Inter observer agreement in the assessment of the motor response of the Glasgow 'coma' scale.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The diagnosis and the surgical removal of a brain tumor can have serious impact on the quality of life of a patient. The question rises, whether having more or just less memories of the procedure is better for coping with such an event. Furthermore, for preoperative information of future patients it is impor...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： van Ark TJ,Klimek M,de Smalen P,Vincent AJPE,Stolker RJ

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 68-year-old man with a history of large cell lung carcinoma presented 1 year after surgical management of the initial lesion, with a complete unilateral IX-XII cranial nerve palsy with Horner's sign. This rare multiple cranial nerve palsy is called Villaret's syndrome. It suggests an extracranial lesion located in t...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Tiliket C,Petiot P,Arpin D,Mornex JF,Mornex F,Tournut P,Brune J,Aimard G

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypothalamic hamartomas (HH) are rare, non-neoplastic heterotopic tissues which contains normal neurons and glia including oligodendrocytes and fibrillary astrocytes but in an abnormal distribution. They arise from the floor of the third ventricle, tuber cinereum, or mammillary bodies. Estimated incidence ranges from ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Alomari SO,El Houshiemy MN,Bsat S,Moussalem CK,Allouh M,Omeis IA

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lacunes are small deep infarcts due to occlusion of long-perforating arterial branches. The clinical presentation and outcome are variable. The present study investigates the prognostic value of comparing repeated computed tomographic (CT) scans in patients with a lacunar syndrome (LACS). PATIENTS AND METHO...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： De Reuck J,Hemelsoet D,Nieuwenhuis L,Van Maele G

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical and neuroradiological features of two cases with unilateral pedicle fractures of C2 were presented and the literature of this rare traumatic fracture was reviewed. Both 37- and 57-year-old woman had traffic accident and were admitted in our institute. Both patients were neurologically free except for neck pai...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Cokluk C,Takayasu M,Yoshida J

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent data indicate that the apoptotic process, mediated by the CD95/Fas cell surface receptor, is impaired in activated lymphocytes of patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Using flow cytometric-immunophenotyping, we analyzed the expression of CD95/Fas on peripheral blood CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Petelin Z,Brinar V,Petravic D,Zurak N,Dubravcic K,Batinic D

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Several strokes of potential embolism do not clearly meet the definitions of embolic stroke with unknown source, cryptogenic stroke, or cardioembolic (CE) stroke. Considering the high mortality and recurrence of CE strokes, it is very important to detect treatable cardiac sources of embolism. Although region...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Kim Y,Kim TJ,Lee SH

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Understanding the clinical and economic impact of opioid-related adverse drug events (ORADEs) within spine surgery may guide both the clinician's and hospital administration's approach to treating perioperative pain, thus improving patient care and reducing hospital costs. The objective of this analysis is to...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Jones MR,Brovman EY,Novitch MB,Rao N,Urman RD

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Under an operative view, an aneurysm of the vertebral artery is located behind the lower cranial nerves. To prevent neurological deficits we employed electrophysiological monitoring while clipping an aneurysm of the vertebral artery. A 64-year-old woman had suffered a sudden severe headache in the morning. Computed to...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Ishikawa M,Kusaka G,Takashima K,Kamochi H,Shinoda S

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the impact of anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents on the severity and outcome of spontaneous non-traumatic intra-cerebral hemorrhage (ICH). To evaluate associations between reversal of anticoagulation and mortality/morbidity in these patients. METHODS:Data was collected on a consecutive cohort ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Stead LG,Jain A,Bellolio MF,Odufuye AO,Dhillon RK,Manivannan V,Gilmore RM,Rabinstein AA,Chandra R,Serrano LA,Yerragondu N,Palamari B,Decker WW

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES/PURPOSES:Small vessel disease (SVD) is associated with traditional vascular risk factors (RF). The aim of our study was to determine whether different SVD types, single lacunar infarction (LI) and multiple LI (MLI) with or without white matter lesions (WML), have different RF profiles. PATIENTS AND METHODS:...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Pavlovic AM,Pekmezovic T,Zidverc-Trajkovic J,Pavlovic DM,Jovanovic Z,Mijajlovic M,Petrovic M,Kostic VS,Sternic N

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to objectively assess the patients' acceptance for awake craniotomy in a group of neurosurgical patients, who underwent this procedure for removal of lesions in or close to eloquent brain areas. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients acceptance for awake craniotomy under local anesthesia an...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Wrede KH,Stieglitz LH,Fiferna A,Karst M,Gerganov VM,Samii M,von Gösseln HH,Lüdemann WO

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Thromboembolic events, seizures, neurologic symptoms and adverse effects from corticosteroids and chemotherapies are frequent clinical complications seen in Glioblastoma (GB) patients. The exact impact these have on dismal patient outcome has not been fully elucidated. We aimed at assessing treatment associat...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Ening G,Osterheld F,Capper D,Schmieder K,Brenke C

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven cases are presented of recurrent ventricular catheter obstruction, an infrequent but serious problem in the management of hydrocephalus. Plugging of the catheter was caused by detritus rather than by choroid plexus. A retrospective analysis of 214 shunt revisions indicated that obstruction both by detritus and b...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Go KG,Ebels EJ,van Woerden H

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The management of patients suffering traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the context of multiple significant trauma represents one of the most challenging scenarios in trauma critical care. The identification of risk factors, utilizing large national databases, may help in developing medical strategies and health...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Dharia A,Lacci JV,Gupte N,Seifi A

