Fast and reproducible in vivo T1 mapping of the human cervical spinal cord [PDF]
, 2017 PURPOSE: To develop a fast and robust method for measuring T1 in the whole cervical spinal cord in vivo, and to assess its reproducibility. METHODS: A spatially nonselective adiabatic inversion pulse is combined with zonally oblique-magnified multislice ...
Battiston, M +7 more
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Diffusion-weighted imaging in normal fetal brain maturation [PDF]
, 2018 Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) provides information about tissue maturation not seen on conventional magnetic resonance imaging. The aim of this study is to analyze the evolution over time of the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) of normal fetal ...
Bennathan, M. +8 more
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Visceral pain: role of the microbiome-gut-brain axis [PDF]
, 2017 A growing body of preclinical and clinical evidence supports a relationship between the complexity and diversity of the microorganisms that inhabit our gut (human gastrointestinal microbiome) and health status.
Cryan, John F. +3 more
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High resolution neurochemical gold staining method for myelin in peripheral and central nervous system at the light- and electron-microscopic level [PDF]
, 2018 Myelin is a multilamellar membrane structure primarily composed of lipids and myelin proteins essential for proper neuronal function. Since myelin is a target structure involved in many pathophysiological conditions such as metabolic, viral, and ...
Eyupoglu, Ilker +3 more
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Spinal Cord Stimulation for Control of Pain [PDF]
, 2008 Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is an adjustable, non-destructive procedure which delivers therapeutic doses of electrical current to the spinal cord for the management of neuropathic pain. The most common indications include post-laminectomy (“failed back
Falowski MD, Stephen
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Spinal cord stimulation in chronic pain: evidence and theory for mechanisms of action. [PDF]
, 2019 Well-established in the field of bioelectronic medicine, Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) offers an implantable, non-pharmacologic treatment for patients with intractable chronic pain conditions. Chronic pain is a widely heterogenous syndrome with regard to
Baker, Dewleen G +12 more
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Human pallidothalamic and cerebellothalamic tracts: anatomical basis for functional stereotactic neurosurgery [PDF]
, 2018 Anatomical knowledge of the structures to be targeted and of the circuitry involved is crucial in stereotactic functional neurosurgery. The present study was undertaken in the context of surgical treatment of motor disorders such as essential tremor (ET)
Gallay, Marc +3 more
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Uncommon Disorders of the Lower Spinal Region A Report on Eleven Patients [PDF]
, 1976 Prompt diagnosis of lower spinal diseases is essential for successful treatment. Appropriate medical therapy or surgical decompression arrests progression and reverses existing neurologic deficit.
Selhorst, John B.
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Somatotopy and Organization of Spinothalamic Tracts in the Human Cervical Spinal Cord. [PDF]
Neurosurgery, 2019 Vedantam A +4 more
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Pain and quality of life in multiple sclerosis patients [PDF]
, 2013 Trabalho final de mestrado integrado em Medicina área científica de Neurologia, apresentado á Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de CoimbraPain is an important disabling symptom in multiple sclerosis (MS) that is frequently overlooked in clinical ...
Pires, Catarina Isabel Bernardo Pimentel de Castro
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