Publications by authors named "M E Weinand"
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- * A systematic review of literature published since 2019 analyzed 11 studies involving 237 individuals with various types of SCIs, focusing on the effectiveness, safety, and costs of 3DP devices such as orthoses and vertebral bodies.
- * Most studies reported positive outcomes with treatment costs ranging from $65 to $5,000, indicating that 3DP technologies could greatly improve spinal injury treatments and patient care overall.
Objective: Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) and germinal matrix hemorrhage (GMH) are the most common brain injuries in preterm infants. Neonates with these injuries are at greater risk of impaired neurodevelopmental outcome. Current guidelines recommend screening infants with cranial ultrasound (CUS); however, this is prone to missing subtle injury patterns, particularly within the posterior fossa.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The treatment landscape for trigeminal neuralgia (TN) involves various surgical interventions, among which microvascular decompression (MVD) stands out as highly effective. While MVD offers significant benefits, its success relies on precise surgical techniques and patient selection. In addition, the emergence of awake surgery techniques presents new opportunities to improve outcomes and minimize complications associated with MVD for TN.
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- The gut-brain axis (GBA) is a complex communication system between the gut and the central nervous system, influencing both neurological and gastrointestinal diseases.
- The review evaluates the use of neuromodulation techniques, which can affect the GBA and improve conditions like irritable bowel syndrome, Parkinson's disease, and more.
- By analyzing extensive literature, it underscores the potential benefits of neuromodulation in restoring neural pathways and enhancing patient quality of life, despite some challenges.
Background: Emerging research expands our understanding of the cerebellum beyond motor control to include cognitive, emotional, and autonomic functions. This review examines the cerebellum's complex role, spotlighting Schmahmann's syndrome, or cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome (CCAS), which impairs executive functions, language, and spatial processing. It emphasizes advancements in diagnosing CCAS and the imperative of developing superior diagnostic tools for managing cerebellar pathologies effectively.
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