Tethered cord syndrome: overview of diagnosis and treatment.

abstract：:Precocious puberty and amenorrhea have been associated with hydrocephalus, but the pathogenesis has not been determined. Approximately 22 cases of amenorrhea, and a few cases of precocious puberty, have been reported in hydrocephalic patients. Shunt treatment leads to initiation and maintenance of normal reproductive ...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Abdolvahabi RM,Mitchell JA,Diaz FG,McAllister JP 2nd

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Leptin may be associated with cardiovascular disease. We tested to determine whether leptin is a marker for first-ever acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in a nested case-referent study. METHODS:Consecutive patients with first-ever AIS from May 2017 to December 2017 were included. Referents were matched for sex, ag...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Liu G,Dong M,Ma S,Fu L,Xiao Y,Zhong L,Geng J

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The correlation between the activities of anti-GQ1b IgG antibodies in sera of patients with Miller Fisher syndrome and their clinical manifestations was investigated. The clinical severity was analyzed for 16 patients by scoring their symptoms during the peak of the clinical course and 4 weeks after onset. Serum sampl...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Mizoguchi K

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the accumulation of intraoperative data on arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), details of the haemodynamics have not yet been elucidated. A hydraulic model was constructed from silicone and glass tubes to simulate a high-flow AVM. During stepwise obliteration of the nidus, haemodynamic changes were continuousl...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Nagasawa S,Kawanishi M,Tanaka H,Ohta T,Nagayasu S,Kikuchi H

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between the states of spinal impact injuries and magnetically evoked electromyograms (EMGs) were studied in rats. Impact injuries to the spinal cord were induced at a depth of 0.25-2.0 mm by insertion of a cylinder tip measuring 2 mm in diameter into the lumbar vertebrae L1-L2. Magnetically induced el...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Chiba A,Hiruma S,Hashimoto S,Inase M

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Compromise of blood flow to the brain leads to cerebral ischemia, which if left untreated may even result in cerebral infarction. This has been the main cause of major morbidity and mortality over the years in the US and around the world. Cerebral ischemia to the posterior fossa is more critical and difficult to treat...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Misra M,Alp MS,Hier D,Ausman JI

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifteen patients with symptoms of cerebral ischaemia and angiographically confirmed unilateral stenoses or occlusions of the extracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) and 20 controls were studied by a 2 MHz transcranial Doppler (TCD) at rest and after stimulation with 1 g acetazolamide i.v., a cerebral vasodilator. I...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Rosenkranz K,Hierholzer J,Langer R,Hepp W,Palenker J,Felix R

更新日期：1992-01-01 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

authors： Sivaramakrishnan A,Graupe D

更新日期：2004-09-01 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

authors： Saleh A,Sawan M,Elzayat EA,Corcos J,Elhilali MM

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews our recent studies of the role of cortical spreading depression (CSD) in the pathogenesis of brain disorders. Our investigation is a computational one, involving the development and utilization of a complex neuro-metabolic model of the interactions assumed to occur in the cortex during the passage o...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Ruppin E,Reggia JA

更新日期：2001-07-01 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

authors： Jiang Y,Lv H,Huang S,Tan H,Zhang Y,Li H

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insertion of pedicle screws in the thoracolumbar spine can be challenging. Incorrect placement can lead to a failure of fusion or to significant neurologic morbidity. Recently, techniques utilizing intraoperative monitoring and stereotaxis have been developed to achieve proper screw placement. While these techniques m...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Frank EH,Chamberland DL

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Recent preclinical studies suggest that treating glioblastoma (GBM) with a combination of targeted chemotherapy and radiotherapy may enhance the anti-tumor effects of both therapies. However, the effects of these treatments on glioma growth and progression are poorly understood. METHODS:In this study, we h...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： D'Amico R,Lei L,Kennedy BC,Sisti J,Ebiana V,Crisman C,Christensen JG,Gil O,Rosenfeld SS,Canoll P,Bruce JN

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) and oxygen metabolism (rCMRO2) in 10 patients with progressive dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (DALS), in 21 patients with classical amyotrophic lateral sclerosis without dementia (ALS), and in 17 controls. The mean rCBF and rCMRO2, especially in the anterior ...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Tanaka M,Ichiba T,Kondo S,Hirai S,Okamoto K

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Elevated homocysteine level is a risk factor for ischemic stroke and associated with small vessel disease such as confluent leukoaraiosis in white and black population. We investigated the relationship between the total serum homocysteine level and ischemic stroke subtypes in Chinese population. METHODS:Thre...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Ma Y,Zhao X,Zhang W,Liu L,Wang Y,Fang R,Wang Y

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the functional abnormalities of the Leu89Pro mutation in connexin32 (CX32), which we have previously reported is present within an X-linked dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease family. In this family, male patients were moderately to severely affected. METHODS:We performed immunofluorescence to ...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Da Y,Wang W,Liu Z,Chen H,Di L,Previch L,Chen Z

