Publications by authors named "A de Vries-van der Zwan"
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- Chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) treatment often involves burr-hole drainage and either subdural or subgaleal drain insertion, with surgeon preference influencing the choice.
- A study analyzed 700 CSDH cases from 2017 to 2022, finding no significant differences in recurrence, reoperation rates, or complications between subdural and subgaleal drains.
- The results suggest that both drainage methods are equally effective, indicating a need for a larger, multicenter randomized controlled trial to further explore their outcomes.
Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB), caused by Mycobacterium bovis, is a neglected zoonotic disease primarily associated with cattle. The incidence of bTB is highest in low-income settings with high cattle density and unpasteurised dairy consumption. Smallholder dairy farming has steadily grown in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) with limited professional support for adequate bTB surveillance and risk mitigation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In the past ferromagnetic cerebral aneurysm clips that are contraindicated for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) have been implanted. However, the specific clip model is often unknown for older clips, which poses a problem for individual patient management in clinical care.
Methods: Literature and incident databases were searched, and a survey was performed in the Netherlands that identified time periods at which ferromagnetic and non-ferromagnetic clip models were implanted.
Measurements of cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR) are essential for treatment decisions in moyamoya vasculopathy (MMV). Since MMV patients are often young or cognitively impaired, anesthesia is commonly used to limit motion artifacts. Our aim was to investigate the effect of anesthesia on the CVR in pediatric MMV.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To evaluate the results of total-body (TB) MRI used as a screening tool for assessment or exclusion of malignant transformation in patients with hereditary multiple osteochondromas (HMO).
Patients And Methods: In a single-institute cohort of MO patients, 366 TB-MRI examinations, including T1-weighted and STIR images, were performed for screening and follow-up purposes to rule out the malignant transformation, and retrospectively analyzed. In each patient, the presence and location of osteochondromas in the axial and appendicular bones were recorded.