Parkinson’s disease with dementia and dementia with Lewy bodies [2005] - 105KB
by R Camicioli, N Fisher
Dementia occurs in up to 30% of people with Parkinson’s disease and is a major cause of disability. Pathologically, Parkinson’s dementia, where dementia follows the onset of parkinsonism by at lea...

An open-label study of topiramate as add-on therapy for epilepsy using slow titration [2005] - 38KB
by WP Liao, SQ Yang, YH Yi, YH Deng, BM Li, Y PAN, SX Pu, XS He, XF Lu
Objective: To find the appropriate dose and titration method for using topiramate (TPM) as add-on therapy in patients with refractory epilepsy. Methods: Fifty patients (30 adults and 20 children) were...

Long term outcome study on botulinum toxin A treatment for primary hemifacial spasm [2005] - 53KB
by TK Ong, KJ Goh, R Mahalingam, CT Tan
Hemifacial spasm is usually treated with botulinum toxin A (BTX-A) injections, a proven symptomatic therapy. However, little has been reported on the long-term outcome of patients treated with BTX-A. ...

Efficacy of interferon beta-1a in Iranian multiple sclerosis [2005] - 27KB
by F Ashtari, A Chitsaz, F Khorvash, V Shaygannejad
Objective: To evaluate the clinical efficacy of once- weekly intramuscular interferon beta-1a (IFN B-1a, Avonex Biogen) in Iranian multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Methods: A 12 months, single blind ...

The influence of iodine deficiency during pregnancy on child neurodevelopment 0-24 months of age in East Java, Indonesia [2005] - 109KB
by B Hartono, R Djokomoeljanto, C Njiokiktjien, AJP Veerman, L de Sonneville
Background: Development of the nervous system depends on an adequate intake of iodine. Infants and preschool-age children are vulnerable to iodine deficiency. Data is lacking on early neurodevelopment...

Stroke in a young Indian patient receiving intravenous immunoglobulin [2005] - 19KB
by V Goyal, M Tripathi
Intravenous immunoglobin administration is considered very safe. Rare complications like stroke can be very disabling and needs mentioning before offering the therapy to the patient. We report a young...

Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor in the third ventricle with mesial temporal sclerosis: An unusual association [2005] - 92KB
by R Ashalatha, C Kesavadas, B Rajesh, VV Radhakrishnan, K Radhakrishnan
We report a patient with medically refractory complex partial seizures in whom neuroimaging revealed a dual pathology, an intraventricular lesion which was histopathologically proved to be a dysembryo...

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease presenting with unusual psychiatric symptoms: Report of an Asian patient [2005] - 49KB
by JH Tho, CD Binnie, G Vowels
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is increasingly being reported over the last three decades from most countries as a result of heightened awareness of the disease. Various studies have been reported wi...