The diagnosis and treatment of stroke in a patient with cancer: nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE): a case report and review.

abstract：:Sarcoidosis of the central nervous system has been variously reported in 5-15% of all sarcoid patients. However, presentation of sarcoidosis as an isolated 'intracranial tumor' is rare. A 35-year-old African-American woman presented with intractable headaches. Neuroimaging revealed a tumor that was suggestive of a gli...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Vannemreddy PS,Nanda A,Reddy PK,Gonzalez E

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a 67-year-old non-diabetic male who presented with muscle cramps, paresis, atrophy and fasciculations in the left leg, followed by rapidly progressive muscle stiffness and superimposed spasms which subsequently also affected the right leg and the trunk. GAD65 autoantibodies were elevated in serum and CSF, c...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Holmøy T,Skorstad G,Røste LS,Scheie D,Alvik K

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Phrenic nerve lesion is a known complication of thoracic surgical intervention, but it is rarely described following thymectomy and lung surgery. OBJECTIVE:To review the literature on thoracic intervention and phrenic nerve lesion and to describe four new cases, in which regular neurophysiological studies...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Ostrowska M,de Carvalho M

更新日期：2012-04-01 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：:Cerebral hydatidosis account for approximately 1-2% of patients with hydatid disease. Fifty percent to 75% of intracranial hydatid cysts are seen in children. The cerebral hydatid cysts are usually single and located in the watershed of the middle cerebral artery. To our knowledge, no case of hydatid cyst in the thala...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Erşahin Y,Mutluer S,Dermirtaş E,Yurtseven T

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cranial nerve palsy (CNP) secondary to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion is less familiar to us as a result of its rarity in incidence and insidiousness in presentation. This study aims to further expound the pathophysiological mechanism, clinical presentation, diagnosis, management and prognosis of CNP. M...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Li G,Zhu X,Zhang Y,Zhao J,Han Z,Hou K

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the pterional transsylvian-transinsular approach for cavernomas of the left anterior mesiotemporal region in three patients. METHODS:A retrospective analysis of patients who underwent surgery for cavernous angiomas in the temporal lobe was performed via the left mesiotemporal lobe (MTL). The tech...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Campero A,Ajler P,Garategui L,Goldschmidt E,Martins C,Rhoton A

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meige Syndrome (MS) is a disabling movement disorder which impairs daily routines such as eating and speaking and, when not responsive to best medical treatment, deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the globus pallidus interna (GPi) has been considered. Previous evidence has shown a significant improvement in motor dysfunc...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Aires A,Gomes T,Linhares P,Cunha F,Rosas MJ,Vaz R

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic demyelinating disease that affects the central nervous system. Researchers have looked for an association between relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) and human leukocyte antigen (HLA) as risk or protective factor associated to ethnicity, which may add a partial ex...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Flores J,Granados J,Alonso E,Rito Y,Ortega-Hernández E,Mena-Hernández L,Corona T

更新日期：2015-11-01 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：AIMS:We performed a retrospective non-randomized study to analyze the results of microsurgery of acoustic neuromas (AN) using two different flexible hand-held laser fibers, CO2 (Omniguide(®)) and 2μ-Thulium (Revolix jr(®)). METHODS:From September 2010 to June 2015, 84 patients suffering from AN have been operated on w...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Mastronardi L,Cacciotti G,Scipio ED,Parziale G,Roperto R,Tonelli MP,Carpineta E

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A now 58-year-old female patient, carrier of the point-mutation in the beta-amyloid gene on chromosome 21 which causes hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis - Dutch type, developed progressive dementia after the age of 55 years. She never suffered from a cerebral hemorrhage. Dementia has been described as a ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Haan J,Bakker E,Jennekens-Schinkel A,Roos RA

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Digital subtraction angiography is the gold standard for diagnosis of vascular pathology. The value of angiography of non-target vessels following mechanical thrombectomy for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is unknown. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Consecutive patients treated with mechanical thrombectom...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Foreman PM,Wirtz MM,Fong R,Goren O,Schirmer CM,Dalal S,Weiner G,Griessenauer CJ

更新日期：2020-07-01 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:Spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage is mostly caused by the rupture of an aneurysm. Neurogenic stunned myocardium (NSM) is one of the most frequent complications caused by aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). The possible pathogenesis of NSM may be that the catecholamine peak resulting from aSAH leads t...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Luo H,Song WX,Jiang JW,Zhao JL,Rong WL,Li MH

