Objective evaluation, using computed tomography, of round window access for cochlear implantation.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine optimal radiological parameters for assessment of the round window approach in cochlear implantation surgery.

Materials And Methods: Patients undergoing cochlear implantation at the Department of Otolaryngology in Szczecin, between 2015 and 2022 inclusive, were eligible for the study. Radiological assessments were performed according to eight parameters (seven proposed in the literature) and visibility clinical assessments were made intra-operatively on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 - not visible, 5 - fully visible).

Death has a preference for birthdays-an analysis of death time series.

Purpose: To examine the relation between the day of death and the day of birth. To determine whether the "death postponement" hypothesis or the "anniversary reaction" hypothesis is more appropriate.

Methods: We analyzed data from the Swiss mortality statistics 1969-2008.

Stroke severity, its correlates and impact on thrombolysis in a population-based study.

Objective: Data about the distribution of stroke severity and its correlates are sparse. In a population-based approach, we determined the NIH Stroke Scale Score (NIHSSS) and studied associations with demographic variables, stroke unit care, etiology, the onset assessment interval (OAI), and the rate of thrombolysis.

Methods: We performed a databank-based post-hoc analysis of data ascertained during the prospective, population-based stroke study among the 188,015 permanent residents of Basel City, Switzerland.