Publications by authors named "Nikolaos Moustakis"
Post-Traumatic Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis (PtCVST) Resulting in Increased Intracranial Pressure during Early Post-Traumatic Brain Injury Period: Case Report and Narrative Literature Review.
Healthcare (Basel)
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- - Post-traumatic cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (ptCVST) is often underdiagnosed in severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients due to non-specific symptoms that mimic TBI manifestations, making early detection critical for effective treatment.
- - The study follows a 66-year-old male with moderate TBI who showed initial improvement in brain scans despite worsening clinical symptoms; this led to the diagnosis of ptCVST through brain CT venography after suspicious findings arose.
- - There are currently no established guidelines for managing ptCVST, so treatment mainly focuses on controlling intracranial pressure and ensuring normal cerebral perfusion, highlighting the importance of recognizing signs that could indicate this complication.
As the aesthetic expectations of our society are rising, the patients are increasingly inquiring about ways to reduce the postoperative scars and avoid multiple operations. Herein, we present a case of cholecystectomy combined with lipoabdominoplasty whereby gallstone disease, abdominal wall laxity and skin excess were concurrently addressed, thereby eliminating the need for trocar-incisions on the abdominal skin. We can conclude that lipoabdominoplasty with laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a safe combined procedure that can be performed selectively in patients with cholecystolithiasis and body contour problems leading to improved cosmetic results without the presence of unnecessary scars.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 52-Year-Old Man with Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Associated with Delayed-Onset Vitreous Hemorrhage (Terson's Syndrome) Successfully Treated with Balloon-Assisted Coiling and Delayed Vitrectomy.
Am J Case Rep
August 2024
Article Synopsis
- Terson's syndrome (TS) is an eye condition linked to subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) that can cause vision problems, but its details are not well understood.
- A 52-year-old man who had a severe headache and SAH developed TS three weeks later, resulting in blurred vision, and required successful surgical treatment.
- This case highlights the need for increased awareness among medical professionals about TS as a potential complication of SAH, emphasizing the importance of early diagnosis and treatment for better outcomes.
BACKGROUND Penetrating traumatic brain injury (TBI) caused by gunshots is a rare type of TBI that leads to poor outcomes and high mortality rates. Conducting a formal neuropsychological evaluation concerning a patient's neurologic status during the chronic recovery phase can be challenging. Furthermore, the clinical assessment of survivors of penetrating TBI has not been adequately documented in the available literature.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThyroglobulin as a Rapid and Cost-Effective Biomarker for Diagnosis of Thyroid Carcinoma Brain Metastasis: A Case Report of a Patient with Metastatic Hurthle Cell Thyroid Carcinoma.
Am J Case Rep
October 2023
BACKGROUND Brain metastasis of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is rare. Treatment of these patients is challenging due to the lack of specific guidelines. Early diagnosis is accompanied by immediate treatment and less morbidity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTakotsubo cardiomyopathy is an uncommon clinical entity in children, resulting in severe but sometimes reversible systolic dysfunction of the left ventricle. This condition is triggered by multiple emotional or physical stressors, while neurogenic stress cardiomyopathy after brain injuries has become increasingly recognized in children over the past few years. We report the case of an 11-year-old child with an atypical clinical presentation after a serious car crash accident.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTraumatic brain injury (TBI) is currently one of the leading causes of mortality and disability worldwide. At present, no reliable inflammatory or specific molecular neurobiomarker exists in any of the standard models proposed for TBI classification or prognostication. Therefore, the present study was designed to assess the value of a group of inflammatory mediators for evaluating acute TBI, in combination with clinical, laboratory and radiological indices and prognostic clinical scales.
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