Publications by authors named "Daniel San Juan Orta"

Background: There are severe neurological conditions in patients with COVID-19, such as: cerebrovascular disease, Guillain-Barré syndrome, encephalitis, acute hemorrhagic necrotizing encephalopathy and myelitis.

Objective: We describe that the patient with SARS-CoV 2 with respiratory symptoms has subtle or subclinical neurological manifestations.

Material And Methods: Observational, cross-sectional, analytical study, which included patients aged 18-65 years with respiratory symptoms and a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19.

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Background: Neurocysticercosis is the most common parasitic disease affecting the central nervous system. Isolated sellar cysticercosis cysts are rare and can mimic other sellar lesion as cystic pituitary adenoma, arachnoid cyst, Rathke cleft cyst, or craniopharyngioma. The surgical resection is mandatory because the cysticidal drugs are ineffective, however, new microsurgical approaches are emerging to reduce complications and need to test in this condition.

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Introduction: Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) is a procedure that uses neurophysiological techniques in order to evaluate the motor and sensitive systems during surgeries that endanger the nervous system.

Method: The approach, scope, target population, and clinical questions to be answered were defined. A systematic search of the evidence was conducted step by step; during the first stage, clinical practice guidelines were collected, during the second stage systematic reviews were obtained, and during the third stage, clinical trials and observational studies were procured.

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This revision to the EEG Guidelines is an update incorporating the current electroencephalography technology and practice. It was previously published as Guideline 2. Similar to the prior guideline, it delineates the aspects of Guideline 1 that should be modified for neonates and young children.

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Background: Periodic epileptiform discharges (PEDs) are an abnormal finding on electroencephalograms (EEGs), the significance of which is uncertain.

Objective: To investigate long-term outcome in patients with PEDs.

Design: We retrospectively analyzed the outcomes of patients who had PEDs diagnosed during a 7-year period.

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