Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry
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J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr. · May 2010
Characteristic features of unruptured intracranial aneurysms: predictive risk factors for aneurysm rupture.
The purpose of this study was to identify the risk factors predisposing to aneurysm rupture and to provide a reliable estimation for likelihood of rupture in unruptured intracranial aneurysms. ⋯ There are differences between the clinical and intrinsic characteristics of patients with unruptured and ruptured intracranial aneurysm. It will be helpful to make rational decisions regarding the optimal therapeutic strategy for unruptured intracranial aneurysm.
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J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr. · Apr 2010
Survival in progressive supranuclear palsy and frontotemporal dementia.
To compare survival and to identify prognostic predictors for progressive supranuclear palsy and frontotemporal dementia. ⋯ Survival of PSP patients is shorter than that of FTD patients, and probably reflects a more aggressive disease process in PSP. Independent predictors of shorter survival in PSP were male gender, older onset-age and higher PSP rating scale score, whereas in FTD a positive family history and higher onset-age were predictors for worse prognosis.
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To examine rates of decline in individuals at risk for Huntington disease (HD). ⋯ Different patterns of progression were observed during the prediagnostic period. For some measures, CAG+ subjects closer to estimated onset showed a more rapid decline while for other measures the CAG+ group had a constant rate of decline throughout the prediagnostic period that was more rapid than in NC.
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J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr. · Apr 2010
Sociodemographic and comorbidity profiles of chronic migraine and episodic migraine sufferers.
To characterise and compare the sociodemographic profiles and the frequency of common comorbidities for adults with chronic migraine (CM) and episodic migraine (EM) in a large population-based sample. ⋯ Sociodemographic and comorbidity profiles of the CM population differ from the EM population on multiple dimensions, suggesting that CM and EM differ in important ways other than headache frequency.
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J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr. · Apr 2010
Declining 1-year case-fatality of stroke and increasing coverage of vascular risk management: population-based cohort study.
The authors estimated trends in 1-year case-fatality of stroke in relation to changes in vascular risk management from 1997 to 2005. ⋯ Reducing 1-year case-fatality after acute stroke may be partly explained by increased prescribing of antihypertensive, statin and antiplatelet drugs to patients with recent strokes. However, these analyses did not include measures of possible changes over time in stroke severity or acute stroke management.