Electric scooter - related CT - positive brain injuries: a five - year single - centre experience overview.

The popularity of electric scooters (ES) during the last five years due to climate neutrality and public availability led to increased numbers in traffic accidents with significant injuries. This study was conducted to overview e-scooter related computed tomography (CT) positive traumatic brain injuries, exploring circumstances, clinical course, outcomes and possible relations to behavioral patterns. We retrospectively reviewed medical data of all patients treated in our center during the period 2019 to 2023, medical records were analysed and statistically processed.

Thyroid Hormones and Health-Related Quality of Life in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Patients before and after the Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Surgery: A Longitudinal Study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the serum levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), free thyroxine (FT4), and free triiodothyronine (FT3), and to correlate the hormone levels among iNPH patients with their self-reported quality of life before and three months after the surgery.

Methods: Twenty-five patients (52% women), mean age 63.5 (SD 9.

Delayed intracerebral hemorrhage associated with placement of a deep brain stimulating electrode over two years prior.

Introduction And Importance: Most severe complications of DBS appear in the perioperative period. There are no published case reports of delayed ICH occurring more than three months from electrode implantation. The pathogenesis of delayed ICH remains unclear.

Association of genetic variants at CETP, AGER, and CYP4F2 locus with the risk of atrophic age-related macular degeneration.

Background: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in the elderly individuals. The etiology of AMD includes environmental and genetic factors.

Methods: We aimed to determine the association between CETP (rs5882; rs708272; rs3764261; rs1800775; rs2303790), AGER (rs1800624; rs1800625), and CYP4F2 (rs1558139) gene polymorphisms and development of atrophic AMD.

Clinical and Biological Correlates of Preoperative Cognitive Functioning of Glioma and Meningioma Patients.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the association of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and -terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) serum concentrations with cognitive functions of glioma and meningioma patients.

Methods: 177 brain tumor patients awaiting for brain tumor surgery participated in the study. Patients were assessed preoperatively, using neuropsychological tests for verbal memory, psychomotor speed, mental flexibility, and verbal fluency.

Oncosuppressive Role of RUNX3 in Human Astrocytomas.

Background: Gliomas are the most common and aggressive among primary malignant brain tumours with significant inter- and intratumour heterogeneity in histology, molecular profile, and patient outcome. However, molecular targets that could provide reliable diagnostic and prognostic information on this type of cancer are currently unknown. Recent studies show that certain phenotypes of gliomas such as malignancy, resistance to therapy, and relapses are associated with the epigenetic alterations of tumour-specific genes.

(rs8017304 and rs2588809), (rs6987702, rs4351379, and rs4351376), (rs13095226), and (rs1064583) Gene Variants with Predisposition to Age-Related Macular Degeneration.

Background: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease of a central part of the neural retina (macula) and a leading cause of blindness in elderly people. While it is known that the AMD is a multifactorial disease, genetic factors involved in lipid metabolism, inflammation, and neovascularization are currently being widely studied in genome-wide association studies (GWAS). The aim of our study was to evaluate the impact of new single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in , , , and genes on AMD development.

Incidence and clinical significance of postoperative delirium after brain tumor surgery.

Background: Delirium is an acute and reversible deterioration of mental state. Postoperative delirium (POD) can develop after surgical procedures and is associated with impaired health status and worse recovery. So far, there is little data about postoperative delirium after brain surgery.

SIRT1 rs12778366, FGFR2 rs2981582, STAT3 rs744166, LIPC rs10468017, rs493258 and LPL rs12678919 genotypes and haplotype evaluation in patients with age-related macular degeneration.

Objective: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in elderly individuals in the developed countries. The etiology of AMD is thought to be multifactorial, including environmental and genetic factors. Our purpose was to determine the genotype frequencies of six different SNPs in genes that encode proteins involved in AMD-related molecular changes (SIRT1 rs12778366, FGFR2 rs2981582, STAT3 rs744166, LIPC rs10468017, rs493258 and LPL rs12678919) for evaluation of haplotype risk in patients with AMD.

Neuropsychiatric complications and neuroimaging characteristics after deep brain stimulation surgery for Parkinson's disease.

Psychiatric complications after subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) in Parkinson's disease patients are common. The aim of this study was to evaluate a possible role of cortical thickness, cortical and subcortical volume for neuropsychiatric complications after STN-DBS implantation surgery. Twenty-two Parkinson's disease patients underwent STN-DBS.

Brain MRI morphometric analysis in Parkinson's disease patients with sleep disturbances.

Background: Sleep disturbances are common in patients with advanced Parkinson disease (PD). The aim of this study was to evaluate a possible association of cortical thickness, cortical and subcortical volume with sleep disturbances in PD patients.

Methods: Twenty-eight PD patients (14 men and 14 women, median age 58 years) were evaluated for sleep disturbances with PDSS and underwent brain MRI.

Preoperative verbal memory problems and their clinical prognostic value in meningioma patients: A prospective study.

