Publications by authors named "B Mokri"
Background And Objective: Epidural blood patch (EBP) is a safe and effective treatment for spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH), but clinical and procedural variables that predict EBP efficacy remain nebulous.
Methods: This study is an institutional review board-approved retrospective case series with dichotomized EBP efficacy defined at 3 months. The study included 202 patients receiving 604 EBPs; iatrogenic cerebrospinal fluid leaks were excluded.
Objective: To determine the incidence and risk factors for venous thromboembolism (VTE) within six months after primary debulking surgery (PDS) for epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC).
Methods: In a historical cohort, we estimated the cumulative incidence of clinically diagnosed VTE within 6 months among consecutive women who underwent PDS for EOC at a single institution from 1/1/2003 to 12/31/2011. We evaluated perioperative variables as potential risk factors of VTE within 6 months during the postoperative period using univariate and multivariable Cox proportional hazards models.
Objective/background: We have anecdotally observed patients with high-flow ventral cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks resulting from penetrating osseous spicules or calcified discs to be relatively thin. The purpose of this study was to explore the validity of this observation and determine if a potential association exists between low body mass index (BMI) and high-flow spinal ventral CSF leaks resulting from such dura-penetrating lesions.
Methods: Sixteen consecutive patients with precisely localized high-flow ventral spinal CSF leaks on dynamic myelography were identified.
Purpose: To re-evaluate the population-based incidence of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) and to determine if it mirrors the rise in obesity.
Design: Retrospective, population-based cohort.
Participants: All residents of Olmsted County, Minnesota, diagnosed with IIH between January 1, 1990, and December 31, 2014.