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Treatment of a cavernous sinus dural arteriovenous fistula by deep orbital puncture of the superior ophthalmic vein
In a patient with progressive ophthalmological problems, including uncontrolled intraocular pressure related to a cavernous sinus dural arteriovenous fistula, urgent intervention may be necessary to prevent p...
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Lipomatous secretory meningioma: case report and review of the literature
Secretory meningioma is a rare entity which may be characterised by imaging features unusual for other subtypes of meningoma, such as low attenuation on CT, high (fat-tissue equivalent) signal intensity on T1...
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Oxymetrie im Bulbus jugularis bei komatösen Patienten
Das Monitoring der Sauerstoffsättigung im Bulbus venae jugularis (auch Bulbusoxymetrie genannt) ist eine Methode zur kontinuierlichen Erfassung der globalen zerebrovenösen Sauerstoffsättigung (SjvO2). Diese kan...
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Multimodal Cerebral Monitoring in Comatose Head-Injured Patients
Monitoring of comatose patients in the neurosurgical intensive care unit (NICU) is constantly extended by the development of new methods for monitoring of cerebral function, metabolism and oxygenation. To sim...
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Long term follow up in lumbar spinal stenosis
In a retrospective study the charts of 72 patients who had decompressive surgery for lumbar stenosis between 1987 and 1990 were evaluated. Mean first follow up was 2.5 years (range 1.5 years to 3.5 years). A s...
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Different release of cytokines into the cerebrospinal fluid following surgery for intra- and extra-axial brain tumours
To elucidate the role of cytokines in brain repair processes and in local inflammation after neurosurgical procedures, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from 8 patients with intra-axial tumours and 8 patients ...
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Initial clinical experience with spiral CT and 3D arterial reconstruction in intracranial aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations
We studied 32 consecutive patients with known or suspected cerebrovascular abnormalities studied with spiral CT following a intravenous bolus injection of iodinated contrast medium with a power injector. Flow ...
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Continuous monitoring of jugular bulb oxygen saturation in comatose patients — Therapeutic implications
Comatose patients run a high risk of develo** cerebral ischaemia which may considerably influence final outcome. It would therefore be extremely useful if one could monitor cerebral blood flow in these patie...
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Clinical, radiological and histological findings in desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma
The clinical course and radiological and histological findings in a 30-month-old boy suffering from desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma are reported. The child's development was normal until a series of compl...