This study aimed to evaluate clinical utility of The Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised (HVLT-R) for assessment of preoperative memory function in meningioma patients and to investigate prognostic value of memory assessment in predicting outcomes after meningioma excision surgery. A total of 93 meningioma patients were assessed 2-3 days preoperatively using HVLT-R, and EORTC QLQ-30 and QLQ-BN20. Functional outcome at discharge was evaluated using The Glasgow Outcome Scale.

The Association Between Variants of Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products (RAGE) Gene Polymorphisms and Age-Related Macular Degeneration.

BACKGROUND Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in people aged 65 years and older in developed countries. The pathogenesis of AMD has been linked to mechanisms involving inflammation, oxidative stress, and basal laminar deposit formation between retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells and the basal membrane, caused by advanced glycation end products (AGEs). AGEs are implicated in the pathogenesis of AMD through the AGE-and receptor for AGE (RAGE) interaction, which can be altered by polymorphisms of the RAGE gene.

Association between psychological distress, subjective cognitive complaints and objective neuropsychological functioning in brain tumor patients.

Objectives: Psychological distress and cognitive impairment are common complications in patients with brain tumors that are associated with poor quality of life and worse prognosis. This pilot study aimed to evaluate the associations between psychological distress, subjective cognitive complaints and baseline neuropsychological performance of brain tumor patients before neurosurgery.

Patients And Methods: Sixty-two patients with various brain tumors referred for routine neuropsychological assessment 2-3days before neurosurgery participated in the study.

Associations of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) gene variants with predisposition to age-related macular degeneration.

Purpose: To determine the frequency of the genotypes of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the gene encoding cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) and their associations with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in the Lithuanian population.

Study Design: A total of 1264 subjects were examined: 251 patients with early AMD, 206 patients with exudative AMD, and 807 healthy controls.

Methods: The genotyping of CETP (rs5882, rs708272, rs3764261, rs1800775, rs2303790) was carried out using the RT-PCR.

Association of pre-operative depressive and anxiety symptoms with five-year survival of glioma and meningioma patients: a prospective cohort study.

Background: Mental symptoms are common and associated with worse health status of brain tumor patients. We evaluated the association of pre-operative depressive and anxiety symptoms with 5-year mortality of glioma and meningioma patients.

Methods: One-hundred and fifty-two patients (mean age 56.

Associations between rs10509681 and rs11572080 gene polymorphisms and age-related macular degeneration.

Background: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of irreversible visual loss in industrialized countries. Early symptoms of AMD include drusen and changes in retinal pigment epithelium. However, the etiology of AMD and drusen formation is not fully understood.

The association between lunar phase and intracranial aneurysm rupture: Myth or reality? Own data and systematic review.

Background: It is a common belief in medical community that lunar phases have an impact on human health. A growing body of evidence indicates that lunar phases can predict the risk to develop acute neurological and vascular disorders. The goal of present report was to present our institution data and to perform systematic review of studies examining the association of intracranial aneurysm rupture with moon phases.

Preoperative low tri-iodothyronine concentration is associated with worse health status and shorter five year survival of primary brain tumor patients.

Background: Low tri-iodothyronine syndrome is associated with worse prognosis of severely ill patients. We investigated the association of thyroid hormone levels with discharge outcomes and 5-year mortality in primary brain tumor patients.

Methods: From January, 2010 until September, 2011, 230 patients (70% women) before brain tumor surgery were evaluated for cognitive (Mini mental State Examination; MMSE) and functional (Barthel index; BI) status, and thyroid function profile.

Digit ratio (2D:4D) in primary brain tumor patients: A case-control study.

Background: The second-to-fourth digit ratio (2D:4D) reflects prenatal estrogen and testosterone exposure, and is established in utero. Sex steroids are implicated in development and progression of primary brain tumors.

Aims: To investigate whether there is a link between 2D:4D ratio and primary brain tumors, and age at presentation.

Unruptured anterior communicating artery aneurysm presenting as depression: A case report and review of literature.

Background: Intracranial aneurysms most commonly present following rupture causing subarachnoid hemorrhage. Mental disorders are common among patients with unruptured intracranial aneurysms and in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage survivors. However, to the best of our knowledge, there is no published report of unruptured intracranial aneurysm presenting as a mental disorder.

Professional burnout and its correlates in Lithuanian neurosurgeons.

Background: This study aimed to evaluate prevalence and severity of professional burnout in a sample of Lithuanian neurosurgeons and to analyze its personal, interpersonal, and organizational correlates.

Method: Thirty-one out of 79 (response rate 39 %) Lithuanian neurosurgeons participated in the study. Professional burnout was evaluated using the Maslach Burnout Inventory - General Survey.

Olfactory Fossa Meningioma Presenting as Depressive Disorder: A Case Report.

Meningiomas are common, usually benign intracranial tumors. They grow slowly and can remain asymptomatic for many years. Meningiomas can present as mental disorders rather than with neurologic signs or symptoms.