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of transplanted bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) administered via internal jugular vein injection, carotid artery injection, or intraventricular transplantation for the treatment of cerebral infarction, which was modeled in rats. The neurological sco...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Ruan GP,Han YB,Wang TH,Xing ZG,Zhu XB,Yao X,Ruan GH,Wang JX,Pang RQ,Cai XM,He J,Zhao J,Pan XH

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to examine the effects of N omega-nitro-L-arginine (LNA) on the early ischemic neuronal damage (EIND). All the experiments were carried out under general anesthesia, maintaining the blood gases and the body temperature within the physiological ranges. The local CBF, the topographically correspo...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Matsui T,Nagafuji T,Mori T,Asano T

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Here, we investigated inflammatory signs of peripheral nerves in leptin-deficient obese ob/ob mice and the modulating effects of the exogenous iron load. METHODS:Ob/ob and ob/+ control mice were fed with high, standard, or low iron diet for four months. RESULTS:We found intraepidermal nerve fiber degener...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Kosacka J,Woidt K,Toyka KV,Paeschke S,Klöting N,Bechmann I,Blüher M,Thiery J,Ossmann S,Baum P,Nowicki M

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) oligoclonal bands (OB) imply intrathecal immunoglobulin synthesis and B-cell immune process. There is scarce evidence of OB having a role in disease prognosis. The objective of the present study was to determine OB's prognostic value regarding disease progression. METHODS:Betwee...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Rojas JI,Tizio S,Patrucco L,Cristiano E

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microsurgical anatomy for the pterional approach was studied regarding the origin and the course of the ophthalmic artery and the distal dural ring using human cadaveric specimens, with special reference to the surrounding bony structures. In 50 human adult formalin-fixed cadaveric cerebral hemispheres and 10 block sp...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Hokama M,Hongo K,Gibo H,Kyoshima K,Kobayashi S

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate by MR diffusion weighted image (DWI-MR) the presence of new ischemic cerebral lesions after carotid artery stenting (CAS) and distal cerebral protection, in patients with internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis >70. METHODS:Sixty-seven CAS were performed under cerebral protection with a distal fil...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： González A,Piñero P,Martínez E,González-Marcos JR,Rafel E,Mayol A,Gil-Peralta A

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This investigation was designed to clarify the chronic effects of cardiogenic emboli on cerebral perfusion and tissue densities within remaining noninfarcted brain. Local cerebral perfusion and tissue densities were measured by xenon-contrasted CT scanning and compared by cross-sectional designs among normal volunteer...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Obara K,Meyer JS,Muramatsu K,Mortel KF

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: Neurovascular compression syndromes (NVCS) could be cured with an intravascular device that releases compression of the root entry zone of cranial nerves by changing the course of offending vessels. The purpose of this study was to report our results of in vitro and in vivo experiments with a novel intra-a...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Chun Y,Chen Y,Elsisy M,Sukinik J,Shridhar P,Park JK,Kim YB,Hong CK,Chung J

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The object of the study was to evaluate brain tissue oxygenation (p(ti)O2) for intra-operative monitoring of critical ischemic events during early cerebral aneurysm surgery of the anterior circulation supplementary to somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs). P(ti)O2 was continuously evaluated during surgery for an intr...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Szelényi A,Jung CS,Schön H,Seifert V

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Tadalafil is a selective phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE-5) inhibitor approved for the treatment of erectile dysfunction. Less is known about the electroencephalography (EEG) effects of PDE-5 inhibitors, and the present study, therefore, examined the risk of EEG abnormalities associated with tadalafil. METHOD:...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Okuyucu EE,Guven O,Duman T,Gorur S,Melek IM,Akcin S,Yilmazer S

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effects of electrical stimulation (ES), stretching and their combined effects in matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) gene expression and activity during early denervation of rat tibialis anterior (TA) muscle by axonotmesis. METHODS:Thirty adult male Wistar rats were divided into five groups: no...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Peviani SM,Russo TL,Durigan JL,Vieira BS,Pinheiro CM,Galassi MS,Salvini TF

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neural stem cells (NSCs) are self-renewable, multipotential cells capable of differentiating into the three major neural cell types, but the mechanisms which regulate their development are not fully understood. Both basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and epidermal growth factor (EGF) promote the proliferation of NS...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Reimers D,López-Toledano MA,Mason I,Cuevas P,Redondo C,Herranz AS,Lobo MV,Bazán E

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Transient ischemic attack (TIA) with carotid artery disease (CAD) can increase the risk of cognitive decline. However, the neural mechanisms of the disorder remain unclear. The aim of this study was, using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), to detect microstructural changes in patients with symptomatic CAD pres...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Guo J,Wang S,Li R,Chen N,Zhou M,Chen H,Gong Q,He L

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:There is no definitive data regarding the usefulness of Brain microbleeds (BMBs) as an imaging marker with homeostatic markers to predict intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and ischemic stroke risk to personalize decisions on anticoagulation in AF. In this study, we prospectively evaluated clinical, radiological...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Altintas O,Niftaliyev E,Asil T

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00