Publications by authors named "V Balik"
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- Autonomic dysreflexia (AD) is a serious condition that can occur in individuals with spinal cord injuries at or above T6, characterized by dangerously high blood pressure due to overstimulation of the autonomic nervous system.
- *Common symptoms include severe hypertension, which poses risks for complications like cerebral hemorrhage, seizures, heart failure, and pulmonary edema, making it vital for healthcare professionals to be well-informed about managing AD.
- *A literature review identified 85 studies on AD prevention and treatment, highlighting a need for more controlled research to solidify these strategies, as many current findings come from noncontrolled trials.
Background: Meningioma is the most common primary central nervous system neoplasm, accounting for about a third of all brain tumors. Because their growth rates and prognosis cannot be accurately estimated, biomarkers that enable prediction of their biological behavior would be clinically beneficial.
Objective: To identify coding and noncoding RNAs crucial in meningioma prognostication and pathogenesis.
Background: The optimal surgical strategy for treating internal carotid artery (ICA) blood blister-like aneurysms (BBAs) has remained unclear. Although some have preferred bypass surgery, others have favored less-demanding surgical methods. The aim of the present meta-analysis was to assess the efficacy, safety, and outcomes of bypass and non-bypass surgical methods when intended as primary treatment of ICA BBAs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRecurrence of surgically treated parasagittal meningiomas: a meta-analysis of risk factors.
Acta Neurochir (Wien)
September 2020
Background: As the predictive role of many risk factors for parasagittal meningioma (PM) recurrence remains unclear, the objective of the meta-analysis was to make a comprehensive assessment of the predictive value of selected risk factors in these lesions.
Methods: Studies including data on selected risk factors, such as histology, tumor and sinus resection, sinus invasion, tumor localization, and immediate postoperative radiotherapy for PMs recurrence, were searched in the NCBI/NLM PubMed/MEDLINE, EBM Reviews/Cochrane Central, ProQuest, and Scopus databases, and analyzed using random effects modeling.
Results: Thirteen observational studies involving 1243 patients met the criteria for inclusion in the meta-analysis.