Publications by authors named "Taylor Gist"

The last major advance in the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) was the introduction of temozolomide in 1999. Treatment with temozolomide following surgical debulking extends survival rate compared to radiotherapy and debulking alone. However, virtually all glioblastoma patients experience disease progression within 7 to 10 months.

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It has been postulated that androgen overexposure in a susceptible person leads to excessive brain masculinization and the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) phenotype. In this study, the responses to estradiol (E2), dihydrotestosterone (DHT), and dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) on B-lymphocytes from ASD subjects and controls are compared. B cells were obtained from 11 ASD subjects, their unaffected fraternal twins, and nontwin siblings.

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Background: Endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms via flow diversion has become increasingly popular over the past several years. The flow redirection endoluminal device (FRED; Microvention, Tustin, California, USA) system is a next generation closed cell paired stent flow diversion device.

Objective: Our initial clinical experience with the FRED system is described.

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Article Synopsis
  • Some people have debated whether thimerosal, a preservative in some vaccines, might cause autism.
  • A study looked at how thimerosal affects immune cells from kids with autism and their family members.
  • The results showed that some kids with autism were more sensitive to thimerosal, which could be linked to problems with their energy-producing cell parts called mitochondria.
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A 64-year-old man with a history of traumatic brain injury 4 years previously presented with progressive cognitive decline and gait abnormality. MRI revealed diffusion restriction in the bilateral centrum semiovale and multiple serpiginous flow voids. Cerebral angiogram revealed a total of six intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas with separate fistulas of the right and left sphenoid bones, left clival plexus, right transverse sinus, right sigmoid sinus, and superior sagittal sinus.

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A 64-year-old man with a history of traumatic brain injury 4 years previously presented with progressive cognitive decline and gait abnormality. MRI revealed diffusion restriction in the bilateral centrum semiovale and multiple serpiginous flow voids. Cerebral angiogram revealed a total of six intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas with separate fistulas of the right and left sphenoid bones, left clival plexus, right transverse sinus, right sigmoid sinus, and superior sagittal sinus.

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Background: The Ganz (Bernese) periacetabular osteotomy was first described for the treatment of adult patients with hip dysplasia; however, it has also been used for adolescent patients. Its effectiveness in improving patients in the short term has not been fully established and no studies, to our knowledge, have analyzed gait and functional outcome in patients with adolescent hip dysplasia.

Methods: An Institutional Review Board-approved prospective study of a consecutive series of patients undergoing a Ganz (Bernese) periacetabular osteotomy for adolescent hip dysplasia was carried out.

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Study Design: Prospective clinical study.

Objective: To analyze the effect of adding a thoracoscopic release and fusion performed in the prone position with double lung ventilation to a posterior spinal fusion and instrumentation (PSFI) for severe idiopathic scoliosis.

Summary Of Background Data: A prone thoracoscopic anterior release (TAR) offers the advantages of a minimally invasive approach, without requiring repositioning for the PSFI, and has significantly less acute pulmonary complications since single lung ventilation is avoided.

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