Patient-specific visual neglect severity estimation for stroke patients with neglect using EEG.

We aim to assess the severity of spatial neglect (SN) through detailing patients' field of view (FOV) using EEG. Spatial neglect, a prevalent neurological syndrome in stroke patients, typically results from unilateral brain injuries, leading to inattention to the contralesional space. Commonly used Neglect detection methods like the Behavioral Inattention Test-conventional lack the capability to assess the full extent and severity of neglect.

AttentionCARE: replicability of a BCI for the clinical application of augmented reality-guided EEG-based attention modification for adolescents at high risk for depression.

Affect-biased attention is the phenomenon of prioritizing attention to emotionally salient stimuli and away from goal-directed stimuli. It is thought that affect-biased attention to emotional stimuli is a driving factor in the development of depression. This effect has been well-studied in adults, but research shows that this is also true during adolescence, when the severity of depressive symptoms are correlated with the magnitude of affect-biased attention to negative emotional stimuli.

Canadian multidisciplinary expert consensus on the use of biologics in upper airways: a Delphi study.

Background: Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP) often coexists with lower airway disease. With the overlap between upper and lower airway disease, optimal management of the upper airways is undertaken in conjunction with that of the lower airways. Biologic therapy with targeted activity within the Type 2 inflammatory pathway can improve the clinical signs and symptoms of both upper and lower airway diseases.

CSO (Canadian Society of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery) position paper on rhinologic and skull base surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Healthcare services in many countries have been partially or completely disrupted by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic since its onset in the end of 2019. Amongst the most impacted are the elective medical and surgical services in order to conserve resources to care for COVID-19 patients. As the number of infected patients decrease across Canada, elective surgeries are being restarted in a staged manner.

Sinonasal endoscopy reporting format: emphasis on chronic rhinosinusitis.

The role of nasal endoscopy has been well characterized in terms of diagnosis and treatment, the methods of performing the endoscopy, and the findings that can be visualized within the nasal cavities. The reporting format of such findings has not been the subject of such detailed popularity. A structured format would create a common language between otolaryngologists, potentially facilitating outcomes assessment and/or research by providing an objective tool for recording findings.

Evaluation of static thermal and near-infrared hyperspectral imaging for the diagnosis of acute maxillary rhinosinusitis.

Although acute maxillary rhinosinusitis may be confidently diagnosed based on a history and physical examination by trained specialists, its diagnosis by primary health workers is less dependable, with a tendency for overdiagnosis, often resulting in inappropriate treatment. It is commonly perceived among the otolaryngology community that a new and objective diagnostic tool would be beneficial, facilitating the widespread and reliable diagnosis of rhinosinusitis. Numerous merits of thermal imaging make it an attractive modality to fulfill this role.

Image-guided sinus surgery.

Image-guided sinus surgery is a relatively new technology used to track the position of endoscopic instruments placed within the nose or sinus cavities. The different types of image-guided technologies are reviewed. A review of our experience with 55 patients in whom this technology was used over a 10-month period is presented.

Control of bleeding in endoscopic sinus surgery: use of a novel gelatin-based hemostatic agent.

Objective: To determine whether FloSeal Matrix Hemostatic Sealant is a safe and effective means of controlling bleeding post-endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) and to assess postoperative healing.

Design: Prospective clinical study.

Setting: University of Toronto.