Genetic and molecular alterations in meningiomas.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) in octogenarians and beyond has a significant impact on quality of life requiring surgical decompression and hence impact on health care utilization. Risk of surgical failure and impact on health care resources is always a concern in this patient population (more so in nonagenaria...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Sharma M,Dietz N,Ugiliweneza B,Wang D,Drazin D,Boakye M

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Traumatic brain injury is a silent epidemic with major impacts on national productivity as it affects the economically productive age group. Bilateral injuries are usually severe with no clearly defined predictors of outcome as per current available literature. METHODS:We retrospectively assessed 102 cons...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Yeole U,Krishnakumar M,Gopalakrishna KN,Sekar A,Sadashiva N,Shukla D

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lafora disease (LD) is an autosomal recessive inherited form of progressive myoclonic epilepsy with dementia and ataxia, usually presenting in the second decade of life and inexorably progressing until death. Neuropathological hallmarks are Lafora bodies, intracytoplasmic inclusions that can be found in neurons and in...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Boccella P,Striano P,Zara F,Barbieri F,Sarappa C,Vacca G,de Falco FA,Striano S

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is rare for a dermoid cyst to develop intratumoral hemorrhage. A 61-year-old woman had a sudden-onset left hemiparesis and slow response to verbal requests for one week when unenhanced computed tomography scanning revealed a mixed iso- and hypo-dense heterogeneous lesion in the right fronto-temporal area. T1-weight...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Chen JC,Chen Y,Lin SM,Tseng SH

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is widely used for metastatic brain tumors, optimal patient selection and treatment strategy continue to be investigated. The aim of this study was to provide treatment results with Gamma Knife SRS and to establish prognostic factors. Of the 54 patients treated from...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Nakagawa K,Tago M,Terahara A,Aoki Y,Sasaki T,Kurita H,Shin M,Kawamoto S,Kirino T,Otomo K

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe a case of calcified, organized hematoma in the cerebellopontine angle which developed 20 years after subtotal removal of an acoustic neurinoma, presenting as a recurrence of acoustic neurinoma on computed tomography. It points out the difficulty in differentiating a recurrent tumor from an organiz...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Ito M,Tajima A,Sato K,Ishii S

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Previous studies have suggested that diabetes mellitus (DM) could be a protective factor against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) although the results are inconsistent. This study aimed to comprehensively investigate this relationship by identifying all available studies and summarizing their results...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Wannarong T,Ungprasert P

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 19-year-old, immunologically healthy man suffered from prolonged and intermittent high fever, left parotitis, systemic lymph node swelling, progressive liver dysfunction and leukocytopenia. 11 days after the fever onset, consciousness disturbance and generalized convulsion occurred. By the administration of gamma-gl...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Yazawa S,Kawasaki S,Fujimoto C,Ohi T

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-four patients with atypical transient cerebral or visual symptoms that could not be classified as unequivocal TIAs nor as migraine, epilepsy or neurosis, were followed up for a mean of 3.75 years (range 11 months and 9 years, 240 patient years). Their mean age was 55 years. Only two patients suffered a (non-disa...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Koudstaal PJ,van Gijn J,Naarding P,de Kluyver E,Pop GA,Staal A

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bilateral high signal emitting areas in the globus pallidus surrounded by low signal emitting areas have been described as a typical MRI finding in Hallervorden-Spatz disease (HSD). We made a diagnosis of HSD in an 11-year-old girl with progressive dystonia of 4 years duration who showed these typical MRI abnormalitie...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Brouwer OF,Laboyrie PM,Peters AC,Vielvoye GJ

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of mesencephalic haematoma is reported. Emergency surgical evacuation of haematoma was done. The patient improved and has done well for five years. Subtemporal and infratentorial supracerebellar approaches have been used earlier to remove mesencephalic haematoma. It is possible to remove caudal midbrain haemato...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Jain VK,Multani JK,Reddy AK,Das BS

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated trigeminal neuropathy after cranial trauma is exceptional. A 40-year-old woman was found to have unilateral trigeminal motor paralysis with muscle atrophy, unaccompanied by sensory involvement and without affecting other cranial nerves. She developed this deficit immediately after head trauma. ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Ko KF,Chan KL

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Vascular cognitive impairment associated with small vessel disease (sVCI) may manifest as both cognitive and motor dysfunctions. However, few instruments exist for systematically assessing motor symptoms in sVCI, even though many neuropsychological tests exist to evaluate cognitive function. We developed a ne...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Kim SH,Seo SW,Go SM,Chin J,Lee BH,Lee JH,Han SH,Na DL

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Fifty percent of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) have cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) as a complication. Because patients with ALS do not develop bulbar signs and symptoms at onset, differentiating them from patients with CSM is sometimes difficult. We aimed to determine whether the ap...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Koike Y,Kanazawa M,Terajima K,Watanabe K,Ohashi M,Endo N,Shimohata T,Nishizawa M

