31 Result(s)
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Automated voxel-based analysis of brain perfusion SPECT for vasospasm after subarachnoid haemorrhage
We evaluated regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) during vasospasm after subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) using automated voxel-based analysis of brain perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT).
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The role of Gamma Knife radiosurgery in the treatment of pineal parenchymal tumours
Object. The aim of this study was to document the possible role of Gamma Knife radiosurgery, suitable for the treatment of deep and well limited tumors, in the management of pineal parenchymal tumors (PPT).
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Gamma Knife Surgery for Epilepsy Related to Hypothalamic Hamartomas
Objective. Drug resistant epilepsy associated with hypothalamic hamartoma (HH) can be cured by microsurgical resection of the lesion. Morbidity and mortality risks of microsurgery in this area are significant. Ga...
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Another phenotype of frontotemporal dementia and parkinsonism linked to chromosome-17 (FTDP-17) with a missense mutation of S305N closely resembling Pick’s disease
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Concentric structure of thalamic lesions in acute necrotizing encephalopathy
Acute necrotizing encephalopathy of childhood (ANE) is characterized by multiple, symmetrical brain lesions affecting the bilateral thalami, putamina and cerebral white matter, which often show a concentric st...
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Gamma Knife Surgery, a Neuromodulation Therapy in Epilepsy Surgery!
Introduction. The more classical approach for Epilepsy surgery is the removal of the epileptogenic zone (ZE). We present a critical review of information in favor of a possible non-destructive effe...
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Protective Effect of a Novel Vitamin E Derivative on Experimental Traumatic Brain Edema in Rats — Preliminary Study
Oxygen free radicals have been proposed to be one of the major mechanisms of secondary brain damage in traumatic brain injury. Protective effect by vitamin E against oxidative damage has attracted much attenti...
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Development of full-length Trk B-immunoreactive structures in the prefrontal and visual cortices of the macaque monkey
Distribution and morphological changes of cells containing the signal transducing neurotrophin receptor, full-length Trk B (fl-Trk B), were investigated in the prefrontal cortex (area FD) and the primary visua...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
L-Histidine but not D-Histidine Attenuates Brain Edema Following Cryogenic Injury in Rats
Oxygen free radicals have been implicated in the genesis of traumatic brain injury and brain edema (BE). Recent studies have suggested that hydroxyl radical can initiate lipid peroxidation, thus producing lipi...
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Development of full-length Trk B-immunoreactive structures in the hippocampal formation of the macaque monkey
Distribution and morphological changes of cells containing the signal transducing neurotrophin receptor, full-length Trk B (fl-Trk B), were investigated in the hippocampal formation of the macaque monkey betw...
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MRI of adrenoleukodystrophy involving predominantly the cerebellum and brain stem
A case of adult-onset adrenoleukodystrophy involving predominantly the cerebellum and brain stem is described. The patient was a 30-year-old man with no family history of adrenoleukodystrophy. His neurologica...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Effects of Corticosteroid and Mannitol on the Early and Developed Stage of Vasogenic Brain Edema Evaluated by Proton Relaxation Behaviour
It is recognized that development of vasogenic type of brain edema strongly affects the morbidity in patients with head injury, in whom development of brain edema elevates intracranial pressure resulting in br...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Effects of Prostacyclin Analog (OP-2507) on Experimental Focal Cerebral Ischemia
Prostacyclin produced in endothelial cells has vasodilating and antiplatelet activities. The effects of prostacyclin have been reported in experimental ischemic studies and in patients with ischemic stroke [3,...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Plateau Waves and Cerebrospinal Fluid Circulation
Plateau waves, as described by Lundberg [4], can often be observed in patients with increased intracranial pressure (ICP). The clinical significance as well as the pathophysiology of the plateau waves are stil...
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Influences of Total Body Hyperthermia by Extracorporeal Circulation on Intracranial Hemodynamics in Dogs
There has been great interest in utilization of hyperthermia in patients with malignant neoplasms. Clinical applications of hyperthermia are classified into two categories; localized hyperthermia and total bod...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Intracranial Pressure and Phosphorus-31 Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Cats
Cerebral metabolic alterations in an experimental study have been reported by many investigators. Recent advances in magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) allow a non-invasive study of brain metabolism in vivo...
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Patterns of reinnervation of denervated cerebral arteries by sympathetic nerve fibers after unilateral ganglionectomy in rats
In order to clarify the manner in which previously denervated cerebral arteries become reinnervated after unilateral excision of the superior cervical ganglion (SCG), we observed directly the reinnervating sym...
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The effect of EC-IC bypass surgery on resting cerebral blood flow and cerebrovascular reserve capacity studied with stable Xe-CT and acetazolamide test
Cerebral blood flow (CBF) and cerebrovascular reserve capacity (CRC) were measured by stable xenon computerized tomography (Xe-CT) and acetazolamide test in 15 patients with cerebrovascular disease before and ...
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The distribution pattern of the sympathetic nerve fibers to the cerebral arterial system in rat as revealed by anterograde labeling with WGA-HRP
To clarify the projection route and the expansion of the terminal plexus of the sympathetic nerve fibers innervating the cerebral arterial system in rat, we labeled the postganglionic fibers originating in the...
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Tuberculous brain infection located in an old cerebral infarct: CT changes with successful conservative therapy
A case of tuberculous brain infection following tuberculous meningitis in a 67-year-old man is presented. It was located in an old cerebral infarct associated with left internal carotid artery occlution. CT de...
