Publications by authors named "D Fredy"

Objectives: The aim of this literature review is to describe the role of acupuncture for myofascial pain syndrome in interventional pain management.

Content: Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) can be found at all ages. Approximately 30.

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Background: The role of physical trauma in the onset of symptoms in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) has never been characterized. We sought to search and describe brain lesions EDS patients also having personal history of physical trauma. We systematically performed brain magnetic resonance imaging in a first cohort of patients with a hypermobility type of EDS which described the onset of their disease or its worsening after a physical trauma.

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Background And Purpose: Brain hypervascular diseases are complex and induce hemodynamic disturbances on brain parenchyma, which are difficult to accurately evaluate by using perfusion-weighted (PWI) MR imaging. Our purpose was to test and to assess the best AIF estimation method among 4 patients with brain hypervascular disease and healthy volunteers.

Methods: Thirty-three patients and 10 healthy volunteers underwent brain perfusion studies by using a 1.

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Purpose: Diffusion-weighted imaging (3 directions) and diffusion tensor imaging (9 directions) were compared for their sensitivity to detect ischemic lesion.

Materials And Methods: 41 patients (18 supposed transient ischemic attacks, 23 arterial stroke, MRI View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Article Synopsis
  • * Identified three types of LA: subependymal/subpial, perivascular, and "bands" in white matter, each with distinct shapes and locations in the brain.
  • * Subependymal changes were linked to ventricular spaces, while perivascular changes indicated small-vessel disease, suggesting different forms of LA may stem from a common underlying issue in brain health.
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