Lower motor neuron syndrome in a patient with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer: A case report and review of the literature.

abstract：:A patient is presented, who developed a suprasellar tumour. Stereotactical biopsy of the tumour revealed the diagnosis of a dysgerminoma. Immunocytochemical examination of the CSF showed neoplastic cells staining for human chorionic gonadotropin and for alpha-fetoprotein. The authors stress the possibility to diagnose...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Stark E,Knehans A,Wurster U,Patzold U

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A man was kicked on the neck, 10 days after which he noted right-sided numbness. Clinically, he had diminished deep tendon reflexes over the left upper limb, absent left superficial abdominal reflexes, a left extensor plantar response, mild left hemiparesis, diminished pinprick, temperature and vibratory sensation up ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Lim E,Wong YS,Lo YL,Lim SH

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metallic implants used in neurosurgery, comprising vascular clips, shunt valves, and metallic surgical wire for spondylodesis, induce distortion of magnetic resonance images. The image deformation usually pertains to small areas of signal suppression in its immediate vicinity, when the implant is non-ferromagnetic. Th...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Go KG,Kamman RL,Mooyaart EL

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Posterior fossa decompression is carried out to improve passage of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in patients with symptomatic Chiari 1 malformations (CM1), but the extent and means of decompression remains controversial. Dural opening with subsequent duraplasty may contribute to clinical outcome, but may also in...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Förander P,Sjåvik K,Solheim O,Riphagen I,Gulati S,Salvesen Ø,Jakola AS

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the patient's self assessed health related quality of life (saHRQoL) based upon the medical outcome study 36-item short form health survey (SF-36) as well as the factors of influence upon the saHRQoL following surgery for petroclival (PCM) and lateral posterior surface of the pyramid (LPPM) mening...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Pintea B,Kandenwein JA,Lorenzen H,Boström JP,Daher F,Velazquez V,Kristof RA

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate if pelvic incidence (PI) and lumbar lordosis (LL) mismatching affects surgical outcomes for ankylosing spondylitis (AS) related kyphosis following 1-level lumbar pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO). PATIENTS AND METHODS:AS patients with thoracolumbar kyphosis, who underwent 1-level lumbar PSO ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Liu ZJ,Qian BP,Qiu Y,Mao SH,Jiang J,Wang B

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 16-year-old Hispanic boy born of consanguineous parents is described as having a history of cataracts, progressive lower-extremity spasticity and atrophy starting at 4 years of age, atretic ear canals with hearing dysfunction and diffuse patchy cutaneous hypopigmented areas. Clinical examination showed the typical s...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Guillén-Navarro E,Wallerstein R,Moran E,Chu ML,Grant A

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 33-year-old woman, with a 7-year clinical history of invasive thymoma treated at ages 26 and 30 years by thymectomy and radiation, presented with a generalized convulsion and loss of consciousness. Following the seizure there was no neurological deficit and normal tendon reflexes. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Okita K,Matsukawa N,Hattori M,Yamada K,Takada K,Yamawaki T,Yoshida M,Hashizume Y,Ojika K

更新日期：2007-02-01 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：OBJECTIVE:In the developed countries, elderly population is rapidly increasing, but outcomes of elderly patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) remain unclear. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of non-traumatic SAH patients aged 80 years or older, who were hospitalized in a singl...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Asano S,Hara T,Haisa T,Okamoto K,Kato T,Ohno H,Hasuo K,Kondo T

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressively debilitating disorder resulting in reduced quality of life (QoL). Along with the motor symptoms of PD, non-motor symptoms of PD such as pain, restless leg syndrome (RLS) depression also occur. These exacerbate the worsening QoL and must be promptly diagnosed and tre...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Rana AQ,Qureshi ARM,Rahman N,Mohammed A,Sarfraz Z,Rana R

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Several neurodegenerative disorders show olfactory dysfunction. In patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), olfactory impairment is probably due to the involvement of the temporal and orbitofrontal lobes. We hypothesized that due to the disrupted areas in FTD, there would be an impairment in smell identif...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Orasji SS,Mulder JL,de Bruijn SF,Wirtz PW

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Controversy exists about whether depression following stroke represents a biologically mediated change or a psychological reaction to the deficits. We present a patient with an acute isolated personality change and depression following a lacunar infarct of the left internal capsule, who was unaware of his affective ch...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Biran I,Chatterjee A

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While considered a safe operation, deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been associated with various morbidities. We assessed differences in postsurgical complication rates in patients undergoing the most common types of neurostimulation surgery. METHODS:The National Readmission Database (NRD) was queried to id...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Tafreshi AR,Shahrestani S,Lien BV,Ransom S,Brown NJ,Ransom RC,Ballatori AM,Ton A,Chen XT,Sahyouni R,Lee B

