Publications by authors named "S W Banks"
Objective: We describe neurologic phenotype, clinical associations, and outcomes in autoimmune brainstem encephalitis.
Methods: Medical records of neural-IgG positive autoimmune brainstem encephalitis patients diagnosed at Mayo Clinic (January 1, 2006-December 31, 2022) were reviewed.
Results: Ninety-eight patients (57 male) were included.
Background: Postoperative assessment following reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (rTSA) typically involves plain radiographs to evaluate implant positioning parameters, such as humeral distalization and lateralization along with medialization and distalization of the center of rotation (COR). However, the precision of these radiographic measurements remains unclear. This study aimed to validate the accuracy of radiographic two-dimensional (2D) measurements compared to three-dimensional (3D) surface model-based measurements derived from CT data for evaluating postoperative parameters in rTSA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDispersal is a fundamental ecological process that influences population dynamics and genetic diversity and is therefore an important component of the models used to simulate population responses to environmental change. We considered informed dispersal in relation to settlement location, where individuals could optimise selection of settlement location with regard to per capita resource availability and investigated the importance of this type of informed dispersal for simulated demography and genetic diversity under different biological and environmental scenarios. We used an individual-based simulation model scaled with reference to the ecology of small mammals in fire prone savanna ecosystems.
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- The aim of the study was to identify and map research on the sleep of nurses, exploring its relationship with their health and work practices.
- A thorough search across five major electronic databases in May 2023 led to the inclusion of 1040 studies, primarily observational, focusing on nurses in acute care settings.
- The review highlights an increase in sleep-related studies, stresses the need for consistent definitions and objective measurements of sleep, and identifies gaps in research that could improve understanding of how different sleep dimensions affect nurses.
Cerebellar Involvement in Attacks of Aquaporin-4-IgG Positive Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder.
Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm
January 2025
Objectives: To characterize the frequency and clinicoradiologic phenotype of cerebellar involvement in attacks of aquaporin-4-IgG positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (AQP4+NMOSD) which are incompletely captured in current diagnostic criteria.
Methods: Brain MRI scans from patients with AQP4+NMOSD in the Mayo Clinic database were reviewed, and those with cerebellar T2-hyperintense lesions ≤30 days from attack onset were included for clinical and radiologic characterization.
Results: From 432 patients with AQP4+NMOSD, we identified 17 (4%) with cerebellar attacks.