Objective: To study the effectiveness of patient physician communications regarding health
care choices at the end of life. We studied communications occurring between physicians …

The authors present the initial and follow-up MR findings in a patient with subacute combined
degeneration of the spinal cord, a complication of vitamin B12 deficiency, and a rare cause …

Background: In 1997, the Institute of Medicine called for reform, improved quality and expanded
research in end-of-life care. Yet little empirical information about preferences of African …

Objective: To profile communication and recommendations reported by adults with terminal
illness and explore differences by patient and physician characteristics. Method: This pilot …

• Serum and CSF from 48 patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and six patients with
late-onset postpoliomyelitis progressive muscular atrophy were investigated for the presence …

… , the Je virus (148). However, most PML brains studied show evidence of Je virus rather …
Upwards of 70% of 400normal adults tested had hemagglutinating antibody to Je virus (147)…

Incurable progressive neurological disorders cause immense pain and suffering for their
victims and families. The neurologist’s role as provider of palliative care has rapidly evolved …

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disorder that
presents and progresses in various ways, making prognostication difficult. Several …

HL-A typing was performed in 36 children with serologically confirmed subacute sclerosing
panencephalitis (SSPE). 9 (25%) had the HL-A antigen W29, compared with 7', V, of normal …

A 42-year-old right-handed man developed left focal motor seizures and was found to have
a right temporoparietal arteriovenous malformation (AVM). Six years later his seizures …