Search Results - "Esper, G J"

Electrical impedance myography in the bedside assessment of inflammatory myopathy by TARULLI, A, ESPER, G. J, LEE, K. S, AARON, R, SHIFFMAN, C. A, RUTKOVE, S. B

“…Electrical impedance myography (EIM) is a new technique with potential for the noninvasive bedside assessment of myopathy. EIM was performed on the quadriceps…”
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Pathophysiology of parkinsonism due to hydrocephalus by Racette, B A, Esper, G J, Antenor, J, Black, K J, Burkey, A, Moerlein, S M, Videen, T O, Kotagal, V, Ojemann, J G, Perlmutter, J S

“…We report a patient with hydrocephalus who developed levodopa responsive parkinsonism and severe bradyphrenia associated with shunt malfunction and revision…”
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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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Frequency of spinal arteriovenous malformations in patients with unexplained myelopathy by STROM, R. G, DERDEYN, C. P, MORAN, C. J, CROSS, D. T, ESPER, G. J, MAZUMDAR, A, AL-LOZI, M, LOPATE, G, PESTRONK, A

“…The authors reviewed charts of 78 myelopathy patients who underwent spinal angiography for possible arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). Twenty-two patients had…”
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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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A definition of “on”: patient diaries compared to the UPDRS by Charles, P.D., Esper, G.J., Davis, T.L.

“…This study investigates the relationship of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) to the patient's perception that they are “on”. Following the…”
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Classification of tremor and update on treatment by Charles, P D, Esper, G J, Davis, T L, Maciunas, R J, Robertson, D

“…Tremor is a symptom of many disorders, including Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, orthostatic tremor, cerebellar disease, peripheral neuropathy and…”
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Effects of age on muscle as measured by electrical impedance myography by Aaron, Ronald, Esper, Gregory J, Shiffman, Carl A, Bradonjic, Kaca, Lee, Kyungmouk S, Rutkove, Seward B

“…Electrical impedance myography (EIM) is a painless and non-invasive technique for the assessment of muscle which we apply here to the effects of normal aging…”
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Update on the treatment of Wegener's granulomatosis by Esper, G J, Johnson, J S

“…Mortality due to WG has been significantly decreased by cytotoxic therapy with cyclophosphamide and glucocorticoids. Several studies have addressed different…”
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Adult-onset focal dystonias: presentation and treatment options by Esper, G J, Charles, P D, Davis, T L, Robertson, D

“…Adult-onset focal dystonias (AFD) are common disorders that are often misdiagnosed and incorrectly treated. Their presentation is readily recognized, and…”
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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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Electrical impedance myography in the detection of radiculopathy by Rutkove, Seward B., Esper, Gregory J., Lee, Kyungmouk S., Aaron, Ronald, Shiffman, Carl A.

“…Electrical impedance myography (EIM) is a new bioimpedance‐based technique for neuromuscular disease assessment. Past work has focused on EIM in the evaluation…”
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Sural and radial sensory responses in healthy adults: Diagnostic implications for polyneuropathy by Esper, Gregory J., Nardin, Rachel A., Benatar, Michael, Sax, Tracy W., Acosta, Juan A., Raynor, Elizabeth M.

“…We prospectively performed sural and radial sensory nerve conduction studies in 92 healthy subjects, aged between 21 and 88 years, both to determine the lower…”
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Electrode position and size in electrical impedance myography by Rutkove, Seward B., Partida, Ramon A., Esper, Gregory J., Aaron, Ronald, Shiffman, Carl A.

“…Linear-electrical impedance myography (EIM) is a non-invasive technique for the evaluation of muscle, in which high-frequency alternating current is injected…”
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