abstract：:Acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion (AESD) is a very rare encephalopathy subtype which is characterized by biphasic seizures and disturbance of consciousness in the acute stage followed in the subacute stage by restricted diffusion in the subcortical white matter and finally resultin...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Bekci T,Aslan K,Bilgici MC,Onaral CS,Yosma E

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Prior to detecting intracranial arterial stenosis, atherosclerotic wall change or plaque with positive remodeling can be evaluated with high-resolution MRI (HRMRI). We prospectively evaluate atherosclerotic arterial wall change in patients without intracranial stenosis using HRMRI at 3.0T and correlate the at...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Kim TH,Choi JW,Roh HG,Moon WJ,Moon SG,Chun YI,Kim HY

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of time-of-flight MR angiography (MRA) compared with CT angiography (CTA) for detection of branch vessels arising from the intracranial aneurysm sac, using a 3-tesla MR scanner and an area detector CT scanner. METHODS:Fifty patients with an intracranial...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Goto M,Kunimatsu A,Shojima M,Mori H,Abe O,Aoki S,Hayashi N,Gonoi W,Miyati T,Ino K,Yano K,Saito N,Ohtomo K

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Cranial nerves (CN) cavernous malformations (CMs) are lesions that are isolated from the CNs. The authors present three cases of CN CMs, for which MR was demonstrated to be critical for management, and surgical resection produced good outcomes for the patients. Surgical removal is the recommended course of a...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Rotondo M,Natale M,D'Avanzo R,Pascale M,Scuotto A

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Posterior fossa decompression is carried out to improve passage of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in patients with symptomatic Chiari 1 malformations (CM1), but the extent and means of decompression remains controversial. Dural opening with subsequent duraplasty may contribute to clinical outcome, but may also in...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Förander P,Sjåvik K,Solheim O,Riphagen I,Gulati S,Salvesen Ø,Jakola AS

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the prevalence of cancer in the general population increases, a greater proportion of patients will present with symptomatic metastatic lesions to the spine. While surgery has been historically considered the treatment of choice for spinal cord/nerve root compression, mechanical instability and intractable pain, ra...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Bydon M,De la Garza-Ramos R,Bettagowda C,Gokaslan ZL,Sciubba DM

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ipilimumab is an immunomodulating drug for use in treatment of unresectable or metastatic melanoma with autoimmune lymphocytic hypophysitis as a reported complication. We describe three recent cases of ipilimumab associated autoimmune hypophysitis (IAH) at our institution, and provide a selected literature review show...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Chodakiewitz Y,Brown S,Boxerman JL,Brody JM,Rogg JM

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Lesions of the cerebellomedullary cistern lateral to the lower brainstem in an area extending from the foraminae of Luschka to the foramen magnum are rare and can be caused by various sources. There is no consensus on an ideal surgical approach. We describe the anatomical features and the surgical technique o...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Herlan S,Ebner FH,Nitz A,Hirt B,Tatagiba M,Roser F

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report a series of four cases of intradural disc herniation (IDH) with a review of the literature. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:IDH is a rare type of disc herniation. Preoperative diagnosis is difficult and IDH is only confirmed during surgery in most cases. Here, we describe four cases of IDH, including th...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Kobayashi K,Imagama S,Matsubara Y,Yoshihara H,Hirano K,Ito Z,Ando K,Ukai J,Muramoto A,Shinjo R,Matsumoto T,Nakashima H,Ishiguro N

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interspinous distraction devices provide an effective treatment for patients suffering from lumbar spinal stenosis and/or degenerative disk disease. The aim of this multicenter study was the prospective evaluation of patients treated for symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis with interspinous process decompression (IPD) ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Puzzilli F,Gazzeri R,Galarza M,Neroni M,Panagiotopoulos K,Bolognini A,Callovini G,Agrillo U,Alfieri A

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Approximately 50-100% of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy undergoing anterior temporal lobe resection (ATLR) will suffer a postoperative visual field defect (VFD) due to disruption of the optic radiation (OpR). OBJECTIVE:We conducted a systematic review of the literature to examine the role of DTI and t...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Piper RJ,Yoong MM,Kandasamy J,Chin RF

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to retrospectively examine 36 cases of bilateral cervical facet dislocations (BCFD) of the lower cervical spine who were at risk for respiratory deterioration. METHODS:The cases of 36 subjects with BCFD of the lower cervical spine who failed to achieve closed reduction were retrospectively ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Ye ZW,Yang SH,Chen BJ,Xiong LM,Xu JZ,He QY

