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Latest (1) Full Text Articles (44) Focus on Neuropathy321 Establishing the NeuroRecovery Network: Multisite Rehabilitation Centers That Provide Activity-Based Therapies and Assessments for Neurologic Disorders Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, September 12, 2012
322 Where the United States Spends Its Spine Dollars: Expenditures on Different Ambulatory Services for the Management of Back and Neck Conditions Spine, September 11, 2012
323 Health risk behaviors among young adults with spina bifida Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, September 11, 2012
324 Predictors of Treatment Choice in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial Study Spine, September 11, 2012
325 Does Patient Diagnosis Predict Blood Loss During Posterior Spinal Fusion in Children? Spine, September 11, 2012
326 Postoperative Trunk Shift in Lenke 1C Scoliosis: What Causes It? How Can It Be Prevented? Spine, September 11, 2012
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Bevacizumab for the treatment of surgically unresectable cervical cord hemangioblastoma: a case report Full Text
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328 2012 Young Investigator Award Winner: The Distribution of Body Mass as a Significant Risk Factor for Lumbar Spinal Fusion Postoperative Infections Spine, September 7, 2012
329 Comparison of 3 Fusion Techniques in the Treatment of the Degenerative Cervical Spine Disease. Is Stand-Alone Autograft Really the “Gold Standard?”: Prospective Study With 2-Year Follow-up Spine, September 7, 2012
330 Epidemiological features of traumatic spinal cord injury in Anhui Province, China Spinal Cord, September 6, 2012
331 Co-aggregation of RNA binding proteins in ALS spinal motor neurons: evidence of a common pathogenic mechanism Acta Neuropathologica , September 6, 2012
332 The Biomechanical Effect of Pedicle Screws' Insertion Angle and Position on the Superior Adjacent Segment in 1 Segment Lumbar Fusion Spine, September 6, 2012
333 Recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 versus autogenous iliac crest bone graft for lumbar fusion: a meta-analysis of ten randomized controlled trials Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, September 6, 2012 Evidence Based Medicine
334 Considering Symptomatic Spinal Epidural Lipomatosis in the Differential Diagnosis American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, September 6, 2012
335 Noninvasive respiratory management and diaphragm and electrophrenic pacing in neuromuscular disease and spinal cord injury Muscle & Nerve, September 5, 2012
336 Elastofibroma dorsi: case series of a rare benign tumour of the back European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology, September 5, 2012
337 Balance and Ambulation Improvements in Individuals With Chronic Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury Using Locomotor Training-Based Rehabilitation Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, September 4, 2012 Clinical Article
338 Manual therapy followed by specific active exercises versus a placebo followed by specific active exercises on the improvement of functional disability in patients with chronic non specific low back pain: a randomized controlled trial Full Text BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, September 4, 2012 Clinical Article
339 A Prospective Study Comparing Whole-Body FDG PET/CT to Combined Planar Bone Scan With 67Ga SPECT/CT in the Diagnosis of Spondylodiskitis Clinical Nuclear Medicine , August 30, 2012 Clinical Article
340 Assessment of Functional Improvement Without Compensation Reduces Variability of Outcome Measures After Human Spinal Cord Injury Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, August 29, 2012 Clinical Article
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
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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 The molecular basis of intervertebral disc degeneration The Spine Journal, April 2, 2013 Review Article
2 Update on the evidence for adjacent segment degeneration and disease The Spine Journal, April 2, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
3 Lumbar plexopathy following instrumented posterior lumbar interbody fusion: a complication with use of Hohmann's retractor European Spine Journal, April 3, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
4 Impact of Blood Pressure Dysreglation on Health-Related Quality of Life in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury: Development of a Conceptual Model Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, April 1, 2013
5 Using reactive hyperemia to assess the efficacy of local cooling on reducing sacral skin ischemia under surface pressure in people with spinal cord injury: a preliminary report Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, April 19, 2013
6 Burden of spinal cord injury-related neuropathic pain in the United States: retrospective chart review and cross-sectional surveyOpen Spinal Cord, April 25, 2013 Review Article
7 Validity and clinimetric properties of the Spinal Alignment and Range of Motion Measure in children with cerebral palsy Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, April 26, 2013 Review Article
8 Delayed Presentation of a Thoracic Aortic Injury With a Vertebral Pedicle Screw Annals of Vascular Surgery, April 11, 2013
9 Participation in Organized Sports Is Positively Associated with Employment in Adults with Spinal Cord Injury American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, April 22, 2013
10 Muscle rupture after minimal trauma of the spastic muscle: three case reports of patients with spinal cord injury Spinal Cord, April 18, 2013
11 Systemic vascular resistance is increased and associated with accelerated arterial stiffening change in patients with chronic cervical spinal cord injury European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, April 12, 2013
12 One-year follow-up of the effects of community-based ambulation training for ambulatory patients with incomplete spinal cord injury: A case series NeuroRehabilitation, April 15, 2013
13 Intramedullary spinal cord abscess as complication of lumbar puncture: a case-based update Child's Nervous System, April 26, 2013
14 Decentralized cardiovascular autonomic control and cognitive deficits in persons with spinal cord injury Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, April 9, 2013
15 Surgical results and prognostic factors for thoracic myelopathy caused by ossification of ligamentum flavum: posterior surgery by laminectomy Acta Neurochirurgica, April 22, 2013 Review Article
16 Urolithiasis in adult spina bifida patients: study in 260 patients and discussion of the literature International Urology and Nephrology, April 23, 2013
17 Symptomatic Spinal Cord Compression from an Intradural Arachnoid Cyst with Associated Syrinx in a Child: Case Report Pediatric Neurosurgery, April 29, 2013
18 Changes in renal function during acute spinal cord injury: implications for pharmacotherapy Spinal Cord, April 24, 2013 Review Article
19 Risk factors for mortality after spinal cord injury in the USA Spinal Cord, February 26, 2013
20 Psychometric evaluation of the Spanish version of the MPI-SCI Spinal Cord, April 24, 2013 Review Article
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