Anatomical-related factors and outcome of percutaneous short-term spinal cord stimulation electrode shift in patients with disorders of consciousness: a retrospective study.

Background: Disorders of consciousness (DoC) represent a spectrum of neurological conditions that pose significant treatment challenges. Percutaneous short-term spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has emerged as a promising experimental diagnostic treatment to assess and potentially improve consciousness levels. However, the effectiveness of this intervention is frequently compromised by the shift of electrodes, particularly in the cervical region, which can negatively affect therapeutic outcomes.

Intracranial Parasitic Fetus in a Living Infant: A Case Study with Surgical Intervention and Prognosis Analysis.

BACKGROUND Fetus in fetu (FIF), or parasitic fetus, is a rare malformation that typically occurs in the retroperitoneum, but can be found in other unusual locations, such as the skull, sacrum, and mouth. The presence of a spine is necessary for diagnosis. CASE REPORT Intracranial FIFs were retrospectively studied.

Evaluation of cerebrovascular reactivity in moyamoya disease using oxygen-dependent magnetic resonance imaging.

Moyamoya disease (MMD) is a rare cerebrovascular disorder marked by progressive stenosis of the internal carotid arteries. Assessing cerebral hemodynamics, specifically cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR), is vital for MMD management and prognosis. In this study, fMRI was performed in a prospective cohort of 47 patients with MMD and 32 healthy controls to investigate its utility in evaluating CVR and to explore the influence of cerebral posterior circulation compensation on CVR in MMD.

Perioperative hormone level changes and their clinical implications in patients with pituitary adenoma: a retrospective study of 428 cases at a single center.

Objective: This study employs case data analysis to elucidate alterations in hormone levels pre and post-surgery among patients with pituitary adenoma. Moreover, it investigates the influence of various associated factors on endocrine function.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on clinical data from 428 patients who underwent surgical treatment within a short period at a single center.

MR-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy for drug-resistant lesional epilepsy: a single-center experience.

Background: To describe and report the efficacy and safety of MR-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy (MRgLITT) in the treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy.

Methods: A retrospective review of all MRgLITT procedures in our hospital was performed. All procedures were performed using a surgical laser ablation system.

Effect comparison of neuroendoscopy versus microsurgery in the treatment of lateral ventricular tumors.

Purpose: We sought to reveal the clinical characteristics of lateral ventricle tumors and to evaluate the superior surgical procedure available.

Methods: There involved a total of of 49 adult patients harboring lateral ventricle tumors in neurosurgery department of our hospital from January 2016 to March 2022. The patients enrolled were retrospectively analyzed, so are their clinical manifestations, pathological characteristics and surgical strategies.

Automatic Epileptic Tissue Localization through Spatial Pattern Clustering of High Frequency Activity.

High-frequency activity (HFA) in intracranial electroencephalography recordings are diagnostic biomarkers for refractory epilepsy. Clinical utilities based on HFA have been extensively examined. HFA often exhibits different spatial patterns corresponding to specific states of neural activation, which will potentially improve epileptic tissue localization.

Risk factors for early seizure after revascularization in patients with moyamoya disease.

Background: To investigate the risk factors for early seizure after revascularization in patients with moyamoya disease (MMD).

Methods: A total of 298 patients with MMD diagnosed in our hospital from 2015 to 2018 were analyzed retrospectively. We summarized the characteristics of seizure after revascularization in patients with MMD and analyzed the predictors of early postoperative seizure.

Postoperative incidence of seizure and cerebral infarction in pediatric patients with epileptic type moyamoya disease: a meta-analysis of single rate.

Background: Surgery is a conventional mature treatment for moyamoya disease (MMD). However, whether surgery is also an effective therapy for epileptic type MMD has seldom been investigated systematically. The study aims to summarize the pooled postoperative incidence of seizure and cerebral infarction in pediatric patients with epileptic type moyamoya disease.

Abnormal Embryonic Development of Cerebral Arteries as a Potential Cause of Moyamoya Disease.

Objective: Moyamoya disease (MMD) is a cerebrovascular disorder, currently defined as progressive stenosis of intracranial internal carotid artery and its main branches with secondary formation of netlike vessels. Its precise formation mechanism, however, is unknown. We propose that MMD is caused by abnormal embryonic development of the cerebral arteries and also propose a mechanism for MMD formation.

A comparative study of 43 patients with mirror-like intracranial aneurysms: risk factors, treatment, and prognosis.

Background And Objective: Mirror-like intracranial aneurysms (MirAn) occur symmetrically at the corresponding intracranial arteries and are a subgroup of multiple intracranial aneurysms. The aim of this study was to analyze the risk factors, treatment, and prognosis of MirAn.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 43 cases of MirAn diagnosed between January 2000 and December 2009.

Relationships between hemorrhage, angioarchitectural factors and collagen of arteriovenous malformations.

Objective: While associations between the angioarchitecture of arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) in the brain and pathological features have been described, here we investigated the relationship between the angioarchitecture, the pathological features of the vessel wall, and hemorrhagic events.

Methods: The study was conducted on 43 patients: 16 with ruptured AVM (rAVM), 15 with non-ruptured AVM (nrAVM), 6 with craniocerebral trauma (control) and 6 with epilepsy (control). The diagnosis of AVM was confirmed by preoperative digital subtraction angiography.