abstract：OBJECT:In single patients with a cerebral aneurysm an external ventricular drain (EVD), an intracranial pressure (ICP) gauge or a combined EVD and ICP gauge placement is necessary after coil embolization and initiation of postprocedural anticoagulation. The aim of this study was to examine the hemorrhage rates of drain...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Scholz C,Hubbe U,Deininger M,Deininger MH

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is an often devastating form of stroke. Aside from the initial hemorrhage, cardiac complications can occur resulting in neurogenic stress cardiomyopathy (NCM), leading to impaired cardiac function. We investigated whether aSAH patients with NCM had poorer long term f...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Kilbourn KJ,Levy S,Staff I,Kureshi I,McCullough L

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous closures of dural arteriovenous fistulas (dAVFs) are rare. We present spontaneous occlusion of dAVFs in 3 cases (one type IIa dAVF, one type IIb and one type III). Patients were 3 males with a mean age of 55 years (range 45-61). For two patients, the dAVF was revealed by hemorrhage. No head trauma was reco...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Clarençon F,Biondi A,Sourour NA,Di Maria F,Iosif C,Nouet A,Navarro S,Le Jean L,Chiras J

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgery for medically resistant epilepsy is safe and effective. However, when noninvasive techniques are insufficient, then consideration is given to invasive electrocorticography (EcoG). OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to analyze results and complications of subdural electrodes placement in the treatmen...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Vale FL,Pollock G,Dionisio J,Benbadis SR,Tatum WO

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Early after having been diagnosed with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), young patients coping with the new situation require good social support and interactions. Successful social interaction is critically dependent upon the ability to understand the minds of others and their feelings. Socia...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Kraemer M,Herold M,Uekermann J,Kis B,Wiltfang J,Daum I,Dziobek I,Berlit P,Diehl RR,Abdel-Hamid M

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with poor outcome after intravenous thrombolysis probably due to greater pretreatment stroke severity. We conducted this retrospective study to determine whether AF is an independent predictor for clinical outcome in patients stratified by initial stroke severity. METHO...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Sung SF,Chen YW,Tseng MC,Ong CT,Lin HJ

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past year huge advances have been made in our ability to determine the genetic aetiology of many neurological diseases through the utilisation of next generation sequencing platforms. This technology is, on a daily basis, providing new breakthroughs in neurological disease. The aim of this article is to clear...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Keogh MJ,Chinnery PF

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The presence of predicting the rupture risk of intracranial aneurysms has recently generated considerable controversy. We retrospectively investigated the risk factors for multiple intracranial aneurysms related to rupture. METHODS:Between July 2007 and July 2011, 134 patients with 294 aneurysms...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Lu HT,Tan HQ,Gu BX,Wu-Wang,Li MH

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The laboratory diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is particularly challenging. The aim of the present work is to develop an immunoassay for the diagnosis of TB infection, using synthetic peptides of antigen (Ag) 85 complex of M. tuberculosis (Mtb) H37Rv. METHODS:Four peptides...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Kashyap RS,Shekhawat SD,Nayak AR,Purohit HJ,Taori GM,Daginawala HF

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We sought to concurrently examine the specific motor, cognitive and affective contributions to self-reported FOG symptoms. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Ninety-six patients with Parkinson's disease completed the validated freezing of gait questionnaire and had their motor function scored on section three of the Unif...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Shine JM,Naismith SL,Lewis SJ

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A healthy 43-year-old physician developed gradually progressive and fluctuating fatigable muscle weakness involving ocular, limb, bulbar and respiratory muscles, with episodic acute respiratory failure, eventually necessitating intermittent non-invasive respiratory support (NIV). A mild short episode occurred 15 years...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Haran M,Schattner A,Mate A,Starobin D,Haran G,Shtalrid M

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe a unique case of secondary gliosarcoma (SGS) with widespread extra-cranial metastases that developed more than 5 years after the initial diagnosis of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). This interval is the longest among the cases reported to date. METHODS:A PUBMED search using the key words "secondar...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Dawar R,Fabiano AJ,Qiu J,Khushalani NI

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with DM1, to identify muscular, multisystemic, central and social factors that may affect QoL and to define a DM1 patient in risk of poor QoL. PATIENTS AND METHOD:This cross-sectional study comprised 120 DM1 consecutive patients. The following scales wer...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Peric S,Stojanovic VR,Basta I,Peric M,Milicev M,Pavlovic S,Lavrnic D