更新日期：2014-08-01 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：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：BACKGROUND:Pituitary tumor transforming gene (PTTG) is an oncogene and has been detected in several tumors of unrelated histological origin. However, its role in meningiomas is unknown so far. We aim to investigate PTTG expression in intracranial meningiomas, and clarify the relationship between PTTG and the histopatho...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Zhang H,Du R,Huang YH,She L,Dong L,Wang X,Kwan AL

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cervical spinal injuries occur in 2.0-6.6% of patients after blunt trauma and can have devastating neurological sequelae if left unrecognized. Although there is high quality evidence addressing cervical clearance in asymptomatic and symptomatic awake patients, cervical spine clearance in patients with altered...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Tan LA,Kasliwal MK,Traynelis VC

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The degree of coronary artery calcification has been shown to predict outcomes in coronary artery disease. The impact of intracranial carotid artery calcification on the prognosis of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is unknown. The authors sought to examine if the degree of intracranial carotid artery calcificatio...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Haussen DC,Gaynor BG,Johnson JN,Peterson EC,Elhammady MS,Aziz-Sultan MA,Yavagal DR

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Acute carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning poses a significant threat to the central nervous system. It can cause brain injury and diverse neurological deficits including persistent neurological sequelae (PNS) and delayed neurological sequelae (DNS). The study aimed to investigate the long-term impacts of acute CO ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Tsai CF,Yip PK,Chen SY,Lin JC,Yeh ZT,Kung LY,Wang CY,Fan YM

更新日期：2014-04-01 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：OBJECTIVE:We evaluated long-term outcomes of posterior fossa decompression (PFD) without duroplasty in consecutive patients with newly diagnosed Chiari-1 malformation. METHODS:We searched the institutional database for all adult patients who underwent Chiari decompression between 1995 and 2007. PFD was offered to all ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Krishna V,McLawhorn M,Kosnik-Infinger L,Patel S

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unilateral or bilateral pedicle screw (PS) fixation in lumbar interbody fusion remains controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the complication and fusion rate for both surgical techniques based on published studies. Pubmed, Cochrane Library and Embase Databases were searched to identify studies reporting...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Yuan C,Chen K,Zhang H,Zhang H,He S

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The frequency of suboccipital injections to treat headaches has increased. The third segment of the vertebral artery is located in the suboccipital triangle and its main muscular branch, the suboccipital artery of Salmon (SAS), supplies blood to the suboccipital muscles. The purpose of this study was to radi...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Macchi V,Porzionato A,Morra A,D'Antoni AV,Tubbs RS,De Caro R

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preoperative embolization has the potential to decrease intraoperative blood loss and facilitate spinal cord decompression and tumor resection. OBJECTIVE:We report our institutional experience with the embolization of hypervascular extradural spinal tumors with Onyx as well as earlier embolic agents in a se...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Ghobrial GM,Chalouhi N,Harrop J,Dalyai RT,Tjoumakaris S,Gonzalez LF,Hasan D,Rosenwasser RH,Jabbour P

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of the present study was to examine the changes in the measurement of functions during and after pulse methylprednisolone (MP) treatment during a clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) attack, using the multiple sclerosis functional composite (MSFC) and Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS), and to com...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Piri Cinar B,Ozakbas S,Idiman E

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Perfusion studies are increasingly used to triage acute stroke patients for endovascular recanalization therapies. We compare the safety and efficacy of CT perfusion (CTP)-guided to time-guided mechanical recanalization in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients. METHODS:A review was conducted on 132 patients, ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Chalouhi N,Ghobrial G,Tjoumakaris S,Dumont AS,Gonzalez LF,Witte S,Davanzo J,Starke RM,Randazzo C,Flanders AE,Hasan D,Chitale R,Rosenwasser R,Jabbour P

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paediatric multiple sclerosis (MS) accounts for up to 5% of all MS cases. No therapies have been formally approved for paediatric patients with MS. However, there is published experience on the use of disease modifying therapies in children and adolescents with MS. Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is an autoimmune inflammat...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Tenembaum SN

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines for multiple sclerosis (MS) recommend the time from initial presentation to first neurological evaluation to be no longer than 6 weeks, and a further 6 weeks until any necessary investigations are completed. The aim of this study was...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Adamec I,Barun B,Gabelić T,Zadro I,Habek M

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the present study was to analyze demographic, clinical and genetic features of Behçet's disease patients with neurological involvement through a monocentric study of a homogenous group of hospitalized patients observed in the same department and to compare them with those of other ethnic and geogra...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Houman MH,Bellakhal S,Ben Salem T,Hamzaoui A,Braham A,Lamloum M,Monia SK,Ben Ghorbel I

