Brain abscess--an unusual complication of cavernous sinus thrombosis. A case report.

abstract：:A case of pseudohypoxic brain swelling, a newly defined entity, is described. The patient experienced generalized seizures and did not awake initially after a seemingly uneventful elective craniotomy for clipping of an unruptured anterior communicating artery aneurysm. Neuroimaging findings demonstrated diffuse brain ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Yokota H,Yokoyama K,Miyamoto K,Nishioka T

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The laboratory diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is particularly challenging. The aim of the present work is to develop an immunoassay for the diagnosis of TB infection, using synthetic peptides of antigen (Ag) 85 complex of M. tuberculosis (Mtb) H37Rv. METHODS:Four peptides...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Kashyap RS,Shekhawat SD,Nayak AR,Purohit HJ,Taori GM,Daginawala HF

更新日期：2013-06-01 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: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

abstract：AIMS:Muscle biopsy is an important diagnostic modality and screening test for the diagnosis of dystrophinopathies. Sometimes muscle biopsies are needed for the diagnosis when genetic tests are inconclusive and are also useful for immunoblotting assay of the dystrophin protein. However, the procedure is painful, require...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Tanveer N,Sharma MC,Sarkar C,Gulati S,Kalra V,Singh S,Bhatia R

更新日期：2009-07-01 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：:The objective of this study was to summarize the available literature describing the presentation, diagnostic evaluation, and management for adults with Type 1 and Type 2 split spinal cord malformations. A review of the literature was performed using the CINAHL, PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science database, alongside a...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Karim Ahmed A,Howell EP,Harward S,Sankey EW,Ehresman J,Schilling A,Wang T,Pennington Z,Gray L,Sciubba DM,Goodwin CR

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role for spinal cord stimulation (SCS) in the management of chronic spinal cord forms of pain involving cervical dermatomes or the cervicomedullary junction (CMJ) for facial pain remains largely uncharted. OBJECTIVE:To review outcomes with cervical and CMJ SCS performed by a single surgeon, with particu...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Chivukula S,Tempel ZJ,Weiner GM,Gande AV,Chen CJ,Ding D,Moossy JJ

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glioneuronal neoplasms are rare tumors that typically affect patients in the first three decades of life. Since the publication of the World Health Organization (WHO) 2000 classification of tumors, further variants of these tumors have been reported. We present an 83-year-old gentleman who presented with a history of ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Kuo YH,Edgar MA,Luther N,Schwartz TH

更新日期：2006-06-01 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：:Gangliocytoma of the sellar region are extremely rare and often coexist with pituitary adenoma. Aim of this review is to collect all the cases reported in literature and to summarize the most recent literature evidences on the subject. A systematic review was performed through PubMed searching for articles describing ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Cossu G,Daniel RT,Messerer M

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:As the ageing population continues to grow, the incidence of osteoporosis continues to rise. Patients with osteoporosis are often managed pharmacologically. It is unclear the impact of these medications on osteoporotic patients requiring lumbar interbody fusion, and whether differences exist with respect to p...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Soldozy S,Sarathy D,Skaff A,Montgomery SR Jr,Young S,Desai B,Sokolowski JD,Buchholz AL,Shaffrey ME,Syed HR

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cerebral developmental venous anomalies (DVAs) are frequently diagnosed incidentally owing to the advances in neuroimaging. They are regarded as clinically insignificant due to their supposed quiescent existence which the authors aimed to contradict in this paper. AIM:In the aim of constituting a better und...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Kurt G,Aslan A,Kara E,Erol G,Şahin MB,Uçar M

更新日期：2020-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) is a condition that is frequently seen in the neurological and neurosurgical practice. Surgical treatment is overall preferred; however, conservative treatment is also an option. Both surgical and conservative treatment of CSDH vary across neurosurgeons. The aim of the present...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Laldjising ERA,Cornelissen FMG,Gadjradj PS

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Information on the nature and relative frequency of diagnoses made in referrals to neurology outpatient clinics is an important guide to priorities in services, teaching and research. Previous studies of this topic have been limited by being of only single centres or lacking in detail. We aimed to describe th...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Stone J,Carson A,Duncan R,Roberts R,Warlow C,Hibberd C,Coleman R,Cull R,Murray G,Pelosi A,Cavanagh J,Matthews K,Goldbeck R,Smyth R,Walker J,Sharpe M

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have reported that microRNA-155 (miR-155) is linked to the clinical outcomes of many tumors. However, its role in prognosis of gliomas remains unclear. This meta-analysis aims to evaluate the prognostic value of miR-155 in the survival of patients with gliomas. Hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence in...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Zhou Y,Wang X,Liu Z,Huang X,Li X,Cheng K,Jiang X

