic stroke.
Read the article summaryNew risk factors for chronic migraine identified
As published in the Journal of Neurological Sciences, increase tea consumption (> 4 cups/d), and diet consisting of hot and spicy foods, and weight gain increase the likelihood of chronicity in patients with episodic migraines. During a 12-month prospective study involving 188 patients with episodic migraines, 17.7% developed chronic, daily migraines. Other risk factors included low education, a high frequency of headaches, headaches of long duration, allodynia, and increased symptomatic treatment of headaches.
Read the article summaryGinsenoside-Rd improves outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke
In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, the calcium channel antagonist, ginsenoside-Rd, has been shown to improve functional outcomes in patients (n=386) with acute ischemic strokes. The patients received a 14-day infusion of ginsenoside-Rd within 72 hours of stroke onset. The National Institutes of Health Stroke Score was improved at 15 days and the modified Rankin score was improved at 90 days (OR = 1.74).
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Last month's top read Top Articles of 20121 Efficacy of Early Physical Therapy in Severe Bells Palsy: A Randomized Controlled Trial Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, April 23, 2013 Review Article
2 Pediatric sudden sensorineural hearing loss: Diagnosed causes and response to intervention International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology , April 8, 2013 Review Article
3 Motor nerve impairment in diabetic patients with symmetrical distal sensory polyneuropathy: A single nerve fiber conduction velocity study Muscle & Nerve, April 29, 2013 Review Article
4 A sensorimotor stimulation program for rehabilitation of chronic stroke patients Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, April 10, 2013
5 Alpha-synuclein promotes early neurite outgrowth in cultured primary neurons Journal of Neural Transmission, March 13, 2013 Review Article
6 Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation Improves Arm Position Sense in Spatial Neglect: A Sham-Stimulation-Controlled Study Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, March 1, 2013 Review Article
7 Sensory chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy: An under-recognized entity Muscle & Nerve, March 11, 2013 Review Article
8 Neural correlates of dual-task practice benefit on motor learning: a repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation study European Journal of Neuroscience, April 3, 2013 Review Article
9 Effectiveness of Systemic High-Dose Dexamethasone Therapy for Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss Audiology and Neurotology, March 7, 2013
10 5-HTTLPR Polymorphism Modulates Neural Mechanisms of Negative Self-Reflection Cerebral Cortex, April 17, 2013 Review Article
11 Patient-Reported Measures Provide Unique Insights Into Motor Function After Stroke Stroke, April 15, 2013 Review Article
12 Aristotles illusion reveals interdigit functional somatosensory alterations in focal hand dystonia Brain, February 25, 2013 Review Article
13 Scalp Dysesthesia Related to Cervical Spine Disease Scalp Dysesthesia and Cervical Spine Disease JAMA Dermatology, January 15, 2013
14 Action-effect binding is decreased in motor conversion disorder: Implications for sense of agency Movement Disorders, April 4, 2013 Review Article
15 Standardized tinnitus-specific individual cognitive-behavioral therapy: A controlled outcome study with 286 tinnitus patients Hearing Research , March 21, 2013 Review Article
16 Both the cutaneous sensation and phosphene perception are modulated in a frequency-specific manner during transcranial alternating current stimulation Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, April 3, 2013 Review Article
17 The crucial role of the predictability of motor response in visuomotor deficits in very preterm children at school age Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, March 19, 2013 Review Article
18 The contribution of light touch sensory cues to corrective reactions during treadmill locomotion Experimental Brain Research, March 22, 2013 Review Article
19 Primary Progressive Aphasia With Motor Neuron Disease: A Case Report Journal of Neurological Sciences (Turkish), June 15, 2012 Free full text
20 Peptidergic CGRPα Primary Sensory Neurons Encode Heat and Itch and Tonically Suppress Sensitivity to Cold Neuron, April 10, 2013 Review Article
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