Abstract:
:At present, no practical method exists for monitoring the progression and severity of cerebral oedema in a clinical setting on a continuous basis. In search for such a method, we investigated the electrical characteristics of cerebral tissue at microwave frequencies to quantify cerebral oedema. The dielectric constants of normal and oedematous canine cerebral white matter were measured using a Network Analyzer and then compared to the tissue's water content. In addition, salt infiltration and time elapsed after excision of the tissue were examined to determine their effects on the measurements. The water content and dielectric constant of the white matter were linearly related (correlation coefficient, r = 0.903), comparable to results obtained with a Time Domain Reflectometer in previous research. The Network Analyzer, however, is a more robust measurement device and, because of this, can potentially be used for long term measurements. Further, it was found that neither an increased tissue salt content nor the amount of time after excision of the tissue significantly affected the results. This indicates that the dielectric constant of cerebral white matter is mainly a function of the tissue's water content.
journal_name
Neurol Resjournal_title
Neurological researchauthors
Kramer GG,Cardoso ER,Shwedyk Edoi
10.1080/01616412.1992.11740065subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1992-06-01 00:00:00pages
255-8issue
3eissn
0161-6412issn
1743-1328journal_volume
14pub_type
杂志文章abstract:OBJECTIVE:Diabetes is one of the major risk factors for ischemic stroke and is reported to aggravate the ischemic brain damage in different experimental models as well as clinical situations. However, the mechanisms underlying the exacerbated ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) brain injury associated with comorbid diabetes ar...
journal_title:Neurological research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1179/1743132811Y.0000000015
更新日期:2011-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Acute presentation of Type I Chiari malformation in children is distinctly rare. An 11 year old male suffered a trauma to the right temporal-parietal region in a tobogganing accident resulting in an open depressed skull fracture. Radiographic evaluation included a Computed Tomographic scan which also demonstrated a si...
journal_title:Neurological research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/01616412.1998.11740599
更新日期:1998-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::In patients with head trauma and consecutive acute diffuse cerebral swelling the sudden initial rise in intracranial pressure with subsequent impairment of cerebral blood flow is explained by engorgement due to vasoparalysis. How quickly hyperaemic brain swelling can occur is shown by a case report. The review of clin...
journal_title:Neurological research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/01616412.1994.11740190
更新日期:1994-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Cell-free DNA (cf-DNA) is a marker of inflammation and cell death. The purpose of the present study was to analyze the role of cf-DNA as a putative biomarker in refractory epilepsy. METHODS:Baseline concentration of cf-DNA was measured in the serum of 51 carefully evaluated refractory epilepsy patients under...
journal_title:Neurological research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/01616412.2015.1127004
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Changes in systemic arterial blood pressure and the degree of cerebral vasospasm were investigated in 125 patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. METHODS:Systemic arterial blood pressure was measured every 2 hours in each patient for a period of more than 2 weeks, and a fall in systemic blood pres...
journal_title:Neurological research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1179/016164105X48761
更新日期:2006-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::The effects of etomidate on focal cerebral ischaemia following transorbital occlusion of the cat middle cerebral artery were investigated. Etomidate had no effect on CBF before or after onset of ischaemia by comparison with controls, but caused a greater fall in CBF in cats with high preocclusion or initial ischaemic ...
journal_title:Neurological research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/01616412.1986.11739756
更新日期:1986-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Cerebral aneurysms are composed principally of collagen, a birefringent protein which is responsible for withstanding the forces of blood pressure. The known correlation between collagen birefringence and its mechanics provides the basis for using polarizing microscopy to evaluate the strength of collagen, layer by la...
journal_title:Neurological research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/01616412.1999.11740986
更新日期:1999-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::The treatment of arteriovenous malformations depends on the efforts of a multidisciplinary team whose ultimate goal is to achieve better results when compared to the natural history of the pathology. The role of adjuvant treatment modalities such as radiosurgery and endovascular embolization is discussed. Treatment st...
