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The underdiagnosis of sleep disorders in patients with multiple sclerosis by Brass, Steven D, Li, Chin-Shang, Auerbach, Sanford

“…To report at a population level the prevalence of restless legs syndrome, insomnia, and the risk of obstructive sleep apnea in multiple sclerosis patients…”
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Sleep disorders in patients with multiple sclerosis by Brass, Steven D, Duquette, Pierre, Proulx-Therrien, Joëlle, Auerbach, Sanford

“…Summary Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) often have unrecognized sleep disorders at higher frequency than the general population. Sleep disorders such as…”
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Using the Patient Safety Huddle as a Tool for High Reliability by Brass, Steven D., Olney, Garry, Glimp, Richard, Lemaire, Anne, Kingston, Mary

“…A Patient Safety Huddle was developed at a community hospital (Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center, San Pedro, California) through consultation…”
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Role of iron in neurotoxicity: a cause for concern in the elderly? by Stankiewicz, James M, Brass, Steven D

“…PURPOSE OF REVIEWTo explore the role of iron physiology in the brain of healthy adults and review how increased brain iron deposition has been associated with…”
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Obstructive sleep apnea by Ho, Matthew L, Brass, Steven D

“…Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects millions of Americans and is estimated to be as prevalent as asthma and diabetes. Given the fact that obesity is a major…”
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Magnetic resonance imaging of iron deposition in neurological disorders by Brass, Steven D, Chen, Nan-kuei, Mulkern, Robert V, Bakshi, Rohit

“…Deposition of iron in the brain is proposed to play a role in the pathophysiology of the normal aging process and neurodegenerative diseases. Whereas iron is…”
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Opioids for chronic noncancer pain: A position paper of the American Academy of Neurology by Katz, Jeffrey A, Swerdloff, Marc A, Brass, Steven D, Argoff, Charles E, Markman, John, Backonja, Misha, Katz, Nathaniel

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Deep Gray Matter Involvement on Brain MRI Scans Is Associated with Clinical Progression in Multiple Sclerosis by Neema, Mohit, Arora, Ashish, Healy, Brian C., Guss, Zachary D., Brass, Steven D., Duan, Yang, Buckle, Guy J., Glanz, Bonnie I., Stazzone, Lynn, Khoury, Samia J., Weiner, Howard L., Guttmann, Charles R.G., Bakshi, Rohit

“…ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Conventional brain MRI lesion measures have unreliable associations with clinical progression in multiple sclerosis (MS). Gray matter…”
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Sleepiness, fatigue, and risk of obstructive sleep apnea using the STOP-BANG questionnaire in multiple sclerosis: a pilot study by Dias, Robert A., Hardin, Kimberly A., Rose, Heather, Agius, Mark A., Apperson, Michelle L., Brass, Steven D.

“…Purpose This study aims: (1) to identify patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who are at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) by utilizing the…”
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The prevalence and awareness of sleep apnea in patients suffering chronic pain: an assessment using the STOP-Bang sleep apnea questionnaire by Tentindo, Gregory S, Fishman, Scott M, Li, Chin-Shang, Wang, Qinlu, Brass, Steven D

“…Some patient subsets are at higher risk of sleep apnea, including patients with chronic pain. However, it is unclear whether patients and their caregivers are…”
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New and Unconventional Treatments for Obstructive Sleep Apnea by De Dios, Jose Angelo A., Brass, Steven D.

“…Summary Although continuous positive airway pressure, oral appliances and surgical modifications of the airway are considered as part of the routine management…”
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Neurological disorders in pregnancy from a neuroimaging perspective by Brass, Steven D, Copen, William A

“…Pregnancy can precipitate new neurological diseases as a result of the alterations in physiology that accompany the pregnant state. The pregnant patient…”
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Membrane bound IL-15 is increased on CD14 monocytes in early stages of MS by Vaknin-Dembinsky, Adi, Brass, Steven, Gandhi, Roopali, Weiner, Howard L

“…Abstract IL-15 is a pro-inflammatory cytokine whose three-dimensional structure is similar to that of IL-2. IL-2 and IL-15 have similar as well as distinct…”
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A sleepy patient with REM rebound by Brass, Steven D, Auerbach, Sanford

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The role of edema and demyelination in chronic T1 black holes: A quantitative magnetization transfer study by Levesque, Ives, Sled, John G., Narayanan, Sridar, Santos, A. Carlos, Brass, Steven D., Francis, Simon J., Arnold, Douglas L., Pike, G. Bruce

“…Purpose To use quantitative magnetization transfer imaging (qMTI) in an investigation of T1‐weighted hypointensity observed in clinical magnetic resonance…”
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Case 12-2009: A 46-Year-Old Man with Migraine, Aphasia, and Hemiparesis and Similarly Affected Family Members by Brass, Steven D, Smith, Eric E, Arboleda-Velasquez, Joseph F, Copen, William A, Frosch, Matthew P

“…A 46-year-old man presented to this hospital with migraine headache, a 4-year history of neurologic events resulting in aphasia and hemiparesis, and a family…”
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Erratum to “Membrane bound IL-15 is increased on CD14 monocytes in early stages of MS” [J. Neuroimmunol. 195 (2008)135–139] by Vaknin-Dembinksy, Adi, Brass, Steven D, Gandhi, Roopali, Weiner, Howard L

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Case 36-2008: A 59-Year-Old Man with Chronic Daily Headache by Brass, Steven D, Durand, Marlene L, Stone, John H, Stone, James R, Chen, John W

“…A 59-year-old man was admitted to this hospital with a 6-month history of chronic daily headache, fever, and myalgia. Dry mouth, polydipsia and polyuria, and…”
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Case 38-2009: A 16-Year-Old Boy with Paroxysmal Headaches and Visual Changes by Brass, Steven D, Dinkin, Marc J, Williams, Ziv, Krishnamoorthy, Kalpathy S, Copen, William A, Freeman, Stefanie H

“…A boy was first seen in the pediatric neurology clinic at 16 years of age because of paroxysmal headaches and visual changes. Physical and neurologic…”
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Axonal damage in multiple sclerosis patients with high versus low expanded disability status scale score by Brass, Steven D, Narayanan, Sridar, Antel, Jack P, Lapierre, Yves, Collins, Louis, Arnold, Douglas L

“…The pathophysiological basis for differences in disability in patients with multiple sclerosis is unclear. We used magnetic resonance imaging to examine…”
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