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The Potential Role of Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy in Hepatic Carcinoma in Mitigating the Risk of Dose De-Escalation

Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment, 2020
Purpose: To investigate the role of intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients to be treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in a risk-adapted dose prescription regimen.
Luca Cozzi PhD, Tiziana Comito MD, Mauro Loi MD, Antonella Fogliata MSc, Ciro Franzese MD, Davide Franceschini MD, Elena Clerici MD, Giacomo Reggiori MSC, Stefano Tomatis MSc, Marta Scorsetti MD   +9 more
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Monitoring Frequency of Intra‐Fraction Patient Motion Using the ExacTrac System for LINAC‐based SRS Treatments [PDF]

, 2018
Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the intra‐fractional patient motion using the ExacTrac system in LINAC‐based stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS).
Kim, Siyong, Kim, Taeho, Lewis, Benjamin C., Snyder, William J.   +3 more
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Fast cycle of vagus nerve stimulation is associated with increased sleep‐related breathing disorder in patients with epilepsy

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective This work was undertaken to study the association between vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) parameters and the apnea–hypopnea index (AHI) measured by polysomnography in patients with drug‐resistant epilepsy. Methods Patients with epilepsy who underwent polysomnography with an active VNS device between 2018 and 2023 were retrospectively ...
Jacques‐François Massa, Nada El Youssef, Romain Carron, Pauline Garcia, Agnès Trebuchon, Bernard Giusiano, Fabrice Bartolomei, Angela Marchi, Isabelle Lambert   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Substantially elevated serum glutamate and CSF GOT-1 levels associated with cerebral ischemia and poor neurological outcomes in subarachnoid hemorrhage patients

Scientific Reports, 2023
Brain injury and cerebral vasospasm during the 14 days after the subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) are considered the leading causes of poor outcomes.
Silvia Snider, Luigi Albano, Filippo Gagliardi, Stefano Comai, Francesca Roncelli, Pierfrancesco De Domenico, Edoardo Pompeo, Pietro Panni, Nicole Bens, Maria Rosa Calvi, Pietro Mortini, Angela Ruban   +11 more
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A current perspective on stereotactic body radiation therapy for pancreatic cancer. [PDF]

, 2016
Pancreatic cancer is a formidable malignancy with poor outcomes. The majority of patients are unable to undergo resection, which remains the only potentially curative treatment option.
Czito, Brian G, Hong, Julian C, Palta, Manisha, Willett, Christopher G   +3 more
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Brain Metastases From Differentiated Thyroid Cancer in the Era of Targeted Therapies: A Multi‐Center Retrospective Cohort

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Brain metastases (BM) of differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) are associated with unfavorable prognosis. This study evaluated BM management strategies and patients' outcomes. Methods A retrospective review of patients diagnosed with DTC and BM at Tel Aviv Sourasky and Rabin Medical Centers between 1985 and 2024. Clinical features,
Liyona Kampel, Shaun Edalati, Eyal Yosefof, Anton Warshavsky, Gilad Horowitz, Nidal Muhanna, Hagit Shoffel‐Havakuk, Eyal Robenshtok, Aron Popovtzer, Inbar Finkel   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The use of cannabis as an antiepileptic treatment in Mexico: A review, bioethical analysis, discussion and position of the Hospital General de México Epilepsy Clinic

Revista Médica del Hospital General de México, 2016
In Mexico and the United States of America (USA), a debate was recently opened on the use of some cannabis extracts as anticonvulsive drugs. Given the broad influence that social networks and the media have on the general population, it is worth ...
M. Kalkach-Aparicio, M. Cuéllar-Herrera, E.L. Flores-Ramírez, P. Ruíz-Gadea, L. Medina-Osti, D. Trejo-Martínez, F. Velasco, G. Aguado, A.L. Velasco, G. Gorian-Montealegre   +9 more
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High-Flow Vascular Malformations in Children. [PDF]

, 2020
Children can have a variety of intracranial vascular anomalies ranging from small and incidental with no clinical consequences to complex lesions that can cause substantial neurologic deficits, heart failure, or profoundly affect development. In contrast
Abla, Adib A, Braunstein, Steve, Cooke, Daniel L, Fullerton, Heather J, Gupta, Nalin, Hetts, Steven W, Kim, Helen, Morshed, Ramin A, Winkler, Ethan A   +8 more
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Association of recurrence patterns and outcome with HR and HER2 status in patients with resected brain metastases from breast cancer

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
What's New? While treatment strategies for solid brain metastases have been relatively uniform across cancer subtypes, tailored approaches are warranted. In this observational study, intracranial recurrences after microsurgical resection occurred significantly earlier and more frequently at distant sites in patients with triple‐negative breast cancer ...
Jonathan Weller, Sophie Katzendobler, Frederic Thiele, Anna Riesberg, Patrick N. Harter, Frederick Klauschen, Rachel Wuerstlein, Stephan Schoenecker, Montserrat Pazos Escudero, Robert Forbrig, Niklas Thon, Florian Ringel, Michael Weller, Emilie Le Rhun, Veit M. Stoecklein   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Results of Gamma Knife Radiosurgery in Acromegaly

International Journal of Endocrinology, 2012
Objective. Single-session radiosurgery with Gamma Knife (GK) may be a potential adjuvant treatment in acromegaly. We analyzed the safety and efficacy of GK in patients who had previously received maximal surgical debulking at our hospital. Methods.
Alberto Franzin, Giorgio Spatola, Marco Losa, Piero Picozzi, Pietro Mortini   +4 more
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