Estimating brain volume loss after radiation therapy in children treated for posterior fossa tumors (Corpus callosum and whole brain volume changes following radiotherapy in children). [PDF]
Background More than half of pediatric tumors of central nervous system (CNS) primarily originate in the posterior fossa and are conventionally treated with radiation therapy (RT).Objectives The objective of this study was to establish whether corpus ...
Clark, C +7 more
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Consensus recommendations on counselling in Phelan-McDermid syndrome, with special attention to recurrence risk and to ring chromosome 22 [PDF]
This paper focuses on genetic counselling in Phelan-McDermid syndrome (PMS), a rare neurodevelopmental disorder caused by a deletion 22q13.3 or a pathogenic variant in SHANK3.
Anderlid, B.M. +10 more
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AIM: To estimate the prevalence of chromosomal abnormalities and Y chromosome microdeletion among men with azoospermia and severe oligozoospermia and its correlation with successful surgical sperm retrieval.
M. Mascarenhas +7 more
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Improved prediction of postoperative paediatric cerebellar mutism syndrome using an artificial neural network [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Postoperative paediatric cerebellar mutism syndrome (pCMS) is a common but severe complication which may arise following the resection of posterior fossa tumours in children.
Aquilina, K +10 more
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Brain MRI Findings in Severe COVID-19: A Retrospective Observational Study
Background Brain MRI parenchymal signal abnormalities have been in association with SARS-CoV-2. Purpose Describe the neuroimaging findings (excluding ischemic infarcts) in patients with severe COVID-19 infection. Methods This was a retrospective study of
Stéphane Kremer +95 more
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Specific MRI Abnormalities Reveal Severe Perrault Syndrome due to CLPP Defects
In establishing a genetic diagnosis in heterogeneous neurological disease, clinical characterization and whole exome sequencing (WES) go hand-in-hand. Clinical data are essential, not only to guide WES variant selection and define the clinical severity ...
J. Mytinger +17 more
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The effectiveness and safety of proton beam radiation therapy in children and young adults with Central Nervous System (CNS) tumours:a systematic review [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Central nervous system (CNS) tumours account for around 25% of childhood neoplasms. With multi-modal therapy, 5-year survival is at around 75% in the UK. Conventional photon radiotherapy has made significant contributions to survival, but can
Dandapani, Madhumita +10 more
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Abstract Objective There is a paucity of real‐world evidence in the Indian context to address the outcome of primary brain tumors (PBTs) in children. This study aimed to describe the demographic profile, clinical characteristics, and histological features of PBTs based on the 2016 World Health Organization classification, assess the efficacy of ...
Priyadharshini Veeralakshmanan +10 more
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Muscle abnormalities worsen after post-exertional malaise in long COVID
A subgroup of patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 remain symptomatic over three months after infection. A distinctive symptom of patients with long COVID is post-exertional malaise, which is associated with a worsening of fatigue- and pain-related symptoms
B. Appelman +15 more
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Neurofunctional Abnormalities during Sustained Attention in Severe Childhood Abuse
Childhood maltreatment is associated with adverse affective and cognitive consequences including impaired emotion processing, inhibition and attention.
L. Lim +5 more
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