Publications by authors named "P Texakalidis"
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- This study aims to enhance prediction of patient outcomes after severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) by integrating clinical data with serum inflammatory and neuronal protein levels.
- Researchers enrolled 53 adult patients and used machine learning techniques to develop models predicting post-traumatic vasospasm (PTV) and mortality, identifying specific biomarkers and clinical signs as key predictors.
- Findings reveal that certain inflammatory markers and demographic factors can better predict PTV development and mortality than standard clinical tools, indicating the importance of biochemical data in assessing sTBI outcomes.
Objective: Cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) and lower trunk brachial plexus injury (BPI) commonly result in hand paralysis. Although restoring hand function is complex and challenging to achieve, regaining volitional hand control drastically enhances functionality for these patients. The authors aimed to systematically review the outcomes of hand-opening function after supinator to posterior interosseous nerve (PIN) transfer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Parasagittal meningiomas (PM) are treated with primary microsurgery, radiosurgery (SRS), or surgery with adjuvant radiation. We investigated predictors of tumor progression requiring salvage surgery or radiation treatment. We sought to determine whether primary treatment modality, or radiologic, histologic, and clinical variables were associated with tumor progression requiring salvage treatment.
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- Atlas fractures often occur alongside traumatic dens fractures, but there's limited research on how to manage these simultaneous injuries.
- A study over a decade analyzed 282 patients with dens fractures, finding that 22.8% also had atlas fractures and identifying factors that influenced injury severity and treatment decisions.
- Key findings included older age and specific fracture characteristics being linked to the presence of atlas fractures, and a higher likelihood of using occipitocervical fusion for surgical treatment in this subgroup.