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Neurosurgery
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Open AccessHigh expression levels of COX-2 and P300 are associated with unfavorable survival in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma
In order to provide a basis for clinical treatment decisions, we explored whether there was a correlation between the expression of COX-2 and P300 and clinical factors in a group of patients with laryngeal squ...
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Open AccessPainful ophthalmoplegia with normal cranial imaging
Painful ophthalmoplegia with normal cranial imaging is rare and confined to limited etiologies. In this study, we aimed to elucidate these causes by evaluating clinical presentations and treatment responses.
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Open AccessHigh frequency of SPG4 in Taiwanese families with autosomal dominant hereditary spastic paraplegia
Hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSPs) are a group of neurodegenerative diseases characterized by progressive spasticity and weakness of the lower limbs. SPG4, SPG3A and SPG31 are the three leading causes of au...
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Open AccessComparison between the cranial magnetic resonance imaging features of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder versus multiple sclerosis in Taiwanese patients
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) and multiple sclerosis (MS) are inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system with different pathogenesis, brain lesion patterns, and treatment strategies. ...
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Erratum to: Association study between interleukin-12 receptor β1/β2 genes and allergic rhinitis in the Chinese Han population
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Open AccessUltrasound measurement of optic nerve diameter and optic nerve sheath diameter in healthy Chinese adults
Measurement of optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) is a fast and non-invasive method in detecting elevated intracranial pressure. However, the reported normal range of ONSD was inconsistent. The objective of th...
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Enduring Elevations of Hippocampal Amyloid Precursor Protein and Iron Are Features of β-Amyloid Toxicity and Are Mediated by Tau
The amyloid cascade hypothesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) positions tau protein as a downstream mediator of β-amyloid (Aβ) toxicity This is largely based on genetic cross breeding, which showed that tau ablat...
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Open AccessLarge-diameter compression arteries as a possible facilitating factor for trigeminal neuralgia: analysis of axial and radial diffusivity
Neurovascular compression (NVC) of the trigeminal nerve is associated with trigeminal neuralgia (TN). Some arteries that compress the trigeminal nerve are large, while others are small. This study evaluated th...
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Open AccessNew multiplex real-time PCR approach to detect gene mutations for spinal muscular atrophy
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is the most common autosomal recessive disease in children, and the diagnosis is complicated and difficult, especially at early stage. Early diagnosis of SMA is able to improve th...
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The Copper bis(thiosemicarbazone) Complex CuII(atsm) Is Protective Against Cerebral Ischemia Through Modulation of the Inflammatory Milieu
Develo** new therapies for stroke is urgently needed, as this disease is the leading cause of death and disability worldwide, and the existing treatment is only available for a small subset of patients. The ...
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Open AccessClinical features of patients with pituitary stalk thickening: a review of 159 cases from one medical center
Pituitary stalk thickening (PST) used as an imaging diagnosis plays a major role in diagnosis and treatment of the hypothalamus and pituitary disease at an early stage. Up until now, several lines of systemati...
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Open AccessA case report of the unilateral approach to the ruptured right ICA aneurysm together with tuberculum sella meningioma and left ICA aneurysm
Tuberculum sellae meningioma associated with aneurysm is extremely rare with a limited number of individual cases previously reported. Because of the complicated anatomical structure of the skull base, comorbi...
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Open AccessRelationship between intracranial internal carotid artery calcification and enlarged cerebral perivascular space
The association between intracranial internal carotid artery (IICA) calcification and lacunes, white matter hyperintensity (WMH), and cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) has been well researched. However, enlarged cer...
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Open AccessPhenotypic expressions of hereditary Transthyretin Ala97Ser related Amyloidosis (ATTR) in Taiwanese
The disease course and early signs specific to ATTR Ala97Ser, the most common endemic mutation in Taiwan, have not been well described. Since new medications can slow down the rate of disease progression, the ...
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Open AccessApplication of the 2016 diagnostic approach for autoimmune encephalitis from Lancet Neurology to Chinese patients
A unified clinical approach to diagnose autoimmune encephalitis was published in Lancet Neurology in 2016. Purpose of our study is to examine the feasibility and reasonability of the 2016 “A clinical approach to ...
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Extubation Failure and Tracheostomy Placement in Children with Acute Neurocritical Illness
There is a lack of data describing the risk factors for extubation failure (EF) or tracheostomy placement in pediatric neurocritical care (NCC) patients.
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Open AccessRight-to-left shunt and subclinical ischemic brain lesions in Chinese migraineurs: a multicentre MRI study
Migraine is considered as a risk factor for subclinical brain ischemic lesions, and right-to-left shunt (RLS) is more common among migraineurs. This cross-sectional study assessed the association of RLS with t...
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Open AccessIntracranial pressure responsiveness to positive end-expiratory pressure is influenced by chest wall elastance: a physiological study in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
Respiratory system elastance (ERS) is an important determinant of the responsiveness of intracranial pressure (ICP) to positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP). However, lung elastance (EL) and chest wall elastanc...
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Open AccessHyponatremia is a potential predictor of progression in radiation-induced brain necrosis: a retrospective study
To investigate the prognostic value of hyponatremia, defined as serum sodium level < 135 mEq/L, in radiation-induced brain necrosis (RN) patients.
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Open AccessIntracranial pressure responsiveness to positive end-expiratory pressure in different respiratory mechanics: a preliminary experimental study in pigs
Respiratory mechanics affects the effect of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) on intracranial pressure (ICP). Respiratory mechanics of the lung and the chest wall was not differentiated in previous studi...
