Cysticercosis mimicking brain tumor: the role of albendazole as a diagnostic tool.

abstract：:A 63-year-old man developed a severe left frontal headache followed by an acute change of mentality 6 days later. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed bilateral thalamic ischemia. Angiography confirmed the occlusion of deep cerebral veins. Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS) of the thalami showed normal N-a...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Hsu LC,Lirng JF,Fuh JL,Wang SJ,Shyu HY,Liu HC

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brainstem gliomas comprise 10-20% of all pediatric central nervous system (CNS) tumors and diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPGs) account for the majority of these lesions. DIPG is a rapidly progressive disease with almost universally fatal outcomes and a median survival less than 12 months. Current standard-of-car...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Goodwin CR,Xu R,Iyer R,Sankey EW,Liu A,Abu-Bonsrah N,Sarabia-Estrada R,Frazier JL,Sciubba DM,Jallo GI

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:There is clinical and experimental evidence involving the insula in the control of the autonomic system and cardiac function, with differential participation of right and left brain hemispheres, and these differences could influence mortality in the acute phase of brain hemisphere ischemic infarcts. METHODS...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Mateo I,Pinedo A,Escalza I,Garcia-Monco JC

更新日期：2006-10-01 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：AIM:To assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with DM1, to identify muscular, multisystemic, central and social factors that may affect QoL and to define a DM1 patient in risk of poor QoL. PATIENTS AND METHOD:This cross-sectional study comprised 120 DM1 consecutive patients. The following scales wer...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Peric S,Stojanovic VR,Basta I,Peric M,Milicev M,Pavlovic S,Lavrnic D

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Traumatic brain injury is a silent epidemic with major impacts on national productivity as it affects the economically productive age group. Bilateral injuries are usually severe with no clearly defined predictors of outcome as per current available literature. METHODS:We retrospectively assessed 102 cons...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Yeole U,Krishnakumar M,Gopalakrishna KN,Sekar A,Sadashiva N,Shukla D

更新日期：2020-09-01 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：:Patients at times present with neurological symptoms and signs for which at times extensive investigation fails to identify any structural or organic pathology within the nervous system. These pseudo neurological syndromes can mimic almost any organic disease of the central and peripheral nervous system. Some such as ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Sethi NK,Sethi PK,Torgovnick J

更新日期：2010-06-01 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：:It is rare for a dermoid cyst to develop intratumoral hemorrhage. A 61-year-old woman had a sudden-onset left hemiparesis and slow response to verbal requests for one week when unenhanced computed tomography scanning revealed a mixed iso- and hypo-dense heterogeneous lesion in the right fronto-temporal area. T1-weight...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Chen JC,Chen Y,Lin SM,Tseng SH

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Parkinson disease (PD), a neurodegenerative disease, has also some immunologic basis in which several regulatory factors, like Helios and Neuropilin-1 (NRP-1) may show some roles in its pathogenesis. We aimed to evaluate the circulatory frequency of T regulatory cells (Tregs) expressing Helios and NRP-1 in P...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Daneshvar Kakhaki R,Kouchaki E,Dadgostar E,Behnam M,Tamtaji OR,Nikoueinejad H,Akbari H

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Involvement of those cranial nerves subserving taste is common in the Guillain-Barré syndrome, yet seldom reported are disturbances of taste. This may reflect relative sparing of taste fibers, which are small thinly myelinated fibers. However, the true incidence of taste disturbances in GBS is probably underestimated ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Soria ED,Candaras MM,Truax BT

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Ruptured middle cerebral artery (MCA) aneurysms are one of the causes of subarachnoid (SAH) or intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) but the factors associated with the bleeding type are unknown. The aim of the study was to analyze the association of the morphological variations of the Sylvian fissure (SF) and vascu...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Neyazi B,Siblini A,Frantsev R,Özkan N,Sandalcioglu IE,Sure U,Maslehaty H

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration (PCD) is the most frequent paraneoplastic syndrome affecting the brain. Until now, anti-Tr associated PCD was only seen in patients with Hodgkin's disease. We report a male patient who presented with a progressive ataxia, affecting predominantly the lower limbs and a cerebellar d...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Bruylant K,Crols R,Humbel RL,Appel B,De Deyn PP

