Publications by authors named "J F Castiglione"
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- Researchers aimed to identify factors predicting aneurysm occlusion and retreatment following WEB embolization due to limited existing studies.
- The study reviewed data from 763 patients across 30 institutions, finding a 65.1% complete occlusion rate at follow-up and a 7.3% retreatment rate.
- Key negative predictors for complete occlusion included smoking history, larger aneurysm size, and wall branch presence, while intraprocedural occlusion significantly improved long-term outcomes.
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- The study examined cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) following COVID-19 vaccination compared to non-vaccinated GBS cases in Buenos Aires, involving 91 patients treated from March 2020 to March 2022.
- Patients who had been vaccinated showed a higher incidence of cranial nerve involvement and bilateral facial paralysis, but overall clinical severity scores and other neurophysiological characteristics were similar between the two groups.
- The findings suggest a need for further research to clarify any potential link between COVID-19 vaccination and GBS, particularly through ongoing vaccine safety monitoring and epidemiological studies.
The Woven EndoBridge (WEB) device has been widely used to treat intracranial wide neck bifurcation aneurysms. Initial studies have demonstrated that approximately 90% of patients have same or improved long-term aneurysm occlusion after the initial 6-month follow up. The aim of this study is to assess the long-term follow-up in aneurysms that have achieved complete occlusion at 6 months.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGold cages are a subset of gold nanoparticles and these structures are of major interest due to their favourable physiochemical properties. In order for these structures to be useful in applications, they must be chemically stable. The objective of this research is to transform non-magic number cage structures into magic number cage structures by the addition of electron-withdrawing groups on the cages.
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