journal_title:Neurological research
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1080/01616412.1998.11740583
更新日期:1998-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::A simple and reproducible method of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay was established to detect trinucleotide repeat expansion for Huntington's disease (HD) using a new DNA polymerase and buffer system. The system consists of an extremely heat stable DNA polymerase (Pfu), and a buffer supplemented with ammonium su...
journal_title:Neurological research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/01616412.1996.11740370
更新日期:1996-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::To estimate the regional perfusion pressure and possibly the stump pressure during carotid endarterectomy, cerebral blood flow (CBF) measurements including a vasodilatory test were performed preoperatively. CBF was measured by 133Xe inhalation and emission tomography. An intravenous dose of 1g acetazolamide (Diamox) w...
journal_title:Neurological research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/01616412.1987.11739765
更新日期:1987-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::The application of optical spectroscopy for intra-operatively delineating brain tumors has been studied in this paper. The classification of tissue as normal, tumor and boundary is done using the LAMSTAR neural network (NN). The objective is to combine both fluorescence and reflectance as attributes to be used for the...
journal_title:Neurological research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1179/016164104225017802
更新日期:2004-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::HEADTOME III, a high resolution PET, has been employed using 15O and 18F labelled pharmaceuticals to evaluate histological malignancy of gliomas preoperatively. PET study was applied on eighteen preoperative gliomas including two recurrent cases. Haemocirculatory and metabolic indices of regional cerebral blood flow (...
journal_title:Neurological research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/01616412.1986.11739749
更新日期:1986-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To assess whether a weaning protocol reduces the mechanical ventilation (MV) duration compared to physician's judgement-based weaning in neurological patients and to determine whether patient consciousness influences this reduction. METHODS:A randomised controlled trial was conducted in a neurological inten...
journal_title:Neurological research
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1179/1743132815Y.0000000092
更新日期:2015-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Using the previously reported method of experimental localized brainstem infarct in dogs, we designed this study to elucidate sequential changes of regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in three separate regions of the central nervous system: the cerebral cortex, thalamus, and midbrain. The data obtained were referred t...
journal_title:Neurological research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/01616412.2000.11741061
更新日期:2000-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Vestibular neuritis (VN) rapidly damages unilateral vestibular periphery, inducing severe balance disorders. In most cases, such vestibular imbalance is gradually restored to within the normal level after clinical therapies. This successive clinical recovery occurs due to regeneration of vestibular periphery and/or ac...
journal_title:Neurological research
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1179/016164103101201364
更新日期:2003-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Monitoring of regional cerebral oxygen saturation (r. cereb. O2 satn.) was carried out continuously in 12 healthy subjects (mean age 35.2 +/- 4.4 years; range 26-41 years; 4 women, 8 men), prior to, during and following acupuncture. Measurements were obtained with the INVOS 3100 cerebral oximeter (Somanetics Corp., Tr...
journal_title:Neurological research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/01616412.1998.11740605
更新日期:1998-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to investigate the ability of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) to survive in the striatum and improve motor function in the quinolinic acid (QA) lesion rat model of Huntington's disease (HD). METHODS:One week following QA lesioning of the striatum, rats were transplan...
journal_title:Neurological research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1179/016164110X12816242542571
更新日期:2011-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::In models of middle cerebral artery occlusion using intraluminal suture, the size and the distribution of ischemic injury vary considerably among laboratories. In transcranial models of cerebral ischemia, a more consistent cerebral ischemic lesion is seen in Spontaneously Hypertensive rats (SHR). In the present study,...
journal_title:Neurological research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/01616412.1998.11740517
更新日期:1998-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Thirty outpatients with unruptured cerebral aneurysms screened by computed angiotomography have been analysed and followed up in our clinic since 1979. Seventeen were men and the age range was 41 to 74 years old (mean 57.7 years). Patients had no or only mild neurological symptoms, such as headache, sensorimotor or sp...