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Intraoperative direct electrical stimulation (DES) is increasingly used in patients operated on for tumours in critical language areas. Although a positive impact of DES on postoperative linguistic outcome is generally advocated, the literature is only scantily documented with information about the linguisti...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： De Witte E,Mariën P

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Glioblastoma recurs within 2 cm from the primary tumor's margins in 90-95% of cases. Natural history of recurrence is not well defined. The aim of this study was to verify if pattern of recurrence can be influenced by the extent of surgery. PATIENTS AND METHODS:131 patients with glioblastoma underwent tumor...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： De Bonis P,Anile C,Pompucci A,Fiorentino A,Balducci M,Chiesa S,Lauriola L,Maira G,Mangiola A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the prevalence and associated factors of depression in a Mexican Parkinson's disease (PD) population. BACKGROUND:Depressive symptoms are frequent in PD and have been recognized as a major determinant of quality of life. Only two previous studies have partially addressed depression in Mexican PD pat...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Rodríguez-Violante M,Cervantes-Arriaga A,Berlanga-Flores C,Ruiz-Chow A

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:For the last few years wafers of Gliadel have been inserted into the operation cavity in patients with glioblastoma multiforme. This is followed by concurrent radio-chemotherapy with temozolomide (TMZ) according to the Stupp protocol. Only a few studies have investigated this kind of treatment regimen and the i...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Miglierini P,Bouchekoua M,Rousseau B,Hieu PD,Malhaire JP,Pradier O

更新日期：2012-11-01 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：OBJECTIVE:A prospective volumetric analysis of extent of resection (EOR) was carried out to assess surgical outcomes in adults diagnosed with hemispheric low grade gliomas (LGGs). MATERIALS AND METHODS:68 consecutive patients diagnosed with LGGs were enrolled in the study. Pre- and post-operative tumor volumes and EOR...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Majchrzak K,Kaspera W,Bobek-Billewicz B,Hebda A,Stasik-Pres G,Majchrzak H,Ładziński P

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate donor site morbidity following sural nerve harvesting, with special attention to the recovery of sensory loss. METHODS:We prospectively followed 38 subjects who underwent sural nerve harvest, including two with bilateral nerve excision. Symptoms related to sural nerve excision were evaluated and ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Martins RS,Barbosa RA,Siqueira MG,Soares MS,Heise CO,Foroni L,Teixeira MJ

更新日期：2012-10-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Recurrent lumbar disc herniation has been reported in 5-11% of patients. Revision surgery carries a higher risk of complications due to epidural scar formation and difficulty in identifying the bony landmarks. The present study was conducted to apply an innovative procedure which optimally has lower complica...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Eloqayli H,Al-omari M

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Giant pituitary adenomas (GPAs) remain a therapeutic challenge with high mortality and morbidity. We described our experience in a consecutive series of GPAs with extensive suprasellar extension. METHODS:A series of 15 consecutive patients with maximum dimension of more than 4cm was enrolled in present study. T...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Guo F,Song L,Bai J,Zhao P,Sun H,Liu X,Yang B,Wang S

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Discrimination between tuberculous and acute bacterial meningitis is difficult by clinical features alone and laboratory methods may only supplement the clinical suspicion. We aimed to validate the diagnostic criteria by Thwaites et al. [1] and construct our own diagnostic predictors based on the clinical an...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Vibha D,Bhatia R,Prasad K,Srivastava MV,Tripathi M,Kumar G,Singh MB

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed the added effect of 6 months of erythropoietin (EPO) administration in patients suffering from diabetic neuropathy with mild to moderate chronic kidney disease (CKD) managed with gabapentin. Twenty diabetic patients with mild to moderate CKD were included; 12 in gabapentin and 8 in EPO+gabapentin g...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Hosseini-Zare MS,Dashti-Khavidaki S,Mahdavi-Mazdeh M,Ahmadi F,Akrami S

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:(1) To review the patient profile, management outcome and prognostic factors of brain abscess; (2) To compare the neurological outcome of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC)-related brain abscess with non-NPC related brain abscess. METHOD:Retrospective review of consecutive patients diagnosed (radiologically and...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Tam MH,Wong GK,Ip M,Kam MK,Abrigo JM,Zhu XL,Poon WS

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:C1 lateral mass is a common place for screw fixation in normal anatomy; whereas there is no research about whether screw placement is suitable in patients of C1 assimilation (C1A). OBJECTIVE:To study the feasibility and limitations of C1 lateral mass screw placement in patients with C1A. PATIENTS AND METHO...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Jian FZ,Su CH,Chen Z,Wang XW,Ling F

