Publications by authors named "A Ruibal Morell"
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- The study aims to predict the likelihood of death or severe neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI) in neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) who undergo hypothermia treatment.
- The research involved 424 neonates from U.S. neonatal intensive care units, tracking their outcomes up to the age of 2 years, with a focus on clinical indicators taken 24 hours after birth.
- Findings revealed that specific clinical characteristics, including severely abnormal EEG, low pH, and a poor Apgar score, can effectively signal high risk for severe outcomes, offering a high level of specificity and predictive value for clinicians.
Understanding the response of marine organisms to temperature is crucial for predicting climate change impacts. Fundamental physiological thermal performance curves (TPCs), determined under controlled conditions, are commonly used to project future species spatial distributions or physiological performances. Yet, real-world performances may deviate due to extrinsic factors covarying with temperature (food, oxygen, etc.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSurgically treated brain metastases of gastric origin: a case series and systematic review.
Clin Neurol Neurosurg
November 2024
Background: The incidence of brain metastases from gastric origin is less than 1% in those with primary gastric cancer. Given this exceedingly rare presentation, there is limited literature describing the outcomes of their neurosurgical treatment. We wish to identify the role of surgical intervention for brain lesions in metastatic gastric cancer via institutional case series and systematic review.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHearing preservation and quality of life in small to medium sized vestibular schwannomas after a wait and scan approach or stereotactic radiosurgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Acta Neurochir (Wien)
September 2024
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- The study assesses the long-term hearing outcomes in patients with small to medium vestibular schwannomas (VS) who underwent either a conservative "wait-and-scan" (WAS) approach or stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS).
- The analysis included nine studies with a total of 1,275 patients, finding that WAS results in better preservation of serviceable hearing and improved quality of life measures compared to SRS.
- While WAS showed promising outcomes, the overall certainty of evidence ranged from "very low" to "moderate," indicating the need for more research in this area.
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- Recurrence of high-grade gliomas is common even after the best treatment, and current imaging methods can't effectively predict when it will happen.
- A new whole-brain magnetic resonance spectroscopy (WB-MRS) method was tested, focusing on tumor microenvironments to improve understanding of glioma progression and assist in treatment decisions.
- By analyzing tumor metabolites and using machine learning techniques on data from 16 patients, researchers were able to predict glioma progression, particularly identifying key features that indicate future growth.