Sex differences in adult cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: a 10-year experience.

Background: Sex differences in the risk factors, presentation and outcome of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) are poorly defined, despite a discrepant prevalence between males and females. The proportion of patients on hormonal therapy who develop CVST varies widely. We describe the clinical features, risk factors and outcome by sex and by hormone-related risk factors among a large cohort of patients.

Nonmotor versus motor symptoms: how much do they matter to health status in Parkinson's disease?

Evidence suggests that both motor and nonmotor symptoms contribute to health status in Parkinson's disease. Less clear is how much change in health status can be expected if these clinical variables change. In addition, anxiety, separate from depression, has rarely been examined as a predictor of health status.

Health status and health-related behaviors in epilepsy compared to other chronic conditions--a national population-based study.

Purpose: The negative impact of epilepsy is disproportionate to its prevalence. Our objectives were to determine if health-related behaviors (HRBs) and health status differ between patients with epilepsy, migraine, or diabetes.

Methods: The 2001-2005 Canadian Community Health Survey (N = 400,055) was used to explore health status and HRBs in patients with epilepsy, migraine, and diabetes and in the general population.

Mental rotation abilities in individuals with Down syndrome--a pilot study.

This pilot study was designed to examine mental rotation ability in individuals with Down syndrome. 7 individuals with Down syndrome (mean mental age = 8.18 +/- 2.