An Unusual Todd's Phenomenon: Post-Ictal Prosopagnosia.
Published in The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques
Emergency Room Visit Prevention for Older Patients with Parkinsonism in a Geriatric Clinic.
Published in The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques
Older persons with parkinsonism (PWP) are at high risk for hospitalization and adverse outcomes. Few effective strategies exist to prevent Emergency Department (ED) visits and hospitalization. The interdisciplinary Geriatrics Clinic for Parkinson's ("our clinic") was founded to address the complexity of parkinsonism in older patients, supported by ...
Parietal Convexity Meningeal Melanocytoma: Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation.
Published in The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques
Utility of Neuropathy Screening for Wild-Type Transthyretin Amyloidosis Patients.
Published in The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques
Wild-type transthyretin amyloidosis (wtATTR) is an important cause of heart failure (HF); however, the prevalence and clinical significance of neurologic complications remains uncertain. This analysis reports findings from a single-centre experience of routine neuropathy screening at the time of wtATTR diagnosis by nerve conduction studies and neur...
Intervention Time and Adverse Events in a Canadian Epilepsy Monitoring Unit.
Published in The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques
Intervention time (IT) in response to seizures and adverse events (AEs) have emerged as key elements in epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU) management. We performed an audit of our EMU, focusing on IT and AEs. We performed a retrospective study on all clinical seizures of admissions over a 1-year period at our Canadian academic tertiary care center's EM...
Improvement in Quality of Life with OnabotulinumtoxinA for Cervical Dystonia: POSTURe.
Published in The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques
Symptoms of cervical dystonia (CD) can vary in severity and cause significant pain. OnabotulinumtoxinA is an approved treatment for CD. This study assessed health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with CD who received multiple onabotulinumtoxinA treatments. This prospective, observational standard-of-care study was conducted at multiple n...
Canadian Pioneers of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Brief History.
Published in The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques
This is an historical account of Canadian pioneers working in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in the 1970s and 1980s. Key contributions included the development of specialized clinics, the ALS Society of Canada, human motor unit estimates in vivo, use of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), the dementias of ALS, the importance of neurofilam...
Fatal Familial Insomnia with Early Dysautonomia and Diabetes.
Published in The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques
Alexia without Agraphia as a Manifestation of Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome.
Published in The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques
Temporal and Age-Specific Trends in Acute Stroke Incidence: A 15-Year Population-Based Study of Administrative Data in O...
Published in The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques
Contemporary data on temporal trends in acute stroke incidence, specific to stroke type and age, are lacking. We sought to evaluate temporal trends in incidence of ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage over 15 years in a large population. We used linked administrative data to identify all emergency department visits and hospital admissions f...
