Update in Neurology
Authors: Robert G. Holloway, Ralph F. Józefowicz
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2006)

Updates21 March 2006Update in NeurologyRobert G. Holloway Jr., MD, MPH and Ralph F. Józefowicz, MDRobert G. Holloway Jr., MD, MPHFrom the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York.Search for more papers by this author and Ralph F. Józefowicz, MDFrom the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-144-6-200603210-00009 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail This Update in Neurology reviews important literature related to 6 main topics in the field: stroke, Parkinson disease, dementia, dizziness, epilepsy, and migraine headaches. The following papers represent the medical reports that have guided research during the past year.StrokeMechanical Embolus Retrieval System Expanded the Window of Treatment Time in Acute Ischemic Stroke Gobin YP, Starkman S, Duckwiler GR, et al. MERCI 1: a phase 1 study of Mechanical Embolus Removal in Cerebral Ischemia. Stroke. 2004;35:2848-54. [PMID: 15514171]The Mechanical Embolus Removal in Cerebral Ischemia Retrieval System comprises a microcatheter and a retriever system consisting of a tapered wire with ...References1. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. FDA approves the Concentric Merci Retriever. Accessed at www.fda.gov/cdrh/pdf3/k033736.pdf on 23 February 2006. Google Scholar2. Red Book. 2005 Edition. Montvale, NJ: Thompson PDR; 2005. Google Scholar3. Endarterectomy for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis. Executive Committee for the Asymptomatic Carotid Atherosclerosis Study. JAMA. 1995;273:1421-8. [PMID: 7723155] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Randomised trial of endarterectomy for recently symptomatic carotid stenosis: final results of the MRC European Carotid Surgery Trial (ECST). Lancet. 1998;351:1379-87. [PMID: 9593407] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Barnett HJ, Taylor DW, Eliasziw M, Fox AJ, Ferguson GG, Haynes RB, et al. Benefit of carotid endarterectomy in patients with symptomatic moderate or severe stenosis. North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial Collaborators. N Engl J Med. 1998;339:1415-25. [PMID: 9811916] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. FDA Approves New Stent System to Help Prevent Stroke. 31 August 2004. Accessed at www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/news/2004/NEW01111.html on 15 February 2006. Google Scholar7. Guidant Corporation. RX ACCULINK Carotid Stent System Information for Prescribers. Accessed at www.guidant.com/products/TemplatePDFs/ACCULINK_RX.pdf on 15 February 2006. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Robert G. HollowayJr., MD, MPH; Ralph F. Józefowicz, MDAffiliations: From the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York.Corresponding Author: Ralph F. Józefowicz, MD, Department of Neurology, University of Rochester, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 673, Rochester, NY 14642; e-mail, [email protected]rochester.edu.Disclosures: None disclosed.Current Author Addresses: Drs. Holloway and Józefowicz, Department of Neurology, University of Rochester, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 673, Rochester, NY 14642. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoCryptogenic Stroke and Patent Foramen Ovale Ashok K. Malani and Hussam Ammar Cryptogenic Stroke and Patent Foramen Ovale Robert G. Holloway Jr. and Ralph F. Józefowicz Metrics Cited byCryptogenic Stroke and Patent Foramen OvaleAshok K. Malani, MD and Hussam Ammar, MD 21 March 2006Volume 144, Issue 6Page: 421-426KeywordsCarotid endarterectomyIschemic strokeLevodopaMigraineNeurologyParkinson diseaseStrokeTransient ischemic attacksVertigo ePublished: 21 March 2006 Issue Published: 21 March 2006 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2006 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...