更新日期：2015-05-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Ruptured aneurysms arising from non-branching sites of the internal carotid artery (ICA) are often difficult to treat by neck clipping or endosaccular coiling. We discuss the feasibility of simple endovascular ICA ligation or trapping to treat aneurysms. METHODS:Data from eleven patients were retrospectively...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Hoya K,Tanaka Y,Uchida T,Takano I,Nagaishi M,Kowata K,Hyodo A,Yoshimoto Y

更新日期：2011-05-01 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：:Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome is a disorder of the central nervous system in patients on dialysis. The underlying etiology is thought to be primarily due to cerebral edema; however, neuroradiologic findings have not been described previously. We describe a patient who presented with new onset headaches and status e...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Sheth KN,Wu GF,Messé SR,Wolf RL,Kasner SE

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The Enterprise stent is used for endovascular treatment of complex intracranial aneurysms. The purpose of this study was to evaluate delayed thromboembolic events (DTEs) that developed more than 30 days after Enterprise stent-assisted embolization (SAC) and its associated risk factors. METHODS:There were 125...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Song J,Yeon JY,Kim JS,Hong SC,Kim KH,Jeon P

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ventriculoperitoneal shunt obstruction remains a major problem in pediatric neurosurgery. We analyzed the tissue reaction to ventriculoperitoneal shunts and compared the histology versus time elapsed to shunt failure. METHODS:85 ventricular catheter tissues samples obtained from 71 patients were reviewed al...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Sarkiss CA,Sarkar R,Yong W,Lazareff JA

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Moyamoya is the disease which involves the terminal portions of the internal carotid or origins of the middle or anterior cerebral arteries. The posterior communicating arteries are also involved, but not the vertebrals or the basilar artery. The disease occurs more commonly in females than males and it has two age pe...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Charbel FT,Misra M,Clarke ME,Ausman JI

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A prospective volumetric analysis of extent of resection (EOR) was carried out to assess surgical outcomes in adults diagnosed with hemispheric low grade gliomas (LGGs). MATERIALS AND METHODS:68 consecutive patients diagnosed with LGGs were enrolled in the study. Pre- and post-operative tumor volumes and EOR...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Majchrzak K,Kaspera W,Bobek-Billewicz B,Hebda A,Stasik-Pres G,Majchrzak H,Ładziński P

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We analyzed our clinical experience with patients with intracranial hypotension and developed a strategic model for the diagnosis mainly using Radioisotope (RI) cisternography and treatment of spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH). METHODS AND MATERIALS:We retrospectively analyzed our clinical experienc...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Yoon SH,Chung YS,Yoon BW,Kim JE,Paek SH,Kim DG

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progressive supranuclear palsy is a heterogeneous system degeneration. We studied three patients by means of electrooculography. There were severe disturbances in saccadic and smooth pursuit eye movements, and optokinetic nystagmus in both vertical and horizontal planes. Caloric reactions were absent in all patients. ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Breuer TJ,Wuisman PG,Korten JJ

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Decompressive hemicraniectomy is a life-saving procedure for the treatment of space-occupying middle cerebral artery infarctions (malignant stroke); however, patients may survive severely disabled. Comprehensive data on long-term sequelae outside randomized controlled trials are scarce. METHODS:...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Hamamoto Filho PT,Gonçalves LB,Koetz NF,Silvestrin AML,Alves Júnior AC,Rocha LA,Módolo GP,de Avila MAG,Martin LC,Neugebauer H,Zanini MA,Bazan R

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among posterior fossa tumors, schwannomas arising from glossopharyngeal nerve are rare; only about 30 cases of glossopharyngeal neuroma have been described. Though a typical 'jugular foramen syndrome' has been described for tumors of this region, the clinical onset may often closely resemble that of acoustic neuromas ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Rapanà A,Lamaida E,Bracale C,Lepore P,Pizza V,Graziussi G

更新日期：1997-08-01 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：:Sneddon syndrome (SS) is characterized by livedo racemosa, recurrent ischemic strokes, and often progressive vascular dementia. Treatment options for SS center on either anticoagulation or immunosuppression to prevent strokes and to dissipate the skin findings, with these modalities based historically on the presence ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Hannon PM,Kuo SH,Strutt AM,York MK,Kass JS

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgery for medically resistant epilepsy is safe and effective. However, when noninvasive techniques are insufficient, then consideration is given to invasive electrocorticography (EcoG). OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to analyze results and complications of subdural electrodes placement in the treatmen...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Vale FL,Pollock G,Dionisio J,Benbadis SR,Tatum WO

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-one children with brain-stem glioma are discussed. Sixteen received radiotherapy and five were too sick to be irradiated. The mean survival was 3.4 weeks for the non-irradiated group and 8.7 months for the treated group, two of the latter being still alive five and ten months after diagnosis. From the literatur...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Ataç MS,Blaauw G

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00