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Presacral schwannomas are rare tumors. Due to their benign nature and slow growth, these tumors are often giant and become difficult to treat. Their removal is a surgical challenge with different strategies reported in the literature. This study presents the consecutives cases of presacral schwannomas operated ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Leclerc A,Lebreton G,Huet A,Alves A,Emery E

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Posterior ischaemic neuropathy (PION) is characterized by infarction in the retrobulbar optic nerve. A 73-year-old man suddenly experienced blurred vision in his left eye and intermittent weakness in his right hand. He had visual defects of superior lateral quarter and inferior medial quarter areas in the left eye. Ga...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Kawabe K,Nagaoka T,Iguchi H,Ikeda K,Iwasaki Y

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We performed a retrospective study to identify factors associated with preoperative and late postoperative seizures in primary supratentorial meningiomas. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between July 2003 and December 2014, we extracted 303 consecutive patients who underwent primary resection for supratentorial meningi...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Hwang K,Joo JD,Kim YH,Han JH,Oh CW,Yun CH,Park SH,Kim CY

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the clinical outcomes of patients with massive lumbar disc disease undergoing percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy and minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion at a single clinic. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From January 2008 to January 2014, 360 consecutive patients with massive l...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Liu C,Zhou Y

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Hemorrhagic transformation (HT) is a serious complication of acute cerebral infarction. The aim of study is to investigate the influencing factors of HT in non-thrombolysis patients with acute cerebral infarction, and to explore its clinical significance. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From June 2016 to March 2017, a...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Jiao Y,Li G,Xing Y,Nie D,Liu X

更新日期：2019-06-01 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：: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：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：INTRODUCTION:MS is associated with structural and functional brain alterations leading to cognitive impairments across multiple domains including attention, memory, and speed of information processing. Here, we analyzed the white matter damage and topological organization of white matter tracts in specific brain region...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Lashkari A,Davoodi-Bojd E,Fahmy L,Li L,Nejad-Davarani SP,Chopp M,Jiang Q,Cerghet M

更新日期：2020-12-08 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：:Two patients presenting a relapsing form of sporadic brachial plexus neuropathy, the so-called Parsonage Turner syndrome, are reported. The diagnosis is based on clinical and electromyographic features. Recurrent attacks, although infrequently encountered, have been well described in the past. Sporadic cases of this s...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Michotte A,Dierckx R,Deleu D,Herregodts P,Schmedding E,Bruyland M,Ebinger G

更新日期：1988-01-01 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：:A correct clinical diagnosis, early in the course of Alzheimer's disease (AD), is of importance given the currently available symptomatic treatment with acetylcholine esterase inhibitors. The development of disease-modifying drugs like beta-sheet breakers or gamma- and beta-secretase inhibitors, emphasizes the need of...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Andreasen N,Blennow K

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune disease characterized by inflammatory infiltration and secondary chronic dysfunction of exocrine glands. Systemic (extraglandular) manifestations of the disease occur in one-third of the patients, including a wide spectrum of peripheral and central neurological disorders. We re...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Rossi R,Valeria Saddi M

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes are very rare and often associated to breast, ovarian and small cells lung cancers. Paraneoplastic motor neuron diseases (MNDs) are even rarer, and frequently described in patients with breast cancer. We presented the first case of patient affected by HER2-positive breast tumor an...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Diamanti L,Quaquarini E,Berzero G,Bini P,Gastaldi M,Franciotta D,Alfonsi E,Ceroni M,Frascaroli M,Bernardo A,Marchioni E

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is widely used for metastatic brain tumors, optimal patient selection and treatment strategy continue to be investigated. The aim of this study was to provide treatment results with Gamma Knife SRS and to establish prognostic factors. Of the 54 patients treated from...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Nakagawa K,Tago M,Terahara A,Aoki Y,Sasaki T,Kurita H,Shin M,Kawamoto S,Kirino T,Otomo K

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00