abstract：OBJECTIVE:Schwannomas of the sciatic nerve, which is the largest nerve of the human body, are very rare accounting for ≤ 1% of all schwannomas. They often may raise confusion with other more common causes of sciatica, such as lumbar degenerative and inflammatory diseases or spinal tumors, which may often lead to a late...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Telera S,Raus L,Vietti V,Pace A,Villani V,Galié E,Freda N,Carosi M,Costantini M

更新日期：2020-08-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) following intravenous administration of recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (IV-rt-PA) is considered an effective treatment for the occlusion of the internal carotid artery or the M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery. However, its efficacy in treating basilar artery ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Deguchi I,Osada T,Kimura H,Hayashi T,Takahashi S,Takao M

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report the technical nuances and clinical outcomes of posterior atlantoaxial facet joint reduction, fixation and fusion (AFRF) technique as a revision procedure for BI and AAD patients with failed suboccipital decompression and large occipital bone defect. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We reviewed 32 patients with...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Du YQ,Qiao GY,Yin YH,Li T,Yu XG

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to summarize the available literature describing the presentation, diagnostic evaluation, and management for adults with Type 1 and Type 2 split spinal cord malformations. A review of the literature was performed using the CINAHL, PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science database, alongside a...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Karim Ahmed A,Howell EP,Harward S,Sankey EW,Ehresman J,Schilling A,Wang T,Pennington Z,Gray L,Sciubba DM,Goodwin CR

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the burst suppression (BS) pattern on intra-operative electrocorticography (ECoG) in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) and the surgical outcome. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From January 2017 to June 2017, 45 patients with TLE underwent temporal lobe resection with i...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Xu C,Yu T,Zhang X,Zhang G,Zhuang P,Wang Y,Li Y

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Neurosurgical audits are an important part of improving the safety, efficiency and quality of care but require considerable resources, time, and funding. To that end, the advent of the Artificial Intelligence-based algorithms offered a novel, more economically viable solution. The aim of the study was to eva...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Brzezicki MA,Bridger NE,Kobetić MD,Ostrowski M,Grabowski W,Gill SS,Neumann S

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current review outlines the role of ketogenic diet (KD) in the management of acute neurological conditions namely traumatic brain injury, ischemic stroke, status epilepticus and primary aggressive brain tumor. An overview of the scientific literature- both clinical and pre-clinical studies is presented along with ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Arora N,Mehta TR

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Although stroke incidence is inversely associated with socioeconomic status, whether similar disparities exist with moyamoya disease (MMD) is unknown. Determining the socioeconomic and demographic factors involved in MMD will provide better direction in elucidating the etiology or addressing healthcare inequ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Ghaffari-Rafi A,Ghaffari-Rafi S,Leon-Rojas J

更新日期：2020-05-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Several strokes of potential embolism do not clearly meet the definitions of embolic stroke with unknown source, cryptogenic stroke, or cardioembolic (CE) stroke. Considering the high mortality and recurrence of CE strokes, it is very important to detect treatable cardiac sources of embolism. Although region...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Kim Y,Kim TJ,Lee SH

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Decompression surgery is the standard treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS); however, despite the good clinical outcomes reported for this procedure, a relatively high dissatisfaction rate has been reported. We hypothesized that the previously used outcome measures do not accurately reflect patient satis...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Ogura Y,Kobayashi Y,Kitagawa T,Yonezawa Y,Takahashi Y,Yoshida K,Yasuda A,Shinozaki Y,Ogawa J

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To analyze the somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) and motor evoked potentials (MEPs) in neurologically asymptomatic Chiari malformation-associated scoliosis (CMS) patients with and without syringomyelia as compared with those in idiopathic scoliosis (IS) ones, and to identify whether the deformities have...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Shi B,Qiu J,Xu L,Li Y,Jiang D,Xia S,Liu Z,Sun X,Shi B,Zhu Z,Qiu Y