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients, in particular recipients of orthotopic liver transplants, receiving the immunosuppressant tacrolimus (FK-506), are at risk for developing central neurotoxic adverse events. We report the occurrence of a tacrolimus-induced peripheral neurotoxic event, i.e. pure motor axonal polyneuropathy of the lower limbs i...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： De Weerdt A,Claeys KG,De Jonghe P,Ysebaert D,Chapelle T,Roeyen G,Jorens PG

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple sclerosis is no longer considered to simply be an autoimmune demyelinating disease. Axonal destruction is another central pathological feature and a contributor to the accumulating disability of disease progression. The mechanism underlying axonal pathology has not been fully clarified but does not appear to ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Grigoriadis N,Ben-Hur T,Karussis D,Milonas I

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The presence of more severe white matter changes (WMC) may be associated with a higher risk of peri-procedural strokes in patients undergoing carotid artery stenting (CAS). However, to what extent WMC affects peri-procedural risk of CAS is unclear. We aimed to evaluate the effect of WMC on peri-procedural co...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Yu C,Guo WC,Zhu L,Tan JY,Shi WH,Zhang XL,Gu YX,Han X,Dong Q

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the cortical excitability in patients with mild cortical compression. METHODS:The present study used short interval intracortical inhibition (SICI), intracortical facilitation (ICF), and short latency afferent inhibition (SAI) to evaluate motor cortex excitability in 16 chronic subdural hematoma ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Kawasaki Y,Fujiki M,Ooba H,Sugita K,Hikawa T,Abe T,Ishii K,Kobayashi H

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Meige's syndrome is a rare form of segmental dystonia characterized by blepharospasm and oromandibular dystonia. Medical treatment including botulinum toxin injections usually present disappointing results. The experience on Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) in the treatment of Meige's syndrome and other segmenta...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Markaki E,Kefalopoulou Z,Georgiopoulos M,Paschali A,Constantoyannis C

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possible toxical effect of heavy metals in the pathogenesis of brachial and lumbar plexopathies during heroin addiction has been previously hypothesized by some authors, but never detected. A 24-year-old man, addicted to heroin showed the clinical picture of a symmetrical brachial neuropathy, without other neurolo...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Antonini G,Palmieri G,Spagnoli LG,Millefiorini M

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Gliomas are a group of center nervous system tumors of glial origin. Most are characterized by diffuse infiltrative growth in the surrounding brain. Patients almost always ultimately die from their disease. The drastically increased knowledge about the molecular abnormalities, these are linked with tumor grad...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Bie L,Zhao G,Wang YP,Zhang B

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arachnoid cysts are rare lesions responsible for spinal cord compression. Five cases of congenital intraspinal arachnoid cysts are reported. Three cases of thoracic and two cases of thoracolumbar region were encountered. The clinical presentation was one of progressive spastic paraparesis. The characteristic radiologi...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Swamy KS,Reddy AK,Srivastava VK,Das BS,Reddy GN

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We investigated the differences in postural control disability between idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) and Parkinson's disease (PD). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Twenty-seven iNPH patients, 20 PD patients, and 20 healthy controls (HCs) were examined using the Timed Up and Go test (TUG) and a force p...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Nikaido Y,Akisue T,Kajimoto Y,Tucker A,Kawami Y,Urakami H,Iwai Y,Sato H,Nishiguchi T,Hinoshita T,Kuroda K,Ohno H,Saura R

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aims to evaluate whether the serum Anterior Gradient-2 (AGR2) can be used as a potential biomarker screening in the diagnosis of Pituitary adenomas(PAs). PATIENTS AND METHODS:The serum AGR2 protein levels were preoperatively measured in 163 PA patients, 43 patients with other sellar lesions exclud...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Tohti M,Li J,Tang C,Wen G,Abdujilil A,Yizim P,Ma C

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Parkinson disease (PD), a neurodegenerative disease, has also some immunologic basis in which several regulatory factors, like Helios and Neuropilin-1 (NRP-1) may show some roles in its pathogenesis. We aimed to evaluate the circulatory frequency of T regulatory cells (Tregs) expressing Helios and NRP-1 in P...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Daneshvar Kakhaki R,Kouchaki E,Dadgostar E,Behnam M,Tamtaji OR,Nikoueinejad H,Akbari H

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disorder of multifactorial etiology with a broad range of clinical manifestations. Cerebral disorders such as psychosis, seizures and cerebrovascular accidents are commonly described in SLE patients. Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) presents a higher incidence ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Torné R,Rodríguez-Hernández A,Bernard T,Arikan Abelló F,Vilalta Castan J,Sahuquillo J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases of spinal cord compression due to solitary osteochondroma of the spine are reported. The rarity and benign nature of the tumour is stressed. Other reported cases are reviewed. ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Kak VK,Prabhakar S,Khosla VK,Banerjee AK

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied contrast sensitivity function in normal subjects and in three illustrative cases with various neurological disorders. This was done by measuring contrast sensitivity over a range of spatial frequencies for vertical sinewave grating stimuli. It is demonstrated that contrast sensitivity function can give info...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Bulens C,Meerwaldt JD,van der Wildt GJ,Keemink CJ

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The natural history of multiple sclerosis (MS) in Brazil has been available in different regions of country. There is no nationwide population-based studies that express general data in Brazil. OBJECTIVE:To review and synthesize available data about MS in Brazil. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Systematic review was ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Vasconcelos CC,Thuler LC,Rodrigues BC,Calmon AB,Alvarenga RM

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00