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECT:Ligation and division of anterior third (AT) of superior sagittal sinus (SSS) is presumed to be safe and is commonly used for approaching anterior skull base tumors and distal anterior cerebral artery aneurysms (DACA). Contrary to this belief we found complications secondary to this procedure more oft...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Salunke P,Sodhi HB,Aggarwal A,Ahuja CK,Dhandapani SS,Chhabra R,Gupta SK

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ventriculostomy is one of the most common neurosurgical procedures and an important tool in the treatment and monitoring of elevated intracranial pressure. Low accuracy has frequently been reported in the literature with risk of drain misplacement over 20% and with a need for reinsertion in up to 40%. As an ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Bergdal O,Springborg JB,Holst AV,Hauerberg J,Way S,Breum P,Romner B

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Survival scores can help physicians select appropriate treatment for patients with brain metastasis. Primary tumors have different biological behavior justifying separate scoring systems for different tumors. In this study, a survival score was developed for patients with brain metastasis from SCLC. METHODS:...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Rades D,Dziggel L,Segedin B,Oblak I,Nagy V,Marita A,Schild SE

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) is a powerful endogenous mechanism whereby a brief period of ischemia is capable of protecting remote tissues from subsequent ischemic insult. While this phenomenon has been extensively studied in the heart and brain in animal models, little work has been done to explor...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Connolly M,Bilgin-Freiert A,Ellingson B,Dusick JR,Liebeskind D,Saver J,Gonzalez NR

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) is a constellation of symptoms that includes fever and altered mental status. Most cases are attributed to viral encephalitis (VE), occurring either in outbreaks or sporadically. We conducted hospital-based surveillance for sporadic adult-AES in rural Central India in order ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Joshi R,Mishra PK,Joshi D,Santhosh SR,Parida MM,Desikan P,Gangane N,Kalantri SP,Reingold A,Colford JM Jr

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Trigeminal neuralgia or tic douloureux is sometimes described as the most excruciating pain known to humanity. OBJECTIVES:To estimate the prevalence of trigeminal neuralgia among the population of Al-Quseir city. METHODS:This study forms a part of door to door survey of major neurological disorders in Al-Q...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： El-Tallawy HN,Farghaly WM,Rageh TA,Shehata GA,Abdel Hakeem M N,Badry R,Kandil MR

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In a previous polysomnographic cross-sectional study we found a significant relationship between sleep disorders and multiple sclerosis (MS) related fatigue. The purpose of this open follow-up observation was to compare the impact of treatment of sleep disorders on MS related fatigue measured with the Modifie...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Veauthier C,Gaede G,Radbruch H,Gottschalk S,Wernecke KD,Paul F

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the usefulness of serum and CSF adenosine deaminase (ADA) activity for the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis (TBM) from other meningitis. METHODS:We studied CSF and serum ADA activity for 83 cases of TBM, 148 of bacterial meningitis (BM), and 262 of viral or aseptic meningitis. RESULTS:The mea...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Cho BH,Kim BC,Yoon GJ,Choi SM,Chang J,Lee SH,Park MS,Shin JH,Kim MK,Cho KH

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Recent reports on the prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) have described discrepancies between the rates in cities in the northeastern and southeastern regions of Brazil, representing a north-south gradient. European immigrants settled in southeastern and southern Brazil at the beginning of the twentieth c...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Comini-Frota ER,Brum DG,Kaimen-Maciel DR,Fragoso YD,Barreira AA,Donadi EA

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Motor imagery (MI) impairment has been reported in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). The present study was designed to investigate neural evidence for MI impairment and its relationship to working memory in MS patients. METHODS:The study participants included 24 early stage MS patients (age: 22-40/m...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Tabrizi YM,Mazhari S,Nazari MA,Zangiabadi N,Sheibani V,Azarang S

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) are known to be indicative of bleeding-prone microangiopathy. Little is known about the significance of CMBs in anticoagulated patients. We determined the frequency of new CMBs in ischemic stroke patients who had been receiving warfarin treatment for 2 years. METHODS:A total of 20...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Orken DN,Uysal E,Timer E,Kuloglu-Pazarcı N,Mumcu S,Forta H

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship of axial diffusivity (AD) and radial diffusivity (RD) in peritumoral edema of high grade glioma, metastasis, and meningioma, and to differentiate tumor-infiltrated edema from pure vasogenic edema. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Twenty patients with high-grade gli...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Min ZG,Niu C,Rana N,Ji HM,Zhang M

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00