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Complex partial status epilepticus associated with anti-Hu paraneoplastic syndromeDina A Jacobs
Department of Neurology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3 West Gates, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
J Neurol Sci 213:77-82. 2003..To our knowledge, this is the first description of paraneoplastic epilepsia partialis continua associated with diffuse pathologic abnormalities...
The "double panda sign" in Wilson's diseaseDina A Jacobs
Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA
Neurology 61:969. 2003
Neuro-ophthalmology for neuroradiologistsD A Jacobs
Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 28:3-8. 2007..This review will focus on those common neuro-ophthalmologic problems that have exquisite localizing value on neuro-imaging...
Vision related quality of life in multiple sclerosis: correlation with new measures of low and high contrast letter acuityE M Mowry
Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 80:767-72. 2009..To examine the relation between low contrast letter acuity, a new visual function test for multiple sclerosis (MS) trials, and vision targeted health related quality of life (HRQOL)...
Contrast letter acuity as a visual component for the Multiple Sclerosis Functional CompositeL J Balcer
Division of Neuro ophthalmology, Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19104, USA
Neurology 61:1367-73. 2003..Visual dysfunction is one of the most common causes of disability in multiple sclerosis (MS). The Multiple Sclerosis Functional Composite (MSFC), a new clinical trial outcome measure, does not currently include a test of visual function...
Papilledema as a manifestation of a spinal subdural abscessMelissa W Ko
Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States
J Neurol Sci 260:288-92. 2007..The increased intracranial pressure associated with lumbar spinal cord abscess most likely results from a markedly elevated cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) protein or the disruption of CSF flow in the spinal cul-de-sac...
Relation of vision to global and regional brain MRI in multiple sclerosisG F Wu
Departments of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Neurology 69:2128-35. 2007..To examine the relation between low-contrast letter acuity, an emerging visual outcome for multiple sclerosis (MS) clinical trials, and brain MRI abnormalities in an MS cohort...
The Heidenhain variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: clinical, pathologic, and neuroimaging findingsD A Jacobs
Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA
J Neuroophthalmol 21:99-102. 2001..Diffusion-weighted and FLAIR MRI may demonstrate early cortical abnormalities in patients with CJD. The CSF assay for the 14-3-3 protein may be normal, even in pathologically confirmed cases...
Primary central nervous system angiitis, amyloid angiopathy, and Alzheimer's pathology presenting with Balint's syndromeDina A Jacobs
Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3 East Gates, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Surv Ophthalmol 49:454-9. 2004..The presence of primary central nervous system angiitis along with amyloid angiopathy and Alzheimer's plaques may not be coincidental. Angiitis may be a foreign body reaction to A4 amyloid deposition...
Validation and test characteristics of a 10-item neuro-ophthalmic supplement to the NEI-VFQ-25Brian A Raphael
Department of Neurology, Division of Neuro-ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Am J Ophthalmol 142:1026-35. 2006..The use of the 10-Item Supplement in clinical trials and epidemiologic studies will examine its capacity to demonstrate treatment effects in longitudinal cohorts...
Self-reported visual dysfunction in multiple sclerosis: new data from the VFQ-25 and development of an MS-specific vision questionnaireSiu-Ling Ma
Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Am J Ophthalmol 133:686-92. 2002..A brief MS-specific vision questionnaire may provide additional useful information when administered concurrently with the VFQ-25 in future investigations of MS and other neuroophthalmologic disorders...
