Positron emission tomographic study of late-onset cryptogenic symptomatic seizures.

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:To report on a case of post-denervation muscle hypertrophy in an unusual distribution. CASE REPORT:A 52-year-old patient with severe flaccid paraparesis after polio developed unilateral C-6 radiculopathy that resolved with conservative treatment. Within 2 years marked hypertrophy, stiffness and pain in the m...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Rousseff RT,Tzvetanov P

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) has been used in the last five years as a method for cerebral bloodflow imaging, especially in cerebral infarction. In this study the first experiences in the Netherlands are presented. In 57.6% of our patients lesions, defined by SPECT were larger than those found by...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： de Bruïne JF,van Royen EA,van Weeren F,vd Weel FA,Reiffers S,Verbeeten BW Jr,Krens H,Hijdra A,Limburg M

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypothalamic hamartomas (HH) are rare, non-neoplastic heterotopic tissues which contains normal neurons and glia including oligodendrocytes and fibrillary astrocytes but in an abnormal distribution. They arise from the floor of the third ventricle, tuber cinereum, or mammillary bodies. Estimated incidence ranges from ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Alomari SO,El Houshiemy MN,Bsat S,Moussalem CK,Allouh M,Omeis IA

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-six parkinsonian patients were selected by age of onset of over 70 and a minimum of five years duration of illness. The mean age of onset was 73.5 years and 30 patients were still alive after a mean of 7.2 years. We found that late onset Parkinson's disease has a relatively benign course with more "axial sympto...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Petit H,Vermersch P,Pasquier F

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Valid and reliable measures are needed to assess post-stroke cognitive impairment. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) has been considered a superior screening test to the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) for patients with post-stroke cognitive impairment, particularly in executive function, which ma...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Nakaoku Y,Oishi N,Hase Y,Hase M,Saito S,Mitsueda T,Matsui M,Toyoda K,Nagatsuka K,Kalaria RN,Fukuyama H,Ihara M,Takahashi R

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperphosphatemic tumoral calcinosis (HTC) is a rare inherited metabolic disorder manifested by pararticular calcification and hyperphosphatemia, caused by an elevated renal phosphate reabsorption threshold and elevated serum 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D levels. The disorder usually affects African-American subjects, but h...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Beck DA,Gray L,Lyles KW

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case, in which rhinorrhoea was caused by a pituitary adenoma, is presented. Leakage of CSF or metrizamide could be observed on CT. ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Bilo HJ,Ponssen H,van der Veen EA,Wolbers JG

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of a primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the CNS is reported in which a complete and stable disappearance of an enhancing mass lesion on the CT scan after treatment with dexamethasone was followed by the occurrence of a high-grade malignant lymphoma in the opposite hemisphere 18 months later. The long-lasting and...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Pohl P,Oberhuber G,Dietze O,Vogl G,Pallua AK,Plangger CA,Huber H

更新日期：1989-01-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To describe clinical, radiological findings, and outcome in a multiethnic population of stroke survivors with basilar artery occlusive disease (BAOC). METHODS:Forty patients with infarcts in the basilar artery (BA) territory, alive 30 days after the ictus, participated in the study. BA stenosis (>50%) or oc...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Ciríaco JG,Leite Cda C,dMartin Ma,Barros CV,Puglia P Jr,Caldas JG,Scaff M,Conforto AB

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed the added effect of 6 months of erythropoietin (EPO) administration in patients suffering from diabetic neuropathy with mild to moderate chronic kidney disease (CKD) managed with gabapentin. Twenty diabetic patients with mild to moderate CKD were included; 12 in gabapentin and 8 in EPO+gabapentin g...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Hosseini-Zare MS,Dashti-Khavidaki S,Mahdavi-Mazdeh M,Ahmadi F,Akrami S

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) is a constellation of symptoms that includes fever and altered mental status. Most cases are attributed to viral encephalitis (VE), occurring either in outbreaks or sporadically. We conducted hospital-based surveillance for sporadic adult-AES in rural Central India in order ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Joshi R,Mishra PK,Joshi D,Santhosh SR,Parida MM,Desikan P,Gangane N,Kalantri SP,Reingold A,Colford JM Jr

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of time-of-flight MR angiography (MRA) compared with CT angiography (CTA) for detection of branch vessels arising from the intracranial aneurysm sac, using a 3-tesla MR scanner and an area detector CT scanner. METHODS:Fifty patients with an intracranial...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Goto M,Kunimatsu A,Shojima M,Mori H,Abe O,Aoki S,Hayashi N,Gonoi W,Miyati T,Ino K,Yano K,Saito N,Ohtomo K

