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R T Leshner

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Escolar D, Zimmerman A, Bertorini T, Clemens P, Connolly A, Mesa L, et al.
Neurology . 2012 Mar; 78(12):904-13. PMID: 22402864
Objective: To determine whether pentoxifylline (PTX) slows the decline of muscle strength and function in ambulatory boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Methods: This was a multicenter, randomized, double-blinded, controlled...
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Wohl D, Kilpatrick J, Leshner R, Shaia W
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol . 2001 Jun; 110(6):524-31. PMID: 11407843
We report our experience with intraoperative laryngeal electromyography (L-EMG) using direct laryngoscopy and placement of monopolar electrodes under general anesthesia in the evaluation and management of laryngeal dysfunction in pediatric...
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Olek M, Bordeaux B, Leshner R
J Am Osteopath Assoc . 1999 Apr; 99(3):165-7. PMID: 10217912
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1, also known as hereditary motor sensory neuropathy type 1, is an uncommon autosomal dominant disease that causes destruction of peripheral nerves with a varied clinical course,...
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Qureshi A, Choudhry M, Akbar M, Mohammad Y, Chua H, Yahia A, et al.
Neurology . 1999 Feb; 52(3):629-32. PMID: 10025801
We performed a retrospective multicenter chart review to compare the efficacy and tolerance of plasma exchange (PE) and intravenous immunoglobulin (i.v.Ig) in treatment of 54 episodes of myasthenic crisis. After...
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Tam D, Morton L, Stroncek D, Leshner R
J Neuroimmunol . 1996 Feb; 64(2):175-8. PMID: 8632059
A child with Guillain-Barre syndrome treated with intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) developed neutropenia (absolute neutrophil count = 390), which resolved 3 days after completion of the therapy. Potential mechanisms for...
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Aydin F, Ghatak N, Leshner R
Neurosurgery . 1995 Mar; 36(3):591-4; discussion 594-5. PMID: 7753361
We report a case of radiation-induced dural fibrosarcoma in a 9.5-year-old male patient who was treated with radiation for medulloblastoma. He received a total dose of 53.2-Gy radiation, delivered at...
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Tam Jr D, Leshner R
Pediatr Neurol . 1995 Feb; 12(2):146-8. PMID: 7779212
The first documented case of cerebrovascular disease occurring in a 13-year-old girl with purine nucleoside phosphorylase deficiency is reported. This patient, the oldest known survivor with purine nucleoside phosphorylase deficiency,...
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Rizzo W, Leshner R, Odone A, Dammann A, Craft D, Jensen M, et al.
Neurology . 1989 Nov; 39(11):1415-22. PMID: 2682348
We investigated the biochemical and clinical efficacy of dietary erucic acid (C22:1) therapy for X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD). In a double-blind crossover study of patients who were on chronic oleic acid...
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Ghatak N, Leshner R, Price A, Felton 3rd W
J Neuropathol Exp Neurol . 1989 Sep; 48(5):507-18. PMID: 2769306
Remyelination, albeit incomplete, has been demonstrated in human central nervous system (CNS). However, information about the initial stage and the final extent of such remyelination is not available. We describe...
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Prior T, Blasco P, Dove J, Leshner R, GRUEMER H
Clin Chem . 1989 Apr; 35(4):679-83. PMID: 2564818
Detection of Duchenne muscular dystrophy carriers by genetic analysis is illustrated by four case studies. The technique is most useful in obligate families, in excluding carrier status in isolated cases,...