Spontaneous closure of intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas: a report of 3 cases.

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is well established that smoking has a myriad of negative effects on varies aspects of bodily health. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of the smoking status at time of surgery on the postoperative subjective pain course and health related quality of life (HRQoL) until 1 year after surgery ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Stienen MN,Smoll NR,Hildebrandt G,Schaller K,Gautschi OP

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a hyperkinetic movement disorder induced by dopamine receptor blocking drugs (DRBDs). TD typically presents with stereotypy or dystonia, but may also cause akathisia, myoclonus, or tremor. However, no detailed reports of gait abnormalities have been documented. We report three patients expos...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Kuo SH,Jankovic J

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A restricted neurological deficit is not uncommon in patients with cortical lesions. However, in cheiro-oral syndrome (COS) associated with cortical involvement, the topographic disparity of the cheiral and oral representation area is hardly explained by the restricted sensorium at the homolateral mouth angl...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Chen WH,Lan MY,Chang YY,Lui CC,Chen SS,Liu JS

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We prospectively investigated the relationship between diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), dynamic susceptibility perfusion (DSP) MRI metrics and grade, subtype and Ki-67 labelling index of meningiomas. MATERIALS AND ΜETHODS: Thirty-nine patients operated for meningioma were included in the study. DTI and DSP were ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Zikou A,Alexiou GA,Goussia A,Kosta P,Xydis V,Voulgaris S,Kyritsis AP,Argyropoulou MI

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Glioblastoma recurs within 2 cm from the primary tumor's margins in 90-95% of cases. Natural history of recurrence is not well defined. The aim of this study was to verify if pattern of recurrence can be influenced by the extent of surgery. PATIENTS AND METHODS:131 patients with glioblastoma underwent tumor...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： De Bonis P,Anile C,Pompucci A,Fiorentino A,Balducci M,Chiesa S,Lauriola L,Maira G,Mangiola A

更新日期：2013-01-01 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: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：OBJECTIVES:To assess the feasibility of cement-augmented fenestrated pedicle screw for patients with spondylolisthesis with osteoporotic spine. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From January 2014 to March 2018, a retrospective study of 88 patients with spondylolisthesis and osteoporosis treated with minimally invasive transforamin...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Wang W,Liu C,Li J,Li H,Wu J,Liu H,Li C,Zhou Y

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty three chronic subdural hematomas, obtained by surgery or by necropsy, were examinated. The patient age distribution curve of the non-complicated operative cases showed the highest incidence in the first year of life and also a moderate increase in the elderly group. Recurrent hemorrhage in the walls and in the ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Reuck JD,Roels H,Eecken H

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this single-institution cohort study is to describe clinical characteristics of patients with breast cancer brain metastases (BCBM), to investigate survival after diagnosis of brain metastases (BM), and to assess the aggressive treatments to BCBM. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We identified 134 consecutive...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Wang Y,Ji Z,Lin FH,Wang XH,Wan-Ming H,He ZQ,Duan H,Guo CC,Zhang XH,Mou YG

更新日期：2018-07-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the burst suppression (BS) pattern on intra-operative electrocorticography (ECoG) in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) and the surgical outcome. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From January 2017 to June 2017, 45 patients with TLE underwent temporal lobe resection with i...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Xu C,Yu T,Zhang X,Zhang G,Zhuang P,Wang Y,Li Y

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze long-term results and to determine prognostic factors on seizure outcome in a series of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) who underwent anteromedial temporal lobectomy (AMTL). MATERIALS AND METHODS:From 1995 to 1998 forty-two patients suffering from non-lesional TLE underwent tailored AMT...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Roberti F,Potolicchio SJ,Caputy AJ

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Deep brain stimulation is nowadays a frequently performed surgery in patients with movement disorders, intractable epilepsy, and severe psychiatric disorders. The most feared complication of this surgery is an intracerebral hemorrhage due to the electrode placement, either for intraoperative electrophysiolog...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Tonge M,Ackermans L,Kocabicak E,van Kranen-Mastenbroek V,Kuijf M,Oosterloo M,Kubben P,Temel Y

更新日期：2015-12-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Bilateral phrenic neuropathy is an uncommon complication of diabetes mellitus. CASE PRESENTATION:We present a patient with diabetes mellitus who developed dyspnea from diaphragmatic paresis secondary to bilateral phrenic neuropathies on the background of subclinical generalized polyneuropathy documented b...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Rison RA,Beydoun SR

