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961 Dissociating the Role of the pre-SMA in Response Inhibition and Switching: A Combined Online and Offline TMS Approach Frontiers in Neurology, May 7, 2013 Review Article
962 Trends in Intracranial Stenting Among Medicare Beneficiaries in the United States, 2006-2010 Full Text Journal of the American Heart Association, May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
963 CDH5 is specifically activated in glioblastoma stemlike cells and contributes to vasculogenic mimicry induced by hypoxia Neuro-Oncology, May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
964 Magnetic resonance spectroscopy as an early indicator of response to anti-angiogenic therapy in patients with recurrent glioblastoma: RTOG 0625/ACRIN 6677 Neuro-Oncology, May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
965 Two-stage association study and meta-analysis of mitochondrial DNA variants in Parkinson disease Neurology, May 6, 2013 Review Article
966 Administration of Isoflurane-Controlled Dyskinetic Movements Caused by Anti-Nmdar Encephalitis Neurology, May 6, 2013
967 Phenotypic regional functional imaging patterns during memory encoding in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimers disease Alzheimer's & Dementia, May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
968 Amyloid positron emission tomography with 18F-flutemetamol and structural magnetic resonance imaging in the classification of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimers disease Alzheimer's & Dementia, May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
969 Antihypertensive classes, cognitive decline and incidence of dementia: a network meta-analysis Journal of Hypertension, May 6, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
970 Ictal-onset localization through connectivity analysis of intracranial EEG signals in patients with refractory epilepsy Epilepsia, May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
971 Details of a prospective protocol for a collaborative meta-analysis of individual participant data from all randomized trials of intravenous rt-PA vs. control: statistical analysis plan for the Stroke Thrombolysis Trialists Collaborative meta-analysis International Journal of Stroke, May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
972 Rapid-developed primary malignant myoepithelioma in the cavernous sinus: a case report Full Text BMC Neurology, May 6, 2013
973 The mTOR Inhibitor RAD001 Potentiates Autophagic Cell Death Induced by Temozolomide in a Glioblastoma Cell Line Anticancer Research, May 6, 2013 Review Article
974 Role of Reflexology and Antiepileptic Drugs in Managing Intractable Epilepsy - a Randomized Controlled Trial Research in Complementary Medicine, May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
975 Dynamical Reorganization of Synchronous Activity Patterns in Prefrontal Cortex-Hippocampus Networks During Behavioral Sensitization Cerebral Cortex, May 6, 2013 Review Article
976 Potent activity of nobiletin-rich Citrus reticulata peel extract to facilitate cAMP/PKA/ERK/CREB signaling associated with learning and memory in cultured hippocampal neurons: identification of the substances responsible for the pharmacological action Journal of Neural Transmission, May 6, 2013 Review Article
977 Cerebrospinal fluid levels of chromogranin A in the treatment-naïve early stage Parkinsons disease: a pilot study Journal of Neural Transmission, May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
978 Association between epidermal growth factor gene rs4444903 polymorphism and risk of glioma Tumor Biology, May 6, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article
979 Neurocognitive functioning and health-related quality of life in patients with radiologically suspected meningiomas Journal of Neuro-Oncology, May 6, 2013 Review Article Clinical Article
980 A prospective, randomized, multicentre trial for the treatment of refractory status epilepticus; experiences from evaluating the effect of the novel drug candidate, NS1209 Epilepsy Research, May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
As published in Cardiovascular Diabetology, an elevated retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) level was shown to be associated hypertriglyceridemia and coronary artery calcification, but not other cardiometabolic risk factors, such as hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, elevated CRP, and increased CIMT. The study involved 709 postmenopausal women from the Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study (KEEPS).
Read the article summaryAs published in Diabetes Care, n-3 PUFA supplementation (4 g/d x 6 w) in patients with diabetes (n=29) resulted in decreased urine NGAL excretion; there was no effect on urine albumin excretion, serum markers of kidney function, and eGFR. In patients taking RAAS blockers, n-3 PUFA supplementation decreased albumin excretion, NGAL, LFABP, and NAG.
Read the article summaryResearchers at the University of Sydney have reported that the highest vs. lowest quartile of homocysteine (HR=2.45) and folate deficiency (HR=1.53), but not vitamin B12 levels, predict CHD mortality. Further hyperhomocysteinaemia (> 15 µmol/L) was reported to be associated with all-cause mortality (HR=1.47).
Read the article summary1 Is walking faster or walking farther more important to persons with chronic stroke Disability & Rehabilitation, May 17, 2013
2 New Evidence for Therapies in Stroke Rehabilitation Current Atherosclerosis Reports, May 3, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
3 A systematic review of tests to predict cerebral palsy in young children Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, April 30, 2013
4 Clinical Features and Outcomes of Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Arthritis Care & Research , May 20, 2013
5 A review of brief cognitive assessment tests Reviews in Clinical Gerontology, April 25, 2013 Review Article
6 Epilepsy With Myoclonic Atonic Seizures: An Electroclinical Study of 69 Patients Pediatric Neurology , May 2, 2013
7 Parental depression, maternal antidepressant use during pregnancy, and risk of autism spectrum disorders: population based case-control study British Medical Journal, April 23, 2013 Free full text
8 Clinical Scores for Predicting Recurrence After Transient Ischemic Attack or Stroke Stroke, March 27, 2013
9 Epigenetic mechanisms in Alzheimer's disease: Implications for pathogenesis and therapy Ageing Research Reviews, May 21, 2013 Review Article
10 Ataxia, Dementia, and Hypogonadotropism Caused by Disordered Ubiquitination New England Journal of Medicine, May 13, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
11 Non-pharmacological strategies for the treatment of acute ischaemic stroke The Lancet Neurology, May 17, 2013
12 Understanding the relationship between GSK-3 and Alzheimers disease: a focus on how GSK-3 can modulate synaptic plasticity processes Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, May 23, 2013 Review Article
13 Prevalence of Parkinson Disease and Parkinson Disease Dementia in Community Nursing Homes The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, May 14, 2013
14 Vitamin D reduces falls and hip fractures in vascular Parkinsonism but not in Parkinson’s disease Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, May 10, 2013 Free full text Evidence Based Medicine
15 A sensorimotor stimulation program for rehabilitation of chronic stroke patients Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, April 10, 2013
16 Trends in Intracranial Stenting Among Medicare Beneficiaries in the United States, 2006-2010 Journal of the American Heart Association, May 6, 2013 Free full text
17 Valproate and Lamotrigine in pediatric patients with refractory epilepsy: after the first year Pediatric Neurology , May 24, 2013
18 Rate of cognitive decline during the premotor phase of essential tremor: A prospective study Neurology, May 24, 2013 Review Article
19 Spinal cord tract diffusion tensor imaging reveals disability substrate in demyelinating disease Neurology, May 14, 2013 Review Article
20 Neuromuscular Responses to Incremental Caffeine Doses: Performance and Side Effects Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, May 23, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
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