Acro-osteolysis (report of two cases and brief review of literature.

abstract：:A case of locked-in syndrome is described and the literature is reviewed. The disorder consists of quadriplegia and mutism with preserved consciousness. The only remaining voluntary movements are usually vertical eye movements and eyelid blinking. Most cases are caused by basilar artery occlusion resulting in a brains...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Virgile RS

更新日期：1984-01-01 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：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：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to retrospectively examine 36 cases of bilateral cervical facet dislocations (BCFD) of the lower cervical spine who were at risk for respiratory deterioration. METHODS:The cases of 36 subjects with BCFD of the lower cervical spine who failed to achieve closed reduction were retrospectively ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Ye ZW,Yang SH,Chen BJ,Xiong LM,Xu JZ,He QY

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aims to observe the clinical efficacy and feasibility of improved X-rays-guided radiofrequency thermocoagulation denervation for treating low back pain secondary to lumbar facet joint syndrome (LFJS). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Eighty LFJS patients were randomly assigned into two groups: the denervatio...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Zhou Q,Zhou F,Wang L,Liu K

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed computerized tomograms (CT) for basal ganglia and dentate nucleus calcifications in 79 patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), 54 patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and 109 controls aged 50 or more. When it was determined, no patient had disturbances in calcium metabolism. We found: (1) 30 subjects out...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Vermersch P,Leys D,Pruvo JP,Clarisse J,Petit H

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A middle-aged patient presented with subacute muscular stiffness, myocloni of both extremity and facial muscles, gait ataxia and symmetrical distal painful paraesthesias. Electrophysiologically, neuromyotonia was confirmed. High titer anti-Hu antibodies were detected, but no other paraneoplastic antibodies were found....

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Toepfer M,Schroeder M,Unger JW,Lochmüller H,Pongratz D,Müller-Felber W

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe demographic and clinical characteristics in a group of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients with non-motor fluctuations (NMF) and to evaluate the management of medications proposed to treat NMF. METHODS:Three hundred and three PD patients (mean age, 66 ± 10.3 years; mean disease duration, 10.1 ± 6.5...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Brun L,Lefaucheur R,Fetter D,Derrey S,Borden A,Wallon D,Bourre B,Maltête D

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Worldwide stroke incidence seems to decrease in high income countries but to largely increase in low and middle countries. The mean age of stroke onset also seems to be gradually increasing in many developed countries, which is consistent with the third epidemiological transition in the world, being characterized by a...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Shiue I

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interspinous distraction devices provide an effective treatment for patients suffering from lumbar spinal stenosis and/or degenerative disk disease. The aim of this multicenter study was the prospective evaluation of patients treated for symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis with interspinous process decompression (IPD) ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Puzzilli F,Gazzeri R,Galarza M,Neroni M,Panagiotopoulos K,Bolognini A,Callovini G,Agrillo U,Alfieri A

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both migraine and vertigo are common complaints. Although they may coincide by chance, there is growing evidence for a clinical entity of recurrent vestibular symptoms related to migraine. This syndrome implies a possible causal relationship although the pathophysiology of migraine-related vertigo has not been fully e...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Crevits L,Bosman T

更新日期：2005-02-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to determine whether segmental left ventricular wall motion abnormalities (SLVWMA) are a potential cause of ischemic stroke. METHODS:Demographics, cardiovascular risk factors and echocardiographic parameters of patients with ischemic stroke (with and without SLVWMA) were collected a...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Deleu D,Kamran S,Hamad AA,Hamdy SM,Akhtar N

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the first successfully treated case of Cladophialophora bantiana cerebral abscess with the relatively new antifungal agent voriconazole. Infection with this organism is often fatal. A 64-year-old man presented to our institution with progressive neurologic symptoms due to a brain abscess. A stereotactic brai...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Lyons MK,Blair JE,Leslie KO

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracranial meningiomas such as olfactory groove meningioma (OGM) and tuberculum sellae meningioma (TSM) arising at the anterior skull base are amenable to surgical resection. Traditionally, this has been achieved by transcranial approaches (TCAs), however, there has been an evolution in an endoscopic endonasal appro...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Lu VM,Goyal A,Rovin RA