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECT:Ligation and division of anterior third (AT) of superior sagittal sinus (SSS) is presumed to be safe and is commonly used for approaching anterior skull base tumors and distal anterior cerebral artery aneurysms (DACA). Contrary to this belief we found complications secondary to this procedure more oft...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Salunke P,Sodhi HB,Aggarwal A,Ahuja CK,Dhandapani SS,Chhabra R,Gupta SK

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the assumed advantages of pure endoscopic and endoscope-assisted methods for the supraorbital keyhole approach. The aim is to demonstrate visibility and accessibility of the pure endoscope approach as a possible standard approach for the supraorbital keyhole approach. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We perfor...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Arnaout MM,Luzzi S,Galzio R,Aziz K

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Primary malignant brain tumors are relatively uncommon, and their incidence and survival rates have seldom been reported. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We identified all patients with malignant brain tumors in Taiwan between 1997 and 2012 using the National Health Insurance database. We estimated the stratified incid...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Lin YJ,Chiu HY,Chiou MJ,Huang YC,Wei KC,Kuo CF,Hsu JT,Chen PY

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Survival scores can help physicians select appropriate treatment for patients with brain metastasis. Primary tumors have different biological behavior justifying separate scoring systems for different tumors. In this study, a survival score was developed for patients with brain metastasis from SCLC. METHODS:...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Rades D,Dziggel L,Segedin B,Oblak I,Nagy V,Marita A,Schild SE

更新日期：2013-10-01 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：UNLABELLED:The visual and headache outcomes in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) undergoing cerebrospinal fluid diversion with a lumboperitoneal (LPS) or ventriculoperitoneal shunting (VPS) have not been well reported. The aims of this study were to: (a) to assess outcomes of CSF diversion in IIH...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Tarnaris A,Toma AK,Watkins LD,Kitchen ND

更新日期：2011-07-01 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:The objective of this study was to explore the differences in clinical outcome between short-segment fixation (SSF; occiput-C2) and multi-segment fixation (MSF; occiput-C2, 3). METHODS:From January 2008 to January 2012, patients who underwent surgery for instability at the occipitocervical junction were incl...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Pan J,Huang D,Hao D,Zhao Y,He B,Wu Q,Li H,Ge C

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A male patient came to our clinic because of a continuous up and down movement of his right testis, which was present even during sleep. The nature and localization of the unilateral rhythmic cremasteric activity is investigated by electrophysiological methods. Investigations of the cremasteric muscles and genitofemor...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Bademkiran F,Acarer A,Aydogdu I,Ertekin C

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review is given of the aetiology and possible treatment of acquired (non-congenital), blepharoptosis, which is a common but not specific sign of neurological disease. The diagnostic categories of upper eyelid drooping are scheduled as (a) pseudo-ptosis due to a local process or overactivity of eye closure, including...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Oosterhuis HJ

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 19-year-old previously healthy woman developed meningitis due to Acinetobacter calcoaceticus. This is a Gram-negative coccobacillus belonging to the family Neisseriaceae. Most reported cases of Acinetobacter meningitis were hospital-acquired and due to strains highly resistant to amoxycillin. Our patient was treated...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Reindersma P,Nohlmans L,Korten JJ

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the direct and indirect effects on the central nervous system (CNS) of systemically administered immuno-modulatory therapies in use or under evaluation for the relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). METHODS:We summarize data published by our own lab and by others that delineate the effects of ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Antel JP,Miron VE

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (HFSRT) is a common salvage treatment for recurrent malignant glioma (MG). However, it remains controversial whether the combination of HFSRT and chemotherapy could improve survival for patients with recurrent MG compared to HFSRT alone. The present systematic review and meta...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Hu YJ,Zhang LF,Ding C,Chen D,Chen J

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Electroencephalography (EEG) in the intensive care unit (ICU) is often done to detect non-convulsive seizures (NCS). The outcome of ICU patients with NCS strongly depends on the underlying etiology. The implication of NCS and other EEG findings on clinical outcome independent from their etiology is not well u...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Al-Said YA,Baeesa SS,Shivji Z,Kayyali H,Alqadi K,Kadi G,Cupler EJ,Abuzinadah AR

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00