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients tend to develop progressive respiratory muscle weakness, leading to ventilatory failure and ineffective cough, principal causes of morbidity and mortality. Since patients are usually unaware of these symptoms, these are generally not noticed until the advanced stag...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Pirola A,De Mattia E,Lizio A,Sannicolò G,Carraro E,Rao F,Sansone V,Lunetta C

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Glioblastoma recurs within 2 cm from the primary tumor's margins in 90-95% of cases. Natural history of recurrence is not well defined. The aim of this study was to verify if pattern of recurrence can be influenced by the extent of surgery. PATIENTS AND METHODS:131 patients with glioblastoma underwent tumor...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： De Bonis P,Anile C,Pompucci A,Fiorentino A,Balducci M,Chiesa S,Lauriola L,Maira G,Mangiola A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There is increasing evidence that cerebral microangiopathy reduces number of brain metastases. Aim of this study was to analyse if vascular risk factors (arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, smoking, and hypercholesterolemia) or the presence of peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) can have an imp...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Nagel S,Berk BA,Kortmann RD,Hoffmann KT,Seidel C

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Juxta-facet cysts are relatively uncommon intraspinal lesions, causing radiculopathy, neurogenic claudication or myelopathy. To the best of our knowledge, only 4 cases of bilateral synovial or ganglioncysts were described. We report the 5th case of bilateral ganglioncysts of the lumbar spine. Generally, juxta-facet cy...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Weyns F,Van Calenbergh F,Goffin J,Plets C

更新日期：1992-01-01 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：:A review is given of the aetiology and possible treatment of acquired (non-congenital), blepharoptosis, which is a common but not specific sign of neurological disease. The diagnostic categories of upper eyelid drooping are scheduled as (a) pseudo-ptosis due to a local process or overactivity of eye closure, including...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Oosterhuis HJ

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amongst a variety of neurological manifestations of childhood polyarteritis nodosa, cranial nerve involvement is unusual. We report 4 cases with cranial nerve palsies in a series of 36 biopsy-proven patients. Two cases presented with IIIrd nerve palsy alone, one with right IIIrd and left IVth nerve palsy, and one with...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Topaloglu R,Besbas N,Saatci U,Bakkaloglu A,Oner A

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：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The prognosis of malignant middle cerebral artery infarctions (MCA) is poor. The poor prognosis is attributable to the severe cerebral edema that causes a brain herniation and death. Decompressive surgery reduces mortality and may further improve patient outcomes. However, the safety and effectiv...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Ozdemir O,Ozbek Z,Vural M,Durmaz R,Cosan E,Arslantas A,Atasoy MA

更新日期：2014-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:Endoscopic endonasal (EE) transsphenoidal surgery is an important surgical approach to the treatment of sellar pathology, particularly for pituitary adenomas. Risk factors for the radiographic recurrence of pituitary adenomas resected using a purely endoscopic approach have not been established. This study i...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Bodhinayake I,Ottenhausen M,Mooney MA,Kesavabhotla K,Christos P,Schwarz JT,Boockvar JA

更新日期：2014-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:Lacunes are small deep infarcts due to occlusion of long-perforating arterial branches. The clinical presentation and outcome are variable. The present study investigates the prognostic value of comparing repeated computed tomographic (CT) scans in patients with a lacunar syndrome (LACS). PATIENTS AND METHO...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： De Reuck J,Hemelsoet D,Nieuwenhuis L,Van Maele G

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present a case history of a meningeal arteriovenous malformation, presenting as a pseudotumor cerebri syndrome. Subarachnoid hemorrhage did not occur and brain configuration was normal on CT-scan. The pathogenesis of papilledema in this case is discussed. Probably the cause must be sought in the massive ov...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： van den Bergh R,Dralands G,Crolla D,van den Bergh P

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of Von Recklinghausen neurofibromatosis (VRNF) with progression during two pregnancies and obstetrical complications is described to illustrate the effect of pregnancy on VRNF and vice versa. The interaction between VRNF and pregnancy is discussed. The obstetrical complications and progression of VRNF lesions d...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Boiten J,Jansen EN,de Graaff R

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00