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Topiramate vs placebo in painful diabetic neuropathy: Analgesic and metabolic effects by RASKIN, P, DONOFRIO, P. D, ROSENTHAL, N. R, HEWITT, D. J, JORDAN, D. M, XIANG, J, VINIK, A. I

“…Using identical methods, three simultaneous placebo-controlled trials of topiramate for painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN) did not reach significance. This…”
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Double-blind randomized trial of tramadol for the treatment of the pain of diabetic neuropathy by HARATI, Y, GOOCH, C, KAMIN, M, SWENSON, M, EDELMAN, S, GREENE, D, RASKIN, P, DONOFRIO, P, CORNBLATH, D, SACHDEO, R, SIU, C. O

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of tramadol in treating the pain of diabetic neuropathy. The pain of diabetic neuropathy is…”
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Vigorimeter grip strength in CIDP: a responsive tool that rapidly measures the effect of IVIG - the ICE study by Vanhoutte, E. K., Latov, N., Deng, C., Hanna, K., Hughes, R. A. C., Bril, V., Dalakas, M. C., Donofrio, P., van Doorn, P. A., Hartung, H.-P., Merkies, I. S. J.

“…Background and purpose In a recent trial in patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP), the ICE study, grip strength…”
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Tolerance of high-dose (3,000 mg/day) coenzyme Q10 in ALS by FERRANTE, K. L, SHEFNER, J, NEWHALL, K, DONOFRIO, P, CARESS, J, ASHBURN, C, FREIBERG, B, O'NEILL, C, PALADENECH, C, WALKER, T, PESTRONK, A, ABRAMS, B, ZHANG, H, FLORENCE, J, RENNA, R, SCHIERBECKER, J, MALKUS, B, CUDKOWICZ, M, BETENSKY, R, O'BRIEN, M, YU, H, FANTASIA, M, TAFT, J, BEAL, M. F, TRAYNOR, B

“…An open-label dose-escalation trial was performed to assess the safety and tolerability of high doses of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) in ALS. CoQ10, a cofactor in…”
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A clinical trial of creatine in ALS by SHEFNER, J. M, CUDKOWICZ, M. E, CARESS, J, DONOFRIO, P, SORENSON, E, BRADLEY, W, LOMEN-HOERTH, C, PIORO, E, REZANIA, K, ROSS, M, PASCUZZI, R, HEIMAN-PATTERSON, T, SCHOENFELD, D, TANDAN, R, MITSUMOTO, H, ROTHSTEIN, J, SMITH-PALMER, T, MACDONALD, D, BURKE, D, CONRAD, T, TAFT, J, CHILTON, M, URBINELLI, L, QURESHI, M, ZHANG, H, PESTRONK, A

“…Mitochondrial dysfunction occurs early in the course of ALS, and the mitochondria may be an important site for therapeutic intervention. Creatine stabilizes…”
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A comparison of the energy demands of quadrupedal movement training to walking by Buxton, Jeffrey D., Sherman, Sally A., Sterrett, Micah T., Kannel, Kristia D., Blanchflower, Morgan E., Jancay, Kelli T., Jenkins, Anna K., Donofrio, Troy P., Prins, Philip J.

“…BackgroundQuadrupedal movement training (QMT) is a novel alternative form of exercise recently shown to improve several fitness characteristics including…”
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A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of topiramate in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by Cudkowicz, M E, Shefner, J M, Schoenfeld, D A, Brown, Jr, R H, Johnson, H, Qureshi, M, Jacobs, M, Rothstein, J D, Appel, S H, Pascuzzi, R M, Heiman-Patterson, T D, Donofrio, P D, David, W S, Russell, J A, Tandan, R, Pioro, E P, Felice, K J, Rosenfeld, J, Mandler, R N, Sachs, G M, Bradley, W G, Raynor, E M, Baquis, G D, Belsh, J M, Novella, S, Goldstein, J, Hulihan, J

“…To determine if long-term topiramate therapy is safe and slows disease progression in patients with ALS. A double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter…”
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Randomized controlled trial of IVIg in untreated chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy by MENDELL, J. R, BAROHN, R. J, LEWIS, R. A, SHY, M, SIMPSON, D. M, PARRY, G. J, RIVNER, M. H, THORNTON, C. A, BROMBERG, M. B, TANDAN, R, HARATI, Y, GIULIANI, M. J, FREIMER, M. L, KISSEL, J. T, KING, W, NAGARAJA, H. N, RICE, R, CAMPBELL, W. W, DONOFRIO, P. D, JACKSON, C. E

