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Open AccessLarge diameter hemicraniectomy does not improve long-term outcome in malignant infarction
In malignant cerebral infarction decompressive hemicraniectomy has demonstrated beneficial effects, but the optimum size of hemicraniectomy is still a matter of debate. Some surgeons prefer a large-sized hemic...
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Open AccessMultiple inducers and novel roles of autoantibodies against the obligatory NMDAR subunit NR1: a translational study from chronic life stress to brain injury
Circulating autoantibodies (AB) of different immunoglobulin classes (IgM, IgA, and IgG), directed against the obligatory N-methyl-d-aspartate-receptor subunit NR1 (NMDAR1-AB), belong to the mammalian autoimmune r...
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Quantitative MRI shows cerebral microstructural damage in hemolytic–uremic syndrome patients with severe neurological symptoms but no changes in conventional MRI
Severe neurological symptoms in Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infection associated hemolytic–uremic syndrome (STEC–HUS) are often accompanied by none or only mild alterations of cerebral magnetic resonan...
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Intra-arterial thrombolysis using rt-PA in patients with acute stroke due to vessel occlusion of anterior and/or posterior cerebral circulation
The aim of our study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of intra-arterial (IA) thrombolysis using recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) in patients with acute stroke due to occlusion in the ant...