Uncommon Disorders of the Lower Spinal Region A Report on Eleven Patients [PDF]
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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The pathological diagnosis of nerve biopsies: a practical approach [PDF]
The approach to the neuropathological assessment of nerve biopsies is the main focus of this review. Nerve biopsies are invasive diagnostic procedures resulting in a permanent neurological deficit, and are therefore carried out only following an in-depth
Brandner, S
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A 50-year-old female with dysuria, dysporia, numbness and weakness of extremities
This paper reports one patient, with a history of autoimmune gastritis, who presented dysuria and dysporia for 5 years, weakness of left upper limb for one and a half years, and numbness and weakness of extremities for 2 months.
Lin PENG +3 more
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FT4-to-FT3 ratio is a novel prognostic marker in subacute combined spinal cord degeneration patients
The FT4-to-FT3 ratio (FFR) variations in patients with subacute combined spinal cord degeneration (SCSD) as a potentially useful prognostic indicator are still unknown.
Luo Song +3 more
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Endovascular Versus Open Repair For Chronic Type B Dissection Treatment: A meta-analysis. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The respective place of endovascular versus open surgery in thoracic dissecting aneurysm treatment remains debatable. This comprehensive review seeks to analyse the outcomes of endovascular repair (ER) compared to open surgery (OS) in chronic
Boufi, M +6 more
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Chemotherapy-related myelopathy mimicking subacute combined degeneration (SCD) has rarely been reported. We encountered a 35-year-old female with sensory ataxia after intrathecal chemotherapy.
Fumine Saito +6 more
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‘Medusa head ataxia’: the expanding spectrum of Purkinje cell antibodies in autoimmune cerebellar ataxia. Part 3: Anti-Yo/CDR2, anti-Nb/AP3B2, PCA-2, anti-Tr/DNER, other antibodies, diagnostic pitfalls, summary and outlook [PDF]
Serological testing for anti-neural autoantibodies is important in patients presenting with idiopathic cerebellar ataxia, since these autoantibodies may indicate cancer, determine treatment and predict prognosis.
A Bhargava +149 more
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Paraneoplastic Antibodies [PDF]
Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes (PNS) are remote effects of cancer. These are not caused by invasion of the tumor or its metastasis nor by other direct effects of the tumor or its treatment.
Maat, P. (Peter)
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Disrupted White Matter Microstructure of the Cerebellar Peduncles in Scholastic Athletes After Concussion. [PDF]
Concussion, or mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), is a major public health concern, linked with persistent post-concussive syndrome, and chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
Ghajar, Jamshid +4 more
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Acute Reversible Mania as a Presenting Feature Of Vitamin B12 Deficiency
Vitamin B12 deficiency usually presents with hematological or neuropsychiatric manifestations. The common clinical presentations include pernicious anemia, myelopathy (Subacute combined degeneration of the cord), myeloneuropathy, optic atrophy, dementia ...
Kumar S
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