Clinical and radiological aspects of Villaret's syndrome.

abstract：:Essential Tremor (ET) is characterized by a 4-12-Hz postural and kinetic tremor, most commonly affecting the upper limbs. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the thalamus (Vim) has been found to be highly effective in severe/refractory forms of ET. Intra-operative assessment of tremor is performed using clinical methods b...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Papapetropoulos S,Gallo BV,Guevara A,Singer C,Mitsi G,Lyssikatos C,Jagid JR

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal meningiomas are uncommon entities that fortunately burden only a small minority of patients. Notwithstanding their overwhelmingly benign propensity, the occurrence of extramedullary meningioma may nonetheless cause significant morbidity and possible mortality. The consideration therefore, of spinal meningioma i...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Saraceni C,Harrop JS

更新日期：2009-04-01 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：:Tic disorders are commonly considered to be childhood syndromes. Newly presenting tic disorders during adulthood are uncommon and mostly described in relation to an acquired brain lesion or as incidental tics, particularly in context with other neurological or psychiatric diseases. Tic disorder involving the ears is e...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Agrawal A,Shrestha R

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pathogenesis of frontal lobe atrophy (FLA) in stroke patients is unclear. We aimed to ascertain whether subcortical ischemic changes were more associated with FLA than with parietal lobe atrophy (PLA) and temporal lobe atrophy (TLA). METHODS:Brain magnetic resonance images (MRIs) from 471 Chinese ischem...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Chen Y,Chen X,Xiao W,Mok VC,Wong KS,Tang WK

更新日期：2009-12-01 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：:Syncope is a rare symptom of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, a common tumor in Taiwan. We describe two patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma who presented with frequent syncopal attacks five months before the diagnosis was made. We postulate that the mechanism of syncope is involvement of the glossopharyngeal or vagal nerv...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Lin RH,Teng MM,Wang SJ,Yeh TP,Liao KK,Liu HC

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to investigate aortic atheromas in stroke subgroups. METHODS:Two hundred consecutive subjects had acute ischemic stroke confirmed by diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) (195 cases) or computerized tomography (5 cases). Multidetector computed tomographic angiography (MDCTA) (16- or 64-...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Kaya D,Yildiz E

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is well established that smoking has a myriad of negative effects on varies aspects of bodily health. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of the smoking status at time of surgery on the postoperative subjective pain course and health related quality of life (HRQoL) until 1 year after surgery ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Stienen MN,Smoll NR,Hildebrandt G,Schaller K,Gautschi OP

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of pre-operative Halo-gravity traction in the treatment of severe neurofibromatosis type 1 and congenital scoliosis patients with thoracic rotatory subluxation. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 and congenital scoliosis undergoing Halo-gravity tr...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Shi B,Xu L,Li Y,Liu Z,Sun X,Zhu Z,Qiu Y

更新日期：2019-12-01 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：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：:Endovascular therapy has been used as an alternative treatment for vasospasm following subarachnoid hemorrhage. The effectiveness and safety of endovascular therapy are still controversial. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to identify any advantage of endovascular therapy over traditional medical tre...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Yao Z,Hu X,You C

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During recent years, sialorrhea in Parkinson's disease (PD) has been treated with botulinum toxin type A (BT-A); however, there are no data describing its effects on swallowing dynamics in this group of patients. OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether injection of BT-A into the parotid glands interferes with the ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Nóbrega AC,Rodrigues B,Melo A

更新日期：2009-06-01 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：:Sneddon syndrome (SS) is characterized by livedo racemosa, recurrent ischemic strokes, and often progressive vascular dementia. Treatment options for SS center on either anticoagulation or immunosuppression to prevent strokes and to dissipate the skin findings, with these modalities based historically on the presence ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Hannon PM,Kuo SH,Strutt AM,York MK,Kass JS

更新日期：2010-07-01 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：: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：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：:Symptomatic spontaneous intratumoral hemorrhage is a rare event in a patient with a brain tumor (BT). Although the treatment of choice in such a case is surgical removal of both the tumor and the hemorrhage, the optimal timing for surgical intervention has not been clearly established, particularly in those who presen...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Inamasu J,Nakamura Y,Saito R,Kuroshima Y,Mayanagi K,Ichikizaki K

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe four patients suffering from lower limb compartment syndromes which were caused by constrictive bandages applied after stripping of varices. The dressing was erroneously only partially removed, when the patients started complaining of severe pain and tension in the operated legs. The damages varied from ex...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Danner R,Partanen K,Partanen J,Kettunen K

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The validity and reproducibility of two simple coordination-tests, the spiraltest and nailtest were examined in 113 healthy subjects, 33 patients with Parkinson's disease and 24 patients suffering from cerebellar disorders. The performances of the healthy subjects decreased significantly with age but gender had no inf...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Verkerk PH,Schouten JP,Oosterhuis HJ

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IOM) for intramedullary tumors has become a standard in neurosurgical practice, IOM for intradural extramedullary tumors (IDEMs) is still under debate. The aim of this study is to evaluate the role of IOM during surgery for IDEMs. METHODS:From March 2008 t...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Ghadirpour R,Nasi D,Iaccarino C,Giraldi D,Sabadini R,Motti L,Sala F,Servadei F

更新日期：2015-03-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To describe the patient's self assessed health related quality of life (saHRQoL) based upon the medical outcome study 36-item short form health survey (SF-36) as well as the factors of influence upon the saHRQoL following surgery for petroclival (PCM) and lateral posterior surface of the pyramid (LPPM) mening...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Pintea B,Kandenwein JA,Lorenzen H,Boström JP,Daher F,Velazquez V,Kristof RA

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:We present a very unusual case in which a proximal posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) aneurysm was located extracranially. We reviewed the PICA origin anatomy and pathology of aneurysms at this site. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:A Caucasian woman, 52 years of age, presented with a lesion at ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Dammers R,Krisht AF,Partington S

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cognitive impairment and seizures are both common conditions in patients with cerebrovascular disease. PURPOSE:The present study investigates whether the occurrence of late-onset seizures, following an ischemic stroke, contributes to vascular cognitive impairment. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The mean Mini-Mental ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： De Reuck J,De Clerck M,Van Maele G

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Gliomas are a group of center nervous system tumors of glial origin. Most are characterized by diffuse infiltrative growth in the surrounding brain. Patients almost always ultimately die from their disease. The drastically increased knowledge about the molecular abnormalities, these are linked with tumor grad...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Bie L,Zhao G,Wang YP,Zhang B

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Language is an important human function, and is a determinant of the quality of life. In conditions such as brain lesions, disruption of the language function may occur, and lesion resection is a solution for that. Presurgical planning to determine the language-related brain areas would enhance the chances o...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Alemi R,Batouli SAH,Behzad E,Ebrahimpoor M,Oghabian MA

更新日期：2018-02-01 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