Arch Neurol Chicago
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Arch Neurol Chicago · Jul 2003
Comparative StudyCinguloparietal atrophy distinguishes Alzheimer disease from semantic dementia.
Progressive brain atrophy is associated with Alzheimer disease (AD) and other dementias. Regional differences in brain atrophy may reflect clinical features of disease. ⋯ Alzheimer disease is associated with a specific pattern of cortical atrophy compared with SD.
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Arch Neurol Chicago · Jul 2003
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialA randomized trial of amantadine in Huntington disease.
Huntington chorea, like levodopa-induced dyskinesias, may be responsive to amantadine hydrochloride treatment. ⋯ Elbow proprioception was not shown to be related to Huntington chorea. Amantadine hydrochloride treatment at doses of 300 mg/d had no effect, on average, for Huntington chorea, although most patients felt subjectively better during the short course of amantadine treatment.
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Arch Neurol Chicago · Jul 2003
Emergency intubation for respiratory failure in Guillain-Barré syndrome.
The consequences of emergency intubation in Guillain-Barré syndrome are not known. ⋯ Emergency intubation in Guillain-Barré syndrome is uncommon but, when associated with respiratory arrest, can lead to anoxic encephalopathy. Duration of ventilator use and pulmonary morbidity are not increased in these patients.