Indications, results and consequences of electroencephalography in neurocritical care: A retrospective study.

Purpose: Electrocencephalography (EEG) is a tool to assess cerebral cortical activity. We investigated the indications and results of routine EEG recordings in neurocritical care patients and corresponding changes in anti-seizure medication (ASM).

Materials And Methods: This was a single-center, retrospective cohort study.

Orthostatic Hypotension in Parkinson's Disease: The Relation of Blood Pressure Tests and Symptoms in Daily Life.

Background: Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is common in Parkinson's disease (PD), but the relation between the results of orthostatic blood pressure tests and orthostatic symptoms in daily life is not clear.

Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study in an incident nontertiary care cohort of PD patients with additional recruitment of PD patients from our own outpatient clinic. We recruited sex- and age-matched controls.

Development and external validation of a prognostic model in newly diagnosed Parkinson disease.

Objective: To develop a prognostic model to predict disease outcomes in individual patients with Parkinson disease (PD) and perform an external validation study in an independent cohort.

Methods: Model development was done in the Comorbidity and Aging in Rehabilitation Patients: The Influence on Activities (CARPA) cohort (Netherlands). External validation was performed using the Cambridgeshire Parkinson's Incidence from GP to Neurologist (CamPaIGN) cohort (UK).

Cognitive change in newly-diagnosed patients with Parkinson's disease: a 5-year follow-up study.

Cognitive change is frequently observed in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). However, the exact profile and extent of cognitive impairments remain unclear due to the clinical heterogeneity of PD and methodological issues in many previous studies. In this study, we aimed to examine the severity, frequency, and profile of cognitive changes in newly diagnosed PD patients over 5 years.

Prognostic factors of motor impairment, disability, and quality of life in newly diagnosed PD.

Objective: In Parkinson disease (PD), the rate of clinical progression is highly variable. To date, there are conflicting findings concerning the prognostic factors influencing the rate of progression. Methodologic issues such as the use of selected patients from therapeutic trials, and short durations of follow-up probably underlie this problem.

Prevalence of orthostatic hypotension in Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Although orthostatic hypotension (OH) is recognized as one of the main non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD), there is inconsistent evidence about the prevalence of OH in PD. To estimate the prevalence of OH in PD more precisely we conducted a systematic review of the literature.

Methods: From PubMed and Embase searches with predefined inclusion criteria, we identified studies published up till December 2009.

Incidence and characteristics of chronic and lymphoplasmacytic sclerosing pancreatitis in patients scheduled to undergo a pancreatoduodenectomy.

Background: The determination of the exact nature of a pancreatic head mass in a patient scheduled to undergo a pancreatoduodenectomy can be very difficult. This is important as patients who suffer from benign disease such as pancreatitis do not always require surgery. The aim of the present study was to analyse the incidence of pancreatitis and the signs and symptoms associated with these tumours mistaken for pancreatic cancer and the diagnostic procedures performed.