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the impact of Parkinson's disease (PD) on unpaid, non-professional caregiver (CG) social relationships and related issues, as well as home-help services, over the time-course of the disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Cross-sectional telephone survey using a structured questionnaire where CGs were div...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Lökk J

更新日期：2009-09-01 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：:Ependymomas account for 3-9% of all neuroepithelial tumors. A peculiar variant of ependymoma known as "giant cell ependymoma" ("GCE") is especially rarely reported, it may pose some difficulties for the diagnosing neuropathologist. Here we present a case of a giant cell ependymoma occuring in a 17-year-old patient wit...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Adamek D,Dec M,Sobol G,Urbanowicz B,Jaworski M

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 38-year-old male patient who developed a Miller Fisher syndrome following a respiratory tract disorder associated with a serologically proven Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. Although several neurologic manifestations have been reported after Mycoplasma pneumonia infection, Miller Fisher syndrome has not b...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Merkx H,De Keyser J,Ebinger G

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possible toxical effect of heavy metals in the pathogenesis of brachial and lumbar plexopathies during heroin addiction has been previously hypothesized by some authors, but never detected. A 24-year-old man, addicted to heroin showed the clinical picture of a symmetrical brachial neuropathy, without other neurolo...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Antonini G,Palmieri G,Spagnoli LG,Millefiorini M

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Intracranial arterial stenosis may progress or regress, of which the diagnosis is important to predict the risk of stroke or to evaluate the response of treatment. Transcranial Doppler (TCD) seems to be useful for this purpose, however, optimal diagnostic criteria have not been validated yet. Our study was d...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Lee CH,Yoo D,Kwon HM,Lee YS

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Early after having been diagnosed with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), young patients coping with the new situation require good social support and interactions. Successful social interaction is critically dependent upon the ability to understand the minds of others and their feelings. Socia...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Kraemer M,Herold M,Uekermann J,Kis B,Wiltfang J,Daum I,Dziobek I,Berlit P,Diehl RR,Abdel-Hamid M

更新日期：2013-07-01 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：:Two siblings suffering from acro-osteolysis, a rare disorder, are discussed. Although three distinct types of acro-osteolysis, namely familial, idiopathic, and due to vinyl-chloride, are clearly defined, these patients did not fit into any category. They had intact nails, preserved tactile and sensory system, plantar ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Kaur S,Kumar B,Chopra JS,Lamba G,Narang A

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Device subsidence is a well-known complication following cervical disc arthroplasty. Its occurrence has been closely tied with the endplate-implant contact interface. But current literature on the geometry of cervical endplate is very scarce. The aim of this anatomical investigation was to analyze geometry o...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Lou J,Liu H,Rong X,Li H,Wang B,Gong Q

更新日期：2016-03-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Lesions of the cerebellomedullary cistern lateral to the lower brainstem in an area extending from the foraminae of Luschka to the foramen magnum are rare and can be caused by various sources. There is no consensus on an ideal surgical approach. We describe the anatomical features and the surgical technique o...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Herlan S,Ebner FH,Nitz A,Hirt B,Tatagiba M,Roser F

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A brain tumor in a 4-year-old child is described. The neoplasm was partly cystic and showed an a-typical multi-differentiated aspect. Microscopically the neoplasm had a clear-cut 'malignant' morphology. This tumor represents possibly a partly maturated primitive neuroectodermal brain tumor. The term PNET is briefly di...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Troost D,Hageman LM,van der Werf AJ

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ventriculostomy is one of the most common neurosurgical procedures and an important tool in the treatment and monitoring of elevated intracranial pressure. Low accuracy has frequently been reported in the literature with risk of drain misplacement over 20% and with a need for reinsertion in up to 40%. As an ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Bergdal O,Springborg JB,Holst AV,Hauerberg J,Way S,Breum P,Romner B

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the safety and efficacy of targeted stimulation of the motor cortex as a treatment for essential tremor (ET). PATIENTS AND METHODS:At the University of Kansas Medical Center, two patients with essential tremor received stimulation of the (contralateral) motor cortex using an investigational implan...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Lyons KE,Wilkinson SB,Pahwa R

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cerebral microbleeds (CMB) on gradient-echo T2*-weighted magnetic resonance image (MRI) are frequently seen in patients with cerebral diseases. In this observational study we assessed whether CMB are a predictive factor for first-ever cerebrovascular events. PATIENTS AND METHODS:This study consisted of 698 s...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Nishikawa T,Ueba T,Kajiwara M,Fujisawa I,Miyamatsu N,Yamashita K

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00