更新日期：2021-01-01 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:Neurosurgical audits are an important part of improving the safety, efficiency and quality of care but require considerable resources, time, and funding. To that end, the advent of the Artificial Intelligence-based algorithms offered a novel, more economically viable solution. The aim of the study was to eva...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Brzezicki MA,Bridger NE,Kobetić MD,Ostrowski M,Grabowski W,Gill SS,Neumann S

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Impaired hepatic detoxification capacity by cytochrome P450 subsystems has been implicated in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease. We have demonstrated that hepatic parahydroxylation of phenytoin (PHT) is impaired in patients with late-onset Parkinson's disease. In the present study, we have investigated the hypot...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Peeters EA,Bloem BR,Kuiper MA,Vermeij P,de Wolff FA,Wolters EC,Roos RA,Ferrari MD

更新日期：1994-11-01 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：:Stereotactic implantation of depth electrodes for surgical evaluation of drug-resistant epilepsy is the technique of choice in many centers across the world. Historically, the choice of depth versus subdural electrodes has been largely dependent on the training of epileptologists and epilepsy surgeons in light of thei...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Gholipour T,Koubeissi MZ,Shields DC

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Intramedullary spinal cord astrocytomas are uncommon but important entities. Aggressive surgical resection is believed to be critical to prevent subsequent neurological deterioration; however, the prognostic significance of numerous patient and molecular variables remains unclear. We sought to investigate the...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Xiao R,Abdullah KG,Miller JA,Lubelski D,Steinmetz MP,Shin JH,Krishnaney AA,Mroz TE,Benzel EC

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten patients with epilepsy of unknown origin, starting after the age of 50 years, and without clear evidence of cognitive decline were studied with positron emission tomography, using the steady state technique with 15O. Cerebral blood flow and oxygen metabolism were significantly decreased in all cortical areas. No f...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： De Reuck J,Santens P,Decoo D,Crevits L,Van Maele G,Lemahieu I,Strijckmans K,Goethals P

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Percutaneous treatments for trigeminal neuralgia (TN) include glycerol rhizotomy (GR), radiofrequency thermocoagulation (RF), and balloon compression (BC), which aim to provide pain relief by targeted injury to the trigeminal nerve pain fibers. All three techniques are well established and can provide immediate pain r...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Texakalidis P,Xenos D,Tora MS,Wetzel JS,Boulis NM

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Although multiple intracranial aneurysms (MIAs) are frequent and disastrous, determining treatment strategy for them is often complicated, especially in elderly patients (≥60 years old). We evaluated the safety and effectiveness of one-stage coiling versus surgical clipping for MIAs in elderly patients. MET...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Xie Q,Gu Y,Song Y,Leng B,Zheng Y,Xu F

更新日期：2020-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequency of positive results of four conventional provocative tests (Phalen sign, Tinel sign, wrist extension and pressure provocation test) was evaluated in 179 patients with clinical and electrophysiological findings consistent with idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), 147 control subjects and 39 patients w...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Mondelli M,Passero S,Giannini F

更新日期：2001-10-01 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：OBJECTIVES:The frequency of suboccipital injections to treat headaches has increased. The third segment of the vertebral artery is located in the suboccipital triangle and its main muscular branch, the suboccipital artery of Salmon (SAS), supplies blood to the suboccipital muscles. The purpose of this study was to radi...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Macchi V,Porzionato A,Morra A,D'Antoni AV,Tubbs RS,De Caro R

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Seizures are common complications following intracranial aneurysms and present a greater risk to pediatric patients than adults. Though the risk factors of seizures in adults with intracranial aneurysms have been well documented, the risk factors in pediatric patients remain unknown. The aim of this study was...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Chen R,Zan X,Xiao A,Guo R,Xing L,Ma L,You C,Liu Y

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The logistics involved in administration of IV tPA for acute ischemic stroke patients are complex, and may contribute to variability in door-to-needle times between different hospitals. We sought to identify practice patterns in stroke centers related to IV tPA use. We hypothesized that there would be signifi...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Hargis M,Shah JN,Mazabob J,Rao CV,Suarez JI,Bershad EM

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 35-year-old woman with painful muscle cramps in both legs, this being the only symptom of the syndrome of continuous muscle fibre activity. Diagnosis was confirmed by electromyography during sleep. ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： de Waal M,Bertelsmann FW,Strijers RL

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied 200 female patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) to investigate whether pregnancy after the onset of disease influences long term disability. As an index of progression, we used the time between disease onset and wheelchair dependence. Patients who had at least one pregnancy after onset were wheelchair depe...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Verdru P,Theys P,D'Hooghe MB,Carton H

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00