The possible association between neurodegenerative/demyelinating neurological disorders in achalasia patients.

The precise pathogenesis of achalasia is still unclear. Neurodegenerative and/or demyelinating disorders (NDD) appear to share some common pathophysiological pathways described in achalasia such as inflammation, autoimmune, mitochondrial dysfunction, and neurodegeneration. Jerie et al.

The role of chronobiology in drug-resistance epilepsy: The potential use of a variability and chronotherapy-based individualized platform for improving the response to anti-seizure drugs.

Despite progress in the development of anti-seizure drugs, drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) occurs in a third of patients. DRE is associated with poor quality of life and increased risk of sudden, unexplained death. The autonomic nervous system and chronobiology play a role in DRE.

Intraarterial multi-modal reperfusion therapy for acute ischemic stroke: a10 year single-center experience.

Background: Only 0.5% of stroke patients in Israel are treated with endovascular multi-modal reperfusion therapy (MMRT) each year.

Objectives: To assess our experience with MMRT over the last decade.

Prior use of statins improves outcome in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage: prospective data from the National Acute Stroke Israeli Surveys (NASIS).

Background And Purpose: Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a deadly form of stroke. Pretreatment with statins exerts protective effects in patients with ischemic stroke, but their effects in patients with ICH remains unclear.

Methods: The National Acute Stroke Israeli Surveys (NASIS) included all patients admitted with acute stroke to any of the 28 hospitals nationwide during February through March 2003 and March through April 2007.