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In this paper a new checklist (CLCE-24) for identification of cognitive and emotional problems after stroke is presented. The CLCE-24 is intended to support a clinical interview by health care professionals other than the trained (neuro)psychologist. METHODS:Patients were interviewed with the CLCE-24, 6 mont...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： van Heugten C,Rasquin S,Winkens I,Beusmans G,Verhey F

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cranial nerve deficits during CEA are a known complication. The purpose of this study is to evaluate if significant changes in somatosensory evoked potentials and electroencephalography increase cranial nerve deficits during CEA. PROCEDURES:This is an observational retrospective case-control study analyzed ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Thirumala PD,Kumar H,Bertolet M,Habeych ME,Crammond DJ,Balzer JR

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyse the prevalence and incidence of dementia in a population of community-dwelling elderly (aged 75-80), living in socio-economically differing districts of Antwerp (Belgium), taking into account possible gender and educational differences. METHODS:A longitudinal cohort study (N=825) with a 3-year fol...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： De Deyn PP,Goeman J,Vervaet A,Dourcy-Belle-Rose B,Van Dam D,Geerts E

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bilateral Symmetrical Calcifications (B.S.C.) in cerebro represent calcium deposits usually found in the basal ganglia and/or dentate nucleus. They can be the result of diverse disorders, but can also present themselves without any underlying disease. Most often they are asymptomatic, but if the calcifications are ext...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Smit L,van Wijk RM,Rico RE,Sitalsing AD

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sweet's disease with central nervous system involvement, tentatively named neuro-Sweet's disease, has rarely been reported. Although systemic corticosteroid therapy is highly effective for neurologic symptoms in neuro-Sweet's disease, relapse is common. Here, we describe the case of a 38-year-old Japanese man who pres...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Fukae J,Noda K,Fujishima K,Wada R,Yoshiike T,Hattori N,Okuma Y

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Previous studies have reported various predictors for curve progression in braced adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients. However, the reported predictors might be insufficient for patients with early AIS. The aim was to investigate whether the initial vertebra-disc ratio (VDR) could serve as an effe...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Li S,Qiu Y,Zhu ZZ,Chen ZH,Chen X,Du CZ,Xu L,Zhou QS,Sun X

更新日期：2019-06-01 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:The annual hemorrhage rate of intracranial cavernous malformation (CM) is reported to range from 0.23% to 1.1%. Because of the low hemorrhage rate, operating on a deep symptomatic lesion with or without hemorrhage is considered controversial. For the prevention of hemorrhage, radiosurgery is an alternative m...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Huang YC,Tseng CK,Chang CN,Wei KC,Liao CC,Hsu PW

更新日期：2006-12-01 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：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：OBJECTIVE:To determine nationwide availability and factors associated with inpatient neurological services. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Using the 2011 American Hospital Association survey, we determined the proportion of hospitals that provided inpatient neurological services. Demographic and household data from the 2010 nat...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Fu KA,Razmara A,Cen SY,Towfighi A,Mack WJ,Sanossian N

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of fibrin glue to fix heterologous bone dowels in the recipient site in Cloward's procedure for cervical spondylotic myelopathy is described. The procedure ensures immediate and satisfactory spinal stability without need for any postoperative contention device. It has been successful in 18 patients with 26 int...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Fortuna A,Palatinsky E,Di Lorenzo N

更新日期：1988-01-01 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：:Non-pituitary lesions account for a minority of sellar region abnormalities. We report the unusual occurrence of non-pituitary sellar/suprasellar lesions in a mother and her two daughters. Each of these cases was diagnosed and managed differently, illustrating the relative importance of radiographic imaging, tumor mar...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Gabeau-Lacet D,Grant E,Stemmer-Rachamimov A,Yock T,Tarbell NJ

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An unusual case of multilocular brain abscess is reported in a 14-year-old girl, following cavernous sinus thrombosis. In absence of any other source of infection the cavernous sinus thrombosis is presumed as the cause of brain abscess. Possible pathogenesis is discussed. ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Mahapatra AK

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00