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common primary malignant neoplasm of the central nervous system (CNS). Despite the progress in therapeutic strategies such as surgical techniques, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and targeted therapy, prognosis and therapeutically convenient monitoring tools in patients with GBM has...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Tabibkhooei A,Izadpanahi M,Arab A,Zare-Mirzaei A,Minaeian S,Rostami A,Mohsenian A

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the assumed advantages of pure endoscopic and endoscope-assisted methods for the supraorbital keyhole approach. The aim is to demonstrate visibility and accessibility of the pure endoscope approach as a possible standard approach for the supraorbital keyhole approach. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We perfor...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Arnaout MM,Luzzi S,Galzio R,Aziz K

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Seizures are common complications following intracranial aneurysms and present a greater risk to pediatric patients than adults. Though the risk factors of seizures in adults with intracranial aneurysms have been well documented, the risk factors in pediatric patients remain unknown. The aim of this study was...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Chen R,Zan X,Xiao A,Guo R,Xing L,Ma L,You C,Liu Y

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To quantitatively analyze distribution characteristics of sweat gland nerve fibres (SGNF) in normal Chinese individuals for obtaining a reference for early diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Skin biopsy samples were collected from 192 normal Chinese individuals and divided into six, fou...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Ling L,Liu Y,Sun Y,Cai Y,Jiang Y,Chen L,He L,Xue J

更新日期：2020-02-01 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：: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:The Medicaid patient population and health care costs for spine surgeries among these patients have increased since 2010. Hospital length of stay (LOS) contributes appreciably to hospital costs for patients undergoing primary lumbar spine surgery (PLSS). The aim of this study was to identify independent risk ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Dominguez JF,Kalakoti P,Chen X,Yao K,Lee NK,Shah S,Schmidt M,Cole C,Gandhi C,Al-Mufti F,Bowers CA

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:After spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage (sSAH), cerebral vasospasm (CVS) is a common complication, potentially resulting in infarction mainly responsible for a poor outcome. Intra-arterial vasodilators lead to transient increase of brain perfusion, but only transluminal balloon angioplasty (TBA) promises l...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Schacht H,Küchler J,Boppel T,Leppert J,Ditz C,Schramm P,Neumann A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The significance of conventional neuroimaging features for predicting molecular diagnosis and patient survival based on the updated World Health Organization (WHO) classification remains uncertain. We assessed the relevance of neuroimaging features (ring enhancement [RE], non-ring enhancement [non-RE], overa...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Michiwaki Y,Hata N,Mizoguchi M,Hiwatashi A,Kuga D,Hatae R,Akagi Y,Amemiya T,Fujioka Y,Togao O,Suzuki SO,Yoshimoto K,Iwaki T,Iihara K

更新日期：2019-12-01 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：:The efficacy of perioperative seizure prophylaxis in seizure-naïve glioma patients is still controversial. Thus we conducted this meta-analysis to assess the effectiveness of perioperative prophylactic antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) on postoperative seizures in seizure-naïve glioma for the first time. We systematically se...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Wang X,Zheng X,Hu S,Xing A,Wang Z,Song Y,Chen J,Tian S,Mao Y,Chi X

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The management of patients suffering traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the context of multiple significant trauma represents one of the most challenging scenarios in trauma critical care. The identification of risk factors, utilizing large national databases, may help in developing medical strategies and health...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Dharia A,Lacci JV,Gupte N,Seifi A

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Since publication of the ISAT study, the majority of neurovascular centers adhere to "coil first" policy for patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). However, final allocation in favor of coiling or clipping is based on anatomic features of ruptured intracranial aneurysms with respect to clinical charact...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Darkwah Oppong M,Deuschl C,Pierscianek D,Rauschenbach L,Chihi M,Radbruch A,Dammann P,Wrede KH,Özkan N,Müller O,Forsting M,Sure U,Jabbarli R

