Publications by authors named "D S Asyutin"

Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) syndrome most often occurs following a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fistula that develops in the spinal space. Neurologists and neurosurgeons lack an understanding of the pathophysiology and diagnosis of this disease, which can make timely surgical care difficult. With the correct diagnostic algorithm, it is possible to identify the exact location of the liquor fistula in 90% of cases; subsequent microsurgical treatment can save the patient from the symptoms of intracranial hypotension and restore the ability to work.

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Typical symptoms of spontaneous intracranial hypotension syndrome are severe headache, weakness, dizziness and inability to stay upright for a long time. Most often, this syndrome occurs due to CSF fistula in spinal space. Pathophysiology and diagnosis of this disease are poorly known for neurologists and neurosurgeons that can complicate timely surgical care.

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Traumatic injury of the spinal cord is still one of the most challenging problems in the neurosurgical practice. Despite a long history of implementation of translational medicine in the field of spinal cord injury (SCI), it remains one of the most frequent causes of human disability and a critical situation for world healthcare systems. Here, we used our rat model of the of unilateral controlled SCI induced by a cryoinjury, which consistently reproduces glial scarring and posttraumatic cyst formation, and specifically evaluated histological, bioimaging and cytokine data.

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In this study, we report 31 spinal intramedullary astrocytoma (SIA) RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) profiles for 25 adult patients with documented clinical annotations. To our knowledge, this is the first clinically annotated RNA-seq dataset of spinal astrocytomas derived from the intradural intramedullary compartment. We compared these tumor profiles with the previous healthy central nervous system (CNS) RNA-seq data for spinal cord and brain and identified SIA-specific gene sets and molecular pathways.

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Article Synopsis
  • Spinal subdural abscesses (SSAs) are unusual conditions characterized by pus-filled cavities found inside the dura mater but outside the spinal cord, often linked to infections in about 50% of cases.
  • A case study highlights a female patient who came to a neurosurgical center for treatment of a suspected tumor in her lower back, presenting symptoms like severe pain, muscle spasms, and bowel issues.
  • During surgery, doctors found a subdural abscess instead of a tumor, treated it with antibiotics, and the patient made a full recovery in 29 days, showcasing how SSAs can be mistaken for tumors on imaging tests.
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