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adult human nervous system is an incredibly complex set of thousands to tens of thousands of connections between a hundred billion neurons that develops via an intricate spatial-temporal process and is shaped by experience. In addition, any one anatomical arrangement of neural circuits is usually capable of multip...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Tansey KE,McKay WB,Kakulas BA

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Blinded, placebo-controlled, prospective clinical trial. PURPOSE:To examine the effects of botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) injections into plantar flexor muscles in stroke patients with equinovarus gait. SUBJECTS:15 post-stroke and 10 matched neurologically intact subjects. METHODS:Modified Ashworth Scal...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Tang SF,Hong JP,McKay WB,Tang CW,Wu PH,Chu NK

更新日期：2012-06-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Shunt obstructions may partly be caused by brain debris, which intrude into the ventricular catheter during ventricle puncture. Avoiding contact between the catheter and brain tissue, by using a peel-away sheath, should reduce the number of shunt failures caused by obstruction. To test this hypothesis, we con...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Kehler U,Langer N,Gliemroth J,Meier U,Lemcke J,Sprung C,Schlosser HG,Kiefer M,Eymann R,Heese O

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the clinical and radiological findings in a consecutive series of patients diagnosed with fibrous dysplasia of the skull. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A retrospective analysis of collected data for 36 patients with histopathologically confirmed fibrous dysplasia involving the skull is presented. The dem...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Cai M,Ma L,Xu G,Gruen P,Li J,Yang M,Pan L,Guan H,Chen G,Gong J,Hu J,Qin S

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Phrenic nerve lesion is a known complication of thoracic surgical intervention, but it is rarely described following thymectomy and lung surgery. OBJECTIVE:To review the literature on thoracic intervention and phrenic nerve lesion and to describe four new cases, in which regular neurophysiological studies...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Ostrowska M,de Carvalho M

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is a well-known treatment option for intractable neuropathic pain after spinal surgery, but its pathophysiological mechanisms are poorly stated. The goal of this study is to analyse the feasibility of using brain MRI, functional MRI (fMRI) and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) a...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Moens M,Droogmans S,Spapen H,De Smedt A,Brouns R,Van Schuerbeek P,Luypaert R,Poelaert J,Nuttin B

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Infrasellar craniopharyngioma (IC) is a rare tumor. This study aimed to investigate the clinical manifestations, treatment methods, and prognosis of IC, which invades the cranial base, nasal sinuses, nasopharynx and clivus. METHODS:Eleven consecutive cases of IC who received treatment in People's Liberation Arm...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Yu X,Liu R,Wang Y,Wang H,Zhao H,Wu Z

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tanycytic ependymoma is an uncommon but well-recognized variant of ependymoma. Here we report a case of tanycytic ependymoma occurring at the region of filum terminale in a 44-year male who presented with low backache, bilateral lower limb weakness and urinary incontinence. MR imaging in this patient showed a lesion t...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Radhakrishnan N,Nair NS,Hingwala DR,Kapilamoorthy TR,Radhakrishnan VV

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:This study was designed to review the diagnostic performance of iodine-123-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) scintigraphy in differential diagnosis between Parkinson's disease (PD) and multiple-system atrophy (MSA). METHODS:A comprehensive computer literature search of studies published through Mar...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Treglia G,Stefanelli A,Cason E,Cocciolillo F,Di Giuda D,Giordano A

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Comorbid cerebrovascular disease (CVD) can occur in idiopathic Parkinson's disease (IPD) but its reported prevalence varies considerably. CVD may alter the clinical presentation, course and prognosis in IPD. We aimed to determine the prevalence of radiological and clinical CVD in a neurology clinic IPD population. We ...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Patel M,Coutinho C,Emsley HC

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to objectively assess the patients' acceptance for awake craniotomy in a group of neurosurgical patients, who underwent this procedure for removal of lesions in or close to eloquent brain areas. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients acceptance for awake craniotomy under local anesthesia an...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Wrede KH,Stieglitz LH,Fiferna A,Karst M,Gerganov VM,Samii M,von Gösseln HH,Lüdemann WO

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To obtain information on functional integrity of the facial nerve by transcranial electrical motor evoked potentials independent of nerve visualization and to improve prediction of postoperative function. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In a prospective clinical study, 68 patients with cerebello-pontine angle tumors an...

journal_title：Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

authors： Matthies C,Raslan F,Schweitzer T,Hagen R,Roosen K,Reiners K

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00