“…To determine the efficacy of IV immunoglobulin (IVIg) given patients with untreated chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP). A…”
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Health-related quality-of-life improvements in CIDP with immune globulin IV 10% : The ICE Study by Merkies, I S J, Bril, V, Dalakas, M C, Deng, C, Donofrio, P, Hanna, K, Hartung, H-P, Hughes, R A C, Latov, N, van Doorn, P A

“…Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy trials have demonstrated the efficacy of IV immunoglobulin vs placebo. However, these trails have not…”
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Invited Article: The US health care system Part 1: Our current system by NUWER, M. R, ESPER, G. J, DONOFRIO, P. D, SZAFLARSKI, J. P, BARKLEY, G. L, SWIFT, T. R

“…The US health care crisis is of great concern to American neurologists. The United States has the world's most expensive health care system yet one-sixth of…”
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Invited Article: The US health care system Part 2: Proposals for improvement and comparison to other systems by NUWER, M. R, BARKLEY, G. L, ESPER, G. J, DONOFRIO, P. D, SZAFLARSKI, J. P, SWIFT, T. R

“…In the search for a universal, high quality, affordable health care system, Americans seek to identify and correct a series of current problems. In part one of…”
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The effects of a 6 h on/6 h off maritime watch system on sleep by Donofrio, P., Dahlgren, Anna, Barnett, M., Lutzhoft, M., Kircher, A., Gillberg, M., Kecklund, G., Akerstedt, T.

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Acute Sensory Neuropathy Associated with Rabbit Antithymocyte Globulin by Cartwright, M. S., Moore, P. S., Donofrio, P. D., Iskandar, S. S., Stratta, R. J.

“…Rabbit antithymocyte globulin (RATG) is indicated for the treatment of acute renal transplant rejection and has also been shown to be effective as an induction…”
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The Effects of Slow Breathing during Inter-Set Recovery on Power Performance in the Barbell Back Squat by Buxton, Jeffrey D, Grose, Holly M, DeLuca, Joseph D, Donofrio, Troy P, LePre, Vincent R, Parrish, Clayton W, Gerhart, Hayden D, Prins, Philip J

“…Slow breathing (SB) reduces sympathetic nervous system activity, the heart rate (HR), and blood pressure (BP) and increases parasympathetic nervous system…”
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AAEM case report #28: monomelic amyotrophy by Donofrio, P D

“…Monomelic amyotrophy is a rare form of motor neuron disease usually presenting as painless asymmetric weakness and atrophy in the distal upper extremities of…”
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Spontaneously remitting dermatomyositis by Jordan, JR, Paruthi, S, Pichardo, RO, Challa, VR, Donofrio, PD, Jorizzo, JL

“…ABSTRACT Dermatomyositis (DM) is an inflammatory myopathy of skeletal muscle with characteristic cutaneous findings. It is a rare disorder with a bimodal age…”
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Monoclonal IgM with unique specificity to gangliosides GM1 and GD1b and to lacto-N-tetraose associated with human motor neuron disease by LATOV, N, HAYS, A. P, GREENBERG, H. S, ALBERS, J. W, ALESSI, A. G, KEREN, D, YU, R. K, ROWLAND, L. P, KABAT, E. A, DONOFRIO, P. D, LIAO, J, MCGINNIS, S, MANOUSSOS, K, FREDDO, L, SHY, M. E, SHERMAN, W. H, CHANG, H. W

“…IgM lambda monoclonal antibodies in two patients with motor neuron disease showed the same unique antigenic specificity. They bound to gangliosides GM1 and…”
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Rhabdomyolysis and myonecrosis in a patient in the lateral decubitus position by MATHES, D. D, ASSIMOS, D. G, DONOFRIO, P. D

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How neurologists are paid: Part 3: Hospital support, Veterans Administration, and neurohospitalists

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Sequential electrodiagnostic abnormalities in acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy by Albers, J W, Donofrio, P D, McGonagle, T K

“…We reviewed 180 electroneuromyographic (EMG) studies from patients with acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy. EMG criteria suggestive of…”
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