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Factors for predicting recurrence after burr hole drainage for chronic subdural hematoma: a retrospective study
Chronic subdural hematoma (SDH) is a common disease in the neurosurgical field, and hematoma drainage through burr hole trephination has been widely considered the optimal treatment for SDH. Despite numerous i...
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Open AccessA higher probability of subsequent stroke and ischemic heart disease in migraine patients: a longitudinal follow-up study in Korea
Whether migraine is related to the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remains unclear. Therefore, we conducted a longitudinal follow-up study to address the association between migraine and the development...
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Open AccessLongitudinal follow-up study of the association with gout and Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease in Korea
To date, no clear conclusion on the relationships of gout with the occurrence of typical neurodegenerative diseases, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Parkinson’s disease (PD), has been reached. This study aimed to...
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Factors associated with the development and outcome of hydrocephalus after decompressive craniectomy for traumatic brain injury
Posttraumatic hydrocephalus (PTH) is common in patients undergoing decompressive craniectomy (DC) for traumatic brain injury (TBI), but the incidence, mechanisms, and risk factors have not been fully elucidate...
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Comparison of the effectiveness and safety of bioactive glass ceramic to allograft bone for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with anterior plate fixation
Recently, a bioactive glass ceramic (BGC) has been developed for use as intervertebral cages for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). However, the effectiveness and safety of BGC cages remain to be ...
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Is nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage different between young and elderly patients?
Only a few studies have reported nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in young patients notwithstanding its fatal and devastating characteristics. This study investigated the clinical characteristics and outc...
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Open AccessTreatment outcomes in patients with pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis who have cirrhosis
Early diagnosis and proper treatment of pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis (PVO) in patients with cirrhosis is challenging to clinicians, and the mortality rate is expected to be high. A retrospective study was ...
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Open AccessRepeat decompression and fusions following posterolateral fusion versus posterior/transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for lumbar spondylosis: a national database study
There is a low incidence of reoperation after surgery. It is difficult to detect statistical differences between reoperation rates of different lumbar fusion surgeries. National population-based databases prov...
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K-line tilt as a novel radiographic parameter in cervical sagittal alignment
To investigate the relationship between the K-line tilt and classical cervical parameters such as the C2–C7 sagittal vertical axis (SVA), cervical lordosis, and the T1 slope in cervical sagittal alignment. We ...
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The functional relevance of diffusion tensor imaging in comparison to conventional MRI in patients with cervical compressive myelopathy
To determine the functional relevance of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) metrics and conventional MRI (signal intensity change in T2, compression ratio) by measuring the correlation of these parameters with cli...
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The clinical features and surgical outcomes of pediatric patients with primary spinal cord tumor
Primary spinal cord tumors (PSCTs) in pediatric patients are rare, with a reported overall incidence rate of 1–2.6 per one million children. We reviewed our experience of surgically treated 27 pediatric patien...
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Thoracolumbar extradural arachnoid cysts: a study of 14 consecutive cases
To investigate characteristic clinical and radiological features of extradural arachnoid cysts (EDACs) in the thoracolumbar region, a retrospective review of medical records and imaging studies was performed. ...
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The clinical features and surgical outcomes of patients with intramedullary spinal cord cavernous malformations
Cavernous malformations (CMs) are not uncommon, but most of them are found to be located intracranially. Intramedullary CMs are rare, accounting for only 3–5% of identified total central nervous system lesions...
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Beneficial effects of cardiac rehabilitation and exercise after percutaneous coronary intervention on hsCRP and inflammatory cytokines in CAD patients
Recent studies showed that tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), as well as high-sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP) levels are predictive factors of cardiovascular risk. However, the effe...
