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What’s your first-line option for current Neurology information? MDLinx Neurology! Where else but MDLinx Neurology will you find subspecialty coverage of articles published on dementia, headache, movement disorders, neurologic oncology, neurosensory disorders, neurosurgery, pain medicine, pediatric neurology, sleep, spine and more? Also discover the latest clinical pearls from the Smartest Neurologist daily quiz competition and Neurology Physician Review. In less than five minutes a day, you can skim the summaries of pertinent articles within 24 hours of publication. Do you need the 2-minute update? Skip to the highlights from our physician editor, D. Scott Cunningham, MD, PhD, for the “can’t miss” summaries on hot topics in neurology and related subspecialties.
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Latest (2) Full Text Articles (68) Focus on Neurological Infections321 The effects of a home-based arm ergometry exercise programme on physical fitness, fatigue and activity in polio survivors: protocol for a randomised controlled trial Full Text BMC Neurology, December 18, 2012
322 Encephalitis with thalamic and basal ganglia abnormalities: etiologies, neuroimaging, and potential role of respiratory viruses Clinical Infectious Diseases, December 17, 2012
323 Lower Extremity Predominant Stiff-Person Syndrome and Limbic Encephalitis With Amphiphysin Antibodies in Breast Cancer Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease, December 17, 2012
324 Guillain–Barre Syndrome After Influenza Vaccination in the United States, A Report From the CDC/FDA Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (1990–2009) Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease, December 14, 2012 Clinical Article
325 Tuberculoma and Meningitis in a Young Girl: A Case Report Full Text American Journal of Infectious Diseases, December 14, 2012
326 The spectrum of disease in chronic traumatic encephalopathy Brain, December 13, 2012
327 Iatrogenic Exserohilum infection of the central nervous system: mycological identification and histopathological findings Modern Pathology, December 12, 2012
328 The Risk of Hardware Infection in Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery Is Greater at Impulse Generator Replacement than at the Primary Procedure Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery , December 11, 2012
329 Pyogenic brain abscess, a 15 year survey Full Text BMC Infectious Diseases, December 11, 2012
330 Aspergillus meningitis: A rare clinical manifestation of central nervous system aspergillosis. Case report and review of 92 cases Journal of Infection, December 10, 2012
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Atypical manifestations and poor outcome of herpes simplex encephalitis in the immunocompromised
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332 Pediatric Anti-N-methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis--Clinical Analysis and Novel Findings in a Series of 20 Patients The Journal of Pediatrics, December 6, 2012
333 Detection of human papillomavirus in human focal cortical dysplasia type IIB Annals of Neurology , December 5, 2012
334 Prostate cancer may trigger paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis: A case report and a review of the literature International Journal of Urology, December 5, 2012
335 An expanded age range for meningococcal meningitis: molecular diagnostic evidence from population-based surveillance in Asia Full Text BMC Infectious Diseases, December 4, 2012
336 Impact of the Serogroup A Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine, MenAfriVac, on Carriage and Herd Immunity Clinical Infectious Diseases, December 4, 2012
337 The changing pattern of bacterial meningitis in adult patients at a large tertiary university hospital in Barcelona, Spain (1982–2010) Journal of Infection, December 3, 2012
338 Infections of cerebrospinal fluid diversion devices in adults: The role of intraventricular antimicrobial therapy - Accepted Manuscript Journal of Infection, December 3, 2012
339 The Endgame for Serogroup A Meningococcal Disease in Africa Clinical Infectious Diseases, November 30, 2012
340 Cross-Protective Capacity of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) Vaccines Against Circulating Heterologous JE Virus Genotypes Clinical Infectious Diseases, November 27, 2012
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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