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Liquid biopsy for brain tumors [PDF]

open access: yesExpert Review of Molecular Diagnostics, 2017
Minimally invasive methods will augment the clinical approach for establishing the diagnosis or monitoring treatment response of central nervous system tumors. Liquid biopsy by blood or cerebrospinal fluid sampling holds promise in this regard. Areas covered: In this literature review, the authors highlight recent studies describing the analysis of ...
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Brain biopsy in tuberculoma

Neurosurgery, 1991
Abstract In developing countries, 5 to 8% of the space-occupying lesions of the central nervous system are tuberculomas. Diagnosis can be difficult in the absence of extracranial tuberculosis; computed tomography is suggestive only. To assess the value of brain biopsies in tuberculomas, the records of 15 patients aged 6 to 80 years were ...
A, Bouchama   +6 more
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New Instrument for Brain Biopsy

Journal of Neurosurgery, 1963
Biopsy of deep-seated brain tumors through a simple needle puncture often is a desirable procedure provided tha t it can be performed with safety and with a good chance to remove enough tissue for microscopic diagnosis. I t is impor tant tha t this procedure should be done with little t rauma to the brain and minimal danger of provoking a hemorrhage. A
I, HALLAC, L, BAKAY
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Stereotactic brain biopsy in AIDS

Journal of Neurology, 1992
In the hope of finding a treatable condition, the need for rapid diagnosis in HIV-seropositive patients with brain lesions is apparent. In order to evaluate the efficacy of stereotactic brain biopsy in AIDS patients, we retrospectively studied 25 HIV-infected patients undergoing stereotactic biopsy.
C, Zimmer   +6 more
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Brain biopsy for the diagnosis of heartwater

Tropical Animal Health and Production, 1978
The technique of brain biopsy and its successful role in confirming a diagnosis of heartwater in the live animal are described.
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Diagnostic Brain Biopsy

Neurosurgery, 1979
Abstract A consecutive series of 50 diagnostic cerebral biopsies carried out over a 12-year period (1960 to 1972) at The Neurological Institute of New York is reported. The goal of the biopsy was to acquire a definitive diagnosis to aid the patient, counsel the family, and advance scientific knowledge. General indications for biopsy were
Howard H. Kaufman, Louis W. Catalano
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Biopsy of Brain Lesions

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice
Brain biopsy is essential for accurate diagnosis but is frequently avoided in veterinary medicine because of doubts about its safety, reliability, and clinical value. Data available from human and veterinary investigations suggest that such doubts are largely unwarranted.
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Late effects of brain biopsy

Journal of Neurology, 1975
303 patients underwent brain biopsy; 20 patients were available for a follow-up EEG examination, up to 16 years after the biopsy. 4 patients (20%) had focal fits starting within 6 months after the intervention. In the EEG of 15 patients (75%) 2 varieties of focal abnormalities appeared: "trepanation activity" which, for reasons discussed below should ...
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