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Understanding the clinical and economic impact of opioid-related adverse drug events (ORADEs) within spine surgery may guide both the clinician's and hospital administration's approach to treating perioperative pain, thus improving patient care and reducing hospital costs. The objective of this analysis is to...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Jones MR,Brovman EY,Novitch MB,Rao N,Urman RD

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A lack of visualization of the proximal internal carotid artery (ICA) on computed tomography angiography (CTA) in acute ischemic stroke may be caused by an atherosclerotic occlusion or a pseudo-occlusion by a massive thrombus in the ICA. Pseudo-occlusion of the proximal ICA is caused by stagnant flow from a d...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Kim H,Kwak HS,Chung GH,Hwang SB

更新日期：2019-10-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Hardware-related infection remains a major problem in patients with neurostimulation systems. The role of bacterial colonization and the formation of biofilm on the surface of implanted devices remain unclear. Here, we analysed the incidence of bacterial DNA on the surface of implantable pulse generators (IPG...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Hong B,Winkel A,Stumpp N,Abdallat M,Saryyeva A,Runge J,Stiesch M,Krauss JK

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Balance impairment is very common in multiple sclerosis (MS) but its causes are still unclear. Some studies suggest that balance deficit originates mainly from damage in specific locations of the central nervous system such as cerebellum and spinal cord, that are involved in transmission and integration of s...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Capone F,Capone G,Motolese F,Voci A,Caminiti ML,Musumeci G,Di Lazzaro V

更新日期：2019-09-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Longstanding overt vetriculomegaly in adults (LOVA) is a type of chronic hydrocephalus presumed to begin during infancy, which manifests in adults after a long and slow clinical course. Only a quite small number of LOVA case series have been published, controversies regarding optimal management still exist. T...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Xiao L,Xu C,Liu Y,Dong L,Wei F,Wang L,Li D

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (HFSRT) is a common salvage treatment for recurrent malignant glioma (MG). However, it remains controversial whether the combination of HFSRT and chemotherapy could improve survival for patients with recurrent MG compared to HFSRT alone. The present systematic review and meta...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Hu YJ,Zhang LF,Ding C,Chen D,Chen J

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Intracranial arterial stenosis may progress or regress, of which the diagnosis is important to predict the risk of stroke or to evaluate the response of treatment. Transcranial Doppler (TCD) seems to be useful for this purpose, however, optimal diagnostic criteria have not been validated yet. Our study was d...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Lee CH,Yoo D,Kwon HM,Lee YS

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:As a result of continuously increasing life expectancy, the number of requests for surgery to treat degenerative diseases of the spine in the elderly population will increase. Since older age is associated with the occurrence of medical comorbidities, the demand for less extensive surgical approaches is growi...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Senker W,Stefanits H,Gmeiner M,Trutschnig W,Radl C,Gruber A

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Percutaneous treatments for trigeminal neuralgia (TN) include glycerol rhizotomy (GR), radiofrequency thermocoagulation (RF), and balloon compression (BC), which aim to provide pain relief by targeted injury to the trigeminal nerve pain fibers. All three techniques are well established and can provide immediate pain r...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Texakalidis P,Xenos D,Tora MS,Wetzel JS,Boulis NM

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) in octogenarians and beyond has a significant impact on quality of life requiring surgical decompression and hence impact on health care utilization. Risk of surgical failure and impact on health care resources is always a concern in this patient population (more so in nonagenaria...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Sharma M,Dietz N,Ugiliweneza B,Wang D,Drazin D,Boakye M

更新日期：2019-07-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Previous studies have reported various predictors for curve progression in braced adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients. However, the reported predictors might be insufficient for patients with early AIS. The aim was to investigate whether the initial vertebra-disc ratio (VDR) could serve as an effe...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Li S,Qiu Y,Zhu ZZ,Chen ZH,Chen X,Du CZ,Xu L,Zhou QS,Sun X

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00