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Application of the NSE score (Neurology-Stability-Epidural compression assessment) to establish the need for surgery in spinal metastases of elderly patients: a multicenter investigation
This retropective multicentric study aims to investigate the clinical applicability of the NSE score in the elderly, to verify the role of this tool as an easy help for decision making also for this class of p...
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Open AccessNormal spinopelvic parameters and correlation analysis in 217 asymptomatic children
Understanding spinal sagittal balance is crucial for assessing and treating spinal deformities in pediatric populations.
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Simultaneous TANDEM ischaemic stroke and controlateral acute subdural haemorrhage: where does the balance underlie? A case report
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Open AccessCorrection to: Brand new norms for a good old test: Northern Italy normative study of MiniMental State Examination
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Managing tremor in fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome with botulinum neurotoxin: report of a success
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Cerebellar mutism syndrome caused by bilateral cerebellar hemorrhage in adults: a case report and review of the literature
Cerebellar mutism syndrome (CMS) is a frequent complication of surgical intervention on posterior fossa in children. It has been only occasionally reported in adults and its features have not been fully charac...
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Surgery versus endovascular treatment for spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas: a multicenter experience and systematic literature review
Surgery and endovascular therapy are the primary treatment options for spinal dural arteriovenous fistula (SDAVF). Due to the absence of a consensus regarding which therapy yields a superior outcome, we conduc...
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Persistent intracranial steno-occlusion from calcified embolism: a treatment challenge
Calcified arterial cerebral embolism is a rare occurrence among large and medium vessel occlusions causing ischemic stroke and its diagnosis and treatment is a challenge. The sources of calcified embolism migh...
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Open AccessValidation of the Quality Analysis of Medical Artificial Intelligence (QAMAI) tool: a new tool to assess the quality of health information provided by AI platforms
The widespread diffusion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms is revolutionizing how health-related information is disseminated, thereby highlighting the need for tools to evaluate the quality of such inf...
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Open AccessSerum neurofilament light chain levels correlate with small fiber related parameters in patients with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with polyneuropathy (ATTRv-PN)
Recent evidence suggests that both serum neurofilament light chain (sNfL) levels and small fiber related diagnostic variables may be valuable disease biomarkers of hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with pol...
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Prognostic value of scalp EEG ictal patterns in epilepsy surgery of hippocampal sclerosis
Temporal lobe epilepsy associated with hippocampal sclerosis (TLE-HS) is a surgically treatable epileptic syndrome. While the core of pre-surgical evaluations rely on video-EEG, recent studies question the nec...
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Open AccessA new perspective on positive symptoms: expression of damage or self-defence mechanism of the brain?
Usually, positive neurological symptoms are considered as the consequence of a mere, afinalistic and abnormal increase in function of specific brain areas. However, according to the Theory of Active Inference,...
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Exploring thrombus composition in cerebral venous thrombosis: the first case report with initial insights and implications for treatment advancements
Endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) is a treatment option in patients with a cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) who deteriorate despite anticoagulant treatment. Assessment of thrombus composition in CVT may provide ...
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Restless leg syndrome as a complication of primary hyperparathyroidism: insights from a retrospective study
Restless leg syndrome (RLS) is an invalidating neurological disorder with a complex, largely unknown pathophysiology. While RLS is observed in Parkinson’s disease and in renal failure, idiopathic cases are com...
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3-D virtual reality surgery training to improve muscle memory and surgical skills in head and neck residents/young surgeons
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Clinical effectiveness of reduction and fusion versus in situ fusion in the management of degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
To compare the clinical effectiveness of reduction and fusion with in situ fusion in the management of patients with degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (DLS).
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Radiographic predictors of reaching minimal clinically important difference following lumbar fusion surgery in patients with degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis
The present study aimed to (1) compare sagittal alignment between patients with degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (DLS) who reached or missed the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) for clinical...
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Open AccessISSLS PRIZE in Basic Science 2024: superiority of nucleus pulposus cell- versus mesenchymal stromal cell-derived extracellular vesicles in attenuating disc degeneration and alleviating pain
To investigate the therapeutic potential of extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from human nucleus pulposus cells (NPCs), with a specific emphasis on Tie2-enhanced NPCs, compared to EVs derived from human bon...
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Bibrachial amyotrophy as a rare manifestation of intraspinal fluid collection: a case report and systematic review
Intraspinal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) collection has been reported as a rare cause of lower motor neuron (LMN) disorder. We report a case of bibrachial diplegia associated with intraspinal CSF collection and p...
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Role of sodium fluorescein in pediatric low-grade glioma surgery: an update
Complete surgical resection is still the mainstay in the treatment of central nervous system low-grade tumors, eventually resulting curative. The complete surgical removal of these lesions, however, may be dif...
