Publications by authors named "Areian Eghbali"

Unlabelled: Established criteria for reporting safety and efficacy have not yet been defined in growing rod surgery for early onset scoliosis. A systematic literature review revealed a high degree of variability in how authors stratified complications and patient outcomes as a means to define safety and efficacy for this challenging patient population.

Introduction: Several publications have reported the safety and efficacy of traditional growing rods (TGR) and magnetically controlled growing rods (MCGR) using various parameters.

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Fundal abnormalities, including preretinal and retinal changes, are a rare finding in patients with the autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder Gaucher disease, most often described in patients with the chronic neuronopathic form (type 3). We evaluated whether these ophthalmological findings correlated with other manifestations of type 3 Gaucher disease. Reviewing the records of 40 patients with type 3 Gaucher disease, we identified five with white vitreous opacities and reviewed their clinical course in depth.

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Gaucher disease is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder caused by mutations in the gene GBA1, which encodes the lysosomal protein glucocerebrosidase. Patients with Gaucher disease generally have a variety of clinical manifestations ranging from visceral to neurological involvement and some develop ocular involvement. The most commonly affected organs include the spleen, liver, and bone.

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Study Design: Retrospective review of a single institution.

Objective: To determine if resting leg pain level is a predictor of success for indirect decompression in the setting of lumbar spinal stenosis, with lower levels of rest pain correlating with greater likelihood of successful indirect decompression.

Methods: Reviewed anterior or lateral lumbar interbody fusions from T12 to L5-S1 patients with a posterior-based pedicle screw-rod construct.

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Established criteria for reporting safety and efficacy have not yet been defined in growing rod surgery for early-onset scoliosis. A systematic literature review revealed a high degree of variability in how authors stratified complications and patient outcomes as a means to define safety and efficacy for this challenging patient population.

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