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Aquaporin-4 and brain edema. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Aquaporin-4 (AQP4) is a water-channel protein expressed strongly in the brain, predominantly in astrocyte foot processes at the borders between the brain parenchyma and major fluid compartments, including cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and blood.
A Lehmenkuhler   +38 more
core   +2 more sources

Spontaneous temporal cerebrospinal fluid leak [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Otolaryngology-ENT Research, 2021
Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leaks of the temporal bone are uncommon conditions, but with increasing incidence in the last years. They represent the osteodural defect of the middle and posterior fossae floor with consequent communication between the subarachnoid space and the middle ear and mastoid cells, not associated with a history of trauma ...
Bárbara Cecília Borges Moreira   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Untreated Giant Macroprolactinoma with Chronic Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage: An Unusual Complication

open access: yesCase Reports in Endocrinology, 2019
Macroprolactinoma has the potential to cause base of skull erosion and often extends into the sphenoid sinus. Rapid shrinkage of this invasive tumor following dopamine agonist therapy has been postulated to cause unplugging of the eroded area, leading to
Mohamad Nazrulhisham Mad Naser   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unintended complication of intracranial subdural hematoma after percutaneous epidural neuroplasty. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Percutaneous epidural neuroplasty (PEN) is a known interventional technique for the management of spinal pain. As with any procedures, PEN is associated with complications ranging from mild to more serious ones. We present a case of intracranial subdural
Kim, Kee D   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Case Series: Long segment extra-arachnoid fluid collections: Role of dynamic CT myelography in diagnosis and treatment planning

open access: yesIndian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 2012
We report five patients in whom spinal MRI revealed extra-arachnoid fluid collections. These spinal fluid collections most likely resulted from accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from a dural leak.
Shehanaz Ellika   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Drug delivery in overcoming the blood-brain barrier: role of nasal mucosal grafting [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) plays a fundamental role in protecting and maintaining the homeostasis of the brain. For this reason, drug delivery to the brain is much more difficult than that to other compartments of the body. In order to bypass or cross
Carafa, Maria   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Prion protein in the cerebrospinal fluid of healthy and naturally scrapie-affected sheep [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
The aim of this study was to characterize the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) prion protein (PrP) of healthy and naturally scrapie-affected sheep. The soluble form of CSF PrPC immunoblotted with an anti-octarepeat and an anti-C terminus mAb showed two isoforms
Andréoletti   +24 more
core   +3 more sources

Coronary artery bypass surgery in the presence of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea

open access: yesAnnals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2013
A seventy eight year old male patient was admitted in our hospital with headache, vomiting, irritability and confusion. Initially he was diagnosed as a case of pyogenic encephalitis.
Rajinder Singh Rawat   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Endovascular repair for acute traumatic transection of the descending thoracic aorta: experience of a single centre with a 12-years follow up [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background: Most blunt aortic injuries occur in the proximal proximal descending aorta causing acute transection of this vessel. Generally, surgical repair of the ruptured segment of aorta is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality and in
Butrico, L   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Cerebrospinal fluid leak causing spontaneous intracranial hypotension

open access: yesJournal of Marine Medical Society, 2019
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is one of the important causes of headache in young and middle-aged and is commonly misdiagnosed in the initial stages.
M A Mateen, Nihar Ameta, Joydeep Ghosh
doaj   +1 more source

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