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this communication was to study the incidence and course of ICD and the long term outcome of this severe disease. The second goal was to analyze the different endovascular treatment modalities according to their long term results. METHODS:It is a retrospective analysis of 14 patients with IC...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Bourcier R,Papagiannaki C,Bibi R,Cottier JP,Herbreteau D

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the prevalence of cancer in the general population increases, a greater proportion of patients will present with symptomatic metastatic lesions to the spine. While surgery has been historically considered the treatment of choice for spinal cord/nerve root compression, mechanical instability and intractable pain, ra...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Bydon M,De la Garza-Ramos R,Bettagowda C,Gokaslan ZL,Sciubba DM

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tanycytic ependymoma is an uncommon but well-recognized variant of ependymoma. Here we report a case of tanycytic ependymoma occurring at the region of filum terminale in a 44-year male who presented with low backache, bilateral lower limb weakness and urinary incontinence. MR imaging in this patient showed a lesion t...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Radhakrishnan N,Nair NS,Hingwala DR,Kapilamoorthy TR,Radhakrishnan VV

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurement of beat-to-beat variations was employed in a group of 14 chronic alcoholics and compared with a group of normal individuals. A significant increase in the number of runs was found in the alcoholics reflecting impaired neurogenic control of the heart. It is concluded that cardiac neuropathy should be consid...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Melgaard B,Somnier F

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT) has gradually gained acceptance as an objective equivalent of the complaint of sleepiness. The history of this test and questions considering the validity of the MSLT in different situations are discussed. ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Lammers GJ,van Dijk JG

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meningiomas are the most common benign intracranial tumors in adults arising from the dura matter. The etiology of meningiomas is mostly unknown, although several risk factors have been described, such as ionizing radiation, head injury, hormones and genetic factors. According to WHO they are classified into 3 grades,...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Alexiou GA,Markoula S,Gogou P,Kyritsis AP

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) antagonists have recently grabbed the attention of clinicians for migraine prophylaxis. The present meta-analysis aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of CGRP monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) in patients with chronic and episodic migraine using a systematic therapeutic regimen. Mo...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Alasad YW,Asha MZ

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a 36 year-old woman who had sensorimotor and sphincter dysfunction 0.5 day after having an epidural anesthesia to deliver her baby. The patients' neurological deficits recovered gradually and she could walk without support 1.5 months after the operation. However, her neurological function deteriorated 4 m...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Tseng SH,Lin SM

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The headache associated with intercourse or masturbatory activity is a well-recognized clinical entity but pornography headache is barely mentioned. We report a young man who suffered preorgasmic headache pertaining only to pornography of specific erotic contents but not to other sexual or nonsexual act. An antecedent...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Chen WH,Chen KY,Yin HL

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the clinical and radiological findings in a consecutive series of patients diagnosed with fibrous dysplasia of the skull. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A retrospective analysis of collected data for 36 patients with histopathologically confirmed fibrous dysplasia involving the skull is presented. The dem...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Cai M,Ma L,Xu G,Gruen P,Li J,Yang M,Pan L,Guan H,Chen G,Gong J,Hu J,Qin S

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemiology and radiological features of Moyamoya disease (MMD) in the US were investigated. This study encompassed 98 cases; 26 were newly collected from eight US institutions and 72 were previously reported in the US literature. The patients ranged in age from 6 months to 67 years with age peaks in the first, t...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Numaguchi Y,Gonzalez CF,Davis PC,Monajati A,Afshani E,Chang J,Sutton CL,Lee RR,Shibata DK

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Trigeminal neuralgia or tic douloureux is sometimes described as the most excruciating pain known to humanity. OBJECTIVES:To estimate the prevalence of trigeminal neuralgia among the population of Al-Quseir city. METHODS:This study forms a part of door to door survey of major neurological disorders in Al-Q...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： El-Tallawy HN,Farghaly WM,Rageh TA,Shehata GA,Abdel Hakeem M N,Badry R,Kandil MR

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In this study, we aimed to evaluate sexual dysfunction (SD) between two different regions of Turkey in patients with Parkinson's Disease (PD). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Forty-three PD patients in Ordu and 71 patients in Istanbul were included. The Unified PD Rating Scale and Hoehn and Yahr Stage (HYS) scale were ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Kaya Y,Ozer F,Benli E,Yilmaz NH,Aydemir T,Demir EY

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate donor site morbidity following sural nerve harvesting, with special attention to the recovery of sensory loss. METHODS:We prospectively followed 38 subjects who underwent sural nerve harvest, including two with bilateral nerve excision. Symptoms related to sural nerve excision were evaluated and ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Martins RS,Barbosa RA,Siqueira MG,Soares MS,Heise CO,Foroni L,Teixeira MJ

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00