journal_title:Neurological research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/01616412.1986.11739736
更新日期:1986-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::In order to investigate the functional role of endothelium and vasoeffector mechanism in cerebrovascular responses to neuropeptides, the stainless steel cannula inserting method was applied to examine the responses to intraluminally-applied bradykinin, substance P and vasopressin in isolated and perfused canine basila...
journal_title:Neurological research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/01616412.1995.11758611
更新日期:1995-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:We evaluate the bladder volume and pressure through recording the bladder afferent activity in the sacral nerve roots in acute experiments of paraplegic dogs. These measurements are intended to report the status of the bladder and to adjust the stimulation parameters of an implantable electric stimulator. ME...
journal_title:Neurological research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1179/016164108X268250
更新日期:2008-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Ninety percent of cerebral aneurysms were diagnosed after their first rupture with consecutive subarachnoid haemorrhage. In order to detect the aneurysms before rupture investigation by transcranial Doppler sonography was used on the basis of intra-operative evaluation of the normal aneurysmal flow pattern. In 34 pati...
journal_title:Neurological research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/01616412.1989.11739860
更新日期:1989-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a genetically heterogeneous neurodegenerative disorder. Associations of the glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) polymorphisms with the risk factors for AD have not been definitely confirmed. We investigated the association of GSTM1 and GSTT1 null deletion and GSTP1 313 A/G...
journal_title:Neurological research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/01616412.2017.1390902
更新日期:2018-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Objective: To determine the time of dementia diagnosis, symptom intensity and to assess the comorbidities.Methods: 110 patients with dementia or mild cognitive impairment were enrolled in this retrospective study. The study group was divided into subgroups: patients with a maximum of three (S ≤ 3 n = 62) and four or m...
journal_title:Neurological research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/01616412.2020.1738648
更新日期:2020-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::We examined the effect of local anaesthesia of the skin on somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) and psychophysical magnitude estimates for a constant intensity air-puff stimulation (7 kg.cm-2) in 23 normal subjects. Before and after intradermal injection (0.1 ml of 1% xylocain) to the tip of the right index finger, ...
journal_title:Neurological research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/01616412.1995.11740283
更新日期:1995-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The role of inflammation in cognitive alterations in a post-operative setting is still not fully understood. Surgical interventions can cause systemic inflammations which eventually can induce neuroinflammation. However, the main causes of functional changes after surgery are still elusive. In this study, we ...
journal_title:Neurological research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/01616412.2016.1242452
更新日期:2016-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::The craniocervical regions of seven cadavers (14 sides) injected with silicone rubber were dissected under a Zeiss OPMI surgical microscope. The present study provides a detailed description of the suboccipital segment of the vertebral artery, with particular attention to its loops, branches, supporting osteofibrous s...
journal_title:Neurological research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/01616412.1998.11740507
更新日期:1998-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Epilepsy is a common seizure disorder affecting approximately 70 million people worldwide. Mitochondrial dysfunction and antioxidant/prooxidant imbalance are emerging as factors that contribute to epileptogenesis. As medical ozone was able to reestablish cellular redox balance and to maintain the protective ...
journal_title:Neurological research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1179/1743132814Y.0000000445
更新日期:2015-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::From 118 transsphenoidally operated patients, 100 had a pituitary adenoma; 33 prolactinomas, 20 HGH-producing, 2 ACTH-producing and 45 inactive adenomas. The first transsphenoidal operation did not cause any mortality; after reoperation for suspected recurrence on follow-up, 2 patients died; thus, the global managemen...
journal_title:Neurological research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/01616412.1985.11739714
更新日期:1985-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::In this work, we evaluated the differences between epileptic electroencephalogram (EEG) and interictal EEG by computing some non-linear features. Correlation dimension (CD) and Hurst exponent (H) were calculated for 100 segments of epileptic EEG and 100 segments of interictal EEG. A comparison was made between epilept...
journal_title:Neurological research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1179/1743132811Y.0000000041
更新日期:2011-11-01 00:00:00